Second Vector * Action

[onewayroad]

[It's late afternoon, early evening, the sky's just started to get dark. A slender figure exits from the woods. He looks oddly solemn, if a little satisfied. As he approaches the sidewalked parts of campus, he pauses to survey the buildings. He taps a foot against the grassy earth beneath him; nothing special, just aimless tapping. He nods his head silently without looking down. Then he bends his knees and, with the swiftness of a spring-loaded catapult, jumps onto the roof of the nearest building in one fell swoop. There, he begins racing across the rooftops, springing upward or sprinting forward until he lands on the top of the tallest building. Distance and height are no obstacle. His speed is insane.

So if you're outside this evening, you just might spot a blur of a figure running from rooftop to rooftop until he finally leaps from the tallest building. At the last second he lands easier than a leaf that floats its way onto the ground. He straightens, brushes his hands together, and heads for the nearest vending machine.]

Need a drink. And after that, it's time to check the perimeters of this place. Just how large it is.

Comments

[extraordinarily]

[ She may be lucky, but she's not the type of girl who wouldn't want to figure out who the hell it is. ]

Hey! Whoever you are! You better show yourself or else I'll find a way to capture you!

[ That sounds nice... ]

[onewayroad]

[Oh, he hears it. He hears it and just scoffs. After a while he disappears behind the buildings.

A little while later, someone matching the appearance from earlier happens to come into view while walking casually on the ground, canned drink in hand]

[extraordinarily]

Hey! Are you the person who was zipping around earlier?

[ ... And if the answer is yes, she's totally going to do something horrible quite wonderful. ]

[onewayroad]

What's it to you?

[just casually sips at his drink like a boss]

[extraordinarily]

Well, for one: that wasn't something any ordinary human could do. And two: I'm interested in anything extraordinary!

[onewayroad]

Any esper with the right ability can, and I don't want any fangirls. Surely you can find someone else to fawn over, right?

[extraordinarily]

Don't be such a jerk.

[ She likes people who have supernatural abilities, but only if their personalities are, well. Not this guy. ]

I just wanted to know how you were doing that, that's all. And besides, I've never seen an esper before! I've been looking for one for a very long time, alright?

[onewayroad]

I'm always an asshole, so tough shit.

Either you've been here a long time or you're from the boonies. The Daihaseisai is broadcasted to the world every September.

[extraordinarily]

I haven't been here that long. Nor am I from the boonies.

[ Though Nishinomiya is... well. Kind of a small obscure city. ]

And what exactly is the Daihaseisai?

[onewayroad]

A giant sports festival held in Academy City, where they make espers in the first place.

[That's all he needs to say in order to imply that using powers in public competitions is normal and encouraged]

There's over a million of them in that hellhole.