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.

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[tsunball]

[ Leon's just about to walk back into the place to get something to eat after an afternoon of practicing baseball hitting by himself.. but that's when he manages to spot something nothing short of weird from a corner of his eye. And when he looks, that's when he manages to see the blur, enough to make him pause. What the hell is that?!

In fact, een when the guy jumps from the roof he's still.. well, just staring. As if it isn't rude at all to just gawk like that. ]

[extraordinarily]

[ Haruhi may not always be outside in the evenings, but today is definitely different. Taking out a pair of binoculars, she double takes, making sure that she saw a person and not some crazy animal that moves really fast. ]

Woah—!

[onewayroad]

[The guy's landing looks completely unnatural. Most people who'd survive a jump from that height still need to deal with absorbing the shock of landing on the ground and coming to a stop. He doesn't. There's hardly a sound and his knees barely need to bend before he straightens completely.

He happens to glance aside just in time to see someone staring at him. He stares right back, unimpressed.]

. . . Did you want something?

[Hand on hip and shifts his weight. That stance screams confrontational, as if daring the other student to say a single thing.]

[onewayroad]

[Yep, that sure looks like a student in the boys' uniform with white hair, defying gravity and other laws of physics repeatedly, The show lasts for only a little bit; isn't she lucky to catch it?]

[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]

[tenminutes]

[ Wait in line biatch. Yuri's trying to decide what she wants from this drink machine.

And taking her sweet time. Perhaps this is vengeance against Otonashi for doing the same to her, except that he's not there. Who knows. ]

[onewayroad]

[arms crossed, he waits. and waits. and WAITS. Jesus fucking Christ, woman. Eventually he clears his throat. Was that obvious enough?]

[tenminutes]

[ She glances back at him, then presses the first button.

Then the second.

The third.

Yes, she's going to press all of them and just take one of each drink. ]

[onewayroad]

[Just gives her a Look and drums his fingers, forcing himself to be patient. Is she done yet? And for that record, can she even carry all those drinks?]

[tsunball]

[ See, Leon is a coward. But at the same time he's too dumb to not snap back when he's being confronted like this, so his confusion quickly turns into a frown instead, as if his anger takes priority. ]

Y.. yeah, of course I do! What the hell was that just now supposed to be?!

[onewayroad]

[His tone remains perfectly even and matter of fact, as if stating the obvious.]

Exactly what it looked like. Everything's back to normal now.

[tsunball]

Don't just pretend it was nothing! [ Seriously, what's up with all the weird people around here? First that flying guy who said he was some sort of alien, now this person.. is this some sort of afterlife for weirdos only?! ]

Nobody can do that kind of shit!

[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]

[eyeroll]

Yes they can. Psychic powers were scientifically proven years ago, dumbass. You must have lived under a rock or something to not know about it.

[Guess who doesn't know about the multiple worlds thing? This guy.]

[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.

[tsunball]

Whaaaat?! Who's the retarded one here, you're the one talking about something that never happened! [ Leon is the same, really. Which makes this an awful kind of misunderstanding, especially since he wouldn't easily realise.. ]

If something that big happened, I'd know about it for sure! I watch TV all the time, man!

[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]

It's been common knowledge since before I was born. You must not watch the right shows. After all, most of what's on TV is just stupid crap.

[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.

[tsunball]

Dude, if you weren't making all of this up, then I'd know! It's not like they'd keep that very secret!

[ Maybe everyone is just really crazy here. Only logical conclusion at this point. ]