Ali was trying to figure out this skateboard thing. Sure, he could ride it up and down the street just fine, and it did make getting to classes from his house loads easier already, but he couldn't seem to manage even a single trick on it reliably. Not even the basics! [i]I've had this thing for a good couple of months already and I still suck! What's wrong with me?[/i] He growled a bit as he stared down at it with a hand running through the mop of hazel brown hair on his head, recently messed up just right now that he had finished his classes for the day. He would have had another, but the professor for his other class for the day had canceled, leaving him with an extra few hours he hadn't planned for in the slightest. 

Which was what led him to the currently empty skate park just a little ways off campus. It was a little surprising to him how unoccupied it was at the moment, but after the multiple failures he had already gone through, he couldn't be happier about the lack of activity all of a sudden. At least nobody would see him fall on his backside enough times for a comedy montage. The only downside was that he couldn't [s]beg[/s] ask anyone better for help. 

...Although, there was also the chance of being ridiculed for that as well...maybe this was better. 

At least he had some bandages in his bag-- "Aw, heck! Did I forget to move them back to this bag?" He shifted through the black backpack he had pulled off the wall nearby for another second and groaned. He had started carrying them after another skateboard incident a while back, but figured he must have forgotten to put the container back after the last time he used one. He had actually just done something stupid while he was still at home that time, so they were probably on his desk...and not where he needed them. 

Pouting a bit, he closed the bag and went back to the board again. [i]Ah, well. Could be worse. I'll just have to deal with whatever other bumps and bruises I get until I get home. Maybe sneak through the back as well when I get there if I end up with a lot...

For now, let's try that Ollie again![/i]