[color=#A1E5DD][h2]Ward HQ[/h2][/color]

Scarlet simply gave Chroma a nod, snorting inaudibly beneath her mask at his words. [color=f26522]"Of course,"[/color] she replied simply, allowing him to decide whether he thought she was agreeing or being sarcastic. 

She afforded herself amused smile as he continued on, nodding once again to show her agreement. She was definitely content to be working with Chroma. He had no issues carrying conversations, which suited her perfectly. She did sort of wish she was able to say more, maybe come up with some kind of quip in response to the things he said. Her being quiet didn't seem to bother the boy too much, at least, which made him easy to be around. 

A few minutes after he left, Scarlet followed suit, heading out to start their patrol.

[color=#A1E5DD][h2]On Patrol[/h2][/color]

Scarlet let herself fall behind Chroma as they walked, mainly to make their two-man patrol a little more effective. She didn't do much other than let the population see her. The presence of two wards was enough to ensure that nothing illegal was happening. In their line-of-sight, at least. He masked-face exaggeratedly scanned her surroundings, her gaze stopping on the occasional shady-looking person for intimidation purposes. Which was really all patrols were. A show to get the population to think twice before doing something they'd regret.

A distant alarm brought Scarlet out of her thoughts. She wheeled around to pinpoint the direction, while still moving to catch up with Chroma. 

[color=f26522]"Alarm. I'll check,"[/color] she said, in case he hadn't heard it yet. A moment later, she crouched down to jump, pushing on herself from below with her power, sending her leaping high enough into the air to land on the lip of a small store. With a small running start this time, she did it again, though pushing more horizontally to give her extra distance. This sent her over to the next building, red cap flapping behind her. As she approached the roof's floor, she pushed against herself to decelerate, landing as softly as if she had jumped normally.

She loved the feeling -- it wasn't quite flying, but it was close. And some day, she knew she'd have enough control over her power to fly. Due to the mechanics of her ability, it was incredibly hard to keep herself balanced in the air by pushing on herself consistently from below; it was delicate work that took her full concentration, but even then she could only hover in place for a few seconds. So flying wasn't going to happen yet for her. But she'd keep practicing.

Several super-powered leaps later, she had eyes on the source of the alarm: a relatively small bank. Possibly a false alarm. If not, it was likely a robbery, though she couldn't be sure. She studied the area a little longer, to wait for Chroma. She touched her earpiece to communicate with him. [color=f26522]"It's a bank alarm. If there's anyone robbing the place, they're already inside. All I see are civilians in the lobby."[/color]

Scarlet prepared to jump down from the building to meet up with Chroma, cracking her fingers with her thumb deliberately, one at a time. First one gloved hand, then the other. It was a habit she had picked up to deal with anticipation. She could focus on the somewhat painful, relieving feeling, along with the satisfying sound. It kept the butterflies away.

With tight lips, her eyes were locked on the bank.