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Interacting With: [@Inkarnate] [/sub]



[indent]There was something different about flying without the belt on.  Courtney had grown so used to the weight she felt almost naked without it, even with two feet on solid ground. Seeing a hundred meters of straight emptiness below made her appreciate its absence all the more.

[colour=4861F2][i]Be cool Whitmore. What kind of hero gets sick from a bit of flying?[/i][/colour]
The skyline was decidedly easier to look at.  Even Courtney could appreciate the strategic placement of the tower, but was more caught up in sunset and skyline than analyzing the street-layout. Besides, it was a night off.  No personnel files to memorize, no pointless schoolwork, and no barely-older-than-her kid showing exactly how ineffective her wide-stance was. Not that she'd trade it for anything, even if they hadn't let her go on any [i]real[/i] missions yet. Calculus maybe. She'd move back Nebraska if she knew it meant never having to see differentials again.

Voices from the roof caught her attention; she adjusted the staff more firmly underneath herself, and tried to loosen her grip enough so her knuckles wouldn't be quite so white when she rose into view of her teammates. 

[colour=4861F2]"Evening"[/colour] She said with as much nonchalance as she could muster, and rolled backwards off her perch to hit the water with barely a splash. Once submerged, she allowed herself a spin and slight fist-pump in self-congratulation before surfacing to place the staff on the poolside, and stultified her expression as much as possible. The other side of the pool had three newcomers, the fact that one of them actually seemed to be [i]studying[/i] told her enough. Courtney rolled her eyes and was about to dive under again when impossibly bright hair caught her eye.

[colour=4861F2]"Care to join?"[/colour] She flicked the stray droplets of water from her hand at Koriand’r's legs.[/indent]