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[color=00AEEF]”Isn’t it awesome!”[/color]

At the sound of the excitable voice - way more excitable than Mara was in the mood for - she turned round. Inwardly, she groaned. Considering what she'd just done, the guy in front of her had an odd idea of 'awesome'.

[color=ffec42]"That isn't quite how I'd describe it,"[/color] she muttered, stretching her rubber gloves up her arms as far as they'd go. The guy - Conner, as he introduced himself - simply went on. Mara couldn't help rolling her eyes at his eagerness to demonstrate his power. Oh, she knew [i]that[/i] attitude all too well. Great, less than five minutes into the conference and she'd met a show-off already.

Irritation turned to caution as Conner opened a water bottle, making a stream fly out with a wave of his hand. While it was more impressive than she liked to admit, any electrical accidents would be even worse with water added to the equation. She stepped back, but not fast enough to avoid the errant stream, which splashed all over her face.

[color=ffec42]"Watch it!"[/color] Staggering further back, she gritted her teeth and counted backwards from ten in her head. If she let herself spark while soaked, that'd be nothing less than catastrophic. She pulled a tissue from her pocket, holding it with the very tips of her gloved fingers, and dabbed the water from her face. [color=ffec42]"You might want to tone down the showiness there,"[/color] she grumbled, shifting her position so the sun would dry her clothes, keeping her distance from Conner as she glared. [color=ffec42]"Especially around, y'know, electrical hazards. So much for the superhero thing, if we'd more likely cause a disaster than stop one."[/color]

She huffed and shook her head, dumping the tissue in a nearby trash can. Superheroes? Did this guy read too many comic books? She had no particularly noble aspirations anyway, and even if she did, she'd make a pretty terrible hero. She gave a hollow laugh at the thought. What would she be, Faulty Wire Girl or something?

[color=ffec42]"Anyway,"[/color] she continued. Instead of moaning, it was best to talk about something practical. That and showing vulnerability in front of smug people was a bad idea. [color=ffec42]"You wouldn't happen to have seen any BioTech staff around?"[/color]