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[color=gold][sub]Direct Interaction-
| [color=dodgerblue]Madcap[/color] ([@Auragreedia]) | [/sub][/color][/center]
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Madcap's energy is stressing Jet out.

[quote][color=dodgerblue]"This is for all the new heroes! Some of us might be big, strong, and awesome; some of us might be dark, unknown, and badass... but we all follow the same rules. Save the day and look GOOD doing it!"[/color][/quote] 
Not because he's doing, whatever- this is. It's the veneer on top. Like snow on a rocky surface. Each jump of energy a sign of something bigger underneath. He doesn't realize just how much it makes his skin crawl until Madcap launches into a speech. When he launches his fist into the air, Jet tenses. A treat was thrown at him yesterday. What does Madcap look like under the snow- is he always this upbeat? Surely that much heat would lead to burnout quick. When he moves to put a hand on his shoulder and one on Blackstar's, he begins calculating the exact pressure it would take to snap all of Madcap's fingers on both hands.

It'd be incredibly precise, but he could do it. Probably. 

[quote][color=dodgerblue]"I saw that stream. Freakin'. Awesome."[/color][/quote]
Dry mouthed- he chokes out [color=mediumpurple] "Thanks man."[/color]  Jet stifles a laugh when Madcap arm covers his eyes. If anybody looks at him funny, he raises his hands in defense. Physical comedy is definitely his favorite.

When he speaks directly to Payback and Eclipse, Jet is holding his breath. After working with the pair yesterday, he has a bit more understanding of the kind of seriousness Eclipse and Payback exude. The beeping of the vending machine relaxes him- at least Eclipse is busy. 

The meal he packed is in a leftovers container, spaghetti. He tosses it in the microwave for a quick zap, observing the people around him. When the vacant energy becomes too much, he starts washing the abandoned dishes in the sink. It's something to do other than watch Madcap do crunches. If someone approaches the sink he offers a friendly question, [color=mediumpurple]"so what's keeping you busy these days?"[/color]

After listening to their response, he offers his own answer. [color=mediumpurple]"I've been at the skate rink a lot recently, they have a magic the gathering club that meets there. It's a good balance of movement and keeping my brain busy."[/color] He's likely finished the dishes, and has ended up leaning against the sink, chewing on a thumbnail. 

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[color=gold][sub]Interactions
| [color=lightblue]James[/color] ([@FourtyTwo]) | Briefly: [color=9e0b0f]Fenomaman[/color] (@[Pragia12]) | Briefly: [color=gray]Blackstar ([@cosmiccowgirl])[/color] | [/sub][/color][/center]


When it's his turn, he passes Blackstar in the hall. He smiles back at her, and enters James' office. Settling into the chair in front of his desk, he waves in a greeting as James jumps right into conversation. 

[quote][color=lightblue]"How are you getting on? And I mean, it seems like to me you ran in with the wrong crowd. Came back and suddenly hit the ground running as a hero. It seems easy for you, so, I guess the question is, why do you think it feels like such an easy switch?"[/color][/quote]
All the hairs stand up on the back of his neck. Jet isn't used to someone being this direct so quickly. In all of his other jobs, he worked for young adults just trying to stop being the manager at a Burger Czar because it was one of the only places that would hire him without job experience or a place to send the his hiring paperwork. This- was intimidating. [color=mediumpurple]"I don't know that I'd say it's easy- I feel like I've gotten some pretty straightforward dispatches so far? But I see i like any other job? Even being a villian was kind of a job? SDN is putting a roof over my head." [/color] He leans back to listen to James' evaluation of his last two dispatches. 

This office is, stifling, but James seems to mean well so he pushes through. [color=mediumpurple]"Pyress didn't plan that raid very well, and flying is always cool. Doing the job is obviously the priority, but when [i]falling with style[/i] is your power, I've just had to think outside the box a bit. Blackstar was the one who came up with the Bungee thing. She's the brains, I just work here." [/color]He raises his hands up and tries to offer a light hearted chuckle at the slightly dated reference. 

Jet really takes a second to look at James before he continues. [color=mediumpurple]"We've got quite a team here- you think you'll be our dispatcher for long?"[/color]

After wrapping up- he stands up slowly and offers James a handshake. His father's teachings, still codified somewhere in his binary. He shuts an eye with a grimace when he realizes, playing it off like he's stiff from sitting, but he makes sure to give James smile before heading out the door. Fenomaman is next, and he just gives him a nod as he passes him in the hall. Instead of going back inside the break room, he heads down to the locker room, where he passes out on a bench for a few minutes before the next set of dispatches.