IC Contact Post - Mask or Menace

[commandeer]

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[hackitude]

Sweet.

[Skye hangs up and goes to throw on some shoes and giving herself a quick once-over in the mirror before departing. No point in looking like a slob, after all!

She gets to the coffee shop in no time at all, hovering around the entrance for a moment to see if the girl she's looking for is here yet or not.]

[commandeer]

[The girl she's looking for is in fact suddenly speaking from right next to her because that is how she rolls. How did she get there? It's a mystery.]

Hey! There you are.

[hackitude]

[Skye starts almost comically]

--Holy shitballs, you startled me. Hey.

[commandeer]

Wow, someone's jumpy. Did something happen?

[hackitude]

... No? Not really. I just... get startled by people appearing out of nowhere! Like most people.

[commandeer]

Oh. Right. Sorry.

[She totally knew that.]

Let's go get a table.

[hackitude]

Now there's an idea I can get behind.

... How about ... [Skye walks through the cafe before settling on a table in the corner that gives a good view of the whole cafe and the entrance] this one?

[It's not that she's actually planning to do anything illegal today, it's just a habit by now. Makes her feel safe.]

[commandeer]

[Parker nods, pleased.]

That's the one I'd pick.

[It's not that she's planning to do anything illegal today...]

[hackitude]

[Skye sits down, and when the waitress comes over to ask if she can get them anything, she replies "Just a coffee for now, thanks. White, two sugars," and then turns back to Parker.]

Sooooooooooo. C'mon, fill me in. What's been happening with you?

[commandeer]

[Parker orders the same]

Oh, you know, I've been lying low. Figuring out how things work.... oh! Check this out.

[She reaches out and taps Skye on the arm, delivering a light zap with it, like a static shock.]

[hackitude]

Ow! [It's only a small yelp-- more out of surprise than any real pain.]

Geez, what the hell! A little warning next time. Is that your power?

[commandeer]

One of them, yeah. The best one. I could have knocked you out with it but then your coffee would have gotten cold. I'm like a taser without the taser, isn't that cool?

[hackitude]

Sure. When you're not tasing me.

[commandeer]

Pfft, it was only a little zap. So you got something too, right?