BWI Portalocity Terminal [Saturday Morning]

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Emma had flown with Angelica from Logan Airport in Boston to Baltimore so she wouldn't have to make the entire trip alone, and Angelica was grateful for that. But after a hug goodbye when the time came for Emma's flight back to Massachusetts, Angelica was alone in the lounge, waiting for the bus to Fandom High. She buried her face in a book and tried not to be too nervous about changing schools, counting out the positives. She might make new friends. Empath and Roulette wouldn't be there. She might accidentally fry someone with her microwave powers.

Oooookay, that last one wasn't too positive.

[Up early for SP! Please wait for OCD! The Ginger Express is now in service.]

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Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

Sam snorted. "I didn't count them." What did he think she was, a nub?

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

Well... only a little.

"Well, was it, like, a lot?"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

"Wouldn't be a rain if there were only a couple."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

"Could be a drizzle."

This was a weird conversation.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

"But then it wouldn't have that neat word thingy ring to it."

Alliteration, Sam. If you didn't space out through English class, you'd know that.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

Topher hadn't gone to an English class since eighth grade, so he was right there with her.

"That's fair," he conceded. "But raisin drizzle sounds like a rap name."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

"It does." Sam looked very thoughtful at that. She bet Gibby or Spencer could come up with an excellent Raisin Drizzle character. "You mind if we use that?"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

"Go for it," Topher said, waving a hand. "Happy to contribute to the arts."

For the love of god, Sam, do not ask Topher to play said character. He was far, far too white.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

Honestly? So were Spencer and Gibby.

"Sweet. This school might not be so bad, after all."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

"Let's hope," Topher said, shrugging. "Might be cool if I didn't have to get kicked out, yeah."

He had an interesting perception of accountability.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

It probably wasn't far from Sam's perception of such, actually.

"I've found the key for that is to get someone else to take the fall for you."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

Topher nodded, impressed. "It would work," he agreed. "Except, you know. I got kicked out for changing my grade. Not too many other people I can blame for that."

Since he had exactly zero friends.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

"I did that for a friend of mine, once. She totally deserved to get that A, though."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

"Yeah! And so did I!" Topher exclaimed, glad to have found someone with similar values. "I mean, sure, I never went to that class, but come on. I speak English every day, so obviously I know it."

He rolled his eyes. People were stupid.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

"Exactly!" Okay, if Topher weren't carrying around a bunch of wires, he might actually be cool. "And who cares what happened which day in history? It's not like it was last week."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

"Exactly!" Clearly, they were brain twins. Which made Sam cool, because Topher was cool. Duh. "School, man. It's the worst."

Except science. He got to blow stuff up for fun.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

"Yeah, well, between school and juvie, I do have to pick school."

She got to wear better clothes at school.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

Topher whistled. Yikes. Juvie.

"Sucks," he said, shrugging in sympathy. See, Sam, that was alliteration.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

Oh sure, get all fancy in the narrative.

"Totally. Momma does not look good wearing an orange jumpsuit."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

Topher sized her up.

"True," he conceded.

Very true.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

Sam noted the sizing up, and maybe did a little in return, before concluding that she could totally take him if she wanted to.

She was scrappy, that way.

"I think it's the point. Go to juvie, get stuck in bad clothes."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

Oh, yes. She absolutely could take him. Topher could lose a fight to a baby shih tzu.

"Just like prep school," Topher lamented. "It's a cruel, cruel choice."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

"Wait, this place has uniforms?!" The judge hadn't said anything about uniforms!

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[dollpocalypse]

"Oh, I'm just assuming," Topher said quickly, holding up both hands. "The last, like, five places I went to had uniforms."

Which explained why virtually all of his clothes were button-down shirts and sweater vests. Ahem.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle! [5/7/11]

[hurtingzeebo]

". . . Five?" That was impressive even to Sam.