BWI Airport, Portalocity Lounge

[rebelseekspizza]

It was That Time Of Year again. At BWI airport, they knew well that this was not the kind of thing you wanted to be asking questions about. So when a teenage boy showed up wearing a ratty long red-and-black coat, an expression that blazed hell and a large series of bleeding scratches on his face, well, they didn't ask. About anything.

Dante didn't mind. It meant he could walk into the nice warm Portalocity lounge and crash on one of the benches. Had to sleep off the day he'd had... yesterday? Was it yesterday now? Who cared.

By the time he jerked back awake about an hour later, the scratches had vanished and his expression had gone sleepy, though the ratty coat remained. He sat up, rubbing at his eyes. Guess he wasn't alone anymore, huh? Fine, whatever. "Who knew the public still showed up for transport?"

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Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[sampippy]

Which fell.

On the floor.

"Hey!" Xanthippe snapped, looking up, incredulous. And very annoyed. "Watch where you're going!"

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante shrugged at her, grinning brightly. "You have to be careful with those things," he said. "Microwaves."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[sampippy]

"What?"

Xanthippe bothered to squint at him for all of two seconds before she was crouching down to grab her phone and inspect the damage.

"You are so lucky that you didn't crack the screen."

Yes. 'You'.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[rebelseekspizza]

"Yeah," Dante said, pretending to think about it. "That would've been seven years bad luck. Go me."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[sampippy]

Ugh. She straightened up, wiping the phone down with her overly lengthy sleeve.

Then a thought occurred to her. "Please tell me you're not going to this stupid school too."

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante had no idea if they'd even let him on the bus.

But you know what? "I guess so," he said, and shot the girl a cheery smile.

And a thumbs-up. Just because he could.

Re: Wait for the Shuttle

[sampippy]

Xanthippe threw her hands up. "Oh, my God. It's official. This is officially worse."

Sure, that wasn't dramatic at all.