BWI Airport Portalocity Lounge, Saturday morning

[thishouseishaunted]

"Portalocity lounge," Mae read aloud, and heaved a sigh of relief. "Finally. First time I ever travel alone and I get lost in the stupid airport." She walked into the lounge, looked around, and hopped up onto the bench, her duffel bag tucked under her feet. There was plenty of room, since her legs were too short to reach the ground. "Of course, it's bigger than, like, all of Possum Springs put together, so I guess that can't be too surprising. Good thing Mom and Dad insisted I take the early bus."

She tapped her heels on her duffel bag and eyed the door. "And now I'm talking to myself. Good job, Mae. Perfect first impression." She made her eyes comically wide and waved to an imaginary audience. "HeY, I'M mAe, i'M TOtallY NOrmAl, niCE To MEeT yoU." She frowned and tapped her feet harder. "Good job, Killer."

Another glance around the lounge. There wasn't a lot to look at yet.

"I wish I had a video game."

[NEWBIE SHUTTLE TIME! Possibly slightly early, but I want a distraction]

Comments

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[mountaingorilla]

"...that sounds like a lot of work," Kagura said. "Plus I don't know how to play any instruments."

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[thishouseishaunted]

Mae shrugged. "Neither do my friends and I, but we make do."

Their band had been together for, like, five minutes before . . . stuff happened. But still, that counted, right?

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[mountaingorilla]

"Then you can write the song," Kagura said. "If you've already got a band than someone can write about a giant worm and then you can tell everyone I was your inspiration."

Re: Wait for the shuttle

[thishouseishaunted]

"Hmmm." Mae tilted her head and closed her eyes. "GIANT WOOOOOORM! GIANT WOOOOOOOOOOOOORM! IT'LL EAT YOUR WHOLE TOWN GIANT WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORM!"

It wasn't so much musical as shouty, but that fit the genre.