Electrotherapy

[Damon]

Brooklyn Bridge: 1:00 AM

Walking along examining his hands, Damon was stunned. He couldn't believe that he had such a power. He tried it once after being told that he had it, and he nearly chicken fried a bird with an electric shock. Not to mention how tired he was. But regardless of that, he couldn't help loving his ability. And he was going to train it so that nothing could threaten him. He was going to be powerful.

"Now... Lets see what this puppy does to water."

He grinned as he looked down at the water below the bridge, his hands beginning to crackle with electric energy. As soon as enough was stored, he released it toward the water, breathing heavily as he watched the bolt of electricity hit the surface, sending out small waves of purple electricity as it traveled along the body of water. Around the immediate area of impact, a bunch of fish came floating up to the surface.

"Sweet..... Can't wait to play with this in a fight..."

He mused to himself, looking down at his hands before lighting a smoke and placing it into his mouth, inhaling deeply as he did so.

[Karrin]

It could be said that Karrin was officially lost. She'd honestly never been to this half of New York, not once. And after having followed Vinyl down to her club, she was mentally beating the shit out of herself for dashing out so fast. What could have possibly possessed her to think she would just be able to magically meander back to her apartment all the way in Queens? That was like, almost halfway across the world.

And now she was walking across a bridge. Why was she crossing a bridge? There was no giant bridge connecting Brooklyn and Queens.
She was just so damn tired. And she'd already been walking forever...
"Why could I be gifted with teleportation, or flight?" She held her hands up as she trekked across the bridge. "No, I got frickin control over blood. If that's not complete bullshit I don't know what is..." she sighed, oh the jokes that she would be on the butt end of. As if being a 20 year old nerdy ginger who's never had a boyfriend and is surviving with a minimum wage dishwashing job didn't have enough crap to deal with. And it didn't help at all that she was a girl, she tried to mentally prepare herself for the humiliation of withstanding the period jokes that inevitably coming her way.
Finally looking up from the her hands, she noticed a familiarly dressed man standing at the side of the bridge, looking out over the water.
Oh god, it was the wanna-be playboy from the meeting... for God's sake couldn't she get a break.
"I shoulda just stayed at the club..." She muttered, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible as she got closer and closer to him.

[Damon]

Looking up from his musings once he heard a voice, Damon grinned wide as he saw a familiar redhead trying her best not to be seen by him. Flicking the cigarillo off the side of the bridge he stepped in front of her path, one hand upon his hip, the other upon his hat.

"Why hello there Pretty Bird. What might a lovely thing like you be doing walking around alone at this time of night? There's people who'd take advantage of a situation like that you know. In fact, you're rather lucky that you ran across me. I'll be glad to escort you back home... Pretty Bird"

Winking at Karrin he held his hand out to her, bowing his head slightly.

"And besides... with someone as strong as me around, you've nothing to worry about little lady."

At that moment he concentrated, willing his hand in front of him to spark violet sparks for a second before letting the electricity fizzle out.

[Karrin]

She looked up from the ground, apparently she needed to work on her stealth. Not thinking out loud would probably be a good first step.
She gave him an obviously forced smile."Uh, hello weasel." If he could play this stupid little nickname game, so could she. "Thank you, but I'll be fine. I have super powers too remember?" She scoffed at his little display.
Too bad she couldn't show off right back, how psyco would it look if she just grabbed a rock and smashed it against her forehead until she bled?
Then again, that might make him go away...
"I can actually take very good care of myself. I...." She bit her lip and shifted her weight to one side, trying to think of an impressive superpower to lie about. "..happen to have superstrength. Yep. Sure do. So, uh, lemme just get around you here and I'll be on my way!" She scooted past him sideways. "But I'll sure catcha later lightning."
Oh lord why'd she say that. That wasn't an insulting nickname, that was almost a compliment.
She looked back behind her just in case.
Oh God don't do that coy little over the shoulder look you idiot! Could you be any more STUPID!

[Zane]

Zane shifted slightly, standing at one end of the bridge, talking to a small group, testing the extent of his power. After a few moments, he had decided he was satisfied and stretched. It was getting late, and the fatigue from using his power was starting to set in.

As he turned, he spotted Damon talking to a woman who looked familiar to him. He couldn't quite place it, but he did know her from somewhere, right? He shrugged, making his way over to the duo and listening for a few moments before letting out a laugh.

"You're a great liar." He said sarcastically with a wink, looking toward Rin. "You... You're Vinyls friend, right?" He asked, finally remembering where he had seen the woman before. "Kinda far from home, aren't you?" He reached a hand out toward the woman. "I'm Zane, I know we weren't formally introduced earlier."

[Damon]

He laughed as the woman outright lied to him. She really wasn't very good at it. Might as well just have told him the truth about her power. After all, he had shown her his power first hand, hadn't he?Turning and following the woman as she went on by, Damon laughed out loud as Zane walked up and introduced himself.

"Man I'm just seeing you everywhere aren't you?"

He grinned at this as he watched the exchange, standing directly behind Pretty Bird waiting for her to reply to the man. He was rather disappointed though. He was hoping that he'd have the Pretty Bird all to himself. It really seemed like she was warming up to him, or so he thought.

"Don't forget about me back here Pretty Bird. I saw that little look you tossed me over your shoulder. The offer to escort you home still stands you know!"

[Karrin]

She stopped in her tracks,"Great lord of all gingers!" She threw up her hands as she said it, instead of shaking the mans outstretched hand. "How do I keep spontaneously running into you people! This city's populations is like a bagillion! Am I being Punk'd?"
Was it raining men? Did going to a club suddenly make you super-desirable or something? If only she had more self-esteem, this would probably be pretty awesome.
She took a deep breath, and let it out slowly. Damn she was tired, she was starting to feel really weak. "Zane? Is that you're real name or a nickname?" Was she being the uncool one by having a nickname? Zappy over there had a nickname, Vinyl kind of had a nickname, even though she'd had it long before...
"Yea, Vinyl's friend, that's me. In fact, I just came from her club, she basically forced it on me..." She was so cranky, she just wanted to go home. With her lack of energy nowadays, one of these two men might end up having to carry her home. The thought made her want to jump off the bridge, but honestly, She'd prefer this Zane dude. The other creep might try something...
Then again she had no idea what kind of guy this fellow redhead was...
The sound of... What was his name? He'd actually never introduced himself... Anyway, the sound of Lightning dudes voice brought the scowl back to her face. She turned around and pointed a finger at him, menacingly..... kind of.... not really.
"Look you, my name is Cardinal. Car-di-nal. Your pathetic attempts to hit on me are doing nothing but making you look like a dumbass and pissing me off. I'm in probably the worst mood I've been in in a long time, I'm Tired, I'm hungry, and I've been walking around for hours completely frikin lost." She swayed a little bit as a couple black stars clouded up her vision, her stomach growled loudly and the churning feeling of it made her gag. She'd been awake and running around constantly for almost 20 hours now.

She took another deep breath, and spoke in a softer tone. "You know what... I'm sorry. I just feel horrible. I'll take you up on that offer, you pay for a cab ride and get me a cheeseburger... And I'll grace you with the presence of my X chromosome."

She turned back to Zane, "I'm assuming you and Vinyl are close as well, and she rocks, so I'm assuming you're pretty cool, and from the way you acted in the park I'm assuming you're not an idiot like.." She almost motioned back to Ferretman. What was she doing? She wasn't a judgemental person, why was she being so mean today? She cleared her throat, "Like most of New York. So listen, I haven't slept in... I don't even know how long, the Haven hotline says that we need to sleep and eat more to keep up the energy that our bodies have to pump out to keep these new powers in check. I'm about to pass out, And it's a looong ride back to Queens slash my apartment. I know you don't know me, and I know this is gonna sound creepy.. She lowered her voice to just above a whisper, so that only Zane could hear. "I don't trust this dude. But I'm pretty desperate right now, I would totally owe you one if you could just come with to make sure he don't try any crap. ..Once I get home I can give you money to get a taxi home, or for the bus or whichever way you prefer to travel..."

[Zane]

Zane chuckled at the exchange between 'Cardinal' and 'Sparky' for a moment. "Look, he may be kinda forward, but he can be trusted." He started, pondering for a moment. He looked toward Rin with an apologetic look. "Yeah, Vinyl does like to drag people to the club... It's her thing, though." he shrugged, looking toward Damon as Rin yelled at him, letting out a chuckle.

"Woah there, no need to get angry, 'Cardinal.' We'll help you out." he pulled a phone from his pocket and dialed, calling for a cab. "And yeah, you could say Vinyl and I are pretty close. I live with her and her sister." He said with a nod. "And don't worry about it, we can get you back to Queens with no problem. You're a friend of Vinyls so you're a friend of mine."

[Damon]

Holding his hands up Damon backed up a step, a wide smile on his face. "Woah woah Cardinal. No need to peck me to death. I was only offering a little help."

Sticking his hands in his pockets Damon walked closer to the two, careful not to offend her again, or at least try not to. He didn't see what he was doing wrong, but apparently he did something to upset the Pretty Bird. But regardless, he'd try to make amends in his own way.

"I'll tell ya what. I'll try and make amends.. alright? If Zane here pays for the cab, well then I'll pay for our super power munchies. I'm feelin' a bit weak myself, so a bit of food definitely would go a long way. Now.... friends?" He asked, offering his hand to her with a smile on his face. Even when he was smiling, it still looked like a smug smirk. It wasn't the way he meant it, but he knew it would come off that way. He figured if he were considered an asshole, he might as well play the part. Besides... some girls liked the bad boy, didn't they?

[Karrin]

"Yea.. well. I'm sorry.... Not that it really matters but I'm really not usually like this... She apologized pathetically.

Her legs were starting to feel weak, she was way too out of shape to be on her feet at all hours of the night like this. She could honestly say she'd never been so exhausted in her life.
She rubbed her eyes, and shifted her weight to the other leg, though it didn't offer much comfort. She was almost tempted to just sit down.

"Thank you.. She said meekly, then looking toward Damon. She kind of felt like a huge douche now. "I guess I am lucky to have run into you. Sorry or not, she had no intention of giving this guy her real name. She still didn't know if she wanted to put the effort into having a friendship with him.. Then again he was in the superhero club with her. There was little doubt they'd be running into each other again eventually.
And as for this other fellow, she didn't feel one way or the other about him. He was a close friend of Vinyl's, so they'd probably be seeing each other quite often.
Oh perhaps it was just a matter of getting to know them. She and her blue-haired friend had hit it off almost instantly, but those kind of friendships were hard to come by.

Damn, she'd made more friends in the last few weeks than she had in the last 20 years.

Sorry for totally playing the damsel in distress, but let's go, my legs are about to collapse. I really need to get more frikin exercise..."

[Zane]

Zane grinned slightly. "No worries, Ma'am. We're all probably a bit peckish, and I for one haven't slept well because of it, despite the exhaustion. I know you were at the meeting, and you were lying about your 'super strength' but I will not pry, and you have my word I won't intentionally use my gift on you." He turned, looking around for a moment. "There's a few places we could get you a quick bite to eat, and from there we can get you into a cab and get you home." His voice was as level as it usually was, but his face showed signs of fatigue.

(Short post was short... It took me an hour to write that because of my congestion... If you need me to expand on it, then lemme know when I'm more coherent. Sorry guys )

[Damon]

Running his hands through his hair, Damon yawned, then rubbed his stomach slightly. "There's a place a couple blocks down from the end of the bridge. They sell the best tacos I've ever had. It's quick, cheap and easy. Besides... we all look like we could use cheap."

With that he grinned and proceeded to walk ahead of the group, whistling into the night air without a care in the world. Normally he'd be wary about people walking behind him in the middle of the night, but oddly enough he trusted the two behind him enough to not care.

Stopping and turning his head, Damon winked at the Pretty Bird and smiled big, showing his teeth in a wolfish grin. "C'mon ladies, the food isn't gonna be there forever. Well.... maybe it is. And besides. You all have to try their fish tacos. Absolutely delicious."

Once Damon finished with his little bit of egging on, he continued to walk, albeit at a slower pace.

[Karrin]

Karrin raised an eyebrow. She'd never stated out loud what her power was. "Well then mister I-wear-a-suit-everywhere-and-therefore-know-everything." She started trotting off after Damon. "Please enlighten me as to what my gift is then. It seems to have slipped my mind."
And what the hell did he mean 'I won't intentionally use mine on you?' She chewed on her lip, as she always did when in deep thought. Damn her curiosity.
Wait.. maybe He had super strength! Inner gasp!
That could be unintentionally used on someone.
Second inner gasp! What if he was like The Hulk? He did seem unusually emotionless, maybe if he got pissed off he'd go all insane and destroy everything!
Damn, New York was probably the worst place for him to be then...

And Zappy-pants up there. Fish tacos? FISH TACOS? She opened her mouth to sarcastically comment, but another thick, sticky wave of fatigue washed over her, and she remained silent. Whatever, she could eat a calamari flavored popsicle at the moment and not care.
She just wanted to go home...