Apping into distantskies!

[resurgir]

Right, so, let's look at the months. You quit this whole scene back in...October? Earlier? You don't even fucking remember, do you?

Doesn't matter, you still didn't even make it to six months before you came crawling back. The hell are you even up to, anyway? You got work, you got those stupid games of yours, and you just had to pick a game that's gonna thrill your little mind so much that you'll obsess over it and stay up half the night goofing off.

Whatever. Not my problem.

You just remember that as tough as I am I can't go jumping off buildings and punching buses like that other guy, the old me. I've got too much shit to do and no time to waste in the hospital because you were an idiot and forgot I can't fucking fly.

...

The jaguar's cool, though. You get a pass for that.

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[whatsupcroc]

[ If she ever figures this out she's going to have a field day assigning him all the British titles she can think up. ]

I know what you mean. Me? It's part of why I love extreme sports. You know, the whole extreme living thing.

[ Which used to all be up in her head. These days? Turns out it's actual reality. ]

[resurgir]

[ He...would eat that up. NO BIG EGO HERE, NOPE.

But pardon him while he blinks once or twice, taking that one in. ] ...uh-huh. So what extreme thing do you do?

Bob-sled race?

[whatsupcroc]

That's my back-up plan, with skiing close behind. Right now? Kind of into crocodile wrestling.

[ Small detail of her being said crocodile but you know what that's neither here nor there. ]

[resurgir]

Crocodile wrestling.

[ Now he knows you're pulling his l--...making it up. ] You get paid for that or do you just do it for kicks?

[whatsupcroc]

[ She's smiling, like she knows something he doesn't. Which she does, but it's kind of fun to see someone not believe her when she's telling the truth. ]

I wouldn't say it's just for kicks, but I'm definitely not earning a living at it.

[ More like earning a deathkiss with it. ]

What about you? Do anything extreme for fun? Ever tried crocodile wrestling? What about skiing. Skiing's a classic.

[resurgir]

[ He's trying not to be irritated by that, because it's really sad for a guy to lose his cool in front of a girl. ] Might wanna rethink your hobbies if you can't even get anything out of 'em.

Heh, skiing? Nah, we live too far south for that. I'm workin' towards getting a motorcycle whenever I got the time. Not much else to do in my town unless you feel like surfing or going shopping.

[whatsupcroc]

Some hobbies you're just meant to fall into, even if the payoff isn't that great. Financially that is.

[ Still, she lights up at the mention of the motorcycle... and surfing. ]

Have you ever gone? Surfing's always sounded so fun. How long until you get your own set of wheels?

[ Tapping on her own wheelchair when she asks, because, well, they're her wheels. Who needs a better reason, amirite? ]

[resurgir]

But why keep going at it? You can just stop if you want to.

[ As far as he knows, anyway. But hey, if she wants to hear him talk about himself, he's more than ready to oblige. He can grin and gloat all day long. ]

'Bout another year before I get the bike. Once I'm out of school it's all mine and I can get out of my boring hometown.

The surfing...yeah, I did it for a while when I was younger. Got kinda tired of it, but the ocean's nice. [ Oh yeah, what is it that polite people do? Ask questions back. ] You ever been to the coast?

[whatsupcroc]

Too much of a thrill, I guess.

[ She shrugs and smiles and isn't terribly phased by this mostly-lie. Some things weren't about stopping, if you did or didn't want to. The costs and consequences were too high. ]

Any idea where you'll be heading?

[ The idea of being able to up and away is a pretty nice one in her head, paired up with the fact it'd be a bit exciting on motorcycle. ]

Yeah, we used to go sometimes in the summer when I was younger. Usually not in the best surfing places. [ she pulls a face ] They tend to be a little more out of the way. Always were a lot of Kayakers, though! Once they were past the breakers, they'd be out there for hours.

[resurgir]

Eh, your life. You can do whatever the hell you want with it. [ Even if it's in a chair. As far as he's concerned, anybody and everybody can make their own damn decisions for themselves. ]

North, until the road runs out. Then we'll see where I go from there.

And you just watched these guys? Why not do it yourself? [ It's sitting down, isn't it? ]

[whatsupcroc]

[ She pulls a face and rolls her eyes. ]

Mom thought it might be too dangerous without her out there too, and she couldn't go the last time were were there. I was ten or eleven or something, it was a few years ago.

[resurgir]

You look older than ten or eleven to me.

[ Shruuuuuuugs - because to him, the choices and options are obvious. ] Just do whatever you want.

[whatsupcroc]

[ She pauses -- then bursts out laughing. ]

I hope so! I'm fifteen now! Who'd want to be ten forever?