Sneak Peek (Open)

[Tina Bennet]

“Target sighted.” Whispering to herself, Tina crouched down, blue eyes glued to her her current interest, their back turned to her and probably oblivious.

But what were they doing?

Sneak, sneak. Sneak, sneak.

A row of bushes wasn't far off, all neat lines and crisp presentation that said someone cared what it looked like. Nerds. At least it was good cover; as her target started to turn around, the little blonde dove behind the bushes, holding her breath for several seconds that felt like hours before they turned back around. She wanted to know what it was, what they were interested in. What was more interesting than her. Was it something she could ask about, or would that be too obvious?

“Come on, turn just a little bit,” she muttered. On her hands and knees, she crawled into the sanctuary of the bush, parting the branches to get a better look. That was all she wanted, just a peek, but that was it. She didn't want them to think she was a creeper or anything.

The bush rustled a little more as she leaned forward, knees pulled up to her chest to make herself as small as possible.

[Aryn Valcoph]

There were noises behind her, and Aryn slowly twisted at the waist to look behind herself before turning forward again and limping ahead, muttering something about "fucking Sudeki, watching even when he's locked in jail". Still, she didn't move too far, considering her healing injury, and the woman held a hand aloft, palm-up, and slowly pushed a black flame into existence.

She still felt...ill.

But maybe that's because it was only a day after the stupid attack.

Motherfuckers.

[Tina Bennet]

Tina held her breath as Aryn turned in her direct, eye twitching as she silently willed the dark-haired woman to turn back around. She knelt closer, rocking up to the point she was almost on her toes. She could se a spark of light from teh woman's hand as fire was summoned, and the teen's eyes lit up at the sight of the black fire.

She was SO. COOL.

Tina waited to see what Aryn would do next with baited breath! She didn't want to get caught, but the way she was sitting, she might just topple over with a breeze.

[Aryn Valcoph]

Aryn felt a twitching tweak in her brow, as she continued to feel eyes on her. Damnit Leon. Fucking seriously?

“You piece of shit, I don’t have time for a sexy show, so fuck off.” She groused to herself. Mostly to herself. Her hand clenched over the fire, seemingly swallowing it to nothing.

...

Until her hand burst into flame.

[Tina Bennet]

Tina's eyes narrowed and widened so quickly that it was like sticking a cat in the light and taking it away again.

"HEY!" She jumped out from the bush, jabbing a finger at Aryn and ignoring the fact she almost toppled over, one leg going up in the air before she caught her balance and brought it back down. "I am not a piece of shit - usually! And I am NOT interested in your MASSIVE FLAMING GAZONGAS!"

Then her eyes caught sight of the fire again and she pointed to the burning fist.

"That, however? That is niiii--hihii-ice." She almost purred and shivered at the thought of being able to do something similar.

[Aryn Valcoph]

Oh. So it wasn’t Leon..?

What an asshat.

A brow arched before the other followed suit and for a moment Aryn almost looked hurt. And then she leaned forward, bending at the waist, her hands at the same time moving up over her body to press her breasts together and forward beneath her shirt. Interestingly enough her clothes didn’t seem to catch fire...

...but the flames poured over both hands - and - her breasts. A grin to end all others formed over her lips.

“What about now, considering they’re literal giant, flaming gazongas?”

[Tina Bennet]

SWEET! Tina made a mental note to learn that one day. As it was, the girl stared for a moment, mesmerized by both flame and flesh, and a large grin split her face. It was a grin few should trust, a glimmer in her eye and a sharpness around the edges.

"I like you, lady. What else can you do?" She starts walking over to Aryn, a bounce in her step. This was the kind of woman her dad would like, but you had to admit, playing with fire was usually fun.

"How do your clothes not set on fire?"

[Aryn Valcoph]

”Flame retardant material mostly. Otherwise, a hefty amount of control. As for what else I can do...well there’s things like the fact I don’t need to be touching whatever I’m setting fire to. Water can’t douse my fire. The only person that could with their qi...well, I snapped her neck.”

Aryn shrugged.

[Tina Bennet]

The fire-retardant clothing was boring, mostly because Tina herself needed it sometimes to make sure her own clothes didn't burn when things exploded. But the rest of it? That was interesting. Her eyes widened at the mention of snapping an enemy's neck so she didn't have to deal with pests and interference.

She. Was so. BADASS.

"Show me? Please?" She'd give Aryn a wide-eyed, hopeful look. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't.

[Aryn Valcoph]

Luckily for Tina, Aryn was an easy sell.

She didn't respond, but rather, Tina would feel a sudden flare of heat somewhere behind her as the air seemed to literally ignite into black flame. It was fairly sizeable, all things considered. Probably as big as Aryn's head, and she had it grow as the fire went out over her hands.

[Tina Bennet]

Shiny, shiny fire. Still, it's not her explosion, and Tina likes living. She turned towards the black flame, eyes wide at the size, then back at Aryn as it continued to grow. Clearly, it was her work, and if her eyes could shine with stars, they would.

"AWESOME!!" Thankfully, they were already outdoors. A toothy grin spread across her face as the questions rattled off, seemingly endless.

"Is it black like your soul? Have you made stuff explode with it? Do you think I can do that, too? I bet you have fun freaking people out with it, don't you? Is it part of your sexy show?"

[Aryn Valcoph]

Annnnnd Aryn had a fangirl.

Literally.

She tilted her head with a grin stretching over her lips a little more.

"I don't know if it's like my soul or not, considering I was fed a gamble fruit before I even found out what it was. So it might have twisted my original qi." She sighed, but continued on with a flick of her hand through her hair. "I have made stuff explode with it. Many, many times. One time I blasted Leon into a mall...don't ask, but it was fun. I don't know if you can do that but it's something you can work towards and see if you can train yourself to. Annnd then the last two questions? Yes."

[Tina Bennet]

Tina has no idea what a gamble fruit is, but it sounds interesting. She kind of wants to try one now, but the answer she's getting are too good to ignore.

"I  knew it."  This is why boys are dumb. At least, the ones she's met so far. Literally all of them. Her eyes go wide at the mention of blowing Leon into a mall, the gears in her head already turning.

"Can I blow him into a mall, too?" Important questions are important.

[Aryn Valcoph]

Aryn...sighed with a soft groan.

She said not to ask.

Well.

"No. As fun as it is, I don't recommend it. Bad shit happens when Leon goes into a mall...like blizzards out of nowhere."

[Tina Bennet]

She didn't say not to ask about doing it herself, just not to ask what happened...

"Fiiiiiiine." Tina pouts a little but accepts it with a dramatic sigh. The fact that blizzards coming out of nowhere makes her interest spike probably doesn't help, either.

"Never been in a blizzard before. Anything like dust storms?" Then, almost immediately after, "Whatcha doing?"