Video/Potentional Action. Abandoned amusement parks are dope.

[shoplifter]

[Some of you might get worried calls from Linda, Laura's tormented case worker.

The general questioning is: "HAVE YOU SEEN LAURA I HAVEN'T FOUND HER IN HOURS I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE."

But then, a Laura entry pops up sometime later in the day:

Her, looking curious, with the telltale signs of vegetation outside of city limits behind her.

She points the camera at the setting of the abandoned amusement park, some disappointment soon to be prevalent in her tone; she'd sneaked out and headed off to the Abandoned City or whatever people call it, mostly to get away from society and sort of marinate in her own thoughts. It's one of those months. Or many of those months. As much as she's tried adapting and appreciates her freedom, sometimes you just need to step away from it all and have your own time.

... In places Linda tells you not to ever sneak off to, of course.

Sue her, she never listens to her authority figures. She's not scared of monsters, anyway; she's already killed two getting here. It's why she's got some tar-colored blood on her sleeves and knuckles.]

We should repair this. I don't know what it is, but it looks like -- a fun place. Some of these have... strange wheels... and cars on railroads. ¿Para qué sirve? Do people who move trains practice here?

[She wanders around, her footfalls echoing in the isolated place. There's a rotted up old booth where you 'shoot' guns for prizes, but the signs are pretty overgrown with vines. She picks up a fake rifle and aims it at the blank target board beyond her, smacking on some bubblegum thoughtfully.]

Is it a place for soldiers to practice, too? It is very colorful for a soldier, but we had some color, too. They liked to put cartoons on the walls. Maybe there are cartoons on walls here, too... Maybe there are lights that make it bright. Like Vegas.

[..... Aha.

She points the camera up, up, up, toward the highest point of the ferris wheel.]

I think you see everything if you climb to the top.

[... I'mma climb to the top.]

[Feel free to have any ACTION threads as well; she's just wandering around, really, enjoying the quiet.]

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[shoplifter]

[It's all good, they can be secretly excited together.]

I would like to see it all lit up.

[krasnaya_vdova]

If you want to meet me at the bottom, I can show you.

[No one has to know, clearly.]

[shoplifter]

[A hefty pause; she's thinking, assessing her choices.

... Well, if it's someone dangerous, she'll stab 'em.]

I'll be waiting there.

[And she will be true to her word, on the lookout and staring from behind cupcake-themed shades.]

[krasnaya_vdova]

[Ava is not physically impressive. She's five foot nothing, bright red hair, in jeans and a tee-shirt with a slogan from some Quarantine-based business. She waves when she sees Laura and her cupcake sunglasses.]

Hey. So, shall we turn the lights on?

[There's something a little impish in her tone.]

[shoplifter]

[If there's anyone who can understand being short and more dangerous than she looks, it's Laura.

Her brows raise behind her shades and she wanders closer.]

... How do we do it?

[krasnaya_vdova]

[Ava just smiles, her expression playful, a little mischievous. She shrugs her shoulders a little. Was this a bad idea? Reckless? Probably.]

Just watch. I'll show you.

[Ava walks over the the ferris wheel until she can touch her fingers against it, and if Laura's watching closely, she might see the way that Ava's always eerie blue eyes brighten into a luminous glow, like nightlights. There's a brief blue glow as electricity crackles over the metal.

And then the lights spring to life, slowly, starting along the outer circle, and then following the spokes inward. Might as well make a show of it, right? She looks over to Laura then with a smile.]

I think it looks better this way. What about you?

[shoplifter]

[Laura's eyes widen — what a mutation to have, to be able to power something like this...! She wonders if Bobby would eventually be capable of something like this if he harnessed his powers over the years... She smiles a bit more openly, excited by the sudden life in the ferris wheel.]

... Fantástico...

Your power is electricity?