Baltimore | Thursday Night

[defenderofdesmoines]

So far, Starlight's first patrol in Baltimore was a raging success compared to her first patrol in Fandom!

After a fair amount of waffling, she had ultimately decided to try her luck across the causeway rather than attempt another dimension. Not that she had any lack of faith in Portalocity or Summer's directions on how to use it - it just didn't seem like the kind of thing one tried for the first time without...you know, witnesses. Maybe a buddy. Like skydiving.

However, Starlight knew she was taking a risk by heading to a city that didn't normally have heroes. Discretion had been the name of the game, and she'd done pretty well so far. She'd managed to stop a guy who was tailing some other costumed girls coming home from a Halloween party by blending in with them for a couple blocks, and by the time the guy caught up, the pack of girls had drunkenly stumbled ahead, and all that had been waiting for him was a very unamused, very sober Starlight.

She'd left the creepy guy's creepy, unconscious body amidst some trash (where he belonged!) before calling in an anonymous tip to the BPD. With that accomplished, Starlight retreated into a dark alley and reached up to yank down the ladder of a fire escape. Creaky and rusty, yes, but if she could work her way up on top of a building, she'd be able to see for several blocks and would minimize the risk of someone spotting her before she was ready.

[expecting one!]

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[knife_bender]

"Probably for the best, I don't think they are as sturdy as I am." Again, he would not be able to get out of bed tomorrow.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Yeah, Starlight wasn't a hundred percent sure she bought into that sturdiness, but sure. "On that note," she said, shooting him a slightly-shy look, "if you ever wanted to do this again - but, like, on purpose? And I don't beat you up first? That would be cool. I haven't patrolled with a buddy since I left my last team."

[knife_bender]

"I'd like that," he said, smiling. "I promise not to throw anymore knives either. Well, not at you."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Throw them around me," Starlight advised thoughtfully, gesturing a theoretical knife's path around her shoulder with one finger. "I'm bulletproof - I make a great human shield."

She wasn't even joking, honestly.

[knife_bender]

"That's actually really good to know." Because he hadn't gotten his power to redirect bullets just yet. Give it time.

"It was really good seeing you," he said, a touch awkwardly. "Even with the whole, you know, kicking my ass thing."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Okay, we have to come up with a way for me to make that up to you, or I'm just going to feel bad forever," Starlight declared. "But yeah - I'm glad I ran into you again, Diego."

And now she'd know to look closer at masked guys before she beat the hell out of them! Learning!

[knife_bender]

"You can buy me a beer sometime," Diego suggested. "See you around, Starlight."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"You got it." Starlight thought that a beer was letting her off a little easy, but she'd take it. "Bye, Diego. Take care of yourself."