Seattle, the invitation for Dinah

[basic_powers]

He is a man of his word, and one more than capable of figuring out how to get people in and out of his world with little issue. That's why he and Dinah emerge from the third stall of the Unisex bathroom of the Seattle Public Library. It's clean, quiet, and most importantly of all, devoid of security cameras.

"Be this portal ever so humble."

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[basic_powers]

"She said she'd be working tonight, but..." A dawning look of 'oh shit' comes over his face.

"...crap."

[raptorcanaria]

"Crap what?"

[basic_powers]

"...what do you call going out on a Parkour run with a strange girl?" Someone Beauford might not have mentioned before?

[raptorcanaria]

"'My crazy cousin's in town and Mom made me hang out with her'," Dinah informs him easily.

[basic_powers]

"....tttthhhat might work. Change 'Mom' to 'Aunt'." Beauford murmurs. "Might work."

[raptorcanaria]

"Not my first time," Dinah points out. "If that won't work there's always 'friend of the family'. No one cares how parents know all these random people."

[basic_powers]

"...daughter of my aunt's friend." Other family relations are not so great at the moment. "I could always say you're a friend of Uncle Ray."

"Here's the stop we'll want to transfer at."

[raptorcanaria]

"Works for me," Dinah says with an easy air. She follows Beauford out of the bus, covering her nose and mouth with her mittens against the cold.

Waiting for the next one, she does a coupl of experimental clearings of the throat, holding her fingers against her neck.

[basic_powers]

"It's not still sore, is it?"

Beauford asks mildly, moving back and forth in place to warm up as they wait.

[raptorcanaria]

Dinah shakes her head. "Nah, just like knowing if it's there or not. Some worlds it is, some it isn't."

For the record, she's pretty certain it is, here.

[basic_powers]

"...it should be here, but...wow." He murmurs looking surprised. "That is one weird thing to have happen to a superpower, I have to say."

[raptorcanaria]

"You think?"

Not so much to Dinah. "I guess I don't really consider it such a big part of me. Some worlds don't have meta powers at all."

[basic_powers]

"..guess I'm too used to living in a world with meta powered individuals. The thought of a world where there are no powers just.." He pauses a bit thinking. "Kind of like picturing a world where french fries and burgers were never invented."

[raptorcanaria]

"Yeah," Dinah says with a smirk. "Or cars. No accounting for the weirdness of the multiverse.

"I remember finding out those worlds existed. It was weird."

[basic_powers]

"Milliways, enriching lives through weird revelations." He shakes his head, burrowing into his scarf for a bit more warmth. "Should have brought my hip flask."

[raptorcanaria]

"Can't help you there," Dinah says ruefully. "Except that it wouldb've been a good idea."

[basic_powers]

"...hfff." There's a glance towards the noise of a truck coming up the street, and the bus behind it. "Maybe afterwards we can hit my workplace, sure to get some comped drinks there."

[raptorcanaria]

"Works for me," Dinah confirms, running on the spot a couple of times to get circulation back into her toes.

"Looking forward to working up a sweat before that."

[basic_powers]

"Be sure to play nice with the other kids in the park." Beauford jokes, grinning and swiping his card again for their fares. This bus at least has more seats open on it.

[raptorcanaria]

"I always play nice!" Dinah objects, in mock offense.

"I don't think you appreciate how much of a handicap it is for me not to be in heels."

[basic_powers]

"And the boys at the gym will all feel for the loss of the sight of your working out in high heels, your sacrifice will be honored and remembered."

[raptorcanaria]

It's not just the heels of course, but they get that.

"As long as we're all in agreement," Dinah says. "Hey, does this bar of yours serve food?"

[basic_powers]

"Q57, and yeh they serve some food, some fancy hipster-ish pub snacks." Beauford answers, smiling. "I'd reccommend in getting the sweet potato fries myself. Comes with lime and mint-yogurt for dipping."

[raptorcanaria]

Does Dinah even want to know what a hipster is?
Can she ask without making herself look like an 80s kid again?

She doesn't care, because she's practically melting in her seat from the thought. "Sweet potato frieds. Got it."

[basic_powers]

"And they do a little shrimp tempura basket with a dark fish dipping sauce."