Open | Getting all parkour in here

[everysecond]

Who: Riley and ANYONE
What: Riley is getting back into the swing of things and that means roof running.
When: D460
Where: Various districts...feel free to pick one.
Rating: PG for her mouth

Riley had been out of touch for a couple of weeks. Honestly, it had sucked because it had kept her from finding away to save Ellie or going down with her. It was a fucked up situation, especially with what her girlfriend knew about what her future was like. She hated that she couldn't be there for her back home but that was kind of the price of being, well, dead.

That really did come up a lot in her mind. Here she could do things for Ellie and be there for her but in the end they'd have to part ways because Ellie lived and she died. Perhaps she should have hated her for that, hated her for all the love she got from everyone too. It would have been fair really. Though it didn't seem like it, Ellie had it going on. People loved her and cared about her. They'd always put her first. Hell, Riley put her first too.

She was jealous. Who had actually given that much of a shit about her since her parents died? Well, besides Ellie.

Not a damn person.

Today, she just needed to clear her head. Then she could go back and be all smiles and laughter for Ellie again since that was what she needed. She needed her to be awesome as fuck and she had to make sure she had her head in the game for that. Which meant she was now running along rooftops, swinging along ledges. It wasn't anything anyone had taught her to do, she'd figured it out on her own and had the guts to bother to try. Practice had made her pretty damn good at it too.

Landing on another rooftop, she took a breath of air and planted her gloved hands on her hips. It was nice being alive. It really was.

Comments

[hisstrength]

"Uuh. Huge big metal wheel standing on its side? Taller than any of the buildings around here. It... used to be an amusement park thing, apparently, but the one in our city's been broken down for years... There's a ladder up to the center, but then you kind of have to climb along the spokes of the wheel and the bars in between. It was a pretty great view."

She smiles.

[everysecond]

"It sounds awesome but yeah...no idea what you're talking about really."

She was trying to picture it though, go through all the mental images she had of things to pinpoint it. Of course, that was a lot of pictures to think about and she was pretty sure she just hadn't seen one.

[hisstrength]

"We could check out the amusement park in Hel, see if they have one."

And then she snorts, realizing what she just said.

[everysecond]

Riley burst out laughing at that.

"Now how often can you say that and not mean it the way you hear it?"

[hisstrength]

Now Tris is cracking up as well.

"Never again, probably."

[everysecond]

"We should totally check it out though. Especially since you'd recognize if one was there. Wanna roof run for practice?"

It would be faster than going on the ground anyway.

[hisstrength]

That would certainly put the pressure on. Tris hesitated, but only for the fraction of a second, before nodding.

"Yeah! Let's go."

[everysecond]

Riley gave her the biggest grin before taking off and jumping to the other roof without hesitation.

"Come on! You have to keep up!"

[hisstrength]

Taking a breath, Tris followed suit. She wasn't about to admit she couldn't, or wouldn't, and didn't want to be defeated by having fallen down once. Her throat closed up as she jumped, but she hit the ground running.

"What, are you trying to lose me?"

[everysecond]

Riley laughed as Tris kept going and took off again, pumping her legs hard to try and get ahead again. She wasn't afraid to fall and it showed with every jump she made. There was no hesitation ever as she just pushed herself, never thinking with every move she made.

[hisstrength]

The only thing that helped Tris now was her pride, and that she'd never been afraid of heights. But at every jump, she felt her heart beat up in her throat. It was a matter of moments until Riley was ahead of her again, and as much as Tris might've liked to watch her closely to catch on to just how she did it, she had no attention to spare.

[everysecond]

Riley kept moving, finding the fastest path that also happened to be the safest. It was clear that she excelled at this, knowing when to use a slippery area to her advantage, knowing how to vault up to get a better grip on a ledge...

It certainly didn't take long to get to the where they needed to go with Riley leading.

[hisstrength]

Tris was just glad she managed to keep up, despite everything. From the roof they're standing on now, it's easy to overlook the carnival, and she focuses on that instead of the fact that she wants to throw up over the side.

And there it is - big metal wheel, slowly turning in place. She points at it, still catching her breath.

"That, over there."

[everysecond]

"That's it? That looks really easy to climb."

There were bars and stuff all over it for people to grab onto! It didn't even have to be moving for her to see that. All the same, she was jumping down so she could head toward it for a better look at it.

[hisstrength]

"It is." Unless you were afraid of heights, like the guy who followed her up that time.

"The only thing interesting about it is the height. The view." Climbing down with a little more care than Riley of course took a little more time. She wasn't sure she expected the other girl to wait for her.

[everysecond]

Riley didn't wait but she didn't run ahead either. Walking slow, she kept that pace until Tris caught up then sped up a bit so she could get to it sooner.

"Hey, I'm all for a good view. Let's do it."

[hisstrength]

She hadn't expected right now. It felt a little like she was back at Dauntless hq, maybe even back in training. Someone had an idea and it was instantly put into action, even if it wasn't necessarily a good or bright one. The thought left her with mixed feelings, but she smiled anyway.

"I don't know if we can while it's turning."

[everysecond]

"Oh come on. It can't be that hard."

Riley was already of to go try it. She figured the moving would even make it better so she had to give it a shot.

[hisstrength]

"I'm developing a theory. I think you might have a deathwish."

Never had she thought she'd be quoting her best friend's words. But she was grinning all the same, knowing she would follow suit. Besides, not very likely they'd stop the ferris wheel just because they felt like climbing it. Whoever was even keeping it running in the first place.

[everysecond]

"That's only a theory?"

Riley shot her a grin over her shoulder that said she found that hilarious. Also, if it was only a theory that she really needed to try harder to make sure Tris was entirely convinced.

[hisstrength]

"So far." She grinned back.

"I mean, this is only the second time we've met."

[everysecond]

"I fail to see your point. Clearly I haven't tried hard enough."

She was about to climb a ferris wheel though so that would probably help.

[hisstrength]

"Clearly." Tris's tone was desert-dry but she grinned all the same.

"Not that I have any idea about your track record."

[everysecond]

"Ask Ellie. She's got loads of stories."

All kinds of stupid stories about Riley being...stupid.

[hisstrength]

"And you regret nothing."

Since normally people wouldn't want stories about them being stupid to, you know, spread.