By the Front Gates: 10:30ish [1-11-07]

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana got out to the gates a little early to be sure she had enough time to stretch out well before she and Conner went running. It was chilly, but all-in-all not a bad day for running.


[OOC: For running with Conner, but feel free to stop by and chat while Lana's stretching out or ask to tag along as they they run.]

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[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Lana!" Conner was in good spirits this morning after finally catching up on class pings OMG, and already halfway through his warmups by the time he made it downstairs. He'd finally figured out about the right amount of warm clothing to wear for running in this weather. Of course it was red.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Hey Conner!" Lana called back. "You look like you're about ready to run." She smiled at him and worked on finishing up the last of her stretches.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Always ready to run," Conner said, going through a few last quick stretches before checking his shoelaces. "How are you today?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

She waved a hand noncommitally. "Good, but not sure how the running's going to go. I just got my arm out of the sling last week and I really couldn't do much of anything for a few weeks before that - the concussion, the dislocated shoulder. I may burn out really quickly, so I apologize in advance."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Hey, no problem. We can take it easy. We haven't gone running in a while, so it might be a good idea not to push it anyway." He frowned. "Especially with you just off the disabled list and everything."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana nodded. "That sounds good. I don't know whether the running will pull at the shoulder either." She rolled her eyes. "I was doing so well in the not getting injured thing, too. Hadn't gotten hurt since this summer's concussion."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Maybe you're just getting it all out of your system for the next five years?" suggested Conner. Hey, he was going for the optimism. "Listen, if it starts to hurt at all? We'll stop and go back, and no big deal, okay?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana grinned. "Compared to back home I'm doing incredibly well. Two concussions and a dislocated shoulder? That's nothing. But yeah, if you don't mind that would be great. Though there's no need for you to stop. I can head back on my own if I have to."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"You sure?" asked Conner, straightening up and getting ready to run. "It's not as much fun going alone. I really don't mind going back if I have to . . . and wow, your hometown must be as crazy as mine."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Well, let's worry about it when and if it happens," Lana said. "If we take it easy maybe I'll do okay."

She finished the last of her stretches and stood up ready to go. "You have a crazy hometown, too?"

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Are you kidding?" Conner laughed as he set out. "We used to get attacked by bio-engineered reptiles on a regular basis."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana shuddered as she matched his pace. "Meteor mutants back home."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Fandom seriously attracts the people with the wild and funky lifestyles, doesn't it?" Seriously, the fact that both of them seemed to be taking those facts in stride (no pun intended) had to say something.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"And yet, I'm by far one of the more normal people here," Lana said with a smile.

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"So am I, now that I think about it," Conner replied. "That's kind of scary, isn't it?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"But didn't you have the whole... power thing going on before?" Lana asked. "Me, just totally normal. No powers, no special energy. My only specialties seem to be being abducted and getting concussions."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"I was totally normal until I found that gem. Then I had powers for a year, lost them again, got them back for a week, and lost everything but the speed again . . . which I'm not using when we run, because that would be mean." Conner stuck his tongue out at Lana. "Aw, come on, no way are those your only specialties!"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Well, I know who to call if I need someone to run into town for me really quickly," Lana teased.

She thought. "Well, I read well. I can organize things and I do well in school." She shrugged. "Nothing like super speed or magic here."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Hey, that's fifty times more useful," Conner insisted. "I used to have to pull all-nighters sometimes just to pass my classes, and some days I'm lucky to find my socks."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana laughed. "So if I see you sockless one day..."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"Then my tiny little bit of organize-fu finally gave out on me," Conner concluded. "Seriously, it's happened before!"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana grinned. "We'll have to hold a sock intervention."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"There's a twelve-step program for that?" Conner asked between snickers.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Well," Lana said as seriously as she could manage. "We might have to create our own, but I have confidence that we can do it."

[connernotconnor.livejournal.com]

"We might be doing tons of people a favor," Conner said solemnly. "Like if the laundry machines ever go on strike again. I mean, even normal laundry machines eat socks on a regular basis. I bet that really upsets some people."