Desti's Detour

Outcasted

Plot: Now an official member of "The Outcasts", Desti is taken by Laura to meet her friends and in turn, ends of making some new friends herself.

The morning sun seeped in through what few windows were in the building space, letting in the noise of the city with a few bird chirps.

As the light came through the windows, Desti was lying slumped on the couch with half her body hanging off the side. As she snored loudly, she went to roll over when-

(Thud!)

She rolled right off the couch and onto the floor.

Desti: Ow...of course I landed on my bad shoulder...

Desti forced herself back to her feet and cracked her knuckles and neck, shaking off her weariness. Laura soon entered the room, a backpack over her shoulders as her eyes widened.

Laura: Great, you're up! Now we can get moving!

Desti: Wait, Moving? I...thought your friends would come to us?

Laura laughed, rolling her eyes.

Laura: That kinda ruins the element of surprise if we all go out in broad daylight...

Desti: Yeah, I guess you've got a point...

Laura went up the staircase as Desti followed behind, heading back out into the daylight as Desti briefly had to shield her eyes. Laura came over, handing Desti her jacket.

Laura: Here you go! I fixed the hole and the rain got rid of...all the blood.

Desti: Uh...Thanks?

Desti slipped her jacket back on, then grabbed her blade and retracted it, placing it in her pocket. She moved over to Laura who was standing by the edge of the roof they were standing on.

Desti: So how do we get to your friends? Is there a cab or something we can get?

Laura. Not exactly. The fastest way to get there is over the rooftops.

Desti: The rooftops!? I don't exactly see any bridges!

Laura: Relax, I know a way.

Laura stepped back, then got into a sprinting position while Desti continued to look at the roof across from them. Desti's eyes went wide as she immediately realised something.

Desti: Wait a minute, you're not gonna do what I think you're-?

Laura ran past and jumped off the side of the roof, leaving Desti in a moment of shock and fear as Laura flew through the air, before managing to grab the other roof and pulling herself up.

Desti: KID, ARE YOU NUTS!?

Laura: Cmon! It's not that hard once you get used to it!

Desti looked back and forth between the roof and the fall beneath, shaking her head and attempting to cast away any fear in her head. She stepped back on shaky legs and made a running jump forward to the roof and then...

She managed to make it by a whim, her arms grabbing the side just in time. She pulled herself up with a little bit of help from Laura, panting heavily.

Laura: Huff...Oh my god...I saw my life flash before my eyes...and I have a serious drug problem.

Laura just looked perplexed.

Laura: Okay? Let's talk about that later, we've got a few more roofs to go.

Desti's eyes went comical and large as Laura continued on.

Desti: There's more!?

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