Jai West (dareyoutorun) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-04-17 13:46:00

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inactive - jarrod hall, inactive - keith queen, npc - jai west

How far can you run? (Open)
Jai sat at home, in his room, and looked down at the letters before him with a mixture of excitement and dread. Several of the schools he'd requested information from had written back, asking him to come and view their campuses this summer. Coast City University. Gotham University. Florida State and Loyola. University of Connecticut , Star City University and Butler. All of them wanted to meet him.

Then, he looks over the at the first line of the letter that came for him this morning.

...You have been selected to attend the Ellison Student Journalism Youth Forum in London, England from July 11th-July 15th, with Keynote Speaker, Lois Lane....

Jai was excited to go, if for no other reason than wanting to get away from everything around him for awhile. He wasn't Kid Flash anymore, and he wasn't a member of the Justice League. Both of those were his choice, but neither of them made him feel better. And worse, he still thought about Traya all the time.

"Yeah, I really need to get away." he says, to no one in particular, rising from his bed and changing clothes. He tells his mother he'll be back and later and he's gone before she responds.

Three minutes later, he's in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, skipping rocks in the water along the beach. It's soothing enough that he might get a few minutes of peace.

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	becauseshutup 2011-04-18 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	Jarrod was already there waiting when Jai got there. One of the gifts of being able to see the future and being able to teleport. Still he figured it would be nice to give him a few quiet moments to himself before speaking to him. “Looks like you’ve got a lot on your plate right now,” Jarrod says skipping a rock and not doing very well maybe getting two skips. (Reply to this)(Thread)

dareyoutorun
2011-04-19 12:17 am UTC (link)

Jai blinked when he heard Jarrod's voice. He turned to look at him and relaxed, though the idea that someone was waiting for him when he got here was a little unnerving.

"How'd you guess?" Jai asked, trying for another rock.

"A few weeks ago, I had nothing on my plate. I didn't even /have/ a plate. Now, I don't know what I'm doing or where I'm going.

What about you?" he asks.

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becauseshutup
2011-04-19 12:29 am UTC (link)

"Saw a couple of things mostly letters," Jarrod says, "and I heard a few things from Iris."

"People die and come back a lot more than they should especially in this business," Jarrod says even though he knows a few that aren't coming back, "Pretty sure Hallmark is working on a line of cards for that." He wasn't joking there.

"Haven't been much more busy than usual Just glad that this round of bad visions is over though hard to tell how long that will last."

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	dareyoutorun 2011-04-19 12:55 am UTC (link)
	"Do you ever wish you /couldn't/ see the future all the time? I bet that's a pain in the ass. The only other person I know who can do it says so." Jai says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

becauseshutup
2011-04-19 01:07 am UTC (link)

"Honestly sometimes I do but I can't remember life without it so doesn't bother me to much," Jarrod say, "It's rather useful to be able to see how events will turn out though even if it sometimes attracts the wrong kind of attention." He remembers how Vandel Savage kidnapped him mom once so her could have her use her powers to create a team powerful enough to beat the Teen Titans but she picked people who would not be able to work together even though the were powerful enough.

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	dareyoutorun 2011-04-19 01:15 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, it's kind of like me and my speed. It's so second nature that I'm not sure how I'd get by without it." Jai says. "It's about the only thing in my life that's still constant...aside from Iris. Everything else went to crap." Jai says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	becauseshutup 2011-04-19 01:25 am UTC (link)
	"And it's hard to explain to others what it's like too," Jarrod says, "Like trying to explain seeing to someone who had been blind there whole life." "Nothing stays the same no matter how hard we might want it to or how hard we might try to make it," Jarrod says, "I'm sure there are things that are still good in your life and know things will get better." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-04-19 01:39 am UTC (link)
	"I'm glad one of us knows, because right now, I don't see things getting better. I broke up with Traya so she could be with someone she wanted to be with and now I'm...here. Throwing rocks into the water and trying to decide what to do with my life." he says (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	becauseshutup 2011-04-19 10:50 am UTC (link)
	"Seems to me you're at a crossroads in life," Jarrod says, "You can't go back to who you were even if you want to but you can decide who you will become and it does seem like you have a lot of options there. If you're having trouble figuring this stuff out talk to Iris. She's a lot smarter and tougher than even she knows. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-04-19 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Iris is a lot tougher than I ever gave her credit for, and she's really grown up. But I can't put my inability to figure out my life on her. She's been through a lot lately." Jai says, taking a deep breath. "Whatever happens for me next, it's got to be for me, and it's got to be on my terms. But thanks for listening, Jarrod. I really appreciate that." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	becauseshutup 2011-04-19 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	"That makes sense but don't cut your family out of this entirely," Jarrod says, "They will be effected by your decision too." "No problem," he says, "I enjoy listening to people." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-04-20 01:18 am UTC (link)
	"So, what /are/ you doing these days, Jarrod? I mean, you can't just be sitting around waiting until people need advise to appear. How are things at Titans' Tower?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-04-21 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Keith took out his phone and decided to send Jai a text. hey man. u busy? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-04-21 03:21 am UTC (link)
	Nah, not really. Just chillin'. You? After Jarrod left, Jai found himself thinking about a lot of different things. Their talk helped him straighten out a few things in his head, but left a few others less than clear. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-04-21 03:25 am UTC (link)
	same. parents finally let me out. nothin 2 do though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-04-21 03:36 am UTC (link)
	Meet up? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-04-21 03:47 am UTC (link)
	ya def. i'm at my house (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-04-21 03:51 am UTC (link)
	Keith could put down his phone and literally count out about six seconds before there's a knock at his door. Of course, it's Jai. "Okay, so what are we doing?" he asks. "Anything that doesn't let me think about life right now would rock." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-04-21 04:15 am UTC (link)
	Keith opened the door and let Jai in. "I'm thinking movies and junk food," Keith replied. "Not really in the mood for being out on the town lately." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-04-21 04:18 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, I'm up for that. I've got too much crap running through my head." Jai says, stepping inside. "I saw the news man. That was pretty rough, how you got framed for all that crap. How are you Marissa holding up?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-04-21 04:24 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, framed. Keith tried not to look away when Jai said that. He wasn't sure if it worked or not. "We're doing great," he said. "A lot better than I thought. Marissa's been so... awesome. Anyway, how are you doing? I mean... after, you know..." He closed the door behind Jai, feeling a little bad for bringing it up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-04-21 04:52 am UTC (link)
	Keith put his hand on Jai's shoulder. He wasn't sure what to say at first, though. "Jai, you're my best friend. A Star Wars nerd. And the journalism wiz kid. That's who Jai is." He paused. "How are things with Traya?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bloodred_robin 2011-05-06 12:59 am UTC (link)
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