Why is he thinking? We all know this leads to bad things.

[weiss_tank]

[Ken needed to think.  After all, there's lots to think about, this place, the weird ass stuff that happens here, not to mention the fact that people are getting back abilities that are superhuman, but perhaps they aren't out to kill him or cause mayhem or get immortality out of it. 

So, he went to the place he felt the most comfortable.  You can now find the former soccer pro doing the legit thing he does best, showing off his skills with a soccer ball at Tiger Field, the field out by the high school.  Why there instead of the park? Its cause it has goal posts of course.  He's camped out in the middle of the wide open space and is willing to do tricks for you.  Seriously, movement helps him cope.  So feel free to bother him, try and steal the ball, talk  or just applaud, he's actually quite good and doesn't mind an audience.

Right now he's just bouncing the ball off his head meditatively.]

Comments

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[Ken didn't see Nic comming, and nearly fell over when he bumped into him from behind.]

W-Whoa! Hey! [He managed to catch himself]

[notyoureditor.livejournal.com]

[Bumping into Ken makes him drop the comic right into the damp grass. Woops]

Sorry. I wasn't paying attention....

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[He herdles the ball between his own feet and out of the way, and smiles] Don't worry about it, no harm done.

[notyoureditor.livejournal.com]

Not to you. But my comic's all wet now.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[Ken blinks and looks down at the ground, so it is]

Geez, sorry about that. Hopefully it'll dry out ok.

[notyoureditor.livejournal.com]

I hope so too...why're you playing soccer alone anyway?

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

I like being outside and doing stuff. The park was kinda full so I came here.

[notyoureditor.livejournal.com]

The only sport I'm any good at is basketball.

[Nic touches his shirt collar, hoping Ken hasn't noticed the scar on his throat yet.]

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[Well, he's noticed, but he's the type to pretend not to notice scars, he had a few of his own after all that he didn't like to talk about. It may be the one thing he has tact with]

Basketball's fun too! But I think soccer's my favorite.

[notyoureditor.livejournal.com]

I haven't played soccer in a long time. But I need to get home to deal with this homework.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[Winces at the word homework]

Oooh, good luck with that. I'm glad this place didn't slot me back into high school.

[notyoureditor.livejournal.com]

I'm still in middle school.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Really? You look older then that.

[notyoureditor.livejournal.com]

Eigth grade. I'll be in high school this fall.

[He was in seventh at home, but things are easier here and he's actually at grade level]

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Wow, are you excited? [He's honestly curious]

[notyoureditor.livejournal.com]

It'd be better if I was home instead of here.

[He sighs]

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[He sighs as well] Yeah. This place likes to play nice and all but I wanna get home too.

[notyoureditor.livejournal.com]

I was in Westport last week. That was pretty terrible.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[Even bigger wince]

I wasn't stuck there, but I got over for that first day. I...I'm sorry you had to go through that.

[notyoureditor.livejournal.com]

[He twitches a little]

I've been through worse.

[Nic starts walking away]

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[There's nothing he can say to that, so he just smiles]

Hopefully your homework won't kick your ass too much. And I hope that your comic's ok!