Private Finished Chairforce

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure. You were talkin' crazy," he said as he continued to push the wheeled chair along the sidewalk. This was Jake's favourite time of the day - on the cusp of the evening whilst light still trickled through the sky like molten lava. He nodded, though luke was in front of him so he wouldn't have seen. "Not too far."

His pace slowed until he stopped whilst he thought of how to respond, trying not to laugh as Luke turned around. "Oh...erm...well, when you fell, you knocked over one of those stands that had all those little bottles of polish. Ya know, the stuff you put on leather furniture to look better. The stand came crashing down and one of the bottles just burst...cos the stand fell on it. You got some on ya." He started to ramble. That was what he tended to do when he didn't know what to say. Quite pleased with his answer, he nodded to himself, turned the chair (and Luke) back around and began to push him in the direction of the dorms again.

Jake blushed slightly. He'd never been good at lying and he knew it, well at hiding some aspects of the truth at least. A small grin started to crawl upon his face from the scribbles on Luke's face, the child inside him finding the situation way funnier than it actually was.

The constant rattling of the wheels against the pavement as they made their way was beginning to annoy him, ringing in his ears with the occasional stone clanging and flying off in the other direction as though they were fleeing from the chair. He noticed Luke slowly remove the bracelet, similar to the ones he saw when the virus broke out. It suppressed powers, which he presumed was what its purpose was in this case instead of being a fashion accessory.

Finally, they crossed the threshold to the school grounds, the sun barely peeping over the horizon. The grounds were still filled with people scattered around, though not as populated as it usually was during the day.

"No problem. Not like I had something else to do," he joked as he watched the boy avoid eye contact like he was in trouble for something. Jake found it amusing how awkward this kid was, mostly because he had found someone who was more so than him. "Nope. Got no plans as usual." It was true. He rarely had plans. Life was so much easier when you didn't plan the events in your life, just enjoy any that come to you.

"We've made it this far, why would I leave you to finish the quest alone? I'm fine lifting a desk chair up a few flight of stairs," he offered, looking Luke up and down. He doubted he could do the job without any help.