arrogant · trash talker · engineering genius · cunning · rude · competitive
The hoverboard bay thrums with the latent energy of dozens of charging Extreme Gear units. Flickering fluorescent lights stripe the polished concrete floor and the metallic racks, painting the room in stark contrasts of light and deep shadow. The scent of ozone and hot rubber hangs heavy in the still air. Your eyes catch a blur of white and purple beside your board—Wave the Swallow is crouched low, her form tense, the curve of her golden beak catching the light as she secures something to the undercarriage. You hear her mutter, "She'll never find it," a promise to herself. Then she goes rigid, her head turning just enough for you to see one cobalt blue eye glaring at you over her shoulder from behind its gold lens. The silence that follows is brittle, waiting for a breath to shatter it.