(Oh my goodness, I've been been painting for the past two days so I haven't been able to be on as often as usual.)
Kasey walked back to her apartment and sat on her couch with a sigh.
Liam must be the one who writes about Kinesie in the paper. I can't believe it.
(Aha, that’s totally fine, painting is good)
Liam found the email and grinned, pulling up a chair and making some final touches to the article.
Another story completed.
Kasey had just gotten set to watch a movie, but as soon as she turned the tv on, the news was showing another robbery downtown. She sighed and stood, muttering to herself as she got her things together again.
"My job is never done. Just as soon as I think I've caught a break, something else happens."
Liam saw the newsfeed and a small grin made his way up his face. Yeah, it wasn’t a good thing there was a robbery but it meant another story. He grabbed his camera and headed out.
Kasey stepped outside and nearly ran into Liam.
"Woah. Oh. H-hey, Liam! What, uh, what're you doing?" she asked awkwardly.
“Robbery, good chance to catch Kinesie and get a story for next week.” He explained, giving a small smile at Kasey.
"Really? Well, I hope you get a good story, then," Kasey said, giving Liam a nervous smile. Her gaze flicked toward the door as she tried to figure out the best way to get out.
“Thanks! See you round.” He said, hurriedly walking out of the apartment and towards the crime.
"Yeah. Later," Kasey said, shifting the bag on her shoulder. She let out a soft breath and quickly found an empty alley to change into her suit.
There was already police lined up when Liam got there, but they weren’t doing anything. He tried pushing past with no luck.
Damnit, where’s Kinesie?
Kasey ran toward the crime scene, where the robber seemed to be holding people at gun point. Making sure her mask was on tightly, she stepped closer. As she did that, a familiar face came into view.
Oh no… Liam's here. I hope he doesn't recognize me.
"Excuse me, sir, but stealing is a crime," she greeted the robber as she stepped inside the bank.
Liam smiled when he noticed Kinesie turn up. Snapping photos, he tried to get round the police again with no luck.
“But I’m a reporter!” He said, trying to reason with them.
"Kinesie," the robber growled, turning to point his gun at her.
The heroine smiled and gave a light laugh. "Hey, sorry to crash the party, but you've gotta stop this."
"Oh, yeah? And why's that?"
"Because, as I said earlier, this is illegal," Kinesie reminded him.
“Come on…” Liam sent up a prayer to help Kinesie. He took a few more photos of the scene, trying to get some better shots,
The robber laughed. "Obviously." He tightened his hold on the gun and continued to glare at Kinesie.
Kinesie glanced around the room, using only her eyes. Spotting something that she could use, she lifted it with her mind and looked back at the thief. "You know, I'd really like to do this the easy way, but I'm totally down for doing it the hard way, too," she said.
Liam zoomed his camera in in the scene and grinned at what he saw. More photographers arrived.
The thief rolled his eyes and pulled the trigger. A bullet whizzed over Kasey's right shoulder, and she mentally drew the pens she had found toward herself.
"I guess that's the hard way, then," she said, shooting a pen at the man.
Gasps sounded from outside, the police moving in a little more, guns aimed. Liam felt so helpless just standing there.
Another shot went past Kasey's right arm, nearly grazing her but not quite touching. She flinched and shot a second pen at the robber, this one hitting him in the leg. The man yelled and shot at Kinesie wildly, missing her abdomen by a foot.
Liam winced at the scene, trying to take as many clear photos as he could
"If you put the gun down and go with the authorities, this'll be over," Kinesie called, pointing another pen at the man.
With a pained laugh, he shot at her again, this time actually hitting her. The bullet tore through her left arm, just below her elbow.
Kasey let out an exclamation of pain and shock, then shot the pen at the mans hand. The robber dropped his weapon, clutching his hand. Using her powers, Kasey lifted the gun and brought it over to herself. She held it in her hand and slowly walked toward the thief.
"Lay down and put your hands behind your back," she directed him through her teeth.
It was only then that the police barged in, aiming their guns at the man, “Get down on then ground or we shoot!”
Dropping to his knees, the man put his hands in the air. He glared at Kinesie as he laid on the floor and put his hands behind his back.
"I swear I'll get you for this," he growled.
Kasey raised an eyebrow. "Good luck with that. With that stunt you just pulled, you'll be locked away for a long time." She lowered the gun and nodded to the police. "He's all yours."
“Thanks, you’ve saved us again.” The officer said before he started barking orders at the other officers.
Liam stood outside and flashed some more photos before deciding he had enough and heading home.
Kinesie nodded and left the building. She checked around before heading back to the alley she had left her bag in, cursing when she didn't find it.
Someone must have stolen it. Dang it, I can't believe it! What am I supposed to do now?
You've got telekinetic powers. Just use them to get something from your room.
Oh. Right. Actually, no, that wouldn't work unless I could see what I needed to grab.
"Ugh…" she groaned out loud, pulling her hat off and squeezing it in her hands.