Anthem City: Fall of the Possum

[Blaze]

"I always make lunches." Amanda says with a smile as Suzie tucks her lunch into her bag, slinging it over her shoulder.

"Ready to go?" Amanda asks.

[Harri-chan]

Georgia nodded her head, placing her lunch bag into the pink back pack after seeing Suzie do the same. If she was going to make this work, she needed to start seeing the older teen as the ultimate role model. The thought made her blush a little. "How do we get to school?", she asked.

[Blaze]

"We walk!" Suzie says with a smile as she slings her own bag over her shoulders.

"You two have a good day." Amanda says as she gives both girls a kiss on the forehead before walking out the door.

[Harri-chan]

Georgia felt a beaming smile spread across her lips like a natural reflex as Amanda kissed her forehead, and she watched the woman head out with a goofy grin. "See you this evening!", she called, and then turned to Suzie. "Could you put your number, and your Mom's into my phone on the way to school?", she asked, the fingers of one hand toying with her red skirt.

[Blaze]

Suzie smiles and nods.

"Sure thing. Need anything before we go? Gotta go to the bathroom or something?"

[Harri-chan]

The younger teen shakes her head, long auburn hair flicking behind her. "I'm ready. A little nervous, but ready", she said, one have rubbing her tummy through her clothes. With Amanda gone, she could almost detect something change within Suzie, as she now took up the role of being in charge. Even her questions made Georgia think of Amanda, and she blushed a little.

[Blaze]

"Okay, let's get going then!" Suzie says as she rinses her plate and puts it in the dishwasher.

"After you, I need to lock the door."

[Harri-chan]

Georgia heads out into the hall, looking up and down. Despite knowing full well she was unrecognisable as her old self, she stil felt nervous about the idea. She waits for Suzie to lock up, when a thought occurs. "Will I get my own apartment key?".

[Blaze]

"Maybe. Mom has to clear it with the owner of the building to get any copies cut." Suzie says as she closes and locks the door.

"Race you to the foyer!" she yells suddenly, racing for the stairwell!

[Harri-chan]

For a second or two, Georgia remained, watching with her mouth open as Suzie raced off down the corridor after throwing down her challenge. "Wait... no fair!", she yelled and started to give chase, feeling the pink back pack bouncing with each step, blushing as she felt the loose-fitting school skirt flicking up at the same time.

[Blaze]

Suzie laughs loudly as she speeds down the stairs, picking up a good lead on Georgia!

"All's fair in love and war~!"

[Harri-chan]

Georgia blushed. She could tell she was faster than she used to be... quite a lot faster actually, but Suzie was fast too, and she had a heart start! She started jumping the steps, two at a time, in an effort to cut the distance, "I'm catching you!".

[Blaze]

"No you're not~!"

As they approach the last flight of stairs, Suzie jumps from the top of it to the bottom, bursting through the doors into the lobby!

[Harri-chan]

Georgia blushed, embarrassed at being so far behind. Briefly, in the back of her mind, she noted how insane behaviour like this would have been if she'd been heading to work... yet now, it seemed utterly normal. Trying to copy Suzie, she leapt from the top step, but didn't quite make it. With a yelp, her foot landed on the edge of the second step from the bottom, and she went tumbling forward, landing on her chest, her skirt flipping up over her bottom.

She should have been able to make that jump easily, and she knew it. Her pride was wounded rather than her body, and she was scrambling back up to her feet almost immediately to continue the chase, but she was well beaten as she came stumbling into the lobby, her white shirt having come untucked to hang over the waist of her skirt without her realising.

[Blaze]

Suzie runs over to Georgia when she emerges in the lobby, cupping her face in her hands.

"Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself?"