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"Not that I'm aware of. I floated a bit when I got close but who doesn't dream of flying, right?" Minori asked, chuckling a bit before standing, then held out a hand for Jamie. "And you say something's wrong? Is that why you took it on yourself to hike through the desert all this way?". Minori wasn't showing it, but she was pretty concerned about Jamie. Even if the hike lasted only a few hours, it was close to noon and the sun was at its hottest. She needed to get her strength back before she moved around too much.

"I parked not too far off from here. I don't have anywhere to be for a while so if I can I'll help you get where you need to go, but only if you give yourself a minute to rest. hiking through the desert is hard enough on a person but you just had the psychic equivalent of a heart attack. The less you move the better for a while" Minori said, nodding a few times before scooping Jamie up in her arms. She may not look it, but she was fairly strong. Strong enough to carry Jamie to the car anyway. As Minori hoisted her up, she began to lower the temperature around her, cooling herself and Jamie off as she walked.

"Before you protest, I can only cool you off in the open desert like this if I'm touching you, and you've been lying out here for who knows how long. Now you're one of Romeo's little ones aren't you? Is he in trouble?" Minori asked, power walking now while holding Jamie bridal style, hiding the strain of the act quite well. It wouldn't take but a few minutes to get to the Camry that Minori drove, standing Jamie up in front of the passenger side door before getting in herself, cranking up the AC for herself as much as for Jamie. Her weakness was high temperatures, and using her powers out there had drained her a little. She would turn the ignition and go as soon as Jamie gave her some directions, having never been to the compound herself.

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Franky was wondering how the hell he and Christine didn't hang out more. For a fire child she was pretty cool, and the peck on the cheek had him electrified. He resisted the urge to hit more dunes just to make sure Christine's stomach didn't disagree with it, but they'd definitely hit the bumpy road back home. He had an obstacle course of sorts set up around the compound, a series of dunes he thought were perfectly spaced apart for fast jumps.

"So the hot mama is a party animal too? Baby, you can't be hiding these things from a rock star like myself! Instead of a solo act we could have been partying it up as a dynamic duo! You bringing the heat and Franky bringing the thunder we'd have the compound jumping all day every day!" Franky said, excited to have found a kindred spirit. He may not be jumping anymore dunes, but once they hit a flat stretch of sand he hit the accelerator hard and gunned it through the wasteland, kicking up enough sand to start a sandstorm.

"For real though, We gotta hang out more if you've fallen in love with Clementine like I have. Hey, wanna give her a spin on the way back? Just gotta promise you won't get too attached... she's already seeing someone" Franky said, chuckling to himself, but then his eyes grew wide as he quickly cut to the right, nearly ramming into what appeared to be a Camry driving through the desert. He coulda swore he recognized it as well.

"Well shit... you okay babe? Given the vastness of this sandbox I didn't think to pay attention to oncoming traffic" Franky said with a slightly nervous laugh, cutting the engine for now.