Feeling like busting up a Starbucks

[jakita_wagner]

After the crashes, glass breaking, grunts and groans and posturing, the chatter of the coffee grinder seems to echo in Jakita's ears as she waits.

"One double shot 12 ounce americano and a 20 ounce half-caf white chocolate mocha with extra chocolate for... " The barista squints at the name. "Justina?" She restrains the eye roll and grabs the two drinks off the bar and heads to their seats. There's a table tucked back into the corner, and Jakita's pleased to see that Whitney's placed their chairs so that they both face the door, and away from windows.

Whitney's drink gets placed in front of her.

"The guy behind the bar had a heavy hand with that chocolate, so I'd stir that a bit."

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[planetaryguide]

At long last, Jakita's phone rings, and Elijah's name comes up on the screen.

[jakita_wagner]

Jakita plucks the scrap of paper from Whitney's fingers and reaches out to answer the phone.

"I hope that we have some room in our Property Damage budget, because you're going to be getting a bill from Whitney's school pretty soon."

Moving the phone away from her mouth for a moment, she asks Whitney, "Can you do a quick look-up on these coordinates for me?"

[planetaryguide]

"Mexico City," he says with a distracted air, before focusing in on Jakita again.

"I take it things went badly? Can't be worse than downtown Singapore right now. Is Whitney OK? We've got Jenny."

He pauses and appraises the situation.

"And a whole lot of super-company. Drums has lost Jay Garrick and crew, but I think they're OK."

[jakita_wagner]

"She's here and about as OK as you might expect. You'd think I'd be over the whole surprise thing, but there was a surprising number of dead people under that school. And more super villains too, though I'm pretty sure they were expecting to just waltz in and grab Whitney."

She leans back in the chair, taking a moment to make sure they weren't being listened to TOO closely. In a slightly quieter tone, she continues.

"Speaking of losing super heroes... Adam was having his ass thoroughly beaten by two rather large bad guys, and told me to get out with Whitney. Any chance you can have Drums take a quick peek for him?"

[planetaryguide]

Damn it.

"Drums should be rendezvousing with you shortly. I'll have him try to trace Adam."

There's a moment of silence, as his attention seems to be fixated on something on the other side of the line.

"I've got to move on to our next targets, in Africa while you move on to Mexico City. But I'll send some heavy firepower to back you up. Stay safe."