The lightning strike

Colin. 27. Future philanthropist.

[lionsroaring]

Ronnie spins his body completely to face Colin properly; hands brought up to his chest and crossed as he lets his weight shift to one side as a grin sets on his face. He raises an eyebrow briefly as his head tilted. “Well if I recall correctly, I work just a couple of blocks away from here, and I just finished my shift.” He nods.”What about you, Mr. Abagnale?” His grin turns into a smirk.

[colinabagnale]

''I must admit your answer is rather disappointing, pining after me just sounds so much better than work. Don't you think?'' Said Colin. ''Oh me? Unfortunately I'm not pining after anyone either,'' a small laugh escaping him. ''Care to join me on a stroll through this quaint part of town as we contemplate life and all its mysteries, wondering what tomorrow will bring and the future has in hold?''

[burningintheashe]

Christina stumbled as a man bumped into her. He was handsome so naturally she played her fall to be a bit more exaggerated as she held onto his arm to ‘keep from falling’. She steadied herself and smiled,  ”You should watch where you’re going.” She said stepping back away from him, “You never know who you might run into on these streets.” 

[colinabagnale]

''Well hello,'' said Colin, eyebrows raised as he laid his eyes upon her. ''I'm not so sure I should if I continue bumping into beautiful girls.'' 

''Are you alright, though?'' 

[gemmamarston-deactivated2015052]

"Seems like it, darlin’." She grabs her purse strap quickly before it falls off her shoulder, raising a coy eyebrow in his direction. The accent was quite a bit heavier than her own light Virginia drawl or the Northern accent she used out of habit since she moved north, but it suited the alias she had decided to use on the streets today. "You might want to watch yourself in traffic if you can’t keep note of where you’re going this early in the day. Might just turn your pretty face into a road pancake."

[colinabagnale]

''Might just turn your pretty face into a road pancake,'' echoed Colin amused with low chuckles. ''I will make note to remember that most surely, though I cannot promise you this is the last time this kind of thing happens. I do apologize though, I've found myself awfully lost in thought as of late and it's put me in some unfortunate circumstances.''

[ticktocknami-blog]

Nami felt a push from the back and the next thing she remembered was hitting two things: the person in front of her then the floor. “Ugh,” she groaned as she picked herself off the ground. “Sorry. Sorry!” As to what she was really sorry for was unclear. Maybe it was for hitting the person in front. Maybe it was for being in the way of the one in the back. Either way, she wasn’t shy to accept the blame. 

[colinabagnale]

''Bless my stars,'' Colin exclaimed rather loudly as the woman fell to the floor. ''Are you alri- Of course you're not, I'm sorry. So very sorry. You're sorry? Whatever could you possibly be sorry for,'' his eyes widening not sure how to handle the situation, feeling uncomfortable as people stared at them from all angles. ''I'm terribly sorry, miss.''

[forcefield-kelley]

"I owe a lotta people a lotta money, dude," she snarks, tilting her head to the side and folding her arms across her chest. "what makes you at the head of the line?"

[colinabagnale]

''You say that like it's a good thing,'' he stated, trying to calm himself down knowing there was close to nothing to do to this girl and the money he'd lost. ''Rationally everyone should consider themselves head of the line when it comes to this, don't you think? It's not as if you go, oh you've swindled more people off their money? That's fine, I'll just put myself in the queue for the time being, give me a pling when I'm next in line.'' 

[lionsroaring]

"H-!" He’s caught off guard. The impact has Ronnie’s leg moving forward swiftly in order to regain his balance. He turns his body and head half way to look over his shoulder. His eyes are widened as he stares at the person in front of him. "I’m just happy I finished my coffee before this happened." Ronnie snickers. "That’s some way to say hello, though."

[colinabagnale]

Colin tilted his head and flashed a smile. ''Ronnie Simmons, what a pleasant surprise. If I had known I was about to bump into you I'd done it more gracefully,'' he chuckled. ''What brings you to this area, other than the sheer hope of bumping into a handsome fella like myself?''

[forcefield-kelley]

"Yeah, you didn’t," Brie mutters, rubbing her shoulder caustically and turning around to see who had bumped into her on her way to the bar. His face is hazily familiar — probably just another sucker she and Danny had swindled in the city. "look before you start walking, hmm?"

[colinabagnale]

His face turned stern. ''You,'' he said, clenching his teeth. ''I believe you owe me some money.''

[colinabagnale]

''Christ,'' Colin exclaimed as he bumped right into a person he'd completely missed being so deep in thought. ''I'm so sorry, I didn't see you at all there,'' he said with an apologetic smile, looking at the person in front of him thoroughly to reassure they were alright (not that he cared but seemingly he did, he always did).

[savinggracelewis]

Oh excuse me?

[savinggracelewis]

"Well that doesn’t sound like ‘not much’ to me." She laughed, reaching around him to grab her coffee as the barista set it down. "That’s really kind of you though, I’m sure those people really need the help." She said before taking a sip of her coffee. "Well, my life isn’t nearly as exciting as that. I don’t have the resources nor the funds to travel as I please but I do bring in art from all over the world to our wonderful city." She gestured for him to follow once he had his coffee in hand and sat down at one of the tables. "I curate for The American Museum of Modern History eventually I’d like to work my way up to the MoMa but I don’t want to bore you with museum talk." She smiled before remembering her newest endeavor. "Oh and I also own an antique shop."  

[colinabagnale]

''They do, but I swear somewhere along the line they helped me even more. It's a very eye lifting experience,'' he took his coffee and sighed pleased as he drank from it. 

''That does in fact sound interesting, what kind of art have you brought in lately?'' Colin sat down at the table, leaning back comfortably as she sipped his coffee. ''An antique shop too? Are you a big fan of history then?'' 

[savinggracelewis]

Oh excuse me?

[savinggracelewis]

She listened to his order and walked over the counter to place it and order her own. Grace thanked the cashier and returned to the man’s side while they waited for their drinks. “So Colin, what do you do for a living? Aside from memorizing Starbucks locations.” 

[colinabagnale]

''I don't do very much,'' he said leaning against the counter. ''At least not now. I spend most my time traveling to different countries, working as a volunteer wherever they'll have me. Just got back from Ecuador as a matter of fact. And you? How does Grace spend her time?''

[savinggracelewis]

Oh excuse me?

[savinggracelewis]

"I find that hard to believe but since I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt today I suppose there is no point in arguing." She smirked and stepped through the door way. "And they say chivalry is dead." She said before looking up at the menu. "What can I get you?" 

[colinabagnale]

He simply nodded at her statement and walked in after her. ''A decaf coffee, black, venti,'' he said thoughtfully as he looked up at the menu, not that he needed to check it though, he knew their menu like the back of his hand. Not that it mattered, he always ordered the same thing. 

[savinggracelewis]

Oh excuse me?

[savinggracelewis]

"I’m not quite sure I believe that one. You don’t seem the type to be an enthusiast about crappy, overpriced coffee." She narrowed her eyes and laughed, smiling as they rounded the corner. Sure enough there was a Starbucks. "Well, I have to say I was joking about the corner thing but i’m glad you weren’t." 

[colinabagnale]

''Well believe it or not, Grace, but I happen to like crappy, overpriced coffee,'' he claimed raising his brows. ''Oh I never joke about such serious matters.'' Colin opened the door and gestured into the coffee shop with his hand. ''Ladies first.''

[savinggracelewis]

Oh excuse me?

[savinggracelewis]

"Well it’s nice to meet you Colin." She returning his smile. "Wow, I don’t know whether to be impressed or worried that you know that off the top of your head." 

[colinabagnale]

''I'm a Starbucks enthusiast what can I say,'' he shrugged and turned the corner, spotting a Starbucks right there as he remembered. 

[savinggracelewis]

Oh excuse me?

[savinggracelewis]

She smiled and nodded, “Uh, thanks. I’m Grace by the way.” The man seemed nice enough perhaps even too nice. Maybe her ability made her too trustworthy but she knew all’s she would have to do is touch him to find out anything she wanted. Granted, she’d probably pass out like she usually did when absorbing that pasts of others but it was a nice option to have. 

 ”To be fair there is a Starbucks on every corner in this city.” 

[colinabagnale]

''Pleasure Grace, names Colin,'' he flashed her a smile. ''You're quite right about that, not very strange considering there's 13,567 of them in America alone, and approximately 324 of them reside in this city.'' 

[savinggracelewis]

Oh excuse me?

[savinggracelewis]

She knew all’s she had to do was touch it to find out but she didn’t like infringing on peoples trust. Plus if she really did leave it then she would feel like an idiot. Instead she just held out her hand and smiled. "Sorry, I just, well you never know. Thank you though, for picking it up." she smiled and continued, "I guess I do owe you now don’t I? Tell you what I’ll buy you a coffee and we can forget I tried to call you a thief." 

[colinabagnale]

She didn't question him? He had to admit to himself it was a surprise. But sometimes he just had flow, and today seemed to be one of those days. ''Oh don't you worry one bit 'bout it, I would have suspected the same.'' 

''I can agree to that,'' he admitted. ''I reckon there's a Starbucks right around the corner.''

[savinggracelewis]

Oh excuse me?

[savinggracelewis]

She looked down at her wallet, “Well, I have two theories. Either I mistakenly just left it on the bus or you took it. I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt though considering I can be a bit forgetful sometimes.”

[colinabagnale]

''Definitely the second theory there, you don't take me for a thief do you? And it's oh so easy to forget things, especially on the bus. I was just about to return it to you, like the good citizen I am,'' he explained and nodded.

[savinggracelewis]

Oh excuse me?

I think that’s mine. 

[colinabagnale]

Colin looked down oblivious at his hand, holding her wallet. ''Now would'ya look at that,'' he said cheeky, handing it over. ''How did it get there?''