Spook was thrown out of her contemplative state by the sound of Mary's back tire leaving a smoking tread mark on the pavement. She resumed her earlier position on Cat's bike, pressing her body tightly into the woman in front of her, clamping her legs around the bike for what was sure to be another perilous race through the streets. Although she was still in the dark on what the cyclists were going after, it was reassuring that they'd picked up the trail again. She needed to see some kind of action if she was going to give them a favourable impression.<br/><br/>By now Spook felt she was ready for just about anything; she still wasn't used to riding in the backseat but she could read Cat's body well enough to keep in sync with her. Or so she'd thought, right before the maniacal woman took them on a detour away from the rest of the group. Even without hearing the conversation, Cat's retort to the others made it clear that whatever she was doing was spurr of the moment, reckless and liable to get them both killed. Spook's insides lurched as they took the stairs, her arms wrapped tighter around the woman's waist, grasping at her sides. Up to this moment Spook had been careful not to grip too tightly with her prosthetics, not wanting to distract the driver more than necessary or squeeze too hard with her steel limbs. But at the moment it was all she could do to hang on and not get thrown free from the vehicle.<br/><br/>They landed the jump from the second flight of the stairwell and Spook realized that had been the easy part. If there was a point of no return, the jump Cat was about to make fit the description. All thoughts of bravado were being stripped away, she grit her teeth and closed her eyes, trusting that Cat knew what she was doing. Or at least that she was skilled enough to pull it off anyway. She felt the jolt of the back wheel ramping off the railing, then of the air rushing past as they went into free fall. There was a sickening moment when she was certain they were going to wipe out, but by the time Spook opened her eyes again they'd made it onto the road once more.<br/><br/>"Yeah, I'm still here!" she yelled back, laughing in relief. Her body felt numbed, like the surreal feeling she often got from her artificial leg had creeped up into the rest of her. The way Cat was gaining speed, she knew they weren't done with this crazy chase yet. Despite it all, she meant her next words. "There's no where else I'd rather be."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>