[ maybe the electricity of the batons will easily connect with his. ]

I'm going there anyway. It seems like it'd be a waste of a trip if you take the slow express.

[ and he can easily zip through the hotel and find who she's looking for—a question he thinks he'll ask once he's broken through the storm. best to do phase one before hopping over to phase two. her going by herself means minutes will pass by when he can hopefully help ease her anxiety over the friends who are in the hotel.

then, he scrunches up his face. ] I figure I should mention I'm going to have to go really fast to break through the storm. Not as fast as a black hole requires, but fast.

[ he remembers last time. doesn't blame her; not everyone has an iron speedster-proof stomach like him. ]