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[flaredo]

"Heeey, you've reached Yang! Well, actually, you didn't reach far enough, 'cause I'm not here right now! But don't yang up! Just leave a message on this baby, and I'll get back to you soon enough, okay?"

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[particularity]

Okay, I'll be outside.

[With the bike...]

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[flaredo]

[ She'll show up, then-- on hers, because what is bike bonding if there is only one bike. She's grinning as she lifts her helmet off, waving a hand. ]

Hinata, hey!

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[particularity]

Hey, Yang. [Hinata looks, impressed, at her bike, leaning lightly against his own. It's still super shiny, but he hasn't driven it too much.]

So that's yours...

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[flaredo]

And this is yours, huh? [ Hold on, she has to investigate. ] Pretty shiny!

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[particularity]

Souda's handiwork. [...] He got this helmet for me, too...

[He holds it out for her to see... it has a spike on it... for his hair.]

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[flaredo]

... It totally fits your style.

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[particularity]

I'm not sure if that's a compliment or not...

[But he's shaking his head lightly... he loves his friends but WHAT DO THEY THINK OF HIM, HE WONDERS SOMETIMES.]

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[flaredo]

Well, it looks like it'd be comfortable for you.

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[particularity]

It would've been fine without the spike.

[But anyway--] I tried taking it for a drive a couple of times already. I think I managed, but I'm not used to these things at all.

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[flaredo]

Obviously you didn't crash it, so that's good step forward. Did you lean into turns?

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[particularity]

Yeah-- er, when I did them. I kind of just went up and down here, so there aren't too many turns.

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[flaredo]

Then that's half the problem... you've got to take it on more exciting roads! Really get to know the feel of it!

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[particularity]

I wanted to make sure I had at least an idea of what I was doing first. So I didn't crash into anything...

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[flaredo]

Think you can handle trying it out more now?

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[particularity]

Er... [He gives his bike a considering look, then looks back to Yang.] I think I could give it a shot.

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[flaredo]

... With a little more confidence, Hinata.

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[particularity]

I'll get more confidence after I get used to it.

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[flaredo]

Then let's do that. I'll follow you, okay?

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[Guess they're doing this thing-- Hinata pulls on his helmet, strapping it under his chin and placing his hand on the bike when he's done.]

Okay. Lemme know if you see me do anything wrong.

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[flaredo]

I'll give you a full critique after a lap, trust me.

[ She grins at him, popping her own helmet back on and swinging her leg back over her bike. ]

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I'll look forward to it...?

[Hinata shifts onto his bike, starting it up, the wheels glowing faintly red once it's going, thanks once more to Souda's additions.]

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[flaredo]

[ She'll flap a hand at him as she revs her own bike to life. Go ahead, get going! ]

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[particularity]

[Ahh, he's got it, he's going! His own flap says that much as he climbs on his bike, leaning over it and driving slowly forward. Slowly at first, but it's easy for this thing to pick up speed with the engine Souda modified on it.]

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[flaredo]

[ She's pretty impressed with his bike-- not as much as she loves hers, but it's easy to keep him within her sights, and she's even happier when Hinata speeds up. Now to see... ]

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[particularity]

[He's really not bad of a driver-- it's hard to be, when your brain helps you pick up new things at an alarming rate. His tentativeness comes from not being used to it, and he still goes slow yet, gradually picking up speed as they go, engine rumbling away under him.]