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holyrelic2012-07-14 02:01 pm
ladieswhodresslikemen) wrote in holyrelic2012-07-14 02:01 pm
02. The Fire-Powered Motorcycle
[An item appeared in Faris' inventory with some fanfare. She had, luckily for her, won that raffle from the other night and had received the spoils.
When she retrieved it, it turned out to be a loud, large motorcycle-like vehicle. However, she has not seen a motorcycle in her life. AncientEgyptian Ronkan laser beams she could handle. Not this.
Having figured that maybe she could ride it, she got on and immediately started going way too fast. Mac Anu is a small city so it's only a matter of time before she runs into something... or someone.
In short, there is now a purple-haired androgyne barreling at you at high speed. What do?
(Yes, "hitch a ride" is a valid and hilarious option. Please do!)]
When she retrieved it, it turned out to be a loud, large motorcycle-like vehicle. However, she has not seen a motorcycle in her life. Ancient
Having figured that maybe she could ride it, she got on and immediately started going way too fast. Mac Anu is a small city so it's only a matter of time before she runs into something... or someone.
In short, there is now a purple-haired androgyne barreling at you at high speed. What do?
(Yes, "hitch a ride" is a valid and hilarious option. Please do!)]
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[Sollux, along with everyone else, heard the engine running before it even got anywhere near him. He hadn't seen very many machines like that before, but it was heading directly for him and also had a very pointy bit on the front -- so the obvious course of action would be to get out of the way. This Sollux does. His instinct was to levitate himself out of the way with his psionics; but because they were so weak (and he so unused to this), the Shadow Warlock only succeeded in half-jumping, half-flying out of the motorcycle's path.]
[And directly into some convenient sacks of flour.]
[Fortunately, they didn't burst, but Sollux responded to the whole event in a manner typical to him: screaming insults as loud as he could until the other person gets their just desserts.]
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As it stands, though, the engine, as well as her screams, are too loud to hear his string of words as anything more than mumbling.]
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Whatever that is, rein it in!
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I'm tryin', and you're certainly not helping!
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[and then it's not entirely certain what happened outside of a comical sound effect, but the swordsman finds himself clinging to the seat behind Faris as the steam bike continues on, entirely unabated by his swing.]
I feel like I should have seen this coming.
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[ooc:Feel free to tag the Ryusei thread too since you'll be getting thrown off then.]
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[That's a casual question. Roy has reached a point in his life where futilely clinging with one hand to a seat on a hurtling vehicle doesn't faze him, and that says something unhappy about his life choice.]
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[Because a submarine is totally easier to operate than a motorcycle. Yes.
Anyway, sharp turn coming up! Somehow she tilts the bike just so and successfully takes it without sliding out]
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[...it may have ended up grabbing something it shouldn't have. And Roy may be slightly clearer on Faris's gender.]
[Needless to say he quickly grabs for the seat proper instead, while contemplating whether he ought to just let go as the less painful option.]
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[Nope, just because they're in a high-stress situation does not mean Roy immediately gets a free pass for chest-grabbing.]
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[Roy is pretty horrified himself.]
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I'll buy that, but only for today.
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[He's remarkably blase about the whole thing, mainly because he doesn't actually expect to die, and this IS just his luck.]
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[It at least appears to be slowing down, although she's not sure what caused it.]
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I have never before and will never again regret not taking the Run feat, but I suppose there's a first for everything...
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[Switching from resigned to determined in an instant, Roy seizes the bike with his other hand, grits his teeth, then slams his feet down hard to brace against the bike's momentum.]
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[It sounds a little cocky, but that is a very large amount of genuine confidence in her voice.]
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Good luck, then. Come back around sometime when you figure it out, I'd like to see it the way it's supposed to be.
[He releases his grip, running alongside it for a moment before he starts to slow down and be outstripped.]
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[Moving out of the way of that metal monstrosity then.]
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Brakes! Pull on the brakes! Hurry!
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And where are those?!
[Probably not long, as it looks like Ryusei right up against the front bumper...]
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I'll do it!
[He grabs hold of the brake handle and squeezes. The comes to a sudden halt, launching Ryusei into a bunch of crates.
Totally not his day.]
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Thanks.
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You don't know how to drive that?
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Shouldn't be too hard to pick up though.
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[You'd think the guy would be more concerned with having a huge bike hurtling towards him, but Genda just braces himself and raises his arms. If the rider wasn't going to stop it... then he'd just have to do it for them]
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