Marie Claire Pym (particlegirl) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-09 18:26:00

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Chaos and the science of a broken motorcycle. (Lysi)
It had been entirely an impulse purchase, but it was the exact same bike she'd had back home. The damn serial number had even been the same and maybe that is what had sent MC over the edge. It didn't matter that it needed work; it was hers.

Except...while she could get the bike running, the baby blue 1979 Harley Davidson Sportster had some structural issues. Namely...it wouldn't drive straight and MC wasn't entirely certain how to fix that and she didn't have a whole lot of resources that took a petite redhead seriously. Not here. There was only one person she could think of.

Half an hour later, she'd tracked down Lysi and pulled up (or rather skidded dangerously up) to her curb.

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particlegirl
2011-06-12 12:33 am UTC (link)

"Everything I've got is over here," she says and shows Lysi a very well-organized space with bins and shelves all neatly labeled. She's accumulated spare parts for almost any aspect of the bike one can imagine. She even has tools, nice ones. Pink.

"I can play with engines all day long. Making things awesome is my specialty but...yeah, the rest of it not so much. I'm better on paper."

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thunderstruck
2011-06-12 12:45 am UTC (link)

Huh, not her usual color or style... but it'll work. She gathers a few tools, checks the bolt size on the bike, goes back and switches up, then returns, starting to disassemble the body.

"Nothing wrong with that. Always a use for a wires & buttons girl to keep skycycles running. I do mostly body work." she replies, as she starts in, stripping it down to frame and engine.

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	particlegirl 2011-06-12 01:12 am UTC (link)
	"Well if you ever need mechanical assistance, I'm your girl. And it'd give me something to do." MC watched Lysi work. "You want something to drink?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thunderstruck
2011-06-12 01:23 am UTC (link)

Lysi settles in by the bike, starting out with hammering out dents and any obvious warps in the body that will stand up to the hammer.

"Well, I really just kind of ended up with my bike... if you could soup the engine up some... Harleys are mostly road bikes, doesn't need to be super fast, but.. faster than it is, anyway. And a general tune up." she responds, as she works.

She pauses entirely, glancing up at the offer. "Yeah, a drink would be great. What'cha got?"

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	particlegirl 2011-06-12 01:59 am UTC (link)
	"Pretty much anything that isn't alcohol. Sorry about that. No one here does a lot of drinking unless they go out. But yeah, I'd be happy to work on your engine. It'd be fun." She smiles at Lysi. "Would a Coke be okay?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-06-12 02:01 am UTC (link)
	She blinks. "What's Coke?" Yeah, not from around here. And since she's been here... mostly she's discovered beer. Lots of it. "If you recommend it, I'll try it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2011-06-12 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"It's a sweet, carbonated drink. It's pretty good. Worth trying." MC gets Lysi a Coke and brings it to her, opening it for the other woman first. "There's lots of stuff you haven't tried yet, huh?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-06-12 04:09 am UTC (link)
	She takes it, quickly downing a gulp - not the experimental sip type, apparently. "Hey, that's pretty good... and, yeah. I tend to get comfortable in my rut. Beer, rough bars, stomping music, cute waitresses with a sense of humor, cheap hotel with cable... that, and the thing with you guys has been about it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2011-06-12 03:04 pm UTC (link)
	"I've got more if you want. We don't run out of that around here." MC sat down near Lysi with a notepad and started working out some math that would help her work on Lysi's bike. "Cute waitresses, huh? Define cute." What, it was conversation! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thunderstruck
2011-06-12 03:51 pm UTC (link)

Lysi starts working on securing some of the bolts, once she has the obvious dents hammered out. Pity the mechanic who ever has to try and undo what Lysi has tightened down.

"Good for now, but soon, probably. I drink like a fish." Booze or no, apparently. "And, you know, cute... pretty little things... long hair, nice figure, cute butt, heels and make up." Sadly, she'd never win the bet with barmaids and waitresses.

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	particlegirl 2011-06-12 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	"They certainly do sound pretty. I suppose that helps them get tips, unless they just like to look like that. I flatly refuse to go anywhere without my makeup on. Ever." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-06-12 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	Well... that's... interesting. "Well, none of 'em are as cute as you." she replies, testing for reactions while she continues working at the bolts and securing the frame. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2011-06-12 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	MC looks up from her math for a moment and just smiles. "Thank you. I'd be a terrible waitress, but it's nice you think I'm cute. Not too many people do. My sister, though, is beautiful." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-06-12 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	"Your sister ain't here, and those other people are wrong then." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2011-06-12 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	MC's ears turn pink. "...True." She smiled and looked back down to her math, stealing quick glances back up at Lysi. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-06-12 04:15 pm UTC (link)
	Yep, that's a reaction. "You seeing anyone?" she asks, without more than a slight sideways glance, mostly working on removing a couple of supports for the steering. Going to need to find replacements before the bike will run again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2011-06-12 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Me?" Well there was the Andy/Mike triangle back home, but...she'd been gone so long now. "No, I'm not." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-06-12 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Want to go out some time?" she asks, still working at the frame, finally getting the bolts undone. Yeah, she knows they're already going for a late lunch, so obviously not that kind of go out some time. "We're going to need to hit the supply shop, the struts are shot. Going to need new ones before I can go much further." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

particlegirl
2011-06-12 08:08 pm UTC (link)

This was a first. A girl was asking her out. A pretty cool girl who could fix bikes. MC could feel the color in her ears and cheeks getting deeper, but she nodded.

"I'd like that."

Did she sound squeaky? She might have. Mercifully, Lysi mentioned a need to go get supplies and it gave MC something to fixate on instead of omgshewasgoingoutwithsomeone.

"There's one about ten minutes from here. Um, I think we'll have to take your bike, though."

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	thunderstruck 2011-06-12 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Yup." she agrees, getting up and scrubbing her hands. "You're riding bitch." she adds, heading for her own bike. So much for some space to fixate on something else. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2011-06-12 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	MC blinks a few times. That meant she'd...have to put her arms...ohboy. Not wanting to look too obviously flustered, she hurried behind Lysi. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-06-12 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Hold on tight, even my mother said I drive like a maniac." she says, before gunning the engine and tearing out into the street. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2011-06-12 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay," MC squeaked and, once Lysi is situated on the bike, she climbs on herself, bringing her small arms around the larger, stronger woman and pulling herself tight. It dawns on her that she could have just offered to fly herself, but....yeah this was nicer. If not totally unexpected. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thunderstruck 2011-06-12 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	Oh yeah, this way is much more fun, even if Lysi does, indeed, drive like a madwoman, careening around traffic and weaving about until she finds the auto and motorcycle supply she was thinking of... and appreciates the presence of her passenger while she's at it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2011-06-12 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	MC buries her face against Lysi's back and tries not to scream like a little girl a few times as Lysi drives like Stevie flies. By the time they arrive, MC is clinging to Lysi...and very unwilling to let go despite them having stopped. "...are we alive?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)