[here they are at the vroom room... nahida is looking around cautiously, her gaze occasionally drifting to where there's evidence of a crash according to the status update on the mingle.
fei du will take her to the bike with that!! he picks one with green lighting just for the aesthetic vibe of it, and then swings a leg over the side, one hand on the throttle. he pats the spot in front of him and will give her uppies if she needs them. tiny nahida. ]
We'll start off slow, alright? Give me a nudge when you're ready to go faster.
[ the engine rumbles; once nahida is settled, he gets his hand on the throttle and moves it out to the track, starting off at a nice, sedate pace. ]
[she climbs up, then, and settles herself in front of him on the bike. this feels unsafe from the very little i know about motorcycle safety but you know what, if nahida dies here off schedule i am perfectly okay with that.
i'm aware that won't happen.
he is definitely controlling the speed of the cycle pretty well, but after a few moments -]
fei du does really seem to know what he's doing: he drives smoothly, letting a few other bikers pass him, making sure nahida is n ice and secure. and then, at the request, he makes a noise just loud enough to be heard over the engine, and pushes the throttle more.
and more... and more....
the bike starts to pick up speed down a straight thoroughfare. it's not quite street racing speeds, but they're definitely moving, now. ]
nahida's eyes are wide and excited as they zip along the track. they're picking up speed, and she seems absolutely delighted by that. glancing at some of the cycles ahead of them - ]
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week 2, tuesday
when she spots fei du, she wanders over to him.]
Hello, Fei Du.
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but he's here too, pulling a helmet off of a rack. ]
Hi, Nahida. Exploring?
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[she glances at the cycles.]
Do they have these sorts of things where you're from?
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[ he smiles - pleased, because he is in his element right now. ] Motorcycle racing is a hobby of mine.
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[huh! lots of hobbies out there.]
How did you get into it?
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[ he's a little bit of a thrill seeker, is all. also a car guy. ]
There's a course an hour or so from where I live where we like to go and race.
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[she smiles]
Is it hard to learn to ride them?
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[ he smiles, patting the helmet. ]
Would you like to try, teacher Nahida?
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[she can't reach........ she can grip the handlebars but she can't get her feet on the brakes and/or the footholds.]
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[ he finds the smallest helmet on the rack, and holds it out. ]
Ride with me?
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I would love that!
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fei du will take her to the bike with that!! he picks one with green lighting just for the aesthetic vibe of it, and then swings a leg over the side, one hand on the throttle. he pats the spot in front of him and will give her uppies if she needs them. tiny nahida. ]
We'll start off slow, alright? Give me a nudge when you're ready to go faster.
[ the engine rumbles; once nahida is settled, he gets his hand on the throttle and moves it out to the track, starting off at a nice, sedate pace. ]
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i'm aware that won't happen.
he is definitely controlling the speed of the cycle pretty well, but after a few moments -]
Could we go a little faster?
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fei du does really seem to know what he's doing: he drives smoothly, letting a few other bikers pass him, making sure nahida is n ice and secure. and then, at the request, he makes a noise just loud enough to be heard over the engine, and pushes the throttle more.
and more... and more....
the bike starts to pick up speed down a straight thoroughfare. it's not quite street racing speeds, but they're definitely moving, now. ]
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nahida's eyes are wide and excited as they zip along the track. they're picking up speed, and she seems absolutely delighted by that. glancing at some of the cycles ahead of them - ]
Let's beat them to the finish line!