[ ash and lili smash the murder government ]

[coastal]

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[voidbreaker]

[ squints ]

I guess that's a side effect of being stuck at the centre of the universe, huh?

...

Anywhere you wanted to revisit?

[coastal]

[ . . . her expression leans toward yes.]

There were these vehicles in one of the portals... Motorcycles?

[should she be trying to ride one when she's injured? no.

will she try?





guess.]

[voidbreaker]

[ ... i mean. he's not gonna argue against motorbikes? at all? but... ]

If you fall off one while you're injured, I'm failing you in that "don't get injured" task.

[ a wave of his hand ]

Lead on.

[coastal]

[sdlfkjsdlfjk]

I know how to ride one! It's just been a while!

[please stop this madness. but she'll at least gesture for him to follow her over to the shaman king portal here we go]

[voidbreaker]

Just don't skid or do a wheelie and you'll be fine.

[ lili is her own madness, but ash is following her anyway ]

[coastal]

A wheelie?

[ash no]

[voidbreaker]

[ ash yes ]

A wheelie.

[ he does not elaborate. ]

[coastal]

[they make it through the portal! and lili is going to look around, trying to reorient herself before she heads in the direction of the motorcycles

but even then she doesn't seem to drop the subject]

... show me.

[voidbreaker]

[ he's just following her, like a giantass duckling following a duck that is tiny but thinks she has big duck energy. ]

You put all the balance on one wheel and drive forward. If you fall, you'll do damage to either you or the bike really.

[ he's looking at all the bikes on display... which one will he pick... ]

'Sides, these aren't exactly like orbal bikes. Maybe they run differently.

[coastal]

[she tilts her head]

Do you want to ride with me first to check? I'd rather you not get suddenly injured just because I wanted to have some fun.

[even she'd feel bad about that. but she'll grab a classic black one and move to get on it, being just a bit careful with her left leg. there's something about the aesthetic of an ojou in a floral dress on a motorcycle that just has to be appreciated here.]

[voidbreaker]

[ i was gonna say no, but the idea of him behind her on a bike is way too funny so. ]

Sure. Do a loop and I'll pick it up if anything's different. It'll probably run the same, I'd guess? But getting it started might be different.

[ keep that big duck energy going, lili. ]

[coastal]

[she DOES have bde (big duck energy) and seems fine with this, adjusting her seating on the bike as she moves to wrap her princess hair up into a bun so he doesn't have to deal with mouthfuls of it behind her, slotting her hair ornament back into place to keep it secure]

Sure. Just keep your hands where they ought to be and that sounds fine to me.

[the last person she rode a bike with was hisoka? horrible.]

[voidbreaker]

Waist alright with you, Princess? [ he's still not using her name. rip.

he's gonna climb on the back and get comfortable, but will only cling onto her when she okays the arms around the waist thing. ]





[ also he is very much not hisoka, it's ok. ]

[coastal]

[she

glances over her shoulder]

Waist is fine if you call me by my name.

[voidbreaker]

You're pretty insistant on that.

[coastal]

I am. Princess isn't even my proper title. I'd hate to let you keep lying.

[and she'll just tilt her head]

I can wait.

[voidbreaker]

I-- [ hold up ] -- You actually have a title?

[ damn. ]

[coastal]

[they're just going to have this conversation huh]

Technically... I'm the daughter of General An Joon-gi, Leader of the Water Tribe. Of the Four Great Tribes of Kouka.

[ . . . ]

I guess I forgot to introduce myself to you?

[voidbreaker]

[ hm. nobles. oh well, he knows this one. ]

You kinda started with "I'm Lili An and I'm going to tell you what I expect from you". Which, by the way, counts as a proper introduction.

[ "the four great tribes of kouka and the significance of that"






"ash's head" ]

...

[ he holds onto her waist. ] And there, I used your name.

[coastal]

[she rolls her eyes, but allows it as she moves to actually turn the motorcycle on. vroom vroom.]

Well, I did hit the important points.

[and well, she's a bit excited to get to ride again? she'll face forward and reach for the handles]

Hold on tight.

[OFF THEY GO]

[voidbreaker]

[ nods. vroom vroom. ]

Alright.

[ he's watching closely to see how she turns on the bike and revs up the engine. these are the things that might differ...

i say like i know how an orbal bike works but whatever. ]

[coastal]

[that's some tocs1 stuff, they go over it and i immediately forgot it because it was in one single quest

THAT SAID, it's vroom vroom time. lili starts them off at a pretty fair pace at first, since it has been a while since she actually got to ride one and it's been even longer since she had a passenger






but she's pushing the speed up as soon as she feels comfortable, going down the stretch of road even though it's unclear exactly where it leads. that's fine. she still loves it. getting fast and furious is good.]

[voidbreaker]

[ they do in tocs3 as well and you use the bikes plenty but i still forgot. ash just sits there like where's the square button to dismount?




he's just here vibin'. she's having a good time and he's figured out how to Bike. they learned things today. ]

[coastal]

[they did learn things today - and lili will at least recognize they shouldn't go off too far from where they originally started since ash will need a bike of his own. so she'll stop further down the stretch of the road, going from top speed to settling to normal

and she'll glance back at him. the adrenaline is hitting, because she is smiling. she's probably never looked so happy - ]

Same as you're used to?

[voidbreaker]

[ huh. yeah, she does look like she just got all her christmasses or akayona-equivalent-celebrations at once, doesn't she? ]

Looks like it. Any differences don't seem like they'd be huge.

[ he'll be fine. ]