Vroom Vroom

[dee_lorean81]

[There is a DeLorean, heavily modified, doing laps in an empty, paved part of the Nexus. One might wonder what the driver is doing -- practicing for a race? Working on their turning? Just burning rubber because they're bored?

And then one might get a little closer -- and see that there IS no driver.

. . .perhaps it might be fairer to say that the car is bored.]

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[dee_lorean81]

I can bet, yeah. [puts her wet sand in a pile beside the hole] And too many bad memories, I'm guessing?

[palmerthing]

It wasn't what I'd call fun, no. Fucking Mac . . .

[dee_lorean81]

[grimaces] Yeah. . .I don't even have a person to be mad at -- I just can't watch the on-screen me get clobbered by a train.

[palmerthing]

Yeah, that sounds . . . really not fun. But hey, at least we survived?

[dee_lorean81]

It's not, especially since I was one surprise portal mishap away from that. . . [shudders] Yeah, that's true. We're here, we're alive, we get to decide what we do with life.

[palmerthing]

I'm trying to figure out if anyone needs a mechanic, personally. This doesn't seem like the kind of place for a repair shop, but you never know. *It slips further into the water, long finned tail floating out behind it.*

[dee_lorean81]

Hey, there's a mall where people can buy mechanical stuff! There's no reason they might not need it repaired! What's your specialty?

[palmerthing]

*A wry laugh.* Helicopters, I'm afraid. Was learning to fly them, too, before . . . well. Before I was me.

[dee_lorean81]

Ahh. Yeah, helicopters aren't something I've seen around here yet, I admit. But you never know! Build it, and they may come. Or hell, maybe you'll just find a helicopter around you can work on to keep you busy.

[palmerthing]

Yeah, what the Hell. Not like helicopters are the only thing I can fix.

[dee_lorean81]

Yeah, that's the spirit! If nothing else, I'm sure some people must have regular cars. I don't think everyone walks everywhere around here.

[palmerthing]

True. This place is definitely big enough to need cars.

[dee_lorean81]

Maybe there's a dealership somewhere? Pretty sure those places need mechanics as well as salespeople.

[palmerthing]

Yeah, I'll look around when I have a moment. *Not today, though. Today is for swimming.*

[dee_lorean81]

Mmm -- nice thing around here, when you look for stuff, you usually find it. [she drips some sand through her fingers] Guess it's kind of a given when everything and every place connect here SOMEHOW.

[palmerthing]

For now I just wanna swim, though. Shame you can't breathe underwater.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee shrugs] I'm not a cool shapeshifter like you -- I only got the two modes, and it would be way worse to be the car right now.

[palmerthing]

*A chuckle.* Yes, thus why I'm not suggesting you try.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee laughs softly] Good, cause it would go horribly. And most of my systems are so Dad-specific I don't think you could fix me up.

[palmerthing]

Should I learn, just in case? Or would that be too risky, with what I am?

[dee_lorean81]

Uuuuh -- hmmm. You might be able to learn, but it all comes down to whether or not it's safe for you to touch me in car form, doesn't it?

[palmerthing]

And there's really no safe way to test that, is there . . .

[dee_lorean81]

I don't think so, no. Which kinda sucks, huh?

[palmerthing]

Yeah, it really does. Better save that for a last resort then.

[dee_lorean81]

Yeah, probably. [splashes in the surf] But we can still have fun together.