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.]

Comments

[palmerthing]

*That'll probably speed things up a fair bit, yeah.*

[dee_lorean81]

[It's not long before she's back with a couple of passengers -- notably, Doc and Alice, who get out while she zooms back. Doc holds up a hand in greeting] Hi! Dee's going back to get Marty and Victor. . .we've been informed you found a solution to your infectivity?

[palmerthing]

Found a place selling these little force field things. They tingle a bit when I touch stuff, but I'll take that over not getting to do it at all.

[dee_lorean81]

[Alice, looking him up and down] That's incredible. Though I guess I shouldn't be THAT surprised the Nexus would sell something like that? The mall is huge.

[Dee returns with Marty, Victor, and Chester, beeping her horn happily] Yeah, it's pretty awesome!

[palmerthing]

So now I get to actually shake hands with people and all that, isn't it great? *Palmer has missed being able to touch people without worrying, even if this one technically never could.* I could hold the baby! Although I probably shouldn't, it's not my baby, but I could if I wanted to.

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty, getting out of Dee and coming up to him while Victor and Chester get out the other side] How about we try a handshake first? I'm sure as hell curious to see how this works. [holds out a hand, holding back any residual worry]

[palmerthing]

*He grins and takes it. There's a light tingle and their hands don't quite meet, yet otherwise it feels like a normal handshake. The field acts as a second skin.* Feels a bit weird, doesn't it?

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty nods, looking at their hands curiously] Yeah, like a sort of -- ongoing static shock? It's not BAD, it's just. . .like you said, weird.

[Dee turns back into kid form] Yeah, exactly, but hey -- it's the best solution we've got so far!

[palmerthing]

It's definitely better than the alternative, yeah.

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty nods again] Oh hell yeah. And it's over your whole body?

[Dee] Yeah, that should be how it works.

[palmerthing]

Yeah, it's everywhere. Aside from the inside of my mouth, I mean, but that's because I do still need to eat. It's everywhere practical. *A moment of thought.* I should check if it shapeshifts with me at some point.

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty, laughing a bit] Yeah, be kind of overkill if you couldn't eat with the damn thing on. [he nods] Yeah, you probably should.

[Dee, intrigued] Oh, totally. It's supposed to fit around you no matter what shape you're in!

[palmerthing]

The question is whether it can cope with all the shapes in between.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee, folding her arms] If it's any good it should.

[Alice, amused] Really. . .how much did you pay for it?

[palmerthing]

Almost 200 bucks, I don't have much left. But then I don't exactly need much, either, so . . .

[dee_lorean81]

[Doc, nodding] Yes, it's a lot easier to feed yourself when you can eat just about anything organic and living. And with this, if you do need a job, it'll be easier to get one since -- well, you're no longer an infection risk.

[Dee, laughing] You could look for a job in the mall!

[palmerthing]

Ooh, something to do would be nice. People would quickly learn not to be stupid at me, too.

[dee_lorean81]

[Alice, frowning] I don't know. . .in my personal experience, stupid sticks pretty hard to some people.

[Dee nods] Yeah, the octopus guy hinted that he still deals with plenty of stupid -- it just gets banned more easily than in some places.

[palmerthing]

Yeah, but as far as I can tell he still wasn't a shapeshifter. I can do scary like no one else, I suspect.

[dee_lorean81]

[Marty, smiling] I mean -- you're literally synonymous with one of the biggest horror movies out there. If you couldn't do scary like no one else, it would be weird.

[Dee chuckles] Yeah. Maybe you should see about being a security guard then? Or a bouncer -- I bet you this place has nightclubs.

[palmerthing]

I want to say that I don't quite have the personality for it, but it's more that the old me didn't have the personality for it. This me would probably have a lot of fun being a bouncer, I'm a bit more violent now.

[dee_lorean81]

[Alice, with an amused crossing of her arms] I suppose we should be glad it's only a bit.

[Dee, copying her] Probably, yeah.

[palmerthing]

I'm glad too. Not having to hide is bizarre, but I like it.

[dee_lorean81]

[Dee, grinning] It's the best thing about the Nexus -- you can just be YOU!

[Doc, nodding] It's certainly made all our lives a lot easier. [there's a hiss of steam from under his coat that -- just kinda proves his point]

[palmerthing]

Don't worry, I'll try not to be too scary.