Here comes this rising tide [Closed & Open]

[oneirism]

Who: Lapis Fathalla (oneirism) and YOU
When: 30th Vallaria | 30th May
Where: Around Caissa in the closed prompt, and the Hall of Glory in the open prompt.
What: Lapis gets a new toy and proceeds to try it out.
Rating: Nothing!

CLOSED TO ALLELUJAH ♛ AROUND CAISSA

[This is something that Lapis has been looking forward to getting since... well, since she first arrived here really. A motorcycle was something she had back home, and is something she misses here - so now that she has the funds, today is the day she gets her hands on one!

Though since she didn't want to do this alone, she decided to bring along someone she can trust to pick out something good. A.k.a her roommate. Which is why they're both heading into the part of town that sells the bikes, Lapis looking rather pleased with herself. Or as pleased she can look with the lineface.]

... I wonder what kinds of bikes they have here.

OPEN ♛ HALL OF GLORY COURTYARD

[There's a rather loud racket outside the Halls today, mainly coming from the courtyard. It sounds like a swarm a loud, angry bees - but some people might recognize that annoying buzzing as the sound of a motor. A kind of loud and annoying one.

Investigating the cause of the noise will reveal one Lapis giving her motorcycle a test spin around the courtyard, eventually coming to a stop so that she can crouch down and have a look at it. She's at least tied her hair up, but hasn't apparently bothered with buying a helmet yet. Or any other equipment, she can get that later.

and she'll happily give anyone a ride if they ask nicely]

Comments

[praises]

I'll admit, I'm curious too.

[ Walking alongside Lapis as they move through Caissa's streets, Allelujah can't help but wonder aloud also. Using animals for travel isn't a concept that's new to him, beyond the obvious difference in wildlife between here and home, but he's had scant few encounters with the vehicles here. Setsuna had his bike, but he's interested to see what else is available.

That he can help his roommate is also a considerable perk to the trip. ]

Did you find any information on where they're sold?

[oneirism]

[While the idea of getting a mount was something that sounded interesting, Lapis still very much wanted to get a bike. If only because she missed having one. Especially after seeing Setsuna with his - she wants to zoom around like that too! So being able to finally get one makes her feel much more lighthearted than usual.

Plus having her roommate along is an extra bonus to a good day.]

... I found some. There should be an emporium somewhere close by that has a good selection, so we can start there first.

[praises]

That sounds good to me. Until we get there, you should tell me about what you're looking for, so I know how to help.

[ He notices as they move, the buildings give way from smaller, more compact marketside establishments to more spaced buildings. The roads widen, and the sky opens up overhead. Caissa really is a lovely place. ]

Though from what it sounds like, you already have the experience.

[oneirism]

[That gets a nod from her, and she tilts her head for a moment as she thinks about the bike she had back home - remembering what it was like and how it looked.

Though her attention briefly turns to the change in the scenery as they moves, admiring how the sky opens overhead and how everything becomes less compact. It really is nice to see.

And in response to his comment, she gives Allelujah a soft smile, along with a faint nod.]

... Yep, I had a bike back home. So I would want something like that... Something compact and fast.

[liberal_arts]

What a marvelously crafted machine... -Kasen had been heading out to the courtyard to work on his poetry, but there was no hope of it with that noise. Rather than let it bother him, however, he decided to get a closer work and found himself admiring the bike in a way that was so typically Kasen.-

[oneirism]

[Well, she's glad the noise wasn't bothering him! Lapis tended to be used to more quiet machines, so she was hoping to maybe find a way to quiet it down - with no luck so far.

She does peek up when she hears Kasen, looking almost proud of his comment.]

... It is. I'm glad I was able to find a bike like this here. [Most of them were too far back in terms of seating, or too low, so finding this bike was a relief.]

I somehow completely missed this, my bad

[liberal_arts]

It definitely seems like a natural fit for you. Did you ride much back in your own world?

-He was still mostly looking at the bike, eyes carefully tracing over each carefully machined component and how they all worked together. Such technology was still well beyond his understanding...-

It's okay!

[oneirism]

... Yep, that's right. So it's definitely nice to have a bike again.

[Lapis notices how he looks at it, watching him for a moment, before her eyes flick down to her bike once more.]

Do you want to have a try on it?

[liberal_arts]

Eh?

Ah... I suppose it's not that different from riding a horse. Perhaps I could try. -He looked back up to her with a nervous smile. He had no idea what he was doing...-

[rollin]

[ Paranoid that someone might be sTEALING HIS GIRL, Yata runs to the source of the sound. To him, the hum of a motor is unmistakable. He's ready to kick ass until he realizes that shit, it's a girl.

He skids to a stop a second too late; from where he's standing, his voice can be heard. ]

Tch! I thought it was Setsuna...

[oneirism]

[Sorry Yata, wrong dark-haired lineface with a bike!

But hearing someone rapidly approach gets her to glance up, blinking at Yata as he skids to a stop and talks to himself. Blinking once more, before deciding to helpfully respond.]

... Nope, I'm not him. His bike looks way different from mine anyway.

[rollin]

Kh, she talked! [ Right, she's a living, breathing girl and now he's being nonconned into a conversation. UM. ] ... Where'd you get yours? Same place as his?

[oneirism]

[That first comment gets a flat look - she isn't a mannequin, Yata!

So she's gonna noncon him even further into a conversation.]

... Nope, Setsuna's bike is his weapon, or one of them anyway. I just bought mine from an emporium in town. Were you looking for him?

[rollin]

Nah. It's not urgent... [ More like, he doesn't want to see him if he can help it. God, what does he say now. ] My girlfriend's friends with him, so.

[ Yata wants to lie, but he can't. Adra's right; he is a bad liar! ]

[oneirism]

[Lapis only just stares at him, tilting her head slightly as she mulls over his words.

His girlfriend is friends with Setsuna... And he was pretty much running over here since he thought her bike was Setsuna's...

Hmm...]

... Are you jealous of him? [Since Setsuna does have a... habit of ignoring personal boundaries. She's forever ruined by that eating from her hand incident.]