The garage and elsewhere- Saturday afternoon

[solo_sword]

Since John got into town, it'd be lying to say Jaina had been a little worried about him. Really, it'd be lying to say she wasn't worried before that. But even if he seemed fine, she thought she knew him well enough to not buy into it. So she was taking advantage of the weather and surprising him. After all, the bike down here was still his, still nicely maintained which happened when you left it in the care of a mechanic, and it'd be a shame not to use it.

He'd probably have some idea of where they were going if he remembered the way down here, but it wasn't till they got inside that she asked teasingly, "Think you still remember how to ride one of these, or should I put the clinic on alert?"


[For the bike owner!]

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John had followed along, not really thinking much at all if he could help it. But the sight of his swoop bike brought back a whole slew of memories.

"I don't know about me," he said slowly, a grin spreading over his face. "But we'll need the clinic if you drive."

[solo_sword]

Aww, was that even a real smile she saw there? "Is that your way of saying it's safer if you do the steering?" she asked. "Because I'll remind you that these things are from my neck of the universe."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I seem to remember someone not me trying to break the sound barrier through town," John teased.

[solo_sword]

"Funny, and yet I don't remember crashing..." she said slowly.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I don't remember you driving, either," John answered sweetly. Just her trying to make him go faster.

[solo_sword]

And she'd probably do it this time, too. "Okay fine, you get to drive then," she said, even if she'd always been planning on letting him.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Actually," John said, thinking rationally about how he didn't really know if he remembered the bike or the town well enough to get them anywhere that wasn't through a rickshaw. "Why don't you?"

[solo_sword]

If he wasn't jumping at it, there had to be a reason, so she wouldn't argue it. That didn't mean she was dropping the banter. "You sure?" she checked. "Because if you're worried about speed, I can just direct us right toward the medical attention."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Is the medical attention still near the bar?" John wondered. "Because then maybe it'd work out."

[solo_sword]

"It is. In fact, sometimes it's in the bar." Someone was still a little wtfy over the gremlin thing, forgive her. "But since it's too early for the bar to be open anyway, where should we really go?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"This is your town," John reminded her. "I'm just the passenger."

[solo_sword]

She couldn't help but make a face at it being her town. "So let's say the beach. Can't crash too bad there." And the preserve was all full up.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Or at least if we crash, the water'll let us float," he agreed.

[solo_sword]

"It'd just be like a really salty bath," she said, getting the helmets and tossing him one. What with all the crash talk and all. "These will not be used as floatation devices."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John caught the helmet and made a face at it before sticking it on his head. "That's what she said."

[solo_sword]

Jaina looked confused, adjusting the helmet on her head. "Yeah, I did say that. Just now."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

It seemed John never got away from aliens that didn't understand him. "Get on the bike," he suggested.

[solo_sword]

Shrugging, she got on the bike, turning and patting the seat behind her. "Does this mean you're going to be telling me how fast to go?" she wondered.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He settled in, wrapping his arms around her waist - and wasn't that a happy benefit? - and looking over her shoulder. "Nah, I might miss the view."

[solo_sword]

Luckily for them both she was good at focusing on things like where she was going even when he had his arms around her. Even if that was a really great bonus. "I'll keep the sightseeing in mind," she promised, starting up the bike once she was sure they were ready, and starting them out of the garage at not too bad a speed.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Guess there's not much new to see," he reasoned, no matter how weird that was. "Though, sand is always good."

[solo_sword]

"Nothing's new since last time," she said, speaking louder and turning her head enough that he could hear her. "It's more like refresher sightseeing."

Nothing new also meant it was easier for her to maneuver the bike around things, and thusly she probably wouldn't have to point out to him that one speeder bike crash she'd had.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He nodded, watching the scenery zip by, really wanting to toss the helmet and feel the force of the wind the swoop bike was creating.

It was a good outing idea.

[solo_sword]

It might have been a more Interesting ride if Jaina were the type to try and dive bomb mailboxes or something, but she'd really rather get them to the beach safely. Even if she'd rather be doing about ninety down the streets.

At least the beach was in sight, and she called, "Now it's prettier."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

He would have preferred doing ninety down the streets, but he wasn't going to complain too much. "This is supposed to be pretty?" He'd been a little spoiled lately with the pretty, maybe.