[005] [Video]

[hoboagogo]

[It's about midday on Saturday when Shinjiro flips on the video feed for once- And it shows him sitting at a dining room table, with what looks like a large, white-and-black rabbit on his lap, ears and back just visible from over the edge of the table. There's a book left abandoned on the table in front of him (if you tilt your heard and squint, it looks almost like algebra and graphing curves,) alongside a very blank spiral notebook. Yeah, he's procrastinating on doing homework assignments. They were likely due yesterday.]

Hey. Anyone know a lot about the cars here?

[A short frown, and he's glancing off to the side, rather than looking right into the video feed, one hand moving down to idly rub at the rabbits ears as it snuffles at his shirt.] Like-- How much upkeep costs, or when you gotta replace bits or-- anything. Hell, I ain't ever had to deal with one before. I get that they like- use a weird combo of gas and water and shit here?

More importantly, if anyone's up for teaching someone how to drive one've the things, hit me up here. I figure it's a better bet than figuring it out on my own. Can't say I ever looked into it back home.

[For as much as he bitches about public transit, he sure has taken zero initiative to change his reliance on it until now. A pause, and he glances down at the math book. Nope, still not wanting to do it. But he's also out of things to say, so he'll reach out and flip the video off.]

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[hostage]

It's like cars back home: the cost is gonna depend on what kinda car it is. I haven't had mine long enough for anything to really go wrong, but all that's stuff you could ask the seller. Any decent car dealer's gonna know the stats.

Anyway, I could teach you.

[hoboagogo]

Guess that makes sense. [A frown for a moment. Because it's not exactly like... he was expecting to own one.] I'll have to look all that shit up, I guess.

And that'd be awesome man, thanks. [Bonus points for it being someone that Shinjiro doesn't mind being around. :|b ] You don't gotta worry about me screwing up your car, either. I- uh. Got one.

[hostage]

I wasn't worried about it. But it's probably better to practice with the car you're gonna be driving on the regular, anyway.

[hoboagogo]

Cool. Any time that's best for you? We'd probably have to go up to De Chima for it, if you're cool with that.

text; comm tag is "Hiro"

[microbrobotics]

[ Huh. Well that explains whose car showed up - he'd been wondering about that. ]

you need me to move my junk out of the garage?

[hoboagogo]

[BLAME AKIHIKO.]

nah you're good
besides i dont even know where you'd fit it all

[Also he'd fuck up the sides against the garage, let's not lie.]

[microbrobotics]

in my room???

[ His room might explode if he did that. Plus there's a matter of the illegal generator that still hasn't been returned yet. ]

[hoboagogo]

did you invent some kinda space-bending storage unit when we werent looking
cause i dunno if thatll work

voice; comm tag reads "tadashi"

[tadeadshi]

[Looks like he got the car thing figured out but...

But Shinjiro.]

Hey, did you need help with that work?

VIDEO because he's so lazy

[hoboagogo]

[His upper lip draws back for a moment in just... simple aggravation.]

I can do it... [Translation: i don't even want to look at it, plz shoot me now]

But sure. You get all excited over math?

[tadeadshi]

Sorry, sorry.

Was just offering.

[It's been a good three years since he's even had homework like that, he's almost nostalgic for it.]

I can come down and look at it though.

[hoboagogo]

[A short sigh.]

Yeah, I know. just- thanks, man.

[He's gotten back into the swing of school, but still can't bring himself to especially care.]

Sure, that'd be cool. Ain't like I'm going anywhere for a bit.

[dormition]

I was going to offer to help you with your homework, senpai, but it looks like your housemates beat me to it.

I haven't even thought about learning how to drive...

[hoboagogo]

Is it that obvious...?

[That he needs help with it, that is. Why couldn't they all just jump to the conclusion that he was putting it off... Sighsigh.]

I hadn't thought about it before now. But I figure it's better than just letting the car rot out there.

[dormition]

Only to those that know you, [he teases.]

Why do you have a car?

[hoboagogo]

At least there's that, then.

'Cause Akihiko got it. [For... him. Because he's a crazy person.] Because he's an idiot.

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[orangehoodie]

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[does he ignore this???? but he can't help his curiosity. He glances curiously at the book in the background for a moment, and also at the rabbit, but he decides he might as well just answer the topic Shinjiro was talking about. With a question of his own.]

A car...?

[hoboagogo]

[As always, the atmosphere is a bit-- stilted, even over the communicator. Wow, it's obvious these two are still getting used to interacting.]

Ah... yeah. Aki got one. He figured it'd be easier than having to wait for the bus or the train all the damn time.

I just have no idea how to drive one.

[orangehoodie]

["Getting used to" is better than "avoiding it completely", at least. Especially for the Avoidance Kings here. Ken can sense the tension, and that in turn makes him hunch his shoulders a bit on his side of the communicator.]

He got you a car but you can't-- ... how did he get a car?

[Aren't those expensive.

First of all how did Akihiko manage that. Why. Ken thought he would tell everyone to just run everywhere...]

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[rathercommon]

I could teach you to drive. Or Knock Out was the one who taught me. He's a really good teacher - though you'll have to be quite polite to him.

[hoboagogo]

[A pause- and he nods. better than to bug one person repeatedly.]

I dunno how good I am with being polite. He's one've those cybermen robot-types, yeah? [nailed it.]

But sure, I'll take you up on that. You ever in De Chima?

[rathercommon]

[ With a faint air of giving a lecture: ]

A Cybertronian. Which means that he's a mechanical life form, but fully independent - not anything like an artificial intelligence like they've got here.

[ Then, less Hermione Granger-ish: ]

Anyway. What kind of car have you got?

[ktfod]

Hey Shinji, hey Sugar Ray.

[Said as he pops onto the feed, sweating buckets as he hops off a Leg Machine. From the looks and sounds of it, he's at a gym. The metal clink and drone of small talk behind him.]

[He smiles.]

Glad you're going to learn so quick. I was worried you might hold off on it. [Considering Shinjiro's tendency to yes- procrastinate, as well as get down on himself. Akihiko acknowledges how odd Shinjiro feels about getting a car at all, though he hopes he better understands why Akihiko got it. That and hopes he likes it? Or learns to.]

[hoboagogo]

[you can keep working out he doesn't mind watching]

...I figured you'd be on my case, if I did. [HE WAS GONNA KEEP PUTTING IT OFF but he also hates your nagging about things. Look at how well he's learned to just suck it up and deal.]

'Sides, ain't it kinda a thing that takes a bit? Jesse and Kitty both offered to come up to De Chima and show me.

[ktfod]

[Oh really? Thanks. To be fair he would if Shinjiro told him not to stop, he'd think nothing of it too. Thanks bro, he doesn't want to lose his funky flow.]

Yeah, I would. Kind of makes it a pointless buy if who I got it for doesn't even use it. [Because he totally talked to you beforehand about it to make sure you actually wanted it and had an interest and stuff.]

Really? Good. Having two people will make it easier to put more time into it too. Don't try inner city right away, keep to the residential district till you get more comfortable.

Can't wait to see you driving her!