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New Gotham City, Wednesday

Aug 26, 2009 00:11

"So guys. What do you want to do first?" Dinah grinned at her friends around the breakfast table. "We've got tons of choices."

[for those in New Gotham, limited OCD going up; and if you need more inspiration, here, have a tourist map of Gotham.]

karla, priestly, alfred, gotham

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Afternoon! blondecanary August 26 2009, 06:17:49 UTC

Oooo. Helena left her motorcycle in the garage at Barbara's place.

Silly, silly Helena.

And look, the Pier! With a Boardwalk and carnival games and really terrible junk food!

Not to mention Old Gotham on the way back, with some of the wrecked and beautiful resort buildings that were sunk in the earthquake more than a decade ago.

Re: Afternoon! lovemykilt August 26 2009, 16:24:32 UTC

Priestly had never ridden a motorcycle.

Couldn't be that hard to figure out, though, right?

This would possibly end in tears.

Re: Afternoon! blondecanary August 26 2009, 16:34:02 UTC

"The Triumph Rocket III," Dinah said in worshipful tones. "Brand new. She got it in April. Taught me how to drive it in July." Dinah grinned at Priestly. "Helmet!"

Re: Afternoon! lovemykilt August 26 2009, 16:46:42 UTC

"Dude," said Priestly. "You're so gonna teach me now, right?"

Re: Afternoon! blondecanary August 26 2009, 16:53:08 UTC

Dinah grinned and tossed him the extra helmet. "Hop on. I think a couple times around the block won't hurt it, right?"

Like Helena wouldn't notice the odometer had ticked up a few more miles after this? Riiiight.

Re: Afternoon! lovemykilt August 26 2009, 16:58:01 UTC

Priestly caught the helmet, not even bothering to make a face when he squashed it down over his mohawk.

"Dude. So awesome."

Re: Afternoon! blondecanary August 26 2009, 17:06:08 UTC

Dinah rolled the motorcycle out of the garage, buckled her own helmet on, then got on it, jingling the keys she'd lifted from Barbara's pegboard. "Hop on back, and put your arms around my waist!" She flipped her visor down, and put the keys in the ignition, pulling out the choke and starting the purrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Re: Afternoon! lovemykilt August 26 2009, 17:14:57 UTC

"Oh, sure, stick me in the bitch position. . . ." Priestly belied his words with a grin and climbed on.

Re: Afternoon! blondecanary August 26 2009, 17:18:09 UTC

Chortling, Dinah said, "I'm not reaching around you and smushing myself against you to try to drive this! You can just bitch at being a bitch first time through!"

Once he was firmly settled in place, though, she showed him shift into neutral, check the light, and the into first gear. "Hang on!"

Vrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmm!

Re: Afternoon! lovemykilt August 26 2009, 17:33:33 UTC

Priestly kind of thought she could just, you know, tell him how to do that stuff.

But then they were off, and he tooootally didn't care any more.

Motorcycles were the shit!

Re: Afternoon! blondecanary August 26 2009, 17:41:19 UTC

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Dinah had to be extra-careful at the lights, but then really let loose when they hit the main drag near Grant Park. Circling around, she found an open alley, and turned her head to Priestly. "You wanna try it now?"

Oh, this is so going to end badly. Especially if they scratch the paint.

Re: Afternoon! lovemykilt August 26 2009, 17:43:50 UTC

"Oh hell yeah!" Priestly was grinning like a moron. He made grabby hands at the handlebars.

Re: Afternoon! blondecanary August 26 2009, 17:45:30 UTC

Dinah swung off the motorcycle, then got back on behind Priestly, keeping it in neutral. She put her arms around him, and leaned in close to peer over his shoulder and arm to see the clutch and gear shift. "Okay. Clutch first. Caaareful."

Re: Afternoon! lovemykilt August 26 2009, 17:49:31 UTC

"Dude, it's totally easy," Priestly insisted. He could drive the Cosmobile, after all, this couldn't be any harder than an aging VW, right?

Even if the clutch and the gears were worked by the wrong limbs.

Re: Afternoon! blondecanary August 26 2009, 17:56:18 UTC

"Uh-hunh," Dinah said, wondering if her TK was strong enough to keep the bike upright if they started to wipe out. She clutched at Priestly for a second, saying, "Just a little more..." as the bike started to move.

Re: Afternoon! lovemykilt August 26 2009, 18:05:06 UTC

"Heeeeey, relax, I totally got this under control."

He totally didn't.

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