Re: Talk to AllukasoniaroadsqueenDecember 12 2016, 16:10:20 UTC
Not having classes on Mondays was nice. It was especially nice after a weekend as weird as the one they'd just had. It gave Ringo plenty of time to herself, to just ride and get her thoughts in order. But even after that, she still had time to check in on people.
Which had led her, sometime in the late afternoon, to Demon Marcus. "Hello?" she called as she pushed the door open and glided in on her ATs. "Alluka, you working today?"
Re: Talk to Allukathat_oldsayingDecember 12 2016, 16:20:51 UTC
Alluka was working! Though by this time of day, she was cuddled up in a blanket at the counter, solemnly offering tea to her elephant. Mr. Bubbles had told her today was an elephant day.
Alluka had agreed.
She perked up, beaming at the door. "Ringo! Ringo, hi!"
Re: Talk to Allukathat_oldsayingDecember 12 2016, 16:43:22 UTC
Alluka didn’t even care, though, was the thing. She had tea and cookies and Ringo was good company. Her bringing food was always appreciated-but it wasn’t a necessity.
“Ringo, Ringo! I managed to jump like you do with my ATs this weekend!”
Because that was clearly the most important thing that had happened.
"I was going along the tops of buildings," she said, "like you'd showed me. And I was timing my jumps carefully and being sure not to be too reckless." Since some of the jumps she could've done were... well, reckless was putting it nicely. Alluka wasn't that good yet, to feel like she could take those. "But then Kathy was down on the street and there was this building blocking the road, so I went from the building I was on, onto the fallen one, and then I bounced off the building next to it to get down to the ground!"
"Hey, that's awesome!" Ringo was actually clapping her hands excitedly. "You'll have to show me!" Because Alluka was getting pretty good, and watching the other girl always made Ringo feel happy.
"And you know I almost never say no to tea or cookies."
"I'll get you a cup!" Alluka said, waving Ringo over to where she had her tea party set up. "And if you're not busy, we could go after work?"
She had her ATs here, after all.
"Though I think mine might need maintenance on them soon. I was using them a lot this past week and I still don't know much about that part. I cleaned them, but..."
Ringo hopped up to sit on the counter with a grin. "And I'm totally free after this, so we should definitely get out there so you can show me!"
Then she fell silent, looking a bit contemplative. "Yeah," she managed eventually. "I guess I haven't really been all that great about teaching you how to do maintenance stuff, huh?" She glanced over. "I haven't even told you about Tuning, have I?"
"I guess I've been neglecting your AT education a bit, then," Ringo allowed with a little grin, watching the tea preparations.
"Though, to be fair, Tuning is a lot less important when you first get started with AirTrek. But it sounds like you're starting to get good enough that we should definitely do it."
Ringo took a sip of tea while she thought about your answer.
"Hmm. Have you ever been out for a ride and leaned forward to accelerate, and you end up going faster than you'd wanted to? Or not as fast? Where you have to readjust?"
Ringo grinned. "It definitely is part of learning. Especially at the beginning. I mean, no one gets everything right every time. But once you've started to practice, you'll start to find that everyone's body moves a little bit differently. Different center of balance, different flexibility, that sort of thing. Tuning is about adjusting your ATs so that they're more in sync with your body. So that when you move, they respond the way your body naturally feels like they should."
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Which had led her, sometime in the late afternoon, to Demon Marcus. "Hello?" she called as she pushed the door open and glided in on her ATs. "Alluka, you working today?"
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Alluka had agreed.
She perked up, beaming at the door. "Ringo! Ringo, hi!"
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Usually Ringo brought food on these little visits, but today she came empty-handed. She really needed to step up her visiting game.
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“Ringo, Ringo! I managed to jump like you do with my ATs this weekend!”
Because that was clearly the most important thing that had happened.
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"Oh yeah?" She was beaming. "What'd you do?"
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It was still pretty amazing!
"I didn't fall or nothing!"
A beat.
"Did you want tea and cookies?"
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"And you know I almost never say no to tea or cookies."
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She had her ATs here, after all.
"Though I think mine might need maintenance on them soon. I was using them a lot this past week and I still don't know much about that part. I cleaned them, but..."
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Ringo hopped up to sit on the counter with a grin. "And I'm totally free after this, so we should definitely get out there so you can show me!"
Then she fell silent, looking a bit contemplative. "Yeah," she managed eventually. "I guess I haven't really been all that great about teaching you how to do maintenance stuff, huh?" She glanced over. "I haven't even told you about Tuning, have I?"
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"I don't think so," Alluka said. "I think I'd remember that, if you had."
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"Though, to be fair, Tuning is a lot less important when you first get started with AirTrek. But it sounds like you're starting to get good enough that we should definitely do it."
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Setting Ringo's tea cup on a saucer she set it down in front of the other girl.
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"Hmm. Have you ever been out for a ride and leaned forward to accelerate, and you end up going faster than you'd wanted to? Or not as fast? Where you have to readjust?"
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And, to be fair, some of it was definitely also that.
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