IC; backdated to 9/7

[ahotpeace]

[it is evening.

the treehouse, for those who pass it regularly, is a little differently tonight. what is normally a soft even glow of light seems to be flickering vaguely, and the heavy curtains that make up its door are drawn, the ladder left down.

perhaps something is up.

if no one else would notice, violet certainly would.]

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[purple_pliers]

[and of course she does, as soon as she comes back from her lab... although something is a little different about her as well. she's wearing a cute little dress and her hair is down (although she missed a grease smudge beside her nose).

she's also pushing a wheelbarrow, heavily laden with a bulky, blanket-wrapped something. she leaves it at the bottom of the ladder when she goes up]

Warren?

[ahotpeace]

[to his credit, he is not immediately getting up and looking outside. although it seems like he wants to.]

Oh.

[purple_pliers]

[laughs a bit]

I'll show you, but then you have to have dinner with me. It feels weird eating with you just sitting there eying the stereo mysteriously.

[ahotpeace]

I'm just debating if it's a present or a punishment.

[purple_pliers]

...well, now I'm curious.

[ahotpeace]

[this is a look of MOAR DEBATE]

[purple_pliers]

[snorts]

Come see your present while you decide.

[crossing to the door]

[ahotpeace]

[up! peering out! ...what is it?]

[purple_pliers]

[...it's a wheelbarrow with a blanket over it, please hold while I climb down and take the blanket off]

Just a second.

[presenting... a jetpack!]

[ahotpeace]

...

Is that what I think it is?

[purple_pliers]

Um... if you were thinking it's a jetpack that can run either off of your powers or an independent fuel source once you've started it up, or a combination of the two? Then yes.

[ahotpeace]

...

[ahotpeace]

You are the most amazing girlfriend ever.

[i am forgetting about the stereo and coming down there]

[purple_pliers]

Try it on.

[ahotpeace]

[you don't have to tell him twice! strapping in.]

[purple_pliers]

[walks around him, double checking that everything fits and is secure, and giving him the instructions]

I could only test it with dummies, though... so it won't explode, but I'm not sure what the steering will feel like. It might take some experimentation.