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WHO: Elan and you!
WHAT: Bootstrap Disney hangout
WHERE: Abandoned fairground (not Disney)
WHEN: May
WARNINGS: N/A

[ Early May, a message is sent out to Outsiders inviting them to an amusement park experience without giant monsters (or corpses of them). At a much smaller fairground in the city's outskirts, Elan and Taryon have got a few rides hooked up and working, including rollercoasters, teacups, go-karts...honestly feel free to headcanon your own it's our castle now.

Most notable is the ferris wheel towering over the park. The view from the air is fantastic but the ride is not without its hitches and the power may cut out from time to time. Don't worry, your technicians are on it. Get comfortable inside and enjoy each other's company...

One half of the park remains out of order. A few rides are functional but rickety so if you are looking for a different kind of thrill by all means...Elan will tell you not to touch them if he sees you he will not be responsible for anyone's deaths!

Dinner's BYO(B) but he's brought a handful of fireworks for people to set off at night. Have at it!

OOC: Consider this an open mingle and feel free to post your own toplevels! You can reach me at

ahlyo if you want to hash out anything. ]

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That wasn't a squeak. [It totally was.]

The pedal got a little stuck. Be careful.

[That, and bless Raidou's little heart, he's just got a very good driver. He does okay on his motorcycle, but it's going to be a long time until Raidou is ever going to beat Bakugo in a race.

Now that Bakugo is out of the path of his cart, he tries again, but it lurches a few times again until he can get it moving a little smoother.]

... Not a word from you.

Edited (fun phone tag times ) 2024-05-15 19:50 (UTC)

Uh-huh. [Doesn't believe that at all.

Bakugo heads over to his own kart, glancing to Raidou each time the other boy pushes the gas. That lurching path of the novice driver is obvious and he smirks at the warning issued over the summoner's back. Right, cause he's not gonna say shit.

Luckily or Raidou, the explosive teen turns to focus on the kart he picked, getting the seat adjusted and the engine turned on before testing out that gas and break. Ugh, no shit. These things are stuck pretty bad...]

How the hell is it hard to find oil in this place?

[Pumping the gas and break a few times seems to at least shave off some of the dirt and rust, but it's not a smooth ride for the first minute. At least he's behind Raidou and thus out of view. Soon enough, however, he pulls up beside him, comfortable at the wheel.]

[When Bakguo pulls up parallel with Raidou, he can see that the other boy is concentrating very hard, hands tight around the steering wheel. He's not going the max speed yet. When he goes to make the first turn, it's too sharp of one, turning a little too quickly. Thankfully it's in the opposite direction of Bakugo. This all causes him to slow down.

Raidou says nothing. He doesn't even want to look at Bakugo right now. His shoulders hunch over the steering wheel a little, like he was attempting to somehow ball up and disappear while also driving.]

[Bakugo eyes Raidou's focus. It can definitely feel weird to have the entire thing underneath in your control, the wheel almost a temptation to overcompensate for any movements that nudge just off the veer of straight. He puts on the brakes when Raidou jolts to the side, watching to make sure he doesn't end up crashing into the bumper-laden guard rail.

It's kind of amusing the way the guy's all hunched up. Even if he fits the kart just fine, it's comically becoming a very tall man in a tiny car sort of appearance.] Relax, Shashou! You're gonna pull a damn tendon.

[That gives Raidou a start, and the cart swerves just slightly, and he blinks as if he hadn't realized he had been doing that.]

Oh, was I-- [He straightens back out a bit.] I just-- need to focus, is all.

[Raidou might be good at a lot of things, but alas, one cannot be good at everything. And he's a bit too tightly wound as a person to fully let go yet and just enjoy this. He'll get there, eventually, but definitely not on the first go.]

[Bakugo's watching out for him. He eases up on his kart so that Raidou can catch up to him, focusing on the other boy's posture and position. Yeah, it's not something you can just "sure!" and do, but if he forces himself to relax, the better.]

You don't have to death grip the wheel. [Bakugo waits for Raidou to ease up a bit.] Lean back in your seat more; you're gonna fuck up your back if you're hunched.

[Can't let him learn bad habits before he even gets in a car.]

R-Right. [Raidou shakes his shoulders loose, leans back, and puts a determined look on his face. He's got this. Don't let the tiny car outthink you.

But doing so makes his foot slip off the gas pedal, which startles him a bit, and causes him to push a little too hard on it. The cart suddenly zips forward for a few seconds and then shutters as he tries to get back to a regular pace.

He does take a split second to tug his hat back into place, the brim going a little lower to cover his embarrassed face.]

[Bakugo recognizes that split second of "oh shi-!" before Raidou's kart jumps forward. Fuck, did he foot slip off or something?! Probably, then overcompensated to correct it and wrong pedal happened. He doesn't even bother to keep the brief laugh in, grinning as he drives up behind Raidou once the guy's got the kart back to a normal pace.]

Lead foot! Everyone does that their first time. [He did. And in a real car too. Freaked the cop out who was teaching him, then got red in the face when the guy laughed at him. Bastard. Bakugo acknowledges Raidou fixed his positioning too. Good.] Get ready to slow down. [They're coming to a straight.] And... stop.

[Give Raidou a moment to ease off the adrenaline rush.] I want you to try something this time.

[There's something almost resembling a frowny pout on the stoic summoner's face when he gets laughed at, but it's mostly because he's embarrassed. Really, he's earned it, driving like this.

He does come to a stop when Bakugo tells him to, though it's not the most smooth one ever. He's a little further ahead of Bakugo than he meant to be.]

... What?

[It's almost as funny as Todoroki getting glamorized in that illusion. But Raidou's someone Bakugo has come to care about, so he's not ripping into him like he might someone else. He'll close the gap between them with an easy scooch forward.]

Use the straight to test your speed. Push the gas pedal slightly, then back off. Don't brake. Do it again, but a little harder, then back off. You'll get a feel for how fast you go with how hard you push the petal.

[Without curves or changes to distract him. No focusing on the wheel. Just the ratio of foot press to speed.]

Right... Good idea.

[He's going to give it his best shot. Slowly off and on the pedal. He starts, and it's a jerky start-and-slow progress, but he's moving and that's what matters. Maybe if they're both lucky, he'll get the hang of it.]

It's... better, yes?

[He can only hope.]

[Hopefully the instructions will give Raidou more "permission" to do the jerky start-and-stop process. This is about getting the feeling of it, so its expected to be staccato progress. Once he's more comfortable with the pressure of his foot and the speed of the kart, Bakugo's sure Raidou's knack with timing and reaction will make the rest of it come together easier.]

Uh-huh. Remember how it felt when you learned to rev the motorcycle with your hand. You're doing it with your foot this time.

[While he's never seen Raidou on his motorcycle, he knows the guy's worked on it, so applying the same idea can help too.]

[Raidou manages to shoot him a quick sideways glance.]

... It took me six weeks to get at all good with that thing.

[But he never crashed! And he even managed to take Yuji on a ride and neither of them died. Progress.

He mastered that,and it's much more complicated than these carts. He can do this. He mutters to himself quietly.]

Smoother. Smoother...

[It does seem to help, at least. He's not going much faster, but he's not bouncing around so much.]

SIX WEEKS?! HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU LEARNING?!

[Balance! Grip the handles! Rev the engine! How the hell can it take six weeks?! Now he's imagining Raidou looking out the window at the motorcycle on Day 1, acknowledging its existence, and then going back to his usual day, thinking it's the first step in training accomplished.

Bakugo's far too used to picking things up easily. The idea of struggling to learn something you're trying to learn confounds him. Hence beating Kirishima over the head with a rolled up book... Shitty Hair couldn't figure out math!!

Fuck.

He drives forward, catches up with Raidou, then brakes his kart by the side to watch him finish up.]

That was better.

[He gives Bakugo a flat look.]

I had never tried anything like it before it.

[His 1920s self does alright with technology here, but it's been a pretty steep learning curve. That motorcycle is no exception.

He's relieved that Bakugo didn't catch him trying to learn, as his first day was sitting on the bike and... not moving.

He slows down, eventually braking to a slightly less janky stop next to Bakugo. His response to his comment is a nod and letting out a held breath.]

Now if I only had six weeks to practice this.

What the... How long did you practice each day?

[Then again, Raidou said six weeks to get "at all" good, not just learn the basics, so guess that's more forgiving. Some people have been driving for years and are still idiots about it.

Yeah, definitely would've grouched at Raidou for the first day being that. Then again, he's also the kind of person to research something he plans to do a little bit at first, so if Raidou was reading an instruction manual or a guide book, he'd probably get a pass. That or learning to balance. Anyways, neither here nor there.]

You don't need six weeks. You already understand how motorized vehicles work from the bike. [Raidou's not looking around for the proverbial horses pulling the vehicle.] Hold onto the wheel and take your feet away from the pedals.

[Because Bakugo's hopping out of his kart, going around to the back of Raidou's, and abruptly grabbing the back end's crossbar to lift it up and turn it around on the track. That puts Raidou back on the straight for another round of uninterrupted practice. And lower.]

Try it again until you're familiar with how fast you go compared to how much you press the gas.

Varying times. When I could find it.

[It's a miracle he found any. He keeps an intentionally full schedule.

Suddenly, he's being lifted quickly and turned around. He blinks up at Bakugo, who's giving him instructions as if this was a real driving lesson. He can't help but grin a little.]

Alright. But if we're here for awhile, you're not allowed to get mad at me.

That's something you're supposed to make time for.

[It's not a flippant skill like thinking you'll pick up an ice cream maker and have a go! That's learning how to drive and then take your ass (or someone else's ass) out on a machine into traffic that could dump and crash! Thank fuck Raidou waited until he was ready enough to make a proper attempt...

THIS IS NOW A REAL DRIVING LESSON, DAMMIT!! And you're gonna pass it, Shashou!]

Haa?! I don't get mad at you!!

[...]

Try to smooth out your speed rather than jerking it. Ease your foot up the gas pedal instead of pulling off and hitting the brake.

I did. We have a lot going on, you understand.

[He doesn't get mad?! That earns Bakugo Raidou's most flat look imaginable. Yeah right, buddy. But nevermind that. Time to give this another go. He's gonna do this!]

Smooth. Right, right.

[Off he goes. It's slow, and it's jerky at first, but the further he goes the smoother it gets. He even makes a sharp turn to come back the other way, albeit at a snail's pace, but gets more speed before he gets back to where Bakugo is waiting. His stop is a little abrupt, but, progress!

He simply looks at his friend, awaiting judgement.]

Of course I know that!

[You should hear some of the denials that have come from his mouth in the past, Raidou... That flat look is getting a finger jabbed forward, indicating Raidou to-]

Face forward when you drive!

[Well, that is an important direction to face, but looking side to side and back for checks is important to. Though he figures Raidou knows this since he's been out on his motorcycle.

Then steps back when the guy drives. Bakugo scowls at the jerks, but it softens a bit with approval when Raidou's pace starts to smooth out. That's one of the things he likes about the summoner; Raidou's smart, learns quick, and listens. It's another reason he willingly submits to the guy when it comes to learning swordsmanship from him.

Once Raidou returns to the starting point, even taking that turn regardless of the slow speed, Bakugo's lips twitch in a brief half-grin of acknowledgement.]

You picked that up fast. It was a lot smoother than before.

[Raidou nods in gratitude.]

It's much simpler than the motorcycle. No clutch to worry about. No gauges or screens to check.

[It was all a bit much at first. He probably won't ever be a great driver, but he least can be a safe one. Which unfortunately won't make for very exciting races.]

Does that conclude our lesson for the day?

It's a go kart.

[Considering kids had to be able to get into it and make it go without trouble, of course it's overly simplified. Bakugo has already figured racing Raidou in these things is out of the question, so making sure he's able to comfortably drive his is the next victory point.]

Hell no! You haven't even done a full lap around the course.

[At least complete the circuit, Raidou!]

[Right! He should do that. Raidou gives him a determined nod, and gets his hands back in the steering wheel and feet back in position.]

Yes. And then I will do another after that.

[He's going to get this down! And so off he goes again, maybe a little smoother this time, but still... slow. Definitely a little too slow.]

[Bakugo at least isn't going to haul his butt back to the starting line and make him go from there. He can pick up from this place and meet him after the lap.]

Che, not even close to done.

[That's what he likes to hear. He isn't going to yell at Raidou about his speed. If the guy needs to go slow to get the hang of driving, go for it.

For now...

Bakugo pops into his own kart and takes off. Meaning he'll lap Raidou, but really, that's not like a challenge or anything. Right?]

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