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WHO: Lae'zel and you!
WHAT: Driving school, asking for hugs to get something to download, etc.
WHERE: Around base and the city!
WHEN: Early May
WARNINGS: None!

I. traffic school

[ It might be easy to assume that due to Lae'zel's hardass, soldier like mentality, that she might think sitting down to study might be a waste of her time... but that can't be farther from the truth. For a few days at the beginning of May, the only thing she seems to be doing in communal areas is read — a closer look would tell you that she's studying traffic laws. Very seriously.

Also of note is that she goes out of her way to print out materials, or find materials that are printed... because she hates using the implant. As a result, some of these traffic rules might be out of date, more akin to the 2020s than the 2300's. It's fine. She gathers up her flashcards and taps them in order on the table pointedly at you, bringing the index cards closer like they're about to peeked at. ]

Did you need something, or do you simply lack the common sense not to stare at others?

[ she's very busy learning that green means go right now!! ]

II. your uber is here

[ After getting sufficient lessons in traffic rules, Lae'zel can be found out in the city with her brand new motorbike at her side — glistening red and spotless. Has she given it a nice polish on her own? Why yes, yes she has.

Unluckily for you, you happen to be leaving the base just as she's about to go for another test drive. ]

You. [ Yes, you!! She tilts her chin at you, as if beckoning you along. ] You will aid me in testing controlling this vehicle with two people on it.

[ Yeah... she is no longer asking 🔫 There's a practical reason for this, because she thinks there'll be plenty of instances where she'll need to drive two people during missions. But you'll get something out of it: ]

In return, I'll take you where you need to go. You're leaving to go somewhere, yes?

[ Maybe you need a ride to work? To a restaurant? To a store? Lae'zel will get you there!! Maybe. ]

III. huggin time

[ sometimes you download the style upgrade, and it won't finish unless you hug someone.... but also, sometimes you don't really know what a """hug""" is even supposed to be. The implant explains it to her (it's an embrace of some kind??), but not in great detail.

Maybe you and Lae'zel were about to hit up the training room together, or maybe you're simply at the cafeteria enjoying a meal together — but she seems very distracted, her eyes lit up from numerous attempts to try to block the pop up from her implant. Hissed through her sharp teeth: ]

Tsk'va!

[ She curses in her native tongue, brow twitching. Unprompted, without ever explaining what she's going through: ]

Give me a hug. Quickly, just get it over with.

[ WHATEVER THAT MEANS ]

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( she does take frequent walks off base, actually, yeah. mostly because she's been told multiple times to please smoke elsewhere and she'd truly not deal with the constant nagging if she can help it.

this time is for a store run, followed by the usual snooping about. or at least that was the plan until she's hailed by a familiar voice.

her? what?

oh. )

I am.

( the bike gets a cursory glance, appreciation quiet behind lavender lens before turning her attention back to the githyanki. it's a simple enough of a trade. spares her the walk. why not. )

Want me to sit mostly still or what.

( kind of an important question, mostly because she's not sure how far along she's learned how to accommodate balancing with a second person, especially during extreme movements.

like, y'know. mid-fight.. )

[ Her chin tilts up, looking haughty. ]

Chk. It would not be training if I knew all that was coming ahead. Being able to adapt on the battlefield is one of the most important skills.

[ That is, she plans on leaving how the other woman acts up to her — Lae'zel is confident in her ability to figure things out, no matter how chaotic they get. This is how a gith would expect their soldiers to train — there'd be no use in spoon-feeding them instructions or giving them a chance to prepare. There's only getting thrown in the deep end. A bit arrogantly: ]

Do as you wish — I will get us there one way or another.

[ She waves a hand, motioning for them both to climb aboard. ]

( suppose it wouldn't be of any help to her if it was too easy, which would defeat the purpose of the whole exercise to begin with. sure. she'll keep that in mind.

at the gesture to hop on, she doesn't so much as skip a beat before she slings a leg over her designated seat. she'll keep a gloved hand over the back of it just in case, with the other circled delicately around her waist just before she punches the gas. it'll be a proper hold when they go, but she does lean in with directions since it's not like she's really told her where she was off to. )

Corner store, three blocks south, red sign with a yawning cat.

( as for how she's going to be a nuisance in this endeavor to further hone her adaptability, she's still thinking about it. )

[ Huh... she wasn't expecting riding on this thing to be so, well, close physically, not that it bothers her. Though, she does shift a bit at the arm around her waist at first, as if not at all used to being touched there. The awkwardness doesn't last for more than a few moments though, because soon after, Lae'zel is starting them off down the street, accelerating steadily. For all her apparent inexperience, she seems quite confident going fast!! What could go wrong!! ]

I've been there before. [ She veers them so that they're going south as needed, heading towards some light traffic. ] Anything worth having must be bought in this place.

[ because the base SUCKS!!!, being the implication. ]

( open ) may catch-all!

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tao backhug... 😳