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[ The money absolutely had alternate purposes but there was enough leftover to buy a bike, taking into account Toki's insurance and Kano's Las Vegas savings and... the fact that he can fake cash.

Blue and orange..... ]

Maybe I'll get a pure black one and go vroom vroom!! in the dead of night without anybody seeing.

You have to have your lights on. [He's pretty sure that's a thing, not like Kano could illusion himself anyway to hide.

Yuya pushes into the shop, looking around with wide eyes. There's so many and they're all cool.] How much money do you have?

[ Nobody will know if he doesn't—- until they crash into him ig.

Kano follows Yuya inside, head turning left and right but not really gravitating towards any bike in particular. ...There are certain things he wants from a bike, not really having anything to do with color or style. Like the one he eventually crouches next to, to see if it can attach to a side car. ]

I've got enough, I think~ It's an early birthday present to myself, so we're not going to worry about the cost!!

That early?! [Yuya laughs, wandering over to the one Kano is inspecting. Then he weaves around and points to a sleek one nearby with yellow trim.] Look at this one!

[He won't have a critical opinion of any of these.]

It's coming up in a couple of months!!

[ The statement still stands, whether he's talking about his December "birthday" or his May one, but Kano hops up onto his feet and joins Yuya at his side. ]

Hm, hmm~ Black and yellow, danger colors~!! Kinda cheesy to have a theme, but... [ bees are cool, maybe he'll go for it ] Do you know if there's any sort of law that prevents me from installing a stinger in the back? Nobody would dare rear-end me, that way~

Eight months is a lot more than a couple. [He walks over to Danger Bike, looking it over.] Some of them are so pointy they might as well be stingers, so I think if you stay in that size it's fine. It'll be your motorbee.

It still counts as a couple~

[ But a motorbee... He circles around the bike, looking it over. Yellow really isn't his thing, despite the running bee joke, but if it were black and white...

He tilts his head, and the yellow paint washes away to leave behind pure white. ]

If you were to install helicopter blades on this thing, where would you put it...

Wouldn't something like runes be better if you want it to fly? [Exactly what he suggested to Keith when he asked about a flying motorcycle. Someone take his idea.] Or jets.

Hmm, well, I don't want to rely on magic all the time, if I can help it!

[ He says, using his illusion to try out different mods. He should honestly just get the cheapest or most fuel efficient one, since he can make it look like whatever he wants. ]

But something like jets might be doable! I wonder who could do that for me~

Uuh... [Yuya pauses, then shrugs. He doesn't know any engineers.] There's probably someone who can, but you might have to look off campus.

Mm... alright, eBay it is! I think I'll get this one— it looks pretty light, right? Think Odd-Eyes can lift something this big?

Oh yeah, Odd-Eyes is really--wait, you're not going to ride it out?

[Isn't riding it the fun part??]

Gas is expensive, Yu~ya, I'm already stretching my budget pretty thin...!!

[ Can he ride a normal bike?!?? No. ]

Ah, how 'bout this! I've got rope I was intending to secure onto Odd-Eyes if possible, but what if we use it as a tether and have him pull use along behind him? I promised Toki the first ride, so we gotta keep this hush, hush~

[ In that way... he just has to steer, and let Odd-Eyes do all the work of making the bike move ]

... You can't actually ride it can you. [Is this what they really call an impulse purchase.] Okay, if pulling it doesn't work then Odd-Eyes can carry it.

Shut up, Yuya, I can too ride it!!!

[ He's been whining about motorbikes for months, it's absolutely not an impulse purchase! He just also never had the intention of actually buying one, or learning how to ride a bike. ]

We'll try pulling first, and if that doesn't work, Odd-Eyes can wheel us along! You'll side with me, right, Yu~ya??!?!?!

[ Don't let him die on there alone ]

You mean will I sit on the bike with you? [Odd-Eyes is probably safer, but also he's not going to get them killed even pulling them around. They just might get some really sorry bruises if it tips over.

He holds his hands up.] Fine, fine, but it'll be a lot cooler when you learn to drive it for real. Remember that!

I'm going to drive it for real— everybody starts somewhere, okay???

[ Lay off him!!!! But he's relieved that Yuya will sit with him, even just to have his presence there. ]

I'm going to go pay for it, okay? Here, here, take the rope and let Odd-Eyes know the plan!

Sure. [Yuya takes the rope, exiting the store whole Kano pays. He hands Odd-Eyes one end and explains the plan, which mostly he just regards incredulously but dragging it is better than having to carry it. Like usual, this seems like a weirdly one-sided conversation since Odd-Eyes can only growl verbally.]

[ Agreeable growls, hopefully, not a secret plan to haul Kano off a cliff at the earliest convenience. Kano trusts Yuya to trust Odd-Eyes, so he "pays" for his bike and signs his name on the license and whatever official documents go into buying a motorbike. Does he want vehicle insurance? Yes, he definitely needs this. Does he want life insurance? Yeah, why not. He will go home later and write a will and leave everything to Ellie in the case that he dies in a motor vehicle accident. ]

Ta-da~!!! It's done, it's done~ Is everything set? Where do you want to go first?!

[Don't commit money fraud on things that have your name and are registered, Kano...

Yuya waits for the bike to be wheeled close enough before he starts tying the rope to it as secure as he can.]

First? We're not taking it back to campus? [Odd-Eyes grumbles while Yuya gently pats him. There there.] If we're being pulled along, it has to be far enough to be worth it, right? Are you hungry?

[ It's cash... The transaction was caught on tape, they can't prove anything after it goes into the salesperson's wallet. ]

I was thinking somewhere wide open, with lots of steep hills! Like the mountains!! But we can go into town, too, if you want to grab something to eat first!

Aren't the mountains kind of risky...? [Maybe don't destroy it the first day he got it.]

Maybe we can go the other way, down the road out of Soleil. It's flatter but we'll have scenery, right?

Oh, out into the countryside? We could do that...

[ It never occurs to Kano to leave the confines of the campus and its surrounding town and mountains, what with his movements restricted all the time thanks to being Contracted. The guards aren't around today, but they're always around somewhere, keeping an eye on him. It's exhausting. ]

Yeah, let's do that!

[Yuya thinks their current elevated presence is unfair. It wasn't like Kano ran away, exactly, so while they have the chance to roam free he's inclined to take advantage of it.

Yuya grins wider, waiting for Kano to get on the bike first before sliding on behind him. This is, he's realizing, much smaller than an actual motorcycle or Odd-Eyes. He scrambles a bit before grabbing the edge of the seat as best as he can for support.] Okay! Odd-Eyes can take us that way, and we'll just see where it takes us.

Yessssss~ Let's go~!!!

[ Running away is literally the most benign thing Kano can do, which is the only reason the guards don't go up in arms over this little outing in particular. Kano gets onto the bike and slides all the way forward so that he's barely on the edge of the seat and is mostly standing, letting Yuya take the actual seat if he wants. Presumably, they'll slide back once they get moving, so it's best Yuya gets as much space as he can while he can. ]

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