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Ho-lee...

[ Hang on, he needs a minute. To take it all in. The whole hippie view, as it were. ]

I think I'm actually at a loss for words.

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Well, that's a first.

[Still grinning like a moron, of course.]

And here I was excited to see what you'd think of it.

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Needs more polka dots.

[ But he's walking up, making a circle around it as he checks it out. Not sure how impressed he is, but Piper seems happy, and that kinda makes him happy, and Piper actually admitting he cares about his opinion makes him definitely happy, on account of his giant ego. ]

But it's very you.

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Well, of course it is. I built it. And it's not like I won't be modifying it later.

[So who knows, maybe polkadots are in its future.]

I'm sure you'll care to know that it's green in both senses of the word.

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Wait wait wait, waitaminute, I'll get back to that real dorky thing you just said and make fun of you for it in a second, but seriously? You built this thing? From scratch?

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Yeah. It's not quite my area of expertise, but I managed. With a lot of hard work.

[Yeah so that's the secret thing he's been working on.]

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No kidding.

[ He looks it over again, with renewed (and genuine) appreciation. Still can't resist the urge to be an ass, though. ]

Yeah, okay. I guess I'm impressed. Most I ever did was put rockets in a rocking horse. And reconfigure a submarine. And invent antigravity shoes when I was seventeen.

But, I mean, a DIY moped's not bad, either.

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You know, I was going to offer you a ride, but I think I've changed my mind now.

[We don't need to have a dick-waving contest geez.]

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[ He just laughs, leaning against the handlebars like he owns the damn thing. ]

All right, all right, I give. It's cool. It doesn't, I dunno, have a harmonica for an exhaust pipe, right?

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No, but I'll add that to my list of possible revisions.

[Not really.]

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You can call it the Jesse pipe. Loud and obnoxious and completely unnecessary.

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I'll think about it.

So...do you want a ride, or what?

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[ ... recalibrating... ]

Wait, you're serious? [ Shit, Piper might take that the wrong way. ] I mean, if you really wanna show off that bad, I guess I can take time out of my busy schedule. Y'know, for you.

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Oh, how big of you, James.

I'm not letting you on it by yourself, though.

[Sorry. He doesn't trust James that much.]

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All right, so, what, you want me to hop on back here?

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As long as you aren't going to be a baby about it.

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What, you think I'm not man enough to cling to another guy on the back of an eco-friendly moped?

[ FINE. He hops on the bike, real close and cozy. You asked for this! ]

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[All James gets at his dumb comment is a "hmpth."

and then there is a moped ride and it is very snuggly and then they're done and back at James' place.]

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[ Exhilarating.

He doesn't get off the thing just yet, but he does pull back a little to clap Piper on the shoulder. ]

All right, so it doesn't suck.

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Oh, what high praise. Thank you.

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[ He plops his chin down on Piper's shoulder. Obnoxious. ]

Anytime, showoff.

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Oh please. Like you wouldn't be showing off much more obnoxiously.

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Yeah, but when've I ever asked you to go on a shoe ride with me?

[ That's quite enough of that. He hops off the bike, stretching his arms out to the sides and then settling them on his hips. ]

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Well, that'd be a little difficult, for one thing.

[Okay he'll park it normally and get off too.]

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Yeah, you'd hafta stand on my toes, probably.