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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.

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Let's not investigate that any further.

[Because wow would that be awkward and embarrassing.]

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Your loss!

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Avoiding stepping on someone else's feet doesn't feel like much of a loss to me.