perfectmatch | week two

[ He's likewise dressed a lot more casual and comfortable than his typical attire, but he wasn't really expecting their date to be so...physically demanding. Still, there's a charm to it, isn't there? Getting from place to place on a pair of wheels, the good old fashioned way...

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It's really something, isn't it? Green as far as the eye can see! If only we had a picnic basket...

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Have you...ridden one of these before?

[ Because he hasn't. Oops! ]

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[Her calves are going to be so ripped with all of the leg-heavy exercising she's getting this week. At least poise and balance are things she can rather easily maintain.]

Not with two seats! They had to go and turn this sort of thing into a team activity... That's one way to build cooperation between us. It's a challenge to be faced down together, quite literally...a little on the nose.

["Or stoke drama" goes unsaid. How does anyone ride one of these things without getting into an argument about speed or directions?]

[ Will they already enter the bickering married couple phase?! Say it ain't so... ]

It truly takes synergy and cooperation to another level, doesn't it? [ Says man who always works alone. ] Well, let me be frank with you — I never learned to ride a bicycle, and while I don't doubt our ability to take on the challenge, I feel you should be...aware. I'll be leaving some slack to pick up, ahaha.

[ They're gonna go to the fucking hospital. But that doesn't stop Aventurine from approaching the seat and kicking one of the pedals so it spins. ]

Any pearls of wisdom I should know before riding, Miss Furina?

[Man who works alone and woman who was alone, riding a tandem bike. What could go wrong?]

Surely you're a fast learner? You'll get the hang of it in no time flat.

[He doesn't seem like the lazy type... if he's anything like her, failure might even turn out to be a little grating for someone like Aventurine. She gives the bike a bit of a jiggle, demonstrating its center of gravity aided by the kickstand. It really is unwieldy with a second seat here...]

The first and most important thing is to try to keep your balance centered! Though your legs may look they're doing all of the work, your core is the unsung hero.

Why don't we practice on a straight path before we try anything else? [What's better for perfection a skill than rehearsal, after all?]

[ So torn between saying he's a quick learner and that he's so fucking bad at it...struggling in real time...but I refuse to let Furina get hurt because Aventurine can't ride a fucking bike, so quick learner it is. ]

Fortunately for us both, I have excellent balance. [ He gives the mechanism of the bike a once-over, turning it into a process in his mind, though he soon realizes: ] Hold on. You're shorter than I am, so won't you have to work even harder?

[ He's not even that tall, but her little legs are gonna have to go so fast... ]

I'll have you know I always work hard if the task calls for it. [Which is slightly a lie - a bruised-ego kind of lie, more than anything. Furina is a hard worker when the task calls for it...when it comes to tasks that she deems necessary or interesting. Given her passions, that's still most of the things that she chooses to undertake, but the little white lie is certainly a defense mechanism.

... But, yes, her little legs are going to have to really pump to keep up with the pace set by someone much taller.]

Well, we'll be taking it slow while we acclimate, won't we? As long as we actually work in tandem... I don't see how it will possibly be a problem.

[Smash cut to Furina lying in the grass somewhere, trying to catch her breath, probably.]

[ Yeah, famous last words, she completely just jinxed them. Still, so long as she's up for it, he sees no reason to at least try. If they fail spectacularly, they can still take a nice walk and have a laugh about it later!

So he's swinging a leg over seat of the bike and grasping the handlebars. Uh. Okay. This seems correct. ]

R-ready when you are, Miss Furina!

I've never heard you so uncertain of yourself. [She calls him out for his unsteadiness immediately, maybe feeling a little (unearned) smirky about it. Aventurine has always had his charms, disarming with words and actions that are disarming but always feel pondered before acted.] None of that! If you get into your head, you've already let it conquer you. Now... Allons-y!

[Let's be honest, moving on a level path is probably within the realm of their ability. But by the time they reach their first incline - up or down - it rapidly spirals out of control. That meagerly challenging task bested (barely), Furina will slide off of the seat with barely enough energy to lower the kickstand and flop on her back in the nearby grass.]

Just a moment to recoup my energy... Please, even a former prima donna has stronger lungs than this.

[ Right. They can do this! Spiritedly, he chimes in after her: ] Aha. Allons-y!

[ Did he say that right...the ride starts out well enough, Aventurine slowly but steadily getting the hand of the pedals and handlebars, and by no small miracle of luck, he manages not to steer them into a tree or send them careening into a nearby stream after ascending the hill. However, after that even his legs are aching a bit, a sheen of sweat on his brow, and he's only too glad to pull to a stop and hop off so they can take a breather.

Slumping against the nearby tree: ]

Goodness me! That was a climb! I might have overdone it as we neared the top... [ ...Furina's poor calves... ] Even so, I'd say we aren't doing too bad for ourselves, Miss Furina.

[Furina doesn't move, looking as if she might evaporate right on the spot.

She'd been a natural surfer, a quick study at skating, fine at using a sword as more than a prop. This one might have bested her.]

I do suppose...not all things...are best done with friends. [Yes...if she's ever invited out biking again, she's going to make her specifications for her own vehicle very clear. Maybe it can even be mekanical or powered by Hydro.]

How much farther do we have to go on our route? I'm sure that with the efficient rate at we took things, we must be nearing our destination already!

[Do we tell her?]

[ Oh sweet Furina, you beautiful tropical fish...

...Aventurine glances back down the incline from whence they came, and then towards the far, far distant end of the park. It can't even be seen from here, he just knows it's somewhere off...that way. ]

...Well, you know, they say it's more about the journey than the destination.

[ They are far as hell away girl!!! ]

[Like a parched man crawling in the desert, Furina blearily lifts her head from the grass to glance off in the designated direction. Oh...that's...less than ideal.]

Hahaha... perhaps I should have brought a pair of opera glasses... [She oofs, folding an arm over her forehead.] I think you're supposed to save that for occasions when an upside presents itself along the journey...company excepted.

[They literally just went up one of the upsides, and it almost killed her.]

Say, Aventurine, do you travel often?

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ty for reminding me my favorite furina trivia: her sick surfing skills

IT'S MY FAVORITE TOO....she's so pleased with herself