[D7, EE] It would sure suck if I got kidnapped after this

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Oh.

Oh no.

It was the perfect moment. But. It would ruin the moment.

Would it?

Ichitaiyo slowly turned her head, like a revenant ready to drop ill news.

"That's.."

"That's what she said."

She was ready to get kicked out of the garage.

Nagisa stands there, stunned, holding two beers. There’s a slow blink of realization before she bursts out into a fit of laughter. “Pffffffffft! I guess I walked into that one.”

And again, laughter could not be contained. “You said it with such a straight face, too…”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Nagisa stands there, stunned, holding two beers. There’s a slow blink of realization before she bursts out into a fit of laughter. “Pffffffffft! I guess I walked into that one.”

And again, laughter could not be contained. “You said it with such a straight face, too…”

Untensing upon hearing the raucous laughter, she set off in laughter too, slapping the engine a little. "The best part is that it goes for all three sentences you said!"

And she reached for her beer with one hand, the other idly trying to spin and tweak some pieces as she tried to smother her laugh. "Seems like your head's subconciously somewhere!"

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Untensing upon hearing the raucous laughter, she set off in laughter too, slapping the engine a little. "The best part is that it goes for all three sentences you said!"

And she reached for her beer with one hand, the other idly trying to spin and tweak some pieces as she tried to smother her laugh. "Seems like your head's subconciously somewhere!"

Handing the beer to Ichitaiyo, Nagisa’s laugh turns into a more nervous chuckle. “Well, I might be seeing now that describing my work comes off as… Slightly homoerotic.”

Time to open her own beer and try maybe not think about where her mind is right now! Yup. Not thinking about it.

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Handing the beer to Ichitaiyo, Nagisa’s laugh turns into a more nervous chuckle. “Well, I might be seeing now that describing my work comes off as… Slightly homoerotic.”

Time to open her own beer and try maybe not think about where her mind is right now! Yup. Not thinking about it.

Ichitaiyo just took the joy from teasing the shy mechanic, it was fun, like playing with food.. she could always push further, to bring her to her the knees. Yet, was it right? What if the poor mechanic felt something she shouldn't?

"Now you added the gay in there, I'm sure I can do that to guys too."

Tease, but not unto herself.

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Ichitaiyo just took the joy from teasing the shy mechanic, it was fun, like playing with food.. she could always push further, to bring her to her the knees. Yet, was it right? What if the poor mechanic felt something she shouldn't?

"Now you added the gay in there, I'm sure I can do that to guys too."

Tease, but not unto herself.

“Ahhhh… I meant… I didn’t mean to, ummm…” She hadn’t even had a drink before that previous slip-up. Her face starts to look strawberry red at this point. “Of course you could. It just didn’t cross my mind. I apologize.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“Ahhhh… I meant… I didn’t mean to, ummm…” She hadn’t even had a drink before that previous slip-up. Her face starts to look strawberry red at this point. “Of course you could. It just didn’t cross my mind. I apologize.”

Ichitaiyo laughed once again. It was.. almost too easy sometimes. She wanted to push, sate that predatory urge to pin down and feast like a wolf. She knows Nagisa would be willing prey too.

"Relax, look, I tease because it's fun. No worries, okay? You can tease too if you wanna." Ichitaiyo offered in good nature, taking a sip of her beer. "How about you come and show me more of this engine?"

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Ichitaiyo laughed once again. It was.. almost too easy sometimes. She wanted to push, sate that predatory urge to pin down and feast like a wolf. She knows Nagisa would be willing prey too.

"Relax, look, I tease because it's fun. No worries, okay? You can tease too if you wanna." Ichitaiyo offered in good nature, taking a sip of her beer. "How about you come and show me more of this engine?"

“O-oh. Okay.” Taking in a deep breath and taking a sizable swig of her beer, she sets the can down nearby before kneeling back down by the engine block.

“So, uhhh, you see this part under here? This hole is where the crank shaft goes. It’s what the pistons hit to cause the rotation.” She emphasizes the location by tapping it.

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“O-oh. Okay.” Taking in a deep breath and taking a sizable swig of her beer, she sets the can down nearby before kneeling back down by the engine block.

“So, uhhh, you see this part under here? This hole is where the crank shaft goes. It’s what the pistons hit to cause the rotation.” She emphasizes the location by tapping it.

Ichitaiyo questioned if she was the dirty one for coming up with the innuendo right there.

"They hit it? Like. Bang bang?"

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Ichitaiyo questioned if she was the dirty one for coming up with the innuendo right there.

"They hit it? Like. Bang bang?"

“Oh, yeah. The pistons hit and cause the crank shift to rotate. I guess you could say they bang.” Nagisa looks back up at Ichitaiyo with a smile. “It’s pretty cool how many components in things use simple pressure and release mechanics.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“Oh, yeah. The pistons hit and cause the crank shift to rotate. I guess you could say they bang.” Nagisa looks back up at Ichitaiyo with a smile. “It’s pretty cool how many components in things use simple pressure and release mechanics.”

Ichitaiyo chuckled gently. "Sounds I should have studied physics over common mechanics to hold a conversation."

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Ichitaiyo chuckled gently. "Sounds I should have studied physics over common mechanics to hold a conversation."

“Ah, well engineering and mechanics is applied physics. But, no, you don’t. I’m just kind of a nerd. And get excited when I can show off what I know.”

Nagisa’s eyes give away the absolute pride she has in her knowledge and skill, but it’s fleeting as she quickly replaces it with a more thoughtful look. “You can tell me if you’d like a change of topic.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“Ah, well engineering and mechanics is applied physics. But, no, you don’t. I’m just kind of a nerd. And get excited when I can show off what I know.”

Nagisa’s eyes give away the absolute pride she has in her knowledge and skill, but it’s fleeting as she quickly replaces it with a more thoughtful look. “You can tell me if you’d like a change of topic.”

Ichitaiyo shook her head. "No, I prefer to listen to things I am ignorant about and learn. They are far more interesting than the comfort. Besides, I doubt you are truly interested in hearing stories of paperwork and office politics."

A white lie, she had seen plenty, just not.. of joyful matters.

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Ichitaiyo shook her head. "No, I prefer to listen to things I am ignorant about and learn. They are far more interesting than the comfort. Besides, I doubt you are truly interested in hearing stories of paperwork and office politics."

A white lie, she had seen plenty, just not.. of joyful matters.

“I mean I would like to hear about the things you like more. We’ve mostly talked about my interests.” Nagisa might be a little slow on the uptake in some areas, but she’s pretty perceptive in others.

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“I mean I would like to hear about the things you like more. We’ve mostly talked about my interests.” Nagisa might be a little slow on the uptake in some areas, but she’s pretty perceptive in others.

And now that caught Ichitaiyo's interest, a little momeng of pride following.

"Caught me." She admitted with a show of her palms. "It's just that.. well, I have led a very busy life. And left me unable to properly settle anywhere to do an own thing. But I picked up dancing in clubs. Dress like a heimin and... let loose. It is hard to explain in words, better felt than told. It's about.. the dark ambience, the bass overriding the beat of your heart, forgetting all in a haze. It's.. liberating."

And a beat of thought passed. "Do you have a densai-compatible speaker?"

[Kaiu Nagisa]

And now that caught Ichitaiyo's interest, a little momeng of pride following.

"Caught me." She admitted with a show of her palms. "It's just that.. well, I have led a very busy life. And left me unable to properly settle anywhere to do an own thing. But I picked up dancing in clubs. Dress like a heimin and... let loose. It is hard to explain in words, better felt than told. It's about.. the dark ambience, the bass overriding the beat of your heart, forgetting all in a haze. It's.. liberating."

And a beat of thought passed. "Do you have a densai-compatible speaker?"

“Oh yeah. Right over there, I listen to music while I work a lot.” Nagisa motions towards the shelf next to her tool bench.

It’s obvious that Nagisa’s curiosity has been piqued. Her attention now no longer on the engine at all.

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“Oh yeah. Right over there, I listen to music while I work a lot.” Nagisa motions towards the shelf next to her tool bench.

It’s obvious that Nagisa’s curiosity has been piqued. Her attention now no longer on the engine at all.

Ichitaiyo connected the Kamis mutually, and with a couple taps, the instruction to play the recorded track went in.

"It's not exactly something you listen to easily, but.. it sets you, and among a pile of people that don't know and and never will, free of.. duty and worries. It is liberating to me."

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Ichitaiyo connected the Kamis mutually, and with a couple taps, the instruction to play the recorded track went in.

"It's not exactly something you listen to easily, but.. it sets you, and among a pile of people that don't know and and never will, free of.. duty and worries. It is liberating to me."

Nagisa stands up, moves to lean against the garage door and listens. “Everyone needs their own little way to escape the pressure life brings. Want me to lower the lights?”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Nagisa stands up, moves to lean against the garage door and listens. “Everyone needs their own little way to escape the pressure life brings. Want me to lower the lights?”

Ichitaiyo raised her brows in gentle surprise before a gentle smirk crawled up her face. "I don't dance alone."

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Ichitaiyo raised her brows in gentle surprise before a gentle smirk crawled up her face. "I don't dance alone."

“Well…” Nagisa pauses as she runs a hand through her hair to pull it back out of her eyes. “You better be a better teacher than I am, in that case.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“Well…” Nagisa pauses as she runs a hand through her hair to pull it back out of her eyes. “You better be a better teacher than I am, in that case.”

That spark, that sudden assertiveness, now that she could echo. Ichitaiyo began to take on the rhythm, knees bending to the tempo, her slate gaze afixxed into Nagisa's, as the grounding element as she began to flow around the pace of their new reality.

"Mm.. you better go get the shutters then."