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[bedeviledspider]

H- Hey.

[ The wheel of a motorbike comes into frame. It'd be cool, if it wasn't also on fire. Just like the rest of the vehicle, seemingly, which Reilly is sitting on. With an expression that's somewhere between resigned amusement and suppressed panic. ]

On a scale of one to ten, how much should I be freaking out right now? I mean, I've never even ridden a motorcycle before. I just thought they looked cool! And it wouldn't hurt to have a ride, but, as soon as I touched it--

Fire. Everywhere.

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[bedeviledspider]

Oh, so you're telling me you regularly touch bikes and they burst into flame? That makes me feel so much better. Not doubting your skills at all, sir, not a bit!

[deadthenred]

Nah, of course not. I'm an expert.

[bedeviledspider]

Fantastic. Got an expert opinion on how I could make it stop?

[deadthenred]

[Well, uh :|a]

Get off the bike?

[bedeviledspider]

[ NOT SO EASY NOW HUH. ]

Okay...

[ deep breath aaaand he jumps off, the flames trailing off the bike and back into his body. which should be equally worrying, really, but he seems cool with it. ]

[deadthenred]

See? Good as new.

[bedeviledspider]

You're being unnervingly calm about all of this.

[deadthenred]

People get weird new powers here all the time.

[...]

And my best friend back home called himself the Flaming Kid.

[bedeviledspider]

This is the worst kind of weird.

[ rubbing his temples. ]

Wait. "Flaming Kid", seriously? No offense, but that's not a very good alias.

[deadthenred]

Hey, don't look at me, it wasn't my idea.

[He picked "Bucky" so he is brilliant in that area.]

[bedeviledspider]

That's what all the guys with awful names say.

[ Like the guy calling himself "Darkdevil" has any room to talk. ]

[deadthenred]

It ain't even my name, hotshot.

[bedeviledspider]

Well, if hotshot's all you can come up with, maybe that's a good thing.

[deadthenred]

I figured I oughta go easy on you after that bit with the flaming motorbike.

[bedeviledspider]

Wow, you're so kind.

[deadthenred]

I'm a real bleeding heart, yeah, it's been said.

[bedeviledspider]

Brings a tear to my eye, honestly.

[deadthenred]

Awwww. You didn't have to cry.

[bedeviledspider]

It's just so moving. I couldn't help myself.

[deadthenred]

You think you're gonna try again with the bike?

[bedeviledspider]

To be honest? I don't think I should have tried in the first place.

[deadthenred]

That's a pity. They are fun to ride.

[bedeviledspider]

And risky. Can't forget risky.

[deadthenred]

So wear a helmet.

[bedeviledspider]

[ More to himself than to Bucky. ] That's not what worries me.

...But yeah, I guess I should.