exsiliumlogs | [OPEN] I wanted to know the world that was outside of the well.

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[OPEN] I wanted to know the world that was outside of the well.

Date & Time: March 17th - 18th, anytime
Location: Anywhere inside of the city and a small portion of the Outlands just outside the city
Characters: Rika Furude (

miiracles) and YOU! (OPEN)
Summary: Just a little blue-haired girl taking her not-so brand new bicycle out for a ride all over the place.
Warnings: None, really? I''ll update if necessary.

[ It took a long time, but Rika finally managed to come across a small children's bicycle. It looks to be homemade and not entirely brand new, but at least it's fully functional. Now she's taking it out for a spin, riding down the road while getting drenched in the rain. Her jacket and hood pulled over her head doesn't do much to protect her.

As for where she's going? She doesn't have a clue. She's riding down every road she can find in the city, stopping every now and then to take a look at her surroundings.

The farthest she'll go is just outside of the city, stopping before she can go too far out into the ruins of the Outlands. She'll stop, parking her bicycle off to the side and sit on the ground, taking a longer break. ]

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[Yosuke happens to be out for a walk too, crappy weather be damned! He has a new yellow parka that he acquired from somewhere or another. It's bright and cheery in the midst of all of the depressing gray.

But it wasn't cheap. Which is why he's window shopping today, rather than indoors buying supplies. He's just stopped to drool in front of a bakery. The fresh breads smell amazing! It makes his mouth actually water.

Before he gets close enough to smudge the window with the top of his nose, however, he notices a familiar little girl and her new bike. Yosuke waves to get her attention, and jogs over.]

Nice day out, huh?

[ As Yosuke jogs towards her, she casually moves her bike forwards into puddle, sending some mud and water splashing into his direction. Did she do that intentionally... ]

...It's the same rainy day as most days.

[Good thing he has this awesome new parka. Even when splashed, he stays warm and dry. Except for his feet, but the matching boots were out of his price range.]

Yeah, that's the joke. Or you could just look at it as a greeting, like most people. Nice bike.

It took awhile to find. It could use a basket or a bell though.

[ She starts pedaling again, biking in a circle around Yosuke. Splash, splash, splash! Yeah, she's definitely doing that on purpose. ]

Hey! Knock it off. I'm trying not to catch pneumonia, you know.

[His feet are thoroughly soaked by now anyway, though. It's not even worth the effort to move.]

[ All the splashing soaks herself as much as the splashing is soaking him. Fortunately, she does stop and simply smiles at him. ]

I'm done.

Don't spit in the tea you have to fetch me later when I'm dying of lung congestion, alright?

[Kido has been walking around the city looking for some good, old walls she and Kano could use for graffiti sometime. It would make him happy and let's her stretch her legs, so why not? Cutting through different streets she hasn't seen before is actually pretty fun.

The bike catches her eye before the girl does. But when she sees her, it clicks. That girl from before who sounded so sad and alone. What was her name?

Ah, yeah.]

Oiiii! Furude! [Kido waves her arm to catch her attention, like the yelling somehow didn't.]

[ Rika just so happens to be biking in Kido's direction. If she hadn't yelled or waved, she probably wouldn't have stopped and continued on her way to wherever. Placing her foot down, she comes to a halt next to Kido.

Watch out for puddle splashing and mud... ]

Mii. Did you need something?

[Kido jumps back from the mud splash. Well, she doesn't care too much but it'd be a pain to clean. Some still gets on her pants but oh well. Despite the rain and the mud, she grins.]

Yeah. We were going to have dinner, remember?

[ AW, she missed?! Oh well. It's tempting to try again and splash even more mud with her bicycle, especially since she's in a slightly better mood than the last time Kido spoke to her. It might be a little surprising that she's not turning down dinner. ]

I remember.

[ ...If she's going to have a free dinner, she should try to behave. ]

...What's for dinner?

[She does seem to be doing better since they last talked. Well, no one can be that sad all the time. Even some improvement is improvement.]

I haven't decided yet. What kinds of stuff do you like best?

Mii. Spicy food. I can settle for other kinds of food though, if you can't do anything spicy. There isn't much I dislike.

[ Spicy has always been her favorite, but she doesn't necessarily hate other types of meals. As long as it's not the same kind of dinner she had yesterday, which she highly doubts, then it's all good. ]

I've probably got something spicy. I tend to like sweeter things but I'm not picky either. Though, I kind of miss melon bread...

[Oh well. She waves her hand for Rika to follow her. Hey, full course meal on the house.]

[Someone else is wandering out in this rain and without an umbrella. In the past, she may have gotten bored in the rain, but now Lacie can't help but love it. Every day it falls is another day she's alive, another day she exists.

The smile on her face widens as she looks up towards the grey sky. Yes, she exists. She gets to feel this wetness on her skin once more, maybe for the last time today, so she has to enjoy every last minute of it. Her eyes close and she begins twirling around in the rain.

Due to this eye closed twirling, watching where she's going is completely not an option. Noticing that she's twirling right into the path of an oncoming bicycle? Impossible.]

[ Fortunately, Rika's not cycling too fast and taking the time to cruise through the city. When she sees the figure spinning her way, she moves her bike to cycle right around Lacie to dodge her and through water puddles and mud.

Enjoy the wetness of splashing mud and water, Lacie! ]

[The oncoming cyclist escapes her notice right up until the very last second. No time exists to move or dodge the oncoming splash of mud. One second she'd been drenched; next she's drenched and muddy. Rather than become upset or angry, an amused smile crosses her face and she can't help but laugh. When was the last time she'd been covered in mud? Not in years. How nostalgic, really.]

( Collette leaves the library, having scoured its media files to search out something that would play for her purposes. She thinks she's finally found the file -- she needs to get it to Billy as soon as she can -- and she finds herself smiling and looking up into the gray sky.

It's a relatively lovely day!

Using the ramp off to the side, she glances across the street and at oncoming traffic. Not too busy today, for the definition of busy Exsilium hit, and it pleases her perversely.

Seeing Rika, she doesn't register much at first outside of "ah, someone on a bicycle." A half-recalled face and suggestion from weeks past makes her turn her head again, lifting a hand at the last minute to wave and call out: )

Hey! Glad you're picking up the biking!

Hi!

[ Rika slows her bicycle down to a stop, splashing through a puddle in the process and on herself, which she doesn't mind too much. She splashed way too many people today already and the rain already has her drenched.

She actually smiles a little when Collette greets her. She's in a slightly better mood since her post over the Network about death and all. ]

Mii. The bike took a long time for me to find.

( Collette's smile only deepens in pleasure when she gets something of a smile in return. )

Sounds like persistence really paid off in the end! I'm glad. Have you gotten through much of the city like that? It's so big, you could take weeks exploring all the side streets!

I've gone through most streets, but not all of them. If it's going to take me weeks, then I'm glad. I won't get bored.

[ Then there's venturing outside of the city, but she probably won't try to go too far out there in a long while. ]

Been enjoying the endorphins much?

( Collette leans one elbow on her armrest, slanting her frame that direction. )

Yeah... this city is huge, when you really look at it! Plus getting toward the roads that lead to the North section can be hairy. Some of the potholes are stil large enough to swallow a few dozen elephants all on their own!

[ "Hairy"? That sounds risky for a small girl like her, but at the same time, it actually sounds like fun to her. She might get some thrill out of that... ]

Mii. I guess I can make a game out of dodging potholes.

Ten points for jumping the small ones! Fifteen for skating around the edge! Bonus points if it was around a blind turn!

( It's all silly, but she looks amused in offering her "suggestions" for a point system. )

[i.e. it's okay to shoot me if you're not accepting new tags on this anymore...

BUT ANYWAYS, Alicia is exiting a local grocery store, arms clutching two full bags, when she spots her familiar roommate.]

Oh, hey there! [Hopefully Rika doesn't speed off while she makes her way over to her...] I didn't know you had a bike.

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[OPEN] I wanted to know the world that was outside of the well.

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CRIES I'M SO LATE I'M SORRY