[D6, LE, Open] Nothing like a cold drink on a hot night

[Kaiu Nagisa]

"Indeed. And what is Nakahama but a place full of opportunities and chances?" and she took a long sip in. "How was it? Starting on your own? To be frank, it scares me."

“That’s normal. It’s kind of rough at first. There’s so much that you kind of have to do by yourself. Probably would have been a lot easier if I had friends to help beforehand. But you make good working relationships as you go.” Nagisa swirls her drink in her glass before taking another sip herself.

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“That’s normal. It’s kind of rough at first. There’s so much that you kind of have to do by yourself. Probably would have been a lot easier if I had friends to help beforehand. But you make good working relationships as you go.” Nagisa swirls her drink in her glass before taking another sip herself.

"That's what I am learning here. So many good connections to be made, friends.. I can see a future for me here." Ichitaiyo said, taking a hefty sip. "Which makes me ask myself, if I should work better to get a better position on the whole bidding thing given I want to split a little from the Great Clan.. or relax a little on the matter."

And she sighed. "Nevermind, I should give my all for Kanna anyways."

[Kaiu Nagisa]

"That's what I am learning here. So many good connections to be made, friends.. I can see a future for me here." Ichitaiyo said, taking a hefty sip. "Which makes me ask myself, if I should work better to get a better position on the whole bidding thing given I want to split a little from the Great Clan.. or relax a little on the matter."

And she sighed. "Nevermind, I should give my all for Kanna anyways."

“Well, maybe a little less you gotta worry about. I was planning on using what sway I have to put in a good word for your Clan.” Another tap against her glass as her gaze falls back on the Dragon. “If you do end up here in the near future, I would be willing to help out.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“Well, maybe a little less you gotta worry about. I was planning on using what sway I have to put in a good word for your Clan.” Another tap against her glass as her gaze falls back on the Dragon. “If you do end up here in the near future, I would be willing to help out.”

Ichitaiyo turned a little but bright smile. "I am glad to see you're backing us." and took a pause. "A friend suggested I should become a private investigator. But I believe that I should gather some.. in ground experience serving the local governance. But I'm not sure how the Dragon take it to a request to work elsewhere."

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Ichitaiyo turned a little but bright smile. "I am glad to see you're backing us." and took a pause. "A friend suggested I should become a private investigator. But I believe that I should gather some.. in ground experience serving the local governance. But I'm not sure how the Dragon take it to a request to work elsewhere."

“Ah, I wouldn’t be aware of how the Dragon would approach that. I guess you could work in a related field like loss prevention for your Clan while on Trade worlds.” Nagisa pauses, a thoughtful look crosses her features. “Marrying out of the Clan could bring opportunities but that’s probably not ideal. But then again, my knowledge on how the Dragon run things is a little fuzzy.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“Ah, I wouldn’t be aware of how the Dragon would approach that. I guess you could work in a related field like loss prevention for your Clan while on Trade worlds.” Nagisa pauses, a thoughtful look crosses her features. “Marrying out of the Clan could bring opportunities but that’s probably not ideal. But then again, my knowledge on how the Dragon run things is a little fuzzy.”

"Sometimes it is run by clairvoyance, readings and prophecy. It looks.. chaotic, or senseless a good ammount of the times, but you learn to respect it in time." She said, the thought of marriage appearing again.

"And I don't think I'd be able to marry on purely political or practical terms. At least I know my family has no plans for me." And she took a long sip. "Inherited that right from dad."

[Kaiu Nagisa]

"Sometimes it is run by clairvoyance, readings and prophecy. It looks.. chaotic, or senseless a good ammount of the times, but you learn to respect it in time." She said, the thought of marriage appearing again.

"And I don't think I'd be able to marry on purely political or practical terms. At least I know my family has no plans for me." And she took a long sip. "Inherited that right from dad."

“Mmm… I see.” Although what she sees had brought up more questions than answers, but that could be for another time. “So you said your friend suggestion private investigation work? That sounds like it could be an exciting avenue in the future.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“Mmm… I see.” Although what she sees had brought up more questions than answers, but that could be for another time. “So you said your friend suggestion private investigation work? That sounds like it could be an exciting avenue in the future.”

"Indeed. While I want change, I don't think I would be able to live the calm shopkeeper or business tender life. I need that little taste of danger." Ichitaiyo added to her agreement. "There i sfun to be had on sneaking and skulking."

Sip,.and her glass was looking bellow fellow half full.

"Your grandfather set you in the path of mechanics?"

[Kaiu Nagisa]

"Indeed. While I want change, I don't think I would be able to live the calm shopkeeper or business tender life. I need that little taste of danger." Ichitaiyo added to her agreement. "There i sfun to be had on sneaking and skulking."

Sip,.and her glass was looking bellow fellow half full.

"Your grandfather set you in the path of mechanics?"

The Kaiu raises a brow. “You sound like the previous local magistrate’s student. Haven’t seen her around for a while, though. I think she married some Lion or something from what I heard. Girl always did attract trouble…”

“Well, yeah, we had a joint project together where we fixed up an old bike. It made me fall in love with just working with my hands.” Nagisa holds up a hand for emphasis. “And I’m damn good with them.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

The Kaiu raises a brow. “You sound like the previous local magistrate’s student. Haven’t seen her around for a while, though. I think she married some Lion or something from what I heard. Girl always did attract trouble…”

“Well, yeah, we had a joint project together where we fixed up an old bike. It made me fall in love with just working with my hands.” Nagisa holds up a hand for emphasis. “And I’m damn good with them.”

The dragon saw the confidence appear, and decided to indulge in it. "So, I guess you must have some personal project on the works. A bike? A racecar? Maybe a prooeller plane?"

[Kaiu Nagisa]

The dragon saw the confidence appear, and decided to indulge in it. "So, I guess you must have some personal project on the works. A bike? A racecar? Maybe a prooeller plane?"

Another sip of her second drink, Nagisa places it back on the table and puffs out her chest a little. “Yeah, I got a nice bike I have worked on in my spare time! If you want I can show her to you. Or go for a ride or something. I’m very proud of her.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

The dragon saw the confidence appear, and decided to indulge in it. "So, I guess you must have some personal project on the works. A bike? A racecar? Maybe a prooeller plane?"

Another sip of her second drink, Nagisa places it back on the table and puffs out her chest a little. “Yeah, I got a nice bike I have worked on in my spare time! If you want I can show her to you. Or go for a ride or something. I’m very proud of her.”

Ichitaiyo smirked and leant an arm on the counter, all to get a better view of the mechanic. "Is that so? I would like to see her, but, well, you'd have to explain all the details to me. Don't worry, I like learning new things."

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Ichitaiyo smirked and leant an arm on the counter, all to get a better view of the mechanic. "Is that so? I would like to see her, but, well, you'd have to explain all the details to me. Don't worry, I like learning new things."

“I mean, she’s not like a new model. My grandpa and I got all kinds of parts to fix up an old classic Kaiu CB750. Which is basically the foundation for most modern high-power motorbikes across the basically every Clan now.” In her excitement, Nagisa leans in a little closer. “The CB750’s engine was pretty revolutionary. That thing had so much power for the time.”

A third glass ordered. “My bike… She’s something else to actually ride, too. I’m pretty good at it.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“I mean, she’s not like a new model. My grandpa and I got all kinds of parts to fix up an old classic Kaiu CB750. Which is basically the foundation for most modern high-power motorbikes across the basically every Clan now.” In her excitement, Nagisa leans in a little closer. “The CB750’s engine was pretty revolutionary. That thing had so much power for the time.”

A third glass ordered. “My bike… She’s something else to actually ride, too. I’m pretty good at it.”

And Ichitaiyo flagged for a second glass of her own too. "A steam engine might be a revolutionary concept for me too, Kaiu-san. If you could simplify, all I know of engines is that fuel and air goes in, and then energy and sound comes out, and there's a mini-motor with a battery to help things get started."

"What did make the CB750 so revolutionary? Does it have one of those famed 'rotary' engines I heard about?"

[Kaiu Nagisa]

“I mean, she’s not like a new model. My grandpa and I got all kinds of parts to fix up an old classic Kaiu CB750. Which is basically the foundation for most modern high-power motorbikes across the basically every Clan now.” In her excitement, Nagisa leans in a little closer. “The CB750’s engine was pretty revolutionary. That thing had so much power for the time.”

A third glass ordered. “My bike… She’s something else to actually ride, too. I’m pretty good at it.”

And Ichitaiyo flagged for a second glass of her own too. "A steam engine might be a revolutionary concept for me too, Kaiu-san. If you could simplify, all I know of engines is that fuel and air goes in, and then energy and sound comes out, and there's a mini-motor with a battery to help things get started."

"What did make the CB750 so revolutionary? Does it have one of those famed 'rotary' engines I heard about?"

Thinking about how to explain this, Nagisa starts by trying to figure out how to make hand gestures without making it look too obscene. “So, motorcycles have a piston engine. You have these things called cylinders that contain pistons. At the bottom of the cylinders there’s this rod at the bottom called a crank shaft. When the top of a cylinder is closed and heated air causes pressure inside of the cylinder, it sends down the piston to hit the crank shaft, causing it to rotate. This is how it basically works.”

Nope. The hand gestures still looked obscene.

“It was the number of cylinders involved in the engine that made what the CB750 was. Before the CB750, most bikes were stuck with a dual cylinder engine because of size and price constraints. Some amazing engineer among my Family was able to double the power output while also keeping it at a more reasonable production cost.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

Thinking about how to explain this, Nagisa starts by trying to figure out how to make hand gestures without making it look too obscene. “So, motorcycles have a piston engine. You have these things called cylinders that contain pistons. At the bottom of the cylinders there’s this rod at the bottom called a crank shaft. When the top of a cylinder is closed and heated air causes pressure inside of the cylinder, it sends down the piston to hit the crank shaft, causing it to rotate. This is how it basically works.”

Nope. The hand gestures still looked obscene.

“It was the number of cylinders involved in the engine that made what the CB750 was. Before the CB750, most bikes were stuck with a dual cylinder engine because of size and price constraints. Some amazing engineer among my Family was able to double the power output while also keeping it at a more reasonable production cost.”

Something about the previous comment about being good with hands and and the obscene hand gesture made Ichitaiyo hide a giggle beneath her hand.

"Said Kaiu created small pistons and cylinders so you could fit four of them?"

[Kaiu Nagisa]

Something about the previous comment about being good with hands and and the obscene hand gesture made Ichitaiyo hide a giggle beneath her hand.

"Said Kaiu created small pistons and cylinders so you could fit four of them?"

“Nah, it was actually a mixture of downsizing other parts to make room for a larger engine. Also the placement and spacing of the cylinders. Also the new starting mechanism was able to be a lot smaller itself so that helped.” With all that talking, Nagisa feels herself needing another sip of her drink.

“Sorry if my explanation is lacking. I’m more of a hands on kind of teacher.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“Nah, it was actually a mixture of downsizing other parts to make room for a larger engine. Also the placement and spacing of the cylinders. Also the new starting mechanism was able to be a lot smaller itself so that helped.” With all that talking, Nagisa feels herself needing another sip of her drink.

“Sorry if my explanation is lacking. I’m more of a hands on kind of teacher.”

"Then, how about you take me to your shop and show me?" Ichitaiyo offered with a dumb smile, then going for other sip. "Do you have a second helmet?"

"That, or we start getting hands on the bike you drove in tonight."

[Kaiu Nagisa]

"Then, how about you take me to your shop and show me?" Ichitaiyo offered with a dumb smile, then going for other sip. "Do you have a second helmet?"

"That, or we start getting hands on the bike you drove in tonight."

“Might be easier to show you at my shop. Getting into an engine can be a bit messy… And I have my full range of tools there.” She tilts her head to the side, thinking about the logistics.

“I do keep a spare helmet with my bike, so no worries there.”

[Kitsuki Ichitaiyo]

“Might be easier to show you at my shop. Getting into an engine can be a bit messy… And I have my full range of tools there.” She tilts her head to the side, thinking about the logistics.

“I do keep a spare helmet with my bike, so no worries there.”

And then Ichitaiyo straightened a little. "Wait, should you drive after three beers? Shouldn't we flag a cab?"