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You're lucky I know where that is.

[ And so is she, if he's not going to bother giving her an address. But that's the city where both she and Maya live, one she is very familiar with by now. She's headed straight to the TV station on her motorcycle. ]

[When she arrives, Kaneda's leaning against the wall to the entrance of the building, hands stuffed in his pockets and sulking. Really, teaming up with Tex was on the bottom of the list of things he wanted to do today, but whether he'd admit to it or not, he's worried about Maya.

Because she never LEFT the house.

And her texts keep bouncing back to him. It's like when Ken was gone all over again, the sickening lurch in his stomach getting more and more noticeable.]

Oi, don't even bother looking here. No sign of her.

[ She's surprised he's even there. She half-expected him to be gone by the time she arrived.

When she pulls up to the curb, she doesn't bother removing her helmet. If Maya's not here, they'll need to head out quick. ]

Wasn't planning on it. You're sure she's not at your place? [ Because she's not at her home in Heropa. Tex had made sure to check before leaving her own home. ]

[Oh believe him, he considered it.

In fact, when she pulls up and addresses him, he snaps his fingers to materialize his bike right next to hers. The goggles slung around his upper arm are pulled off, fitting them right over his eyes.]

You think I'd be out here if I didn't check the whole house?

[There's a lean over his bike, tapping a few buttons on that interface, bringing up a (mostly) completed map of Heropa.]

She could be with Riku--[A small point to one of the government houses]--Or Vanessa, but she's in Nonah. Think your bike can keep up?

Neat trick. [ Half-insult and half-actually impressed. What else can he make materialize out of thin air? It'd save them a whole lot of time if he could make Maya appear.

That gives them a few places to start. She glances over at his map and already has an internal one of her own pulled up. At least he gives her some leads on where else to look. ]

Kid, you'll be the one left at the lights. Besides Riku, who else in Heropa do we need to hit up?

Saves me on parking, that's for sure.

[That's a joke, he wouldn't pay for parking, anyway. Heropa's map wasn't complete, but it did have most of the gridwork lined out as he scans over it, running his finger along a few lines.]

Pfft, lights are for cars, and I'm in a hurry. [He doesn't even look up when he says that, finger tapping his lips while he reads the screen.] Let's see...Lucky Cat Cafe--maybe she stopped there with Oba-chan.

[Taps the screen twice in emphasis.]

We'll start there.

I know where it is, she took me there once.

[ Which makes it much easier to confirm the address she finds is the right one. She has it set on her HUD. ]

Meet you there, kid. [ She doesn't wait for him to reply before she's taken off. They are in a hurry and has her route to the cafe optimized.

How much does their imPort status go if they get pulled over for traffic violations? The thought only briefly crosses her mind as she speeds towards their destination. ]

[So much for waiting. There's a slight lip curl as he takes to his bike, already dreading what was going to be a very long day.

His bike roars to life the moment his hands touch the handlebars, speeding off in the same direction as her to start, only to drift through the stoplight and take a different path. He didn't know addresses, he couldn't be assed to learn English. But the roads were his turf, and if there was one thing he could do, it was take shortcuts through alleys that connected the main roads. The plus side to being raised on the streets? You knew how to read the streets, not the signs.

Heropa wasn't as cluttered as Nonah, thankfully, and the time of day made little issue with pedestrians.

It's not long before he catches up to her, pretty close to where the Lucky Cat resides, his bike leaving signature light trails as he turns the corner right next to her. Sorry, what was that about being left at the lights?

Lucky Cat is up ahead as he turns his bike to the side, green electricity coursing through the pavement like trickles of water as he pulls himself to a stop, boots used as makeshift breaks.

A natural show off? Only slightly.

Okay, a lot.]

[ They both knew where they were going. Waiting only seemed a waste of time when they'd have plenty of time to chat once they reached their destination.

A destination he managed to reach seconds before her. She had a front row seat to his little show of breaking and she rolled her eyes. Hot shot kid. At least she had that part of him pegged right from the start.

She pulls up more naturally, utilizing the actual brakes on her bike, and feeling no need to show off anything to him. ]

Surprised you didn't get pulled over. [ It's a light remark as she slides off her bike and pulls off her helmet, tucking it beneath her arm. ]

Ha! Pulled over means you actually STOP to give em the time of day!

[He laughs confidently, still coming down from the driver's high on the ride over. His heart still ached in worry for Maya, but it took the tension out of the searching with Tex. She may be just as worried as he is, sure, but that didn't mean he enjoyed this.]

Oba-chan should still be here...

[And hopefully Maya too, napping upstairs where she always was. It was normal for her, after all, and that gave a touch of hope.]

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