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Slow ridin' [closed]

In just a few minutes, Billy had agreed to give Ronnae an aerial tour of the city. The RADBUG was fueled, the bits of the car he'd taken for scrap material were replaced, and it was inhabitable for a brief jaunt.

Everything settled, he parked in front of the transport tube's exit and waited for their whirlwind flight to begin. With her in tow it was bound to be memorable!

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"...yeah, I have you," Billy said with quiet satisfaction, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and squeezing warmly. "Thanks Ronnie."

Grinning, he opened the car door for her again. "And off we go. Tell me to stop if there's anywhere you'd like to park."

He'd parked on rooftops a few times, that was always fun.

Ronnae smiled with a noticeable blush, but she was happy she cheered him up. She got into the car and nodded. "If you can find ummm maybe a flu-flute..." She blushed. "Maybe I c-can give you that show? It'd be nice to play in that place you showed me..." She said shyly.

"I'm on it," Billy decided, sending them up into the air once he was sure that they were safely secured. He passed low through the streets this time, as if they were inside one of those hover-cars that had been on so many sci fi programs of his childhood.

Eventually he found an abandoned music shop and parked. "You should be able to find something here."

Ronnae smiled appreciatively, heading to the store. Shouldn't be long, "I'll be out in a sec!" She called out.

Billy waited for her with a little smile on his face, drumming out a tune on the steering wheel. He was imagining what fun listening to the music would be.

Still, he kept an eye on the storefront just in case any danger lurked nearby. He'd come if she wasn't out soon.

Ronnae looked trough the store hurriedly. She definitely didn't want to keep Billy waiting. After a bit she saw a silvery blue case in one of the glass displays. The shape looked familiar, almost like the one she had home. She smiled cheerily and grabbed it, giving the locks a quick nudge and opening the case. Her face beamed as she saw a nice chrome flute, "Perfect!" She whispered to herself excitedly as she ran out of the store.

"So you found one," Billy smiled as she rejoined him. "All right...where did you want to play?"

Ronnae nodded excitedly. "Yup! Good one too!" She hugged it to herself. "She looked up thoughtfully trying to remember the place he mentioned earlier. "Ummm that place you showed me, the sssssss... sideney arts center?" She blushed heavily knowing she blundered that poor location big time.

"The opera house," he grinned, bringing the car into the right gear and setting off. After another scenic ride, he let her out once again and brought her inside.

They were in a majestic hall with a warm glow. "Well, this is it."

Ronnae looked around excitedly, it was as wonderful as she thought it would be. She ran around for a bit exploring every nook she could get into, ignoring she had a skirt on. This was too much fun!

Billy watched her, starting to feel somewhat silly himself. Wasn't it disrespectful to play around in an opera house?

...not that anyone worked here any longer to care. He set about on his own wide-eyed investigation until he'd had enough. Then, he settled on watching Ronnie until she felt ready to play.

If it was a while, he didn't mind. It was nice to see someone having such a good time.

After being satisfied with her exploration she looked around for Billy. Upon noticing him she yelped very lightly to herself happily. She blushed and made her way to the front where she looked towards Billy shyly. She took a deep breath before starting to take out her flute with a great deal of care, it was clear the girl had great respect for her items.

Billy nodded---so she was ready! Great. He relaxed into one of the seats and smiled encouragingly at her. No worries, Ronnie, it's going to be fantastic.

Ronnae bowed, standing straight and getting in the correct stance. She placed the flute to her lips and began her tune. For the first score she played a relaxing and mystical sounding melody. It was pleasant to say the least.

Billy's attention was caught instantly. He leaned forward in his chair, eyes fixated on her---more specifically, her hands as they danced across the flute. It was enchanting to say the least.

Thinking that enthusiastic applause from one person would echo rather strangely in here, he instead cheered her on with a hearty "That was...prodigious!"

There he went, being nerdy again.

Ronnae laughed a bit and bowed appreciatively. She blushed, but placed the flute at her lips again. This time the tune was very cheerful, something you'd hear at a friendly get together or at a party. She filled the hall with a happy melody sure to make you smile.

Billy was captivated. He wasn't exactly a music expert, not by any definition, but he did enjoy a lively tune, even as a more mellow person.

When she was done, he felt elated. "Wow. Where did you learn all of this?"

Ronnae blushed heavily and bit her lip slightly embarrassed before speaking. "Like I said, in my family we were encouraged to pick up one or two arts for our betterment. So most of the older family members are extremely skilled at their chosen arts, so they teach us themselves." She laughed happily, truth be told she was enjoying this immensely.

With a light bow, she took her stance again and brought the flute up for the third and last time. This time the melody that got carried away through the air was heartwarming, a tune with an affectionate air. It was sure to move those who where in the area with it's loving notes.

It was a fine craft to learn.

Billy's ears picked up the final tune soon enough. This one wasn't mellow or jaunty, but...sweet. Reminiscent of Ronnie, actually. He could almost understand in that moment the common artists' expression of having put 'soul' into a work---he was listening to hers.

At the end of the tune, words and applause both seemed insufficient, so he waited with a smile until her flute was set aside. She needn't worry, he wasn't ignoring her, but giving her a warm hug. He surprised himself with his daring. Maybe it was something magical in the music.

"Beautiful," was all he said.

Ronnae was caught by surprised, she blushed heavily yet she didn't move face away. Instead she smiled shyly, "Th-thanks... I hope it was to you liking. It felt really nice to play again." She had unknowingly already held unto his hug lightly. It was a very pleasant moment, and she chose to remember it.

Billy just smiled and held on. "That's not even a question, it was magnificent."

Yes, he's always this way when trying to encourage someone he likes. He gave her another congratulatory squeeze and parted, checking to make sure they wouldn't leave anything behind. "Should I drive you back to the transport tubes, or is there anything else?"

He wouldn't really mind either way.

Ronnae smiled shyly, moving a bang behind her ear she gave a light shrug. "I'm fine with either. I'll prolly just start packing my things if I go to my room, so I can move into my new place." She said happily remembering her discovery thanks to Billy.

"Then I'll take you there," Billy decided, ushering her into the car one more time. "You're going to go back with Nokosi, right?"

It was a shame to part, but they could always see each other again soon.

Ronnae got in and smiled. "Yup, pretty excited to see his face when I show him. He'll be extremely happy. Maybe you can pass by after? He could use a friend, he's been depressed ever since the pop since he lost all his companions. He cared for the animals like they where his family, and only his closest got safely picked up when he came out." She frowned for a moment, but smiled knowing that this at least would get him cheered up.

"It's one of the reasons I went exploring for houses for us. It'll give him someplace to call his own instead of sleeping on the streets."

This was going to be a pleasant drive back. He nodded, happy to hear that Kosi would be okay. "I'll say hello if I see him," Billy decided. How sad it was to lose the dear animals.

"At least he'll be safer. After the things that have happened on these streets I wouldn't want to sleep there."

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