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Candy Quackenbush can walk on water. (toitshour) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-06-10 22:51:00

Entry tags:

candy quackenbush, henry 'mutt' williams

Who: Candy and Mutt.
What: Going out to lunch.
When: Wednesday afternoon.
Where University of Chicago.
Warnings: Really mild swearing is possible, but other than that, nope.

Candy had kissed Onyxx goodbye before taking a taxi to the portkey. The process of taking one was always odd, and she felt a bit discombobulated afterwards, but she was getting better with them. Once in Chicago, she got her bearings and slipped into a business building, using her "my mom works here" excuse.

After looking at the map she'd printed out, she flew in the direction of the university, looking down for any people on roofs. She laughed when she saw one, hoping it was Mutt, and angled the craft downward. She had a bag in the glyph, and it had her wallet and things, as well as the iPod she'd loaded for Mutt with a few songs.

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	toitshour 2008-06-18 12:40 am UTC (link)
	"It's nothing! My mind's in the gutter, sorry." She shook her head and looked around for the store. "Is there anything else you need for the bike?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 12:55 am UTC (link)
	He blinked, and shook his head. "Nah. Just the tires, for now. They're even holding 'em for me." He led the way to the shop, which wasn't far down the street. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 01:02 am UTC (link)
	"See? This has been fun and it's going to be educational for me. Awesome, huh?" She followed him, pushing inside once they got to the shop. "How do you know what tires are best?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 01:59 am UTC (link)
	He laughed, and then thought for a minute. "Honestly, these days I don't. I'm assuming the ones he's holding are the best because they're pretty pricey." He shrugged. "we'll find out, I guess." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 02:03 am UTC (link)
	Candy nodded and went to the counter, smiling at the guy. "Hey, you're holding some tires for my friend?" She pulled out her wallet and put her American Express on the counter, giving the clerk her best 'I'm a ditz, help me' smile. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 02:36 am UTC (link)
	The man eyed the two of them, then nodded. "Yeah. I got the little greaser's tires." He snickered a little, and Mutt rolled his eyes. The man yelled into the backroom, and one of the other employees came out, rolling a set of motorcycle tires. It wound up being over a hundred dollars, and Mutt visibly winced. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Candy blinked, then remembered how her grandma had told her bread was like, a nickel when she was a kid. "Mutt," she grinned, leaning over to whisper in his ear. "Have you gone grocery shopping? I think inflation might ave something to do with this." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 02:52 am UTC (link)
	He shook his head as Candy's card was charged. "I've got a lot of those cup noodle things. How bad can inflation be?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 03:02 am UTC (link)
	Candy chuckled and leaned against the counter, putting her wallet back in her purse. "A Big Mac, fries and a soda's about five dollars, maybe six." She got ready for his head to explode. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 03:03 am UTC (link)
	"Are you serious?" He couldn't help the way his voice rose. "Holy cow!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 03:16 am UTC (link)
	Candy couldn't help laughing. "So, yeah, a hundred dollars is a bit of money, but not too bad." She giggled and socked him in the arm like she would have one of her brothers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 03:28 am UTC (link)
	He socked her right back, not holding back. "I can't help being new!" The man eyed them, and shook his head. "Weirdos." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 03:32 am UTC (link)
	The sock in the arm made her laugh loudly, and she couldn't wait to get on the motorcycle, get her hands dirty. "I'm helping you!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 03:38 am UTC (link)
	He nodded and grabbed a tire. "Yeah, and you hit me first." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 03:48 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I didn't even hit you that hard, you wuss." She grabbed a tire too, surprised that they weren't as heavy as care tires. "You ready?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 03:58 am UTC (link)
	He stuck his tongue out and nodded. "Let's get going." He whistled again as he walked, a Buddy Holly song, this time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Candy actually knew that song, and she sang along with him, keeping up and not complaining besides the heat. She'd managed to hold onto a moth that had been shot out of the sky with her on it. A tire was easy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 04:13 am UTC (link)
	He smiled and started to sing after a minute or two. It was nice to be out and about with someone his own age. They arrived back at the dorm parking lot, and he became infinitely more cheerful. "Great! So now all we have to do is get her jacked up and change the tires!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 04:22 am UTC (link)
	"Is it like a car jack?" Candy flopped down on the ground, wondering where the hell you put a motorcycle jack. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

switchbladecomb
2008-06-18 04:30 am UTC (link)

"It, uh, is a car jack. Two of 'em actually."

He cleared his throat and started talking about how tire technology had changed over the years, and how he had to replace the entire wheel and not just the tire, and that had caused him to make alterations to the bike.

He was quite cheerful as he said it, stripping off his leather jacket and tying a rag around his hair. "First step is to get her off the ground."

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	toitshour 2008-06-18 04:38 am UTC (link)
	Candy got on her knees and pulled her hair back. "Just tell me what you need me to do, captain!" She was open for anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 04:39 am UTC (link)
	He nodded, sliding one of the jacks over her way. "Put it just in front the tire, on the frame, to lift the back up." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 04:49 am UTC (link)
	Candy'd changed a tire with her dad once, when he'd been sober and not as much of a jerk. She set to, pumping the jack a few times and grinning when the bike lifted. "That?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	switchbladecomb 2008-06-18 04:54 am UTC (link)
	"Yep!" He said, having his own end jacked up as well. He liked not having to stopp in the middle of things to move the jack. "Alright. Just unscrew the lugnuts like you would a car tire, and swap it out for a new wheel." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-06-18 05:01 am UTC (link)
	Candy liked knowing what he meant when he said things like lugnut, and she managed to get the nuts unscrewed pretty fast. She did make a faint noise of pain when she dropped the tire on her foot, but she recovered quickly, putting the new wheel on. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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