IC INBOX: HUGTOPIA.

[begguiling]

Heeeey, you've reached me, Magolor! Actually, you've reached my voicemail. You must be so disappointed. But don't worry, leave a message and I'm sure I'll call you back!

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this just in: bret doesn't actually know a damn thing about bikes and is googling frantically

[whenyouneedme]

[None taken, good egg. Kai chuckled, holding a hand up lightly over his chest.]

No one will be more careful than I am.

[BIKE THOUGH. Kai turned to give it a pat, his expression going thoughtfully intense as he started walking Magolor through some of what he'd been pondering.]

I'm thinkin' maybe I wanna try putting this to work, since I have it. Deliveries or rides, stuff like that. We got more people doing food work now, maybe there's a market for it. There's just [he gestured] nowhere secure to put stuff. It not having a fuel tank anymore kinda opens up some options.

So I'm thinking either somewhere up here where the fuel tank woulda been... [He tapped the space in front of the rider seat where there was some real estate.] Or maybe something here at the back if it can get secured well enough. I don't mind sacrificing a little bit of speed, but keeping the space for a passenger is important.

IT'S OK I KNOW EVEN LESS

[begguiling]

[Magolor's ears noticeably perk up at the mention of food delivery. Food delivery! A luxury he can get behind 100%! He already spends what little of his Dora he's willing to part with mostly on other people cooking for him when he can't get it free; what's a little more for the option of having it come right to his house? He nods along at the explanation with renewed interest.]

Oh, that's easy enough. Don't worry! It looks like there's plenty of room to secure something like that safely. And I'm a creative guy! So, room for another passenger and room to secure cargo?

TOGETHER WE WILL GESTURE WILDLY AND GLOSS OVER EVERYTHING

[whenyouneedme]

[Dinner and a friend to bother, what a good combo.]

Yeah, that'd be good. And maybe like two helmets, eventually. I think that'd be everything.

[begguiling]

I can do that. Juuuust a moment here . . .

[He pulls out his tablet and brings up the camera app, then does another, slow loop around the bike, getting photos of it from all angles. It's not like he wants to hang onto it while he does all the plans before he can begin construction. But he's already pretty excited, more than he would have expected. It's been so boring . . . not having physical projects . . . not having happy customers he can look in the eye . . . !]

By the way, I'll definitely be the first customer of your delivery service! Now there's a niche we need filled.

[whenyouneedme]

Ha, I'm hoping its a good idea anyway. [Kai grinned at him.]

Which just means sure, you're first in line. Y'don't gotta wait for me to say anything either, just lemme know what you need done.

[begguiling]

Remember you said that when I call you up for a pizza at 2 AM!

[He winks. Just kidding! Except ordering a pizza at 2 AM is definitely something he would do. He will at least probably not do it to a delivery boy he actually knows and likes . . . and also, pizza's not exactly plentiful here. Speaking of which,]

I kind of wish I hadn't said that. Now I'm thinking about pizza.

[whenyouneedme]

[Mental Note: establish work hours.

But speaking of pizza. And thinking about pizza. Kai frowned.]

... Now I'm thinking about pizza too. Damn. I probably wouldn't even mind a 2 AM delivery if it meant pizza was here.