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Well, just transform when someone else is around. They'll take the core out and you'll be back to normal.

[So, no problem! Unless that person just runs off, but Scott would never.]

Ugh, fine. Are you willing to be the one to do it?

Sure yeah, I'll do it. I'm here for seeing new powers, remember?

[Especially if she transforms into a car.]

Fine. Meet me... I guess I'll be out in the mansion's front yard so I won't break the place if anything weird does happen.

[Time to start the good ol' X-Men tradition of the mansion blowing up--]

Right now? I guess I have the time for it.

Right now. If you don't have time, then you don't get to see... whatever happens here.

You're totally bluffing, but I'll head over in a bit. I promised a couple of things to my girlfriend first.

[And Scott's a huge simp for her--]

If you say so. I'll wait. I just don't want to hear about whatever you two are up to.

[dont be gross!!]

I'll be sure to give you all the details.

[But he'll show up in front of the institute in a couple of hours or so, in said motorcycle of course.]

[By the time he arrives, Fauna's been waiting, and... well, she got bored. There's only one thing to do when she's bored.

... yeah, she was just doing push-ups in the yard.

But at least when Scott arrives, she stops, rolling and pushing herself upright.]

Damn, your bike is loud.

[Or, Fauna, you just have enormous fox ears.]

[Of course she's doing pushups... it's hard to imagine her sitting still for long. Maybe he should be impressed that she wasn't trying to punch some training dummy and instead was just working on simple exercises. Doesn't erase the exasperation he feels, further emphasized how he huffs when hearing her comment.]

Yeah yeah we all know that you're jealous.

[Scott snorts before he crosses his arms across his chest. Okay, time to get the show on the road.] Alright, got your transformation thing ready? Better not back out now after I drove all the way here.

[She huffs back... but he's not wrong. She is jealous.

Still, she holds up the core she got. A magatama with a strange, wheel-looking pattern on the center...]

If anything happens, pull this out and open the brace as fast as possible. Wild Change!

[With that warning, she... takes her pose. She's doing the full transformation pose, even if she has no clue what's going to happen. It clearly will transform her, right?

... Except not. Instead, the magatama halves seem to eject from the brace themselves, grow until they're actually tires, and. A whole motorcycle unfolds out of them, leaving Fauna staring dumbfounded.

... But at least shes going to pat herself down first, rather than immediately checking out thw motorcycle. She has to make sure she didn't change with it.]

[It wouldn't be a Fauna transformation without her poses.

Scott at least holds back any comments as he watches her, because he's both excited, curious, and maybe just a little worried to see the outcome of all this. He really doesn't think this will turn out bad, at least no in a way that's irreversible, but he also is aware that anything can happen as well. If the mansion explodes from all this, well, it's just giving it character.

But there's no explosions, in fact, Fauna is still standing in front of him and looking like her regular untransformed self. Honestly, he'd say that she must've done something wrong or that it wasn't the right pose, if it wasn't for the motorcycle that suddenly appeared in front of them now.

So, that explains that.]

Dude, you got a motorcycle as well! [He'll be excited for her if needed!! Look, this is really cool! Of course, Scott's only this happy for her because he has one of his own... he might've been a little bit of a bitch otherwise. But he does, so the mutant's interested and excited as he steps closer to the bike.]

How did I get a motorcycle too?! Is this place bribing us with bikes?

[Well, from Scott's point of view, this is definitely a futuristic bike. It's got a lit dash display, four prominent tailpipes, and... no key, and no gas lid. Instead, in the top, where a gas lid should be, there's an indentation the same shape as one of Fauna's transformation cores...

Overall, the bike is also enormous. It's... much larger than you might think someone Fauna's height could drive. And also, the license plate doesn't have a number or anything, it just has her weird logo.

look there's an image reference]

It's got my name on it, so I guess it's mine, but where the hell did it come from?

Dude, why are you complaining? This is cool.

[He answers half-heartedly, still more distracted in checking out the motorcycle that's appeared right in front of them. Besides, it's only a bribe if they allow it to be!! Still, her bike is big and more technologically advanced than the one he got ~~it's a good thing he likes the classics~~. Like how do you start the engine? How do you pump gas?? Well, considering this vehicle formed because of Fauna... maybe it takes energy from her? It looks pretty custom made, from the markings to the logo that's associated with her.

Luckily, he has enough respect not to press his hands against her bike, not without permission. He gets it!!]

Does it really matter? Test it out. [Come on!! He may be a little impatient right now.]

... All right, fine, but we have got to find me a helmet that can handle... you know.

[She twitches her ears.

But she looks at the bike, and... She pulls the magatama from her choker, and places it in the indent. And like a key, the bike purrs to life, the dashboard lighting up. As she is about to get on, though, she pauses.]

... Wait, how do I turn it back, though?

Yeah we'll figure it out.

[He waves a hand, obviously unconcerned by the prospects of finding her a customized helmet. He's sure that a shop or at least of the Chosen can figure something out for Fauna. Scott's still far more invested in the futurized bike, that interest only growing as she finally gets the bike to start. Oh yeah, it's definitely only reacting to things that's associated with her.

Fauna's transformation thing and her magatama... it's super neat.]

Your charm things transformed into the bike, right? Maybe there's a way for you to remove them so the bike returns to normal.

[do you want to learn to henshin, scott....]

I guess... I can try that in a minute. For now...

[She lifts up the kickstand, and gently turns the handle to accelerate. Extremely gently. The bike just sort of... slides forward a couple feet.]

... Well, it didn't explode.

That's always the first step.

[The machine not exploding in their face! But now that they've cleared that baseline, Fauna simply has to keep going. It's simply not enough to nudge forward a couple of feet at a snail's pace. Motorcycles are meant for far more than that. Scott flashes her an encouraging smile while nodding, as he if's encouraging her to keep going.]

Come on, you can do more than that. You might as well give your bike to some old asshole if you're gonna go that slow.

[Nothing like ribbing someone to make them go, maybe.]

Hell no. This thing's mine.

[IMMEDIATE defensive. She loves this bike instantly. But... She is looking around.]

There a good road around here to test it on? I'll off-road it if I gotta, but if I'm just testing things out first...

[Success.

Scott perhaps wisely doesn't rub it in, but there's certainly a self-satisfied little smile on him.]

Yeah, sure. There's a road leading to the mansion, so just take that. It's how I got here and everything. I can lead the way if you really need the help.

Yeah, yeah, if you're going to talk that much crap, it sounds like you want me to leave you in the dust.

[She pauses, and transforms into her armor.]

It's probably better to drive like this for now...

Not with that granny speed you just showed me.

[And oh, she transformed again... and definitely in a form that's far more protective. Probably a smart move, but since he doesn't have anything like that, he decides not to comment. He can already imagine Nurarihyon staring at him from afar, as if sensing his mentee driving off again without a helmet.

He'll get one soon! He's just busy right now.]

I've been going with 'just don't crash.' It's worked so far for me. [But he starts heading back to his own motorcycle now, setting himself on the now familiar seat before turning the engine on. He doesn't think he'll ever tired of this and the mutant momentarily lets himself enjoy the hum of the machine, before he nods over at Fauna.]

Ready? [Well, hopefully she is, because he's already leaving.]

It works until that thing collapses under you because this place thinks it's funny.

[But Fauna takes off after Scott. She's definitely taking it a bit more cautiously, though- For how reckless she seems, she's methodically and carefully testing out the bike's capabilities. In fact, Scott might notice the headlight flick up and down as Fauna's flicking switches to try to figure out what does what.]

[For what it's worth, Scott doesn't actually drive all that fast, probably something that would be considered well before the speed limit if Aldrip had one. He occasionally checks on Fauna through the help of his side mirrors, smile growing when he sees her keeping pace with him. It's also clear she's testing out the different controls and buttons her motorcycle comes with and as long as she suddenly doesn't shoot a missile at him James Bond style, then they're good.

After a while, Scott slows to a stop, letting them settle on the outskirts of Xavier's Mansion, although they're still on a paved road. He just wants to check in on Fauna, the mutant parking his bike and sliding off before sending her a mild smirk.]

So, what do you think?

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