The garage - Tuesday evening

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Molly had told Karal that she was going to try to be more social while he was gone, but she also remembered something else she hadn't done in a while: ride her swoopbike. She'd checked on it when she came back, just to make sure that John had taken care of it properly, but she hadn't actually ridden it since the first part of the summer. The weather was so nice out today, she decided that she could go for a quick ride and then go be social.

Molly entered the garage and tossed her riding jacket onto one of the benches before hunkering down next to her bike to give it a thorough going over before heading out.

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Cassandra was still exploring fandom and not just because her player is uncreative. Today she found herself in the garage, looking around curiously at the various vehicles.

Oddly she found herself missing having trains or buses to jump on and ride. The wind in her face had always been exhilirating. Or, better yet, her bike. Somehow she didn't think that the League had taken very good care of it when they picked her up. And without Wayne money, there was no way she could replace it either.

Still, she could look at the stuff here, and remember.

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Molly looked up from her bike and smiled. "Hey," she said to alert the other girl to her presence.

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"Um... hi?" Cassandra took a moment to make sure she wasn't interrupting before offering a short wave, "I'm Cassandra. Just... looking around."

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"That's cool," said Molly as she stood up and waved back. "I'm Molly and I was just about to go for a ride on my swoopbike."

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"Swoopbike?" Cassandra leaned forward curiously, trying to get a look without intruding.

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"Yep!" Molly said proudly, giving the hovering bike a fond pat. "It's from space!"

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Cassandra blinked, "How'd you get it, then?" Having received no protest, she stepped closer for a better look.

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"Anakin gave it to me after he graduated," Molly explained, assuming everyone knew who Anakin was by now. "It used to be his."

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"Oh," Cassandra says in a voice that suggests that she does not, in fact, have any idea who Anakin is. "It looks pretty nice."

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"He teaches Ethics now," Molly supplied. "And the bike is way cool! It can go over 400k!"

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"Ooooh?" Cassandra drew the word out in a failure to suppress her excitement. "That does sound fun."

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Molly gave her a mischievous grin. "You wanna go for a ride?"

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Cassandra's grin blossomed into a genuine smile. "Yeah. I haven't been on a bike in... too long."

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"You know how to ride?" Molly asked, impressed. "Maybe you can take a turn once you see how the bike handles. It's a little bit different since it doesn't touch the ground."

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"I had a bike... before I came here." Before a lot of other things too, but that's not important.

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"Cool," Molly said, smiling again. "Well, the bike is ready." She pointed to a shelf with helmets on it. "Grab a loner helmet and let's go!"

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Cassandra actually took a moment to examine a couple of helmets for a good fit, and to make sure they'd actually offer some protection before turning to Molly with a grin. "Let's do it then," she said as she pulled the helmet on.

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Molly had pulled on her jacket and grabbed her own helmet before straddling the bike. "If you can get the door for me?" she said as she put the helmet on.

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With a quick nod Cassandra moved over to the door, taking a moment to figure out how it worked. Then she opened it and stood aside so that Molly could get the swoopbike out, eying it curiously as she idly checked to make sure her sleeves were still pulled down.

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Molly maneuvered the bike through the door and waited for Cassandra to close the door again and climb on behind her.

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After ensuring that the door was closed, Cassandra turned and mounted the bike. She took a moment to settle into her seat properly and then tapped Molly's helmet lightly with her hand, "Ready when you are!"

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Molly nodded and headed out, keeping the speed low until they reached the front gates. Then, she pushed it a little faster on the hill down to town.

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Cassandra didn't really have much of a reaction at first, not at the low speed they were moving at. Bur as Molly began accelerating, there was a growing smile on the face of her passenger. "Is there anywhere you can really open it up?" she yelled.

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Molly had slowed again once they started going through town. She nodded and turned her head so that Cassandra could hear her. "We'll go to the causeway," she yelled back. "It's long enough to get going pretty fast."

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"Good," Cassandra yelled. "I want to feel the wind!"

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"Oh, you will!" Molly said.

Soon enough, they made it to the causeway. Molly paused so that she could check for traffic. Seeing that the way was clear, she turned her head again. "Here we go!" With that warning, Molly gunned the engine and they took off down the causeway.

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It would be hard to hear over the rushing roar of the wind, but Molly might be able to pick up Cassandra's wild and delighted laughter as the bike leaps forward at an incredible rate.

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Molly laughed too. It'd really been too long since she'd done this. They sped down the length of the causeway and Molly only slowed the bike enough to make the u-turn at the end before heading back up the causeway towards town.

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Cassandra's hand slipped up to pull the visor up on her helmet. The wind rushed into her face and she closed her eyes. For one interminable moment she let herself remember what it was like to fly across the rooftops.

But those days were gone. Now she was here. She could have some new good days.