mallowhallow | Ride oo1; video//action for Crystalden

[ The first thing that shows up on the feed is something that looks a bit like a motorcycle, though there seem to be a few key components missing, like the brakes, the digital screen (which looks more like it's been ripped out than carefully removed), and a few other things. At the very least, the Momentum core which powers the D-Wheel is sitting off to the side, as dim as it'd been when it was still part of the machine. The entire thing looks a bit dirty with some scratches as if someone rushed to dismantle it.

And from the look on the face of the man that's sitting next to the D-Wheel, frown deep and brows furrowed as he sets the his communication device down and works on taking out the components of the engine that help it run on Momentum... it wasn't him that did it. ]

So, Momentum doesn't work here at all. [ Admittedly, the idea that it doesn't makes him feel a little homesick. ] Unfortunately, that's the only energy source I've ever worked with when building anything. I could probably use some help with a basic engine.

[ He could probably do it himself, but he'd rather have someone who knows exactly what they're doing actually making sure he's doing it right, especially since he doesn't particularly like the idea of just taking whatever he can without having to pay for it. Building a bike out of scraps that have been thrown away is different from just... taking whatever nice part is sitting in a storefront. It doesn't sit well with him at all. He lifts a screwdriver to clench between his teeth and leans in close to try to work on something inside of the D-Wheel, then takes the tool to tighten whatever it is. Once that's done, he sits up and presses a button that releases his Duel Disk from the dash, and he sighs in relief mumbling something about at least getting that fixed.

... Duel Disks are serious business, okay. Especially when he only has the one. ]

Has anyone else had issues with finding things of theirs dismantled after arriving?

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It's not a bad world to live in. [even if his life wasn't great, he can admit that. Heartland has it's issues, but most of them have to do with messing with other worlds rather than theirs being bad.]

Solid Vision means actual holograms, I assume? [that's the impression he's gotten from this conversation anyway. so, thinking about this.] I would guess the biggest difference between the two is the hardware. There's undoubtedly some significant difference in the programming too, but even after fixing that, there would need to be something to project the image and mine doesn't have anything like that...

I wouldn't be any help with more than basic engineering, but I could probably handle fixing the programming. [yep that's the conclusion V's come up with too.]

[ Clearly, they're going to make the perfect team here. And while Yuusei's damn good with programming himself, it wouldn't be the first time someone's outclassed him in that kind of knowledge. Nor would it be the first time it's been someone from the future (not that he knows that detail back home just yet). So honestly, hearing that draws a smile from Yuusei. ]

That sounds about right. We'll both figure something out, I'm sure. I look forward to working with you, V. Once I'm done with my D-Wheel, we can get started.

[ And Yuusei really means it, too. V is one more person he gets to kind of geek out around. (Though he'd really like watch V and Bruno exchange words, because hello geniuses.) ]

Sounds like a plan.

[although now his attention's on the motorcycle again and you know what, sometimes he is actually a stupid 20-year-old boy because that is just the coolest looking thing...]

That's another thing I haven't heard of before... [Sorry, Yuusei. And then wildly guessing because he was paying attention to things...] Can you duel with that?

[ Yuusei turns the video to get a clearer shot of the D-Wheel (because when someone has an interest in it, it has to be shown off - it's his pride and joy, after all) and lifts the Duel Disk to slide it back in its proper slot so V can see how it works. ]

Yeah. Riding Duels are a world-wide pastime where I'm from. There are special rules for it, but... it's fun.

[ Well. It's fun until you see a man merging with his D-Wheel like it's the best thing to have ever happened to him. ]

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