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Kaz? Well, it's nice to meet you.

[And...a few more seconds of silence.]

...Oh you get one of those bingo cards too?

Nice to meet you too.

[ They can totally do this. Right? ]

Yeah, I did, actually. Some of these are pretty ridiculous.

[ He reads one off: ] "Go caroling but only sing Never Gonna Give You Up"? Is Jim into memes or something?

Probably. He's certainly weird enough for it.

[Eleanor has a very low opinion of Jim.]

Yeah they're all kind of...dumb? Gonna go with dumb. Or stronger, more impolite words.

Yeah, he probably is. But some of these aren't too bad.

[ He pauses. ]

Then again, mine says to buy something out of Jim's registry at Towers, maybe he really is just trying to get us all to buy him stuff.

Yeah I got that one. And building a sandcastle and challenging someone to a duel...

[Eleanor was idly looking at her bingo card. Hm.]

...Hm. How tall are you?

Just about six feet... I have the sandcastle one, too.

[ He's Tall. That one's gonna be a challenge. ]

We could go buy something for Jim together if you don't feel like going alone. I'm kind of curious to see what kind of junk he's put on his list.

Hmmmmmmmm.

[The noise was long and drawn out as if she were thinking something over.]

...Okay, this is going to seem rather odd but...how do you feel about piggy-back rides? Giving them, specifically.

Yeah, that'd be fine.

[ He doesn't even hesitate tbh. He's given kids plenty of piggy-back rides... ]

This is a little weird to admit, but I'm really strong. It'd be no problem.

[ #humblebrag ]

Hey, nothing's really weird to admit anymore.

[That is completely not true, Eleanor.]

Soooo...I need to ask a stranger, that's you, to give me a piggyback ride. You in?

It'll be kind of obvious once you've met me in person.

[ He's ripped. Thanks, regains. ]

Yeah, sure. Sounds fun. How long do you need me to carry you?

It doesn't say. Let's say...a hundred feet?

That's probably pretty reasonable right?

Sure, that sounds good.

[ I mean that sounds like a lot but he's really strong so that's fine. ]

Do you want to meet at the park, or something like that?

...Yeah. Yes. That sounds good.

[Part of her was realizing she'd just agreed to meet a stranger on the internet in real life. But she was pretty sure she could protect herself and a park would have other people in it...]

[ Psh, it's ok. This is fine. There definitely aren't any weirdos on Retrospec, right? ]

Cool. I'm free in a bit, I could meet you there if you want.

Right. Okay.

You can see my picture in my profile. I'll be on a bench near the north street?

Sure. I look about the same as my picture, too. I'm wearing a red shirt.

I'll see you in a few?

[ We can just switch to action if you wanna ]

[Fifteen minutes later, Eleanor is sitting on a bench in the park in jeans and a t-shirt with 'SAVE THE PLANET' across the chest, idly flipping through her phone.]

[ Cool, Kiryu shows up at the park about twenty minutes later, sporting a red button-up and jeans. Besides the fact that he's ripped and he's just a normal dude though. The glasses kind of make him look like a nerd, so that probably helps.

That said, he's got the physique of a guy who Definitely Lifts. He'll have no problem giving Eleanor a ride. ]

Eleanor, right?

[ He waves, standing across from her. Hello, stranger! ]

[Eleanor looked up from her phone at her name, and in spite of what he had said, was still a bit surprised by how ripped he clearly was. Well then.]

Yes that's me. Hi? [She stood after a second or two of hesitation, slipping her phone into her purse.]

Thanks for agreeing to this.

[ He got this way overnight, there's a reason he's still a bit shy about it. ]

It's Kiryu. Nice to meet you in person.

[ I mean, she obviously knows who he is or she wouldn't be saying that. At least now she knows he really can carry her, no problem. ]

It's no problem. Should I take you somewhere or something? I think no matter how we do this, it's gonna be kind of awkward.

Yeah. Yeah it is...

[Eleanor sucked in a breath then just shook her head and laughed at how ridiculous it was.]

We shouldn't though. It could be fun, right? We don't have to be awkward...

Okay, sure.

[ Kiryu smiles a bit. Hey, he's probably done weirder (in canon, anyway.) He'll just step over to her and bend down a bit. He's kinda tall, sorry. ]

Hop on.

[Eleanor hesitated, which was ridiculous because trying to not make it awkward was her idea, right? Sure he was basically a stranger but it was a piggyback ride how could it not be fun? And he clearly was strong enough to hold her.]

[She finally drew in a slow breath.]

Alright. Sure.

[And then with two quick steps she hopped up onto his back, arms around his neck, and hooked her legs around his waist. Damn he really was a solid mass of muscle wasn't he.]

S'alright?

Yep.

[ He gives her a thumbs up, just in case. He's. Seriously ripped, this is not even a problem. ]

You okay? I won't drop you, just wanna make sure that feels steady.

No, no, it's fine.

[She shifted a little. okay, it was weird to be clinging to someone like this but also...kind of cool? And it made her feel taller, at least.]

We'll just...go that way!

[She grinned and pointed towards the far end of the park commandingly.]

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Action shall PIGGYBACK on this thread!

omg

I'm not sorry.

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