Log: Lil and Catseye

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Yet another student is enamored with Lil's bike, only this one wants to do more than ride it.


"Can DiamondLil teach Catseye how to ride the LoudBicycle?" Catseye asked without preamble when she saw Lil enter the garage. She'd been napping on the hood of Scott's car in catform but had shifted when she smelled the blonde giantess approaching. Lil's motorcycle had intrigued her very much, and not only because of how shiny and new it was. She was attempting to learn all she could about driving, and the Harley seemed like it would be very fun to drive.

Lil blinked owlishly at the purple-haired girl, a bit started and a lot confused for a moment before she gave her head a shake to clear out the mess from her brain. "Hi to you, too, Catseye," she chuckled, smiling at the student. "LoudBicycle is called a Motorcycle and maybe once you get some more practice in with cars, I'll teach you how to ride." The blonde woman had no intention of letting anyone without a license take her baby out for a spin but flat out rejection would do more damage than good, she suspected.

The catgirl cocked her head. "Motorcycle," she amended. The word made sense. She liked it. "Can DiamondLil take Catseye for a ride on the Motorcycle?"

"It won't be too loud for you?" the blonde asked as she gave her bike a look-over. No scratches meant the ankle-biters could live to see another day. "You have to wear a helmet, too. Rules."

"Not too loud. Catseye lived in BusyTown for manymany years so Catseye is used to loud. And Catseye will wear the helmet because Catseye does not want to smash her brain or her eyes or ears or nose." Nodding emphatically at the 'rules' bit, Catseye jumped astride the motorcycle, planting her feet when the kickstand unexpectedly went out from under her. "Uh oh. Did Catseye break it?"

Lil grabbed a hold of the motorcycle to keep it steady and upright. "No, you didn't break it," she assured her. "That part just holds the bike up when it's off." Taking a deep breath, the blonde made sure Cats wasn't going to topple - thank God the keys were in her pocket! - then moved off to grab two helmets. "Rules. Even us who can't smash our brains and eyes and ears and noses gotta wear them, too."

"Catseye thinks that is a good rule," she agreed, sniffing at the helmet before pushing it down over her head. "Seeing in the helmet is notgood," she called out to Lil. "Catseye does not like! How does DiamondLil drive the Motorcycle if she cannot see?"

"Well, it helps to put it on correctly," Lil replied as she carefully pulled the helmet back off the girl's purple head. "Lemme help." Pushing the visors up, the blonde slid the protective gear back into place, this time ensuring Catseye could still hear and see her. "Better now?"

"Yesyesyes!" the catgirl replied, feeling sheepish. "Catseye is ready now! Catseye wants to go veryveryfast! And Catseye wants to go to the burger stand! Can DiamondLil take Catseye to the burger stand?"

"There are rules about going very very fast," Lil told the student as she put her own helmet on. "But I'll see what I can do," she added with a smile. "I'll take you to the burger stand but you gotta follow a couple more rules, too, okay? When I get on, you gotta hold on to me and not let go until we get to the burger stand. You can't try to get off the motorcycle until I do, either. Wouldn't want you to get hit by a car or anything." Lil thought about tossing 'don't try to catch any low flying birds' onto the list but didn't want to insult the girl.

"Catseye knows the rules about going fast," she answered sagely. "And Catseye promises to hold on and not jump off and not touch anything except DiamondLil and the motorcycle and even if Catseye wants to reach out and touch things Catseye will not because it is a rule that Catseye will hold on and not let go. And then Catseye and DiamondLil will get burgers!" She was vibrating with excitement.

The blonde woman couldn't help but laugh at the student's pure delight though with all the passengers she seemed to be taking out on the bike, maybe she should have invested in a sidecar as well. "And then we get burgers. You've got the rules perfectly memorized, Cats which means you get a burger of your choice on me." She flipped down both their visors and climbed onto the bike, waiting for Catseye to grab a hold of her before revving up the bike and pulling her out of the garage.

It wasn't hard for Catseye to follow Lil's rule about holding on, though she tried hard not to dig her claws into Lil as she wrapped her hands around the blonde woman's waist. She knew she wouldn't hurt Lil with her claws, but didn't want to ruin Lil's clothes, either. This became more of a problem after Lil had maneuvered them out of the garage and took off down the drive. After a moment of panic at the speed and the fact that there was nothing around them except air, Catseye's curiosity replaced her fear and she relaxed the death grip she had on Lil, looking around in awe at the blur of their surroundings. She whooped in happiness at the wind on her skin and the speed at which they whizzed by.

Lil was careful not to go full throttle right away. No use scaring the girl but she had requested 'very very fast' and after some scouting, she had discovered rarely used roads perfect for such a thing. After each traffic light, she added a bit more speed to their travels, letting Catseye adjust and not spook until they hit a dirt road. Patting the purple's girl's hand, Lil smirked behind her visor the shot off down the street as fast as she dared with a passenger - and student - on board.

Catseye had been down the street on hunts before, so she recognized enough of the surroundings to know that they were whipping by veryveryfast, almost a blur. She felt everything inside her buzz with elation at the speed and she couldn't hold back a roar of happiness. It was such a thrill that Catseye wasn't sure she would ever be content to drive a boring old car again.

The Canadian answered the cat-girl's roar with a rev of the bike's engine, her own chuckle of amused delight too soft to be heard beneath the louder noise. Lil continued to speed along toward the requested destination until a return to civilization and traffic laws forced her to slow before they came to a stop at the restaurant. "We're here," the giantess said, taking off her helmet and shaking out the long blonde hair.

"Catseye wants to go again!" she cried when she pulled the helmet off her head. "Catseye thinks the motorcycle is even better than a car!" She wanted to jump off and inspect the bike, to try and figure out what made it go so fast, but Lil had told her not to get off until Lil did so she remained obediently in her seat.

"I think it's better than a car, too. And we'll go again after we eat," Lil promised, silently hoping Catseye had a strong stomach and wouldn't vomit all over her and the bike on the way back to the mansion. "You wanted burgers right?" The Amazon killed the engine, put down the kickstand and stood before nodding at the younger female, silently telling her it was okay to climb off as well.

Catseye slung a leg over the bike and jumped down, still holding on to Lil and thus dragging the Amazon half-off the bike with her. Her legs were watery from the adrenalin of the ride, and she staggered about a bit to recover her balance. "Yes and Catseye will buy DiamondLil all the burgers at the burger stand if DiamondLil teaches Catseye how to drive the motorcycle!"

"Hold on there, Sweetie," Lil laughed as she was yanked. "You don't gotta buy me all the burgers but if you're serious about learning how to drive the motorcycle, we gotta see if either of us need to get permission. I'm not sure I'm allowed 'cause I'm not part of the staff and the rules are weird with insurance and sh- stuff. We gotta see if Scott will let me teach you how to drive the motorcycle - after you learn to drive a car." If she could handle a car first, Lil would feel much better about taking her out on Mist.

"After," Catseye agreed, albeit a little disappointed. "Catseye is going to take lessons in driver education when it is summer, BigBrother signed Catseye up! And ShinyBitsBoy is helping Catseye learn, and soon Catseye will be veryverygood! And then Catseye will get her license and then DiamondLil will let Catseye drive the motorcycle?"

Lil's golden head bobbed once. "And you have to get permission for me to teach you how to ride the motorcycle from Scott." Seeing as the girl wasn't taking the class until summer, that gave her how long until she was licensed? A couple of months at least and the Amazon wasn't even sure if she would be around then given the state of Alpha's relaunch.

"Catseye will ask OneEye! Yesyesyes! Does DiamondLil promise to teach Catseye how to drive the motorcycle?" she asked warily, eying Lil with suspicion.

The giantess took a deep breath. "If you do well with your diver's class and get your license and Scott's permission and I am still in New York, yes, I will teach you how to ride the motorcycle." God help her.

"DiamondLil is leaving BusyTown? But Catseye likes DiamondLil!"

"I'm not going anytime soon," Lil promised. "But this isn't my home. I'm just here to learn. My home is up in Canada. But, I'll tell you what. You can come up and visit me and the motorcycle and play in the snow if you want."

"They have bigdeer there called moose!" she answered, nodding her head. "Catseye would like to hunt one!"

"You head out to Yellowknife with me and you can have a blast," the taller woman said with a smile. "Right now, I want to hunt the burgers you got me in the mood for, Furball. Burgers then a ride back to the mansion sounds good, eh?"

Catseye bounded over to the order window, nodding vigorously.

Lil shook her head as she followed behind, pulling out her wallet while the grin stayed present on her lips. First Johnny, now Catseye. Yes, Jean-Paul was definitely earning himself a punch for either setting the students on her spreading some kind of disease that bred maturity and responsibility. Probably both.