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Rogue's legs stuck out from under the engine of the mansion's Ford F-250. It was one of the few traits of the south that hung out around here, and she'd take anything she could at times. She had been changing the oil, but when she was done, she decided to check out a few more pings and dings that she had heard while driving the red beast. In the hot garage though, the tools tended to slip out of her hands. Like the wrench that hit her straight on the forehead just now. "OW!" her exclamation echoed around the garage.
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scott had just left the cell, and needed to blow off some steam... danger room? no... not in the mood... and no more television please... i could go tune up the mclaren... yeah, that sounds alright...
he stepped into the garage, and at first didnt realise anybody else was actually there until he heard the clank as rogue took a wrench to the head... squatting, scott picked it up, offering it back to her... "You alright?"
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Rogue slid out from under the truck, accepting the profferred wrench. "Yah, thanks. Gonna leave one hell of a bump though." Truth be told, it hurt more than she let on, but as she wasn't gonna bleed from it, she wasn't going to worry about it too much. Gotta love invunerability. "What are you up to?"
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He did his best to smile as she took the wrench, glad that it wasnt him... all the optic blasts in the world don't take away the hurt from a falling wrench hitting you in the head...
"Oh, I just thought i'd come in and have a look at the McLaren... hasn't been tuned up in a while, so I thought I'd best give it a look over... You seem pretty busy, something giving you trouble?"
He knew that the F-250's were monsters on the road, and he wondered what she was tinkering with... Most X-Men had adjustments made to their vehicles to better assist them on certain... assignments...
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Rogue looked a little sheepish. Under her breath, she muttered, "Ah wanted to see if Ah could get this sucker to go as fast as somma mah other babies." She was, of course, referencing the portion of the muscle car collection that was under her care. "'Course, she's no match for the stream linin', but with a nice heavy grill on the front, she might be able to do some serious damage. It's gonna completely shoot the MPG though." She liked being able to talk shop with Scott. The only other person who regularly worked on the cars was Logan, and try getting him to say more than five words in an hour.
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As he listened to her describe what she was trying to do with the F-250, he couldn't help but be amazed... "So what you're basically saying is you want to turn it into a big battering ram?" He laughed, only half-kidding as he got up, then popped the hood to have a look... "You have been busy," he said smiling slightly as he leaned in, inspecting the work Rogue had done... She had been busy after all... Some of these modifications even he didn't understand...
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Rogue laughed, "Ya would suggest a better use? We don't even use it for hauling things; the professah just calls in shippin' people. Ah've mostly been trying to balance the sheer size of this puppy while taking some weight off. Ah'm almost done though. Just have to take her out for a test drive." She finished up underneath the engine and slid out once more. Putting up the wrench, she grabbed the keys and jingled them in front of Scott. "Wanna drive to get the grill?"
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Scott smiled as she confirmed his suspicions... When she offered to go out for a drive, he thought he could use it, as he needed to take his mind off the days activities...
"Sounds good, I need to get some brake discs for my seven-twenty-two... Damn things got busted last week... I ordered them but they have to be imported, so I don't know if they're in yet..."
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Rogue tossed the keys to Scott. "Sounds cool, just be sure to crank up the AC." There were several car part shops around the area, so if whichever one they were going to for the brake discs didn't have the grill she wanted, they could just run down to another shop down the street.
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When she threw to the keys to him, he looked at them, then looked back up... She wants me to drive?"You want me to drive?" both thought and speech were almost simultaneous... Truth be told he preferred something with the speed and grace of the seven twenty two to something as big and powerful as this machine before him... Adaptation though, that was the key to life... He climbed in and put up the air conditioning as he started the engine... "Ready to go?"
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"It may not be as fast as your puppies, but just try it, k?" Rogue saw the look on his face, even with eyes obscured. There was a difference between cruising down the highway, and knowing that your were a visible force to be dealt with. "Plus, it's easier to find a big truck in a New York parking lot than another small car. Especially if it ain't yellow."
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"It may not be as fast as your puppies, but just try it, k?"
Scott nodded... Hey, if i can fly an F22, this should be a piece of cake, he thought to himself, smiling on the inside, but giving no indication to Rogue, his only answer to her a nod of concession... Alright, I'll do it... He had thought stepping up into the vehicle... It was comfortable, and also, it was alot more spacious than what he was used to...
"Plus, it's easier to find a big truck in a New York parking lot than another small car. Especially if it ain't yellow."
Yellow? This thing would glow in the dark... It looks like the same colour I had on my old uniform, he thought to himself, actually smiling this time... "Good point... Alright, lets go," he said pulling out of the garage, heading toward the city...
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As they headed out, Rogue frowned a little as the automatic shift between gears was a little rougher than she had wanted, but she could figure that out later. Driving a truck was always fun; sitting high above the little sedans and 2-seaters surrounding you on the highway, listening to the engine rumble and feeling its power go from the floor up through your feet to the rest of your body. Rogue fiddled with the radio station, "Stop me when yah like a station."
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Truth be told Scott wasn't a fan of automatics, being a pilot he always liked to be completely in control of whatever machine he was driving... He had slowly learned to tolerate them, but the sluggish groaning of the automatic shift was only going to annoy him... He'd get used to it though, it was a very fine piece of machinery after all, and Rogue seemed to work quite hard on it, and that was to be commended...
He glanced slightly as Rogue began fiddling with the radio, changing the stations...
"Stop me when yah like a station."
Scott creased his mouth slightly... Most people didnt like the same things he did, and being the private person he was, he generally didn't share his deep personal likes with people... He generally assumed what he liked, wouldnt be liked by anyone else...
"Whatever you choose is fine," he said pulling into the industrial estate that contained all the body shops and garages...
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