rassera: (And we were so so sure)
Kaneda Shotaro [金田 正太郎] ([personal profile] rassera) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2015-08-04 07:55 pm

MY HEART IS LIKE AN OPEN HIGHWAY

WHO: Kaneda [personal profile] rassera and YOU!
WHERE: The streets of Nonah, Heropa, or De Chima
WHEN: Early August before the swear-in, from 9pm (ish) - 2am (ish)
WHAT: Open/Catch-all post for early August! Kaneda lives the night life, and that means some intense biking is going on the streets of Nonah, Heropa, and De Chima. Feel free to run into him for crazy nighttime shenanigans/bike rides. If you have something specific feel free to PM me!
WARNINGS: DISOBEYING TRAFFIC LAWS AND SPEED LIMITS COME GET HIM COPPERS




Nonah


Ah, Nonah. Kaneda had gotten familiar enough with his surroundings here. It hadn't taken all that long. You usually memorize the streets within your first week. But that didn't mean he enjoyed them any less. There was something about them, maybe how easier it was to turn there, or he felt he could push the limits a bit more. Either way, it made for a therapeutic bike ride, looking back as his bike lights trail behind him like a tail. He was so used to there being other bikes behind him, like a pack he was responsible for. There was a certain loneliness that came with this flavour of going out for a ride.

But he tried not to think of it like that. He preferred 'nice and quiet'.

Peaceful.

That doesn't discourage him from making a few stops, though, to either stretch his legs or to get a better look at his surroundings. Maybe see if there's a bar (You can't drink, asshole) or late night eating spot. Burgers weren't his favourite food, but they did in a pinch when he didn't feel like going out to De Chima.

Heropa



Heropa provided a different kind of atmosphere (and it was a drive for Kaneda, meaning he could zone out a bit as he headed there) than Nonah had. It was more humid, enough for him to not even wear his jacket. The traffic was a little more than Nonah tonight, but that gave him more practice. Weaving in and out of cars was something he'd always done in Neo Tokyo, but he had way more going for him here. With his powers, crashes weren't the end of the world, and if luck was on his side, he could--

Ah, there. He leans into a turn suicidally, wheels pratically parallel to the pavement. Any normal rider should have wiped out...technically he would have if he pushed it any more. But luck...seemed to be on his side tonight (something that will remain as just 'luck' too, if asked) and he pulls back up and straight down the street again, doing the same for a couple more blocks before skidding to a stop.

Putting his bike in park, he practically bounds out of his seat, doing a little victory hype as he just...lets that adrenaline run through him. His hand reaches up, slinging the goggles off his eyes as he leans against the brick wall of a building.

His heart beat almost enough to burst out of his chest, and it felt great.


De Chima



Sometimes Kaneda drove all the way out to De Chima. If any place felt like home, it was here, and it wasn't just because of the takeout (Although to be fair, that was the main reason he was going tonight. He's not driving at the moment, deciding to take a break from all the speed racing he's been doing (heck, he pretty much sped over from Nonah for this. His bike's parked outside one of the many takeout restaurants that De Chima has to offer, Kaneda himself only just exiting with two bags of takeout.

One sits in the seat as he leans against the windshield of his bike, one hand holding chopsticks and the other supporting one of the cartons. This...this was the closest to home he could get, and man did it work like a salve on a worn down kid's heart. Not that there was much of a home to go back to, but he missed it all the same.

Before everything fell apart.

The other sits untouched, despite Kaneda's vicious appetite. That was for something(one) else.

[ooc: if you want something else, feel free to let me know! These are just prompts if you need them!]
boobwindow: (terry dodson sameface)

( 8/5 | de chima )

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-08-05 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
Peej loves takeout. If she could she would likely live on it, but takeout costs money and she has bills and employees to pay. However, since her month-long port out nearly all the food in her fridge had gone bad and needed to be thrown. So until her fridge is packed with the necessities, she's been treating herself to some of her favourite (but reasonably priced) places. Besides, after stopping a truck from veering off the highway and into a dozen cars she feels she's earned it.

Some of the locals have seen her around enough, but it's still an odd scenario when a woman in a red cape and white costume appears from the sky without warning. Once her feet have touched the ground, Peej gives her arms and back a stretch before glancing over at the restaurant.

"Hope they've still got something left." She's addressing Kaneda, even if she isn't looking at him. She's checking the restaurant's hours of operation before she decides to waltz in.
glitchinthesystem: (hmmm)

De Chima | 4th

[personal profile] glitchinthesystem 2015-08-05 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
Glitch was heading to this particular food place because he didn't feel like cooking tonight and he's heard good things about it. He's rounding the corner when he see's a very red motorcycle outside the food place with some kid leaning against it. Glitch takes a moment, taking in the boy's face when he realizes that, yes, he's talked to this guy before.

Then his eyes trail to the food the guy has on his motorcycle and, welp. In he goes.

He heads over, acting casual and leans against a mail box behind the bike. His hand just slips into that bag of take out and grabs a carton. Of course, he's not totally rude as shit because he speaks up "Yo, taking one of these. I'll pay you back."

Hi, Kaneda is what he means.
Edited 2015-08-05 05:13 (UTC)
boobwindow: (dinner's on me)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-08-05 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
She's not unused to that sort of attention, especially from men. It still manages to get a slight eye roll from her, but her buttons haven't been pushed. Her attention instead quickly falls on the fact this young man is offering up his food to her. Now that doesn't happen often unless the other happens to be working as a vendor and is trying to get an imPort to promote their business.

"For real?" she turns to face him properly. She's solidly built and fairly tall for a woman, but those boots of hers give her an extra inch or two so she towers... non-threateningly, at least.

"I could go inside and grab myself something. I figure you bought extra for yourself."
cartesianspidertank: (twiddling thumbs)

Nonah

[personal profile] cartesianspidertank 2015-08-05 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
Seeing a large blue spider tank driving down the street was probably enough to get anyone's double take. Probably a triple check when it pulls it at the same burger joint as you and orders a #3.

"With a side of extra ranch please!!! Oh and a side salad."
cartesianspidertank: (on mission)

[personal profile] cartesianspidertank 2015-08-05 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey, I object to being categorized as a service droid, especially since its pretty obvious I'm specialized for combat operations!!!" She crosses her arms above her grenade barrel in irritation.

"Also I think the label 'droid' is rather reductionist!! How would you like it if I went around saying 'has anyone lost their hominid??'"
cartesianspidertank: (twiddling thumbs)

[personal profile] cartesianspidertank 2015-08-05 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey, what kind of vehicle is that??" Tachikoma clambers over to Kaneda to inspect his motorcycle.
bulwank: @vouloir (onehundredfour)

Nonah

[personal profile] bulwank 2015-08-05 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Stop light.

He lives here, it's where he usually drives. Drives in that huge Pink Cadillac that is. God isn't it gorgeous? And rides beautifully, no hovering for him, he wants to feel wheels and tar. It really calms him down which has been more necessary than usual lately. Not from anger or frustration, but something a little more depressing.

Still, it helps.

Not that the red lights do, he's not that into city driving honestly. The top's always down (with how massive he is), but with all these stops he can hardly feel the wind in his hair. His left arm dangles out of the car a little, tapping at the siding. Waiting.

He glance to his side- wha-

"Kaneda?" Blinks. Staring over at the familiar ...face.

GLARE. POINTS.

"Where is your helmet!?"
cartesianspidertank: (ecstatic)

[personal profile] cartesianspidertank 2015-08-05 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"It is a pretty sweet piece of hardware!!"

Tachikoma was all up in modern slang.

"What's the max speed on that??"
bulwank: @gotnaked (fortyone)

[personal profile] bulwank 2015-08-05 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Sweet is looked? You are pretty much the first person to think so, he'd be so pleased. He absolutely loves this car.

"Helmets are for people WHO OBEY THE LAW!"
boobwindow: (mte)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-08-06 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
She feels slightly bad despite the fact it's a lot of food he has on him, but she catches the wafting scent of hot takeout coming from the carton and can't resist for long. With a delighted hum she takes the carton into her hands. After taking a quick peek at it, she lifts her head to offer Kaneda a smile.

"Thanks... really. It's pretty nice of you to offer food to a stranger." She picks up her chopsticks with a free hand, wielding them without any difficulty. "So then, what are you doing out here by yourself if dinner's better with two?"

As far as she can see there's nobody else heading their way. Is this he by himself?

[personal profile] burnmetwice 2015-08-06 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
There were a lot of reasons Kazu did his AT running at night, but the quiet was definitely one of them. Not much was going on at 2am on a weeknight; he could concentrate on his run (and concentrating was a good idea when you were doing shit like leaping across roof tops at 200 kmh on average or scaling buildings at right angles) without, for the most part, having to deal with old ladies tending their roof gardens or cops. Not that the cops stood a chance of catching him, but who the fuck knew what could happen in a city where super powers were the norm.

He was actually winding down for the night, kind of leisurely making his way back home and letting his muscles cool down when he catches something zooming past out of the corner of his eye. Curious, he pours on the speed a little to catch up, just in time to see the bike skipping to a stop and... Wasn't that the dude who busted into Tetsuo's room?

Standing on the nearby roof, he hovers in place a little uncertainly, debating... Geting away unseen wouldn't be an issue, but well, after running all night, he's feeling a little more in his element than he had been in Tetsuo's room and he's wasn't above a little payback. Grabbing the edge of the roof, he tosses himself over and 'stops time': balancing his AT against the lip of the roof and shifting his weight back to feel the motor kick, then hurling himself forward, faster than the eye could see.

For Kaneda all this means is that one second he is totally alone and in almost that same second Kazu's there within arms reach, hands casually shoved into his pockets.

"Yo."

And there's another second—what probably feels like a very long second—that Kaneda probably can't quite move at all. But then it's gone.
boobwindow: (que)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-08-06 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
Peej has to wonder if he's hoping to get something out of this (she can't help but feel a tad suspicious when it comes to men she doesn't know), but she seats herself, adjusting her cape so she doesn't sit on the ends of it. She hoists some of the food up between her chopsticks and takes a large bite, momentarily savoring the taste with a lopsided grin.

"I miss Manhattan takeout, but De Chima's pretty good." She wipes the corner of her mouth. "Where you from? You're not a local, are you?"

She doubts it since his reaction is a lot more passive than it would be if he was, though it doesn't hurt to ask.
boobwindow: (somebody stop bryan fuller)

[personal profile] boobwindow 2015-08-06 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps it's not the food as so much as the people you share it with back home. There are things she has in this world she might not ever get to have in hers, but she misses Atlee, her team... hell, she misses her hectic workplace. The stress kept her on her toes at the very least. Made her feel alive and a part of civilian life while maintaining her superheroine identity.

"A little?" she snorts in amusement. "That's true. Not sure if you've ever been to New York, but it's got the best pizza in the world. And if pizza's not your thing? I can't tell you how many vendors you can find on every corner of the city."
cartesianspidertank: (ecstatic)

it's cool i had to do a bunch of research on tachikoma's machine gun

[personal profile] cartesianspidertank 2015-08-06 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Whoooa, that's way faster than my top speed!! Can I go for a ride???"

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