thecapitol | Where I go I just don't know

Who| Vivi and you!
What| Vivi explores the Capitol...or tries to. Overthinking is bad, man. Help him out?
Where| Starts off at the park, but it could go anywhere you like!
When| After his arena death in week 6.

There's a lot to see in the Capitol, probably enough to distract Vivi from these thoughts that seem to lead him nowhere. He had been roaming around for a while, eventually feeling the need to adjust his hat to block his view of the curious glances from the citizens. They're not screaming and running away, but having so many eyes on him like that makes him feel smaller than he already is. He's in a big city just like Alexandria, but that's where the similarities seem to end.

The bench he finds faces out to the rest of the park with the jogging path and a playground in plain view. He looks to sides first, searching for a familiar face before giving up and taking his seat. None of this is a dream after all. He really isn't in Alexandria anymore and he hasn't seen or heard from the others either. Zidane would've found him by now, Vivi thinks, knowing him.

He tips his hat back to better see and take note of the people around him. It's not the first time he's been in a big city and seeing friends and families playing with their children. But for some reason, instead of joy, he feels sadness.

"...I'm all alone now." He thinks to himself, lowering his head to look at his own feet.

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Zidane comes to mind again. "That sounds like something my friend would say..."

There's always a risk to things...and Vivi has found himself in the position of not having much of a choice on whether he takes it or not. It's not that different here either, given what they are told to do.

"...um. What do you do when you're not in the arena?" For fun, that is. How can anyone have fun is the bigger question he'd ask because of the place they're in and the position given to them. But hopefully, fun is what Nitou means when he mentions adventure.

"Then your friend's pretty smart!" Nitou thinks he's smart, so therefore this friend has to be smart, too. It's perfectly sound logic.

He's got to think for a moment. "Mostly I just try to stay moving. Like I'll ride the bike everywhere, and they think that's training so they let it slide. And then I'll eat whatever I can find that looks interesting!" He snaps his fingers. "You wanna go find something?"

To keep moving with distractions...there's not much he can do in the meantime anyway. Wandering about this city forever won't get him anywhere. If Nitou has a destination in mind, Vivi will follow.

The friendly and confident vibe he's getting from him helps too.

"O-okay." He slides off the bench, dusting his pants and adjusting his hat. He looks at the bicycle and is unsure with what to do next. "Um...?"

He had never seen anything like it.

"What, the bicycle?" Nitou considers it as he gets back on. "I bet we could get over there with you riding on the handlebars, if you want." Even if that would look a little weird with two dudes, but hey, the bike's faster.

"I've never been on one of these things before." He has been on airships, trolleys, and such Mist powered vehicles but this is simpler...and smaller.

Once Nitou gives him the room, the mage climbs up, nerves shaking...quite a as he finds purchase on the handle bars and keeps a tight death grip onto them. He's not high up by any means and he's no stranger to falling on the ground, but he's assuming Nitou knows what he's doing since the bicycle is his and all.

Hopefully he won't go too fast.

"Um...is this safe?"

"Hey, there's a first time for everything!" Worrying doesn't seem to be an item in Nitou's playbook.

As he starts to pedal and build up speed, he seems surprised by that question. "Safe? I dunno, man, I usually don't worry about that sort of thing."

If Vivi had known anything about bicycle rules, he'd ask about a helmet but alas, he's from a world where people travel long distance with chocobos or airships. Still waters run deep, but under the stillness is a mage quivering at the fear of falling at the increasing speed they're going. That death grip tightens at Nitou's response.

"W-What???"

"I'm more about the adventure, less about the safety!" This is probably not the best time for him to try a super awesome jump over a curb. At least he's good enough with this bike to land the jump successfully.

"WOAH!"

Some people would try to contain their fear in an attempt to save face, but not Vivi. Bless his honest soul as he lets out that yelp, with one hand gripping on the seat while the other holds onto his hat. Some people would ditch the hat to favor a grip...but not Vivi.

So much for safety. Still, there's a brightness in this guy that gives Vivi a certain degree of comfort that he's more than willing to admit...just not while riding on this scary contraption at the speed they're going.

(ooc: Wanna end the thread here or with your comment? ;u; That way we can move onto the next <3)

Nitou grins. "Hang on--it's not like I'm gonna let you fall!" And he'll cheerfully keep right on riding that bike in a reckless manner...but true to his word, he's not going to let Vivi fall.

((Sounds like a good place to stop! On to the next adventure!))

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