Private The Need for Speed

[Aris Noble]

"I.. Will not jump of a cliff again."

He had, of course. Not with the board, but he was far more resilient than most. Aris always had a need to test himself, especially as of late, and it had been one way to test his limits. The fact he was fine was a testament to just how strong he was. He tilted his head at her offer though, again glancing to his board. Would that properly help?

Maybe. It'd be at least one way to make sure he knew how to hold his board to keep from slipping off. That was the focus. He nodded his head, lowering his stance on the board.

"Toss me."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

"Please don't. You don't want to give your poor Mother a heart attack, right?" No matter how strong her children would get, the mere idea of them getting hurt sent her heart into overdrive. It was that same, awful feeling she had whenever Kahlil was injured or in trouble somehow. When she felt like the lives of the people she loved the most were completely out of her control, and all she could do was watch while they were hurt.

There was nothing she hated more.

"If you can do the tricks safely, though... I won't be so worried." Which meant she was about to throw her son through the air on a homemade hoverboard.

At least she was close enough to help him if needed.

"Here goes!" Valery distanced herself quickly and raised her hand up. At first, Aris just began to move forward to build up speed, but once he stood steady enough, she suddenly accelerated him and gave him lift at the same time. He was forced into the air at high velocity, and the rest was up to him.

Aris Noble
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[Aris Noble]

".. That's not how that works, right?"

He hadn't read up much on medical things, but that's not what could cause a heart attack, right? The concern was obvious in his face, but he didn't linger on it for long. Focus on safety first, that'd be the best way to ensure there wasn't a heart attack. Which also just faded from his mind the moment he was in the air. He grinned as he gripped his board. It seemed easy enough as he pulled, spun in the air before landing on the ground to take off across the field of grass again.

The rush of speed had put all worries to the way side.

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

Valery blinked, then chuckled, "Don't worry, I won't get a heart attack. I just meant that you shouldn't scare your Mom too much." Of course, it was actually possible to get a heart attack from a panic attack, but she was far too healthy and calm for that. Not worth troubling her son with that piece of information.

He looked so happy, spinning on a homemade board at dangerous speeds.

Valery smiled.

"That's it, sweetie!" She called out with a proud grin. "Do you want to try another? Maybe a different trick?" She was honestly just excited to be here with him, so as he turned around to head back, she gave him another bit of aerial time to try another trick. This time, however, she had a camera in her hands.

She loved taking pictures of her kids.

Aris Noble
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[Aris Noble]

Aris was all grins. There was an ease here with how the board could move. He was quick to pick it up, quick to figure out how to angle and move it. He crouched as he went up one of the hills, letting himself launch off into another full twist. He could flip, too, right? By the grin on his face as he sped around, he was fully planning to, at least. He wasn't even listening anymore, too excited to instead keep flying to really pay attention to anything else. It ended up with him scooting around the grassy hills, twirling and spinning until bravery brought him to try a flip.

He succeeded, naturally. In the flip. The landing part was a bit choppy, but he didn't seem bothered in the slightest as he laughed and grinned. He was far more excited for all of this than he had been for much.

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

It was hard not to squeal — she was just so proud.

A long time ago, when she fantasized about one day having a family of her own, this is what she saw. Not just having a baby in her arms or a husband to embrace, but to see her children growing up and accomplishing things. Whether that was a choice of career path or something silly like learning a trick on a hoverboard didn't matter.

She was here to see her son living his life.

Valery felt her lips trembling a little and quickly wiped a tear from the corner of her eyes. Just so he wouldn't see her happy cry over this.

"That was great, sweetie! Can you do the flip again?" She raised her little camera and waited for the moment to capture it. Naturally, she wanted to show off how fun their day had been to her husband. He'd likely be just as proud and happy that this is how they spent their day.

...maybe a little worried, given the nature of these tricks.

Aris Noble
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[Aris Noble]

"I should be able to!"

He crouched low again, kicking up the engine to the highest gear as he again sped off over the grass, then back to the water. He kicked off the surface, bringing the board with him in another flip before catching himself much better than he had the last time. A giddy sort of laugh escaped him as he did, his focus drifting ahead as his mind raced with different possibilities on what he wanted to try next.

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

She caught it all on tape.

Kahlil and Vera were definitely going to show off their golem project soon, so it was nice to show what she had been up to in return. From painting day with the triplets, to Aris showing off his tricks on a homemade hoverboard. What her children had accomplished was by far the most interesting to show off.

And she always would.

"That looked great!" Valery said with a grin, as she watched back the video to make sure it looked good. "Do you want to do more tricks? Or head back and work on the board over some cocoa?" If they gave it some upgrades, perhaps it'd be able to do a lot more. Or it'd just be faster and more exciting!

It made her just as giddy as he was.

Aris Noble
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[Aris Noble]

Aris was still just skimming over the water. Even from this distance, he could hear Valery perfectly fine. A huge part of him wanted to keep working on new tricks, but she had mentioned hot chocolate. He smiled after a moment, swinging his board around to fly back towards his mother. He was thirsty, so.. He nodded once, hopping down off of it as he kicked it off and casually tucked it under one arm.

"Cocoa."

Valery Noble

 

[Valery Noble]

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Outfit: Wedding Ring

Cocoa it was.

Valery smiled and felt quite happy that her cocoa was still so good to him. It brought them closer, even though it was just a silly little thing. Turning away, Valery made her way back to the bike and climbed on top so they could start heading back. But as she did, she got an idea.

"Do you think we should put a turbo or some kind of boost on the board?" she asked with a grin. "You know, something that'll burn your fuel up much faster, but it can give you an edge when you really need it." A lot of vehicles meant to go fast had something like that, right?

It could bring him ahead in a race or help him escape if he ever needed to.

Aris Noble
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[Aris Noble]

"If it means going faster I'm all for going faster."

Not that he could think of a situation where he'd need a burst of speed right at the moment. Races, most likely. Or avoiding getting hit by something? He hummed in his internal thoughts before he started to drift back to their home. Too much thinking, right now he just wanted his hot cocoa then it was back to fixing up the board and maybe making it look less like scrap and more like a proper vehicle. Maybe. He'd like to, at least, but there was no saying if he could or not. "I can bring friends over, right?"

Valery Noble