Road to Adventure

Thankfully the fallen Navi wasn't injured, though she was expectedly agitated by the event. After RiderMan picked up the brushes that were in his path to the Navi, he rolled to a stop a few feet in front of her as she stood up. During the last rotation of his wheeled feet, the slats that made up said wheels folded outwards and shifted positions to form makeshift "feet" for him to stand on.

"I'm terribly sorry for that, I'll be more careful next time," RiderMan apologized before he handed whatever brushes he had, handle-first, to the Navi. His slat-shaped fingers were careful to not get any glue on them from the bristles, though a few specs of the adhesive would be easily removed. After handing the tools off, he checked his right hand to make sure it was clear of glue residue before he extended it to her, if she still had a free hand even after picking up her bucket. "I'm RiderMan.EXE, is there anything I could do to make it up to you, miss? I was just on my way to pick out a network to go busting, but that can wait."

If she accepted his handshake, he'd give her a confidently firm shake then extend the same to the other Navi who went to the woman's aid.

Delta is interrupted in his efforts to help clean up by Henry's voice, "Delta, I'm going to run down to scilabs and grab some upgrades, alright? I'll be back in a bit."

((Waiting for TAR to post before Delta takes Riderman's handshake. In the meantime, I'm going to grab some upgrades.))

"I'd accept the handshake but I'm afraid I'll accidentally break your arms in the process, no offense," Honoo replied to the Navi who introduced himself as Riderman, while raising her gauntlet hands to accentuate the fact that her hands weren't exactly the most delicate. Her interest, however, was piqued when the navi mentioned the word busting. Though she was still annoyed at the fall earlier, she thought that perhaps a busting partner would allow her to make further progress in her training later.

"Busting, you say? Where would you happen to be heading to for this?"

Delta.exe does accept Riderman's handshake, as Honoo asks about the other navi's intended location for hunting.

"I was just doing that, actually. Are you looking for something in particular?"

RiderMan took the rejection from the female Navi with stride, her heavy gauntlets did look substantial. His own hands were deceptively strong, but he was fine with erring on the side of caution. "None taken, miss." he nodded energetically before shaking the other Navi's hand. Though neither of the two introduced themselves, RiderMan assumed the helmeted one was "Delta," from overhearing his NetOp.

Thankfully the woman's focus was grabbed by the prospect of busting, same for Delta. RiderMan put his slatted hands on his hips confidently before he replied. "Charles and I hadn't yet picked out an area, but we've been to BeachNet and NetopiaNet so far, so we haven't ventured out very often. Regardless, we're looking for adventure and evil-doers to vanquish, and always happy to team up with like-minded comrades!" he declared and flashed a 'thumbs up' in a non-sarcastically cliched manner.

"As long as there's some room to stretch my legs, Charles and I will go anywhere!" he then concluded with an energetic revving of his engine with a two-beat howl that rumbled through his twin exhaust pipes.

Delta shrugs, and offers a suggestion, "We might want to consider Dentech or Netopia then, if neither of you have any preference for area."

Honoo nodded in approval to Riderman's enthusiasm to keeping himself active and dedication to self-improvement. She still disapproved of his rather reckless way of navigating through pedestrians, but perhaps he would learn to keep the safety of others in mind in the future, and that was enough to assuage her rage regarding the incident. "Both of those locations sound good for training," She added, before suddenly realizing what Riderman had just exactly said, "...Though I must admit, I am somewhat wary of travelling around Beachnet."

RiderMan listened to the two make their inputs, and it sounded like Dentech was the most enticing suggestion. "I know what you mean! Last time we were in BeachNet we went up against a bandit hijacking a beach patrol officer, and trying to steal from a crime boss who was just lounging around on her yacht. It was quite the adventure for our first time on the net," RiderMan commented in response to the woman's wariness to visit the BeachNet, though a moment or two afterwards he realized it might've been due to her fire affinity, and how prevalent aqua viruses likely were in the area.

"DenTech sounds like a plan, how about we go there? Sound good to you, Charles?" RiderMan exclaimed before looking skyward, towards Chuck's point of view from the PET's display. ["Oh, sure."] he responded absentmindedly, shaken out of his little trance and reminded that this wasn't a movie or a TV show. RiderMan nodded in acknowledgement then looked to his two new comrades. "We're ready when you are!"

If the other two were ready to go, he'd start to make his way towards the closest Dentech portal, though much more slowly and carefully this time. He didn't want to leave his group behind, or cause another "incident."

Delta looked fascinated at the mention of bandits and yachts, but then shrugged and said "Dentech it is. I may check Beachnet out later on though. It sounds like an interesting place."

Delta is ready to go, and will follow RiderMan to the nearest portal.

It wasn't long after Riderman chose to head towards Dentech that Kiri returned. "I'm back, Honoo. I hope you weren't too bored while we were gone?" The operator chimed in. Honoo shrugged and looked at her with a wolfish grin, causing Kiri to put on somewhat of a worried look on her face. "...you didn't cause any trouble, did you?" Kiri asked warily.

"Quite the opposite, really... someone nearly bumped into me, things happened, and we're going on a busting run together somehow." Honoo responded with a cheeky expression on her face. Kiri simply sighed and shook her head. "So we'll be busting then? I suppose more training wouldn't hurt you... Which area in particular?"

"Dentech." Honoo answered, as she began walking towards the portal to that area together with the Navi named Delta and Riderman.

((Battle thread here))