( He agrees pleasantly enough, stepping up to the bike. Rita, whether she can understand English or is just connected to Jack's brain in some weird, indescribable way, doesn't actually need to be told what to do. As soon as he sets his hands on the handlebars, she scampers out of his shirt and down one of his arms, to sit up like a little person in the front basket, her little bandit hands clinging to the rim, staring out wide-eyed and alert like a scout. )
If I fall, try to contain your laughter to like a two on a scale of one to ten. Just, you know, for my pride.
( Not that he has much left.
He foists his own coffee off on Kyle, and then — very hesitantly — kicks off. It's a little weird, a little stiff to pedal on the one side, but ultimately? Not that bad. Not to overuse the saying, but it is literally exactly like riding a bike. )
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( He agrees pleasantly enough, stepping up to the bike. Rita, whether she can understand English or is just connected to Jack's brain in some weird, indescribable way, doesn't actually need to be told what to do. As soon as he sets his hands on the handlebars, she scampers out of his shirt and down one of his arms, to sit up like a little person in the front basket, her little bandit hands clinging to the rim, staring out wide-eyed and alert like a scout. )
If I fall, try to contain your laughter to like a two on a scale of one to ten. Just, you know, for my pride.
( Not that he has much left.
He foists his own coffee off on Kyle, and then — very hesitantly — kicks off. It's a little weird, a little stiff to pedal on the one side, but ultimately? Not that bad. Not to overuse the saying, but it is literally exactly like riding a bike. )