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[kroenleinia]

[As opposed to her more...domestic and at-home pursuits, Bella is actually outside during this particular network video. More than that, she's grimy, covered in grease and oil, with her hair in a messy ponytail and smudges on her face and clothes.

The reason for this becomes clear as she flips the feed to reveal her beloved '63 Chevy pick-up truck. It's...definitely seen better days, even more so because it's covered in the bloody residue from one of the blood blisters around town bursting.

Flipping the image back to her grim face, Bella looks deadly serious.] I don't know if anyone else had like...cars or bikes come with them, but if you have any experience or...any ideas on how to get blood out of an engine, that'd be great.

[Quietly, to the car:] You're not quitting on me, not after all this time...

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[possessum]

( Oh man, "pop" is a pretty horrible word as it is, much less in regards to..... this.... As if Peter needed more reasons to be afraid to leave the house! )

Oh yeah, no, I'm not really into cars at uh, all. ( Peter tries to keep it casual, at least at first. ) Ugh, we had some guys like that at my old school. Dunno who's worse, them or the computer tech guys who think girls don't even like, know what a video game is.

( Choose your fighter, Sexist Car Junkie or Sexist Computer Nerd. )

...I was kind of in an accident back home though, so.... I guess cars still kind of freak me out. ( Voiced after a moment, because Bella's okay to say stuff like that to. )

[kroenleinia]

I know what a video game is in theory. Never played one, though. [Ever, Isabella?? What the hell.] I barely have enough coordination to get through the real world, y'know? I'd just die over and over in a video game. [Which is basically what she does in the real world, soooo...

Bella trails off, eyes going a little wider at this unexpected bit of Peter Lore.] You were? Oh god, I'm...I'm really sorry, Peter. [Clearly it wasn't like a little fender bender, if it's still effecting him like this after however many years in Deerington and Trench.]

[possessum]

( Peter can't help giving an amused little laugh at that. ) Okay, that's a legit concern for most video games.... but there's some where you just like build towns or people and stuff. Like Sims, I think you'd like Sims.

( Though...there's plenty of Sim deaths to be had, too....

....and speaking of death.

His own smile tapers off again, and he looks down for a moment, giving a little wince, almost like he's apologetic to have brought it up at all. )

Yeah, it... it was kind of a lot. I um. ( He pauses for just a couple seconds before it comes. He still hasn't told a lot of people. Really, only a handful know about it. ) My sister died? So um. I haven't driven since then, or even. You know. Been in a car.

( He's rambling. Comfortable enough with Bella to say all this, but anxious all the same. )

—Sorry. Damn, this is a mood killer, isn't it...