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Ari studied Talon for a moment while she waited for an answer. She thought she saw his eyes crinkle in the corners for a moment, a sign of a slight smile, but it was gone before she could even blink. She decided maybe she was seeing things, though she knew Talon probably had more emotion than he let on. She'd seen it in his odd colored eyes when she had gone to pick him up. He took his time to respond, his voice slow and steady behind his mask. It was obvious that he wasn't used to much interaction with other people, but he wasn't awkward about it, and she was already getting used to him.

"Well, then we should probably find you a bike so you don't have to ride with me all the time." She replied, shrugging a small shoulder. "If you know a few good places, then I'll let you drive." She slid off the bike and gestured for him to take the driver's position. The only people she'd ever really let drive her bike was Cain and Xypher. She was pretty protective of Stryk, ever since Cain had gotten the bike for her, but she decided she could let Talon drive it around. She didn't understand what she thought about him. She knew what he was capable of, obviously since he tried to kill her, but she somehow understood that what he had been then, wasn't who he really was. He didn't seem to have any control over it, and it must be difficult for him to live with that. It wasn't pity she felt for him, it was something else, and she didn't know what it was.