<strong>Name:</strong>Nikki Hasegawa (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=305639.msg14895475#msg14895475)<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Pictured plus khaki short shorts and sneakers<br/><strong>Current Vehicle:</strong>N/A<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>June 17 | 1pm<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Paddock Area, near McCarthy Trailer and RV<br/><strong>Activity:</strong><em>Blessing</em>Trey's car for his upcoming race<br/><strong>Content Warning:</strong>None<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Travis McCarthy (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=305639.msg14898200#msg14898200), Molly Roth (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=305639.msg14966012#msg14966012), Marcus (NPC; indirectly), Open<br/><hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/49/NikkiAloha01.png)</div>Nikki stopped in her tracks when Trey cursed, but she slowly continued her somewhat sneaky trot to the Cuda after realizing the curses were more for the car than for her. Once Nikki got near Trey, she placed a comforting hand on his shoulder and guessed, "Maybe it's your nerves, Trey. It's affecting you. This race you're racing, it's like it's for your brother's approval, maybe. Why don't you take a water break and maybe I could find out what's wrong. Just no promises. I don't carry a turbo in my pocket." She would gently push him towards the water cooler and if he resisted, she'd push with more gusto.<br/><br/>Looking at the engine, she had no clue where to start. In fact, most of the engine was very analog and the only electrical part was the spark plugs. She turned a couple spots down the paddock and found a lady in half of a fire suit looking like she was chilling after a couple hours of racing. She waved her along and called out once Trey was out of earshot. "Hey Molly! You know engines, right?" she asked, presenting her the engine of Tray McCarthy once she was near. "I'm pretty sure it's the heat affecting his shifting, but maybe there's a little tweak that you can do to help him out?"<br/><br/>But seeing Trey come back with water in hand and stress on his face, she fiddled with the engine randomly as if to bless it for his upcoming race. "<em>She</em>just needed some alone time, Trey," Nikki said with a chuckle. She stopped Trey from coming any closer to the Cuda, but her move inadvertantly caused the both of them to get rather close to each other. Nikki's hands were awkwardly on his chest, which she awkwardly reeled back to settled behind her back. "Just relax and think about only getting those perfect shifts and you'll win it." Hopefully her pep talk allowed Molly to do any other tweaks before she closed the hood.<br/><br/>Nikki stepped back as she saw Marcus approach from their RV.