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City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Covering her ears quickly, Ele winced as the tires squealed and the engine roared. When it quieted, Ele shook her head in answer to Tyler's question,

"No, I'll just watch for now. I don't want to break it!"

She joked, resting her hands on her hips and smiling,

"That car is probably costs more than my paycheck!"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Coughing and waving her hand in front of her face to hopefully dissipate the smell and effect a bit, Ele followed Tyler out,

"Does it always smell like this? It's brutal."

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

"Sure!"

Surprising even herself with the eagerness in her voice, Ele nodded enthusiastically. Her interest in Tyler's hobbies were growing, even if she still thought it was a little odd. Then again, she had very few friends, so Ele was not the best judge in odd hobbies.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Repeating the process a couple more times until the paint sparkled with gold, So stepped back with a smile,

"It looks so pretty!"

She laughed, liking the tie dye effect.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Nodding and taking the gun, Ele gave it a couple tests sprays to get used to the trigger sensitivity. When she felt comfortable, Ele began a steady stream of the clear coat and began moving up the body of the car in easy sweeping motions.

"It's really loud!"

Ele called over the noise of the airbrush compressor, her motions coming to the top of the car. Pausing for a moment, she started the gun again and made a second pass, her movements even and slow.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele followed him, and in the garage, Ele definitely felt like she was in an autobody shop. It was very clear that Tyler was the only one living in the house, and it was filled with big boy toys. She couldn't help but wonder what kind of reaction Tyler would have if a woman moved it. Would he make room for her, or would he throw a fit and resist the change?

A memory from Ele's childhood bubbled up, a former boyfriend of her mother's who had his own home, but he hadn't wanted to get rid of anything when Ele and her mother moved in. They were forced to keep their belongings in their car, like they were still homeless, and even though there had been an extra bedroom in the house, it was full of the boyfriend's hobbies. Ele had been forced to sleep in the living room, but the adults and their friends stayed awake until all hours in the living room.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Ele nodded and watched Tyler intently. She had seen hydropainting in videos before, but never in real life. It had never really crossed over into the work she had done, or the art she did for fun.

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Nodding in agreement, Ele was already formulating a plan,

"Do you have a turn-table, or Lazy Susan? Something that rotates smoothly in a circle?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Studying the options, Ele nodded,

"The holographic elements in the metal flake would look really cool, but you would have to choose a darker base for it to really show through without specific lighting. A tie dye effect would really pop if we kept the flakes specific to maybe one or two colors, like red and blue."

Leaning back, Ele looked down at Tyler,

"What do you think?"

City Comes to the Country (Tyler Night and Whitelily)

Moving to stand at Tyler's shoulder, Ele bent to look at the screen.

"What are you envisioning for this car?"

She asked, her artistic and stylist mind already working in overdrive.