A ninja and a kung-fu bot walk up to a vending machine...

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WHO: Kagerou and Power Joe
WHERE: Police HQ
WHEN: RIGHT NOW
WHAT: PJ wanted to test the vending machine he found. ... he also said he wanted to do it in a week. Kagerou took him seriously.
WARNINGS: STUPID MAN CHILD ROBOTS DOING STUPID THINGS.

[With the help of Stumpy -- again -- it only takes a few hours to get from Trion's temple to where he needs to go. Although, he's not entirely sure of what to do once he gets inside the place. How is he meant to find the other BP unit? He hasn't seen Power Joe since this whole mess started.]

[He has the Acolyte stay put outside, before venturing into the building. While he doesn't know what sort of creature the other BP might be right now, it can't be too hard to find him, can it? Personalities seem to have remained intact. He just has to look for an obnoxious individual, who isn't spouting off some poor attempt at English.]

[And isn't playing with a soccer ball. Which should help narrow it down.]

[He prowls through the hallways, trying to be as unobtrusive as possible. It occurs to him to call out for Power Joe, about halfway through his search. He pokes his head into what looks to be an office.]

Power... Joe?

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Right.

[Doesn't he sound skeptical?]

[He frowns, dubious, but... takes a shrimp puff. And tries it.]

... It's different.

[kungfugeek]

[The skeptical response gets a shrug in return. Well if you're not going to believe it, he won't put much effort in either.]

...

Different how?

[Before Kagerou can answer, he takes a shrimp puff and pops it in his mouth.]

...huh.

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Not sweet.

[Because when all you've ever "tasted" is gasoline and energon, how else are you supposed to describe human food flavors?]

See?

[They're not bad though -- as evidenced by the ninja taking another one, and chewing on it thoughtfully.]

[kungfugeek]

What's...sweet?

[Whatever it was. It apparently wasn't THIS. He took another one as well, popping it into his mouth and letting the flavour soak in.]

Right. Not sweet.

[PJ you don't even fuckin' know.]

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Swiss rolls.

[He says like it explains everything.]

[One eyebrow arches, but he chooses not to comment on PJ being. Well. PJ. Instead, he hands him the bag, and reaches into the vending machine.]

[... that sure is a bottle of milk coffee he found.]

What is this?

[kungfugeek]

...What is a Swiss Roll.

[Yeah that explanation did nothing, Kagerou.

But he looks over when he pulls out that milk coffee.]

...No idea. Drink it and find out.

[Putting the back in his teeth, he reaches in with his free hand and pulls out...wasabi chips.]

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It's Kay's favorite food.

[That should clear it all up right there.]

[But despite that TERRIBLE ADVICE, he squints at the bottle, twisting the top off, and tasting some.]

[His eyes widen.]

[And in short order, the bottle is gone.]

[kungfugeek]

[Actually no, that doesn't clear up anything, Kagebird. PJ'll just stare in bewilderment at the ninja's logic...until he sees him down that milk coffee.]

Whoa, easy there, buddy!

[Yep, he said the B word.]

Now what are these....

[Opening the Wasabi chips, he places one in his mouth. Green is never a good colour okay.

...And he flops over.]

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[He was thirsty. And drinking still seems more natural than eating. He looks down at the empty bottle, a little sheepishly.]

... There's another. If you want it.

[Except down goes the power shovel.]

[Kagerou stares. Then inches over, and nudges him with a toe.]

Are... did you die?

[kungfugeek]

[He'd say yes to Kagerou about the milk coffee, but went from a flopped over position to a COUGHING flopped over position.

Someone's never had wasabi ANYTHING before.]

N-N..--[Coughing counts. HOW DO YOU EVEN COUGH.]

YES.

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[He crouches down next to him. The second bottle of milk coffee is in his hand, and he offers it, awkwardly, to the suffering BP.]

You're speaking. That means you're alive.

[He pokes him with one end of the bottle.]

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[PJ takes it, gratefully, and after a few minutes of prying that thing open, he chugs it down...relieved.]

It...it felt like I was dying! Humans consume food that...poisons them?!

[He shoves the bag of Wasabi Chips away. Nooooopeing right out of here.]

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[They're both going to be vibrating out of the visible light spectrum in a few minutes here.]

If you were poisoned, you wouldn't be speaking.

[He reaches for the bag, squinting at it. Shaking his head, he sets it aside, and goes back to the machine.]

... Po... cky?

[kungfugeek]

Maybe it's a slow poison.

[YOU NEVER KNOW. But he takes another swig of that milk coffee, a wide smile across his face.]

This stuff...THIS STUFF. We need Energon in this flavour. Or gasoline.

[But Kagerou's newest discovery catches his attention.]

I think I heard about that.

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That's foolish.

[He's examining the pocky box, but pauses to give PJ a look.]

I don't think they flavor energon like Japanese food.

... What is it?

[kungfugeek]

I've seen the kids at Boss's school eat them. They look like little sticks of wood covered in mud.

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... That doesn't sound edible at all.

[kungfugeek]

Well, they eat it. And pretty quick too...

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Why would they eat muddy branches...?

[kungfugeek]

Kids will be kids, yeah?

[Or...that's what he hears.]

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I... wouldn't know.

[But he opens up the Pocky anyway. And tentatively tries a stick.]

It's sweet.

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No kidding? Let me try one.

[He wants to try this 'sweet'.]

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[He passes the box over, taking another for himself as he does.]

Is this all humans live on...?

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[The BP inspects the box before taking one out and putting it in his mouth. Like a really long cigarette.]

If it is, I can get behind it.

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Even if they "poison" you?

[How many of these can he fit in his mouth...]

[Because they're very good. And suddenly he feels... energetic enough to try.]