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

[thxforthememories]

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?

Comments

[thxforthememories]

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.

[thxforthememories]

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

[kungfugeek]

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

[thxforthememories]

Why would they eat muddy branches...?

[kungfugeek]

Kids will be kids, yeah?

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

[thxforthememories]

I... wouldn't know.

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

It's sweet.

[kungfugeek]

No kidding? Let me try one.

[He wants to try this 'sweet'.]

[thxforthememories]

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

Is this all humans live on...?

[kungfugeek]

[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.

[thxforthememories]

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.]

[kungfugeek]

Hey, those things were lethal. They can't all be like that though. Look at that drink we had.

[He doesn't know, bro, but he'll race you.]

[thxforthememories]

If they were lethal, you would be dead.

[... Suddenly racing seems like a great idea. He's so going to finish this pack before you, sir.]

[kungfugeek]

No one likes someone with smart aleck remarks.

[Oh it's so on. He shoves like two in his mouth. DOUBLE THE FUN.]

[thxforthememories]

And yet, you seem to be friends with Gunmax.

[Oh he can so do this. How about three?]

[kungfugeek]

'Fwendsf' ifs used raffer roofsy.

[Oh yeah? FOUR IT IS, THEN.]

[thxforthememories]

... Huh?

[How about six. Yeah, that's right, he went up two now.]

[kungfugeek]

I FED...IFS UFFS RAFFR ROFSRY

[AW YEAH. EIGHT NOW.]

[thxforthememories]

... Huh?

[No, he still can't understand. And he's still trying to outpace PJ in terms of eating that damn pocky.]

[kungfugeek]

[Well now it's more like a grunting sound than anything. He'll just shove the whole box in thank you.]

[thxforthememories]

[Kagerou regards him with a long stare, looking at all that pocky sticking out of his mouth...]

[Then goes back to the vending machine, and pulls out another pair of milk coffees.]

Wash your mouth out.

[kungfugeek]

[It takes a moment for PJ to eat all of those without choking (not his brightest idea), but takes the milk coffee once offered.]

Riiight. You know, these machines aren't so bad once they stop talking.

[thxforthememories]

... No. They are.

I still hate them.

[But he's going to drink that coffee anyway.]

[kungfugeek]

You might want to say thanks to the machine you ate. Since you just stole from it.

[Ever so classy sip of milk coffee.]

[thxforthememories]

[He doesn't even look at it.]

No.

It's only a machine. What does it need gratitude for?

[SOMEONE'S A LITTLE BITTER, AREN'T THEY.]