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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[kungfugeek]

GET YOUR TEETH OFF OF IT!

[He bites down on his half of the bag, tugging it towards him.]

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[He manages a weird noise that was probably something along the lines of "NO", before starting to back off of PJ.]

[Still holding the bag in his teeth.]

[kungfugeek]

[And suddenly this became tug-o-war. Like two dogs.

PJ pulls back as well, teeth hooked on the other side of the bag.]

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[Power Joe. Don't you know who he lived his entire life with?]

[A giant metal dogwolf.]

[Instead of pulling, or holding on, or even fighting with his mouth, he suddenly reaches forward, to try shoving his fingers into the corners of Joe's mouth.]

[Drop it, boy.]

[kungfugeek]

[Yes, yes he does, because Shadowmaru took every opportunity to say that HE KNOWS YOU BEST and YOU WERE PARTNERS. He gave the lowdown quite well.

Still, he's going to put up a fi-what are you doing get those fingers out of his mouth. In a moment of 'wtf', PJ lets go, but at the same time...ripping the bag.]

GERROF!!

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[He'd be a little flattered if he knew about that.]

[But, instead, he keeps his hands right where they are, fingers included. He waits, as patiently as possible while sitting on a struggling man, for the bag to drop.]

[...]

[Except it explodes, and bits of crushed shrimp puffs go everywhere. Kagerou is left sitting stunned, blinking down at the other BP in confusion.]

... It broke.

[kungfugeek]

[...

The shrimp puffs rain down around them, as PJ sits there with the most blank of expressions on his face.

Thank you for that update, Kagerou.]

Are you sure? I couldn't tell.

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You have crumbs on your face.

That's why.

[There are deserts drier than Kagerou's tone just then.]

[kungfugeek]

[PJ runs a hand over his face, gathering what crumbs were still scattered on it, and flicking them at him.]

Now they're on you.

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[He stares.]

[And then, with infinite care, picks up a mostly intact shrimp puff, holds it up into the air... ]

[... to crumble it into PJ's hair.]

[kungfugeek]

[He's still as it happens. Doesn't move an inch, except for blinking.

And then...

Yep, he's tackling you now, Kagerou. YOUR TURN.]

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[Wellp. He wasn't expecting that. But he gives as good as he gets, all the same, grasping for PJ's arms, and gathering his legs up.]

[He's going to try and kick him off, as soon as his back hits the floor.]

[kungfugeek]

[And PJ grabs onto Kagerou's shirt, making sure that if the ninja tries to kick him off, he'll be taking him with.]

Oh no you don't!

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[And, predictably, when two morons roll around together on the ground... someone is going to get hurt.]

[One of PJ's knees manages to wedge itself in where no knee has gone before. Kagerou actually yelps, losing his hold and curling into the smallest possible ball, alarmed, and in ... a hell of a lot of pain.]

[That area was never so sensitive before.]

[kungfugeek]

[And when Kagerou yelps, PJ falls back, scooting away as if he poisoned the bot or something.]

W-What's wrong with you!? Giving u-...

Kagerou??

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[He can't really speak, short of a pained little whining noise, curling up tighter around himself.]

[This... really hurts.]

[Why does it hurt so bad?]

[kungfugeek]

[This is scaring PJ a bit. Did he...break Kagerou?

Oh no, and just after their sorta-friendship pact...]

Kagerou!!

[He puts his hands to his shoulder, trying to shake him to reality.]

Say something!

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[Oh, he'll say something. He'll say a lot of somethings. When it feels like he can actually breathe again.]

[When he's shaken, he hisses, glaring up at Power Joe as if looks could physically kill.]

... ow.

[kungfugeek]

[When Kagerou comes to, PJ makes sure he's within at least an armlength away. For reasons.]

I didn't mean it!

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[He hisses something. And he makes sure to keep it quiet enough that PJ can't hear from his distance.]

[Come a little closer.]

[kungfugeek]

...What?

[He leans in, a tiny bit closer, but keeps his body the same distance away.]

C'mon Kagebird! Speak up!

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Can't.

Come down.

[Just come a little closer, PJ. Just a wee bit closer.]

[kungfugeek]

[And like a moron, he leans down slightly more. His ear almost to Kagerou's personal space bubble.]

What is it?!

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[Power Joe, if you don't move out of the way, Kagerou's fist is going to slam into his crotch.]

[kungfugeek]

[It's a shame PJ is a moron or he might have caught on to that little tidbit.

Too late now.

Don't mind if the BP just keeps over, curled in a little ball similar to Kagerou just moments before. Whining.]