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]

You know... human beings.

[Better than he does, anyway.]

I thought -- you would know.

[kungfugeek]

The kids don't...do that!

[He's a good parent UNLIKE YOU WHO PUNCHES PEOPLE'S HOLE-PARTS.]

[thxforthememories]

Kids...?

[No, of course Kay doesn't do this. Why would she?]

[kungfugeek]

Yeah. I play with kids from Boss's school...

[That's all he can get out before having to catch his breath again.]

[thxforthememories]

You're...

[He inhales slowly, finally starting to sit up again.]

You're allowed to do that?

[kungfugeek]

[PJ stays where he is for a moment longer, still trying to catch his breath from that impact.]

Yeah! Why wouldn't we?

[thxforthememories]

Why would they allow any of us near their children?

[Granted, Yuuta seemed like an exception, but still.]

[kungfugeek]

Well, you see...

[He starts to sit up, barely able to, but points for effort.]

They kind of idolize me.

[thxforthememories]

...

Why?

[kungfugeek]

Because--


...HEY. What do you mean "Why"!?

[thxforthememories]

Answer it first. Why do they look up to an AI?

[kungfugeek]

...

Because they're friends with us, Kagebird.

Like how your little bird idolizes you, or so I've heard.

[thxforthememories]

She's... different.

I didn't think human beings back home would care about us like that.

[kungfugeek]

Of course they can, Kagebird. A human's a human's a human.

[Got that one off of Episode 19.]

[thxforthememories]

... A human is a human is a human?

That doesn't make sense.

[kungfugeek]

Boss said it.

About a panda.

[thxforthememories]

...

A panda?

[kungfugeek]

Yeah. A panda.

[He says this like it's obvious.]

[thxforthememories]

... What is a panda.

[Yes, this is a serious question.]

[kungfugeek]

...

[He holds up a finger, crawling over to the vending machine and digging in it. Until he pulls out a wrapper. With a cartoonish panda on it's label.]

This thing.

[thxforthememories]

... Those are cookies.

[Thank you, Captain Obvious Kagerou.]

[kungfugeek]

[That's it. He's throwing it at your face.]

[thxforthememories]

[Bitch, he's going to catch that. He's a ninja. You know that.]

[kungfugeek]

[SDKlf;jSDFK:LJDs]

I meant the thing ON the package!

[thxforthememories]

Why didn't you say so?

[The corners of his mouth twitch. Ever so slightly.]