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[rejuvenate]

Who: rejuvenate & whoever!!
When: 4/10 (6/20-6/21)
Where: Residential district; Giorno’s apartment.
What: Basically boy dumps robot from balcony onto the streets below for science.
Rating/Warning: nothing, but will update if I need to.

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A; BYE FELICIA

[ After everything that had happened with the back-to-back ViViDs and what he had learned about this place and its patterns, Giorno was ready to see what CERES was going to throw at them. The timeline fit and even though it had been pretty quiet, he wasn’t going to drop his guard as far as expecting things to go wrong were concerned. And just as he was exiting the door to leave for school—he gets his expected "present" as it were.

Two "presents" even.

The contents look to be something ripped out of a science fiction novel—then again this whole place and his current situation reeked of such a situation—as he looked down at the inactive robots. He vaguely recalls seeing the post from a Mosely regarding these. However, the matter of "what" to do with them doesn’t take more than a few moments as Giorno empties the contents of one of the boxes onto the hallway. It...really wasn’t going to move was it? All of the robots he had seen here were already activated and freely moved on their own. (Don’t think he doesn’t notice that big red button, he does.)

What if he tipped it over the ledge? Surely it must have some sort of programming preventing it from wanting to be hurt right? Was it goin—oh.

Oh.

Well, surely there was no one standing in the path of the falling robot, right? Or surely anyone who was that unfortunate to get in the way of it would have moved out the way. Regardless, Giorno is running over to lean over the railing to warn anyone below. ]

LOOK OUT!

B; WILDCARD

[ Because I’m always up for anything!! If you want to discuss any possible scenario feel free to hit me up at octazooka or send me a PM and we can set something up seeing that Giorno is not taking part of the event. ]

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[fingerbanged]

[Meanwhile, as Giorno is doing things for ~science~, Yusuke's going to be walking at a rather rapid pace down below, trying to lose his new robotic shadow. It was creepy enough when it started to sound like him, but now? With this weird skin all over it, with scars that mirrored the ones on his own body? That was straight up horrifying, and he needed to find a way to get rid of it (or at least deactivate it), fast.

Unfortunately for him, his robot was getting more and more accustomed to his speed, only a few steps behind, obediently following him in just the boxer-briefs he threw in it's direction that morning. Yusuke was so distracted over shaking this thing off, that Giorno's shouted warning only registers when it's too late.

With a loud crash and the sound of screeching speakers, the fallen robot topples down onto his own, and it takes him a moment to make sense of what just happened. WELP. That was one way to take care of it.

Glancing up, he catches sight of the person responsible, and he cups his hands around his mouth to respond.]

THANK YOOOOOU ROBOT AVENGER GUY!

[rejuvenate]

You're welcome...? [ All's well that ends well? Except that no, the fact that he still nearly crushed an innocent bystander as a direct result of his own actions was still something to be worried about. It's just good luck that nothing bad happened.

Yusuke should really count his blessings given how high up Giorno was and how short the notice was from it falling. It's a little weird to be having a conversation in terms of shouts, so Giorno wants looks around to see if anyone else is coming (or if either of their robots are moving—) before shouting: ]

Are you in a hurry?

[ Look, he wants to make sure you're okay and the damages that he caused. Or, not caused. ]

[fingerbanged]

[Honestly? Yusuke's life was nothing but dumb luck when it boiled down to it, so he's not going to dwell too long on how close he was to getting squashed by a robot. Besides, that accident wound up temporarily disabling a huge nuisance for him, so for that, he was grateful.]

Not anymore!

[... although that pile of machinery is starting to move and twitch again, catching his attention, so he hastily adds:]

But if you're gonna invite me up for tea or something, I'll definitely take you up on that offer! At least before this pain in the ass wakes up...

A

[onerous]

[Alright, you know what? Yuri would like to just get through one day without shenanigans. Just one. Was that too much to ask for?

Her mind is full of other things, as "robots falling from the sky" isn't really a usual concern for her, but she catches the movement from above and tilts her head up--

OH GOD WHY.

She gasps sharply and quickly tries to back away, stumbling backgrounds with a yelp of surprise as the robot crashes before her. ?? ????? Yuri looks up, bewildered, at who is likely to be the culprit-- you know, the guy shouting down at everyone else.

Oh. It's that guy. She remembers him from ViViD's welcome event.]

What was-- What are you doing? [Seriously who throws a robot from a balcony. Maybe it'd tried to attack him or something?

???]

[rejuvenate]

[ It obviously didn't land on her but it was possible that she could have hurt herself from moving out of the way. Or...whatever else. Listen, the fact that he isn't automatically answering is not because he's ignoring her but because he's really concerned. Especially since he, too, recognizes her from the ViViD welcoming event.

Without wasting another moment, Giorno will be jumping over the edge of the balcony himself as he turned the railings into a long vine which he uses to safely get himself down to her level. Sure, he could have gone down the stairs like a normal person, but this was definitely faster. And with powers like his, why wouldn't he use them when he can? ]

I'm very sorry, I hadn't meant to do that. [ Giorno will slowly make his way over from her, the vine slowly turning back into it's original form as railing and wall as he moves away from it. ]

You weren't injured, were you?

A

[saudadist]

[ Thankfully, the robot isn't damaged and Lucy's not...well, dead for having a giant contraption of metal and wires dumped on her. Instead, the robot's just kinda...floating there, and the horned woman glares up at where it came from. ]

Just tossing things down like that...what's your problem?

[rejuvenate]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to go over the ledge!

[ Thankfully, indeed though given the height difference between them, it's hard to see that the robot is floating. However, he does notice the way that it hasn't exactly hit the ground either. Is...she holding it up? ]

Did it land on you?

[ Having a conversation happening through shouts over a ledge seems really rude and Giorno contemplates joining her downstairs. ] Do you have a moment? I can be down in shortly.

A!

[immobileyes]

[ Mary's lived a... fairly peaceful life here. Yep. Except for the rare occasional bout of library-induced amnesia and killer sense-stealing ghosts and floods and... okay, a lot of things have messed with her, but today? Today she's good. She hasn't activated any robots and that sure is a robot plummeting towards her what the hell.

Don't mind her scream, she'll probably move in time. ]

[rejuvenate]

[ "Probably" isn't going to be good enough for Giorno, especially since he was the one responsible here and didn't want anyone to be getting hurt period. So as fast as it takes him to register screaming, he's going to be jumping over the ledge as well.

Wasting no time, Giorno uses Gold Experience to transform the sides of the building into tree branches, which are broken by the falling robot but at least do the job that he intended and knock it further away from her. As for Giorno himself, he'll land on the thicker part of the branches above her. ]

Are you alright?

[ He saved her from the falling robot, sure, but there might have been something else. ]

a...

[pickoffs]

[ Whistling an obnoxious video game tune picked up from hanging around an arcade too long, Kazuya's on his way back from grocery shopping when there's a yell, and since he's got healthy survival instincts, he goes swerving out of the way with a squawk.

He's fine, the robot is not fine, and, more importantly, his eggs are not fine, the bag having slipped out of his hand. They're still in the box, but he can see the plastic of the bag getting a little soupy from egg insides.

He looks up, raising his voice: ]

Y'know, I don't actually care if you want to toss the creepy robot off your balcony, but did you ever think of looking first?

[rejuvenate]

[ Giorno watches Kazuya dodge out of the robot's way but can't help but wince when it lacks smack right on his groceries. He can't even be close to being offended by the remark. ]

I did not mean for it to go over the ledge.

[ Giorno can sort of make out the goopey mess from where he stood. If nothing else, the assumption that given the fact that the robot landed on it, whatever was inside was definitely a goner. It's good that he didn't get hurt but he wasn't unscathed either. ]

I'm very sorry.

a!!!

[hoasen]

[That sounds like Giorno yelling "LOOK OUT".

So immediately she looks up, and then...

...Ah.

WELL GOOD THING SHE'S QUICK LIMBED BECAUSE SHE JUST DIVES FORWARD AND OUT OF THE WAY. Rolling back to her feet, she looks behind her.]

W-what was that all about?!

[rejuvenate]

[ It indeed is Giorno yelling and he's extremely grateful that she doesn't get hit by the falling robot but it didn't change anything regarding to how it happened in the first place. ]

I'm extremely sorry, Vietnam!

[ Cue Giorno looking between the ledge and taking the stairs like a normal person. He doesn't like the idea of shouting when he could have a "normal" conversation with her down below. He just isn't too sure which direction to go... ]

Were you hurt?

A

[swordboning]

[Archer would honestly be quite annoyed at a falling robot. If it were a normal day. For some reason or another, his general assholishness was quite laid back. Enough that he side-stepped out of the way, not quite looking up.

Once it did crash, though, Archer looked at the robot and then looked up at, well...Giorno.]

Was that your doing?

[rejuvenate]

[ See, if he knew Archer a little better, this would have been really strange to see. Archer not looking as touchy and put-off with the world? Then again, the fact that he isn't yelling at him for the accident was a little...strange?

Nevertheless, he'll speak up: ]

Ah, yes. I didn't mean to, however, I was just testing the limits of the robot. You weren't hurt, were you?

b, I do what I want!!

[distorsione]

[Giorno gave the robots (and CERES) way more credit than they deserved...

Fugo isn't so interested in experimenting on his "present," but he doesn't trash it immediately, either, in case Giorno wants to mess with it some more. That had been the plan, anyway, but even after returning from school (which is still a really weird concept in and of itself, but that's a different story), he's staring at the thing like he really wants to just get rid of the it.

...yeah, he really wants to get rid of it. How did anyone think these things were a good idea?]

laughs at this timestamp

[rejuvenate]

[ As a direct result of what happened in the morning, Giorno isn't going to be as willing to touch or mess with the "presents" that they got. No, having it fall from the balcony and almost landing on people was enough excitement for one day. At least, for here. Everything didn't need to happen all at once here as it seemed to back home.

Though when he catches Fugo staring at it he can't help but wonder if he plans on doing with it. It isn't as if he has had time to talk to him about it. Somewhere between having to scramble to get to school in a reasonable amount of time and classes, there wasn't much proper down time to speak. ]

Does it bother you a lot?

a

[dirtdevil]

[ of all the things you can have yelled at you on the street, "look out!" might be the worst. he freezes when he hears it, and looks up just in time to see one of those robots he's been ignoring come falling from the sky to land right in front of him. lucky him; if he'd taken one more step, he probably would have been knocked out.

sorry, robot. maybe next time.

he's... a little surprised to see someone he knows up on the balcony. isn't that the guy who can give life to the shit he touches? good thing that didn't turn this robot into a real person, because a real person might be dead after a fall like that. he just stares up at Giorno for a few seconds, practically speechless. ]

Uh...

[rejuvenate]

[ GIORNO WOULDN'T—okay so maybe Giorno would throw a person off a building but that person would have totally done something to deserve being thrown over a balcony and become a pavement pancake. Crime doesn't pay and Giorno's not always the most forgiving or the the most benevolent person.

...though he is right now, since he spots that Levi was the person that he nearly squashed. It's a relief that he isn't hurt but just to make sure: ]

I'm sorry, I hadn't meant for that to happen. Are you alright?

A for AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[coastal]

[Too late.

Lili looks up when there's a yell but the yell comes second to the fact that there is a hunk of metal hurtling toward her and even with how much she's been working to be at least slightly more capable, she's caught entirely off guard.

Which is why she shrieks.

And loses her footing as she tries to jump backwards from where she is and probably falls on her rump rather ungracefully.

Dude.]

[rejuvenate]

[ The screaming is definitely not a good reaction, well, it is since it's frightening and honestly shouldn't be happening in the first place. Screams or no screams, the most concerning thing for Giorno was how she hadn't cleared where the robot was going to land.

Giorno wastes no time to jump the railing and quite frankly put the building's integrity at risk as he transforms an entire tree with a mess of thick branches horizontally in an attempt to catch the robot before it lands on her. Fortunately for everyone involved, even though there are a lot of broken branches that occur during the process—the robot is eventually caught up in a tangled mess of branches.

...a foot above where Lili had fallen.

Giorno lands somewhat precariously on some of the higher branches himself. He might have scuffed up his hand doing all of this, but it's well worth it. ]

You're safe now—I'm sorry.

[feytality]

[So Maya's minding her own business. Taking a stroll. Humming a little tune.]

[When suddenly, robot---]

Aaaaah!

[She shrieks loudly, just barely avoiding getting smashed by the thing and crashing to the ground unceremoniously.]

[Way to go, Gio, you totally killed her]

[rejuvenate]

[ Giorno Giovanna has done nothing wrong. Except that he did sort of accidentally put her in that danger to begin with. It's good that Maya has fast enough reflexes to get out of the way. ]

Are you okay? Did you hurt anything?

[ Sorry was going to come out of his mouth next, but he figured that he should see how she is first. Don't think there will be any railing jumping here, so he'll wait for her reply before rushing down the stairs. ]

[swordhandled]

[ luckily for both giorno and owain, owain's avoidance skill is extremely useful. he hears giorno's warning and looks up in time to jump out of the way before the robot crashes right where he was standing mere moments ago. he looks at the wreckage curiously at first. it is his first time truly seeing the innards of a robot like this and seeing the circuitry and everything of that nature makes him want to figure out what it is and how it works.

but first things first ]

Seriously?!

[rejuvenate]

[ Look he'll apologize and it wasn't as if Giorno wanted to drop the robot on Owain. Even with his weird television drama, it was hardly grounds of death by being crushed by a robot. Giorno was a good boy who doesn't believe in killing people using that method...

At least. ]

I'm sorry! Are you okay?