( open ) triple sunshine saga

[majinken]

Who: Stahn majinken & YOU! (with guest appearances by Leon/discard)
When: 6/24, mostly, with an option for 6/22-6/23!
Where: Various
What: Stahn activated his robot… and Leon’s (oops). Did Cerealia need this much sunshine (or hair) running around? Probably not, but it’s happening.
Rating/Warning:None, there is too much purity here.

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0.5: Wildcard: The days before;

[on the 22nd and 23rd, things aren’t so bad. The stahnbots are looking and acting more like him by the day; bright and full of sunshine, but still dutiful. they help him with his shopping, partner up with him for multiplayer arcade games, and order all the right foods for lunch.

he’ll be out running errands and vigilantly teaching his robots everything that they need to know with a smile. There are plenty of times and opportunities to run into him and the bots and either balk or be completely amused at the sheer about of sunshine, smiles and mullets are happening in one place.]

I: Morning: Residential District;

[so far, so good. sure, it was a bit of a mistake to activate the two robots without knowing what would happen, but up until today? it’s been pretty cool! well, to stahn, at least. leon and dymlos both have clearly been exasperated by dealing with three stahns, but that’s fine.]

It’s okay, Stahnbot! I can go to work myself, you don’t have to go for me! [currently, he’s sitting on a bench at the edge of a part near one of the apartment buildings. one stahnbot is unwrapping a sandwich and handing it to the real(?) stahn. the other is eyeing dymlos and maybe reaching out for him. The sword is propped up against the bench next to the real stahn.

—suspicious.]

That’s my job though! I really don’t mind.

[so while stahn has a light argument with himself, he’s very distracted and is hardly noticing that the third is trying to make off with his sword.

help him.]

II-A: Afternoon: Just about anywhere in the city;

[there is a stahn coming your way. the thing is? there’s no telling which stahn it is. is he real? is it one of the robots? who knows. There’s one deciding factor, and that’s whether or not he’s got dymlos. only one stahn will be carrying dymlos. And those capable of hearing dymlos may notice that he’s quiet. well, even more quiet than usual.

either way, he seems to have boundless energy and a wide grin as he approaches.]

Hey! Do you have a minute to help me with something?

II-B: Afternoon: Just about anywhere in the city;

[there’s a stahn coming your way, but unlike the others that are running around, stahn isn’t as full of sunshine. He’s breathless, almost haggard… and noticeably missing that sword he always carries around with him.]

Hey… I need some help. Do you have a minute?

[wow, it’s like deja vu or something.]

III: Early Evening; Shopping District

[those who can hear dymlos will hear the booming sound of his voice yelling ”STAHN!” once he’s within close range to the real stahn. And naturally, stahn uses that as his guide, eventually leading him to a face-off with his two robot-doubles, one of which is carrying the sword.

of course, the robots still can’t hear dymlos, which makes this an interesting way for things to go down. For once, stahn himself isn’t a barrel of sunshine, he actually looks pretty pissed off.]

You guys may have had fun, but that’s enough. You can’t have Dymlos! You can’t even hear Dymlos! To you… he’s just a sword that makes you more like me, isn’t he? [he actually sounds a little hurt by this—he may be dumb sometimes, but he can see that they’re just taking the imitation too far, though he’s not sure how to deal with it.]

Give him back to me… come on! [he needs help, primarily because he doesn’t want to cause a scene when there are innocent people shopping and minding their business. the swordless stahnbot can’t his head to the side, while the other responds:]

Huh? But Dymlos is mine. I don’t think I have to give away something that’s mine… do I?

[the bots are equally as confused. This is what happens when a pure bean makes pure bean robot clones: none of them are malicious, but they don’t seem very willing to give in.

help. he needs so much help right now.]

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iii......

[adornmental]

[SORRY COMRADES, SOMEONE'S COMING IN TO INTERRUPT THIS ARGUMENT.

That is, more specifically, Kashuu (the sword, not the robot) comes swooping in out of nowhere for a majestic full-body kick into RoboStahn, ah... BUT IT DOESN'T END THERE. No, like a sketchy anti-hero straight from this season's hit anime, he reaches forward to grab the robot by the collar regardless of whether he falls over or stays standing, and pretty much hisses into its face:]

Don't you ever take a sword that doesn't belong to you. Ever.

[HE'S HAD TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF THAT LATELY and it's a touchy topic to begin with, so he looks genuinely furious on both Dymlos and Stahn's behalf and like he's on the verge of just shanking this poor robotic ball of sunshine...]

[majinken]

[okay, there's not a single person that could have expected, well, any of that. not the robostahns, not the real stahn, and not dymlos.

and while dymlos is relieved by it (in a "wow, there's the fierece sword side of this sword, huh?" kind of way), given his lack of resonance with the bots and lack of appreciation for them trying to abduct him...

stahn himself is a bit horrified by it.]

Kashuu, wait! [his own expression is definitely more horrified than robostahn a and robostahn b, but the one under kashuu's grip looks... well, just like stahn would if a friend suddenly came at him like some kind of betrayal. hurt, maybe. ...slightly off, because it's still learning, but it's pretty close.]

...Why...

Why would you accuse me like that? [it's odd, because it probably should seem malicious, but it's still a near-exact copy of stahn.]

[adornmental]

[SURPRISE, KASHUU CAN BE A REAL SWORD TOO... Even if 90% of the time it's buried under inane babble about fashion or food or cute animals.

Either way, the "wait!" actually does get him to pause (otherwise he'd probably just proceed with his initial plan of clobbering the robot), and he casts a brief backward glance toward Stahn. And then back to the robot when it begins to speak too, though he's definitely bristling again...]

Don't talk to me. [Curtly. A RUDE SHIT.

He's also not letting go of this robot's collar yet, and while he gives the second one a wary, calculating stare, most of his attention shifts back to Stahn.]

Should I incapacitate it, or do you just want Dymlos back?

[HE'S ASKING FIRST AT LEAST...]

[majinken]

Kashuu...

[stahnbot's feelings are very hurt here!! of course, as close as it is to stahn, it's still not stahn, so there's an almost-fear here that comes with the notion that it's possible that kashuu will deactivate it somehow.

dymlos, much like kashuu... doesn't give a shit, though.

"I don't care what you do just—"]

—Just get Dymlos back. Don't... [stahn feels bad. like, legitimately bad, because he's been trying really hard to teach the robots well so they could help! it comes from a place of good intentions, but now dymlos is in it's hands, kashuu is nearly murderous, and the third stahnbot looks like he's about to leap in-between kashuu and his robot brethren to try and separate them swiftly.]

Don't hurt it, and don't make a scene. [stahn finishes, almost solemnly.] There's a lot of people here, we don't need to make this worse.

[stahn's experienced a lot of weird stuff in cerealia, but this is probably one of the weirdest so he's not even sure if he's mad, upset, or going to find this funny and just forgive the bots later. it's kind of his fault, right? he's done a bad job at teaching them, probably.

(or, you know, they're just turning into stahn and making dumb mistakes ar times when it isn't dire to get everything right. minor details.)]

iii!

[mombastic]

[ ... Okay, so she's been seeing doubles of people (including her own... increasingly-concerning robot helper, who is at least being kept busy sorting files), but three of Stahn is actually a little surprising.

But all it takes is a quick stare, and then Otome softly clears her throat. ]

Making others upset isn't very kind, is it? [ Not that she can hear Dymlos, but one troubled-looking Stahn is bad enough. ]

[majinken]

["making others upset..."

it's something that strikes both stahnbots, because they are, in fact, still trying to learn from example here.]

Otome... [stahn pipes up, equal parts surprised and relieved. one stahnbot is looking to the other before they both give otome a puzzled look.]

It was unkind? I didn't think it was... [and despite the fact that they've gained a whole lot of autonomy, they still seem to look to stahn for confirmation of that fact. they really, genuinely thought it was okay.

they were trying to complete the look. or, one of them was, at least.]

[mombastic]

If your actions hurt another person and make them angry or sad, and you continue to do it... [ Sorry, she's in full Mom Mode now. ]

Then that's being unkind, and you should stop immediately and apologize.

ii-b.

[meouch]

[ ugh, adrien never has time for you stahn. just kidding, he always has time for buddies, especially... well, the ones who seem to be having a pretty rough day.

... not that he isn't having a rough day himself. there's been some stealing going on and his robot-self is really starting to concern him to the point where he's considering duct taping his ring to his finger to avoid getting that taken (at least he managed to slip away for the time being). speaking of robot-selves, however... adrien does pause before he answers stahn, and that's mostly due to that. is this robo-stahn? actual stahn?

does anything even bother the robots? this is probably stahn. yeah... ]

Stahn— Yeah, of course, just... [ TELL ME IF YOU'RE A ROBOT OR NOT!! just kidding. ] ... Catch your breath, it's like you ran a marathon or something. What's going on?

[majinken]

[after what stahn's been going through today, he may suggest supergluing that ring to his finger if he wants to hold on to it, honestly.]

Adrien— [it's kind of a relief to run into someone he knows, honestly. at least in that case, he may have been able to to tell if something suspect was up with the robots?

(no, who is he kidding? they're even more sunshiney than he is at this exact moment in time.)]

Have you seen anyone who looks like me? Well... two people, actually! [robots, not people. but considering this situation is a thing, he's going to assume he doesn't have to say that. he's had his hands full with his own bots, but he's not unaware that this is happening to other people too.]

[meouch]

[ stahn.... adrien's immediate response to that is: slight surprise, then brow furrowing, and honestly he shouldn't have been surprised to hear that a robot was the cause of stahn's panic...

ah, right, response. he shakes his head, adding in: ]

You're the first you I've seen today, I'm pretty sure... [ .... two people, actually. two. two. ] Wait, do you actually have two?!

[ he had to add that part in.

he can hardly handle one?! how the heck is stahn handlin— okay, he's not handling them, this is exactly why they're in this situation. but still, it's the attempt that counts!!!

#prayformullethead. at least it's pretty clear that adrien knows wha's happening here. ]

ii-b!

[asteraceaes]

[ oh no... this guy looks like he's been running around the entire city. he looks pretty frantic!? not good! Shion's always down to help someone that asks for help though. although, sadly he's pretty oblivious to a missing sword considering he never seen the guy... well, nonetheless -- ]

Oh -- me? Ah... Take a deep breath. It's not good if you end up getting light-headed. [ calm down Stahn...!! catch your breath! ] What's wrong?

[majinken]

[it's fine—recognition or not, stahn is just grateful for a response that isn't being ignored or shrugged off. a lot of the natives have been doing that to him because they don't want to get involved (rude), and with most of the people he knows being busy dealing with their own robot disasters, he's kind of frazzled.

probably not the way to go about meeting new people when he's usually all smile, but what can you do?]

Mm, right... [breathe. yes, remembering to breathe is definitely a good thing. he'll thank shion for a lot in just a couple of minutes. after asking his question.] I don't want to take up too much of your time, but I was wondering if you've seen anyone who looks... well, like me! At all...?

[not one, but two—minor details.]

[asteraceaes]

[ he thinks about this for a moment. luckily, Shion does have a pretty good memory - so it comes handy! someone like Stahn isn't really easy to miss ... The people here do look pretty different. ]

Where was I... I think I saw someone that looks like you around the shopping district asking people questions? [ but this time, Shion was just on his way home and wasn't stopped. but -- ]

That wasn't you?

iii

[heiwana]

[ Kousetsu's brief encounter with Leon and his own sword will make his eyes narrow at that cry for help. He knows what it's like to be a sword incapable of doing anything besides lying there at their master's side.

Still he can't help but overhear the commotion and soon he'll be over there to possibly help?! Ah this is...more robot troubles isn't it? ]

It is not right to take things from others and make them upset.

[majinken]

[it's more robot troubles. well, that or this mullet with a young man attached has creepily idential triplets.

(no, it's just robots.)

stahn doesn't recognize kousetsu, but no less, he looks relieved at having some kind of intervention. it's definitely been a headache, an aggravating one even for a guy like stahn who is often very patient. what makes it more exasperating is the fact that neither of the bots seem to recognize that they've done anything wrong here.

they're assimilating a little too well here.]

I don't think it's really "taking" ..We're just sharing, right?

[and maybe they took it a little too literally when stahn said it was okay to borrow some of this things—but he couldn't take the robots out undressed, either. that would have been uncomfortable in a really bad way. dymlos has plenty to say on the matter, yelling at the robots despite knowing they can't hear him.

"That doesn't count as sharing, you—!" there isn't even a good insult for a piece of scrap metal that can't even hear him, though. what a disaster.]

[heiwana]

[ Kousetsu knows them feels Stahn. He'll look at the robot with some akin to a frown before he turns back to the real Stahn. ]

Even so. It is only polite to ask before assuming and taking what you wish. Even if it is being shared...it is not right to just assume that the other will allow you to use what is theirs.

ii-a!

[trueend]

[Well. Here's Frisk, looking just a teeny bit frazzled after their robot-clone wandered off without saying anything, but — this is fine. This is totally fine. They have time to help someone else, right?? Right.

So they nod.]

... Sure. With what?

[majinken]

[oh, good! someone to help. except they look pretty frazzled, and regardless of whether not this is stahn or a stahnbot (it's totally a stahnbot), he wants to help.]

It's nothing too important, I just wanted help finding a place!


[he's trying to go to work on stahn's behalf, but stahn didn't actually tell him where his job was located for the day.
more importantly:]

Are you okay though? It looks like something is bothering you.

[the robot has become almost as keenly aware of people's feelings as stahn has, after careful observation of how often he asks people that question.]

[trueend]

[They're not 100% okay, but, man. When have they ever been upfront with anything? So they're just going to nod, and in a very calm tone—]

Mm, I'm okay. Don't have to worry about it. Lost track of my friend, but... should be fine. Don't think they'll get hurt if they wanna explore for a while. They're really sturdy.

[Not mentioned: it's their equally as reckless robot clone who's off exploring. Being indestructible does not mix well with recklessness. Oh, well.]

What place is it? Even if it's not too important... I don't mind helping.

i......

[discard]

Are you stupid?

[Two Stahns are getting smacked in the back of the head today--the real one and the one trying to make off with Dymlos.

For fuck's sake.]

What do you think you're doing?!

[majinken]

[stahn is still oblivious to what the stahnbot is trying to do here, so obviously, he's not going to react well to this.]

Owwww...! Leon, what the heck was that for!?

[discard]

Pay closer attention to your robot doubles!

[Leon's got no regrets, because--]

Do you not even pay the slightest bit of attention to Dymlos' situation? [C'MON...SWORDIANS ARE IMPORTANT.]

I

[coastal]

[Lili really is the type of person to mind her own business normally and she should be on her way to school but it's... rather impossible for her to ignore an act of theft occurring right in front of her. The Stahn eating the sandwich does seem to be the real one and why there's three of them is something headache-inducing to even consider.

But for right now she's unrelenting as she grabs onto the fierce af mane of the Stahn trying to walk away with the sword and yanks.]

And where do you think you're going with that, you fake?!

[majinken]

[well, the real stahn will remain none the wiser to this situation for a few moments longer, if only because lili and the stahnbot are far enough away to not be exactly in earshot.

of course, if he turned his head 90 degrees to the right, he'd be able to see her. but you know, whatever!! minor details! he should have probably noticed dymlos yelling, but the other stahnbot was laughing loudly and drowning it out. the trouble with two robot clones.]

Hey! Who are you calling a fake!? [the little thiefbot, on the other hand, is trying wriggle his way out of lili's grasp and taking personal offense to being called fake.

he's not fake. he's a very real robot!]

[coastal]

[Stahn is incredibly unhelpful when it comes to saving him from.. himself.... More news at 11.

Still though, Lili's rather unrelenting at that, huffing as she then proceeds to grab the mullet with two hands and digging her feet into the ground because she doesn't intend on letting thiefbot go?!]

You, obviously! [That said, she'd call the other roboStahn a fake too, so.] Stop causing trouble for the person that you've decided to resemble!