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[psycholawgy]

Who: Athena Cykes (psycholawgy) & you!
When: Icly 11/09 (or any other day!)
Where: Various places (Cosplay cafe, and around the residential district)
What: You can be accosted by her, or watch her accost someone. Your choice.
Rating/Warning: Will update as needed.

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a
[ Athena had a shift today at the cosplay cafe, and she was really excited about it! It was always fun being there, since she gets to meet a lot of people. Free food was also involved sometimes, and that was the best part.

…

But today was a bust.

She was even excited to talk to customers with a pirate accent, since that was what she was cosplaying as today. A pirate! You just can't have it all.

Instead of just waiting inside for people to come in, she goes out into the street just by the cafe. She wasn't finishing her work today without showing off her cute costume. Holding out her fake sword and pointing it at any person who passes by, she exclaims: ]

It's into the cafe or Davy Jones' Locker, ye knave!

[ Marketing strategies!

Of course, anyone who works at the cosplay cafe is also free to stop her from possibly embarrassing herself and the establishment. ]



b
[ It wasn't even that late! It was just an hour or so before sundown, but a police officer robot thing approaches Athena and tells her to go home. She's not even sure why she's being told to do so, when she's not even a minor. Was it because she was little? Whatever the reason, she felt very insulted by this. ]

I'm on my way to buy some food!

[ But the officer seemed very insistent that she should go home before sundown since it wasn't safe. "Look, kid. You better head home before dark, or else you could get in trouble." ]

I'm not a kid!

[ And if it wasn't her stating that she wants to buy food that could catch someone's attention, it's her yelling that she's not a kid, because she can be loud. Now is one of those times.

Again, the officer continues to believe in its own opinion that Athena is much younger than she truly is, and decides to walk her home that very instant, grabbing her by the wrist. But Athena doesn't take kindly to people giving her unwanted physical contact. She quickly grabs the officer's wrist then moves to turn, her back facing the cop, then she crouches as she pulls its arm to throw him to the ground.

… But she may have thrown her a bit too far. The officer probably hits an innocent passer-by or the space very close to said passer-by.

Oops? ]



c
[ Or just tag with whatever! ]


[ Obligatory permissions post because Athena is a human lie detector. ]

Comments

a

[projections]

Athena, you're having too much fun with this. [He's just observing things! Shirou's slowly shaking his head in response.]

Acting like a pirate all day must be exhausting. Try not to over do it.

[psycholawgy]

Heheh!

[ She puts her sword back in its plastic scabbard, then rests her hands on her hips. ]

Ahoy, Shirou! Not even the sea can tame me!

[projections]

I don't think anyone can tame you. [Not even him. It's like he's dealing with a more energetic Taiga.]

At any rate, I'll have to refuse a trip to Dave Jones Locker. Do you mind showing me around the cafe?

[psycholawgy]

Hoh hoh!

[ She leans in closer to him and whispers: ]

Mind if I stop talking like a pirate? I'm not sure I can keep this up for long.

b

[flaredo]

[ Yang, needless to say, had only been heading back to the apartment with no mischief whatsoever on her mind (for once), except maybe challenging her apartmentmates to a card game of some sort.

And thus she hadn't been expecting an officer bot to come flying in her direction. Luckily for at least one of them, her reflexes are quick enough for her to sidestep just in time, but-- ]

... Oops, was I supposed to catch it?

[psycholawgy]

Oh my gosh!

[ Yang didn't seem to get hit, but it does fill Athena with concern. Who cares about that cop, right? ]

Are you okay? [ She rushes to Yang, and feels relieved once she gets a closer look. ] That guy really had it coming!

[flaredo]

[ No one loves robots in this place, apparently. But Yang's already grinning and holding up both hands. ]

I'm fine! You were the one who hurled that? You've got some good arm strength!

a!

[souredsweet]

[WELL THAT'S A SURPRISE. Kaoru looks a little startled, glancing around like there may be some other people walking past that Athena is actually addressing... BUT NOPE, no such luck. Still, with some amount of hesitation:]

Ah... Wait, are you talking to me?

[ATHENA WHY. What does that mean?? WHAT IS DAVY JONES' LOCKER.]

[psycholawgy]

[ Nope, it's definitely you whom she's addressing, Kaoru. And she's so into her act that she forgets that... pirates might not exist at her time yet. Or. . . when did pirates become popular? Anyway. ]

Aye! See any other scallywags here, eh?!

[souredsweet]

[What's a scallywag. Life has suddenly become like ten times more complicated than it already was and Kaoru's just sort of stuck here like a beached fish whispering why into the night.]

I don't see anyone else here, no... [Scallywag or otherwise, with the exception of a street-cleaning droid that Kaoru quickly glances toward.]

—What was it that you wanted, exactly? [POINTING THEN in the direction of the cafe's doors!] To go there?

a.

[dishonorstudent]

[ She was going to grab a cold soda on her way home from school anyway, hopefully for a mates discount, but... she wasn't expecting the theatrics. ]

Wow. Really gettin' in the spirit there, aren't ya?

[psycholawgy]

[ Athena doesn't seem to be coming out of character any time soon. She smiles at Ryuko, then puts her sword back in its plastic scabbard. ]

Aye! I be runnin' this ship like how I host a party, matey.

[dishonorstudent]

[ Well, if her roomie insists on being ridiculous, the least Ryuko can do is tease her back. ]

Aye, but if the "ship" goes down, doesn't that mean the captain's gotta go with it? That's some responsibility.

a

[swordboning]

[Archer is kind of just walking by, carrying multiple bags of groceries. If it was any normal person, they wouldn't hear it but this is Athena.

Yeah, he lets out a very light snort when he sees Athena but goes on pretending that he never actually, you know, saw her.]

[psycholawgy]

[ ...

She rushes back into the cafe to quickly grab something, only to rush back out with a fish net. Hopefully Archer decides not to run, because she's going to come at him and throw the net over to catch him. ]

[swordboning]

[Nope, not running.

So when the net gets caught over him, he slowly turns to face her.]

I'm not going to be your catch of the day.

b

[ogrepowered]

[ Ogre Magi is a large blue humanoid thing with two heads and a barrel-shaped body that's equal parts fat and muscle. They sure don't have the reflexes to dodge or sidestep a robot soaring through the air. But hey, on the bright side, one thrown robot doesn't do much- the impact doesn't even knock 'em over, and the robot just sort of bounces off to collapse in a heap. ]

[ ... ALSO on the bright side is the fact that they're not all that quick on the uptake. Both heads look around wildly, and in abject confusion. ]

... hey! When did these things learn how to fly!? That's not fair! We can't hardly fly, either-

[ And THEN they spot Athena. ]

Hey, you! Did you see what happened? Did that flyin' robot attack you, too??

[psycholawgy]

[ Okay, this is clearly something Athena has never seen before. She can't help but just stare that the giant... thing before here, and also, two heads, wow?

Give her a few more seconds to process all this. ]

Ummmm...

[ogrepowered]

[ Oh. Huh. That multi-second pause is a little unnerving, and Ogre Magi quickly looks behind themselves to make sure she's not staring at something past them. ]

[ The head with the deeper voice is the first to break the silence, followed by the reedier-sounding hooded head. ]

... I think we're lookin' at another victim of a flying robot attack, brother. Yeah, me too. Guess the shock was too much for her, poor thing. May she rest in peace!

[ ... ]

Ooh, dibs on her stuff! Hey, no fair!

b

[gewehrundblut]

::So get this: there he was, walking down the street, minding his own business, maybe playing a little Angry Birds and not paying attention at all to his surroundings (which he should have known better than to do), planning on stopping by a grocery store to get dinner after a long shift at the weapons shop. Fairly uneventful day involving absolutely nothing that would warrant being assaulted. Just... trying to keep his head down after making a complete idiot of himself the first few days he was here.

When, out of nowhere...

WHOMP!

Robocop. To the entire body.

That is gonna leave a bruise.::

...ow...

[psycholawgy]

[ Oh goodness. NOT AGAIN. She didn't mean to hit someone with someone she threw! This was the second time it's happened, and at the very least, this wasn't a first meeting! There won't be any first impressions or whatever. Yes, that was surely the... good side... to all this... ]

Oh my gosh! [ She just stands there for a few seconds, surprised by what she did. But eventually, she runs towards Prussia to help him get up. ] I am so sorry!

[ Shoving the police officer aside, she kneels down to check on him. Oh boy, oh boy. What an embarrassing thing this was. ]

[gewehrundblut]

::Always look on the bright side of life? What a shame that in this case, the silver lining was a hunk of metal flying at his head.::

...did you get the number of the fucking truck that hit me? ::Prussia sits up with a groan. Of all the times to not have his increased healing factor, this probably is the worst. Oh well, he's endured worse.

His phone, on the other hand...::

I swear to God, if my phone is broken I'm taking it out on your fle- ::This is about when he gets a good look at who has approached him.:: Oh. Uh. Hi. It's... you.

::Alas, he is no longer the happy-go-lucky guy she met. And wow does that make this awkward for him. Should he try to be perky...?::

B and fashionably late

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth is on his way home and considering stopping by the shops to pick up stuff when he spies the robot cop flying straight toward him, toward his left. He scrambles aside with a very undignified yelp.]

Ack!

[He covers his face and head as the robot crashes, and then when it's safe to look up, he instinctively spreads his feet in a ready battle stance, one hand to the hilt of the sword at his waist and the other hand in a defensive position, blocking his chest.]

Who...what...? [Better make yourself known, Athena, before Edgeworth accuses the nearest person in sight of property damage.]

[psycholawgy]

[ Thank you, Mr. Edgeworth, for coming from a place not from home. Your pretty face may have been slightly damaged if so.

At Edgeworth's yelp, she does the same when she notices whom she might have hit because she wasn't looking. ]

Oh no! Mr. Edgeworth!

[ And as she runs towards him, the policeman gets up and dusts himself off. Looks like Athena didn't damage any of its parts or anything. He does look angry, though, but it looks like Athena's got "parental guidance" now. He leaves without saying a word, but does give her a really mean look before he turns and starts walking down a nearby alley.

She panics a bit when she realises Edgeworth is ready to strike. Hoping to defuse the bomb, she slows down and approaches cautiously rather than just run straight at him. ]

Are you okay? Did you get hurt?

[prosecutory]

[Yes, he's had to protect his pretty face many times, back in the day. At the sound of Athena's voice, he lowers his hands and pulls himself into a more regular stance, but he gasps in surprise. He had not expected Athena Cykes of all people to be behind flying robotic policemen.

Speaking of which, that robot seems okay, but Edgeworth is not about to breathe a sigh of relief just yet. His stupefied expression remains and it will most likely not go away until he has an explanation.]

No...Miss Cykes, what was that all about?!