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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? ]



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[ Or just tag with whatever! ]


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

Comments

[psycholawgy]

[ Super genius is right, but she's not going to say that out loud. ]

I finished school pretty early. [ A beat. ] About half a year ago or so, really.

[gewehrundblut]

::Oh, he won't feel totally inadequate, honest! He's well aware of where his strengths lie.

Still.

Maybe a little inadequate.::

That's... really impressive. Geez. And to think, I spent the past year playing Call of Duty.

::Ok, he did other things too, but.::

[projections]

They put it together so neatly and it looks great.

Thanks Athena. I'll come by here again some other time.

[psycholawgy]

[ She's going to expect Shirou to be a regular now. ]

Great!

Oh, by the way, do you know a guy named Archer?

[projections]

[Shirou will come by more often, but Athena's question makes him nearly choke on his sandwich.]

Archer's someone I know from back home. Why? Did you meet him?

[psycholawgy]

If lawyers don't exist where you're from, then things're so much different!

[ If she could smack them, she would. ]

But in this city, I'm pretty sure there are laws! That's why we have annoying cops!

[psycholawgy]

[ Despite her knowledge in academic subjects, she's pretty clueless about everything else. ]

Playing what? Is that like, those pretendy games?

[ You know, the games kids play outside. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ She told herself she wouldn't tease Archer about it anymore, but. . . maybe Shirou's reaction might be funny. ]

Maybe. [ And after a short pause: ] I heard he's your dad.

[gewehrundblut]

::GASP.

OF.

HORROR.::

You don't know what Call of Duty is?! ::M-maybe she's not from his Earth. Yes, that explains it. It's the only rational explanation.:: It's only one of the most awesome video game series ever. In the first three, you're a soldier in World War II killing Nazis! And then for the fourth one, they broke away from that and instead you're trying to get rid of this Middle Eastern dictator.

::Such a rough summary, but he sounds so excited about them. Especially the Nazi killing part. He can say from first hand experience that the Nazis were dicks and he really blames them for his lack of territory these days.::

[projections]

Archer isn't my dad and I can't have you thinking that. [ Just shaking his head. Rock Lee what have you done? Shirou wants to quickly clear this misunderstanding.]

I'll let you in on a secret, but only if you promise not to tell anyone else.

[psycholawgy]

[ That sends her all the delight. She loves secrets. ]

I won't, I won't! You can trust me.

[projections]

I'll trust you. [Athena seems trustworthy enough.]

There's no way Archer can be my father since he's me. This is hard for me to say because I hate that guy. [He's too mad and he can't enjoy his food anymore. Archer is literally the worst.]

[psycholawgy]

He's who?!

[ She's surprised, and that's an understatement. She does move closer to look at Shirou's face. There's a tiny resemblance, but... ]

Are you sure?!

[projections]

Archer's me and I'm sure. You don't need to look at me closely so you can confirm it for yourself. [Shirou's frowning intensely when he says that.]

Sorry for telling you something strange so suddenly.

[psycholawgy]

[ He's definitely not lying, at least. But it sure was a lot to take in.

She smiles at Shirou as she places a hand on his shoulder. ]

Sorry to get you mad all of a sudden.

[projections]

You have nothing to apologize for. [It's cool Athena.]

I told you my secret so now you understand everything. We resemble each other, but it's not because we're family.

How do you even meet Archer?

[psycholawgy]

Well. . .

[ A wee bit unsure if she should tell the story, but since Shirou entrusted her with something big, she could at least share a little story. ]

He posted on the network about a lot of stuff, [ And she only got the part about not being Shirou's dad. ] and then we met up. He lies a lot.

[projections]

Somehow I'm not surprised to hear you say that. Archer's definitely a liar. [Not even going to deny it.]

Let me know if he causes you too much trouble. I'll speak to his Master and maybe she can do something about it.

[souredsweet]

The beak is certainly a little bizarre... The fact that he's covering his face at all is suspicious, too. Where I come from, such an act is largely reserved for bandits and ninja.

[NOT TRUSTWORTHY PEOPLE AT ALL. If Kaoru ever came across some person dressed up like a leotard-wearing animal with their face partially obscured, there would definitely be some immediate bailing happening...]

Likewise, the spandex material is... certainly very revealing, isn't it? Without being aware ahead of time that such a person was on my side, I think it would be natural to assume the worst.

[So it's definitely a time difference thing, but these are also truly valid points...]

[prosecutory]

[He glances upward briefly as if hoping for some divine heavenly help here.]

I understand the need to protect one's personal space...but you needn't go so far. [There, he said it. What else could he say? Edgeworth glances at the spot where the robot had fallen.]

[flaredo]

Law-- whoa, we wound up with another lawyer?

[psycholawgy]

Oh, it's fine. [ Waves a hand dismissively. ] I got him under control.

[ She realises after saying that that it was weird... She has Shirou's future self (probably?!) under control. ]

I mean, he's nothing to worry about.

[ There, maybe her phrasing was better. ]

[psycholawgy]

Another... Do you know Mr. Edgeworth? He's more of a prosecutor, though.

[psycholawgy]

[ She is indeed very embarrassed by all this, but what can you do when you act on instinct when someone grabs you? ]

I personally haven't dug into my own issues regarding this reflex, but I'm sure I'll figure out why I keep doing this some time in the future.

[ Yes, "keep". She's done it before. ]

[ogrepowered]

There are? Then why haven't we seen any laws before? Wot do they look like? 'ow many legs do they have?

[ ... and they give her a sly grin. ]

Oooh, it's got to be against the law to call the cops annoying, isn't it? I bet you could go to jail for a LONG time for that. For forever! ... right?