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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

[gewehrundblut]

Just my pride, but that'll heal. ::Said after a quick glance at his phone, which then gets tucked away. He thinks he saw another scratch on the screen, but... Whatever, he'll let it slide.::

Watch where you sling those things, geez.

[psycholawgy]

[ She can't help but get angry again. Now she looks like she's about to punch someone. ]

That guy had it coming!

[gewehrundblut]

::Please don't punch him. He punches back and has no concept of you shouldn't hit women.::

What'd he do, anyways? ::Just gonna push himself to his feet while he's thinking about it.::

[psycholawgy]

[ Athena definitely won't punch Prussia, but if the cop comes back...

Well, she gets up as Prussia does. ]

He was telling me to go home, as if I was some kind of minor! [ Crosses her arms and starts tapping her foot on the ground. ] Then he grabbed me.

[gewehrundblut]

::He'd totally help! It's been ages since he's been in a decent fight. And all that weird perky happy stuff didn't help.::

...Not to, uh, agree with the grabbing part, but you're... what? 18? I mean, I can kind of see mistaking you for a minor.

::He's probably way off, isn't he? Once you reach 200, it gets kind of hard to tell what ages are actually supposed to look like, especially if it takes you decades to centuries to grow a few centimetres.::

[psycholawgy]

[ Okay, that is more of a compliment than anything. ]

That's right, I'm eighteen! I'm glad you got it right away, and didn't think I was fifteen or something.

lol wow even I was just guessing

[gewehrundblut]

::He actually looks mildly shocked at that.::

Well, you said you were an attorney. ...Doesn't that require a lot of school, though? ::He's pretty sure it requires a lot of school. Is he dealing with some kinda super genius here?:: Honestly, I kinda assumed you'd be in your twenties and I just seriously insulted you.

[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.::

[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. ]

[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.::

[psycholawgy]

[ She feels scared and guilty for not knowing what it is, now. ]

It's a video game! [ At least, that explains it. ] I never had time to play video games until recently.

Sounds like a pretty violent game, though! I bet it's good for stress relief.

[gewehrundblut]

::Noooo don't be scared! He's just overly enthusiastic about the things he loves. And things he hates.

Everything, really.::

Yeahhhh, I kinda know the feeling. I was way too busy up until about 1990.

::Never mind he doesn't look old enough to have been busy up until then unless it's like 1991 where he's from. Which, for all she knows, it could be. She doesn't know about Call of Duty, after all. He stretches his arms above his head for a moment, and then he starts walking again. But he hasn't shut up, which is his way of saying he expects her to follow him. Rude.::

That's definitely the best part, though. Except online multiplayer. Oh my God, you will never meet a larger bunch of idiots.

[psycholawgy]

[ Sorry, Prussia. She only caught the "1990" bit. ]

Oh, wow! I heard they have stuff called floppy discs back in 1990.

[ She looks down at her necklace, which is actually a robot. ]

Widget, can you imagine if all your data was stored in a floppy disc? That'd be weird.

[ To which it answers in a squeaky robotic voice: ] That'd be weird!

[gewehrundblut]

::He is about to clarify that 1990 was 25 years ago for him, when... her necklace talks.

Dude.::

Your necklace talks! That's so awesome! Is it like one of those watches you can get that sync to your iPhone?

::Juuuust gonna step in front of her to get a closer look at it, because what is sensible movement around other people and personal space? Nothing he knows anything about.::

Kesese, floppies definitely wouldn't've held enough data for one of these. Good thing we've made advancements in the last 25 years, right?

[psycholawgy]

Last twenty-five years? I'm from the year 2027.

[ She doesn't take off her necklace, but rather holds Widget a bit closer so Prussia can see. ]

Widget was made sometime in 2020. Or maybe it was 2018... now I'm not sure anymore.

[gewehrundblut]

You're from the future? ...Cooooool. It's only 2015 where I'm from.

::And then he makes an odd cooing noise.::

It has a face! How cute, just like a little bird!

[psycholawgy]

[ Widget's screen turns from light blue, to green, and it's :) face turns into a :D ]

I dunno about a little bird, but he's definitely cute.

And a little bit cheeky at times.

[gewehrundblut]

::That's even cuter! He straightens back up, grinning widely himself.::

Nope, definitely little bird cute. Little birds are the cutest! I used to have one that liked to sit in my hair, so I'm an expert on cute things.

::Wait, Prussia, that doesn't even make any sense.::

So how can he be cheeky? Have they figured out AI in the '20s?

[psycholawgy]

[ ... Bird sitting in his hair. She actually tiptoes to see what his hair looks like from the top, but she's probably too short. ]

Yeah. My mom was a psychologist and a roboticist. She made a bunch of AI programs... or whatever they're called.

[gewehrundblut]

::Well, he's 178cm tall, so... yeah, she probably is too short. Even on tiptoe. But he kind of guesses what she's doing, so he leans forward so she can see.::

Don't tell me I've picked up another one. ::Grin. That really wouldn't bother him as much as his words might imply.::

And that is a... really interesting combination of jobs. Though I guess maybe you hafta understand how the brain works to make an artificial one?

[psycholawgy]

[ Oh, darn it. She would have liked to see an actual bird hiding in his hair. Maybe she'll catch a wild one some time and give it to him as a pet. CYbuddies... Pfft! ]

No, no birds there!

But, yeah. I guess that's why? I don't really remember much of what my mom did at work. I just know she made Widget, and some other robots.

I'm special, though.

[ She did say he was a bit cheeky. ]

[gewehrundblut]

::Even if it tried to peck his ears off, he'd be thrilled.

Seriously, Athena. Do you want to be best friends with a Prussian? Because that is how you end up best friends with a Prussian.::

Damn! Oh well, maybe one'll find its way there soon!

::Aaaand the robot just joined the conversation. Huh. It is a bit of a smart-ass.::

...And how are you special, little robot?

[psycholawgy]

[ If there was something Athena loved talking about, it was psychology. This was the perfect chance to demonstrate the glory that is Widget! ]

Watch this.

[ Using her gloved hand, she draws a circle in the air right in front of her. Blue lights appear as she traces a curve in the air, and once the circle is done, a blue smiley face appears. It looks like Widget's face.

The giant smiley face disappears shortly after, turning into what looks like a desktop screen. A holographic desktop screen! Yup. ]

Ta-dah!

[gewehrundblut]

::Leaning back now, kind of in shock.::

Whoa! What does that do?

::He's just gonna circle behind her now, to get a look at the holographic screen when it's facing the right way. Which might defeat the purpose of her attempt to demonstrate?::