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[doubleppk]

[Christmastime alone hits Fujiko a little hard. Not that she'd necessarily want the company even if she was back in her world, but even if she did want to, she can't even make up some sort of extravagant gig or excuse to call up Lupin and check in on him. Which leads her to taking advantage of the new coastline and exploring down in it in the cold and singing Love Squall to herself. Of course, she fidgets a bit too much with the journal so it carries over, complete with the bitter sound of her chucking rocks into the ocean.]

Stupid Lupin. The one time you don't chase me down...

Comments

[doubleppk]

[ooc: no problem, no problem.]

Yeah, but those are easy to evade. Well, maybe. I'm not sure what a mobile suit is supposed to be.

[colony_brat]

Apparently the million dollar ones aren't much better either. A mobile suit is... well... it's a big robot, that you use to fight in war. Or you can use 'em to mine and build ships and buildings and stuff. Mostly we've been using them for war. Least for my entire life we have.

[doubleppk]

[Mutters.] I hate robots.

And it's not that they're successful, but they are good lures.

[colony_brat]

Hey, robots aren't all bad. My buddy's real good. And they make mining in space so much easier. And we can fix the colonies with them, rather than tryin' ta do 'em while in a space suit.

He's baitin' the things with some nice stuff? Better be if he's spending that much on it.

[doubleppk]

Ironically Scorpion turned himself into a cyborg. I'm not much of a fan since then.

He does have some beautiful toys though. Ferraris and the whole works.

[colony_brat]

Well you can't judge all the rest just 'cause some jerkface is an ass. If ya did that, you'd have to hate all people too 'cause there's more than enough asses ta go around.

And I bet a pretty girl can't resist such a pretty and classic car? Maybe they're not such bad traps?

[doubleppk]

I haven't met a good cyborg yet. He's hardly the only one.

They're shiny enough to lure someone in, just terrible at killing them afterwards. And it's a ferrari. Who could resist it?

[colony_brat]

Well... I don't know a lotta people I'd call cyborgs. Some people with replacement limbs and eyes and stuff like that. [He looks thoughtful.]

Ah, so I could get the pretty bait outta the trap. Then probably rig it so he gets caught himself instead. I like this guy. Sounds like he's practically givin' nice stuff away.

[doubleppk]

That's not the same at all! It's going all robot that gets annoying or creepy.

Exactly. He's basically an idiot. [Mumbles] I'd get it out first.

[colony_brat]

Well it's mostly as close as I can get in my world. Met a few robots in this town. A few people who were created instead of born. Stuff like that.

Sounds like the kinda guy I like to make miserable. What? [Don't mumble. He can't hear you. Though he could read her lips, but it's hard to just focus there when there's so many other pretty places to look.]

[doubleppk]

Yeah, but that's still different. They didn't makes themselves that way.

Yeah? World's greatest thief kind of guy? Lupin's got an ego even bigger than his reputation and they both just feed each other.

[colony_brat]

True. Don't think any of them asked ta be robots or to be genetically engineered or constructed or anything. But 'Scythe didn't ask for that either.

World's greatest, huh? Yeah, sounds like someone I'd like to meet and steal the cred chip off of. Sounds like a lotta fun.

[doubleppk]

Scythe?

Oh, you can feel free to try. I've had to deal with him far too many times. He's never easy.

[colony_brat]

My big robot. Deathscythe. It's a totally cool name, isn't it? Goes real well with my buddy too since he's got a big scythe.

[Duo smirks at her.] Even with a girl like you he's not easy~? Surely you could distract him so much you could strip the guy without him noticing and take him for everything he's got on 'im.

[doubleppk]

That is a pretty cool name, yes. Is it um... in control though?

[Smiles in spite of herself and shoots him a coy, pretending to be demure look.] You flatter me too much~ [That's not a no either.]

[colony_brat]

What do you mean? You're looking at the pilot. Deathscythe doesn't do anything with me. Hell, with all my security, no one else should even be able to get into the thing without making it blow up. Well, Howard can, but that's 'cause I let him.

[Duo chuckles. Oh he gets it.] Nonsense. I only tell the truth. I never lie.

[doubleppk]

So it's more like a highly specialized ship or helicopter! That's not so bad then! [Instantly perks up because driving a super-computer would be pretty neat, and just skips over the rest. Silly Duo, all men lie.]

[colony_brat]

Ummm... I guess? [Duo scratches at his cheek, thinking.] Wouldn't really call him either since I use 'Scythe ta destroy other mobile suits... but I guess the mining ones and stuff would be a lot like a helicopter or cranes or something.