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[Fujiko's in a bad mood. Not that this is unusual per se, but at least when there were crazy things running around she had things to take her frustrations out on. Now she's low on bullets, and in a foul mood.]

Everybody leaves. [BANG!]
Why bother. [Bang bang bang!]

Che. And I finally got my iPod charged to show him... [But she doesn't seem too thrilled.]

Lupin you stupid... All men! All men are just--! [A couple more shots and then finally a sigh as she sits down with a frown and realizes that her journal's been recording. And forces a grin.] Hey~ Anyone in Luceti feel like cooking something good? I don't think I can take another day of finger sandwiches and oatmeal.

[ooc: Feel free to interrupt her shooting (seeing as there's nothing she's shooting *at.*) She won't hit anyone with them, but you can yell at her recklessness nonetheless. After this post/later this evening she'll be mallynapped off-screen. Feel free to find Thompson machine gun casings everywhere.]

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[Fujiko wanders over and takes a seat near him as calmly as if she didn't want to shoot up a whole army worth.]

'ullo Robert.

S-Salutations, Fujiko. [Calmer himself, now. Though he's still visibly uncomfortable to a degree.]

It has... been some time since we spoke... were you alright d-during the latest debacle? [Ignoring the, er, obvious issue.]

Yeah it was fun! Did you see all the waterfalls and stuff? Pretty cool!

I saw, er, a very diverse c-conglomerate of terrain. Including parts of Terra...

[That is nostalgia in his tone, yes. Though it's punctuated with a bit of pain.]

... Did... did you get to see your h-home too, Ms. Mine?

Eh... who cares. My world's boring in comparison.

I think all w-worlds have something interesting to them... [Especially worlds with sapient life. But Robert's got a bias, of course.]

Still... did any in p-particular catch your eye, other than waterfalls...?

[Think think think. ALL THE SHINY THINGS. And everything extreme.]

Um.

Some. I wish they could have kept it that way a little longer, but I guess everyone was getting all freaked out, huh.

It was... a mistake, apparently. I am glad that... that Ms. M-Molly was uninjured, though.

[... Yes, Robert expressing concern for a Malnossian. Probably not the smartest thing.]

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It was... a mistake, apparently. I am glad that... that Ms. M-Molly was uninjured, though.

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[Stares at him slightly.]

Why would she be?

Ah, well... I... I th-thought it might have... been widespread.

... [He shifts a little uncomfortably.] So, I... e-er... contacted her the first day of the... a-abnormalities.

... It turns out that... th-that she was the one responsible for the mistake... [But it was a mistake. It wasn't maliciously-intended, and that means it was very different from an experiment.]

[Shrugs.] I thought it was kind of fun actually!

[Ah yes... Fujiko and her idea of "fun."]

At the least it was... not an attack. But... M-Ms. Molly seems to be... different from the other Malnosso in... that regard.

[Or maybe Robert just has an obvious soft spot for her, for no good reason.]

I guess. It was a real attack from those wing-hunting guys it'd be a problem. But even as a Shift it wouldn't be so bad. No one got changed into pie or anything!

[Crazy definitions of not-so-bad? Quite possibly.]

... That... that is true. [Yep, nobody's bodies or minds got altered... just their setting.]

... Any Shift that... d-does not alter our minds is... an improvement.

Ah... definitely. But it's not always so bad right? I mean you got some good things out of some of them, ne?

[Staring down at the table a moment, Robert ponders this statement carefully.]

I... I suppose I have. [Even experiments like the false life had imparted something... useful. Something interesting.]

... A-Although I would have... preferred other methods of learning them...

[A shrug on Fujiko's end.]

As far as mad scientist types go... they're pretty mild.

...

You have... met worse? [Oh gods. Robert didn't even want to think it was possible.]

[... Yeah.... wow... a mental list just popped up... it's so long.]

Oh honey... so much worse. Dr. Oz wanted to kidnap and torture Nessie. The entire Scorpion organization is just fudged in the head, Scorpion himself is the most messed up of all, Magician Boy -- that is Pycal, he was SUPER smart, but also such a creepy sadist, then there's that guy who made his own earthquake machine to collapse Italy -- I don't even remember that dude's name. Something with a V? Honestly... it'd take me hours to explain them all and you probably wouldn't believe it.

[HUNDREDS. HUNDREDS ROBERT.] It's sort of... my job to deal with them in a way. [Sabotage them, hunt them down, assassinate them, do odd jobs for them. This is what she calls "a little of this, a little of that.]

[And now Robert is a little genuinely horrified. The Malnosso, as far as he's known, are the one exception to his mental picture of scientists-are-always-cool-people, and though he's heard of the concept from Don, he's never seen it spelled out in shocking detail like this.

So Fujiko is right in that he doesn't want to believe it, but with the Malnosso as evidence he can't discount it out of hand, either.]

... Your job... is to deal with d-dangerous individuals?

[Well, that explains her ability to kick ass.]

Yes. It's sort of one of those slippery slope things. Do it once, you can run so many times, but you start getting more of a reputation and then more things happen, more things where only you can do it. [Shrugs and spreads her hands.] Better than farming I guess.

[He sort of understands. When one gets to a specialist in one's field, one of course is sought out for one's expertise...]

It sounds... like a r-risky job, but I understand that... that is rather the norm, here.

Yeah, looks like the Malnosso are a little picky about who they bring here, hm?

Assuming it is... deliberate, then yes. They... c-certainly are.

... If this is a natural s-sort of selection, however... it is fascinatingly constant...

You think so? But if it's a natural accident then what is the criteria? Unlikely superpowers or unusual lifestyles or something?

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