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Post by Kai on Mar 23, 2013 23:03:09 GMT -6
Kai had always been a major sucker for the nice things in life. To spite the fact that Reploids were incapable of enjoying most of what human's considered 'fine'. Food and Drink were mostly out of the question, though quickly the appearance of such was changing. Especially with Cyborgs and Bioroids. The line between man and machine was being blurred more and more with each passing day. Kai didn't mind this, per say, it certainly made things more volatile. And volatile was very good for business, which kept her lifestyle very well funded. Weapons grade parts from a scrapped Maverick the Hunters had left behind while they chased his fleeing partner, a few pieces of Hunter or Police gear swiped from an overcrowded warehouse, or just petty theft with real Mavericks causing a distraction. These things paid well, and it's not like those who were getting robbed didn't deserve it. One group was a bunch of murderers and bullies who took advantage of those weaker then them...and the others were just Mavericks.
She would write that one down if she didn't know it would blow her cover, though it still brought a smile to her lips whenever she thought it.
Today she was merely out wandering the streets of Abel City. No capers in mind, no grand schemes brewing in that mind of hers, just enjoying the sun and the tranquility of the city. Days like this made her forget her dangerous choice of lifestyles in a world like this, but she knew that living a normal life as she was, was impossible. She couldn't be scanned and wasn't registered, which made legitimate employment impossible, and with specs like hers, the Hunters would pick her up in a moment if she ever was scanned. The thought was slightly bittersweet, but for the time being she didn't mind too terribly. She had a pretty sweet setup, and at least she never got bored! Today, however, she was just content to consider it a day off. Might not be a 9-5 job, but it was still nice to forget about it.
She'd finally settled down on a small wooden (how quaint!) bench in one of Abel Cities parks. She decided to continue one of her oldest hobbies, people watching! She'd started doing it to help her disguises, seeing how different people acted and moved, using it to adjust herself as she changed forms, but now she did it mostly as a habit. Seeing the humans, cyborgs, bioroids, reploids, animals and everything else in the city, it sure gave her a wide variety of things to consider. She couldn't practice shape shifting here, since she only did that from her apartment with the help of a telescope, but it was at least fun to put together different pieces in her mind.
Hmmm, her head on his body....with that guys legs. She stiffled a laugh as she imagined how insane that would look, and didn't realize or care how silly she looked sitting on a bench laughing at nothing in particular.
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Zargeth
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Post by Zargeth on Mar 24, 2013 16:21:30 GMT -6
"Freeeeeedom!" The light-hearted hunter shouted during his moments of relief. It's been one thing after another with work and when he was told he had no assignments to carry out as of now, that obviously meant free time! Though he could always end up recalled for a sudden mission, but he wasn't going to allow pessemistic thoughts to cloud his mind and jinx him before he gets to have any kind of relaxation whatsoever. Well...he's always relaxed regardless, but it would at least be preferable if he could legitimately rest for a change and take a nice walk in the city. Maybe he could hit up the nearby arcade? It's been a while since he's been there and he couldn't help but have his thoughts marveled by if anyone's beat his high score in that new game that he so enjoys, "Mega Contra X-2000". That seems like a sound idea for some time killing...and he'd get some well-deserved frustration out in the process! But he could at least do something else before hitting up the arcade. He might be there for a while if someone defeated his high score... Still unable to conjure up a worthy effort of time wasting, he just decided to stroll on by through the park until something caught his eye...and that it did. Children playing! They seemed to be engaging in some sort of old-fashion rough-playing that he found oddly amusing to just stand there and watch. Quite the peculiar way of roughing each other up from what he witnessed. Getting a kick out of watching, he was inching closer to a bench a female roid happened to be occupying...however one of the children pulled him over before he could take a seat. "Mr. Tall man! You look strong!" the cheerful youth kept tugging on his coat. "Come on!" "Whaaaat-" He was helplessly dragged along, not trying to be forceful with harmless children. The majority of them were human while the rest were Reploids designed and programmed with the mind of a child. He just stood there awkwardly with a big goofy smile as the children huddled up and was planning something. He had a little sweat drop and a panicky expression when they turned to face him, like some sort of demon possessed them. After hearing "Jump him!", he merely leaned back out of surprise, but didn't move as all the children...all six of them, covered him like ants as he fell to the nurtured park grass with lost balance. As wild and sudden as it was, he couldn't help but helplessly laugh. They wanted to play rough! He liked these kids. So with relative ease, he stood up like it was normal as the kids were still latched onto him like gum, as his goofy smile returned. "You're some tough champs! Now...LET THE REAL FUN COMMENSE!" After his light-hearted outburst followed by a slightly maniacal laugh, he leaned back like a falling tower as he fell to the grass and the children fell off like scattered marbles. Ah, the joy of actually relaxing while goofing around with harmless children instead of placing a plasma bullet through a Maverick's head. It was a load of relief. As they attempted to pile him again, Zargeth gazed up for a moment as he was in the grass in front of the bench the woman was casually sitting. Wouldn't hurt to greet someone, right? "Helloooooo~!" He only raised his arm with the greeting gesture before becoming piled on roughly by the children once more.
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Post by Kai on Mar 24, 2013 18:29:02 GMT -6
Kai had been watching some teenaged human glide through the park, on one of the latest models of hover boards. She turned her head to follow his movements, taking in how his body naturally adjusted itself to maintain balance, as if it were second nature. Such a reaction was familiar to her, but it was still entertaining to see the different ways people had this 'muscle memory'. She was so engrossed in her thought that she was unaware of anything else happening around her. So naturally, when the cries of laughter erupted from a few scant feet in front of her, she nearly jumped. Right, an adult reploid playing with children. She noticed the reploid children and recalled what had been a recent development. Reploids were normally constructed at what a human would consider 'fully grown', but as of late they had started to create 'child' models. Smaller and frailer design, inferior in almost every way, less processing power or cognitive ability, but it wasn't designed to be the best. It was more at that attempt of eliminating the boundaries between them and humans. She had to admit, it had a certain sense to it, and her mother had supported it when she was alive. Human children who grew up seeing Reploids as normal would be far more accepting of them in coming generations.
She snapped out of her thoughts when the male reploid waved at her, with a very exaggerated greeting. She rolled her eyes with a half smile, but decided that she could do worse then talk to him. After all, her requirements for good conversation weren't that high. Don't start by hitting on her, don't be a Hunter, police or Maverick, and don't be a conceited jerk. So far, he was doing ok, so he might be worth her time to investigate.
"A bit outnumbered, aren't you?" She asked with a small wave as he was tackled again by the children. "Seems like they've got a bit too much energy for their own good."
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Zargeth
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Post by Zargeth on Mar 25, 2013 14:57:08 GMT -6
"You can say that again!" Pulling away one of the boys that pounced on his face, he allowed his goofy, yet ethereal smile shine once more with his reply. While he was obviously going easy on the kids, one would know that a machine of his size could easily knock these kids away. But that wouldn't be fun, using your natural adult strength in a fun game of roughhousing, now would it? It'd even make you look bad. Not like that was a problem for the lofty hunter, as he enjoyed playing with children when peace time ascends. But still, these were some strong children! After they all unlatched themselves when he created a gentle push with his own body as he lifted his upper area, he swiftly slid to the bench itself, but didn't bother to actually rising from the grass to sit in the vacant spot next to female reploid. He just leaned his back in front of the spot instead.
"Little rascals are persistent...probably the toughest bunch I've ever ran into." he sighed with a small amount of cheerfulness still within his tone. They seemed to have began to tear into each other again. Guessing they were trying to surprise him while he was off guard? But he was fine with that! Enough time to take a breather...not like he required one anyway. So now he leaned his head back as he gazed upwards at the beauty that was the sky. Despite the hell this city went through for centuries, it deserved this tranquil. Not like he was around for the Maverick Wars, but even over a decade-old model like himself should know how horrific those times were without engaging in them. That's not saying the struggle with the Bio-roids was a pushover. That was just as bad! But any form of peace was better than those monstrosities of wars and it was best to just take advantage of the moment while it presented itself. Just like the doc used to say when all three of them used to take relaxing breaks in the grass outside his lab when Bio-roids didn't threaten the city those days...he, the doc, and Nazareth: "When we're at war, then it's all seriousness. But when we're not, just kick back and take it all in like nothing's even happening." Zargeth lived by that view, taking full advantage when he has time off. No need to worry about work until you're actually out there on duty.
...and then he just happened to doze off with his head still leaned back on the sitting area of the bench. He could sleep just about anywhere as long as nothing's bothering him. All he could hear was the sound of joy from harmless children and the echoes of peace from other park residents. He sat there for a few more minutes, still having his eyes shut. He was almost out of it until he JUST realized the other reploid was still there and slowly creaked his eyes open. Whoops. Pretty disrespectful to fall asleep on an occupied bench.
While he didn't turn to her, as he never enjoyed looking at people in general during normal conversation, the hunter figured he'd add more to the potential conversation. After all, he generally liked to talk to random strangers for no apparent reason, broaching random subjects out of nowhere just to see their reaction to it...and this situation was no different. Not in the slightest! "How long do you think we'll see peace and harmony persist like this, hm? With evil, or whatever you wanna call it, poking it's ugly face out, it makes you ponder on an overall outcome."
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Post by Kai on Mar 25, 2013 19:11:13 GMT -6
Kai permitted an empty smile to pierce her face as she listened to the Reploid(?) comment on the energy of the children with an attitude that was much like a child himself. He sat down on the grass at her feet, and she turned her attention to him. Was he related to these children? A teacher or something like that? He quieted down, and Kai had reason to believe he was dropping the conversation there. No skin off of her back, maybe she could find that boarder again. There was something she'd always wanted to examine about how they countered for the aerial inertia with some of their stunts.
She spent a few minutes resuming her watching, not giving another thought to the man who acted like a child, and his energetic children, when he spoke up again. It wasn't a casual topic, this was something that you wouldn't ask a random stranger. Well...most people wouldn't
"Depends how you define peace and evil, I suppose. Crime still exists, theft and murder can be found even here. As for evil, who decides what is evil? Humans? Hunters? Police? Or do you just label everything you don't like as 'evil'? Hard to fight it if nobody can agree on what it is." She said, looking up to the horizon herself. Might be a dangerous topic of conversation, but even Reploids had the right to say things like this without getting carted off as a Maverick. "Are we seeing peace, or merely the illusion of peace before the next great conflict? I don't think anything has been resolved..."[/color] She spoke, thinking about it. Peace, what a crock. Her mother had been killed during 'peace' time, just after the Bioroid wars had ended. Just because you weren't in open war didn't mean that unspeakable horrors were not happening from both sides of this insane conflict.
The Humans in power. The Hunters who serve them. The Mavericks who serve themselves. And the Reploids who get caught in the middle.
The doctor had said that all the evil blamed on Reploids was because they were copying man. What was the old tale, Pandora's Box? Humans had made Reploids with free will, and invisible shackles. Those called Hunters, those 'in the service of humans' who were charged with maintaining order...their order. These were the chains that held those shackles taught.
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Zargeth
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Post by Zargeth on Mar 26, 2013 0:28:27 GMT -6
Hah! Wasn't exactly the answer or reaction he expected, but he couldn't help but chuckle for a second. Most of the time when he brought up a random topic or question to strangers, they mostly hesitated or end up leaving their responses unintentionally vague. But this woman didn't budge an inch. Strange...yet he didn't really care. It was always interesting to explore unfamiliar reactions instead of ones he's already witnessed. Maybe the convo wouldn't be a short-winded one like most. For once, maybe he could actually talk slightly more seriously out of respect. He was pretty sure that's what she expected.
Maintaining his gaze on the children playing as he lifted his head straightforward, he remained in a relaxed state of mind as he didn't really place too much effort into a reaction of his own other than his usual; carefree and light-hearted. "Well, what a fun way to look at it from that perspective!" A simple smile formed before continuing. "Quite frankly, judging what's evil and what's not is only complicated to figure out unless you intend for it to be. Whatever or whoever is considered evil...doesn't matter. The real question should be what exactly IS considered evil...and that, my friend is an easy one."
He couldn't help but think back on Nazareth for a moment there, for once in a lifetime actually removing his smile entirely. His brother committed inhumane crimes to say he was considered a protector; a Maverick Hunter. The tyrant of a sibling murdered a human being in cold blood right in front of him. Does having the title Maverick Hunter automatically considers you good? No. Does being a hunter and killing an innocent for no reason at all considered evil? Hell yeah it does! That fit Nazareth perfectly...and that's what 'evil' really was.
"...Evil potentially lurks within all of us. No one's exempt from being the bad guy, ya know? What is a Maverick? A berserk roid with intentions of crime...or mindless acts of wanton violence...or just some unlucky bastard who got the label slapped on their name. Evil acts threatens lives...and you have to protect those lives from being destroyed by idiots who want to kill or blow stuff up. Bottom line, if people are suffering from crime, just got to send the criminal straight to hell...or cyber space if you wanna get technical." He even surprised himself that he kept a straight face through all that, grinning afterwards to allow a bit of laughter to escape him to lighten the mood of seriousness he displayed. "...Orrrr you could just kick back and don't give a damn about anything!"
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Kai
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Post by Kai on Mar 26, 2013 13:23:04 GMT -6
Kai picked up on a view things about this 'roid. First, he had a flare for the dramatic, which wasn't a bad thing. The other being that he had an incredibly simple way of looking at the world, which again wasn't bad, but it could cause a good deal of headaches. Still, poking holes in the arguments of people like this was a fun exercise, and helped to keep her wits sharp. After he issues his proclamation on how to handle the situation, she glanced down at him. Her face was pulled slightly taught, but he wasn't looking at her anyway. Either very rude, or his relaxed act wasn't just an act. Be that as it may, she began.
"So, just kill the ones causing a problem hmm? And what if a new city, let's say the new Giga City for the sake of argument. Let's say they make it illegal for non-reploids to be there. No sentient life that isn't natural to the island is permitted there. The Hunters, of course, label them as Mavericks and we all know where it goes from there. Who is 'evil' there? Who was in the wrong? Were the Reploids wrong for wanting to live alone? Were the Hunters wrong for wanting to protect the rights and safety of humans?" She pressed the question to him, curious on his response. It was always easy to say that because you fought the genocidal maniacs that you were good, but that didn't mean all your decisions were just. They'd labeled her a Maverick just for being created, in a way she helped them out by making them right.
"I guess I don't really believe in absolutes, with the exception that these ideas of definites are absolutely broken. She spoke softly now, not wanting the children to hear. "If a Maverick walked into the park and shot that human child, killing him. Nobody would need to guess on what would happen to him. Doesn't matter who he was, what he'd done before, that one action would seal his fate and we all know it. Suppose, however, a human with some of those augmentations comes here and blows off the reploid child's head, totally destroying their control chip and 'killing' them. What would be his punishment? Do you think it would be even half as harsh as to the reploid murderer? Is all murder equal, or does it again matter on if you have organic parts or not?"
Odd questions for a civilian to ask, but it should be obvious by now that she wasn't like the sheep. She saw and she questioned, instead of accepting.
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Post by Zargeth on Mar 27, 2013 17:30:21 GMT -6
The hunter found the points she brought up quite odd as he took a slight glance up at her, despite them being 100% legitimate. Not like he was suspicious of her or anything. He didn't like playing detective unless on the job and forced to. Though more importantly, he didn't expect the discussion to escalate to such a manner. Still, he kept his usual composure and didn't react to her words in a surprising or thrown off manner. Though the man-made island hardly ever crossed his mind and given the history of reploids and humans, he could definitely see that as an issue. But forgetting about that, he simply had to give his reply. Despite not really having much of anything of relevance to say, since this was intended to be a simple question followed by a simple answer, he figured it wouldn't hurt to play along some more.
"If that's the case, then both sides would be in the wrong. At least to me." Now actually rising from the grass and easing on the bench itself in a slouched out position, he carried on. "Making the land exclusive to Reploid would be incredibly selfish, though not exactly considered Maverick. Throwing accusations of that action being Maverick just because it seems irregular doesn't mean the accusations are plausible either. But are either actions of both sides overall considered evil? Who knows. All a matter of personal perspective there."
Though what she said about the children kind of disturbed him a bit, even if was just part of the subject. Human crime and reploid crime definitely differed by a long shot. A reploid commits a heinous act...bye-bye, roid. Though if a human commits the same act of aggression, their fate is decided upon themselves. Though not wanting to drag this little conversation into a land of total seriousness, he once again allowed laughter to escape his lips at the overall mention of the children. "Hah hah! Always seeing the more extreme view, eh?"
He honestly didn't know what to reply with, though he could at least state his answer to her questions. "That's simply the way this world operates, which is quite depressing. We reploids feel indebted to our human masters...as such, we tend to view them as perfect figures whereas there isn't much of a difference between us other than the obvious fact that we're machine while they're flesh and bone. Nothing us reploids can do about that unless we want to run the risk of having Maverick pasted on our profiles. Which is why humans and people with augmented parts are handled by their own authority figures instead of our own."
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Post by Kai on Mar 28, 2013 23:04:41 GMT -6
Kai leaned down and listened to what he had to say, resting her chin in her hand as she propped her elbow on her knee. He didn't like giving clean answers, that was for sure. But he seemed content with the world as it was, small wonder. Still, he wasn't clueless of what was happening, and he wasn't ignoring it. It seemed more like he saw the flaws, and still decided it was the best choice.
She may not have agreed with him, but she could at the very least respect him for not being blind to all the problems in his path. "You cannot change the world if you don't see it for what it really is. But that, what you've just said, is the heart of it all. There will never be a real peace between humans, reploids, bioroids, and whatever else as long as one group is held above the other. So you may see this as peace, but history should show what it really is. A brief reprieve between Maverick incursions. We may be looking more and more like humans every day, but until we are treated like humans, then all they change is the battlefield. It's coming is inevitable." She smiled a bit, before brushing her hair out of her face with a small laugh.
"I didn't expect to get such thinking from someone casually playing with children in a park. You like playing the fool?" Her tone would make it obvious that she didn't intend the comment as an insult, merely as a small jab made in jest.
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Zargeth
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Post by Zargeth on Mar 30, 2013 16:55:27 GMT -6
"Depends. On off days, I'm a full-time fool. During work...part-time!" He leaned his head back again with his arms behind his head, allowing another chuckle. "I even have a certificate for it!" Okay, he was just lying there to poke fun. Though it was obvious that his mask was being peeled off from the little discussion. Even though it's kind of too late, he couldn't allow his true identity to be revealed! Wait...he wasn't particularly hiding anything. Just that he preferred if people saw him as relaxed. No real legitimate reason, but that's just how Zargeth rolled. Though forgetting about him, they were still in the middle of a conversation, which really...there wasn't much more to say. It really is unfortunate that there isn't much you can change without facing consequences. "But it's a shame, really. It's a dream many share to see this world at eternal peace. But what you say is true. While we looking more and more human as the years pass, we're still shown as dutiful machines who can't defy or rebel against their masters. Even with the Mavericks wars concluded, they're still around and are staying too. Not to mention the Bio-roids. Anyone can be a Maverick these days. Even you and I. But, it's best to just life in the moment and take advantage of momentary peace times like these until the next big thing wants to sneaks up on us unexpectedly." His tone was more a combination of sincerity and light-hearted this time. He couldn't really joke around with such a line no matter how hard he tried. But enough serious talk. He needed a new topic to recharge his stupidity battery! Having an idea, he actually turned for her and maintained eye contact for a change, passing a funny smile along. "You're definitely an odd one yourself though! I just know you can't be an ordinary reploid."
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Post by Kai on Mar 31, 2013 14:44:00 GMT -6
Kai let her lip curve slightly on the suggestion that either of them could be a Maverick. Oh if he knew the truth, boy wouldn't that comment be funny.
Regardless, she kept her silence for the moment, listening to his depressing talk. So he did understand, as she'd expected. He was about as sharp as she'd pegged him, he just acted the fool because he found it enjoyable. Very similar to her 'On the clock' persona and now. She was downright vicious when she was on the job, but here she was content to just relax and 'let her hair down'.
When he made mention to her not being ordinary, she arched an eyebrow to him with a half smile. "Well, we could get into the 'What is ordinary' side of things, but I think we've had enough super serious discussion. I like to think I'm just like anyone else, I just choose to actually pay attention to what is going on around me. Being attentive isn't a bad thing, hmm?"
She narrowed her eyes slightly, though her expression was still relaxed. "And what about you, hmm? Ordinary? Super secret spy? Escaped mental patient?"
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Post by Zargeth on Apr 1, 2013 16:00:06 GMT -6
Zargeth could respect that, her being attentive. A lot of people could benefit from paying attention to the world that revolves around them for an eternity. Or until something or some one comes along and blows it to smitherines. Though the latter is a pretty extreme way to look at it. If his thoughts were being relayed to everyone elses, they'd think he was a Maverick for saying something like that. After nodding his head to her response, he crossed his arms and giggled to himself at her last question. An escaped mental patient seems like a fairly accurate description of him based off how some people tend to call him insane. He could make up a pack of lies right now just to poke more fun at her and see her reaction to them. Not like he actually cared on what people thought about him anyway. Playing around with other people who aren't so uptight is loads of fun because you don't have to worry about them throwing a fit for not being able to take a simple joke every once in a while. Well...in his case all the time. Not like he was going to make up some super large crazy lie, but she asked a question, and he shall answer! Rising from the bench, he suddenly lifted and arched his leg on the bench, pulling down his shades from his forehead. "Me? Heh heh, well..." He took a deep breath, then exhaled as he began. "...I AM THE SYMBOL OF HOPE! When crime rises, I SHOOT! When there's a cry for help, I ASSIST! When someone comes along and steals your hard earned Energy Can that you were saving and waiting to get all nice and cold (I'm gonna find the bastard that stole it one of these days...), I PULVERIZE! I AM...A SUPER HERO!" The park became awkwardly silent after his large outburst, all eyes directly on him. Even the children stopped to stare at the tall reploid. "...Eh?" He gazed around, looking at people one by one as a sweat drop fell on the side of his cheek, still maintaining a large ethereal smile. "Uhhhh..." He was pretty lost for words after that. Though before he could do anything else, one of the reploid children sneaked behind and tackled him off the bench as his shades slid off and fell on the bench, having the other crowd of kids joining along after he fell face-first into the grass to apparently continue where they left off earlier. Well...he deserved that for blowing his cover, as the kids most likely forgot about him until his little scene reminded them.
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Post by Kai on Apr 3, 2013 21:36:09 GMT -6
Kai watched him curiously as the cogs in his head began to turn. He was thinking of something that amused him, and he stood and took off his shades with a dramatic flourish, planting his foot on the bench. She tried hard not to laugh at his incredibly loud speech, which drew a lot of attention. Well at least she didn't need to worry about being inconspicuous. A misfiring truck would be inconspicuous next to his guy.
When he was tackled again by the kids, she couldn't maintain her facade of seriousness any longer, falling into a series of laughs as he sprawled all over the grass. She took the moment of giggling to pluck his shades from the bench and slide them on. Hmm, an odd tint, but her eyes could compensate for it easily. She leaned back, looking off to the side where the 'hero' had just been dropped to the ground.
"Ah, the arch rival to children everywhere. I am sure you must be kept busy." She stood, going over to the pile of man and child, clapping her hands once much like a school teacher would have. She'd had to take on many an unorthodox disguise before. "All right children, I need to speak with the Super Hero now." She spoke, her words plainly friendly, but carrying a subtle weight behind them. The children seemed contented to have gotten the jump on him, and were fairly willing to relinquish their hold as Kai looked down at him.
"Fighting off an army of vicious little children. The hero business sure is dangerous." She managed a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor.
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Post by Zargeth on Apr 6, 2013 12:17:57 GMT -6
"...And once again, I had that one coming!"
His face was still planted into the grass, though kept a very less-serious tone as he just laid there taking the playful punishment. Though none of it really phased him, as child roughhousing is nothing compared to some real pain. He remember that time he was whacked off his feet hard by a giant mechaniloid and ended up stuck underneath it's arm when it pinned him down...Hah! If it wasn't for the rescue squad, his stay at the infirmary would have been a full body reconstruction instead of just simple repairs.
It was strange indeed when the kids suddenly lessened their hold on him and released him altogether. What could--oh, the woman. Shifting his gaze upward now directly at her, he still couldn't allow his goofy smile to vanish. Either it became permanent after that large speech or he was just having too much fun with the kiddies. "Heeey! You got the kids off me...and so fast! I guess this makes you the super hero now, eh?" And then he proceeded to laughter.
Now the lofty hunter clenched the grass a little tightly and positioning his legs awkwardly so he could recoil back up on his feet with a big hop like a frog. "Even heroes have days where they are taken down!" He dusted himself off, but noticed the children running off the play elsewhere, wanting to watch them a little bit more. One of them waved at him before rejoining his friends. After returning one himself and turning around, Zargeth couldn't help but finally notice the woman was wearing shades similar to his own. Though after patting the top of his forehead multiple times, those had to be HIS shades. Guess he didn't realize they were gone during all the excitement. He allowed a chuckle to escape him, crossing his arms before going off into the obvious. "Hah hah hah! Not bad! They fit you well. You ought to keep 'em." Well, he had dozens of those back at his room in the hunter barracks so he honestly didn't care. Those shades go through a lot: smashed, stomped on by enemies (purposely), stolen...anything you could think of that caused him to just have them duplicated if the first pair is lost. But it would be fun to have someone else rockin' his style for a change instead of just him.
Checking the current time, he couldn't believe so little passed. Granted, he technically had the whole day off unless he was called in for an emergency, so there was little point in even worrying about how much time he'd lose by playing around. He still felt like doing something else before heading to the arcade, which was where he really wanted to go to kill even more time. Though he had a little idea spring to mind as he addressed the female roid again, though before that!
"With the jokes aside for a bit, the name's Zargeth. You've got a name too?" Figured the least he could do is introduce himself as him instead of Mr. Super Hero, which was obviously just him having fun earlier.
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Post by Kai on Apr 7, 2013 16:37:15 GMT -6
Kai pulled the shades off and dangled them from a single finger, spinning them around deftly before flinging them into the air, and allowing them to settle on her ears again. Rather smooth and precise movements for a civilian reploid. They were now pulled up, settling in her hair so she could watch him unobstructed by their tint.
"Oh, I've had some experience working with children. It's all how you speak." She said, grinning as he hopped up to his feet. He was certainly an interesting one, and she could think of worse ways to spend time then in his company. He was energetic, friendly, and spontaneous. All good qualities that kept the thrill seeker from being bored. He then introduced himself, and questioned her or her own identity. She peered up, followed by standing up to look him over. He was slightly taller then her at full height, but that didn't mean terribly much to her. He was built pretty solid too, which was fairly common for reploids. Still though, there was something...exotic about him that she couldn't quite put her finger on. Never-the-less, he'd shown himself to be a decent enough person, and as such he was worthy of her time.
Hah, what a conceited way to think. He was just a fun loving reploid that liked talking to people, playing with kids, and generally defying every rule society put onto him to try and restrain his behavior. That, in itself, was good enough for her.
"A name? Well I suppose I might have one of those. It'll cost ya to find out though..." She challenged him. She stopped short of being more specific as to what the price was, leaving it vague. Let's see how this one thought...
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