Second Verse, Same as the First

[ceasetoexist]

 [Well, those last two weeks certainly sucked. Halloween, at least, was pretty cool as usual, but even Pokey couldn't pretend it exactly made up for being burned to death in his home. He'd tried not to think about it as everything had gone on, since it wasn't like it was the first time he had died here. But he couldn't. He couldn't stop thinking about how he'd died essentially afraid and alone, and that pissed him off.

It didn't help that he apparently had another group of people stalking him, because of the devices BLU Engie had taught him to make. And in part, that was something else he didn't want to think much about either. A lot of people he'd known had gotten droned in the past month. Engie had just been the most dominant in his mind. Though really, he should be kicking himself for caring, because it was obvious that Engie was going to leave. And all he had wanted from the guy was knowledge about how to build things, right? Right.

He needed to get his mind off everything. Get his mind off everything and start protecting himself. And what better way to do that then to make a Sentry gun like Engie had taught him?

So yeah. Feel free to notice as you go about your day that there's a kid on Ricardo Street who appears to be making what's pretty clearly a weapon on his front lawn.]

Comments

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

[Walking by...oh weapons]

What are you making?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Not even bothering to turn around.]

Your mother.

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

I've never had a mother.

[Still looking/ignoring insults in favour of SCIENCE.]

A gun it looks like. What type is it?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Lucky.

It's a Sentry gun. It's automated to fire at specific targets.

[ergaleomancer.livejournal.com]

[OOC - Psst, busted link.]

[Theta did not like Pokey. She didn't even know his name, but she'd met him once and spoken to him on the phone. She thought he was an insufferable brat, but...it looked like he knew what he was doing with those parts, actually, and that was rather scary in a child his apparent age.

She's out and about on a walk, but she stops to watch him work.]

Thanks.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't notice you, not yet Theta. He's too fixated on his work at the moment. It's unlikely he's going to respond to someone or something unless they make the first move.]

<3

[ergaleomancer.livejournal.com]

[After a few moments, she clears her throat. It's not her usual sort of machine.]

What are you making?

[coolbowtie.livejournal.com]

Inventing things are we?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Mmm-hmm.

House could use a little extra protection.

[coolbowtie.livejournal.com]

Looks a bit dangerous.

Action

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

[[Wandering by


but HEY HEY HEY THAT'S A SENTRY, he'd recognize that anywhere]]

Where'd you learn to make that?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Groaning. Oh, for the love of Christ.]

A guy I knew here taught me.

[steel-massifail.livejournal.com]

Engie taught you?

[[There's nobody else it could have been.]]

[blu-hardhat.livejournal.com]

[[Now there is a tiny Combat Sentry deploying next to your Sentry.]]

[[A particular BLU is behind you, Pokey.]]

1/4

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Well, the Combat Sentry kinda takes him off guard a bit. He turns around a bit out of surprise and to get a better look when he sees it.]

2/4

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[And then seeing...no way. You're really back? ...No way. His luck couldn't be that good. The town has to be fucking with him.]

3/4

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[But...if it is you, he should probably say someting. He can't tell you he missed you, of course. That'd make him sound like a sissy. And no way is he doing that. So he'll just...stare for a moment.]

4/4

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

...Hey.

[blu-hardhat.livejournal.com]

[[He'll cross his arms with a smile.]] Ah hope you haven't gone an' gotten yourself inta any trouble? That Sentry says y'might have.

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

[Well, you've gotten the attention of a certain tall fellow as he walks by. He's carrying a bag from the tool store himself. He looks surprised, and nods, impressed.]

Hey kid, you make that?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[He'll just raise an eyebrow at you, Quinn.]

Yeah. Why, you want something?

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

[He's looking at the sentry. There's something familiar about that thing he can't quite put his finger on.]

Huh? Naw, just lookin', if that's okay. We could use more security like that around town.

[insectoidalien.livejournal.com]

[Since there's no more hazmats to worry about, Tak is a little bored. She decides to drop by Pokey's house and oh hey, that thing]

Is this one being built for fun too, or are you going to mount it somewhere?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Mounting it.

Think it'd probably be a good idea to beef up defenses after the mess that just happened.

[insectoidalien.livejournal.com]

[Nod]

Might do something similar, myself. Where do you plan on placing it?