53 - Action/Phone

[ceasetoexist]

[The day after this delightful exchange, Pokey is understandably kind of on edge. And, being Pokey, he deals with that as well as one could expect.

Which is to say, extraordinarily poorly.]

Action - 502 Ricardo
[Hey not!family. Today you'll find Pokey searching and rummaging through every square inch in and around outside the house. And I mean every square inch. He is, quite paranoidly, looking in every cupboard, out every window, in every closet, and pretty much going everywhere he can in the house, searching. Whatever he's searching for, he doesn't seem particularly content with the results.

Which is why he's also searching around everywhere outside.

Over. And over. And over again. Just going over everything repeatedly, as if expecting something to pop out at him each time or something different to happen.]

Phone - Filtered from Black Mage

So. Alright.

Let's say you have pretty ample suspicion that someone is spying on and/or stalking you. Anyone got any good ideas on, you know, how to avoid it or catch the guy doing it? Like, you've never seen the person stalking you before for certain, but you know they're there?

I mean. Not that I have a problem. It's just kind of a question of interest.

Phone - Filtered to Slugger

The jerkwad knows my name and where I live and who I know.








Sorry.

Phone - Filtered to Mindy

Hey. Hey squirt. I really, really need you to answer this if you here me.

I need to know. Are you the only non-drone in your house?

Comments

Phone (filtered to Pokey)

[hardhat-truckie.livejournal.com]

Sure, no problem. Do you want me ta come over now? The faster we get those boys up, the better.

Phone (filtered to Pokey)

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

...Yeah. I'm fine with that.

Skip to Action?

[hardhat-truckie.livejournal.com]

Where do you live, son? I'll be over as quick as a hiccup. And I'll make sure I'm not followed; I may not be as sharp as Snipes, but I've got enough experience with dodgin' them Spies to know when someone's tailin' me.

[Phone]=[Action]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

502 Ricardo.

...I appreciate it.

[And the boy'll be out on the lawn. He's already working on a single sentry to take his mind off things. It's been awhile since he's actually tried it, but he seems to be doing alright with what the BLU Engie taught him.]

Action it is.

[hardhat-truckie.livejournal.com]

(And Engie's walking down on the street now. He didn't see anyone following him along the way, but he's got a mini sentry on hand, just in case. It doesn't shoot bullets, for now. Just tiny bits of metal. He didn't design it to kill. Yet.)

Hey there son. Were you the one on the ph-

...that a sentry?

(That's something he never expected to see. He'll bend down and check it out.)

This...this is ain't half bad boy. Where'd you learn how ta make it?

Action

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[It takes a moment for him to answer. You look and sound so much like him, that if he hadn't been told you were the RED Engie, he may not have known at all. There's small differences still, but for the most part? He's similar. Way similar.

And it's just odd to experience.]

...Yeah. That's me. Pokey Minch.

Sure is.

...The BLU Engie was in town sometime last year. He taught me.

Action

[hardhat-truckie.livejournal.com]

It's nice ta meet ya, Pokey.

(He extends a hand to shake.)

Well now, that was awful kind of'im. We may have had our fair share of tussles, that's for sure, but I always knew'im ta be a good man, God bless his soul.

...I'm guessin' he got dronned?

Action

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[And, after a moments hesitation, Pokey takes and shakes Engie's hand. He still isn't used to all that much physical contact.]

...He was a great guy.

Yeah. Mid to late January or so.

Action

[hardhat-truckie.livejournal.com]

Sorry ta hear that. Hopefully once we get outta this town, he'll be back ta normal.

I guess we should concentrate more on the now than the later though. Where've ya set up your cameras?

Action

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

...Maybe.

[He never thought of that. Not once. The idea that the drones might actually become undroned if they won and left hadn't crossed his mind. He'd thought they might as well be gone forever. It just made sense, with how hopeless everything else was.

Either way, Pokey will nod and start showing Engie where he situated the cameras. He's had four to check each corner of the house so far, and he's done fairly well at hiding them, mainly using the shrubbery around the house. While that's somewhat simplistic camouflage, he's banking on the fact that BM doesn't seem to smart to make it work.]

[hardhat-truckie.livejournal.com]

(Engie looks at all the spots carefully.)

Not bad son. You'd be able to keep'em secret from most ordinary folk. 'Course, the problem would be if this stalker of yours is an assassin or mercenary of some sort; I'm no Spah, but I know those Frenchies are really good at catchin' out security cams. If your stalker's got some experience under his belt, he'll know ta check out the shrubs first. Would'ja mine tellin' me a bit more about this creep?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

....Oh. I don't think we have to worry about him being that good.

He wears a paper bag over his head, bed sheets as robes, and smells like a paper mill. He's named Black Mage and, yep, uses magic. Mainly lightning.

[hardhat-truckie.livejournal.com]

Magic? Jesus! I really hope that whoever's got your sister slot can take care of'im, he sounds like one mean Mother Hubbard. You sure you don't want one of my sentries? I could build ya one. I haven't figured out how ta program it to only shoot at certain people, so you'd have to manually set it up when ya want it ta start, but it's still pretty strong.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

...I can build sentries.

I kind of prefer doing that on my own, if you don't mind.

[hardhat-truckie.livejournal.com]

Alright son, if that's what you want. But if ya need any assistance, don't hesitate ta call, ok? That must be one very sick man if he's stalkin' and tryin' ta hurt kids. That...that just ain't right.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[At this point? Pokey finally agrees with sentiments like that. Which is why it's best that he's been able to keep Black Mage's attention on him.

He just shrugs.]

Yeah, it isn't.

But I can deal.

[hardhat-truckie.livejournal.com]

Good on ya then Pokey. Though don't try ta take the weight of the world on ya shoulder, ok? Not sayin' that ya can't deal with it, but just that you're a bit too young ta carry such a burden. Kids should be allowed to be kids.

So, I think your security cams are good ta go. Maybe set up a few inside the house as well, just in case. But other than that, I think ya did well son. There anything else I can do for ya?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[He was never a kid. He doesn't mind not being one for a while longer.]

...Naw.

Just

Maybe be ready for me to call if I need help or something?

[hardhat-truckie.livejournal.com]

Sure thing.

Well, I'd best be gettin' on my way then. All the best to you son. I really do hope that creep gets what's comin' ta'im.

(With that, Engie waves good bye and heads home.)