ataraxion | First shot

[it’s taken him a few days, but Francis has sort of kind of gotten the hang of this comms device. he’s also since retrieved his bow and quiver from his locker and sort of familiarised himself with the ship, though he still keeps mainly to himself, stalking the halls in silence

almost like he’s patrolling

because he sort of is. see, Ataraxion, he’s looking for something. and that something is specifically robots, since he knows there are some on the ship, thanks to Ult!Tony building one on the network a few days ago. and by god, he is going to rid this ship if every last robot because no, robots are bad, mmkay?

but hey, might as well make a lesson out of it, right?]

All right, so. I don’t know if you people noticed? But there are robots on this ship, and unless you all want to be disintegrated, I suggest you watch and learn.

[he sneaks into what looks like the same room where Ults!Tony was building his bird earlier, setting down his device and unslinging his bow where everyone can see. he very carefully nocks an arrow, taking aim at a small helper-bot that doesn’t look entirely unlike WALL-E, breathing out and letting the arrow fly. it’s a direct hit and the robot sparks and twitches before going completely still. Francis looks utterly pleased with himself]

You hit them hard and fast, and don’t let them see you. The sooner we get rid of them all, the safer we’ll be. Trust me on this.

[And then Ults!Tony walks in (clothed this time) and looks down at the broken remains of his helper bot. He sighs and rubs his temples.]

Alright, did you do this? I told you, Ultron was not my fault.

So? Robots are robots, or did you miss that part? [stubborn teen is stubborn]

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Your point?

Like I said, depends.

[AGH you are frustrating]

Just be. Nice. I dunno, pretend she's... Torunn or something. [... wait] But don't flirt with her.

[EYEBROW RAISE]

Dude, if she's like Torunn, that means she's cute, right?

[SHUT UP]

Ew, no. Torunn's not cute.

[This is so going to bite him in the ass in like five seconds.]

Dude, Torunn is so cute.

But fine. I guess this chick's stupid and ugly then? Since you don't think Torunn's hot.

She's not stupid or ugly. You don't know what you're talking about.

[God don't. Make him think of Torunn and hot in the same sentence ever again.]

You're the one who made the comparison, not me!

I just meant be nice to her! I wasn't saying that my sister was- [HE CAN'T EVEN SAY IT UGH]

Edited 2012-09-16 06:28 (UTC)

Fine.

...is she cute, though?

[urk]

.... Yeah.

[sob let's pretend he found out Libby's part robot after that question because NOPE]

Which means you admit Torunn's cute.

[WHAT ARE TIMELINES ANYWAY]

Torunn's not cute.

[And so the argument goes full circle!]

Then I'm not gonna think of her like Torunn because Torunn is beautiful.

Dude, stop trying to get me to say my sister is beautiful.

[ewwwwwwwwwww]

I just meant be nice to her. And Torunn's the only other person I've seen you be nice to.

That's because Torunn isn't a robot.

Wh- Libby isn't a robot.

She's got robot parts. I saw!

So? That still doesn't make her a robot.

Close. Enough.

[she also insulted their friendship but he'll keep that bit to himself]

[He hesitates for a second, thinking of the best way to at least try and tell Francis this...]

Vision's a robot. Tony has something robotic in his chest. That doesn't make them bad.

[okay, fine, he'll give you Vision, but Tony? jury's out] That doesn't mean I'm going to trust them right off the bat, now does it?

[r u d e Franny] ... No. [He sighs]

Look, can you just trust me on this? Libby's part of the team, here.

[... even if there isn't even a team, yet.]

[James can't see it, but Francis is pouting] Fine. I'll trust you. But if anything goes sour, I won't hesitate to shoot.

[He'd probably laugh if he could see it, but...]

Nothing's going sour. [Said firmly, like he believes it with all his heart. He pauses, though, and lets out a breath of air, relaxing a bit.]

Thank you.

Just don't make me regret this, Rogers.

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[voice] COME AT ME BRO

[voice] HE WILL KNEECAP YOU, FRANCIS. IN THE FACE!!!!!!!!!11!!

[voice] THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE

[voice] YOUR FACE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE

[voice] OSUDBOGUSG

[voice] ALSFJALDFJ YOU'RE DEAD, BARTON

[voice] YOU CAN TRY, ROGERS

[voice] JUST TELL HIM WHERE YOU ARE, BIRD BRAIN

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