Sparky Repairs, Friday

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John decided that, if he was spending more time at Sparky's in the back room snogging a nun that he'd better fix the TV reception problem. So, armed with a very pokey TV antenna and a drill, John's on the roof attaching big pieces of metal in the hopes of picking up mainland TV signals.

Ah, crap. Big metal thing on a roof? He'd better put a lightning rod on it, too, else Agatha'd be pissed. Whether she'd be more mad about lightning striking the TV antenna and destroying it or more mad about missing an opportunity for playing Mad Scientist Doctor, he wasn't sure.

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[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha heard all the bangign on the roof and came out side to look.

"WHat are you doing?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"I'm fixing the TV antenna!" Bang!

"Er, by 'fixing' I mean 'installing' since you didn't have one on here." John shouts off the roof.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

He might have set off the security dingbots. He certainly did hear things that sounded like they could have been combat related happening up on the roof.

He grabbed a nearby thing that could be used as a bludgeon and began searching for a way up to the roof.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

Satisfied with the antenna, John started working on the weathervane cum lightning rod and anchored the wire to the roof.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

The back door of the shop opened and he emerged into the alley, seeing a metal ladder bolted to the side of the building, he climbed it one handed, hoping (in a mechanical way) that he was not too late.

he won't immediately know it's John, as the terminators all had to find pictures of their targets before hand. though John's reaction should be a clue.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

JOhn's got a screwdriver between his teeth Pirate Style and he's giving the weathervane a test tug to see if it's properly anchored, and if the wire took.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

His head popped up over the edge of the roof and he saw that there was no combat going on, just someone performing maintenance. He continued to climb anyway.

SCANNING. SUBJECT: MALE, APPROX. AGE 17

POSSIBILITY OF TARGET: 60%

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

JOhn was focussing on his current project, and shouted down to Agatha to get the Scorpion to help anchor the wire and keep it taught.

As the three-limbed Scorpion loped outside in battle ready mode, john looked up and saw the Terminator and went into his own battleready mode.

John half-turned to the ground below. "AGATHA! GET YOUR BATTLECLANK!" He lost his footing and did the OHSHIT dance.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

POSSIBILITY OF TARGET AQUISITION: 85%

The Terminator leaped forward, anchoring itself with it's feet, and grabbing at the front of John's shirt with his free hand. He still held the bludgeoning tool.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John grabbed the screwdriver out of his mouth as he tried to do the shirt shucking move. On the edge of the roof. Cuz he's smart.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

The Terminator calmly (like he could ever be anything but calm) shifted so the young man was no longer in immediate danger of falling off the roof.

"John Connor?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"My name's Bea Arthur, you fucktwit cyborg. Lemme go!" His voice did not just crack there.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

VOICE ANALYZER: 95% CHANCE OF FALSEHOOD.

"Don't fall." The Terminator advised as he let go.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John, of course, took that literally, and started to rappell down the wire.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

Well he wasn't falling. The Terminator walked back to the ladder and, almost as an afterthought, dropped the bludgeon, and climbed back down the ladder.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

JOhn was trying to get the Scorpion properly situated on his hips. Agatha was nowhere to be found.

"AGGIE?!"

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

going down a ladder with both hands didn't take nearly as much time as going up it with one hand. He reached the bottom quickly. "John Connor?" he asked again, more insistently.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"The guy who's sending you back to hell? YEah. THat's me."

Fully strapped into a two-armed... thingy with a prehensile tale. And both the human and the clank didn't look happy.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

TARGET AQUIRED

"I am not here to fight you."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

JOhn lowered his arms a bit, still in the ready position.

"Then why are you here?"

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

"My mission is to protect you."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Protect me from what? WHat now?!" JOhn put his hands on his hips. Or where his hips should be. The Scorpion crossed its arms and tapped its tail expectantly.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

He was momentarily distracted by the Scorpion.

"Details are unclear. But sometime this weekend, something will happen that will be of great danger to you, and your ability to lead."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Great. No one gave you more of a hint thatn 'something bad will happen' for the weekend? Just... dammit."

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

"Records were lost in the war." he explained. "And the timeline has been altered." He paused. "What is that?" he pointed to the scorpion.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"This? It's a Scorpion." The Scorpion waved. "When I nearly dislocated my damn shoulder, I built this in case you came back. Or one of you. Oh, shit. Does this mean...."

John's legs collapsed, and the Scorpion cuaght him.

"Does this mean that there's another Terminator?"

[nun-better.livejournal.com]

Rosette was bored. Rosette needed adventure, fun, and possibly the breaking of a certain unassuming alien royalty's brain. So she headed over to Sparky's, of course.

Imagine her delight to discover John there as she approached. She waved her arm excitedly, increasing her pace forward with a light jog. "Oi! John! Hi!"

And then she saw the really, really big guy with John, and blinked, faltering. "Um, bad time?" she asked, with a tilt of her head as she considered the other man.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

The Scorpion waved an arm. "Perfect time. Hi. ME need sanity. and Nunsex"

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

The big guy turned his head to regard her impassively. And maybe with a dash of intimidating.

[nun-better.livejournal.com]

The dash was all he needed. Rosette pulled back a little with a nervous gnashing of teeth and a slight, "Eeee."

But not intimidated enough to lose that classic Rosette charm. "Uhhh, who's the musclehead?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"remember me telling you about giant robots from the future?" He does a guy headnod at Termy. The Scorpion shrugs.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

"I am a Terminator." he said in way of introduction. "Cyberdyne Systems Series 101, Model T-800." You may call me Julie

[nun-better.livejournal.com]

Rosette stared in shock. The robit's introduction certainly didn't help.

"T...T....Terminator?"

She shot John a quick 'oh-my-god-I'm-totally-packing-if-you-need-me-to-blow-away-evil-robit-bits' look.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Terminator. Like, the third or fourth one, now." John gave her the totally-save-it-for-Sunday-sometime,-wanna-get-freaky-in-the-back-room? look.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

The Terminator gave them both a I-Have-No-Emotions-And-Understand-Nothing-But-Violence-And-Looking-Bad-Ass, look.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John does not give Termy a wanna-hold-the-camera look and moved a bit closer to Rosette.

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

Which is not responded with a Which-Button-Do-I-Push-Are-You-Sure-There's-Enough-Light look

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

Which is not responded with a 'sette-dear-lift-your-leg-it's-blocking-the-shot-why-can't-you-just-move-the-camera look.

[nun-better.livejournal.com]

They both do not recieve the I'm-a-freakin'-nun glare.

"So, uh....what's he...um, it? doing here?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"The Electric Slide? I have no clue. But he's filming us later, if you want."

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

"My mission is to ensure the safety of John Connor."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. My very own guardian angel, if you can believe it. 'cept slightly not so angelic so much as cybernetic. Y'know."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha just shook her head. "I had cable and satalite. did you not pay the bill?"

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John facepalms. "YOU FAILED TO MENTION THAT!" He shouted.

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"ooops"

[t-sanest-choice.livejournal.com]

A tall man dressed for motorcycling entered the shop.

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

He/it might to be hearing things going on outside (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/1155200.html?thread=52037760#t52037760), if he/it hasn't alerted the Dingbot Security Forces.