Sparky Repairs, Wednesday

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There were trolls in the shop. Small, tiny, mini-sized trolls. Teddy might have been frightened by the number of them in the shop if they hadn't been so darn cute.

A group of them was currently chasing Emo around, waving their little clubs at it.


Sparky's is open and troll-y.

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[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

Joxer wandered into the shop, humming his theme tune.

"Hey Teddy," he said, walking up to the counter, totally ignorant of any trollyness that was going on.

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Teddy stopped watching the little troll drama and waved to Joxer. "Hey Joxer!"

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"You still have any spare scrap metal?" Joxer asked. "I kinda need it, still."

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"Sure! We have some in back, wait here," Teddy said, going into the back room.

Just as Teddy left, Emo fled from behind the counter, trying to hide from the trolls behind Joxer.

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Joxer flailed. A lot.

"What the? What is this! And why are there tiny things with clubs?!"

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Teddy poked his head out of the backroom and nodded toward the ding-bot. "Emo. And the other things I have no clue. They seem harmless enough."

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"They have clubs!" Joxer said, flailing more. "Clubs aren't harmless!"

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"But the clubs are so tiny! They're really more like popsicle sticks," Teddy called from the mysterious room in the back.

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Joxer was super brave. Honest.

Which was why he was now trying to hide behind Emo.

"What's a popsicle?" he asked.

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy came back toward the counter with a surprisingly large pile of scrape metal and gave Joxer a confused look. "You haven't had a popsicle since you've been here?"

Emo was fighting to stay behind Joxer, clinging to the back of one of his legs.

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"No, I haven't," Joxer said, shaking his head. "You, uhhh, think that's enough metal to cover Chad? Wouldn't want him to be exposed at all."

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Teddy looked at the pile on the counter. "I think I might get fired if I gave you that much metal," Teddy replied.

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"I could pay," Joxer said. "I just got a new heroing gig, actually."

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Teddy asked. "I didn't know you could get paid for being a hero."

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"I'm guarding All and Sundries from evil," Joxer said. "But I couldn't get a deal for my sidekick, too."

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"Does evil normally attack there?"

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"I don't know," Joxer said. "But Miss Canary wants me to guard it, every Tuesday. So I better, just in case."

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"Okay," Teddy said slowly before gesturing towards the pile of metal. "How much more do you think you'll need then?"

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"I dunno," Joxer said, scratching his head. "I'll have to start and see how it goes, I think. Wouldn't want to leave Chad running around with no pants, you know?"

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"Yeah." Teddy had to try really hard to not think about Chad not wearing pants. He cleared his throat and continued, "How about you see how far this much will get you and come back if you need more, okay?"

[joxertehmighty.livejournal.com]

"Sounds good to me, Teddy," Joxer said. "I owe you one. So if you ever need a hero, just let me know, okay?"

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"No problem," Teddy replied, grinning. "And if I ever need rescuing, you'll be the first person I call."

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Joxer smiled and hefted the scrap metal. He groaned a bit with the effort, but was managing. For now.

"Thanks again," he said, wobbling his way towards the door.