In the Park, Tuesday Evening

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

It was raining but this did not matter. Agatha had strapped herself into the Spider and was practicing sword technique, waiting for John to arrive. He had not taken Scorpion out yet after Agatha had made modifications. The rain just made the exercise more of a challenge.

[for John and Billy, park is of course open]

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[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy had apparently changed his mind about not going out. He was trudging through the park on his way to nowhere in particular when he caught sight of something that struck him as familiar.

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha had decided that the spider needed practice with Voice. "STOP. FLIP." It did as it was told and the voice had an odd quality to it, command and regret at once.

Agatha flipped with Spider, wet hair plastered to her face.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Holy crap."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha stopped when she heard him. Ah it was the kid form the previous week. "Hello."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"I've...that thing seems familiar."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha chuckled. The Spider danced around. "You remember it? You were sort of out of it."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Then it hit. "Oh! That's the one that got me to the clinic?"

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"Yes. It's name is Spider." Spider waved. "It's a battle harness."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"That's pretty cool." Billy said, impressed.

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha grinned. "I like it. It leaves me free to think, while it acts. Plus it is much more powerful then i am." Spider preened. "And i think it likes you. Probably forgave you for trying to tear it off. Were you having alien issues like John was?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Yeah." Billy said. "Something about restraints."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"Sorry about that. I am Agatha by the way." She put a hand out to shake, as did Spider.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy quite obviously didn't know which hand to shake. Her's or Spider's. He went with hers and hoped her suit didn't take it personally.

"Billy. Or William. Whichever. Thanks for your help."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

JOhn was wearing a battered oilcloth coat and Scorpy as he made his way to the park, his waterproof boots squelching through the wet grass and mud.

"Aggie! I'm ready for you."

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha attacked.

Fight! (up up down down....)

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John blocked it, Scorpy deflecting the first few blows of Agatha's harness. It's so not fair. Hers has so many more pokey shiny bits!

Re: Fight! (up up down down....)

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

And the shiny things were spinning and lunging. "You ready for this?"

Re: Fight! (up up down down....)

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Yep. You?" Scorpy waved at Spider. "Hey,s top that, you!"

Re: Fight! (up up down down....)

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha silently ordered Spider to obey the mind not the voice. She directed it to attack on the left. "ATTACK FROM RIGHT!" she said.

Re: Fight! (up up down down....)

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John was jerked a bit right as Scorpy attacked Spidey's left... as Spidey attacked John/Scorpy's right. "Hey! Stop that!" He batted a few of the more eager SPidey arms with his waterpipe tonfa.

Re: Fight! (up up down down....)

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

Agatha giggled as John batted. Flip and attack form behind she thought, as she realized that her voice affected Scorpion as well as Spider. "Oh what fun. DROP AND ROLL."

Re: Fight! (up up down down....)

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Hey! WHat th--" Scorpy tried to execute a breakdance maneuver without taking John into account. Mostly. "STOP THAT." Scorpy stopped auditioning for BReakin' 3. "ATTACK LEFT!" John shouted.

Re: Fight! (up up down down....)

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"CROUCH DOWN." Agatha commanded while mentally telling Spider to attack again.

Re: Fight! (up up down down....)

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"STOP CHEATING!" John sprung up, deadlifting Scorpy and using the tonfas to delay, deflect, defend.

Re: Fight! (up up down down....)

[heterodine.livejournal.com]

"Oh fine." Agatha directed Spider to attack.