recolle | [OPEN] I am the Patron Saint

[OPEN] I am the Patron Saint

WHO: Yin, her corgi Zwei, and whomever!
WHERE: Around Town
WHEN: Weekend of July 8th
WHAT: Running errands and knocking out some bingo squares, hopefully
WARNINGS: None planned

--Hi I'm Yin Longwei. Welcome to Jackass!-- (Freshens)
[ this young lady has to be here to prank someone. I mean, who would trust a girl that somehow decided to match a white dress and heels, silly baseball cap, 1/5th a RoboCop cosplay (meaning the arm), and standing next to an empty grocery cart in the Freshens parking lot? not you.

but wait! there's also a dog off a leash hanging around her. surely a cute, energetic corgi is worth at least a second glance...

though if you pass them by without stopping, expect to be shouted at. ] Hey! You! Wanna earn a quick ten bucks? [ that sounds suspect. Yin gestures with her robot arm smoothly. ] Get in the cart.

--DUCK!-- (Recollé Square)
[ there are no ducks in this prompt. that's just friendly advice to anyone who's in the park in the vicinity of where Yin was playing with her new dog, Zwei. it seems that her new arm is quite capable when it comes to advanced motor functions, but there's still the matter of aiming when she uses it to throw tennis balls or sticks for Zwei to fetch. the little trooper is fast on his short little legs and happy to boot, but even he can't move fast enough to keep Yin from inevitably pelting an unsuspecting victim or unintended target. hopefully you weren't attached to your drink, phone, hat, nose.... ] Watch out!!

--Code 420 in Progress: Meme Abuse-- (Viea Village/Birch Hills)
[ it seems Yin cannot pass up the opportunity to put her musical talent to good use. as part of this weekend's entertainment, she can be seen carrying a portable bluetooth speaker around and using it to blast a karaoke version of "Never Gonna Give You Up" as she walks up and down the streets in her neighborhoor, singing at the top of her lungs. or well, mostly. the fact that doing so does not constitute a proper Rickroll isn't what diminishes her enthusiasm; it's the fact she's been at this for a half hour and was getting BORED. by the time she stops at the next house or apartment building to raise up the speaker and shout, she may have just picked another cover or mashup of the song to change things up a little.

do you approach? open a window and yell for her to stop? call the cops? throw fruit? pet the corgi? (of course she brought Zwei with her, it's not like he seems to have an opinion...) or are you there to sing along? ]

((OOC: these prompts aren't all-inclusive. if you've got any other ideas for helping with Yin's bingo card I'm down for plotting it out or just winging it. same goes for your own bingo cards if you have one!))

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[ Normally, if someone were to walk around blaring old 80's music, Kaguya wouldn't spare them a second thought (aside from perhaps thinking they were a little strange). But with all the bingo activities going on, things are a little different. Given that one of her own squares is to Rickroll the denizens of Recolle, she's betting this is related to Retrospec.

So she might as well go see if the other woman would like a fellow singer to keep her company. Plus, there's a corgi with her, and she'd never pass up the chance to meet an animal if she can help it. ]

How is your caroling going?

[ If she's wrong, and this girl's just a big Rick Astley fan, that'll probably get her a strange look. But if not, hopefully she'll recognize the reference to the wording on the bingo card. ]

[ Zwei notices the stranger first and approaches, curious. Yin doesn't react until she's spoken to, in which case she lowers the speaker in her hand and turns around. ] Oh, it's a blast. Good ol' Christmas in July.

[ there's a heavy amount of sarcasm in there, yet she's still grinning. ] It's not the stupidest thing I've ever done.

[ She'll kneel down as Zwei approaches, holding out a hand for him to inspect if he wants. ]

If it were, I'd be impressed. I've seen much sillier things going on lately. [ The bingo fever's hit the city hard, after all... not that she can really talk. ]

Would you like someone to join you in your singing?

[ Zwei happily investigates the girl's hand with his snout. Yin laughs. ] Yeah I can't really compete with Retrospec, huh.

[ she pulls the folded-up card out of her pocket and gives it a glance. ] Well... since it hasn't filled in yet I'm guessing either I need to do another block, or it doesn't count as caroling unless there's a few people.

[ She'll let him sniff for a bit, before reaching forward to give him some headpats if he'll let her. What a cute dog. ]

Sounds like it's a very particular task. The instructions on the bingo card weren't nearly so specific.

Even if it's a case of "instructions unclear" at least it's something to do on his walk. [ corgi def approves of headpats!! ]

He's Zwei, by the way. I'm Yin.

It is very nice to meet you, Yin. [ And turning to focus on the corgi in front of her, who must not be forgotten: ] And you too, Zwei.

My name is Kaguya. Perhaps by working together, we can finally cross off that task of yours so you can finish your walk.

Sounds good to me. [ Zwei gives a happy little bark and falls into step when Yin started moving. ] To us. Heh.

[ she gestures on down the street with her left hand. ] I came from the other way, so I think they've had enough of my shitty voice.

[ She'll stand up as well, following along down the street. ]

I'm sure it's not as terrible as all that. [ Mostly because she's probably not one to judge. ] If anything, they'd just enjoy a respite from hearing the same song over and over again.

Heh. There's a reason they don't give me a microphone on stage. But — yeah, even I'm getting tired of belting out the classic memes like this. I wonder how long before someone throws their original vinyl at us.

...Hopefully there won't be any projectiles. I'd like to think that simply shouting for us to stop would suffice for most people.

Hah! I'd be pretty flattered if someone who liked Rick Astley that much would waste something like that on us. I'd pick up the pieces and put it on my wall.

Do you think he really has that many fans still? Though I guess that would make it an accomplishment...

Are you shitting me? That meme single-handedly brought the man's career back from the dead. [ Yin smirked. ] For better or worse...

I thought people saw him as more of a joke after that, rather than an actual musician.

Haha, maybe. All I know is without the internet, he wouldn't have been able to Rickroll the Macy's Day Parade like he did.

We can't go letting him down now, right?

It certainly is a legacy to live up to. We will have to do our bests.

Hell yeah!

[ and speaking of that... they're getting closer to a row of houses Yin hadn't covered yet. she pulled the speaker down off her shoulder to point it outward, thumbed up the volume, and started belting out the second verse that had begun.

...yeah, it's quickly clear that she's no singer. but at least she's enthusiastic? could be she's just hoarse from being out here for hours. ]

[ When Yin starts, Kaguya will soon join in after pulling up the lyrics on her phone, though she's not singing quite as loudly. She's also not the best singer, though she's not completely awful, either.

On the plus side, at least they're making enough of a racket that people will definitely hear them? So that should count for caroling, she figures. ]

[ As it just so happens the ball is directed towards the back of someone's head. To be more specific, a one-armed woman with her left arm occupied by a puppy.

Unfortunately all Yin's warning helps to do is turn her head just enough for the ball to beam her right in the temple. It doesn't down her, she actually takes it quite well save an inevitable flinch. It does daze her a tiny bit, though, just enough to realize her puppy has bolted towards the incoming corgi, pulling his leash out of her hand.]

Crap. Kai, wait a minute. Don't-!

[ Now she's wishing she had started him on "Stay."]

[ Yin winces at the sight of that blow to the head, but thankful that didn't look more painful. though her attention is immediately pulled downward by the sight of that puppy making a beeline for Zwei.

she picks up the pace and, with her robot arm, scoops the corgi up just a few seconds before the two eager pets could figure out who was going to win the game of Excitement Chicken. ] Whoa, Zwei! Easy there...

[ sorry, pupper. she's pretty... defensive. though Zwei just pants and looks up at her first, then down at the small dog so far away down, but is otherwise obedient. this is just the state of things right now, he supposes. ]

[ Kai makes it to Yin's foot, only just realizing that his new friend has disappeared. It takes him a few seconds to look up, upon which he starts playfully yelping and pawing at her leg, like a dog clawing at a cat up a tree.

Meanwhile, Katherine finally catches up, picking up the runaway leash and carefully tugging Kai towards herself.]

Cut it out, Kai. You can't go around harassing every other dog and person we see. [ Yes, Kath is one of those people who talks to their dogs as if they were children. Though it seems to not work so well, seeing as the puppy only glances back at her briefly before going

Sighing, Kath finally turns her attention to the blonde at hand, giving her an apologetic look.]

I'm sorry, Kai's a bit of a loose cannon when he gets excited.

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It's all good. [ Yin is as unbothered as Zwei is about the whole situation. though he's wriggling around a bit to get more comfortable in his owner's sturdy grip. ] It's Zwei's first time at the park so he's pretty excited, too.

[ then she frowned down at the stranger with concern. ] Anyway, you okay? I know it's just a tennis ball but I've got a mean arm so that couldn't have felt good.

[She gives a nod of understanding, looking at the pug in her arms and then down at her own dog. Small dogs with lots of energy and a tendency to socialize with other dogs. Yeah, she knows the feeling.] I know that feeling. Kai's pretty excitable as well, especially when he meets other dogs. Puppy's tend to be rather

[She notices the concern, and attempts to resolve any need for concern with a shake of her head and a polite smile.] Its no problem, although I'm probably gonna be feeling that ball later. [She's taken harder hits, after all. And dished out a few herself.] I'm just glad I could catch up with Kai before he could get any real distance. One time, about a month after I got him, he managed to get out of his harness and clear a whole block before I could catch him.

(OOC: That actually happened to me once and it was terrifying.)

I ... actually don't know the feeling. Zwei's pretty well-behaved. Doesn't even like the leash when I do use it, but never really needs it.

[ said corgi's butt does a happy little waggle and, to show what she means, Yin lets him down onto the ground. he'll be gentle with the puppy; she promises. ] I could've dove after the leash if I had to. No worries.

[As soon Zwei gets to the ground, Kai is all over him, the puppy rushing up and play tackling his new friend. Yup, epitome of adorableness right here folks.]

I guess its because he's older and more trained. Kai's still a puppy so there's still some stuff we're working on. Like not rushing off, for example. [If Kai was aware the emphasis on those words were meant for him, he doesn't care. He cares more about sniffing Zwei's butt right now, actually.] Its a bit hard walking a puppy like him with one arm, so I don't usually take him this far from home.

[Speaking of arms, she's finally noticed the metal arm Yin has, and eyes it for a second. She's not exactly up-to-date on prosthetics (she never really bothered with a full arm prosthetic.) but there's just something...odd, about it. Yin might actually catch her staring for a few seconds. Or a minute. Ok its weird and she has no idea wut.]

Now that, I can imagine. Believe me. [ the fact that she at least had one "gift" preceding the other was a big load off of her mind. still, Yin was always hesitant of all these coincidences in the back of her mind, even if a lot of people around her (those not on Retrospec, at least) saw them as No Big Deal.

it's clear that the arm is a big enough deal with this stranger. Yin's used to being stared at, too, albeit for different reasons. usually it's the piercings and ink that do it first but... different people, different priorities.

Yin smirks. ] It's weird, right? [ she flexes her hand, the soft whine and click of whatever actuators are responsible for letting the joints slide and lock into place just barely audible at such a close distance. ]

[The piercings and tattoos don't even phase her. She works with college youths and grew up surrounded by people who used them less as an expression of body art and more of one of rebellion. That she can handle: hell, she actually has a tattoo of her own. Nothing wrong with that.

The arm, though...she's seen plenty of prosthetics from her check-ups and the options suggested to her, even if she never really went along with them. Growing up, there was never really the chance or the patience to go through with getting one, so she just worked around it and the issues she ran into. Yet that didn't mean she was clueless to this kind of stuff. And she knew this one was a special case.

Her eyes actually go down to it again, though she immediately stops herself, realizing how rude she's probably being.]

Oh, sorry. Its just, um...[A bit weird. Definetley not like anything she's seen before.] Its definitely not anything I've seen before, not that I would be an expert on these things.

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[ no more rude than anyone else. though Yin is still surprised that people seemed to just sort of let go of the idea of it being a strangely high-tech piece of hardware after just a couple of weeks. those people off of Retrospec anyway. it's hard to say why that is, but there has to be some sort of connection there. something like the connection of this arm to her nervous system; the way that all movements seem so effortless after just a few weeks of wearing it out, without any instructions or training.

it's wrong, and it freaks her out sometimes to think too long on it, but Yin still can't bear to part ways with it. not yet. not 'til she's gotten to the bottom of the mystery.

now's not the time for that. if anything, it's a time for some show-and-tell. ] That makes you, me, and just about everyone else who's seen it.

But hey, anything that lets me play catch with my new and equally mysterious dog can't be all that bad.

Hey!

[ With catlike reflexes, Pitou does somehow manage to dodge the ball coming towards them, but it's mostly just in time to trip backwards over the dog as he comes zooming after it. Pitou lands on their ass with a comical yowl. Of course they have to be in skirts today, the unnecessarily fancy white trim of it catching a nice grass stain.

They turn their head to glower, but then instead declare tactfully, ]

Since when do you have two arms, Yin?

[ few people could get away with that kind of comment without a glare of their own. Yin snorts as she slows from her jogging and reaches her right hand in an offer to help Pitou up. ] Heh. Since someone with more money than sense decided to send me a special present. Surprised it hasn't blown up on my yet.

[ at least her sense of humor about the situation hasn't changed. ] It was about a month ago.

[ Pitou contemplates that, ]

Yep, sounds like a trap.

[ Very reassuring!!! And then a darker kind of contemplation touches their face, ]

You should come by my morgue and let me examine it.

Heh. Maybe. But the cop that looked it over didn't say anything about it being dangerous, just... expensive as fuck.

[ Yin shot Pitou a skeptical look. ] Don't think you'll get far trying to dissect it, buddy.

[ In return, Pitou gives her an irritable frown: ]

Says who?

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Says me. [ Yin chuckled. ] I can almost bend a crowbar with it, and I crushed a steel canteen like it was a can of coke. Trust me when I say this thing's tough. Almost as tough as I am. [ the latter is said with a lopsided sort of smile. ]

[ Pitou snorts derisively, mostly at the painful joke. ]

I want to look, maybe we can get it tough enough to really finish off that crowbar.

[ As if Pitou didn't already have enough projects on their plate... but they love a challenge. They also love inserting themselves where they weren't invited. ]

You want to... modify it? [ Yin stares down at her closed metal fist. ] Hell, I'd tell you to knock yourself out, but the cops couldn't even tell me how the damn thing works with my body or what its power source is.

I couldn't even tell you how to open it. [ there are spaces that look like they could be used for repairs, but Yin lacked the know-how and the tools to tamper with the openings. she doesn't want to break the thing. ]

Sounds fun.

[ And Pitou does have a kind of horrifyingly excited look on their face. ]

...I ever tell you that you really creep me out sometimes? [ it's not an insult if she's smiling while saying it. right? ]

Nah, you're too polite to ever say that to my face.

[ Cheery sarcasm, Pitou finally picks themselves up off the concrete, brushing off their skirts. ]

Besides, I wanna know how it's connected too. I started in neuroscience and shit.

[ They roll their eyes. It's not that they stopped studying neuroscience, they just... hate the classroom and preferred to fill up their repertoire of horrifying skills well.... like this. ]

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Crap I left a section blank in the last one.

oops! it happens

Mind if I use this for Kasen's prosthetic arm memory regain?

go ahead! I'll be doing the same probably

DUCK!!

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