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[musclebeast]

Date & Time: August 2nd- Afternoon
Location: Aradia's unit and hopefully (to Equius anyway) the Training Facility.
Characters: Equius Zahhak and Aradia Megido
Summary: Training Excursion
Warnings: Weird and awkward.

[And then barely nay time after this conversation, there's a knock on Aradia's door.]

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[psych0p0mps]

[Aw, no. Aw hell no. Please tell her that knock is not who she thinks it is. After a minute, Aradia decides to bite the bullet and go look, on the off chance that it's somebody else, but - nope, peeking through the front window shows her that's definitely Equius.

Man, what do you actually do in a situation like this? Well, let's start by closing the drapes very quickly and hoping he didn't see her. And then, uh... wait till he gives up and goes away? Would he give up and go away? Or he could just break the door down, if he knocks again. So before that can happen, she pipes up after all.]

What part of "I'm not going" don't you understand?

[musclebeast]

[A little bigger, longer haired Equius with a robot hand and a bow and quiver, but an Equius.]

[And he sees you, that wasn't sneaky, you are not sneaky and you forget how much he enjoys watching things, and how good he is at it. He's just about to knock, in that same manner that jostled the door on it's hinges before he hears Aradia, so he stops.]

Aradia, come out now.

[psych0p0mps]

[Well she didn't have enough of a glance to notice his hand, but the bow and quiver, yeah, and what's with that, anyway, she knows he's too STRONG to use them.

After a few moments, the door opens slightly, enough that part of her STRONGly annoyed face can be seen.]

I told you, I don't do any fighting anymore. How did you know where I live, anyway?

[musclebeast]

[What an unpleasant expression, he wishes she'd stop doing that face. But he'll respond with a rather straight expression of his own, the usual growl and pose.]

I immediately made it a goal to find out upon your arrival. Let's go. You don't want to fight, I just want to see to your physical well being. This is an order.

[psych0p0mps]

[Ew Equius you stalker - oh wait he's always been like that. Aradia groans a little under her breath. If she refuses to go, she'll never hear the end of it, but if she goes, she'll also never hear the end of it. If there is one thing you can say about Equius, he is stubborn as a mule. But you probably shouldn't do that because comparing him to a hoofbeast would end very awkwardly. At any rate, this is sort of a no-win situation.

Then the rationalizing part of her thinkpan kicks in. Maybe it won't be so bad. I like getting exercise anyway. Maybe he does genuinely want to look after me, in that awkward patronizing way he does things, rather than just being a creep... Only I don't need looking after, and I can get exercise on my own time, and he's just going to ogle me the whole time, and he sort of is a stalkercreep who last I knew was dating a great multiplicity of my robotic doubles-

Of course, this whole internal exchange only takes a few seconds normally, after which Aradia lets out a long-suffering sigh.]

I want to make this clear, Equius. You can't order me around, because that is not how I work. If I do go, I want it to be with the understanding that I'm only doing it in the probably futile hope that you'll shut up about it, and to prevent any serious injury to this poor unsuspecting door.

[musclebeast]

[Yes all that is internal, thank the heavens. That's a heck of a lot of things for him to respond to and get awkward and confused at. Robotic... doubles, dating? Huh??? He only have two here and he's not really dating them he just-

ahem, nevermind.]

You and I both know I have every right to order you, being better than you, but I'll fully acknowledge how extremely unruly you are now. Though it displeases me so, you were so exquisitely servile back then. [A small kind of sad sigh. Oh Aradia, back when you'd listen to him and go with whatever and- destroy things for him for no reason. It was perfect, beautiful.]

[Pushes up his sunglasses, starting to walk again.]

Look at it how you want. [But you're coming with him either way. Even if you put your own spin on it. And he'll just enjoy thinking that it's his doing that got you to follow, because he's like that. Nothing new.]

[psych0p0mps]

[Blarrr. She rolls her eyes in an exaggerated fashion, then grudgingly comes outside, equipping her umbrella as she does. It's a nifty translucent red one with a gear pattern that actually moves, because magic! Also, fuck no, she's not even gonna try to share it even if he doesn't have one.]

Fine, let's get this over with.

[musclebeast]

[He doesn't want your red umbrella anyway-

even if it is... fetching, is a disgusting kind of way.]

What was your chosen weapon upon arriving here? [Said as he walks infront of her, giving her a good view of his bow. It's not like she's used to with him, not wood, so not his favorite. He still partakes in the breaking of lesser bows of course, in his free time... But this bow couldn't been composite at one time, and perhaps it's core is still, but it's material is so much sturdier now, shiny, metallic, something extremely sleek but at the same time having a bulkier feel to it that matches Equius to a degree. The quiver's to match, all sturdy, well constructed, and complex. Definitely not one of those wooden bows...]

[psych0p0mps]

[Yeah, it does look like a pretty shiny high quality bow... not that she knows much of anything about bowkind, though. She shrugs.]

Just my old whip. [She doesn't even take it out, it's nothing special.]

[musclebeast]

Yes, we coudld've chosen something on our person, or even chose abilities we already have. I approve of your choice either way. [He's not sure why be likes her having a whip...]

[psych0p0mps]

[Aradia just makes a little "huff" sound because you would, Equius.]

It's not really important. I think I was just feeling nostalgic.

*could've, wtf self

[musclebeast]

Well you wouldn't pick something you aren't familiar with anyway, it would be unwise- though, I could see you being adventurous, so it is perplexing why you didn't look elsewhere. [No glances her way, looking straight ahead as he continues to walk.]

Though since you are so very persistent on not allowing the Initiative to rope you into their forces, choosing, I suppose it makes sense for you to decline their offers of weapons too. I appreciate your sense of self, they aren't who you should be answering to anyway.