007 // Children Games

[immortalitea.livejournal.com]

Oh, how I love the worst parts of town. Really, the only way to appreciate them is to visit during those times when it's so late it's early, to be horribly trite.

But do you know what I really miss about State 51? Scratch that. Do you know what virtually the only thing I miss about State 51 is? The garbage-bots. For all the useless junk left behind by H.A.T.E, there were always mindless worker drones to clear the trash out of the way. We could use some of those here, especially here in uptown.

Then again. State 51 also had toxic budgerigars. I'll never know why Anger was so fixated on heavily mutated pets. I don't think Cap is ever going to get over the sight of that pile of atomic puppies.

It wouldn't be such a bad neighbourhood if it wasn't so dirty. A lack of gang violence would be lovely too, but there is such a thing as asking for too much.

Speaking of being bulletproof: To the lovely young woman who opened up a customizations shop? Care to talk business?

Comments

[olsensandwich.livejournal.com]

Yo, Sparty--those nuclear fidos wouldn't happen to have any relation super-sized centipedes that smell like a gas station men's room, would they?

[immortalitea.livejournal.com]

Don't call me Sparty.

Not that I know of. Though it sounds like something H.A.T.E. would come up with. Do they vomit acid and play tricks on your mind?

[olsensandwich.livejournal.com]

More like leak it. Shove a grenade in its mouth and kaploom. Someone's got a shiny new convertable Jetta. With no doorframes. So it's like a Jeep. A...Jetteep. Jeepetta?

[immortalitea.livejournal.com]

What the bloody hell kind of centipede turns into a car when you blow it up?

Jeepetta would make a little wooden puppet that wanted to be a Real Girl.

[olsensandwich.livejournal.com]

It blew up, and its little buggy guts made a coupla clunkers clunkier. Burned a hole through my left foot, even! Now I gotta find boots again. Just don't take your handy-dandy-taximobile down Junction and 45th, or your rubber'll be mush.

[immortalitea.livejournal.com]

That's charming. I'm guessing you can still walk, impossible creature that you are.

I will take my cab where I so please, and you of all people cannot convince me otherwise!





Alright, I'll bite. Why can't I drive there?

[olsensandwich.livejournal.com]

I can still pull a mean Michael Flatley if so pressed, thankyouverrahmuch. And you can take your little yellow taxi anywhere you want--sure! But over there? Puddles of acidy bug juice. Just sayin'. Unless that stuff floats your non-acidic boat.

[immortalitea.livejournal.com]

Hmph. Fine.

Do they make such a thing as adamantium tires?

[grenadeball.livejournal.com]

well hey, i was trying to talk business, but then you disappeared to

i don't know what you disappeared for, maybe to make soup

anyway, y'got a taxi, right, y'wanna beef up how well it can take a hit

i can do that

[immortalitea.livejournal.com]

It took me weeks, but it was damned good soup.

It definitely needs improvement on the 'defense' front. And if you interested in a sizable tip, I'd quite like some kind of retractable spike system. But no spinning rims. Never.

[grenadeball.livejournal.com]

what in the fuck ever made you think i was the type to be interested in spinning rims

death race 2000 and president frankenstein all balls out, that's more my speed

blade runner ben hur, that's how i run things

the question is where do you want the spikes

just the tires, all over, what now

[immortalitea.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of concentrating on the front end, for ramming efficiency. Thoughts?

[grenadeball.livejournal.com]

oh, you want offensive capabilities, not defense

yeah, front is good, but only if you're only gonna be hitting from the front most of the time

[immortalitea.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe a few on the back for good measure. I try not to sideswipe people too badly.

Oh, and a new paint job would be lovely.

When do you want me to drop it off?

[grenadeball.livejournal.com]

might be better if i see it myself and then drive it back to the workshop

that way you're not paying for extra damages from driving it there yourself

[immortalitea.livejournal.com]

Sounds reasonable.

What time do you want to pick it up, then?

[grenadeball.livejournal.com]

tomorrow

got a date tonight

[poorduck.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the city is pretty dirty and boring and grey. Back home everything was colourful and flowery!

[immortalitea.livejournal.com]

Colourful and flowery.

Sounds like a veritable eden.