itp: good idea o'clock

[crisscrossing]

[This evening, by one of the barns: TWO MEN HERDING ROBOT COWS. Or, okay, some kid trying to herd robot cows while someone actually sensible stands back and watches.]

... Oh man, I wanna tip one. I know it's kind of a dick move but I'd fix it! And it's not like it'd hurt 'em, right?

(( eta hanna is slowing down and then disappearing! BE BACK

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[velocivector]

You'd have better luck tipping a train car.

[crisscrossing]

Uh, no, those are huge.

[velocivector]

You're taking it too literally.

[points at the robot cow nearest him]

That thing weighs far too much for a normal human to tip over.

[crisscrossing]

Maybe its spindly legs will be its downfall!

[velocivector]

Oh, it'll tip over once enough force is applied that the momentum overtakes the robot's balance, all right. I could prove it right now. But most people aren't capable of doing that.

[crisscrossing]

... Right! Running start!

[velocivector]

[glances between Hanna and the cow]

That still wouldn't work. Not if you tried. I could do it with a finger.

[crisscrossing]

I'm hearing a lot of bragging!

[GOES FOR IT]

[velocivector]

Bragging that I can back up, at least.

[brings hand up to the black thing on his neck briefly before walking over to a nearby robot cow. He reaches his hand out, and using only his pointer finger on its withers/shoulder area, sends the metal contraption whamming onto its side. That there is a robot cow with its side dented/crushed in, mooing miserably and scrambling its legs around like a dog "running" in its sleep]

[crisscrossing]

[--after bouncing harmlessly off the side of the other cow]

... Holy shit, dude. Overkill much?

[velocivector]

[flicks the switch on his choker again before turning and smiling]

My fault for saying I'd use only a finger instead of a hand. That was a lot of force to redirect. I'd equate it to tipping over a lightweight car.

[crisscrossing]

Yeah, well now it's all dented and probably robot-cow-crippled. Way to be a jerk.

[velocivector]

A little repair and replacement of parts and it'll be just fine.

[shrugs]

[crisscrossing]

...

[velocivector]

What?

[crisscrossing]

Nothing.