At the Store

[immortal_smoke]

[At the local hardware store, Mokou approaches the smiling drone at the checkout counter.

Well, if it isn't Mrs. Adachi! What can I do for you?

[She easily hefts the largest, most high-powered chainsaw in the store, dropping it on the counter.]

I'd like to buy this.

Now, why would you need somethin' like that, miss? A girl as nice as you

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[pooka_prince]

Oh dear.

[immortal_smoke]

Good afternoon.

[pooka_prince]

Dare I ask what this is for?

[immortal_smoke]

Gardening.

[reluctantnanny]

*Germany had been keeping his ear to the ground. Something had been fishy in the Little Violent Girls faction recently, something about one of their leaders leaving them. He was prepared for something, anything to go down soon. He'd done his best to keep his distance, but he couldn't stand by and cook kurchen all day while unrest was accumulating in the neighborhood like this. It was like a tree being pilled with snow about to snap.

He followed behind Mokou stealthily, his own items he purchased at the hardware store still clutched in one hand.*

*out of ear-shot* So it's begun, then... They're plotting an uprising.

*sneak sneak sneak-- oh fine notice him, though he's really not BAD at sneaking, really*

[immortal_smoke]

[Mokou, however, has a thousand years of experience with being ambushed! She suddenly stands still, chainsaw in hand, listening very intently.]

1/2

[reluctantnanny]

*we are like a tree, moved only by the slight breeze through the air. a tree with roots firmly planted into the ground. how do you think we got into Poland.*

*in plainer terms, he's just hiding behind a parked car just up the street behind Mokou--*

2/2

[reluctantnanny]

*AND THEN SOME ASSHOLE DRONE HAS TO COME UP AND ASK HIM what he's doing oh god - stands up promptly* A-ah, no! It's nothing, I thought I noticed a scratch on this Ford here - just the thing we can fix up at my garage, ha ha. Ha ha ha. *awkward fake laughter*

[dynamic_may_lee]

-Yeah, because THAT doesn't look suspicious.-

... Got some timber work to do?

[immortal_smoke]

A little.

[dynamic_may_lee]

... A little.

So you needed a chainsaw for it?

[immortal_smoke]

Some jobs are easier with a chainsaw.

[arturia_pen]

[Saber happens to be walking by, and takes note of the large machine...however she doesn't know what it is...but assumes it's a weapon right off.]

If I may ask, why are you carrying such a large weapon, miss?

[Suspicious!]

[immortal_smoke]

It's not a weapon; it's a gardening tool.

[arturia_pen]

[Saber leans in to look at it, forgetting her manners being so fascinated by such a huge gardening tool.]

A...gardening tool? What on earth would this be for?

[immortal_smoke]

Suppose, hypothetically, a tree were to fall into your garden. Wouldn't it be easier to remove it if it could be broken into smaller pieces?

Have a snake, checkin' out your "gear"

[need_a_smoke]

Huh.

Lemmie guess, tree fell in your yard? [Totally sarcastic.]

[immortal_smoke]

Exactly.

[need_a_smoke]

Must be a tough tree, for you to have to resort to that. Just couldn't beat it otherwise?

[Yea, Snake's being a jackass.]

[immortal_smoke]

Maybe, maybe not. Either way, why not take advantage of the marvels of modern technology?