72nd - Action

[ceasetoexist]

[Hey Ricardo Street. Someone finally opened his regains from last month's debacle. And truth be told at least one of them is pretty prominent.

In the yard of 502 Ricardo sits a massive statue of Pokey himself right in the center of it. It's outlandishly gaudy and the pride and ego-centrism that must have gone into its construction absolutely radiates off the statue. The stupid thing can probably be seen from blocks away.

Which of course means Pokey has to take care of the dumb thing. Even if he hasn't built it yet he has to admit...it's kind of a nice touch to the yard. Definitely gives it a bit of character. Of course taking care of this giant stupid thing himself is out of the question. That's where his second regain comes in.

Over the week Pokey had been constructing a large pulley system with a small cage that would allow someone to go up to clean the and maintain the statue. That someone appears to be a robot dressed in a maid outfit that seems to be singing to itself as it works.

This isn't to say Pokey has himself been lazy of course. Not at all. He went through the arduous task of getting his own chair and soda as he watches Little Miss Marshmallow work. He tilts his head a bit as he watches the robot clean, before looking up and shouting.]

Hey! You missed a spot!

[And he sighs a bit before sinking back into his chair taking a sip of his drink.

God. He works so hard to keep the things he has nice.]

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[a_gentle_boy]

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So unsure. Lucas stares from a few blocks away with his eyes darting back and forth. He seems to be expecting it to get up and start stampeding all across everything. ........Did Pokey even know what his statue could do? ...Should he try to enlighten him?

After a few moments, Lucas will trot down the street with the same dubious expression on his face.

Oh, Li'l Miss Marshmallow, too. Perfect. Great.]

[ceasetoexist]

[Of course Pokey knows what the statue can do: it can give everyone a sight of himself. Why wouldn't people want that? It's legitimately the best thing this town had given him since he got Josephine back almost two years ago now.

Of course now Lucas has to show up. Pokey frowns a bit, just widening as he sees the expression on Lucas' face. Good God. The statue couldn't be that bad, could it? And he was in such a good mood and now the stupid guilt is kicking in and-

...Pokey just stares at Lucas as he gets there before finally asking.]

Okay. What's wrong with this thing then?

[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas responds as matter-of-factly as Pokey had asked.]

It tries to kill you if it can tell that you don't, um... agree with the sentiment behind it. I probably shouldn't be standing so close.

On the bright side, it's probably the most powerful weapon you have. ...Well. Maybe bright isn't the right word.

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[infernodivider]

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Well, that sure is a weird giant statue he did just see upon going out of his house...]

...Who the hell built that garish looking thing?

[ceasetoexist]

[Pokey just shrugs for a moment.]

An admirer, probably. I've got a lot of those.

[infernodivider]

What, you some kind of young king or something back home?

[Really, that's the only explanation he can find right now.]

[keep_smiling]

[Elmer noticed this thing from a few streets over and came to take a look.]

Well, that's interesting.

[ceasetoexist]

It is, isn't it?

[Pokey will just keep looking at it proudly for a moment. Before turning back to Elmer.]

It's supposed to be me, y'know.

[Because that just isn't obvious enough yet.]

[keep_smiling]

I see! That's very impressive. Did you make it, or did someone else?

[imjustpicky]

[Picky has come along to pay his brother a visit, with his clumsy robot in tow. This, though... this wasn't what he was expecting to see on the front lawn. No way, not at all.

He sort of stops and stares upwards for a good long while, really not sure what to say. Boy, Pokey's got some crazy stuff.]

[ceasetoexist]

[Pokey just smiles and smiles at you when you show up. Isn't it cool Picky? You have gotta admit it's pretty awesome.]

So how do you like my new lawn ornament.

[Yeah. That's right. Don't act too proud about it. Just act suave because you already know Picky likes it.]

[beetlemania]

[Hey, it's one of your neighbors...and he's standing out in the front lawn of 506 Ricardo openly gawking at the statue because what is this he doesn't even...

Like he can judge. He's got a giant bug-shaped aircraft parked out in his own yard.]

[ceasetoexist]

[Giant bug shaped aircraft you say Ted? Because Pokey has a giant spider mech just a little ways away from the statue.

For a moment Pokey is just too damn enamored at looking at a statue of himself to notice others are looking. After a little bit he scans the area and sees Ted. And just gives the biggest, most shit eating smile imaginable.]

Nice, isn't it?

Almost looks just like me. Almost.

[badladyscramble]

[Have one vampire under a parasol glaring at the new blemish on the street]

...what a terrible statue.

[ceasetoexist]

[Oh. He's actually glaring back for once. Don't diss his statue Remilia. You're just jealous.]

Oh look. What a terrible neighbor.

[hatesboys]

[oh jesus fucking christ she literally cannot hit her forehead hard enough]

A statue?

[ceasetoexist]

...What?

[He is just at a loss for words with your reaction. How can you not like the statue it's amazing.]

Why not a statue? Probably worse things the town could have given me.

[thelonewanderer]

[Coming over for a visit. Holding some weird jar in her hands.]

....Why do you have a giant statue Pokey?

[ceasetoexist]

Because the town says I do, I guess. Works for me either way.

[But forget the statue for a moment you have a jar with something he DOESN'T know in it. And that is worth far more investigation.]

What've you got in the jar?

[togetherwestand]

That's quite the statue, young man.

[Madeline is giving up on seeing everything as weird, she's just going to accept life here is like a bad drug trip.]

But don't you think you should be helping clean it?

[ceasetoexist]

I know it is.

[And by God he is rather proud of it. He just looks at Madeline for a moment after her question though.]

....No?

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[cueball]

[Scratch doesn't say anything when he passes by. Not right away at least. He just stares at the giant monument, observing it carefully. Then he looks to Pokey on the chair.]

What did you do to have this statue be created?

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[ceasetoexist]

[Pokey stares at Scratch for a moment. Really stares. He doesn't know yet what it is but there is something off about Scratch. It's like he knows him from somewhere or had him been described to him before. Which he had, thanks to Karkat.

But Pokey doesn't immediately recognize who he's talking to so Pokey finally just shrugs.]

Hey man I'd love to know how I was built to. Maybe I'll get some clue eventually if I'm here much longer.

[begintheoperation]

[Fran, still looking like a normal 16 year old girl just yet, happens to be walking down the street, and stops for a moment to regard the gaudy statue.]

[ceasetoexist]

...Hey. I remember you.

You're the cow lady, aren't you?

[It took him a moment of staring, but Pokey totally remembers the cows. And you in general. And sane introductions what are those?]