lightning never strikes twice except when it does

[21:44] [user]Roberu[/user]: Danger lurks in shallow waters. Fu's galoshes scoot back in the mud, now near the edge of a gently rippling puddle... but why is it rippling? Is it a breeze?...

Ah, that's why! An innocent little duck, bobbing along the surface- and then levitating, ascending from the water like fowl divine, revealing a mask beneath its body that conceals [url=https://www.007james.com/i/gadgets/gf/bird-mask.jpg]a master of subterfuge-[/url]

-who poinks the back of his ankle, taking a blood sample of her own like [i]that.[/i]

[21:49] [user]F u[/user]: OR DID SHE?! Fu [i]BLITZES[/i] RIGHT UP ONTO A HANDSTAND ONCE THOSE MICROSCOPIC NOISES OF WATER PLINK PLONK PLINK FROM THE FOWL'S BOTTOM...  into Robel instead plucking a nose hair - bleep.

"...ow...."

Fu backflipped away, onto his feet a distance away.

".... ooooww...." Nose rub. "... you're quite intent on me, aren't you..." [sub](THANK YOU TOO! I'll try to be on during the week)[/sub]

[21:54] [user]Roberu[/user]: "As part of a regular reconnaissance which you are included in the purview of; do not assume anything beyond that, Mr. Fu." Packing the nose hair into a sample case and [i]vanishing[/i] it away somewhere on her person, Roberu rises from the puddle... [sub]which was only a couple inches deep, how did she completely submerge-[/sub]

[b]Swiftly removing the wetsuit and duckouflage,[/b] casting them aside into a convenient portal for later dealing-with, Roberu looks at Fu once more, staring at him, [i]sizing him-[/i] "Smile, Mr. Fu." [sub]Holding up a camera.[/sub]

[22:00] [user]F u[/user]: Fu smiled- [i]smirked[/i]. His entire silhouette is overcome by a brushstroke - and he re-appears behind her! Reaching for her wrist holding that camera, trying to sling his other lithe arm around her shoulders [sub]because hell freeze over if a nerd dares to reach anywhere near her hips[/sub] "If you wanted to take a picture with me, you could've just asked!~"

[22:06] [user]Roberu[/user]: Surely the universe must be a painting, because the smooth brushstroke of Fu's motion is seamlessly continued into her elbow as it finds a deep connection with Fu's ribs - which serves a dual purpose, not only delivering a sharp pain into his chest but also-

[b]Whoah he must have just imagined he moved over to her, because he's back where he was a moment ago!-[/b] [sub]plus some rib pain.[/sub] "If you are not going to smile, Mr. Fu, then your file will read as a criminal report rather than a personnel documentation."
[22:07] [user]Roberu[/user]: [sub]Seem to read*[/sub]
[22:14] [user]F u[/user]: "What the... who.." Fu stroked lilac fingers over his rib, his befuddled furrowed look a receptive scowl that slowly rose to challenge Robel. He smiled. ".... hahahaa! Cooomeee ooon, you seriously gotta at least [i]give me a hint[/i] on who you are! I've never seen you in the Dark Empire, nor with the Time Patrol! ... or do you mean to tell me there's a [i]fourth[/i] side to this fiasco..." Fu settled jaw above his knuckle. "You're teasing my curiosities with your skills here, lady!"
[22:22] [user]Roberu[/user]: [b][i]SEARING FLASH OF LIGHT.[/i][/b] The camera spits out a square of film, which the green demon[sup]?[/sup] takes and shakes to develop it-... and with his chin perched on his knuckles, he looks [i]extra dorky.[/i] [sub]"... I suppose this will serve for now."[/sub] Pocketing the picture and the camera, she marks something off on a checklist- "It is not my job to explain myself to you, Mr. Fu, nor is it my job to tantalize or satisfy your obsession with awareness. To be blunt, you are not of those with a certifiable [i]need to know[/i]."
[22:25] *[user]F u[/user] teetered in place-- [b]FLASH O' BLACK[/b]. He's next to her again! At about arm's reach. He's peering at her, scanning face and neck and down- "... hm. Some of your features might hint of your allegiance... where have I seen them?"

[22:35] [user]Roberu[/user]: "Presumably on my person during a previous encounter." Tucking the checklist away, Roberu squares towards Fu, granting him [i]no access[/i] to personal contact without danger of an intimate collision of her leg and his crotch which would [i]surely[/i] result in fatalities on his side. "Beyond that, my particular facial arrangement is typical of a makaian bone structure. To use a human colloquialism, 'one of those faces'."
[22:43] [user]F u[/user]: "Makai..." Fu nodded gently, keeping that safe but pleenty close distance. Walking beside her, around her- circling her. His prodding leer peeks in and out from his shiny glasses. "It's no secret to me that you're a Makai woman, but a confirmation ..levels the playing field just a bit!~ There's something quite distinct about you, beyond 'another face'... I wish I paid more attention with Demon Realm History~"
[22:45] [user]Roberu[/user]: "[color=green][b]Are you insinuating that my age is so advanced that I am to be considered a part of [i]history.[/i][/b][/color]"

[22:49] [user]F u[/user]: Fu stops his pacing just in front of her. Shoulders almost aligned with shoulders, his crimsons lock onto hers. "I'm stating that you are very interesting..."
[22:59] [user]Roberu[/user]: Having not moved even slightly during Fu's circling - and surrendering no indications of hints as to her identities and allegiances, of course - Roberu's stare is [i]harsh.[/i] [sub]Chilling, even.[/sub] "'Interesting' will mean that I have overstayed my deployment in this area. Good bye." [i]Turns and starts walking away.[/i]

[23:21] [user]F u[/user]: Fu watched her go, letting her off to who-knows-where....

... pfft as if that'd be all. The conniving witch-boy's hellfire hues radiated a mix of both hungry stubborness and cruel mischief.

 Above them, a violet-rose-colored sigil quietly spread into existence. It awaited the commands of its sorcerer.. and with a flick of his finger, it went. Like a striking mantis (BUT ELECTRICITY) it hones onto her shoulders and sends a cackling paralysis down her limbs!~

"You can't just walk away from me, Miss Spy-Lady..." Fu adjusted glasses. "Not when I have so many questions for you!~"
[23:29] [user]Roberu[/user]: Alas, Fu had two significant flaws with his entrapment strategy: firstly: someone who is paralyzed can't speak, and thereby can't answer questions. Second, and rather more pressing to the next thing which is to happen, is that paralysis does not negate acts of willpower- namely, the control of supernatural energies, such as ki or... magic, Which demons have an abundance of in general- but evidently, this particular greenish female has a special concentration all on her own. The electricity crackles over her immobilized form, but... does not appear to be subsiding, now that its initial strike has been done with; rather, the arcing indigo streaks of energy are flashing faster and brighter across her turned-away body, almost like it's being made stronger by her somehow-

[i][b]And he'll get an extra-close look to inspect this turn of events as it arcs off of her and straight towards him![/b][/i]
[23:32] [user]F u[/user]: Fu was [i]trying[/i] to enjoy his victory, arrogance pushing cheeky cheeks into his eyes, setting digits over his spectacles much like how a cat preens after a catch. If he had her paralyzed, then he could do [i]whatever he wanted[/i], duh. He felt so victorious- then his lavender lids flick open right on time for that unexpected foreboding sensation--

[i]OF PINS AND NEEDLES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THAT ARE SUDDENLY MAKING IT REAAAAL HARD FOR HIM TO MOVE BEYOND SHAKING IN PLACE[/i]
[23:33] *[user]F u[/user] he definitely had a shocked expression when that happened
[23:33] *[user]Roberu[/user] is occasionally known as an electrifying personality.

[23:39] [user]Roberu[/user]: Having successfully vacated his [i]offensive[/i] magic from her person, Roberu shifts her limbs around, confirming that she has full use of her limbs and appendages- then, she turns back around and moves one, two steps closer to Fu, wand in hand... [sub][i]when did she have her wand out?-[/i][/sub] "This will serve as your final warning, Mr. Fu: any further attempts to restrain or contain my person will be considered hostile acts and be met with combative force. I will assume you are capable of understanding." Not waiting for a reply from his [i]static[/i] position, Roberu presses the tip of her ivory magic-stick into his forehead and... and...

... and he may never be exactly sure what happens next, but he does know that that sheep don't normally build siege towers to better jump fences [i]unless they're in his dreams.[/i]