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Fourth Shock (Video/Action, Traverse Town)

TO-! [There's a lot of clinking and clanking and outright crashing that overwhelms even that short word, and Asami's got that very Not Pleased expression on her face as the picture finally focuses on her.] Tony. You need to come here. Now. Your Spirits are about to electrocute themse-

[She's interrupted again by a chittering in the background, a Komory Bat to be specific, that spirals up into enthusiastic squeaks and is followed by twin snorts and neighs as something else goes crashing to the ground out of view. It causes her to spin, and the picture to move violently and quickly, as Asami looks to see what the new cause of the noise is in the Gizmo Shop. Whatever it it, it's not good.]

Put that down! And let that go! If you don't, I-

[The picture blinks off.]

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["Tony" - or rather, "Tony's Spirits" - was really all that needed to be said in this instance. For once, Rarity didn't bother with the pleasantries of asking whether Asami needed help; she simply arrived at the Gizmo Shop, Spike bouncing along in tow.]

Dingbat! Nimrod! Who wants a treat~?

[At the sound of Rarity's voice, the spirits both stop, both holding things they probably shouldn't be. Rarity has their complete attention for about 5 whole seconds. At the end of that time, they both drop whatever they were holding and beeline to Rarity.

Wait what treat where omg is there a treat oh hey it's Rarity I think she said treat yes treeeeeaaaaaaaaat... ad nauseum.]

[It still takes Rarity a few moments to orient herself every time she comes face to face with a highly enthused Thunderaffe - they are quite large. Still, she puts on her best smile.]

That's right, I have treats! But! You have to earn them. Both of you, sit!

[Despite not being included in "both of you," Cactus sits obediently. See? Like this!]

[Asami sighs with relief as the spirits drop all they were holding (wrenches, screwdrivers, part of a live stunning mechanism she was testing) and run over to Rarity, her two included. Ji Gong is painted red to distinguish him from Nimrod, and Yifan is being very much a cat about it and going slowly and aloofly. But still. Treats. Ji nearly flops on Rarity in his enthusiasm to get those treats, trying to sit and prance in place at the same time. Asami, meanwhile, starts retrieving the things the dropped, deactivating the stun mechanism first.]

Thank you - I didn't want to set off the Water Barrel in here, there's too much electricity around.

[Nimrod sits immediately, all awkward limbs at uncomfortable angles until he manages to fold his legs in properly. He huffs about it, but manages, because treat. Dingbat does not really understand the concept of 'sit' all that well. So he perches on Nimrod's head. Nimrod doesn't seem to mind.]

[She sidesteps nimbly to get out of Ji's way and waits for Yifan to arrive - she does understand cats, after all.]

You're very welcome. Spirits can be...enthusiastic sometimes, and I thought you might need a hoof.

[She removes five treats from her saddlebags, holding them enticingly in front of the Spirits.]

Very good. Now, you need to behave. You will do whatever Miss Asami tells you to do when she tells you to do it, or you won't get any treats at all. Is that clear?

[She knows the Spirits are smart - she's waiting for confirmation from all of them before anypony gets any snacks.]

[Behave? Aww, do they have to? Really? Well, if it means treats... and constant reminders, then okay, sure, they can behave.

Dingbat and Nimrod put on their best approximation of demure acquiescence. Which means Nimrod is still shivering all over, literally with electricity, but he's still sitting, and Dingbat is fluttering and chittering, but more quietly than usual. He's using his "inside voice."]

[Tony just stares. His face is all at once bemused, amused, annoyed, resigned, and done. After a moment he sighs.]

Okay, your custodial rights are completely revoked if you can't keep them in line, seriously, you're going to give me some kind of reputation here, and I really don't need your help.

[OKay, he's laughing now, he couldn't even manage to keep a straight face through all of that.]

No, seriously, get them out of there, I still need some of that sh- stuff.

[Don't make him actually come down there, Asami. He will.]

Tony! [You're like twenty years older than her, how is she more responsible than you most of the time?! It's like the older brother she never had and now have to pick up after.] They just showed up and they won't leave. They've already eaten all the treats I have and I've only got a Water Barrel that I can't start in here. So yes, get down here!

[How the hell does he manage to end up with so many demanding women, even in a supposed dream world, it's madness, he doesn't deserve this... Okay, even he knows that's a lie.]

...how many treats did you give them?

[He actually looks kind of horrified.]

You're going to give my spirits diabetes. I'm coming down there, but only to save them from your apparent negligence.

[There's the slightest flash of a grin before the feed is cut.]

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[The gizmo shop looks like the Tazmanian Devil uses it for a summer home.]

Love what you've done with the place.

I didn't, Nimrod broke the box I was keeping them in. [Yes, she was using a wooden box, but it was a sturdy one - she'd dropped it on the floor accidentally several times and it had never been dented. But apparently a determined Thunderaffe was more than it could withstand. Time to move to metal.] If you don't get down here I'll give them more!

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[Indeed, there's been a small whirlwind. Asami's currently wrestling a delicate piece of mechanical innards from Nimrod's mouth as Dingbat and Ji Gong play "catch" with one of her (thankfully unlit) blowtorches. Yifan is the only one seeming to be above it all, in the general way of cats.]

Just help me!

[Tony stands there for a couple moments, one corner of his mouth creeping up the side of his face. He takes it all in, basking in the chaos. He's kind of missed this. However, he knows he can't let his ~~bots~~ dream eaters run rampant, and he needs the moogles (not to mention Asami) on his side.

So he puts two fingers to hips lips and lets loose a high, shrill whistle.

Dingbat and Nimrod both freeze, and both manage to look fairly guilty, even as Dingbat gets pegged in the face by whatever Ji Gong just tossed back at him, and Nimrod stumbles back, abruptly giving up his tug-of-war battle. Tony's hands are on his hips and he's giving both his spirits quite a look. ~~He learned this stance from Pepper. It's very effective.~~]

Yeah, you're caught. Now you get to fix your mess. Put that back where you found it, and Nimrod, try not to zap anything else, I can smell overloaded-battery reek from the door. Dingbat, seriously, no, not that, that, will you quit moping around, this is your own damn fault, move it, ándale, ándale! I swear to god, you're worse than what I have to deal with back home, and I can't threaten you with community colleges.

[There's more where that came from, and as harsh as it sounds, it's fairly obvious he doesn't actually mean a word of it. Well, the parts about their uselessness, anyway. They are in trouble, but he'd never hurt them. After a couple moments of his berating, the spirits pick up the pace and are chittering happily to one another again, trying their best to put the shop back in some semblance of order, Tony barking instructions the whole time.]

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Fourth Shock (Video/Action, Traverse Town)

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let's all pretend I have pretty dream eater icons

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