overjoyed_logs | so I got a plan (closed)

Who: Handsome Jack + Kate Bishop
Where: Jack's home
When: W4D4
Summary: Sure, he just got deathly ill, but you know the best way to ignore that? Making stupid trick arrows.
Restrictions/Warnings: bad jokes

[ The advantage of Jack's many connections is that when push comes to shove and he really needs something, he gets it. So, when cures had started being distributed on Westerley? He had absolutely been first in line to take one. There was no small part of that motivated by a fear he didn't exactly want to admit to, but, hey! It's all fine now. No problem.

But for some reason, his higher ups didn't want him coming back to Intake for a few days "just to make sure" or some crap like that. For someone with as much energy as Jack, this is something he hates. He dislikes having nothing to do, and not even having much in the way of information to go digging in, Jack decides to indulge in a hobby that feels almost old now. It's only been a few years since he was working tech and engineering instead of management, but it still feels like a lifetime ago.

Still. With the prospect of not being able to go to work for a few days, he'd reached out to some contacts, offering a general "give me an idea, I'll make you some crap" kind of contract. It's the equivalent of a hobby for him, but on the rare occasions he offers, he tends to get a few bites. It's enough for him to have some variety, and there was one in particular that had caught his eye enough to pick it up. One, it was pretty simple, and he could turn it over in a day or so, but two? He also had a few ideas to go with it to really make it better.

Kate might not have expected a quick turnaround, but no more than a day after she'd asked, she gets a ping back with an address attached. ]

what up. got your arrows so just head to this address and you can test them out. and let me just say they KICK ASS. so yeah come get them I only have so much room

[ Though if Kate hadn't known who was making the arrows before, something about the address itself might stick out to her: it's unmistakably the housing given to Company personnel. ]

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[Kate doesn't know a ton about the guy who agreed to make her arrows. One of her contacts suggested him, said he was crazy smart and did good work, so she took a chance. She recognizes the address immediately, of course, and she's not very pleased about it. Still, there's something deliciously ironic in using Company made arrows for what will undoubtably be resistance work, isn't there?

So Kate shows up anyway, feeling vaguely uncomfortable, although she does a good job of masking it. Knock knock, Jack!]

[ She may not know a ton about the guy, but there's a pretty good chance she'll know exactly who she's dealing with as soon as Jack opens the door. Handsome Jack may not be a person you run into unless you're more acquainted with the unsavory work of Westerley, but he's still notorious. And also, he just kind of looks weird. From the mismatched eyes to the uncanny "mask" that he's wearing, it's definitely not a face you forget.

Of course, that does just make the fact that these are likely to be used for resistance work all the more ironic.

He's dressed casually for his day off, and as soon as he opens the door for Kate, it's with a grin. ]

Heyyy, 'sup. [ At least he's personable...? ] I assume you're here for the— Nah, who am I kidding, got no idea who you are, so you must be.

[ He steps aside and gestures for her to come in. The apartment is sparsely decorated, but neat, almost to the point of giving an impression like Jack doesn't spend much time here. ]

Come on in, kiddo. Oh, yeah, and dunno what info they pass along, but name's Jack, by the way.

I've heard of you.

[Kate keeps her voice carefully neutral as she follows him inside, eyes searching the apartment instinctively before returning to his face. It's true—that mask is unsettling, but Kate manages to keep herself seeming relaxed and unbothered.]

I'm Kate, remember? Where are those kickass arrows you promised?

[ And true to reputation, Jack seems pretty pleased that Kate has heard of him. It's not exactly a high standard, considering he does his best to be sure that's the case, but in some things, he's very simple. Her neutral response doesn't seem to bother him, since he starts to head over to one side of his apartment that seems to be designated as a work area. It's as neat as the rest, though it's also probably been cleaned up. Sitting on top of the work desk is a small pile of arrows, as promised, and he picks one up. ]

Yep, got 'em right here. Which, by the way, gonna guess you get this a lot, but arrows? Like, you know guns exist, right?

[ He laughs, but after twirling the arrow showily in his hand, he offers it for her to take and inspect, though the barbed section isn't out just yet. The structure might make it clear to Kate what it can do, but Jack doesn't quite explain that immediately. Instead he just. Rambles. ]

Well, whatever, you do you, I guess, since you're payin'. Nnnnnot a bad product either, but you might as well call these, I dunno, flesh rippers? Don't shoot someone in the rib cage or you're not gettin' it back, like, pretty sure. Still. Pretty friggin' badass.

[Kate can't help it—Company made or not, her eyes light up at the arrows. They're beautiful, and while she can't bring herself to voice it to Jack, it's obvious from her expression that she loves them.]

Archery is better. More elegant.

[She doesn't offer an explanation for that "defense", since she's too busy inspecting the arrowheads.]

How do they work?

[ At the very least, Jack hardly minds that she doesn't vocalize it. The look on her face is good enough, and it gets him to puff up with pride in a way that's just as visible. He generally doesn't have time to work on little engineering projects like this anymore, so on the rare chances that he does, he at least puts his best work into it. Despite his... everything, he's surprisingly skilled at it. ]

Oh- Oh, yeah, you're gonna love this. Because, I mean. I do.

[ Since Kate has taken one arrow, he picks up another and motions towards the end of it where the "fletching" is. ]

So, first, you have to arm it, because, uh, not kidding about the easy to lose these part. So you don't want the super fun features? Don't toggle this switch. [ He taps his finger against a tiny one that'll stay firmly in place, so it needs intention to be turned on, which he does. ]

The shaft's got a pretty basic accelerometer, so you get it going? Then it's got a delay before it works its magic.

[ Jack tosses the arrow as hard as he can to a cork board that's pretty clearly been target practice for the extra feature for him based on the dents and holes in it. Throwing it with force is enough to trigger it, which is after it embeds itself in the board, about a second later, the spring releases and the sharp spines pop out. Jack crosses his arms with a grin and nods to it. ]

So, yeah. Chunks. You're not pulling that outta someone without taking parts of 'em with you.

[Wow, that's... really impressive, actually. Very fancy. Kate can't help but wrinkle her nose at the description, because wow Jack, talk about gross. She takes one of the arrows from him, nocks it, and aims at the cork board. It hits with a much more significant thunk than Jack's throw, and Kate can't help but be further impressed by how light and balanced the arrow is despite the tech attached to it.]

There's no... I don't know, retract button? What if I don't want to pull out chunks?

Wellllll...

[ He draws out the sound as he looks at the board, then shrugs. ]

I mean, it's not impossible? Just move the switch again, it'll retract, all that good stuff, but it's, uh. Not really strong? Like keepin' 'em light also meant that it's just a heavy duty spring in there more or less, but that doesn't give it much leverage if, y'know, somethin's in the way.

[ Jack pauses and considers it, even rubbing his chin lightly with his hand. This isn't something that had occurred to him, because why wouldn't you want to pull out chunks? ]

I mean, it might work? No idea. Probably depends on what you've got it stuck in.

so I got a plan (closed)

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