How about a little public humiliation?

[turingmachine]

(At first, when the phone comes on, it's showing a nice view of the ground. Then it lifts, to show a most adorable blue face.

Said adorable face grins in a particularly adorable way. How cute!)

"Hi!"

(Awww... they move out of the way and the device reveals... another them? All tied up? And hanging upside down? Okay that's a bit less cute.)

"See that? That's me!"

(They make no effort to clarify that incredibly bizarre statement. The original Turing appears to currently be unconscious, or at least the robot equivalent of it... though as their double giggles over their situation, they start to come to.

Almost immediately, they begin to struggle.)

"Ah. Wha-what's going on?!"

(Poor confused little robot. The double cackles, before holding up a can of spraypaint for everyone watching this little display to see.

Though not precisely scared, the original Turing looks far from happy about that.)

"I'd tell you what I'm about to do, but you can probably already guess."

(Though momentarily stunned to silence, the original Turing quickly finds their voice again as their double begins to spraypaint them while everyone is watching, mostly to screech a combination of desperate protests and insults about what a jerk their double is.)

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[fulcra]

[ oh hell no. turing was supposed to be safe from whatever chaos the city's been stirring up these last few days and while this isn't actually doing them any harm, she doesn't like seeing her mechanical companion upset. it's the principle of the matter: these doubles have done enough already and she's sick of them. ]

I wouldn't keep doing that, if I were you.

[turingmachine]

(The spraypainting stops for the moment, and the double turns back to look at the device. They don't seem particularly concerned.)

"And what are you gonna do about it, bitch?" (Turing isn't a stranger to cussing, but it's probably at least a little weird to hear such language coming from them. Like they're trying too hard at this whole being a jerk thing.

Slowly, still staring at the device, they reach for the can of spraypaint, aim it at the real Turing, and spray in their direction.)

[fulcra]

[ bitch? are you serious? she arches one brow, unimpressed. but it looks like she's walking already, trying to find the pair of them. ]

Use you for spare parts, if you're lucky. [ or just wreck them if they're not, probably. ]

[turingmachine]

(The goal isn't to be creative here. It's not even to hurt her feelings. They just want to be rude and obnoxious so that they upset and embarass their original.

Given the UGH noises the real Turing is making in the background, it seems to be working.)

I'd like to see you try! (See how they're not stopping? They'd be a lot less brave if she were actually there, but as long as she isn't they're quite content to ignore any threats.)

[fulcra]

I don't stop at trying. [ her voice is flat, unimpressed. ] Turing, where are you right now?

[turingmachine]

(Perhaps surprisingly, the little robot starts to giggle at this. They hold the device up to their original.)

"Yeah Turing, why don't you tell her where you are?"

"I don't know!" (The real Turing practically wails.) "They waited until I was- AH! STOP!" (They shriek in protest as their double starts to spraypaint them again. Ahsoka will probably also get to hear several complaints about how this will take forever to get off and WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS?

Finally, the double stops, and turns back to the device.)

"You know we have the same intelligence and memories as our originals, right? You must not think much of your friend if you thought I wouldn't take that into consideration!"(They don't have a tongue, but they make a sound similar to blowing a raspberry.

Ahsoka will almost certainly hear a sigh in the background, followed by a tiny, miserable, 'this is so embarrassing'.)

[fulcra]

I'm still going to find you, you know.

[ because she is nothing if not determined. anyone who knows her knows that. it's just a fact of who she is. and after a moment of squinting at her phone's display, she comes out with- ] I know where you are. And I'm coming.