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[ well, if this isn't a straight-up nightmare. part of him wonders if this is some weird initiation ritual, or if he's been kidnapped by... aliens or something, but who would bother?

okay, yes, he's definitely alarmed, but he's equal parts completely baffled. also the bag over his head is really stuffy and it's making breathing weirdly inconvenient. ]

Okay, ha ha, funny joke, how about you do me a favor and untie me now, please?

[ omg he's living on a spaceship and this is the weirdest thing that's happened to him this month. ]

[Crowley has set up his 'interrogation area' by his control pannel. It took a little reality bending, but he's happy with the result. Tadashi is tied to a chair, bag on his head, a single lightbulb swinging from thin air on the otherwise darkened area of the ship.

He saw it on TV once, He's pretty sure the lightbulb is important. He takes a considerate moment, and then imputs a few commands onto his console cabinet. It begins to play a certain song. Just right.]

All in due time.

[He needs Allen here first. Just gonna send him a message. Tadashi is here, let's chat! :) ]

Edited 2015-03-30 23:18 (UTC)

[ what.

oh my god no.

he begins attempting to sort of. just. shake the bag off of his head, or to just drag his arms out of the bindings, because holy shit this suddenly got a thousand times more frightening. ]

Are you insane? Look, dude, this stopped being funny a long time ago.

[ ha... ha.... that's actual panic creeping into his voice. ahhh he wants to threaten... this dude... in case he's, you know, gone after hiro or something, but he doesn't want to give him any ideas, In Case of Actual Psychopath. ]

[Crowley, you are so banned from movie night for the next while.]

[BUT Allen is still oblivious to what a nutjob his uncle could be- so when he gets the message he just answers with a simple "Already? Well, alright. I'm on my way."]

[And he's heading on his way! But for now, Tadashi has a bit more time to deal with this...concerned relative.]

[Crowley doesn't pay attention to the panic. It might be a trick after all. ]

Do I sound like I'm laughing? Anyway, we just have to wait for my associate. Sit back, relax, enjoy the music.

Associate?

[ okay yeah he's gonna strain against the rope here again, trying to figure out if there's any sort of weakness in the knots at all. probably not, but you can't blame a boy for trying. ]

Look-

[ his voice drops and bless him, he's really trying not to show how seriously he's actually starting to freak out... ]

Did you take anyone else? Or is it just me?

[ yeah that sounded sufficiently demanding at least. he hopes. look he just wants to make sure hiro and honey are okay. :( ]

[Hmm, concern for other people. That's...a start. Of course, Guts could show concern for the few people he accepted into his teeny tiny social circle and look how that ended out. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter much.]

We only want to talk to you. Specifically.

[ some of the tension drains from his shoulders as tadashi manages a half-grunt of acknowledgment, giving his arm another hard jerk at the same time. ow. nope, that's not budging. okay, well, at least the others are alright. ]

Okay, look. I can almost promise you that you've got the wrong person. [ because he is pretty much the least exciting person he can think of. yeah, the concern is still there, but irritation is edging back into his tone, too, when he adds: ] Not that this is the way to talk to anyone.

Hmmm, but it worked so well in that movie. And I haven't cut your ear off or anything. BIt excessive, all that, if you ask me.

[Wait, no, he's going off on a tangent. ]

Anyway. You are Tadashi, right? Pretty sure I got the right one.

[Annnndd now here comes the sound of footsteps as that "associate" heads to the comm area of the ship]

Hey sorry for the wait, I tried to get here as fast as I coul-

[-AND THEN THE FOOTSTEPS STOP DEAD WHEN HE'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON]

Oh my God-

[And now comes the VERY SHRILL AND ANGRY TONE]

CROWLEY! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!?

[ hahaha tadashi nearly knocks his own chair over. who the hell is crowley and why is - okay god at least he knows that voice. ]

Allen? Get out of here, go get help, this guy is insane!

[CHEERFULLY! ]

Hi, Allen! This is the interrogation. Do you like the bulb? I think it really adds ambience.

What-

[THAT IS THE SOUND OF FOOTSTEPS STOMPING OVER. And no Tadashi he is not heeding your warning]

Are you insane?! I agreed to talk with him, not to have him kidnapped and tied up and-

[The music registers]

What the hell?! That's the music from that Tarantino movie! Turn that off right now and get that bag off his head! Honestly Crowley!

[ oh my god is this really happening because - ]

You're in on it too?

[ look, he's still sort of in full blown panic mode here. it will probably register more that allen is, you know, on his side in a second when the words actually hit him, but right now he just knows he heard "take the bag off his head," not, you know, "untie him."

so he just turns his head in allen's direction. ]

Does this have to do with Hiro?

[ DO YOU WANT HIS GENIUS BROTHER FOR HIS GENIUS BRAIN OR SOMETHING IS THAT WHAT THIS IS... tadashi honest to god can't figure out why else anyone would possibly. do. this... ]

If you touch a hair on him, I swear...

[ ... something. he swears something, really. look, he's just in protective angry big brother mode, nevermind the fact that he'd literally starve to death if they just turned around and left him in that room long enough. ]

What? That's interrogation music! It's not like I was going to cut off his ear or anything. This is a nice suit and Garrak isn't around any more to make more.

[He sighs, like a petulant child, and with a wave of his hand, the bag and ties vanish, as if they never existed at all. ]

Oh, breathe, I already told you we only wanted you.

[He gives Crowley a DEATH GLARE as he heads over to make sure Tadashi isn't hurt. Not that he really thinks Crowley would hurt the guy- probably more like Tadashi would panic and hurt himself]

Hiro's just fine. Crowley would never hurt a child.

[Which yes, is how much he's vouching for Crowley right now. Otherwise uncle you are in the dog house]

I'm really sorry about this, Tadashi. We wanted to just talk to you about Ino, but it seems Crowley went very overboard with it.

[AND ANOTHER DEATHGLARE]

[ and then the ropes and bag are just... gone... and tadashi registers it with a little jolt of surprise. at least the music stopped...??

he's on his feet in an instant, relieved but wary as he rubs at his wrists (mild rope burn, but nothing he can't fix in his own lab, and all very much self-inflicted). the look he cuts between the two of them is overtly suspicious. ]

I don't understand.

[Crowley raises his hands and gives a dramatic eyeroll, not that it can be seen.]

Well, excuse me for bringing a little more flair to the occasion.

[He looks Tadashi up and down.]

Question. What sort of robots do you build? Are they killing people robots? Or at they robots that might slowly take over humanity like in that film with Keanu Reeves in it?

[He gives an apologetic look to Tadashi]

We...figured out there's something going on between you and Ino. And...

[How to phrase this]

Well! I love Ino very much and I trust her with my life! She's family to us! It's just... [UMMMM]

She sort of has a...blind spot...when it comes to her taste in men and...

[He clears his throat]

Well- what Crowley said. You don't build evil robots, right?

"She has a blind spot when it comes to men in her life."

[ tadashi parrots that slowly, rubbing his wrist again as he looks at the chair, and then pointedly drags his gaze from allen to crowley and back. in a tone that's meant to be deadpan but is still slightly shaken, he manages: ]

Wow. What a shock.

[ lmao okay he's glancing... a little hopefully at the door... but he'll answer the question. ]

Robots can't be evil, they're just tools- [ except that's the college classroom answer, not the sort that allen and crowley are probably looking for, so he sputters slightly and tries again. ] The last robot I built was a personal healthcare companion. He's a giant huggable prototype meant to supplement traditional healthcare, he's - I made him to help people and you guys are crazy.

Trust me, you have no idea.

[Squinting. That robot doesn't fill the image he created in his head.]

...So you made a nurse robot. This is what you're telling me.

[He gives a shrug, reaching over to pick up a clipboard. ]

Okay, so you don't build evil robots. We have other things we need to check. Answer yes or no to the following questions.

[Ahem.]

Do you ever find yourself in fits of moody pique, where you lash out at those around you? Do you have a penchant for explosives? Have you or any of your friends been involved in demonic uprisings that can undo the entire universe?

[He offers the clipboard to Allen. LOOK HE WROTE STUFF DOWN :D ]

[he nods with Crowley. He can't go in detail since hey Ino should be the one to do the "ex-boyfriend" talk but seriously. You have no idea.]

-Oh! That's right! Hiro told me about that robot! He sounds wonderful!

[He then eyes the clipboard and...eventually takes it, squinting at it before pulling out his reading glasses from his front pocket- it's way too hard to make it out with one swinging lightbulb- especially when the handwriting is so tiny to fit all the questions]

"Do you feel attempting to cut off your ex's arms is a proper reunion"- Bugger, I had forgotten about that.

Edited 2015-03-31 01:38 (UTC)

Demonic- what? Did someone - this is ridiculous. I'm a student, I - oh my god, I can't even drink coffee without sugar. Is this a joke?

[ w h a t.... is even..... going on here.... and then: ]

Did someone seriously try this stuff with Ino?

[ haha okay maybe that's a slightly protective glower, which he reins back, because she can protect herself and literally doesn't need dorkface hamada to do it for her, but still. ]

I'm going back to my ship.

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1/2

2/3 I lied

3/3 DONE

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