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[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.

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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.

Vergil was a shithead. [That was to Allen.]

Like we said, she has a blind spot. We're pretty much done with putting the pieces back together, we needed to vet you.

[Okay, he'll move forward, squinting at him from behind his shades. Tadashi might even see a flicker of yellow behind them. Crowley's still for a moment, as if he's looking into Tadashi's very soul.

That's exactly what he's doing. Give him a minute. ]

Ah- right. He was the worst of them.

[As can be seen by this second page of the clipboard that is ENTIRELY dedicated to Vergil antics. Good friggin riddance, that guy.]

Believe me Tadashi, I wish we were joking. And I know you think we're crazy thanks to Crowley's stupid antics, but we really do care about Ino's well-being and happiness. And...we're hoping you do too.

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Yeah. I - yeah, of course I do, she deserves -

[ ugh, okay, the boy is smitten and really tongue-tied when it comes to expressing what he wants to say, because in all honesty he doesn't know her that well yet. he doesn't want to come off as creepy or overinvested or disingenuous.

so he just gives up and holds out his hands at chest-height, palms forward, trying to be placating. ]

-- she deserves a lot. [ more than he can give? by the sounds of it. is it stupid to pursue something like this? maybe. is it selfish? definitely. what does it mean for her, when he's thrown right back into the fire? or maybe it's vain to think that they'd ever get that close in the first place. will get? would have gotten?

his head hurts, and he just looks lost again as he turns back to crowley. ]

I'm not some kind of evil mastermind. I go to school and look after my little brother and help my aunt at the cafe. That's it. I don't have time for anything else.

[Crowley ignores the talking, this isn't easy and he hasn't had to do it for a few years. He soon steps back though, brow furrowed in confusion. He turns his head slowly in Allen's direction, then equally slowly raises a finger to point at Tadashi.]

This is the most vanilla guy in existence.

[Allen was about to respond to Tadashi's sweet response when Crowley speaks up. Which considering Crowley never told Allen he could look into souls- color him confused.]

- Vanilla?

[Nope. He doesn't even understand what that slang is supposed to mean. So there's a pause as he looks at Tadashi. Trying to figure out what Crowley means. Well Vanilla flavor is so...]

...I thought he was Asian.

That's what I was telling you!

[ sputtered at crowley. he might be a little offended by that later but.... it's not like he can argue it.... and then he turns to look at allen, before pressing his hand to his face and groaning quietly. ]

I'm half Japanese... [ not that that was even what crowley was talking about..... ] Are we done here?

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[Crowley waves a hand. ]

No, no. That's racist, Allen. It means that he's...really boring. Like. He has literally done nothing wrong. Like he feels bad about putting sugar on his cereal. Sometimes.

[Crowley shakes his head. ]

Wow. It's like she had some sort of stroke and went in completely the opposite direction.

I'm not-! [He makes an annoyed sound. ITS NOT HIS FAULT YOU SAY SLANG THAT DON'T MAKE SENSE] Whatever!

[Except that last part sinks in and......he goes to staring back at Tadashi]

Really?

You feel bad about that?

[Wow what a total freak]

It sets a bad example for- how did you even know-

[ and now he's going red and slowly backing toward the door. ]

I'm leaving. Unless one of you guys has a problem with-- actually, even if you do, I don't really care.

[ end of his rope: reached. ]

[Crowley grins, watching him go.]

Aww, look at him. It's like watching a kitten trying to be a badass.

[Anyway, yeah. Weirdo. ]

I think I need to get drunk after that. And seriously wonder what that Augment has done to Ino's head.

Crowley is- [wait a second that's a good question] - Wait. How did you know?

[Like seriously what. But he rolls his eyes at Crowley and look sat Tadashi]

Yes, I suppose you can go. I'm...really sorry about all this. I'll make sure he doesn't kidnap you again.

[ WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN why are they so surprised he's totally interesting enough to date ino... right....

he just pulls out his communicator and gets the hell away from that room. :U ]

[He's just pulling a bottle of wine out from one of the console cabinets, flopping into his chair now Tadashi has vacated it. ]

I looked into his soul. I don't like doing it a lot. It gives me a headache.

[BYE TADASHI! ]

That's... [a beat] You couldn't have done that before you kidnapped him?

[Gdit Crowley. He groans and brings his palm to his forehead as he sees Tadashi run for it.]

Brilliant. Ino's going to kill us.

And let you miss out on talking to him, too?

She'll get over it. Probably.

Oh yes. Thank you for waiting and making it seem like I was an accomplice in a kidnapping. Because I needed the Hamadas to never want to talk to me again.

Not until after killing us, she won't.

Oh, hush, you were just as worried as I was. At least we know they're not evil now.

Maybe killing you. She can't kill me.

Of course I was worried! But that didn't mean I was willing to resort to kidnapping! [NO MORE TARANTINO MOVIES FOR YOU MISTER]

Oh no. She will definitely find a way to kill you. Especially you.

Oh come on, it all ended up okay in the end. [BUT THEY HAVEN'T DONE KILL BILL YET!!]

...

Yeah, actually. She probably would.

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