ChibiBoss

#no it'sssss.....#cool #it just makes you really reflective--#and hard to look at--

No comments please…. it’s embarrassing enough as it is.

-all that he can make out in the decker room is a lot of creeping glowing eyes. it’s black as night.-

not even trying.

*walks up behind Yuuta head to toe in foil armor not looking very entertained by it* Happy Halloween, Boss.

-yelps and jumps 50 feet off the ground-

d-Duke!!!!

Happy Halloween—what are you… wearing?

i-i wasn’t scared r-really.

Ah, sorry Boss. Didn’t mean to scare you… and I’m… *pauses. Offlines optics. Sighs* I’m a knight. *reaches back and bats at the little curly foil sticking out from the back of his helm*

#unberribaboo #and before that #midnight on the last day of september #was the music--

i wasn't scared 8'llllllll i was dying

i know you're a knight b- oh. OH. i see!

is fire roader a horse?

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KAGEROU NO

before that was the scary movie marathon--

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I think kagerou took it a little too far

he set up a haunted house at school. people had nightmares for weeks--

#unberribaboo

-all that he can make out in the decker room is a lot of creeping glowing eyes. it’s black as night.-

not even trying.

*walks up behind Yuuta head to toe in foil armor not looking very entertained by it* Happy Halloween, Boss.

#oh gosh i hope kagerou wasn't attracted by that scream.#-keeps one eye on the doorway and another on the tinfoil mountain-

-yelps and jumps 50 feet off the ground-

d-Duke!!!!

Happy Halloween--what are you... wearing?

i-i wasn't scared r-really.

-all that he can make out in the decker room is a lot of creeping glowing eyes. it's black as night.-

not even trying.

#nooooope #reports can wait i'm not going in there.

-sniffles into the plating, clings more- I missed you Deckerd. where have you been?

I don’t know.

That was the issue - he didn’t know. Memories weren’t even fuzzy. Just shards and flashes of something that were so distant they scared him. Because he didn’t know what was expecting him if he ever grasped them. That his own memories would ever make him feel like that - afraid and not knowing if he wanted to learn - his heart ached in loss.

-clings all the tighter sniffling some more. he likes that Deckerd can hold onto him like this, it feels so protective, happy.-

that's okay. we can go home now, right? and maybe it'll come back to you

-okay he was trying this time to not cry but it’s pretty much past him when he sees the robot move toward him. it looks so broken, and lost, and entirely and utterly relieved to see him.. it has to be deckerd. it has to be. when the broken looking mecha in front of him stumbles, his immediate reaction is to run to it. yuuta clings to the robot, arms latching around him. pressing close into the loose armor and hiding tears but sobbing all the same.-

Deckerd!

This-

This-!

Deckerd wrapped his arms around Yuuta, clinging to him for dear sanity, but still careful as to keep him safe. The boy rested on him, as he held him in a hug he would never have been able to do in his bigger body.

The reality of the whole situation finally crashed into him as he realized this.

Weeks. Months. Gone. Flashes of color and smells and pain, distorted data, intruders in his mind. In a different body and he didn’t remember how. They hadn’t even fully constructed him - or, the opposite, ripped him open for unknown reasons while he was unaware. Helpless.

Alone.

A deep whine started in his systems, although he couldn’t pinpoint the source. He realized the sound didn’t came from within his body. It came from his vocalizer and it was a keen, afraid, lashing in his heart.

Weeks, months. Gone like that.

-sniffles into the plating, clings more- I missed you Deckerd. where have you been?

#it's okay now.

-gunmax’s hard stop had rattled him, so much that he was struggling with getting out of the side car. how had the seatbelt even tangled like that, GOSH only gunmax could manage this. practically falling out of the sidecar, he quickly scrambles to where the other two are— … two? where’s?… his eyes fall on the half built robot in front of him. it doesnt really look like Deckerd; if the voice was anything to go by, it didn’t sound like Deckerd. but Kagerou had said… Yuuta steps closer to the figure, only a few feet away, eyes wide and curious. he can feel the other two mecha watching him-

Deckerd? That… that is you, right?

The little figure stumbling out of the sidecar made his vents stall even as his scanners frantically sweeped the human. An error message, the warning of dropping hydraulic pressure and for a moment, he feared he would drop to his knees. Instead he staggered forward on his bad ankle.

The world, the sky, the city, the street, the two robots next to him, they all burst into pixels, leaving only the boy in his existence.

His Friend. Brother. Charge. Teacher. Protector. Child. Heart. Soul. Creator.

Everything he was because of the boy, and that boy was standing in front of him.

Yuuta.

A key inserted into a lock and turned.

He had no lips to articulate. Longing and loneliness and relief just seeped into his vocalizer. That was the part that had been missing - in his core, the base of his character and memories. Electricity crackled around his head as threads clogged his processor, threads that he had pushed into the waiting line to deal with later. He hadn’t the energy anymore to keep them at bay nor did he want to.

All strength left him at half of the way. It was just too much.

Everything would be okay. Everything would be okay.

-okay he was trying this time to not cry but it's pretty much past him when he sees the robot move toward him. it looks so broken, and lost, and entirely and utterly relieved to see him.. it has to be deckerd. it has to be. when the broken looking mecha in front of him stumbles, his immediate reaction is to run to it. yuuta clings to the robot, arms latching around him. pressing close into the loose armor and hiding tears but sobbing all the same.-

Deckerd!

He had flinched when Kagerou knelt and stretched his wings, their shadow falling over him. He nodded stiffly.

Alright. Thank you.

He saw the reason that he should stay in the shade - he really didn’t want to hurt Yuuta - and it would also protect him from the effects of overheating. Reason barely helped an overclocking processor, however, which was running hot all on its own as he fought the urge to fidget. Only the prospect of seeing Yuuta kept him grounded - and distant voice that told him he himself was safe with Kagerou. That he would be safe with Gunmax.

Thankfully, the engine sounds gunning into their direction distracted him. A giant motorcycle veered into the street and slid to a stop in front of them, a green robot steering the machine. Again he felt so small, too small, but Kagerou’s question interrupted his circling thoughts.

(It was ironic that it had been him, the smallest one currently, that had scared the people.)

I… I do. BP-601, Gunmax. Highway detective.

He hesitated, tilting his head. The light in his internal optics flashed in a lighter red, illuminating the dark of their sockets.

… Gunmax Canon Mode…

Partner.

A pause again.

Is Yuuta with you?

-gunmax's hard stop had rattled him, so much that he was struggling with getting out of the side car. how had the seatbelt even tangled like that, GOSH only gunmax could manage this. practically falling out of the sidecar, he quickly scrambles to where the other two are-- ... two? where's?... his eyes fall on the half built robot in front of him. it doesnt really look like Deckerd; if the voice was anything to go by, it didn't sound like Deckerd. but Kagerou had said... Yuuta steps closer to the figure, only a few feet away, eyes wide and curious. he can feel the other two mecha watching him-

Deckerd? That... that is you, right?

-whines loudly- come onnnnn it totally is—

-wriggles in his belt and whines and kicks he learned this from power joe-

/This is why he didn’t want to be the delivery boy./ It totally isn’t. We’re not playing around y’know. /Guh, he might as well do something./ FINE, I’ll go a little faster but don’t complain if your face starts to hurt. /He revvs Gunbike’s engine and somewhat goes faster. At least enough to make a difference, he was already going pretty fast for highway standards. At least the sirens made people get out of your way/

yes it is!!!

-finally getting what he wants,, he cheers- Yeah! perfect!!! let's go let's go!!

#//are you sure--//

….. ssooooooooooooo…. are you gonna go top speed? you said the soda would kill me so far it hasn’t -he fidgets anxiously-

Hey that’s a completely different thing and doesn’t count …no. /He’d get his ass kicked if something happened to the boss while he was there—/

does too. ….. pleaaaaaaaaase Gunmax, this is an emergency—

does not It’s not that big of an emergency he’s not on fire—

#//gunmaaaaaaaax you're so sloowwww//#//i dont think you have a top speeeeeeed//

-whines loudly- come onnnnn it totally is--

-wriggles in his belt and whines and kicks he learned this from power joe-

….. ssooooooooooooo…. are you gonna go top speed? you said the soda would kill me so far it hasn’t -he fidgets anxiously-

Hey that’s a completely different thing and doesn’t count …no. /He’d get his ass kicked if something happened to the boss while he was there—/

does too. ..... pleaaaaaaaaase Gunmax, this is an emergency--

#-pouts at-

So are you gonna gotop speed?? -grins-

Ah! I can’t wait to see him!!! I hope he’s okay!!!!!!!

If I went top speed, I’d melt your face off. /Well probably not, but close enough./

Me too, kid. /Gunmax did have some sort of bad feeling. Deckerd hadn’t even confronted them directly. Then again he was found in a pile of metal once before. Still, it was Deckerd actually talking to them, even if it sounded weird./

..... ssooooooooooooo.... are you gonna go top speed? you said the soda would kill me so far it hasn't -he fidgets anxiously-

I guess that would be pretty awful. Still…

How far away are we?

….- seems legit to him. he kicks his legs and smiles- Okay! Well I guess he’ll be happy to see you too!!!

/He checks his internal systems. As far as he can tell Kagerou’s signal is quite a distance. Why did the Commissioner have to build a house so far away from the city? Argh, what a pain./ It’ll take awhile before we get there, even if I’m going top speed. They’re not exactly in an easy spot to get to from here. Good grief.

/He laughs/ He’d better be, he’s my partner after all. Ah- /Right, he was going to call McCrane once he had Yuuta. Maybe it’d be better if he called the bird. He taps his internal systems and brings up his brave police badge’s signal/ Yo Kagerou, baby, I’ve got the Boss in tow and it’ll take a bit before we get there, don’t have too much fun.

#eww what? no!!!!#just uhm....#he didnt talk to me much before the... thing happened..

So are you gonna go top speed?? -grins-

Ah! I can't wait to see him!!! I hope he's okay!!!!!!!

but he’s talking weird. -he straps on a helmet and buckles up as they speed off.- Saejima had to go to a conference or something today, I didn’t know when he’d be back—

-goes quiet for a bit- … do you think he wants to see me D: ?

Yeah, but how would you feel if you got a house crashed on top of you— /Or something like that. He was tiny last time he saw Deckerd last, but he hadn’t asked McCrane or Kagerou anything yet about appearances./ Figures. We’ll call him if we really need help, I can’t see why we would.

/Oh. Not now kid not- damn it./ … /There’s a big sigh/ Listen, kid, I can’t think of a single reason why Deckerd would be mad at you. Stop spewing nonsense.