Careful Now

Indie RP/Ask account for: AU!Quint/R-Shadow (Mega Man series character) Hello there... I go by Reuben. Is there something that you want to talk to me about? I might be a tad busy, so don't take it too personally. I'm studying Reploid Medicine right now. (This Quint is from the same AU as Xavier.)

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He never thought he'd want to leave his new home. Xephyr was perfect and he didn't have to worry about anything. But sometimes the boredom became unbearable when Xeph left, and today he'd decided to go for a short walk. Unfortunately that walk was turning out to be not so short. He was lost. Maybe he'd just go back the way he came. He turned and--promptly bounced off something huge and living. Sep landed with a grunt on the pavement, all the air knocked out of him.

Just because it was summer now didn’t mean that he couldn’t take a class. If it helped him get ahead and save money on tuition… then so be it. Reuben shifted the textbooks in his arms, on his way back from campus to his apartment where he could put the books down, freshen up, and then go to his night “job”.

There were other people around, too, though not many – it was around dinnertime after all. He was walking behind a young, auburn-haired Reploid, and he turned his gaze to his books to make sure that he had all of them.

Of course, that was when the boy decided to turn around, and bumped right into him. Not only did one of his textbooks fall and land on the ground, but so did the boy.

…The boy was more important. So he knelt down, setting his other two books on the ground and checked the boy over. “You okay?”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben blinked, a little surprised when the kid reached out to take his hand and then snapped it back. Was something the matter? Was he just shy? He honestly didn’t know.

“Hmm.” He didn’t seem so sure, considering how quiet that confirmation had been. “You sure?”

[alittlelightlost]

Septimus nodded again and shakily got to his feet. He wobbled for a second, his lungs still a little achy. “Um… sorry I bumped into you. I didn’t mean to go this far. I got startled and didn’t know you were back there.”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

“It’s fine,” Reuben said with a smile. “Don’t worry about it. Are you lost, or do you know exactly where you are?”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

He never thought he'd want to leave his new home. Xephyr was perfect and he didn't have to worry about anything. But sometimes the boredom became unbearable when Xeph left, and today he'd decided to go for a short walk. Unfortunately that walk was turning out to be not so short. He was lost. Maybe he'd just go back the way he came. He turned and--promptly bounced off something huge and living. Sep landed with a grunt on the pavement, all the air knocked out of him.

Just because it was summer now didn’t mean that he couldn’t take a class. If it helped him get ahead and save money on tuition… then so be it. Reuben shifted the textbooks in his arms, on his way back from campus to his apartment where he could put the books down, freshen up, and then go to his night “job”.

There were other people around, too, though not many – it was around dinnertime after all. He was walking behind a young, auburn-haired Reploid, and he turned his gaze to his books to make sure that he had all of them.

Of course, that was when the boy decided to turn around, and bumped right into him. Not only did one of his textbooks fall and land on the ground, but so did the boy.

…The boy was more important. So he knelt down, setting his other two books on the ground and checked the boy over. “You okay?”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben glanced down at the tiny little boy with the huge green eyes. They were bright, and for a moment he was reminded of Rock. But this boy clearly wasn’t Rock, so he just smiled and shook his head.

“As long as you’re okay. You took quite the tumble there, kiddo.” He held a hand out to help him up.

[alittlelightlost]

Septimus reached out his hand automatically, bright green eyes focused on the giant redhead. When he noticed how close he was to touching the other, he squeaked and tried to pull it back, embarrassed and startled. What had he been doing?

“Yes,” he said, his voice still in a range that most humans would have difficulty hearing clearly.

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben blinked, a little surprised when the kid reached out to take his hand and then snapped it back. Was something the matter? Was he just shy? He honestly didn’t know.

“Hmm.” He didn’t seem so sure, considering how quiet that confirmation had been. “You sure?”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Thoughts of Hana's friend

“To be fair, the situation of Hana’s friend concerns me,” Reuben said, crossing his arms. “She’s told me enough to know that there is something deeply wrong with his situation, and that he needs help as soon as he can possibly get it, sooner or later – though I prefer later. I don’t know this boy, though – only that he lives in the same world as me, and is wary of receiving help. And I can’t – won’t – do anything without consent unless the situation is dire, because it could mess things up even more.”

[rockman-xavier-blog]

=June 4, 2112=

Keep reading

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

“...And here I thought I would get to live in a place without all-out war.”

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“Hello, I’ve come to deliver the egg! Some research was done into what may come out, and I believe this will be what you’ll get.”

“Please take good care of it!”

Reuben took the egg in his arms, tilting his head as he glanced at the image the deliverer showed him of what was called a “Psyduck”. Well, he could see where the ‘duck’ part of the name came from, but what about the ‘Psy’...?

“Thank you,” he said, moving inside to find a place to keep the egg warm. He researched a ton already, what was a little more research to keep a pet?

[crashadventure-blog]

Pokemon Event!

“In penance for ‘unnecessary violence’ against wild Pokemon, I’m now part of an adoption drive. Community service.” “I am given a hundred random Pokemon Eggs to redistribute far and wide.” “All you need to do is click ‘Reblog’ (Not Like!) to receive an egg. Limited to one per person. You must also hatch it on your own.” “In order to receive your gift, you must activate the ‘Submit’ function of your residence. In other words your doors, mailboxes or whatnot must be open to receive your new friend. Otherwise we cannot deliver.” “Anyone who registers and did not activate the Submit function will not have a second chance. We cannot entrust a precious life to someone who couldn’t follow basic instructions.” “No ‘Personal Blogs’ or Mun Blogs please. I’m sorry, but your worlds are off limits for the adoption drive.” “The event ends on the 26th of June or stock runs out. All tickets after that will be ignored, so please submit early!”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

He never thought he'd want to leave his new home. Xephyr was perfect and he didn't have to worry about anything. But sometimes the boredom became unbearable when Xeph left, and today he'd decided to go for a short walk. Unfortunately that walk was turning out to be not so short. He was lost. Maybe he'd just go back the way he came. He turned and--promptly bounced off something huge and living. Sep landed with a grunt on the pavement, all the air knocked out of him.

Just because it was summer now didn’t mean that he couldn’t take a class. If it helped him get ahead and save money on tuition… then so be it. Reuben shifted the textbooks in his arms, on his way back from campus to his apartment where he could put the books down, freshen up, and then go to his night “job”.

There were other people around, too, though not many – it was around dinnertime after all. He was walking behind a young, auburn-haired Reploid, and he turned his gaze to his books to make sure that he had all of them.

Of course, that was when the boy decided to turn around, and bumped right into him. Not only did one of his textbooks fall and land on the ground, but so did the boy.

…The boy was more important. So he knelt down, setting his other two books on the ground and checked the boy over. “You okay?”

[alittlelightlost]

He felt like he’d hit a brick wall. A brick wall covered in a thin layer of cotton, maybe, but still a brick wall. Septimus took a deep breath, trying to get his wits back when he heard someone speaking to him. He opened his eyes–The wall talked.

He was huge. “Oh….” He was quiet for several moments, having still not recovered from bouncing off the giant redhead and further startled by his appearance. Finally, in a tiny voice, he answered: “Yes.”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben glanced down at the tiny little boy with the huge green eyes. They were bright, and for a moment he was reminded of Rock. But this boy clearly wasn’t Rock, so he just smiled and shook his head.

“As long as you’re okay. You took quite the tumble there, kiddo.” He held a hand out to help him up.

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

He never thought he'd want to leave his new home. Xephyr was perfect and he didn't have to worry about anything. But sometimes the boredom became unbearable when Xeph left, and today he'd decided to go for a short walk. Unfortunately that walk was turning out to be not so short. He was lost. Maybe he'd just go back the way he came. He turned and--promptly bounced off something huge and living. Sep landed with a grunt on the pavement, all the air knocked out of him.

Just because it was summer now didn’t mean that he couldn’t take a class. If it helped him get ahead and save money on tuition… then so be it. Reuben shifted the textbooks in his arms, on his way back from campus to his apartment where he could put the books down, freshen up, and then go to his night “job”.

There were other people around, too, though not many – it was around dinnertime after all. He was walking behind a young, auburn-haired Reploid, and he turned his gaze to his books to make sure that he had all of them.

Of course, that was when the boy decided to turn around, and bumped right into him. Not only did one of his textbooks fall and land on the ground, but so did the boy.

…The boy was more important. So he knelt down, setting his other two books on the ground and checked the boy over. “You okay?”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

HC Chasers

((Funny you asked this; Reuben and chasers actually came up in an RP that Par and I did recently.

Regardless, Reuben has a fondness for chasers in the sense that they are the next step up from motorcycles. He knows how to customize his own, though maybe not to the degree that Zero does, but he keeps her running well enough and prefers to take her over teleporting if possible.

He does like the fact that he doesn’t actually have to maintain wheels though because changing tires on his motorcycle when he was a teenager wasn’t something that he’d enjoyed – considering that he would wear them out simply fleeing from the police all those times as a teen.))

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Recess (@lostcopybioroid)

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Reuben smirked at her, relaxed as she talked about him needing it more. “Yeah, I think I would. Coffee actually has an effect on me, so I’m more than happy to take free coffee. Less to spend on things that I want, more to spend on things I need.”

He held the book up. “This? It’s an action thriller. The plot consists of an interspecies couple — human male, Reploid female — that somehow ended up near a mining operation run by Mavericks, and the girlfriend gets kidnapped. So it’s mostly about him trying to save her, while being at a significant disadvantage.”

[hana-and-sakura]

“Glad it would be of help.” Hana beamed. “It had a simulated effect to me like how it would affect most humans,” parts of how food particles affect her and her twin were still in the process of being reviewed for removal—like some of the redundant processes, designed to make them feel and appear more humanlike, needed to be removed for their systems to be a bit more efficient. “But it would help you more especially since it does have an effect on you.”

At the summary he gave, she tilted her head. “That does sound like quite a disadvantage, especially since he’s facing Mavericks.” Though she could think of a few ways how a human could outsmart Mavericks. “How are the protagonists holding up?”

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“...I keep forgetting that you’re not a bioroid,” he muttered, more to himself than to her. With as human as she looked, compared to most of the android-types in his world, then it was really hard to tell. “But I really appreciate the gift, and I’ll be sure to put it to good use.” Especially when he was pulling late nights studying or ‘working’.

“So far, he’s in a bad situation,” Reuben told her. “I’d tell you how he gets out of it, but that’d be spoiling the book for you.” He smirked, waving it in front of her. “And where’s the fun in that?”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

“No, you two weren’t,” he admitted, leaning against the table that he was sitting at. “I encountered a kid from another world once… it was also an accident on his part.” Caprice had been quite cute, actually, and he’d wanted to squeeze him. Thankfully, though, Caprice wasn’t like that child.

“…I see. So the first time you and I met, you fell through one of those accidental rifts… and each time after that, you purposely opened one that would find me?” He queried, intrigued by what he was hearing. If only it was so easy to open up rifts to elsewhere…

“You have other friends here?” He asked.

[hana-and-sakura]

Hana blinked, though nodded. “See… It happens like that. And I’m willing to bet we wouldn’t be the last you’ll meet once the rifts opened like that.”

Sakura lazily rested her head on her propped arm. “It’s just a matter of luck on which of the two will happen—people coming here or you dropping over places you never thought you would.”

“Sakura.”

“Well, that’s what happened to you.”

Hana sighed, and at his query, she nodded. “We don’t use the same rifts as we do to go to you, but remember about the guy I told you about?” She smiled. “They live in this world as well.” She does hope Reuben could go to Xav… help him. He’s probably the only one who could.

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

“I believe it. Too much crazy shit has happened in my life to not believe it,” Reuben said wryly, pinching the bridge of his nose. He was more than ready to take a break from the world once he finished getting this degree. “And I very much doubt that you two and that kid’ll be the only ones that I end up meeting.”

Their exasperation at each other amused him; he’d known a few pairs of twins, and it always intrigued him.

“Ah... yeah, the one that you said that... needed some help?” He’d heard about the kid that Hana had befriended in this world... “Do they, now?”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben watched her carefully, studying her face as if trying to determine if she was telling the truth. He was satisfied though, that she at least wasn’t lying to him, and nodded. “Good.”

That had been obvious to him, as someone who studied the coding of the Reploid processor, that there had been something not right about the coding that she had had. And he had, as expected, been right about it.

“Oh, I don’t know, there’s little that can top my own experiences in life…” He trailed off, and sighed again. “But I can imagine it. Worlds that you are unfamiliar with open up a whole new can of worms.”

[hana-and-sakura]

There was some relief in Hana’s face when he didn’t seem interested in pursuing the subject, contented in knowing that they were alright and that whoever was responsible had been dealt with. 

It was just sad that the realization that he was right all along came a little too late.

Sakura shrugged, and nodded. “Chances are, we won’t be the only ones from another world you’ll encounter. Also, from what we know, there are two kinds of rifts that will bring you to worlds not your own.”

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“No, you two weren’t,” he admitted, leaning against the table that he was sitting at. “I encountered a kid from another world once... it was also an accident on his part.” Caprice had been quite cute, actually, and he’d wanted to squeeze him. Thankfully, though, Caprice wasn’t like that child.

“...I see. So the first time you and I met, you fell through one of those accidental rifts... and each time after that, you purposely opened one that would find me?” He queried, intrigued by what he was hearing. If only it was so easy to open up rifts to elsewhere...

“You have other friends here?” He asked.

[hana-and-sakura]

“… Some good did come out of it.” Hana replied, trying to not let her thoughts go in another direction and be reminded of what happened before she got fixed—she only learned from her mother that Max and Xephyr helped in fixing hers and Sakura’s coding. “Remember what I showed you back then? Those had been removed.” 

It wasn’t so long ago she allowed Reuben a view of the parts of her coding that appeared strange and it was then that Reuben made that assumption that ended up being correct.

“You’ll never know when the Multiverse throws a wrench in and decides to drop you somewhere you don’t expect, so it’s best you be prepared,” Sakura replied, shrugging, as she looked at Hana. “Ask her.” 

“It’s like once you’ve been exposed to the rifts, things like those tend to happen.” her older twin sighed.

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben watched her carefully, studying her face as if trying to determine if she was telling the truth. He was satisfied though, that she at least wasn’t lying to him, and nodded. “Good.”

That had been obvious to him, as someone who studied the coding of the Reploid processor, that there had been something not right about the coding that she had had. And he had, as expected, been right about it.

“Oh, I don’t know, there’s little that can top my own experiences in life...” He trailed off, and sighed again. “But I can imagine it. Worlds that you are unfamiliar with open up a whole new can of worms.”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben let out a slow breath. “…I see. Do I need to do anything to help?” He quietly asked; judging from her expression, he was right and whoever had done that had used her to hurt people.

He turned to Sakura again, raising an eyebrow but nodding. “That’s fine. It’s not a common color here, anyways, especially on bioroids like me. But on me, it’s genetic.” His twin had the same eye color. “Yes, your sister mentioned that. I will have to remember contacts or never take my glasses off if I go to your world.”

He rather enjoyed his tinted sunglasses. it reminded him of his armor’s visor, and it blocked out the brightness of the light. But, given that he was suspicious as to who had caused that particular Virus, it was an interesting coincidence.

[hana-and-sakura]

Hana considered him for a few seconds, and after that, shook her head slightly, the faint smile still on her face. “Thank you, it’s alright now.” What he could probably do to help, probably. On other matters… “He didn’t get away with it.”

At Hana’s response, Sakura looked at Hana, puzzled at what her older sister said. “I told him about the reprogramming,” she said, “and Reuben was right… About Dimitri, I mean.”

“Best you have a pair of contacts ready if you do jump worlds,” Sakura advised, nodding. “There are people who’d ask questions later, so I think to make it easy, yeah.” She bit down a remark that would prompt him to getting a certain color of contacts to match a certain familiar blond. At Hana’s admission, she fell silent. “We found that out a little too late. But yes, he was stopped.”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben sighed again, but nodded, reaching out to pat Hana’s shoulder before pulling his hand back. “...Good, because if he had, I would have dealt with the problem myself. And... I’d hoped I wasn’t right, but...”

He didn’t comment further on the subject, not wanting to get her down. Hana was the type of person that didn’t deserve to be upset and unhappy, not at all.

“Yeah, I’ve seen plenty of those kind of people, so I guess I won’t be jumping worlds until I find myself a pair,” He mused. “I’ll just pick a more common color like brown.” Blue and green were light and would muddle with his normal eye color already. “Though I don’t really plan on jumping worlds much anyways, you two and maybe a couple of others are the only people I know from other worlds.”

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben raised his eyebrows at the two girls, leaning back on his bench, though he kept one eye on Sakura. Hana was clearly the more amicable one, but all that friendliness could be dangerous.

“Yeah — I usually don’t fall asleep out here like this, my coffee stock ran out some time ago,” he smiled at her, though it left when she mentioned things had happened. “…You alright?” She had had a problem with her coding, after all, and it didn’t seem like it was something good that had happened.

“Always running into twin units, eh?” He mused, looking at Sakura. “Let me guess. It’s the eyes, isn’t it? Your sister stared at me, too. I should just buy contacts if I want to leave my world, don’t I?” It didn’t seem like he had any other choice.

[hana-and-sakura]

Hana smiled sheepishly. “At least, now you’ve restocked,” She knew Reuben worked nights too, so she’s not even sure how he could still be productive at this rate. At the query, she nodded slightly. “… We… We’re alright now, I guess.” Her expression would tell him that he’s right on the mark with his thoughts.

“Sorry bout that.” Sakura finally sighed as she took a seat beside Hana. “Only people I’ve seen with red eyes I have to deal with using the business end of a blade.” She’d rather not add that she’s also wary of people Hana associates herself with, given who she knew. “Some worlds that are similar to ours, probably. Red eyes, if not biologically inherited or a preferred aesthetic,” though she could only count a few with the latter. “Is a sign of infection.”

Reuben didn’t look infected—in fact, looking at him closely, he kind of resembled someone familiar. Plus Hana’s alright, she’s not going to do what she used to do back then.

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben let out a slow breath. “...I see. Do I need to do anything to help?” He quietly asked; judging from her expression, he was right and whoever had done that had used her to hurt people.

He turned to Sakura again, raising an eyebrow but nodding. “That’s fine. It’s not a common color here, anyways, especially on bioroids like me. But on me, it’s genetic.” His twin had the same eye color. “Yes, your sister mentioned that. I will have to remember contacts or never take my glasses off if I go to your world.”

He rather enjoyed his tinted sunglasses. it reminded him of his armor’s visor, and it blocked out the brightness of the light. But, given that he was suspicious as to who had caused that particular Virus, it was an interesting coincidence.

[lostcopybioroid-blog]

Reuben usually didn’t need a lot of sleep; given how he functioned, and the fact that he could run off of very little sleep meant that it was rare for him to pass out in public like this. But studying was hard; he was close to getting a doctorate in the next year, and if he passed, he would finally open his own practice — and likely stop his ‘night job’.

But tiredness did catch up to him, and he was passed out on the picnic table, arms and head resting on top of his book, his glasses somewhat askew. Hana’s poke woke him up instantly though, and he blinked his eyes open, pulling his glasses up and studying them. “Wh… oh, Hana,” he yawned, putting his glasses back on.

“Haven’t seen you in awhile… coffee run?” He glanced down at his textbooks. “Apologies, I was quite tired.”

[hana-and-sakura]

Safe to say Sakura’s eyes widened when she saw the color of Reuben’s eyes when he woke up, and it was only because of Hana’s chiding over their link plus her other hand grasping hers that she didn’t move for her weapons. “But Hana—-”

“Not what you think.” Hana responded at her, her voice slightly sharp, as she nodded at the redhead. “I noticed. And yes, I figured you could use a couple given…” her gaze fell on his textbooks. “Those. These are sort of late, things… happened.” With that, she passed two packets over to him. “Also, Reuben, this is twin sister, Sakura,”

Sakura looked suspicious at first, before Hana sighed. “Sorella, he was born with it, he’s not infected.” She really couldn’t blame Sakura though, given her propensity for trouble.

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Reuben raised his eyebrows at the two girls, leaning back on his bench, though he kept one eye on Sakura. Hana was clearly the more amicable one, but all that friendliness could be dangerous.

“Yeah -- I usually don’t fall asleep out here like this, my coffee stock ran out some time ago,” he smiled at her, though it left when she mentioned things had happened. “...You alright?” She had had a problem with her coding, after all, and it didn’t seem like it was something good that had happened.

“Always running into twin units, eh?” He mused, looking at Sakura. “Let me guess. It’s the eyes, isn’t it? Your sister stared at me, too. I should just buy contacts if I want to leave my world, don’t I?” It didn’t seem like he had any other choice.