Going full anime right now

[awakeningwill]

Who: Super fighting robots, possibly you if you'd like to hang out with a robot
What: Standing on top of buildings in proud robot tradition
Where: The rooftop
When: Before and after Oct 4, or whenever
Warnings: I've been on an excessive robot kick lately I'm so sorry



Sometimes you just have to stand on the roof a lot in your spare time. It's a good vantage point, the wind gets all up in your hair, and usually no one's there to bug you. Usually, but not always.

But sometimes company isn't bad either.

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Light Hearted Robots

[megabuster]

It had been a long time since Rock found himself just standing on a rooftop. At least 9 games ago. There was something oddly calming about it, just looking out over the city, everything feeling so small. It put things into perspective for him, reminding him just how big the world was, and reminding him the magnitude of the burden he'd taken on to himself when he became Mega Man. But at the same time it filled him with resolve. If the world was counting on him, he wouldn't let it down.

I see what you did there...

[awakeningwill]

By coincidence, this was about the hour that Zero normally came up to patrol the roof - for about the same reason, actually. That, and you got a pretty good view of the quad, all the way out to the field from up there, so if any incidents happened, it was pretty easy to leap into action.

When he spotted the other robot, however, for a moment Zero could've sworn he was looking at X. He was a splitting likeness. It was the first time he'd run into Rock while he was armoured, and from behind, they were uncannily similiar - both clad in blue armour, with those clunky boots and arm parts. Rock just happened to be smaller, that was all.

They were almost like brothers from different eras. Maybe... maybe they were. The name Dr. Light had rung a bell, though Zero still wasn't sure of the hows and whys. All he knew was that dull ache in his chest when he looked at the all-too familiar shade of blue.

He walked up to the smaller robot with a simple greeting. "Mega Man."

You can't stop me

[megabuster]

He certainly wasn't expecting anyone else to join him on the roof to be sure, so he turned in surprise when Zero called his name. When he realized it was Zero there, he visibly relaxed. "Zero! Hey!" he called out with a smile. "What brings you up here?" he asked, waving.

narrows eyes

[awakeningwill]

"Just keeping an eye on things." It was his job, after all. He approached the edge of the roof where Rock was, and looked out over in the same direction that the other robot had just been facing - drinking in the same sight.

"...It's a good place to think."

Re: narrows eyes

[megabuster]

Rock nodded. "Yeah, it is... I've been doing a lot of it, ever since the shadow bugs appeared. But, heh, you already knew that..." He remembered Zero's attempt to help him through his moral dilemma, and it did help.

"Dr. Light thought that if I came here I could learn to live a normal life, but it feels like there's just been one disaster after another. Not exactly the most normal life. No matter where I go, it feels like I have to fight."

[awakeningwill]

"Hmm." Yeah, Zero could relate to that feeling. The endless fighting seemed like it was just a fact of life for them as robots - but in truth, even if they did have the option to ignore the danger and walk away, neither of them would.

Ruminating on these endless battles was really kind of a downer, though. So instead, Zero opted for a tangent.

"Dr. Light... your father..." The word rolled over Zero's tongue like a foreign object, unfamiliar and unexplored. The weight of it in his mouth made him pause for a moment, before he commented, "He sounds like a good man."

[megabuster]

Rock's arms crossed contemplatively, and a smile tugged at his features. "He's the best," Rock explained. "Dr. Light is one of the minds behind the new generation of advanced robotics--er, not so new for you, I guess," he corrected himself.

"He's designed so many useful and helpful robots, and he built me and my sister Roll as his assistants. And as his children. And he's never treated me as anything other than his son. I may not be organic, but he's still my father."

[awakeningwill]

"You've got a pretty big family," he commented.

Zero wondered if Rock knew how lucky he was, to be surrounded by so many loving people in his life. But then again, seeing how he turned out, he must have - why else would he fight so fervently to protect them?

"Do you miss them?"

[megabuster]

"Yeah, I do," Rock answered. "I've never been away from them for this long before. It's different, being on my own like this." He looked up at Zero. "But I know they're rooting for me, so I'm gonna do my best and make them proud!"

[awakeningwill]

Zero had to wonder... somewhere in this family of his, was there another blue robot? How did one ask delicately about a sibling without potentially mucking up the timestream?

"So, a father, sister... do you have many brothers?"

[megabuster]

"Yeah! Lots of them!" Rock explained happily. "Dr. Light built all sorts of Robot Masters to help humanity. There's Cut Man, Guts Man, Elec Man..." he started to ramble off.

"And... well, there's Blues," he finished. He wasn't quite sure what the best way to explain Blues to Zero was...

[awakeningwill]

That was such a long list. Zero listened attentively the whole time, nodding at intervals. It wasn't until Rock got to the last person that his interest was grabbed though.

'Blues' didn't exactly follow the naming convention that almost everyone else had. There had to be something special about him. Was he, perhaps, also blue in colour...?

Sensing Rock's hesitation, he carefully asked, "Who's Blues?"

[megabuster]

"It's kinda complicated," Rock explained. "Blues is my older brother. Dr. Light's first advanced robot. But he and father had a falling out... I don't quite understand myself, neither of them really likes to talk about it. He's a combat robot too, and he's known as Proto Man. He's got almost the same abilities that I do, and he carries a shield, and has red armor."

He looked up at Zero. "The more I think of it... He's a bit like you, actually. Kinda stand-offish, but he's always there when I really need him."

[pyroblasters]

All of a sudden, from the edge of a roof, rises a figure! A majestic, flaming, godly silhouette! Although there's not really any way for him to be an actual silhouette really, since he's kind of always illuminated by flame, but you get the idea. Unfortunately for Zero, it's much easier for people to come bug you when they can fly.

"Pyrrhon spotted a couple of weirdly dressed mortals hanging out on the roof, and wanted to check out what's up. So, what's up?"

OK JEFF U GO NEXT

[awakeningwill]

Not that robots were your typical sort of mortal, but hey, no one was counting. Besides, at least they had clothes instead of wearing just... fire? Is he basically just naked all the time? Zero furrowed his brows.

"...Nothing." Nothing of real interest for an apparent god, anyway.

Excuse you we were having robotic pathos up here

[megabuster]

Okay, so a flaming naked man showed up. To be fair, Rock wasn't surprised by the sight of people on fire. But he did look visibly on edge.

"You're not another Robot Master, are you?" he asked, hoping the answer was negative.

[pyroblasters]

The god of the sun and also nudity frowned a bit, crossing his arms. "I was a robot master for a short time, yeah. Like, 5 minutes or so maybe? I don't want to talk about it. Long story short, controlling an alien robot brain is harder than I thought it'd be, and that's all I'm saying."

"What kind of a question IS that, anyway?? And how can you say you're not up to anything? Or is it just a coincidence that the only two people in the world who'd wear metal underwear over a skintight suit are both hanging out in such a secluded place?"

[awakeningwill]

Zero glanced at Rock, as an aside. "He's not actually a robot himself... just arrogant."

Back at Pyrrhon, who was definitely barking up the wrong tree. "Maybe. We were just talking." It wasn't like he was running into a secret meeting of the robo-panties Illuminati or anything.

What was this alien robot brain thing...?

[pyroblasters]

"Well talking is still something, isn't it?" Pyrrhon floats over from the edge of the roof, so now he's actually floating over solid ground now. "Maybe I'm just interested in whatever my fellow students and faculty members are doing, hm? Perhaps Pyrrhon is trying to do some bonding with his mortal subjects!"

It doesn't seem like he's interested in making things easy and just leaving, unfortunately for the two robots. "So what ARE you two talking about, then? I'm gonna stand by my guess that it has something to do with your weird choices in fashion." He looks over at Zero, leaning down a bit towards him. "Though I do have to admit, the head-jewel at least is a nice touch. Green's a great color for them!"

[megabuster]

"What's wrong with my pants? I thought they looked kinda superhero-y," Rock muttered. "Alien brain..." Okay, yeah, that was kinda suspicious already. Better be careful around this guy, whether he was harmless or not.

"We're just talking about stuff," he answered out loud. "Do you always butt in on private conversations?"

[awakeningwill]

"Nothing that would interest you," Zero amended, with a touch of annoyance in his voice. Even the compliment to his helmet crystal didn't stike any sort of appreciation since... well obviously it was just an extension of Pyrrhon being as vain as he always was.

"There's not much fashion to talk about. I can't exactly change out of these." Not everyone could teleport their armour on.

[pyroblasters]

Pyrrhon just chuckled a bit at their attempts to brush him off. "Nothing's private to my divine ears, kid. And hey, we hardly know each other! How do you know it wouldn't interest me?"

"...What, you can't afford new clothes? They do PAY you for your security officer job, right?"

[megabuster]

"What exactly are you a God of? Eavesdropping?" Rock asked, still a bit indignant.

[pyroblasters]

"Nope, you're in the presence of..." He floats a bit higher into the air, holding his hands out, the flames around his body suddenly growing larger, intensifying bright enough to hurt mortal eyes in a sudden burst as he speaks. "PYRRHON!! THE ONE AND ONLY GOD OF THE SUN ITSELF!"

He goes back to normal, descending back onto the ground, grinning smugly. "You mortals should be honored to be in my presence, really."

[awakeningwill]

"..."

Zero stared, completely unimpressed by the display of power. It was hard to really take Pyrrhon at his word when he was such an extreme braggart about his status. At least in Zero's mind, if you were anyone important, your actions spoke for themselves. The fact that a god craved so much attention just seemed a bit insecure to him.

He didn't really have anything to say about the boast, but one thing still stuck in Zero's mind. "...So what's a god need with an alien robot brain?"