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[vulpesvivus]

[Things had come down to a lot of waiting recently. Liquid was in Violet, so it wouldn't be too long until they finally ran into each other again. Otacon wasn't exactly thrilled about the mess that would probably turn into, but all the same it was nice to have him back.]

[Even if he was kind of a jerk.]

[Today he was considering flying to Azalea and waiting there instead, but it seemed a little unfair to have his Pidgeot do all the work. Standing just outside the Pokemon Center, Otacon idly decided to check and see if he had anything else that knew Fly. But he wasn't expecting much. Most of what he had was too small or obviously ground-based or a giant robot-...]

[Pausing, he must have checked and double checked two or three times to make sure he was reading things correctly. Was that a glitch or misinformation? Well, only one way to find out...]

[video]

[After a moment or two of unsteady shaking, the video was clearly filming an aerial view of Goldenrod City. Once it was turned around, the person filming was revealed to be a grinning idiot in a turtleneck and trenchcoat.]

[But not just any grinning idiot with a weird fashion sense.]

[This was one who was sitting on the shoulder of this.]

This might be the single best thing I've ever seen.

[Liquid? Liquid who? FLYING STONE ROBOT TIME.]

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[video]

[liquidation]

[LIQUID]

[WANTS]

[THIS]

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

[He's not getting it.]

You look surprised.

[video]

[liquidation]

[Liquid can be very persistent about getting what he wants.]

What is that thing, Emmerich?

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

[Otacon's used to putting up with him by now.]

It's called a Golurk.

[video]

[liquidation]

That's a Pokemon? It looks mechanical, except that it's too ridiculous to have been built even by you.

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

...Wait a minute, what's that supposed to mean?!

[video]

[liquidation]

I've seen your ridiculous Japanese cartoons, Emmerich. The ones that were your 'inspiration' for REX.

[He subjected himself to Evangelion with the expectation that it would give him greater understanding of his giant nuclear deathtank and got a giant weirdass mindfuck.]

And that thing that you're riding is almost as ridiculous as those. Almost.

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

[well whose fault is that, liquid]

I don't build anything 'ridiculous', thanks.

[video]

[liquidation]

[YOURS]

Well, I have to say I'm glad for that. I'd have been very cross if you'd made REX purple and put a bunch of me in an aquarium.

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

[did he make you subject yourself to evangelion]

...Honestly, you're more Asuka than you are Rei.

[video]

[liquidation]

She was a common brat acting out in the hopes of disguising her own insecurities. There's no comparison.

[...Liquid. Liquid no.]

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

...





You're kidding. No, really, tell me you're kidding and you don't actually think you aren't doing the same thing.

[video]

[liquidation]

How could there possibly be any comparison between myself and such a ridiculous farce of a girl? It was made abundantly clear that her aggressive behavior was the result of cripplingly low self-esteem and her abuse of others was a psychological defense against her fear of intimacy and desire to lash out at the world. My motivations are of a higher order than such base compulsions.

[What's sad is that he actually believes what he's saying.]

[video] 1/2

[vulpesvivus]

...That's-

You're-

I-

[SYSTEM ERROR. REBOOT UNIVERSE.]

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

...I don't know whether to be impressed that you actually sat through the series or incredibly concerned that your own point just went flying over your head.

[video]

[liquidation]

...I took notes.

[Of course he did.]

The designs were inane but the plot made a reasonable amount of sense. I'd expected to learn something about REX's origins from it, but it greatly lacked in any sort of valuable technological material.

[And this is how we know that Liquid is somewhat deranged: Evangelion made sense to him.]

I don't know what you're getting at, Emmerich. I understood the series perfectly.

[video] 1/2

[vulpesvivus]

Look, I really don't know why you'd--

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

...You what.

[video]

[liquidation]

I understood the bloody show. It was a little heavy on the symbolism, but otherwise it wasn't terribly obtuse. Utterly aggravating and none of the characters had a single redeeming quality between them, though.

[You don't want to look at the notes, Otacon. They're probably equivalent to the Necronomicon in terms of sheer mind-destroying insanity.]

Why, did you have difficulties with it?

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

Everyone has difficulties with it.

[Beat.]

...Are you okay?

[He's asking in a mental capacity when he damn well knows the answer.]

[video]

[liquidation]

I'm fine. Why do you ask?

[Liquid is never fine. Liquid is a special kind of crazy that has never been documented because it's unique to him.]

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

Just...never mind. Look, my point is I've never built anything ridiculous.

[video]

[liquidation]

Well, I can't speak for anything after it, but REX was far from ridiculous. I wouldn't put it past you, though, after seeing the material that you draw from.

[video]

[vulpesvivus]

...I may as well tell you now that I only ever built one giant robot, so it's not like I turned around and built Unit 01 right after Shadow Moses.

[video]

[liquidation]

Shame. You had a fair touch with weaponry, Emmerich. REX was strength and beauty personified, and I'd have liked to see that continued.