//on the lonely rail

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

[Oh look, it's a not-so-often seen Otacon. And today, he's walking down a hall and back towards his room with a small cardboard box in his arms. In typical Otacon fashion, the box is absolutely full of spare parts, wires, and scrap metal. By all appearances he's back to his old tricks and obviously has something in mind to put those bits and pieces to use.

[It was a shame he couldn't have carried a larger box; there was only so much extra stuff he could fit into his labcoat pockets when he already carried a tranquilizer pistol. Oh, well. Hopefully he could find that room full of parts again if he needed anything else.]

Comments

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

Really I have an ulterior motive. I've been wanting to see how you put your talents to work.

[and, really...he wants to share Hal's company. The encounter with the mad version has shaken him badly.]

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

That's your ulterior motive? Really, nothing else? Okay, you definitely surprised me there.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

Well...

and that you're cute when you're concentrating on a project.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

[Otacon couldn't quite help but laugh at that.]

That's more like what I'd expected.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

Am I so predictable?

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

Maybe just a little.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

Too bad. I'll have to think of a way to take you by surprise.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

You're clever, you'll come up with something.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

I have plenty of inspiration.

[He's not paying much attention to the box in his arms, flirting more important, and he;s shedding a path of tiny screws behind him]

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

...Liquid, if you're going to insist on carrying that, can you please be careful?

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

Right, right. [Oops. He makes sure to hold the box level.] I was distracted.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it. I'm kind of flattered I can distract you so much.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

[Liquid could say something about getting lost in your eyes. He thinks he deserves a great deal of credit for resisting.]

You're a distracting man.

[he peers down into the box] What could all of these tiny gears really do?

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

I'll figure it out as I go along. I usually do.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

You're either a true genius or a true lunatic.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

I-I'm not crazy--!

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

I mean it as a compliment, love.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

...you know, it's really hard to be annoyed with you when you say things like that.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

Besides, genius and eccentricity often go together.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

C-come on, stop it. I'm not as fantastic as you seem to think I am.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

If you really can make something functional out of this box of rubbish, we'll know the answer to that.

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

I guess we will.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

[Liquid kicks open a door, because his hands are full and well he just likes kicking open doors.]

Here's a good place.

[It's a workroom with neat shelves of tools and nice, broad tables to work on.]

[otaku-mk-ii.livejournal.com]

Looks good to me. Just put that box down wherever you want, I'm sorry I made you carry it.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

I practically pulled it from your hands.

[Liquid sets the box down on the table.]

When we're in your sphere of expertise, it's all right to boss me around a little. I'm used to taking orders, you know.