mixingbowl | [OPEN POST] I WANNA BE A POPSTAR ★

[Talking on your cell phone while operating a vehicle is against the law for a reason. It's why Tadashi's ignoring the ringtone while going down the street on his moped.

However, most phones aren't mechanically tampered with by one's little brother into a robot either.

The sides of his cell unfold to reveal arms that begin to slap and needle at him.]

Ow! What- Oh, come on! [He answers it to stop being jabbed at.] Are you serious!? Do you know how dangerous it is to-

[Crud.

He looks up from his scolding to see a girl crossing the street and slams on his brakes.] Look out, LOOK OUT!

[He yanks on the handlebars to turn it aside and ends up wiping out in an attempt to avoid hitting her.]

[Being part of a team that jumps into the TV world and battles Shadow monsters on a normal day means that Rise’s got pretty good reflexes, and that’s what saves her now. Reacting to his voice instantly, she jumps out of the way. The moped just barely misses her, and she waits until he comes to a stop before she lays into him.]

Hey! If you’re going to be driving that thing, at least watch where you’re going!

[He eventually spirals to a stop and gets his leg out from under the moped. Road rash hurts, but he's more concerned about her and he stands up making sure to tuck his phone back into his pocket.]

Sorry, I didn't mean to. Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. [She'd berate him some more--seriously, how dangerous is it to be talking on your phone while driving?--but he looks even worse off than she is.]

Your leg! You're the one who's hurt here, not me.

[More berating is deserved and he knows it. After all, he picked up the phone to berate someone else on how dangerous it was.

Not his smartest moment.]

Oh, this? [He looks down to find his slacks ripped and faint bits of blood coming through the red irritated part of his skin.]

Wow. Okay. [He tests shifting his weight and winces.] It's okay. This is actually a good thing.

[He carefully turns around to get his moped back on its wheels.]

But really, I'm so sorry.

A good thing?? How is you getting hurt a good thing?

[Rise's starting to seriously wonder if he hit his head somewhere in this whole mess and she just missed it happening.]

Never mind that. Maybe we should take you to the hospital and get you checked instead.

[But his helmet tho. Safety first and he puts it back on now that he knows she didn't get hit.]

Well, it's not a good thing. [He can't front that.] But there's something I'm working on, and a physical injury is just the thing I need to test it on.

[He shouldn't be that excited about it.]

[This conversation is taking a turn for the surreal, and Rise isn't sure what to make of the whole thing now. A car honking at them brings her back to reality, and she grabs his arm.]

Geez! Let's at least move out of the street first.

[Rise gives him a moment to grab hold of his moped before she starts tugging him toward the sidewalk.]

[Putting weight on his leg hurts, but the car is really helping out her case.]

Ow, ow. Alright, alright. I will.

[Once they get to the safe surface of the pavement he holds out his hand.]

Thanks. I'm glad I didn't hit you. I'm Tadashi.

That makes two of us.

[She takes it with a cheerful, determined shake.]

I'm Rise. So, what were you talking about before, about working on something?

[Healthy handshake? He's happy to give a gentle and firm one back.]

Well, Rise, that's part of the dangers of going to the Institute of Technology. Annnd being on the phone when I shouldn't be. I'm working on a piece of tech that should be able to help the sick and injured.

When it's done anyway.

So you're like a doctor and techie all in one!

[Rise isn't the most dedicated student around, but even this makes her curious. What kind of technology would be able to help sick people?]

I guess I won't be able to see it until you start selling it stores, huh.

Techie, yes [Nice alternative to "nerd".] hardly a doctor though. I just uploaded the medical data and procedures, nothing fancy.

[Oh man, he can't help but give an honest and light laugh.]

But yeah, he's still in the testing stages. But if it's up to me, I'd rather people be able to have free access him instead of having to buy.

[Free clinic? He's going to have to think about that later, right now he's about to get onto his moped.]

Says you. [Rise puts a hand on her hip and looks at him.] Putting a bunch of medical data on some tech sounds fancy and complicated to me.

[Just as she's about to wave him off, she's caught by something he said. Something that doesn't make sense.]

Wait, I thought you were making tech. But you just said "he's" in the testing stages.

[Tadashi lifts up the spare helmet to get to his underneath it.]

Yup. He’s in the testing stages. [He knows how unhelpful that is, it’s why he grins when he locks the helmet’s strap under his chin.] Techies are weird like that, giving pronouns to their inventions.

[Hiding that he’s lying is beneath him, which is why he’s giving a simple smile that writes it all over his face.]

Want to see him?

[Does she want to see him? Rise gives this about a second's worth of thought before making her decision.]

You bet I wanna see him.

[Thought you'd never ask, Tadashi. She is officially dying of curiosity, and it looks like seeing the healing tech is the only cure!]

Where should I meet you?

[Yes! he can finally share his invention with someone without ruining the chance to surprise his brother.]

You know where the tech institute is? There's a building called the Ito Ishioka Robotics Lab, you can't miss the sign out front. Run into any trouble and just say you're there to see Tadashi. That usually clears things up.

[Okay, now he's just bragging.]

Oh, and no food in the lab. [Why's he even smiling about that.]

I know where it is. I pass by the school sometimes.

[The campus is pretty big, but she can always ask around if she gets lost. Rise adjusts the purse strap on her shoulder.]

I have to meet with my manager right now, but I'll head over as soon as I'm done. How late will you be there?

Pretty late, probably eleven or midnight. I've been doing round the clock tests so I asked for a key to the lab.

[He gets into his seat and looks over at Rise.]

Need a lift there, is your work not that far away?

I'll be fine. His office is just a few minutes from here and he can probably drop me off at the school after we talk, too.

[She lifts her hand in a small, cheerful wave.]

I'll see you later?

Sounds good to me. I'll wait up for you.

[He returns the wave and turns on the moped, which thankfully still works.]

Nice meeting you, Rise!

[Suuuure enough, there's a knock on Tadashi's lab door about two hours later.

Rise ignores the stares she can feel on her back--probably people wondering what she's even doing here--but she does turn and wave at the student who'd pointed her in the right direction.]

[The tint on the glass door vanishes after a shadowy finger on the other sides taps it, revealing a typically cheerful Tadashi.]

Hey, wasn't sure if you were going to show. [His voice is muffled and the semi-opaque tint comes back as he opens the door.] Come on in, don't mind the mess. I was getting everything back together for another test.

[Oh, hey, that's cool. Rise gives the glass a curious look as she steps inside. He wasn't kidding about the messy part, but Rise figures it's just typical of any workshop that's being used.]

Soooo this is where you're putting together your super special tech.

[She surveys the room with some interest, wondering where the healing tech is.]

Super, not so much. Special, yeah. [He makes his way over with a slight limp to the digital display monitor to save what he’s got on it right now.]

Have a seat, enjoy the show. [Grinning, he rolls the stool over to her while dragging the chair from his desk behind him to the center.]

You didn’t get bothered by anyone, did you? [Fred’s his main concern tbh. He puts his foot up on the chair.]

I give you male Asami

ayyy

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