It Couldnt Be Helped

But what if.. wb laughs/giggles whenever/before he cries..

It doesn't even have to be everytime he cries, it can just be after a really stressful shift

Like he's in the breakroom, shoulders shaking, and oh, is he crying?- oh nope, he's crying AND giggling.. someone get him beef and melon slices.

(pushing my problems onto my favorite character time!!)

So while I don’t personally hc this, the implications of this are absolutely heartbreaking.

Like imagine him so frustrated and overwhelmed and upset but he’s laughing. And like, maybe it’s a stressful day and everyone is having a horrible time. Absolutely everyone. And maybe they’re in the breakroom just..tired and dead inside.

And they hear a quiet huff, then a giggle, following a laugh. And..it’s from waterboy. His shoulders are shaking and he just..laughs and he’s hunched over. And someone asks why the fuck he’s laughing. And he just turns to them and…

There’s tears rolling down his face and they’re in his eyes. He’s smiling but he doesn’t look happy. He looks UPSET. And He giggles again and he says if he doesn’t laugh he’s going to fucking lose it. So the team feel a bit bad and they help support him so his Laughs turn into actual sobs and they Pat his back. And he talks about how SHIT he was today and how horrible he is. Some scold him while others listen.

After Herm is done crying he’s just..tired. Everyone is tired. Malevola suggests they all should go get a drink. Weekday be damned.

What is meant to be is meant to be I guess.

Guess I'll be sipping me down some Waterboy in the future.

This came full circle in a way I did not expect.

Insanely so.

I think it would be funny if Robert catches people off guard with this ability due to the fact he looks like a regular human

Honestly, this combined with DBH’s android stuff is HILARIOUS. I can see him doing that. Plus I LOVE Sister Location.

When his synthetic skin is on, no one can see the seams where his face plate opens so it’s definitely a scare.

The Z Team finds out when they have to repair him after the Shroud fight. They’re slapping duct tape on and welding holes shut when someone bonks Robert’s uncovered head. It causes his face to pop open and scares the shit out of the Z Team.

Waterboy shrieks. Prism backs away from the android.

Flambae is busy welding Robert’s arm back and he’s screaming, “CLOSE IT. CLOSE IT. CLOSE IT. FUCKING CLOSE IT.”

Later when Robert is back in the lab and repaired, they ask why his face opens. Robert shrugs and says it’s probably for extensive repairs but it’s also a neat party trick and he pops it open again, scaring the team once more.

Royd gets scared by it next. He’s helping Robert with maintenance for the day. Robert asks him to check some wiring since his head was bonked around. Royd asks where. Robert suddenly pops his face open, scaring poor Royd.

Flambae and Prism doing the Enda Mode “PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!” thing to Waterboy when he’s anxious and insecure about his relationship with Robert (for the first good while of it at least. Waterboy becomes more comfortable over time).

But like imagine Waterboy going on an anxiety filled spiral on how Robert’s gonna eventually not like him anymore cause of his water when Prism and Flambae give each other a look. Waterboy looks at them and they both have rolled up magazines (I know it was a newspaper in the movie) and before Waterboy can wonder where the magazines came from, they start beating him and they’re like “PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!!” And Waterboy’s making startled yelps and little “ows” of pain.

And this somehow happens every time he goes down a spiral.

It gets to the point Waterboy starts running the moment the magazines come out and Flambae and Prism chase him down.

Robert is doing work related stuff when he sees a panicked yellow blur run past him down a hallway followed by an orange blur and a pink and blue blur. He turns his head and sees them all go town the hallway and he wonders What the FUCK is going on.

There’s a thud, a “Nononono!!” From waterboy and yelps and pained sounds also from Waterboy. So Robert immediately comes over.

And he just sees Waterboy curled up in a fetal position as Flambae and Prism wail on him with magazines and they’re like “WE DIDNT WORK HARD TO GET YOU CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO ASK ROBERT OUT ONLY FOR YOU TO BE A BITCH!!”

And Robert is about to intervene but they stop and Waterboy whimpers for a second and then he sits back up..and seems..relieved a little. And he’s like “T-Thanks guys..I-I uh…needed that.” And Prism says “it’s all good boo. I know you get in these little spirals. You really need to believe in yourself more” while Flambae ruffles Herm’s hair roughly.