Lupin the 3rd

I think the technology in this world does not like me. We never had things like this, and suddenly they go bad when I touch them. It’s almost as a bad as a raiders caravan breaking down after a day.

[Oops. Confessed to stealing a raider caravan. Maybe he’ll let that slide.]

Gave Toya a squint. ]

Do you have some kind of weird static electricity powers that I don’t know about?

I don’t know. It just happened. I was just walking along and it happened. I wish I had an answer.

[Toya sat down at the table and put his hand under his chin as he watched his Dad.]

[ Muttered, but brushed the matter aside in favor of trying to unscrew the backing. ]

She has not. You know how she is.

[ “Flighty” being the best word for it. Mayu never did tend to communicate whenever she went off to do something or other. They weren’t exactly married, either. Was a bit of a struggle to keep in contact and make sure she was okay. But he dealt. 

Lupin opened up the device and stared at the near destroyed innards. ]

Huh. Looks like the battery fried and took everything else with it...

He showed the electronic watch on his wrist and sighed.]

It broke. I don’t know why.

[He took the watch off and set it down on the table.]

I got distracted and got lost on the way back home. I tried using the gps you gave me, but it started acting weird and…it broke too.

[Reached into his bag and pulled out the gps. It seemed fine on the outside. Most likely fried on the inside.]

Glancing up at the boy, he frowned. ]

How is it broken? It looks fine!

Probably just needs a new battery. But I can’t keep buying you new stuff if you keep breaking it, I hope you realize.

He’d gotten used to responsibility in the time he’d been away. Still struggled with a few things from time to time. But considering Toya hadn’t exactly turned out HORRIBLE like he’d honestly expected... He could consider himself a certifiable “non-failure”.

He’d been having a cigarette out in the patio area when he heard the door close, wandering back in and giving the boy a bit of a look. ]

[Eyy we practically match in age now ha.]

[ Yeah. Almost. Their experiences have definitely been vastly different though. But either way, he was gonna eventually drift over to his double and tug him into a hug. ]

She graced her face with a smile, Dark indeed, but it wasn’t pleasant like he would think.

[was that a RED he heard????]

Nah, this was the real deal. But far be it from him to let whatever emotional relief get the better of his general aloofness. Just got a hand and gave Jigen’s shoulder a friendly, hard pat. ]

Thanks, buddy, the sun’ll really do that to ya.

Ya better not’ve made ‘nother kid while you were…there.

[He didn’t pretend to fully understand all the ins and outs of dimensions and realities and whatever. Knew enough not to lose his shit about certain things like doubles and Kalos.

[ Finally let out an air of exasperated exhaustion with that statement. Had not even had a solid relationship with Mayu since they left. The other father seemed to hold her favor more than Lupin had. It was fine.

Wasn't actually, but he'd been telling himself that it was fine for a long while now and he'd solidified his belief in that.

Went to go sit next to Jigen and lean back. Close his eyes for a bit. ]

Had other things to worry about, honestly. And kids have a tendency to be a bit of a buzzkill. Hah.

areliableshot replied to your post:[ He has no idea where anything is anymore or what…

[He should know well enough by now that the hideout of Blu’s was open to Red. So. Don’t be a stranger (or a goddang puss-foot).]

[ Listen he doesn’t know if they are even still there!!!! He is afraid to go and look…

But maybe he will anyway. Because this was this nagging bleating goat in the back of his head telling him to do so and even though he was reluctant to make his way over there, he still ended up knocking on the door.

Expecting to see… something that wasn’t what he was hoping. Expecting disappointment, really. But-

Was going to take a minute for Jigen to get there to the door. And another couple of seconds to put a death glare through a slat in the blinds from a nearby window. 

But the death would leave the glare and the door would open.]

Nice tan.

Nah, this was the real deal. But far be it from him to let whatever emotional relief get the better of his general aloofness. Just got a hand and gave Jigen's shoulder a friendly, hard pat. ]

Thanks, buddy, the sun'll really do that to ya.