dinohouse | Entries tagged with character: go-busters: kurosawa emeric

Neesan isn't happy with me at all, but I have a duty.

I'm an adult now, and I'm the only one who can do this. I'm the only one who can be Red Buster. It's time for me to join the rest of the team. Time for me to help fight Vaglass.

I hustle out of the hospital, Nick by my side. His face doesn't move, but it's obvious that he's happy, along with all the urgency. He transforms, and I climb on.

...five minutes later, I get him to turn around, and we check the map.

A few minutes after that, we're walking into EMC.

silverpleather

It took EMC long enough to decide they could probably trust us enough to let us come and go from their main base and headquarters. To be fair, stealing that entire truck of Enetron probably didn't endear us much at first, but come on! We needed it.

Anyway. Now we're just as good as real members of the team, even if we still tend to operate after our own rules at times.

Still, there is yet one question, and I'm not entirely satisfied with the platitudes and half-answers I've gotten so far.

The biggest plus side is that Masato has taken to spending more and more time with the Commander, which is where I figure he is right now. Which is what allows me to sneak out of the base.

I'm going to find answers, even if I have to do it entirely my own way.

black_buster

My brother and I were pretty close even before we lost our parents.

Yes, lost our parents. Until we find out more, I have to assume that they are gone for good. It wasn't easy, that kind of mourning at eleven years old, but I managed. We managed.

My brother, and me.

Because that's what it really all boils down to, is my brother, and me.

We have others to rely on, sure. Commander Kuroki has always done all he can to be a good influence on all of us kids. Ryuuji was already more than half-way to adulthood when it happened and while I'd never wanted a bigger brother than Etienne, Ryuuji's not bad as such things go. And Youko-chan has been a good kid even if Usada Lettuce is probably the worst possible role model for someone like her, since she absorbs everything like a sponge.

But I love our new family, even if they're nothing like our old family, and we don't get to go to France anymore and we don't really have any friends our own age except each other and one day, probably one day very soon we're going to have to do this whole 'fight for the good of all the whole planet' thing...

Other than that, it'll be okay.

Because I have my brother.

And he has me.

snakewithbaggage

Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!
Suzu ga naru
Suzu no rizumu ni hikari no wa ga mau
Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!
Suzu ga naru
Mori ni hayashi ni hibikinagara

Welcome to the Dinohouse Christmas "meme"! This is going to work a bit differently from most memes, but still free free to do what you want here!

The idea:
Following this post I will be making an assortment of Universe/Location "thread" comments. These will define the specific scene and universe being worked in. Comments by applicable characters will follow under that comment.

Example:
Mushverse; Shiba Mansion; open to Shinkengers

Comments following that would all be set in the Mushverse universe, be by any Shinkengers that want to participate, and take place at the Shiba Mansion Christmas party. Think of it sort of like every "top level" comment is its own post to the community.

Following that example, if your desired AU/Canon/etc isn't there, feel free to make a "thread" for it! Say there's already a Mushverse Go-busters "thread", and you want to do something in Aibouverse, or something more canon, maybe just between two characters? Make one!

Comments following the "thread" headings can be group setting free for all, or between individuals. Say it's a canon GokaiGalleon party, and Gai and Luka want to go off alone, or are on their way to the Galleon together? Their thread can be a separate second level comment thread beneath the main Canon Gokaiger thread.

I know that's a lot of information/qualifiers, but don't let it make you nervous to post, "rules" are fluid, and mainly set for added organization.

HAVE FUN. And enjoy the season!

silverpleather

If it had been my decision, I probably wouldn't have told the others about Masato's... not entirely helpful coping mechanism. I've seen it before, of course, his tendency to make a joke out of anything that upsets him.

I've been the subject more than not in the past thirteen years, but this is something different entirely.

I had every intention of going after him on my own and dealing with him and the stupid Puppetroid, but Jueki put paid to that by telling the entire group what was going on before I got a chance.

Hopefully I'll still get a chance to talk to him alone. Even if I have to drag him to the subdimension to do it.

loveenetronkurorin

I don't want the children coming with me.

They can manage alone for a time. This shouldn't take too long anyway. I'll just go and investigate these readings, then I'll come back, because everything's fine. It's just an odd coincidence that a particular type of energy reminds me of something Jin was working on before... before that day.

I've left time-delayed instructions. If I'm wrong, and this is an ambush, or something. I don't like thinking that way. I don't like thinking about what happens to them if I go, but the last thirteen years have been a lesson in not being able to win every situation.

The leaves crackle underfoot as I stride through the forest. Somewhere around here...

noteasybeinggreen

Do you have any embarrassing photos of yourself as a child?

interpolate

The commander was less than impressed by our... visitor, as I have to think of Hiromu in my mind to keep from worrying too much about his counterpart, my Hiromu, elsewhere. Not that I don't trust this one or his team, and how happy he must be to get to speak to Etienne...

But still. I worry.

So I distract myself by focusing on fixing this anomaly and getting this Hiromu back to where he belongs.

Not that I mind having him here. But he is... subtly different in the oddest ways.

I manage to track down Kotako, who helps me to find Jueki, and together Hiromu and I delve deeper into the Buster Machine hangars, intent on meeting Masato in the office the Commander had set up for him.

interpolate

red_pleather wakes up one day, and he is not alone in his bed...

The sun's warm on my face, and the alarm hasn't gone off just yet.
Maybe I can stay here for a while.

There's movement behind me, and I smile, snuggling back into a
familiar scent, a familiar shape. I don't even remember Eti climbing
into bed with me last night, but it's nice. I'm not about to complain.

I grin to myself when Hiromu makes his little kitten sound. I'm used to it, of course, and really, he's so adorable when he sleeps, that's 95% of the reason I sleep with him in the first place. I don't really need to sleep, but I'd rather be here with him than off left to my own devices the way Masato usually does.

I shift my grip on the book I've been reading to get an arm around Hiromu and pull him closer against me. He can sleep a little while longer.

( Cut for length )

To be continued...

loveenetronkurorin

It's nearly eleven. I need to go to bed, but there's just one more report to finish.

I sigh, pat my pocket to check they're there, and start making my weary way towards the fire escape to the roof. I'll take a break first. There's only a skeleton crew around and a few other fools like me, working late when they need to start early in the morning, but I can't exactly light up in here.

loveenetronkurorin

I sit back in my chair, tapping a pencil on the desk idly as I think about the latest reports.

We've made so much headway. But there's still so far to go.

interpolate

You know those things you rely on to navigate you properly through life? Senses? Yeah, well, kiss those goodbye.

(TRIGGER WARNING: This meme deals with the loss of senses - blindness, inability to feel, etc. If the concept of blindness, deafness and/or the loss of any of your senses bothers you, please do NOT play this meme)

( Rules and Prompts )

red_pleather

There's an odd reading coming from the plaza. One of the abandoned buildings. I was in the vicinity, so the Commander has ordered me to check it out.

I haven't transformed, but I have a Sougan Blade in one hand. Let's see what's in here.

interpolate

VOODOO DOLL MEME

* Leave a comment with your character's name and fandom in the subject. They can set a scene, offer more than one option, and/or mention any no-go zones for the scene (triggers).

* The character who tags back has just found a voodoo doll of the first character.

* PROFIT!

interpolate

I haven't bothered to explain my supposed alliance with one Basco ta Jolokia to majesté. Not that Messiah would care, either way, as long as he doesn't intend to get in our way, and considering I think I made a decent proposal to his wounded pride at being waylaid by the Go-Busters, that doesn't seem to be a problem.

Now, how can I convince him to attack them when I need him to?

Well, I suppose I can always escort myself back aboard his ship.

interpolate

It's sad, really, how quickly and efficiently they out-think him. I have been waiting, biding my time, for long enough to know how dangerous he normally is. And the wicked armor he gains while fighting, if indeed that is even what it is, is impressive to say the least.

It's the monkey that's throwing him, plus an extreme lack of knowledge for someone usually so well versed. He didn't expect the Go-Busters.

Neither did I, truthfully, I'd no idea they were prepared to deploy already. This could prove tricky, to say the least.

I could never explain the necessity to Messiah, but the idea of having an ally on the surface, not being perpetually called away to be yelled at, is looking more lucrative by the second.

It doesn't take long to track him after his retreat, his ship hanging in low enough orbit that I can find him, intercept his transmissions, and, most importantly, teleport myself aboard.

interpolate

I'm not entirely sure how he could be so stupidly reckless. Is not that usually Hiromu's area of expertise? I suppose my little stunt with Ryuuji must have been more distressing to him than I would have assumed. He's looking for me of course, while I already know where he is. I suppose this is what they call divine providence. A theory I have been long considering, begging to be put to the test. We are, after all, identical. Right down to the DNA.

He shouldn't have left their base in such a state, especially not alone. It's not as though it takes a long time for his stupid damned Weak Point to trigger, as always out of the blue. From there, it's quick enough to grab him and spirit him away through the subspace to one of my own numerous abandoned safe spaces on the surface.

A loop of cable around his arms and two around his legs to keep him out of trouble. I don't want him wandering around, after all, but I don't want to hurt him. I just want to try something.

Replicating his hair and clothes is easy, though not entirely comfortable. I slip the odd chest harness of off him, with the little device over the left breast. And the Brace from around his wrist, of course. That's the most important part.

All that's left is to tuck my goggles into my pocket and head out to their base. "Je t'aime." I press a kiss to the top of his head and leave before he has a chance to wake up.

As long as I keep away from Takosawa, I think this might just work out.

interpolate

I lie in wait.

Only that's not an entirely accurate turn of phrase. As I'm standing, pacing, sometimes sitting, but never lying. He's lying, with cables wound around his arms at two points and his legs at three, plus a single loop around his neck should he get unwieldy when he finally wakes.

I've done my research, what little I can without speaking to him directly. The vaccine they're all tainted with makes my job a bit more difficult, but not impossible. I just have to alter my thinking somewhat. Not software, but hardware will be required, if this venture is going to succeed.

But I'd like to speak with him first. No one must know more about him than himself, non?

interpolate

Messiah does not tolerate failure. It does not forgive mistakes. It is not merciful. But it kept me alive, and I owe it that much. It kept me alive when humans, scientists, parents condemned me. I don't know why, and I don't care. Why I was left to die, why I was picked to survive. None of it matters in the end.

Perhaps it was purely selfish, if a program like Messiah can feel such emotions. Keep one human, augment it, make it into a perfect servant. For thirteen years, Messiah had only me to talk to. And now, it has only me to depend on for freedom.

And I do owe it that. I suppose my life is worth Messiah's freedom.

The question is how to go about granting it. I need Enetron, but more than that, I need the Go-busters to stop interfering with my exercises.

Their strongest link is the key, I'm sure of that. BlueBuster, Iwasaki Ryuuji. Older brother, father figure, whatever. I remember him from childhood. He was sweet, caring, smart. Wanted to be an Engineer.

What I need is to figure out who it is that comes out when he's overheated, and how I can get him to work with me instead.

Buglers. Tons of them. And me, disguised as a waiter, 'cowering' behind the bar of this upscale restaurant where the Enetron is plentiful. If this doesn't bring at least one of them out, then they're seriously not doing their jobs very well.

red_pleather

I clear my throat, not that I need to. I guess it's just one of those things that was programmed into us. So we would appear more sympathetic, more human. Oh, I'm so nervous. I don't know if that's programmed into me, but I'm definitely very nervous.

I tap the connection.

I hope he's there.

"E-Emeric?"

[ooc: am too lazy to make a separate journal for her]