call me out!

[cyclical]

CALL ME OUT



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[imprudency]

"Five," he gasps, offended, pressing a hand to his chest like some swooning damsel. "I am not on pills anymore, thank you very much, but honestly it probably wouldn't hurt if I was. Just my good old friends Jim and Jose to back me up instead."

With the elevator doors shutting behind him, Klaus selects the button for the roof and leans against the wall.

"But the roof will be the best place. Not as messy. No one likes cleanup. But it's incredible - do you ever wonder if Dad always knew what we were capable of but held us back? This guy here's totally different from Captain Asshole back home."

There's still a little unease in it, but the validation has done something to bolster his confidence in a way he hadn't realized he needed. They all yearn for the approval, whether they like to believe it or not, and Klaus has known that for a long, long time. He thinks to the boy in the mausoleum, scared and desperate for a tender hand. Their father was a cruel, unwavering, cold man. The one here likely has some of that bite to him, but what he's done so far is enough.

"But hear me out, okay? He's still unconventional, psycho dad with all his weird theories and testing techniques, but I don't know, man. I didn't think I'd be capable of anything else but being the family eyesore."

The elevator dings and Klaus waltzes out. There isn't sunshine to be had, it's gloomy and overcast with the oncoming apocalypse. "Hurry it up."

[somebadnews]

Five looks entirely skeptical about nearly everything coming out of Klaus' mouth. Usually half of what he says is nonsensical, but he's starting to get legitimately concerned about how much stake he's putting in Reginald. For some reason it takes him longer to back up and piece together why the roof would be less messy. Didn't he say something about throwing him in traffic?

Despite the repeated insistence that he hurry, Five follows him slowly out of the elevator, only allowing himself one look skyward before taking another swig from the bottle. It seems he forgot for a moment that none of this will matter pretty soon. He highly doubts that whatever he discovered has anything to do with saving the world, but he's curious enough to humor him. Maybe it'll suddenly become clear why this new version of their father would suddenly latch onto training someone he never even raised in this timeline.

"Okay, we're here." On the roof. Where it's easier to clean up. He puts the bottle down on the ground near his feet, and makes a point to give him his full attention. "What breakthrough did the our old psycho dad have with you?"