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[What would he ever do without Shizuo coming to his aid? He'll be there to greet him at the door. Before he could say anything though, he looked distracted by something, staring at him.]

. . .

[Be a useless hermit.

...But why the staring, that's kind of rude, bro. So Shizuo just looks at him a little confused and somewhat guarded.]

...What?

Your hair... [He gestures toward it. Isn't it supposed to be more blond?]

Huh?

[Shizuo reaches up to touch the tips of his bangs before he notices some of the natural brown coming through.]

Ah... Yeah, gotta dye my hair again.

You dye your hair? [He's confused. The concept of dying one's hair is foreign to him and surprising to see from Shizuo.] Why?

[He just nods.]

Yeah, it's normally a dark brown... [A mixed expression crosses his features as he continues to tug at his bangs a little, recalling the origin of this routine.]

Been doing it since middle school... I was against it at first, but a senpai suggested it would help reduce the numbers of fight I get into if people thought I was a delinquent. It kind of worked, and I just kept it up ever since. [A small shrug.]

[...What a strange piece of advice.] You're not a delinquent.

No, but because of my strength, the real punks kept picking fights with me. I didn't think it'd work, either, but guess my appearance helped scare them away.

[He guesses his normal appearance didn't really make him look that intimidating, which gives him a very mixed feeling. It's not like he wants to look intimidating, but given his situation...]

Well, it's annoying, but it works. Less people underestimate me so even if I still get stupid shits, it's not as much as it would be if I didn't have this look.

[He has mixed thoughts on this too. He rather tell him to just stand up for himself instead of hiding behind something, but in Shizuo's case...]

Is anyone causing you trouble here? [. . .] Besides Hyde.

Not really. [A small shrug.] In this place my strength isn't really that unusual compared to everyone else. ...It's kind of nice.

[A rare small, relaxed expression falls over him.]

Hm. [He looks to his hair and then back to him.] Maybe you should leave it as is.

[A small look of surprise.]

You mean don't dye it?

Yea. It doesn't really serve it's purpose here, right?

...Guess you're right.

[Again he fingers his hair before he let's it fall and shrugs a bit.]

But I'm used to it now. Think I'd feel more weird if I didn't do this.

[Put more simply—he likes it now.]

Hm... [He nods.] Fair enough. [He is, admittedly curious about how he'd look with his natural hair color. Brownie boy. He takes a step back, allowing Shizuo to enter.]

One of the circuits went out while I was working on a project. Thought maybe you could help restart it.

Ahh...electrical?

[He looks at his hand, but since he's calm he's not generating electricity at the moment. It's a little weird to hear someone needing this kind of power, but... Well he does it in his own home, so he has some experience at least.]

Sure, I can try. But if it needs to be replaced, I won't be much help.

[Can't generate electricity to a broken line or light bulb after all.]

I did replace it, but it still won't run. So I think it needs a jumpstart. [He takes him toward the greenhouse, where the lights are currently out.]

The circuit box is out here. Or, well... [There is a physical box, but he needs to locate the "motor" for the circuit box. He stomps around the floor, listening for a sound that was different. Be easier if he could actually see out here.]

I see. [Just follows along until they get to the circuit box. Looking at it, Shizuo studies it for a moment before he looks down at the ground.

...Hm.]

Here.

[Even if the circuit box is out, he can bypass it if he touches one of the lines directly. So going to where the switch is, he extends a hand and releases a small bit of that electrical charge he seems to generate. There's a small flicker before the lights come on. He's not using too much so it's a bit dim, but enough for Disciple to see better.]

Ah. [He looks up as the lights dimly come on.] Thanks. [He eventually locates the panel with the motor inside.]

Here. [...As to what Shizuo is supposed to do to get it going, that's up to him.]

[Shizuo glances up at the lights. Hm... If he sends out a little bit more electricity, it should last for a few minutes longer before they die out again. So after one last boost he quickly makes his way over. With the lights already dying down without a constant stream of electricity, Shizuo places a hand on the motor and frowns in contemplation.

A jump start, huh? So a few bolts of electricity should work... It's worked before at least, it's just a matter of how much. Would be bad if he blew the entire thing.]

...Might wanna step back.

[Just in case.]

. . . [He nods, backing up towards the door.] Be careful. [Out of concern for Shizuo, not so much the motor. That can always be replaced.]

[He just gives a nod in return before focusing on the motor.

For a moment the darkness swallows them as the lights finally give out. In this time Shizuo takes a breath and tries to remember all the other times he's had to jump start various appliances and things in his own home. It's still...kind of "new" and "weird" for him, and there may have a few blow ups before. Fortunately nothing huge. But even so, he doesn't want Disciple to have wasted his money.

Control...just like his anger, it's all about control...

After a few moments more, electric sparks start to form around his arm as he concentrates. It's then channeled down to the motor, and there's a very loud bzzzzzt! and clicks as it starts to run. After a second or two, the building hums to life as the electricity flows through the circuits, lighting up the room and anything else that may have still been activated. Shizuo will hold his hand there for a few more moments before slowly retracting it.

When it's clear that everything is still running, he breathes a sigh of relief. No explosions today.]

Got it.

[The Disciple actually tenses up a little while he waits in the darkness. He believes Shizuo can do this, otherwise why would he have asked him to come here to help? But there's always that small margin that something bad could happen.

Eventually though, the lights will finally return without any explosions. His project is fully revealed as well. There was a small wheel that was partially visible from the ground. It had started to move, sending water from the well outside into the greenhouse. A network of tubes can be seen throughout the greenhouse, where the water was getting pumped into, delivering the water to the plants through the soil. It was a simple irrigation system he had set up.

He smiles when he sees his project fully in action.] You did it. [The work doesn't end though, as he's already off to make a few small adjustments here and there. There were places where there was too much water coming through, or there was a leak to stop. At least he seems chipper in his steps as he worked.]

[........When was the last time he's seen Disciple smile? HAS he ever seen the man smile? It's a bit bizarre to see, even more than the contraption in the building. However even Shizuo can realize it's some kind of irrigation system, one that definitely wasn't there the last time he was here.

So after getting over that shellshock—]

Did you make this?

Yes. Well...it's more like I improved on what was already here. [After the last campaign, he came back to the Index and discovered parts of an old unused irrigation system in the greenhouse. Naturally, like the mad man that he is, he redid the whole system.]

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