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A CHAT WITH BROTHERS (ADOPTED)▼
A CHAT WITH BROTHERS (ADOPTED)
[banalities of our existence]

It wasn't terribly difficult to locate Bobo, for anyone that knew him, anyways.

Even though the pair had not one conversation longer than a few words in the last ten years of their lives, XoXo was at the very least, idly aware of Bobo's habits. Where the hybrid would prefer to simply sink into a crack in the floor to hide away in times of anguish, Bobo was found staring off wistfully into the deep orange over the horizon. The skyscrapers were so high now, clouds nearly met the tips of the buildings from where Bobo dangled his legs off the edge.

XoXo
XoXo wasn't afraid of heights, no reason for them to be. However, their flattened heart still raced while they scaled the shadow of the building that they had spotted the flash of red and blue atop of. It was a difficult feeling for XoXo to shake, even now. Their entrance unto the scene was near silent, in reverence of Bobo's apparent melancholy. Something was up, clearly, nothing that XoXo would be aware of. Maybe this was a bad time to visit.
XoXo
Xo's image lay there in awkward pause, finding an upright surface to sit down within their sibling's presence. They had spent this entire time getting here thinking of what to say, rehearsing every word, but it all came to a blank.

Thus, the two watched the sunset, whether the AI was aware of his sibling's presence or not. XoXo thought it nice for the moment, rarely is he ever up this high to view it in its full display.
Bobo Hotwheels
When Bobo needed to talk to himself, he always preferred the rooftops. Anywhere else would get him questioned. Up top the lonely rooftops no one could bother him. Interrupt his conversations.

"Why do I keep destroying everything around me. It's not fair. I'm a monster. I can't do anything right. How am I supposed to save the universe when I can't even protect my own family!?"
Bobo Hotwheels
There's a short pause, as if Bobo was carefully listening to the wind for its answer.

"Can't the universe find someone else who can do it? Does it have to be me?"
Bobo Hotwheels
Yet again there is a moment of silence, before Bobo gives a look of surprise to the empty sky in front of him, turning around.

"XoXo? You- uh, didn't hear anything bad, right? Sh-shit I didn't know you were there!"
XoXo
"Sorry, Ｓｏｒｒｙｙｙｙｙ. Didn't want to , Interrupt. (ᴴᵃʳᵈ ᵗᵒ ˢᵖᵉᵃᵏ ᵘᵖ.) "

XoXo crosses his legs, sitting there, finding it difficult to make eye contact.
XoXo
"Wanted wanted wanted wanted- Wanted to talk. Bad time?"
Bobo Hotwheels
"You can always interrupt. Better you do."

Bobo uses his sword in a canelike fashion, helping himself up to his feet. He looks back to the endless city before them.

"I don't talk to myself on rooftops for no reason."
Bobo Hotwheels
"It's......safer up here. You never know when you might say something horrible that'll really mess someone up just cause you're pissed off."

Bobo turns to XoXo after giving a short wave to the city as if to tell it the conversation was over.
Bobo Hotwheels
"Especially when you're a fuck up like me."

Bobo takes a few steps towards XoXo, though leaves a good distance between himself and the anomaly, as if scared for their safety.
Bobo Hotwheels
He suddenly brightens up with a forced laugh.

"Ha Ha! It'll never be a good time to talk to Bobo Hotwheels, savior of the universe! He's always too busy running from trouble to trouble! This is just about the only time you'll get to catch him!"
XoXo
XoXo stares ahead blankly while Bobo spoke. Could have mistook them for particularly artsy graffiti with them motionless. Sure, he could always interrupt, but...

"Do you. Want to.. talk. About it?" XoXo spoke slowly, as to keep their 'speech impediment' from flaring up.

"Mhh... Looked for you with so much to ᔕay, getting the feeling that you're. You you you're having. A day. (Another one of those Days). Sit with me?"
XoXo
"If we are [STILL], nothing. Bad will happen."
XoXo
"...We haven't talked in... Fffffff-∞ ∞ Very Long time. Often we are busy, busy bodies. Take this moment to.. Catch up."
Bobo Hotwheels
"Having a day? No way! I'm having so much more than just a day!"
Bobo Hotwheels
"I killed my dad today, you know, the normal! Most people only get one chance at doing that!"
Bobo Hotwheels
"I guess, technically I could do it twice, but let's not go there."
Bobo Hotwheels
2024-12-31 01:01:13
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Bobo twirls his sword, his mood fluctuating erratically.

"Trust me, you don't want to get any closer to me. Anybody who gets close to me....."
Bobo Hotwheels
"Gets the blade! Evil, or Good! Bobo will destroy both the evils of the universe and the universe itself in his attempts to save it!"
XoXo
"....."
XoXo
"Ah. I understand. My my my Sympathy, Bobo."

Xo's eyes trail to the floor.

"Don't know what to saaaaayyyyyy.... Stronger than stronger (The Strongest there is). Seen it when we were we were kids."
XoXo
2024-12-31 01:02:43
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XoXo takes a long pause to think, seeing their own reflection in the blade the AI held.

"Do as you wish. No fear. Did you know? Did you, did you know?"
XoXo
"Discovery: I am born of a God. Who knew? Not I. Am I good, or ͓̽E͓̽̽v͓̽̽i͓̽̽l͓̽? Don't know yet. I realized, surrounded by By By my father and other gods. That they are people, just like me. Just people, like like like You."
XoXo
"Maybe it's too late to get closer. Someone told me to to... Someone told me to protect you. Protect your little brother, XoXo. Failed."
Bobo Hotwheels
"........................................................"
Bobo Hotwheels
"What do you mean little brother? You look nothing like either of my dads."
Bobo Hotwheels
"I mean, sure I may have been a damn idiot to not realize my teacher........my dad and me were related but I'm sure neither of them are green."

Bobo winces at his own words.
XoXo
...XoXo snorts, chortles at the statement.

"ₗᵢₜₜₗₑ Brother. Is not in Familiarity in the face, not in our Parts. You know that you're.. Adopted, you've discovered that. It's not, it's not blood that makes us Siblings."
Bobo Hotwheels
"Dude. I'm fucking stupid. Just spell it out for me."
Bobo Hotwheels
"I think I'd kill a man if I tried to make a sandwich."
XoXo
2024-12-31 01:08:19
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Last edit: 2024-12-31 01:19:34
"Cccc (CHAOS) Devil Blue, tried. Misguided, now that I think of it. But father none the less. It didn't matter that he stole blood to create me, my sister. Neither matters that that you were made of Machines. Devil raised us together, cccalled us sons."
XoXo
"I miss you, is what I'm trying to say. I was afraid. Tired of mourning thethethe past. I can make a better future."
Bobo Hotwheels
Bobo turned on his heels to address the city, the world, the universe and all its unseen forces.

"Oh, so now I was also raised by the BLUE DEVIL! Is there ANYTHING else you want to tell me!?!"
Bobo Hotwheels
There's a moment of tense silence before Bobo looks back XoXo.

"Hey. Don't ask how I know this. But did I kill the BLUE DEVIL as a kid?"
XoXo
"...You do not remember? Ah."
XoXo
"Unmitigated disaster this has been. Sorry for old wounds."
Bobo Hotwheels
"I don't know if you know this, but constant never-ending amnesia is kind of one of my defining character traits."
XoXo
XoXo taps their forefingers together.

"We We we haven't spoken in 10 years."
XoXo
2024-12-31 01:31:24
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Last edit: 2024-12-31 01:32:18
"✌You learn something new every day!✌"
XoXo
"I didn't come here to. Berate you for what has happened, just so so you know. Maybe I'm nostalgic. I came to help repair what's left, if you'd like to."
Bobo Hotwheels
"Maybe, this is shitty for me to say, cause I'm the asshole who keeps removing their memories, but I don't think we can repair anything.....until you tell me what I did to you."
Bobo Hotwheels
Bobo pulls his hand back to toss his sword safely to XoXo, until he hears his teacher voice, reminding him to always be sure no innocent person could get harmed by his actions. He strolls over and drops the sword at XoXo's feet instead before backing up, an offering of disarming.

"You mentioned a sister. 'Our' sister. Let me guess...." But Bobo never finishes his sentence, instead hanging it in the air.
XoXo
2024-12-31 01:36:04
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XoXo stares down at the sword for a few moments, waiting for Bobo to finish, but he never does. The anomaly clears their throat.

"■ ■ BLUE DEVIL, chaos version 1, Papa Blue, wwith with with the help of the Avvvverruncus AI. Created us three, a family. I was there, prior to your (birth), when we named DEBORAH, THE BROKEN JET. Your big sister, my little sister."
XoXo
"I was there when we named yy-yoou. Bobo Hotwheels. Exciting times. We had an Aunt as well, Shhh Shadow Wolf K-9. All of us, adopted in by BLUE. She took to you thethhe most, from what I remember."
XoXo
2024-12-31 01:40:14
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"They died, it was you, who punched a ◉ through HELL. The entire plane collapsed. They fell, to whatever was beneath BLUE, and were never seen again. I got scared, and eseseeescaped with Averruncus. Regretful."
XoXo
"I cannot speeak for the Dead ⚰️ . But they they loved you. I can see it now, DEVIL's intentions... mistreated you. pNƎ N∀ O┴ SN∀ƎW. But you were never that in me and your sister's eyes. Little Brother."
Bobo Hotwheels
"So, I killed your family. I'm basically your Devil. And....."
Bobo Hotwheels
"You want to repair things? I ruined your life, dude!"
XoXo
"You're all that's left of BLUE."
XoXo
2024-12-31 01:43:02
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"I do not see you as Evil, Bobo."

Again, Xo observes the sword on the floor.

"My life isn't, RRruined. I'm here, am I not? I have, a job. I have friends. I have, my memories."
XoXo
"I'd like you, too."
Bobo Hotwheels
"You could have had it a lot better if I didn't happen. A lot of people could have."
XoXo
"But it did happen."
XoXo
"Life made signififffcantly worse by dwelling. The only option is to keep going."
Bobo Hotwheels
"I just feel like you're making a mistake. It feels like my whole life I've been doing nothing but destroying everything around me without trying."
Bobo Hotwheels
"And you've personally had seats front and center to this messed up show. What makes you think I won't hurt you as well?"
XoXo
"Mmmaybe you will. DOn't know. Funny, that's Life!"
XoXo
"Owwnning my decision. I can be there for (I can be here for you) if you'll be. Here for me. You're nnnot not a monster, to me. Brother, regardless."

XoXo gets up from his place on the wall, and peels away from it to close just a bit of that distance between them.

"You're not obbbligated to agree. You.. know where to reach me, yes?"
Bobo Hotwheels
Bobo kneels down and holds out his hand to the ground, to touch the untouchable, XoXo. He doesn't say anything.
XoXo
Xo's heart rate picked up once more. Staring back at the offering, although not too long as to discourage their younger brother. Green crawls across the metal surface, although XoXo can not feel it or apply any pressure, the idea of a tightly secure bond was there. Enough for them, at least.

"Come.. Come come see me for Poetry night sometime. Not.. everyone's cup of tea. Maybe you'll enjoy it? Hah. We can talk afterrrr (back)stage."
Bobo Hotwheels
Bobo allows XoXo to wrap around him, but for him it still felt hollow.

"Maybe this is selfish, but I don't think I'm ever gonna be normal, bro."

Bobo pushes himself up and away before grabbing his sword off the ground.
Bobo Hotwheels
"I know you're ok if something happens to you, but I'm not. I'm not saying I won't be around for you, but don't expect to see me in the front row of your Poetry night cheering you on even if I wanted to."
Bobo Hotwheels
"Maybe I'll listen from outside a window, or lean in the back of the room all the way in the darkness. The kind of edgy bullshit a lone wolf would do, you know?"
XoXo
XoXo lingers for a moment as Bobo pulls away, letting go of that held breath.

"Fair. Understandable."
XoXo
2024-12-31 01:47:49
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"Don't think most of the People (shrimps) there understand the lananuage anyways."
Bobo Hotwheels
"It's not that I don't want to be there, it's that I know if I do I'll cause more problems for you than I'll solve. Maybe one day, I'll stop causing as much harm to people as much as I help. But until then, it's best you keep careful around me....I keep careful around you," he corrects.
Bobo Hotwheels
"I've already killed...." Bobo starts to count on his fingers. "...five members of my family already. I'd like to keep the last two safe."
Bobo Hotwheels
"It kind of sucks, knowing I spent all this time looking for folks I could relate to, and they've all been right here the whole time. I don't blame you, though. I don't blame you, or teach-dad. Staying away from me is what most folks should do. I don't even want to know about what happened in most of the deleted memories."
XoXo
XoXo smiles, sighing.

"ɹǝɥʇoɹq 'sʇɥƃnoɥ┴ ʎW uI ǝɹ,no⅄! If you if you. Ever need anythinggg. You know where I am, surely. I'm glad we spoke, even if it came. Late."
XoXo
"Take care of yourself."

XoXo's image slinks past Bobo, towards the edge the building.
Bobo Hotwheels
"See you, bro. Sorry that I got a lot to think about........"
Bobo Hotwheels
".................................................................."
Bobo Hotwheels
"Oh shit, wait don't leave yet I just thought of the coolest fucking idea."
Bobo Hotwheels
"Hear me out. Tattoo."
XoXo
Tire screech sfx.
XoXo
"Tattoo? Matching tattoos?"
Bobo Hotwheels
"What? Nah man, I mean you're like a tattoo!"
XoXo
"Ah?"
Bobo Hotwheels
"Maybe, sometimes you can come with me as a tattoo. It'll be cool!"
Bobo Hotwheels
"Plus, what am I going to do? Stab myself?"
Bobo Hotwheels
"I've failed in a lot of dang ways but I've never stabbed myself!"
Bobo Hotwheels
"Else I'd be like, you know. Dead."
XoXo
"....That that that. I can do!"

A bit of XoXo's easy to excite self bubbles back to the surface, racing back to stick himself onto Bobo. Particularly, curling around his arm.
Bobo Hotwheels
"Aww man this is sweet! Now I finally got someone I don't need to worry about messing up!"
Bobo Hotwheels
"Maybe later you can learn how to change shapes or something. It'd be really cool if I had a sick dragon sleeve."
XoXo
"Oh I've dabbled before. Needs work, but rrrr R R (rest) assured."
Bobo Hotwheels
"Word! We're going to be the sickest crime fighting poetry slamming duo in the universe!"
Bobo Hotwheels
"But like, after I'm done mourning the death of my Teacher slash dad. You don't know how many >set morale 100 Entity AI-Bobo per second is keeping me together right now."
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