Calm after the storm

[cloningblues]

[Asagi's resting at a couch at a common area, purposely far away from all the hustle and bustle of Autobots moving in. Sentient humanoid robots, power armored singing magical girls, a guy who toppled a tower with his own strength... All of this is kinda insane. But also cool, in a way he'd never admit to anyone.]

The world is a much crazier place than I thought...

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[blackhole_sunattack]

It is, isn't it. I suppose it's a lesson in going in prepared, rather than trying to fight on a level playing field.

[cloningblues]

It started as a surveillance mission. Nobody expected it will get crazy so fast.

Are you the pilot of that really big robot?

[blackhole_sunattack]

If you mean Daitarn 3, then yes, I am.

And you're from Team Rabbits, are you not? We haven't formally met yet. Banjou Haran.

[cloningblues]

T, Toshikazu Asagi. Are you some kind of super spy?

[blackhole_sunattack]

No no, not at all. Just another rich playboy, if you really want to put a label on me.

[cloningblues]

A rich playboy with the world's biggest mech.

[blackhole_sunattack]

Earth's biggest, possibly, but I only use what I need... and believe me, I need it.

[cloningblues]

How did you even get your hands on that thing?

[blackhole_sunattack]

I had it built in a hangar under my mansion.

[[This just get more and more curious, doesn't it.]]

[cloningblues]

All it takes to build the world's biggest, fully functional combat mecha is money.

[Disbelieving Asagi is disbelieving.]

[blackhole_sunattack]

No, it takes technology, dedication, and a reason to make it. Unfortunately it HAS to be that big... You'll know when you see your first MegaBorg.

[cloningblues]

Megaborg... You mean a meganoid? You are the one who's fighting them?

[blackhole_sunattack]

Semantically they're the same thing, MegaBorg is their gigantic fighting form. And yes, I am.

[cloningblues]

So when I guessed who you are, I wasn't that far off!

[blackhole_sunattack]

No, I suppose you weren't.

Hopefully this won't affect the opinion of me, one of your sponsors.

[cloningblues]

Sponsors?

[blackhole_sunattack]

You don't think saving the world pays a salary, do you?

[cloningblues]

I thought most sponsors would be companies and such. Not single people.

[blackhole_sunattack]

I'm not the ONLY sponsor. Just one of them. But while they're more worried about their social standing and how good we as a group look in the public eye, I get my hands dirty.

[cloningblues]

So I won't have to splatter your logo all over my AHSMB and wave your flag to the camera?

[blackhole_sunattack]

I can have one drawn up if you're that keen on it? But no, as a private investor, I don't have a corporate logo to further jam up the mess you have to put up with.

[cloningblues]

Good. Other investors try to do enough of that already.