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Tubbo was at the door again.
After the day’s disaster? Techno wasn’t sure how he felt about that. He’d gotten used to Tubbo being around again but the day had been a lot.
“Hello,”
“Tommy, go home. As quickly as you can. Tell Phil to say you’ve been there all day.”
“Techno-”
“I know, but it’ll be easier to argue in your defence if you’re home.”
“Techno.”
“What?”
“Your favour?”
“What, you think I would actually agree to use it to hurt you? Go.”
“Hey Techno. I brought Ranboo because, uh, well,” Tubbo started.
He didn’t really get chance to continue what he was going to say before Tommy knocked the air out of him as both went crashing to the floor.
Tubbo returned the hug. Meanwhile, Techno and Ranboo shifted awkwardly and sort of looked at each other.
“Dream got my memory book. Everyone knows I gave you your armour back.”
Tubbo cut in at that, “Quackity wanted to have him executed! So I figure that’s something you’ve got in common.”
“Right.” Technoblade watched his younger brothers’ bone crushing hug.
He sighed in defeat, "You ran away from L'manburg then?"
"For good, I think." Tubbo said, finally pulling away from Tommy. Who grabbed his hand, not wanting to be separated again.
"Well, I had something new I was waiting to show Tommy…"
"Is it another vault?" Tommy said.
"No! I mean, kinda, that's not the point of it. The point is. I was thinking of how I could make this place safer?"
"I think it's plenty safe with you here."
"Yeah, that's true, but. Not when I'm out." Techno said, "You guys disillusioned with the concept of government yet?"
"What does disillusioned mean?" Tubbo asked.
Ranboo was the one to explain; "It means like, realise it's bad?"
"Oh, then no."
"I might be." Ranboo said, "Maybe? I'm not sure yet."
Tommy huffed, "Countries can be good, Techno."
"That's not- you can have a country without a government Tommy-"
"Can we, uh, go inside? It's just the snow is-"
Technoblade moved aside to allow the two guests in. And after making sure the door was closed behind them (Tommy please stop leaving doors open) Techno went to the kitchenette to see what he could find to offer everyone. Tommy yoinked a golden apple from the fruit bowl and sat on the counter.
"See, if anyone could convince me to give governments a shot it would be Tommy." Bread and honey maybe? Techno got out one of the jars of honey.
Tommy dropped the half eaten apple. "What?"
"You didn't even say anything to convince me! You just! Were here! And then Dream kept-! And now I'm going to take over the world!"
Tubbo went over to get a glass of water, mostly to watch his older brothers’ conversation. Ranboo choked on nothing.
"Wait, I don't want you to take over the world big man-"
"Tommy I was exaggerating." Techno said. One day, a long way down the line, it would turn out that Techno wasn't exaggerating in the slightest, but for the moment he believed he was telling the truth.
“How are you going to...?”
Bread, god, Techno must have looked in every kitchen cupboard now. “Oh, I have a whole plan for taking control of the continent.” He turned to Tommy, “Where did you put the bread?”
His younger brother thought for a moment, then “the bottom shelf of the left cabinet?”
And there it was. Techno could have sworn he’d already checked, why was it only there now?
“Why are you taking over the continent?” Tommy asked.
“Well, y’see, I’ve been thinking a lot. And governments? Mostly fucked. Tommy I need you to promise you’ll get rid of me if I’m a corrupt leader,” and there was the bread knife, “...bread and honey is an okay meal, right?”
“Sounds good?” Ranboo said awkwardly, sitting on one of the stools.
Techno nodded to himself and continued slicing the bread, “And I figure, if I have an entire country, no one would be stupid enough to hurt Tommy.” Now a clean knife for the honey. “Especially if I’m like, doing a good job, keeping everyone safe and happy. And like, I’m powerful, it can’t be too hard to keep people safe, right? And the more I thought about it… Uh.”
A plate of bread and honey was nudged over the counter to Ranboo, a second picked up by Tubbo without a second thought.
“Here, yeah. I realised that… Leading a country would actually probably weaken me? You know how I get.”
“Why didn’t you make me any bread?”
“Why would I make you food while you’re eating?”
"I don't know what you're talking about."
“Tommy you’re literally eating your second gapple since they got here.”
He picked up a third apple, “I need the absorption-”