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Stone looked at his superior in confusion.
“A demotion? May I ask why?”
The older man laughed “oh boy this isn’t a demotion it’s an award. You are one of our finest agents and you deserve a break. Think of this as vacation. Oh and don’t worry you’ll be payed the same amount you always are”
Stone sighed in relief but was still curious, “right but this says I have to be an assistant to a roboticist”
“Oh that’s just what we have to put it as. No no, your going there just to keep an eye on him. Plus you have absolute control over him. You can basically make him do ‘whatever’ you want.” The man cheekily smiled and winked at Stone.
“Ohhh” Stone smiled in understanding.
Robotinik gritted his teeth glaring at the screen in front of him. “I told you no more. You promised you wouldn’t send any more damn-“
“Don’t curse at your superiors Ivo” the man said tauntingly.
“I’ve barely recovered from the beating I got from the last monkey you sent over here! How am I supposed to work if you keep sending over power hungry-“
“He hung up.” Ivo said to the empty room around him. He clenched his fist over the desk and tried not to scream in frustration. His eyes wetting against his will. He wiped them roughly, only for more to follow. He took out the unnamed alcohol he was able to convince a soldier to give him. Swishing it around in the glass container. Eyes stared at the liquid before finally closing in defeat and putting the bottle to his lips.
Stone got up with a skip in his step. He had no idea what waited for him at the lab but after years of being a footstool he was excited to exert his new found power.
Especially after the last mission he went on. Getting shot twice in the shoulder not to mention committing unspeakable acts of violence. He laughed while making his morning coffee.
Thinking idly to himself, maybe the roboticist would like coffee. Stones eyes shifted from side to side before deciding. “Might as well get started on the right foot.” He poured him some coffee as well before heading out.
Robotinik cleaned the lab twice. No reason to give this person a reason to hurt him. Today was the day his new…what was he a supervisor. Yeah, supervisor with his very life in his hands. Ivo shuttered.
He knew these men didn’t actually need a reason to hurt him. Still he felt better having his lab clean. A Badnik flew to his side looking at him with what he could read as concern. He patted the robot telling it to go to sleep. The last thing he wanted was for his babies to see this.
Sighing before flinching at the sound of the door being unlocked. His legs shook and he ran to his lab chair to hide at least some of his shaking limbs.
Why does he smell coffee?