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It was early morning on the planet Norma, and the warm breeze of the day already seemed like a hot late summer midday more than a shady spring derived from the clouds that sprinkled the entire soil of the planet.
Weisz Steiner woke up earlier than usual. Despite the advanced cooling systems he and Hermit designed, he felt like he was baking in a sauna in that bed, especially since he wasn't alone. He stretched, groggy but satisfied, and glanced at Hermit Mio, sleeping peacefully right next to him.
After a series of vicissitudes, they went to live together on Norma, aware that their relationship had now reached a good point to allow both of them to coexist peacefully, and they had to present the matter to Weisz's mother, Irma, and to Sibir, his dearest friend, who had taken the news with great heart.
Furthermore, Irma had immediately become fond of Hermit, and vice versa, so much so that very often they went out even without him to go shopping and "girl things" Weisz presumes. He never really understood much about it, not that he committed himself to it. But seeing Mother and fiancée happy to be with each other and live happily together made him so happy.
The space was what it was and the two lovebirds only had Weisz's bedroom as a place where they could sleep together, a little cramped, but in complete privacy...even if sometimes the walls were thin and they had to be very careful not to make themselves heard in... their private life...
Maybe it was also all that tightness between them sleeping in that single bed that made him feel warm.
However he couldn't resist her for long
Far from her canonical beauty standards, Hermit had managed to conquer him in body and mind, with her peppery but stoic and wise character. She is always ready to help him but also to scold him, to flirt with him and also to let him know where not to go beyond the limit. And to his pleasant surprise, she was also quite an imaginative and passionate lover, despite her appearance as a good shy girl next door. She is introverted, yes, but apparently not so innocent.
Her pale blue hair with greenish undertones, usually tied back in bright twintails, was spread like a halo on the pillow next to him
Weisz felt a wave of affection pervade him when he saw her, something common in those now habitual mornings they had spent together but that morning she seemed prettier than usual in his eyes.
Silently, and sweetly, the blond approached her. The last thing he wanted was to wake her up from her well-deserved rest, they had worked late the night before and were exhausted, or to be caught in that gesture of affection, since both were very shy in expressing themselves with too much physical contact despite they were together. Weisz leaned in, her movements careful and deliberate, and he gave her a soft kiss on the cheek. Her skin, though synthetic, was as warm and soft as any human's. She paused for a moment, watching for any sign that she had awakened, but Hermit remained blissfully asleep judging by the lines on her cheeks that remained candy white, which are usually bright red when activated.
Satisfied, the blond boy straightened up and tiptoed out of her room. His plans for today had already been written in his mind since last night, and entering their private workshop located in the garage, he put on his Arsenal tracksuit that made him feel so invincible. He wanted to play the hero, maybe not too dangerous things since Hermit was resting and he would have made her have a stroke, waking her up with some terrible accident, but at least something fun for his hero nerves and vices.
He looked out over the endless landscape of the planet he was and called home. It was a place full of memories, both bitter and sweet. But which, nevertheless, was full of dangers. Or at least that's how it seemed in the eyes of the great super hero.
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As he flew over the city using his beloved suit, his sensors picked up a distress signal from somewhere nearby. He accelerates with great trepidation, the suit's thrusters leaving a trail of blue light across the sky.
Within a few minutes, he arrived to find a seedy corner besieged by a gang of heavily armed bandits who were targeting a family of poor innocent citizens.
Without hesitation, Weisz jumped into the fray. The bandits, taken by surprise by the sudden appearance of a flying armored figure, hastened to organize a defense, starting to pepper him with shell fire. But not only was he covered by the suit, but thanks to it Weisz was too fast for them. He activated his Weiss Cannon, which with his shots disarmed the bandits with pinpoint precision. The enhanced strength of his suit allowed it He managed to neutralize multiple attackers with ease, which made them run away, making the family that had been attacked rejoice.
"Thank you so much sir!" Shouted the little girl of that family, hugging Weisz's leg. "You are a true hero!" Instead, the parents said, still grateful for that last-minute rescue.
Arsenal delicately caressed the little girl's head with his hand covered in a layer of metal, now melted in his body by the spontaneous gesture that little creature had made "I'm just doing what's right."
Saying goodbye to them he restarted his engines, once again traveling aimlessly through the small town.
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Continuing his tour, he made many mini adventures. He helped an elementary school class cross the street, and an elderly woman put away the shopping in her house but there didn't seem to be anything substantial to do that day. That he had blown his opportunity just now? Especially because he had to hide and take off and put back the armor several times since, despite the upgrades, he still struggled to use it? He didn't really know what to say.
"Meow"
A single whine from a kitten caught his attention, and he saw a white one with an orange spot stuck in a tree.
"A cat?"
Under that tree, a poor girl who looked at him worriedly; she had light brown hair but what was more evident to Weisz's eyes was a stunning physique and absolutely busty breasts.
"A BABE!"
That was the signal to do something. Activating the turbo mode metaphorically and otherwise, Weisz rushes to save that little kitten, so precisely that he practically falls from the tree with the whole cat in his arms, having not properly applied the brakes to the suit.
"Oh Holy Mother! Are you okay?" The brunette asks worriedly, before Weisz, or rather Arsenal, shows the kitten still in her hands "SAFE AND SOUND!"
"Thanks thanks thanks!" The girl says, rejoicing and taking the little animal from the boy's arms, while the boy stands up, still shocked by the blow he received in saving him.
"Don't thank me, a guy like me loves saving young ladies like you."
"Uhuhu...what a flatterer"
"And the kitten seems fine" he strokes the kitten gently while the girl looks at him.
“Oh my hero,” the brunette says as she plays along, “May I at least know your name.”
"Arsenal"
"No, I meant your real name, good sir.."
"A hero never reveals his true identity, madame!" The boy said from behind his mask, proud and heroic, gloating over his hypothetical achievement as a hero.
"WEISZ"
Suddenly an electronic strip passes from her suit, transforming into a holographic call that divides Arsenal and the young girl with her kitten.
"Weisz, you forgot your lunch."
It was Hermit, still in her pink flowery pajamas, combing her long blue hair with green undertones while having a bag full of food in front of her in plain sight.
She was used to helping him during his battles, as well as rebuilding and repairing Arsenal when he was broken or bruised, but this morning he had left her sleeping in their bedroom.
Or so he thought.
How long had she been watching him?? And how long had she been monitoring it?? She was laughing her ass off all this time, wasn't she??
"E-er, I'll be right back Madame!" Weisz turns to the side taking Hermit with him, embarrassed "Darling, you shouldn't call me Weisz while I'm in Arsenal" he says agitatedly still in his suit.
“And the only you should call Madame, Weisz, and yet It doesn't seem respected.'
In the suite the boy puffs out his cheeks a lot and blushes, while he sees the blue girl smiling at him a little grimly, but clearly annoyed by his behavior "Come on, go home. Stop being the vigilante for today."
"Y-yes... see you soon"
The call ends and Weisz looks at the woman he helped while still holding the kitten in her arms, who was looking at him amused by the scene of that lovers' spat.
"In the name of justice, I salute you now!"
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“Aren't you mad because I snuck out of the house with Arsenal without telling you anything?”
"No."
"Sure?"
“I can track you down whenever I want, so.."
The girl shakes her head while the boy revels in understanding what is going on in her head, given that since he had returned she seemed a little strange to him, and her air was clearly tense. She was angry.
"Don't tell me you're jealous..."
"Nah" replies Hermit still dressed in her pajamas while she eats some ice cream in a cup, with Weisz who with only his face outside eats his bento full of goodies. They were in their garage used as a workplace for their strangest inventions, which surrounded them all around.
"That Madame just bothered me."
Bingo, he knew it. And indeed Hermit was right to be annoyed by it given some of her past where he hadn't been properly and fair to her. "No that I have ever cheated on her" Weisz thought the first few times, but by learning to be in a real relationship with her he understood that even words like these can be annoying and hurt.
"I see. I was...just in the act. I'm sorry."
The girl looks at him stoically for a few seconds, then sighs and smiles at his guilty face as she finishes her cup, then approaches him "Come on, you know I'm never really mad at you too much." She tells him playfully as she strokes his head softly, ruffling his blonde hair, which is rare for both of them given their huge height difference.
"Hey, wait a minute, I'm usually the one who does this to you.."
"Oh now I can't?"
"Do as you please."
Hermit pats him on the head and then raises his face "Changing topic...your mother isn't here until tonight, do you want to watch a movie?"
The boy looks at her for a moment confused "What does my mother not being here have to do with watching a film?"
At that question the robot girl looks at him up and down and smiles shrewdly, while Weisz blushes finally getting the point. "HERMIT!!" he shouts almost embarrassed.
The blue girl laughs as she winks at him before moving away from him to go and throw away the cup, with the blond that she could do nothing but observe her with her hair completely loose and long fluttering around her.
"Don't tell me Arsenal had time for missions around and not one for his Madame!"
"I would never dare"
"Then put your mask on when you're done eating and go up to our room."
Weisz turns purple as Hermit turns to him, smil
ing mischievously.
"Are you in?"
Weisz shakes his head, chuckling. That girl was truly amazing.
"Yes, I'm in."