Summary: "Hey, Takeo, gimmie your head for a sec, will ya?"
Got reminded of this plotbunny thanks to one of Kai's reblogs and comments on tumblr.
Static
By Dark Ice Dragon
"Hey, Takeo, gimmie your head for a sec, will ya?"
What. Takeo looked away from the TV and saw Tao grinning in the living room doorway, a big purple balloon in his hand.
"…Why?" Takeo asked, eyeing the balloon. It must have something to do with that.
"The children told me about this thing and I wanted to try it out!" Tao said, walking in. He tossed the balloon from hand to hand. "There's nothing suspicious to it. All I'm gonna do is rub your head with it like this-" Tao patted the side of his head with the balloon.
The balloon exploded, making Takeo jerk back and Tao yelp, ducking away.
"Owowow-!" Tao scrubbed the ear that had been closest to the balloon. He shook his head and gave Takeo a wide-eyed mournful look. "It was supposed to make your head stand on end!"
There was a relieved chuckle from behind Tao and Takeo could see Frankenstein standing at the doorway. He was still wearing his labcoat and his hair was tousled – he must have ran up as soon as he heard the explosion.
"Tao," Frankenstein said, "next time, check if the children tell you to play with static electricity."
Tao's expression turned sheepish. "Oooh, so that's what it was… Got it, Boss, will do!"