The shows Robotics;Notes and Steins;Gate are property of Japan's Production I.G, as are all the characters portrayed within this story and the root storyline ideas I've built upon for a possible and quite probable future based on the story timelines and directions themselves. My full respect goes to Production I.G. for creating the perfect meshed single anime world I've seen in decades. Thank you for Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate and of course, the ever so enjoyable Robotics;Notes.
"BY THE BLESSING OF THE SEVEN GODDESSES, I NOW MAKE MY ADVENT OF FOUR HUNDRED LIGHT YEARS!" - Mr. Pleiades/Subaru Hidaka
Robotics; Notes – The Man Behind the Mask
Act 1
Lost in thought Subaru Hidaka limped along, dragging his wheeled suitcase behind him, thinking back to how this all began. He was a loner, a man without a friend in the World. How did things change? Despite the pain, despite the injuries, despite the potential loss of the entire World he found the resolve to fight harder than ever, to find that which he never thought possible in his life, friendship...and love.
"What's wrong, Subaru?", Junna Daitoku asked of possibly her best friend in the World. Just a few years back they were strangers, now he had become not only her best friend but her surrogate brother, always watching over and protecting the somewhat shy often flustered girl she was known to be. In the last few years she too had grown. She'd learned to trust and to believe in herself and she owed it all to her big brother and the friends that brought them together.
"Just thinking of Kaito and Akito," Subaru admitted knowing it would bring up a sore subject to both Jun and himself.
"They're gone, Subaru. They're in a better place now." Jun answered sadly shaking her head, "It's just the three of us now".
"Four!" Subaru happily corrected Jun.
"Yes, four." Jun smiled knowing full well she shouldn't forget her own adopted big sister, "We can't forget your fiancee now can we?" Jun giggled.
Defensively. Subaru snapped back, "She's my girlfriend! Not my fiancee!"
"Yet," Jun giggled, "but we all know that will be changing soon won't we? You're going to meet her family this weekend aren't you?" Jun inquired playfully.
"Well...yes," stuttered Subaru "but I haven't asked her the other question yet, so please don't call her my fiancee. She'll probably turn me down anyway".
"Trust me," Jun responded with a confidence he'd never quite seen in her "she already knows the answer. She's just waiting for you to man up and ask the question".
Quickly changing the subject Subaru snapped at his little sister, "and why so gloomy over Kaito and Akito, Jun. You're acting like they died or something. Kaito went off to follow his dream in the space program and we all knew after the kiss she wouldn't let him go anywhere without her" . Subaru smiled that smirky smile he used to be known to smile under that mask he wore, oh so many, years ago.
Jun began to smile herself, continuing Subaru's thought while getting one more shot in "and everyone knows that all this time he was in fact her dream, and we all know who your dream is".
Just as Subaru was about to issue a non-denying denial his phone rang a particularly familiar ringtone causing Jun to break into laughter over Subaru's flustered red-faced look.
"Speak of the devil" Jun laughed "or is that your angel" Jun continued jokingly.
Subaru answered the phone shyly, almost trying to hide it, and his words from Jun, but with her standing only two to three feet away from him it just wasn't happening no matter how hard he tried.
"Hi, honey" Subaru spoke in a hushed tone. "Just hanging with Jun. We're headed over to see Frau now" he continued. "Yes, I'll ask her about you borrowing a costume but I kinda have mine already. It's something special for you. Something I haven't told you about yet".
A stunned look fell across Jun's face. "Could it be?!" she thought to herself. "Is he actually finally about to share his best kept secret with his dearest lady". She thought that part of his life would only ever be open to Kaito, Akito, Frau and herself. She was stunned he was about to let the cat out of the bag; stunned but happy. If there was ever a question on that last .0001 % chance of getting a no from his lady this would be the deal-sealer to make it a perfect 100%.
"Honey, we're at Frau's place. I better get off the phone before getting on her intercom. You know how she is about being spied on" he giggled. "Pick me up here after work?".
Jun watched as Subaru's face became an even redder shade than she thought possible.
"Here baby?! now?!" Subaru almost begged the girl on the other end of the phone, "but honey, Jun is right next to me. She'll hear." Flustered, he tried begging for forgiveness not even realizing what he said wrong "okay! okay! I love you baby." Subaru proclaimed defeated by his very emotions not wanting to disappoint the first girl to ever give him the time of day, delivering a muffled kiss into the phone as Jun watched on giggling with an uncharacteristic evil smile on her face. "Frau is definitely rubbing off on her and not in a good way" Subaru thought to himself. "See you soon" Subaru confirmed with a happy grin just before hanging up his phone.
A cold chill ran down Subaru's spine as he began to realize that Jun and he had in fact reached the end of thier short but somewhat dreaded (on his part) journey.
"What's wrong, Subaru?" Jun asked with a hint of concern.
"We're here." Subaru responded in a fearful way.
A face popped on the security viewscreen on the door in front of them. The blonde, somewhat beautiful but also somewhat bonkers face of the girl they knew as Frau Koujiro appeared demanding an answer to a question they knew all too well.
"Password?!" she demanded.
"What's today's password, Subaru?" Jun inquired.
"I refuse to say it!" Subaru snapped at Frau just to see the security screen go blank.
"We aren't getting in there unless you give the password and you know she'll only accept it from you" Jun spoke the words but the thought was Subaru's own.
"But I just can't say it." Subaru begged.
"You have to!" Jun chided.
Subaru bowed his head with a heavy sigh knowing Frau did indeed get a kick out of shaming him for her own pleasure. Ever since the nude picture in glasses he sent her "accidentally" went viral he knew exactly who was in charge.
"I'll do it." he finally said the words giving in.
As if by magic, Frau's face popped back on the security screen before them "Password?!" she once again demanded.
"Boys..." Subaru spoke in a somewhat muffled voice no one could hear.
"PASSWORD?!" Frau demanded harshly.
Finally giving in Subaru spoke up with a hint of shame in his voice "Boys love to make passes at boys who wear glasses!".
"Enter!" Frau spoke just before disappearing from the screen. The door latch unlocked.