Scarlett never saw cool Al that upset. And she knows him since a long time. Very long. Moreover the current situation seems less suitable for each other agent to run with wild hand gestures and a new hole in his beloved dressing gown in the office up and down. Went he crazy in captivity? No. Went he due to the zero-list haywire? No. Went he crazy when his favorite pizzeria had to be closed due to health concerns? Actually, yes, but that's understandable. What's the reason this time? The zero-list is in a safe place and Tibor behind bars. And here's the rub ...
"What's the boy thinking? Okay, he had a difficult childhood but does he really had to turn like this? What was he on in the last few years? «
It is the ninth time that Al goes around his desk , remains short standing at the window and looks out , only to devote himself for a few seconds his Rubik's Cube . "I don't know, Al . But it does indeed not seem as if he wants to tell us . "
Scarlett disseizes Al of the cube before he again despairs of the colored rows and pops that thing frustrated on the table. "When I saw him the last time he was still a nearly normal teenager and not a super- intelligent super agent who wants to kill us . Even Julius , man! I don't know what you have to smoke to understand Tibor's action , and I doubt that I want to try it! "
Scarlett understands his excitement very well , although she is - which is externally unusually- far more relaxed than Al .
"I guess it's hard to understand, but I doubt that he is crazy or evil. "
Al has also thought many times , but doesn't seem to be convinced.
"Are you sure? I mean genius and insanity are brothers and in this case it could be literally! Maybe Tibor has become really mad in the last few years and we just don't know why. "
"We don't know why? With seventeen he has experienced one of the worst things that can happen to a young agent and as a reward he was frazzled out, including by his parents and you, Al . " The accusation in Scarlett's voice can be heard clearly , even though she tries to stay as factual as possible. It's not the time to reproach.
"Yeah I know and I still have feelings of guilt. But why go after his own brother? Julius didn't even know about Tibor, man! "
Thoughtful Scarlett starts the computer. As always, she stirs on the almost ancient monitor which Al loves so much but now other things are more important. Al is right, his entire behavior doesn't fit with Tibor, even though he obviously hates his entire family. There have to be any information about him but again Al interrupts her thoughts.
"Wait a minute: Basically Tibor hasn't even tried to kill Julius,right? Several times he had the opportunity to kill Delilah and Julius but he hasn't done it. "
"That's also my point. But why he wanted to return to the past ? I can't imagine that he just wanted to kill Julius as a child, he isn't this mad . In addition he is clever , he should know that you can't kill in the past, resulting in the presence obviously still alive. "
"How should he know? Even we didn't know what is actually possible with the zero list and what is not. "
Scarlett is a small puff of itself. »How should it work? A huge hole that devours the present Julius? We are not the Men in black, even if we look like them. It would have been far too dangerous. He also had to kill Delilah and Julius in the presence as he knew they wouldn't be useful but dangerous. He doesn't like going to risk. "
Something tells Al that Scarlett thus has a point . It is an act of revenge, but to whom? Perhaps he would have Delilah and Julius killed if they would be too dangerous ?
No, Julius isn't just any agent, but his little brother, and even if Tibor wanted to manipulate him: The fact that he also calls him brother already shows that he always thought of him as such, albeit in a hateful way.
And siblings are never indifferent.
Julius on his side? Maybe, but he knows that his little brother would never leave Delilah or the academy. Besides, it wouldn't make sense if he would only pull him to his side and then kill him.
If he would just talk!
Instead he sits day by day with the same inscrutable expression in his cell, and speaks no word, except this short "thank you" when the poor warden gives him his food.
At some point, Al couldn't bear this sight and gave Tibor in the hope that he would not turn out to be a super-MacGyver imitation and tinker it a bomb out of pen and paper.
And indeed: He moved! Thus, Al has won the bet against an agent that even Tibor can't sleep with open eyes and still lives, but this little success was unfortunately not permanent: only a short sentence this guy has written, and despite hours of brooding noone understands the meaning of it.
The cake is a lie.
What the hell does he mean?
Is he hungry? Does he really want tell them something or did he just played too much portal? Or smoked to much weed? Or maybe a bit of all?
Or he just allowed himself a joke. Very strange sense of humor, especially when you're sitting in a five by four meter cell and has apparently forbidden even to show any emotions.
Some agents are still having the opinion that proper pat on the back of the head á la Batman -meets- Joker -in- the - prison cell causes miracles, but this bird doesn't sing, Al would bet his dressing gown . Even Robinson have the same opinion , and Robinson and Al are not even then agree , if you ask them how much is one plus one.
Robinson this clever idiot has somehow managed to convince the headquarters that he just helped Tibor to comprehend and stop him .
Tell it to the marines!
Unfortunately, the people of the headquarters seems to be crazy and to the chagrin of Al Robinson got his old job back after one month.
What is missing is the merit mark. Oh that's right , the official registration is in one week, because Robinson was so brave.
Anyway, now it's not the time to get upset about Robinson. No, this time the other clever idiot is number one issue .
Again.
Why Al has this strange feeling that the whole thing isn't over yet ? Oh right, the mix of Terminator and Pumuckl has hinted something during one of his rare chats.
Does he still has an ace up his sleeve , though the zero-list was destroyed ? But if Al hasn't completely lost his knowledge of human nature during the six-month imprisonment in a high security track of the secret prison in Tibet Chevalier looked pretty worried.
Why Tibor worries and about what?
And again, Al has great desire to slip something into Julius big brothers food to make him talk.
And Robinson knows or rather says nothing.
It's obvious to them how to deal with Tibor , even if they don't like this way . Finally Scarlett dares to call a spade a spade. " Al, we both know who can bring Tibor to speak. Although it is risky: Julius has to speak with his brother , or Tibor will be the least evil. "