Neopuff: You're right it bothered me too.
Guest: Thanks for reading and agreeing.
spektor: I so love the fluffiness of that episode.
MoonGirl1155: HOLIX indeed!
I don't own this show, darn it.
"Mixed Signals"
"I don't trust him, Holiday."
"I know Six but this is good for Rex. For the first time since you found him he has someone that can tell him about...him. He's not alone anymore."
"He was never alone."
"I know. He had us. But we're not a good substitute for his past. You know he needed this, don't you?"
"Yes, but there's something about Caesar… something he isn't telling us. He's hiding something."
"Takes one to know one I guess."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Come on Six, you're full of secrets."
"I just don't want the kid to get hurt."
"If he does we'll be there for him like we always have been."
"You don't trust him either, do you?"
"I... I don't know. He's very smart."
"But..."
"But… I don't know. He does seem a little… off."
"I say he's keeping something from us."
"Yes, Six. You've made it abundantly clear that you don't trust him. You mean well Six but there's no need to be paranoid."
"When it comes to Rex, I expect the worse."
"And we are all here to keep an eye on him. With so many people there's no way he can try anything funny."
"You'd be surprised."
"Are you going to be this negative around Rex?"
"Of course not. Rex seems... happy to have found his brother. I'm not going to take that away from him... at least not until Caesar gives me a reason to."
"I guess that's close enough. Where are you going?
I'm going to see what I can dig up on this Caesar Salazar."
"That's probably not a bad idea but I thought White Knight already did that."
"He did it through conventional means. I have other sources."
"What are you talking about?... Oh, you mean your old contacts? From your previous life?"
"Something like that."
"Well, be careful. I don't want you to get hurt either."
"And how will I get hurt?"
"I don't know. It seems to me you keep hinting that your old associates were not the most… civilized of people."
"They were civilized… but ruthless as well."
"Hence, be careful, Six."
"I'll be careful. Keep an eye on Caesar."
"I know. I know. But so far all he's done is tell Rex about his past. Did you know he was born in Switzerland?"
"So I've heard."
"And that his father's from Argentina and his mother was from Mexico?"
"Yes, Rex has been throwing nuggets of information about his past at me the last half hour."
"He's just excited, that's all."
"I understand. But it all seems odd, don't you think that instead of going to look for his brother, Caesar's first objective after escaping from his time warp was to look for the Omega-1 nanite?"
"I guess he didn't know what happened."
"Shouldn't he have tried to find out?"
"Look Six, I don't know what Caesar was thinking. He is a little incongruous."
"A little?"
"Okay, a lot. But the fact remains he is Rex's brother. DNA tests show that. He is helping Rex learn about his past… and he was on the original nanite project. Who better to help us find a cure to this madness?"
"… I know you've been working hard for that cure. If nothing else, maybe Caesar can help…"
"It's all right. You don't have to say it."
"Find a cure for Beverly."
"… Six, I… I… Don't tell him about Beverly."
"Why not?"
"I want him to help find a cure for all the incurables, not just Beverly. If he's biased towards… it might cloud his judgment… like it clouds mine sometimes."
"… Sometimes when something is important to us, a little attachment is not a bad thing. It keeps us going when nothing else can."
"Thanks, Six."
"Ahem, I should be going. My contacts work mostly at night."
"Hmm, I bet. Well, I'll go find Caesar and give him a run down on Rex's biometrics. It's nice to have two people who can monitor Rex."
"I suppose more people to watch Rex isn't a bad thing."
"It is. Are you okay?"
"Of course, why?"
"I guess it seems to be more than just about Caesar."
"What are you talking about?"
"You know Caesar can never replace you, right?"
"… I have no idea what you mean."
"Yes, you do. Six, you were there for Rex when no one else was. You practically raised him."
"We raised him."
"…And Rex will never forget that… or he might one day… but you know what I mean."
…
"We will always be apart of his life."
"I know."
"Good. I'll see you later."
"Holiday?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."