The Strange, the Odd and the Weird

by Jet556

Starting on a day filled with fence building, a Red Taz hunt and now the fire alarm going off a startling discovery is made: a photograph of Wendell Barrage, Veronica Victoria and the late Cassius Hagen together as friends! With the mystery of the appearance of a witch doctor who should be a glorified brain in a jar, Lee Ping and Tina Kwee's friend Basil Hagen has his own mystery.

2. Questioning Barrage

Welcome back everyone. Lee, Tina and Barrage will be the Canon characters Basil has the most interaction with. Enjoy and review.

Questioning Barrage

Basil walked to Barrage's office with Tina. Basil wanted to question Barrage and Tina wanted to make sure someone he trusted was there to back him up. There were only six people at A. Nigma that Basil trusted: Lee, Tina, Cam, Holger, Biffy, Cherie… Basil trusted them all! Basil only half trusted Barrage and when questioning someone he only half-trusted, he needed someone that he fully trusted.

"You know I think I liked Blompkins better than Barrage is now." Commented Basil.

This only caused Tina to look at Basil most incredulously. "You can't be serious!"

"No, no. I am. Better Blompkins than a computer with a virus in it."

Tina's eyes widened. "What did you just say?"

"Better Blompkins than a computer with a virus in it. You must see it. There is something different about Barrage. I can't quite put my finger on it but there is something different about him. Sometimes I'll say something and then he just ends up with this blank look on his face."

Then they were at the door of Barrage's office.

"Well, go on in."

"No, no, Tina, ladies first!"

Rolling her eyes, Tina opened the door and walked on in. Basil followed soon after. With Barrage looking at them, Basil's knees started to shake. This did not go unnoticed by Tina or Barrage. How often did Basil show any fear of Barrage?

"What does Quasimodo and Asaji Washizu want?" Barrage asked.

"Hey, wait a minute there is no French blood in me!" objected Basil.

"And my ancestry is Chinese-Indonesian not Japanese." Added Tina.

Barrage gave a glare. If there were a tax on glaring, Barrage would have been a beggar. "What do you two want?" Basil held out his father's journal and turned to the page that had the picture of Barrage, Victoria and Cassius together. Handing it to Barrage, Basil gave a nervous smile. Barrage took a look and then handed it back to Basil. "Your dear old daddy and me were put with VP Victoria by Trans Fishers! I don't know why, go ask him!"

Basil gave a nod. "I see… And can you tell me anything el-"

"Out!"

And with that both Basil and Tina left the office.