Dedicated to gblack7, who came up with 'E is for Electromagnetism'.
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Zero resistance. Faster bike.
Tadashi kept these in mind as he kept hard at work. He was lucky that he even had enough time to work on his project. These days, the company he was working for was looking for better robots, with better results, and bigger sales.
He was honestly getting tired of it all, but there were perks to his job. The pay. The lab. The beautiful equipment he was allowed to work with. And once he had enough to... The thought made him blush, but it was the truth, anyway... Once he had enough to buy a house for him and his future family (he wistfully thought of GoGo), he'd quit, and do something more with his life.
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"So that's why you haven't quit yet!" Hiro cried out. "I knew you hated that job!"
The older brother sighed. "They're all about the money. I thought it would be great working for them, but I was wrong." He recalls telling the same thing to GoGo a few months ago, who looked furious.
"You shouldn't be forced to work in such a... Toxic workplace!"
"I have my reasons, okay?"
"... Fine. But don't come crying to me when it doesn't work out."
"This one's actually going to be pretty short, though," Tadashi commented.
"Huh? Why?"
"Well, when I thought this one out, I kinda meant for it to be a continuation to Plan D. I didn't really get her a ring, you see."
"What does that have to do with Electromagnetics?"
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Tadashi frowned to himself as he stared at his (hopefully) finished product. It had taken him almost a year in total to finish this one up, but he was pretty sure that it was worth the effort. When it came to GoGo, it was always worth the effort.
After proposing to her in the Lucky Cat Cafe and assuring her that, yes, he had really proposed, he had been on the search for the perfect ring. He was lucky that he and GoGo had decided not to get married right then and there - in fact, they were thinking of getting married much later in life. It was the thought that counted, anyway.
And, well... They hadn't really told the gang that they were engaged yet. Which was why Tadashi wanted to propose to GoGo properly, with a gorgeous ring.
But when it came down to it, Tadashi knew deep in his heart that while his girlfriend would most likely accept any ring that came from him, she wasn't exactly a 'Gold, Silver and Diamonds' kind of girl. That in mind, he told Aunt Cass (secretly, of course) that his mother's ring was, while beautiful in all it's silver band and twin sapphires glory, it wasn't the right ring for GoGo, and told her to save it for Hiro.
If his little brother ever got married.
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"Hey!" Hiro pouted. Tadashi smirked.
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So, he was stumped. A ring that wasn't made of gold or diamonds was... Well, you didn't see any rings like that nowadays. He wanted something defined both her and their relationship, but he didn't know how.
Until he picked her up from work one evening and got a sudden wave of nostalgia as he saw her working on a certain bike with electromagnetic suspension wheels.
Tadashi started his research; small doses, at first. He asked Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Hiro for help. After all, electromagnetics wasn't his field of expertise, and he didn't want to exactly ask for help from the actual master at electromagnetics. This was something for her, anyway.
Books and online research were his sanctuary for a couple months, and when he was finished with that, he went shopping for some very expensive materials.
Let's just say that Tony Stark would be jealous of the credit card bill Tadashi was racking up.
Once the materials were all ready, he started to get to work. This took even more takes than Baymax, but luckily, they didn't take up too much time because this was, well, a teeny tiny thing that didn't actually have a function except for, well, being a ring.
But near the end of the year Tadashi had spent on this ring, he had finally come up with an end product - an engagement ring. A proper one, fit for Leiko Tanaka.
The band was made of unbreakable steel alloy, fit perfectly on GoGo's ring finger (thanks to Honey Lemon, who had discreetly got GoGo's ring size), and was painted a beautiful silver chrome. Where a diamond would normally be, was a small disc. The disc was colored in alternate gold and purple paint, and had their initials stamped on it. The disc was kept in place with the same kind of mechanism GoGo used to keep her bike wheels in place, and spun like the wheels on her bike, too.
All in all, Tadashi was pretty sure that this was 'it'. All that was left was to propose formally.
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"The details are a bit sketchy, but I was planning in this one to propose during Wasabi's birthday."
"Uh, why Wasabi's birthday?"
Tadashi grinned. "Because he always celebrates his birthday at five star restaurants. I've always wanted to do those things in restaurants where you tap a champagne glass, and everyone looks at you, and then..." his voice died down as Hiro put Plan E in the 'Maybe' pile. "Why?"
"Because Electromagnetics won't take you a year to perfect," Hiro explained. "It's a great effort. But it'll take time. And I think you want to propose to GoGo before you're what, forty?"
Tadashi frowned. "Fine."
"But, it's a nice plan. So that's why it's in the Maybe pile." Hiro smiled contentedly. "I still like that idea of you proposing with a doughnut, though."
"You are never going to give that up, aren't you?"
"Just tell me what 'F' is for," Hiro said, biting back a smile.
"F is for our favorite school mascot."
"...Oh, no."
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Sorry for the huge delay! I know I usually do daily updates for this, but I skipped a day. My laptop charger is broken and I just got my dad to let me borrow his charger. I'm still saving to buy another charger, so let's hope dad doesn't rip this charger away from me /cries
What are your thoughts in this chapter? This was more on Tadashi's musings on proposing to GoGo. I just realized how Tadashi-centric this is, but don't worry. There will be a few chapters where we get to see more of GoGo's side to all of this madness. I also know this chapter doesn't have too much Tomadashi, but I had to take a break from the Tomadashi fluffiness from Plans C & D. I will literally fluff myself to death if I don't take a break from it.
Speaking of Plan C, I would like to encourage you all to read that chapter while listening to the song Shut up and Dance with Me by Walk the Moon. It is a perfect fit, even though it isn't EDM. I (and ayinvui, my dear child) fell in love with it, and how Tomadashi it was.
So... F is for Fred! Next one will be a bit more on the humorous side, so stay tuned for that.
Don't forget to prompt me on letters that haven't been done yet - I can't promise to do them all, but I'll do most of them.
Cheers!
/flies away on a Nimbus 2000
