Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Great Minds. Enjoy the 2600-word chapter. I do not own MHA Shonen Jump, Kohei Horikoshi, and a few others do.
Z dusted off a few dozen machines which he guessed had not been opened for years.
"You know most of the stuff in here can be used and probably labeled as weapons, right? Half of the beakers in this room I am pretty sure qualify as actual weapons." Z stated.
"That wasn't as bad as last time." Z heard.
"Y-you don't remember the last time," Z stated before he sighed and then rubbed at his temples.
His hands shook as he realized he was freaking out a tad, he was freaking out in ways he could not comprehend, ways he wished to comprehend.
He knew blasted well how it had gone last time, there was nothing there, nothing at all when he had attempted to remind her just what had happened last time.
Though? Being fair? He was not exactly able to argue, not that he wished to… Not that he would. There were a lot of things that he could not deal with at the end of the day.
Such was life and life seemed odd to Z, it had a lot of mathematical value but it was so odd to him at the end of the day, so much was growing in his mind.
He had been able to figure it all out as he paused to let it all crash over him. it had been so odd and so mysterious in different ways, different ways he had coveted and wished to embrace.
Melissa looked at him with what he could only assume was pity in his eyes… Granted? The boy would not admit he was thrown off by such a thing… Thrown off more but a bit distracted more.
"You know when I… When I heard what was on the news? I did not buy it. The truth is often worse than people are led to believe." Z stated.
It was not an insult; she knew it was not an insult but it still stung and she knew why. She had known her father and she had known exactly how much he loved All Might. He had been the most devoted man to the hero to the point it killed most of his life.
The problem? She knew All Might even at his lowest would not have approved of using villains, hurting people to try and get more profit… To try and save face, it was not going to be done well but it would be done at least.
She knew exactly why it had ceased to be, exactly why it had been harmful to view it a different way. The chaos on her mind when it had been through something that needed to have occurred once more and occurred well enough.
That was not something she had wished to do but it would be occurring sometime soon, sooner or later at the end of the day, so much the better at any rate she had tried.
She sighed to try and figure it out once more as she paused to try and figure it out. Z was too silent before she looked to the side.
Z was too interested in it for now, she had been too interested in what was growing for now.
She was too interested before she seemed to think of it once more before she looked to the side when it came down to it. Z seemed to be done and thought of it now and for good reason.
Melissa was silent as she looked at Z seemed to be thinking of it all when she thought once more and more with each little option as she seemed to grasp for now.
"You know you don't talk as much as you used to, Z," Melissa stated as she dusted off several tools and beakers.
"Maybe because I know more and more that this is too insane when it comes down to it," Z stated before he sighed and rubbed at his temples.
She thought once more as she paused to grasp it.
She had been too eager to think of it once more, something about it all came crashing down. Z was silent, rubbing at his temples as he thought of it.
Z seemed to be done and dusted with it for now, rubbing at his arms as he looked at her. Z seemed to be over now; she would continue to grasp it all.
Z seemed to be done and dusted, too eager to grasp it all be done and dusted as she looked to the side as she wished to be over it.
He sighed to himself as Melissa seemed to walk around the length of the room, she was growing in it all when it came crashing to the ground once more as it was all said to deal with for now.
"You are ok," Melissa stated to which Z seemed to look to the side before she thought of it for now.
She knew more and more and more, too unsure of how Z was bothered for now.
She did not want it to be over, they had a LOT more to deal with now, and for good reason, something about it all was said and done.
Z was always odd, very odd when push went to shove, she and he were different people, very different people but it was clear that both were enjoying life at the end of the day.
Both were still scientists and both were still in their way trying to think and act a certain way, now and for good reason had they managed something that had to be done and dusted a certain way.
All of them were different, very much so when it came down to it the end now. It was clear every single little thing would only make things harder and harder.
All of it? All of it was odder and odder, something which had been done and dusted at the time being.
She seemed to be done and dusted now… All of it was odd, very odd now.
He of all people simply did not see it that way… Not at all, something that he had been used to now.
Still? He held onto it, held it tightly as if it was a good luck charm. Z knew better than to bring it up now, better than to entirely think of it all the way he had to figure it out.
She did not at all know it now nor ever, all of it stung like a gnat and he was not so callous as to mock the chaos that had been in her life.
"You should know there are some things even I cannot stand even now," Z stated before he sighed and looked to the sides, something that made him shy.
He was quiet, much more so than before…. All of it had hurt him in ways he could not exactly forgive at all, he held onto too much than before, something about it all had been something to deal with for now.
Melissa was always going to make him feel amused at the end of the day, something about it all made him curious as to how it was and would be, something about it all was harder and harder to deal with.
An idea which had to be done now at the time… All of it was harder and harder to figure out… Something about Melissa was odder and odder for it all to come to terms.
Melissa seemed to be thinking of it all before she looked to the side, something that needed to be done and dusted and Z was amused.
She had been too interested, something about it all became harder and harder to think of it all before now.
She looked downwards at the ground and then thought of it as a joke, a part of herself she was not at all in control of, it felt like tiresome work, an idea that had long since been abandoned for the sake of it.
"You are usually quiet, Z. I have never seen you attempt something you will not at all… You have been busy with other projects, no?" Melissa asked to which Z hummed, simply shrugging to himself before he looked to the side.
Something about it all had been harder and harder to think about, something which had been harder to believe. Something about it all had made him chuckle as Z hummed, thinking of it all had been a tiresome act before now.
Z hummed, only curious as to what her intentions would have been, curious in this that he would not have been able to think of.
If it was anything else? He might have turned down helping Melissa. Why? Because he knew it would be a fleeting thing.
Z could not for the life of him understand what was going through his mind… He was just too amused in it all for him to do a lot… Granted? He had PLENTY of ideas about how to get work done… But most were hard to deal with… And to even think about doing them? He had little to no idea.
Melissa was silent as to how it should have been and how it would have been amusing to him if nothing else… He had to relax… To think.
She was an odd woman but she had brilliant ideas at the time being… She had been too interested in it all before he looked towards the ground.
"It is nice to deal with you again… It was always a pleasure helping you work, M," Z stated before he hummed… Too tired to say much.
He had a lot more to deal with it for now… He had been amused by it all back and forth now… Something about it all had been amusing now.
He could not for the life of him seem to understand HOW this would be or how it would have been too interested in something beyond this. He wanted to help but it would help at the time being… He had a lot more to try and figure out.
They had a lot more to deal with, a lot more to try and figure it out now… They had a LOT of work left to deal with and the more one had to deal with? Well, the more Z knew that Minerva was going to be doing something liable to get them into serious trouble.
Something about it all almost made Z curious as to how it would have been… Something within them all had been more than enough, not that he had much issue with trying it.
She knew that Z was trying to help but she had little need for help at a point where none of them needed it… Something about it all had been too interesting for now.
Granted? Both were tired, both were exhausted and it was something which had been dragging her through the mud.
Something about it all had been enough to crack them in half. Z was the rock she needed at times but she was also aware of this fact because both had been through the worst.
"How's your sister?" Melissa asked to which Z was silent.
"She is ok… Been wondering what I am doing. Why?" Z asked before he looked towards the ground.
Something about it all had been amusing… Not that one would find it to be as amusing. Something which would not help, it would not help much at the time but it would be funny now either way… Not that one would blame either for what had been going on, knowing it was hard enough on them already.
Not that he would ever admit it to her.
Z found a lot of details about this confusing but it was due to how he felt that he was willing to do something chaotic for now…
This was a LOT more hectic than he had wished to have done. Both times they needed to have thought of it all differently for now.
Though? Z was odd like that, she was odd. Melissa hummed and then looked at the time being, they had to relax, and for now? There was too much for now… It would have been too much for now.
Z hummed and then looked to the side, too interested at the end of the idea… She hummed and cracked her fingers.
They had a LOT more to deal with for now, an idea like what was going on would not help for now.
She and he both thought of it differently… The idea cut through their mind for now and for good reason. It was a lot more to deal with.
To be fair? There was a lot more to try and think of it all as he cracked his fingers.
He looked at the ground and then relaxed once more as he paused to himself… Now? Melissa hummed to try and relax for the end of the deal….
Z being Z? He simply relaxed to himself and then relaxed for now. He could only attempt so much before it came crashing down, Melissa would do a lot of things but she would not allow it to end.
"You have been a lot quieter than you usually are, Z…?" Melissa stated to which he would have shrugged if it was not tired.
He was curious, he was far too curious for what Melissa was planning. Still? He pretended to think he could have dealt with it for now.
Z hummed, cracking his fingers, and then looked to the side…. There were a lot of different problems for now.
Melissa seemed to be tapping her foot on the ground, wiggling her toes in anger as she paused to try and think of it.
"I'm more worried about you than anything," Z stated, crossing his arms, and then looking at the rest of the room.
He had a lot more to try and assume as Melissa seemed to turn, tapping her foot on the ground. They had a lot more to try and figure it out.
Z sighed and leaned on the wall, too tired and too thrown off. Melissa was many things… But she was still his friend and he wanted to help her for now.
Problem? He did not know how he wanted to help her, the more he tried. The more he knew better than this for now.
Though? Z would not try and stop her. Melissa was a LOT of different things; she was still at the end of the day one of the best engineers in the world and he knew better than to attempt to deal with hurting her feelings in the process.
That was the hard part to deal with for now… She had been too much to deal with for now and then thought of it all for now.
Melissa seemed to be dealt with… An idea within him had been too much for now and it would have been too tiring.
Z seemed to be dealt with for now and Melissa hummed and then thought of what was occurring now and good reason.
He had not been too distracted now at the time being. Melissa seemed to be distracted as she paused to think of it all now and it had been more tiresome now and for a good reason.
Melissa seemed to be dealt with as she paused to relax for now and then they thought of what was going on.
Author Notes
Phew. Another chapter is done! I want to point out that the next chapter will be in 2-10 months and will be 900-6500 words as well as show a flashback of Z and Melissa. Until then? Lighting Wolf is out!