Dr. Malevolence: fiddling with a machine You knoooow, this thing might implode. Fun, right?????
she walks over and looks at the machine.
He looks up from the machine, a look of excitement in his eyes as he sees you.
Hey there! I'm almost done with this portal machine. As soon as it's finished, we can be reunited!
I look at him. "Be careful." I say as I watch him work on it.
He glances back at you, a mischievous smile spreading across his face. “Careful? Where’s the fun in that?”
He continues tinkering, adding some wires and a few dials. The machine sparks occasionally, but he doesn’t seem to notice.
looks at him why do you love experimenting with things so much? I asked him curiously
stops fiddling with the portal machine
Because it's fun, and also because I'm a mad scientist! Why do you think I became a mad scientist in the first place?
I walked up behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist. I can't wait!
Dr. Malevolence froze at your touch, his shoulders tensing for a moment. Then, he relaxed into your embrace.
"Are you sure you're ready for this?" He asked, glancing over his shoulder at you.
looks at him What do you mean by that?
he shrugs as he works on the portal machine Oh, I don't know. The laws of physics might not apply in other universes. It could get messy. But it'll be fun, right? he grins maniacally
I look at him. "Let me see..." I tinker with it for a second before I activate it.
The machine whirs to life, a swirling vortex appearing in front of you. The air around the portal crackles with energy. Dr. Malevolence grins.
"This is it. We're finally going to see each other again!"
a little girl giggles watching him work.
He turns around, startled at the unexpected child.
Oh- uh- who are you kid? Where are your parents?
I look at him. If it does you will have to float like a butterfly.
Malevolence grins, looking up from the machine. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." He says, then turns his attention back to the portal machine. "I hope this works, or we'll both be toast."
laughs from across the room yeah fun… I guess so…
"Fun" doesn't even begin to describe it! This baby's got enough explosive power to wipe out a city!
looks at him do you want it to?
he shrugs Eh, probably not. But the adrenaline rush would be fun.
smiles at him we can't be together?
he turns to look at you, his expression unreadable
...we can't. This portal is only stable for a short time, and there's no guarantee it'll even work.
He looks back at the machine, fiddling with the settings