Asylum Paperhat (Villainous AU)

12 - Plans

'Why does this sound so much like a marriage proposal?!' Flug thought over and over again, nervously rubbing his neck while trying to form a sentence. Unfortunately, him looking around didn't help his thought process.

Black Hat only grinned wide as always, still holding the bag-headed man's chin and probably knowing very well how much he flustered his doctor.

"I-I me-mean... I s-surely w-wouldn't mi-mind..." The scientist finally said, almost ready to take his darn bag off just so he wouldn't die because of such a high temperature. A nervous chuckle of his followed the sentence, seemingly trying to ease the situation a bit.

"I knew you wouldn't protest." The demon got his hands gloved, letting go of Flug. "You are really smart, after all."

Suddenly, Black Hat stood up, placing himself in front of the extremely flustered Doctor. The still-sitting man let out a questioning sound, looking up at his patient.

"Tell me..." The grinning creature began, bending in it's waist to be on the same level with the face of the scientist, meanwhile his hands were hid behind him and his one visible eye was squeezed. "...Have you ever dreamed of a lab of your own?"

Flug once again reached for the back of his neck, rubbing it in circles, helping his nervousness, but not his flustered state. It really did relax him, but relaxation only seemed to make his embarrassment worse.

"Er... I ha-have one, but it's re-really not that b-big... I m-mostly do de-designs for va-various things. I m-mean, the-the theory p-parts..." He looks off to the side, unable to look at that forever-smiling face he so admired.

"Why that is exactly what I am offering you, my Dear." Black Hat smiled at his partner in crime once again, then turning around and straightening himself while stepping forward a bit, letting his favorite trench coat wiggle a little because of his rather sharp movements.

"Let me present you my plan. In short, of course." He stared somewhere into the ceiling dreamingly, his hands still behind his back, now visible to Flug. "You see, I have a great place in mind: it's located on an island that I have been keeping an eye on for quite a while now. It's a good place for a base, which I, of course, can materialize. I have a shape in mind, but it would be for the best for a more experienced person like you to consult me and fix any mistakes that might be present. From there, it will be extremely easy to convert the whole island and it's pathetic population." The demon explained, gesturing with his hands on the last parts, truly showing how ready he was for all of the shenanigans above.

Flug was charmed by how powerful and dominant Black Hat sounded, but he still knew that he had to answer.

"T-that seems l-like q-quite a h-head start, I-I can su-surely agree on t-that." The scientist concluded, still seeming a bit puzzled by something though.

The villain turned around, glancing at his doctor and seeing his unsure state.

"Are you hesitant of something, my Dear?" He still smiled, more or less calmly this time. "Don't be shy to ask a question. I need to make sure I clarified at least the most part of this to you."

Those words warmed the bag-headed man's heart, because they showed him that Black Hat didn't just invite him to conquer the world with him and forgot about it, he actually thought about him. It would be an understatement to say that Flug was surprised that someone actually included him into something.

"I do h-have a question, a-actually... Uhm... Why a-are y-you... p-putting so m-much faith in-into m-my abilities?..." The sitting man questioned, hugging himself a little.

The patient didn't even give it a second of thought, chuckling slightly at how amusingly embarrassed the Doctor was.

"Well, am I wrong?" He closed the distance between them, bending towards his partner in crime once more. "Besides, would someone stupid invent something not really necessary, just for their own use? Your goggles are still quite remarkable in my perspective, my Dear." He then straightened again, his hands now idling behind him.