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Robert is keeping two secrets from his team.
1. He actually enjoys their company (mostly).
2. He doesn't need the subtitles to understand the K-Drama they just forced him to watch.
A two-part story about a heritage erased, a team that misses the obvious, and the inevitable moment the truth comes out.
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A/N: This is based on the fact from one of the developers that Robert was originally intended to be half-Korean in early development, but the concept got scrapped because of similarities to Mark Grayson from Invincible. We were ROBBED.
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19 Feb 2026
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As much as he tries to shrug it off, Robert's body is not going to let him forget that he had just endured some pretty bad internal bleeding from being tortured.
Getting thrown around as Mecha Man by Shroud’s stupid spider-mech and getting dropped on the ground definitely isn’t speeding up the recovery either.
After giving the people who care about him a scare, it's clear that some reflections are overdue.
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Robert’s stubborn ass gets properly sent to the hospital.
Finally.
Post canon story written with Heroic Visi/Spare Shroud/No romance ending in mind.
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19 Feb 2026
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"Robert, what the fuck is going on? Are you actually getting a new job or something?" Punch Up asked. "I get that it's none of our business, but..."
"What? No, I'm not getting a new job," Robert said, and the surprise at least sounded completely honest in his voice. He paused, and Flambae could almost feel the wheels turning in his head even across the distance as he tried to decide how much to tell them.
There was a pause.
"I wasn't going on a date. And I'm not getting another job. I was going to a funeral," he said finally.
"Oh," Mal said quietly.
"My condolences," Coop added a little louder.
"I..." Robert started and then swallowed.
"You don't have to explain," Flambae said, because yeah. Okay, this really wasn't their business, even if he wished Robert knew that he could lean on them if he needed.
"No, it's part of the job," Robert continued, though that made no fucking sense. "I was Mecha Man for... god, more than fifteen years. I had about two dozen make-a-wish kids. And I try to keep in contact, if the parents are willing."
Oh.
Oh, Jesus.
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16 Feb 2026
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"Ladies, gentleman and other assorted motherfuckers," Courtney started as everyone on the Z-team finally settled down in the conference room, "Thank you for attending this very important meeting."
"What the fuck is this about again?" Alice asked, already scrolling her phone, and bobbing her head slightly to whatever music she was listening to. At least she only had one earbud in. That usually meant she was paying rapt attention despite appearances.
"This," Courtney said, pulling the small instrument from her pocket in a rather theatrical fashion, "is the black box of the Mecha Man suit."
To her disappointment, her announcement only raised a few eyebrows, instead of the loud cheering she expected. What an ungrateful bunch of losers.
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16 Feb 2026
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“So when I said I’m afraid I’ll fail you…”
His voice softened to something he didn’t recognize.
“…I mean, I’ve already failed you once. And I don’t get many second chances.”
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16 Feb 2026