"Man, I did not think that you'd have such noble thoughts!" Thankappan replied.
"Ha! Surprised?" Ponnappan smirked.
"Well, when I said I didn't think so, I ant I still don't think that you would have such noble thoughts. So, what's up? Why are you acting like this, huh?" Thankappan asked.
"What do you an? This is no act! It's my honest belief." Ponnappan replied.
"Sure, man. If that's how you wanna put it as. I'll act as if I believe your words." Thankappan replied.
Ponnappan sighed. "I just can't make you think otherwise, huh?"
"There are reasons behind my belief. So, yea. You can't." Thankappan replied.
"And what would that reason be?" Ponnappan asked, slightly curious about it.
"You see, why would YOU, the embodint of loyalty towards the MIB do sothing like this. I an, in my entire tenure in this base, I've never seen you do sothing like this. I an, you're pro-MIB, right? I feel like it's an elaborate setup for sothing rather than a simple dream." Thankappan spoke his mind.
"Hmm, that is where you went wrong. Haven't done anything like this, you say? What about Ajish's spare parts shop, huh? It's an illegal establishnt in MIB's eyes, isn't it? So, that directly contradicts your statent." Ponnappan shrugged.
"That's different." The junior agent replied.
"How co? It literally goes against what you said. So, why is that any different from what I'm trying to do?" The commanding officer asked.
"Well, I'll agree with one thing. Ajish's shop is very anti-MIB of you. However, think about it. You have nothing to lose by supporting such an establishnt. Rather, you gain sothing by this transaction. I an, gaining alien tech is certainly a good deal, isn't it?" Thankappan paused for a while before continuing. "However, this scenario doesn't benefit you in any way, shape or form, which makes think Why? Why would the commanding officer, an ultimate opportunist, do sothing like this? What is there for him to gain?" He posed another question before him.
Ponnappan sighed yet again after hearing this. "Okay, let see. First, you accuse of being pro-MIB. Then, you accuse of doing sothing anti-MIB, saying that I have a cash grabbing ntality. And now, you accuse of having an anti-MIB ntality, saying that I have so kind of ulterior motive for doing sothing my heart asks to do. Now tell , how am I supposed to take your words seriously and give you a proper answer? I an, you'll find so wonky counter for that as well, won't you?" He asked.
"Well" Thankappan shrugged, since he was planning to do exactly that.
"So, yea. Believe if you wanna. I don't really care. It's your choice to, after all." Ponnappan replied.
The junior agent thought for a while before replying. "Just this once. I'm gonna listen to what you have to say just this once. Hell, you could've just placed an order on to listen and I would've, now that I think about it." He spoke.
"Nah, I didn't want your attention that way. I wanted you to listen for real, rather than bearing a grudge against for listening sothing I asked you to listen." Ponnappan spoke.
"The more you say shit like this, the more suspicious I get of your actions. So, let's skip over it and speak about the important stuff." Thankappan suggested.
"Ah, yes. Let's do that." Ponnappan nodded his head in agreent. "By the way, just a few minutes ago, why did you say that having Scarlet under our protection here isn't practical?" He asked.
"Ha, you know about Scarlet's skill, right?" Thankappan asked.
"The invisibility one? Yes. The Glorans were pretty quick in giving his profile." Ponnappan replied.
"I see. Anyway, that's the reason." Thankappan replied.
"What is?"
"That he is invisible."
Ponnappan looked baffled as he heard the reply. "How would that be a problem?" He asked.
"He could escape your facility at any given ti if he wants to." Thankappan replied.
"Hey! I'm not gonna-" Scarlet tried defending himself, however before he could do so, Thankappan interjected.
"I know that. However, our commanding officer here isn't soone who trusts people that easily." He replied.
"Where did you even co to know about stuff like this?" Ponnappan asked, showing off a bizarre expression.
"Ah, I got a profile on you before I ca here. It said quite extensively about your behavioral pattern." Thankappan replied.
"So, what you're saying is that everything you judged off of is from so profile that you read about , which was written by MIB officials, right?" Ponnappan asked, to which Thankappan nodded his head. "No wonder why you thought of like that. I acted as the loyal version before them so that they won't sketch . I never thought that you would believe in sothing like that after spending months here." He replied.
"Well, I don't easily trust people either." Thankappan spoke.
"But you trust reports made by people?" The commanding officer asked.
" It seems stupid, doesn't it?" Thankappan sighed. "But at that point, I trusted MIB more than you because of obvious reasons, so you gotta understand that." He replied.
"Yea, yea. I get it. I'm not gonna poke on it any further." Ponnappan replied. "Anyhow, the profile on was right about one thing. I don't trust people. So, yea. I would always have this feeling that Scarlet might escape if we are to hold him here. Then, what's the alternative? Should we put in a special chamber in which he won't be able to escape from?" He asked.
"Hey! You're fighting for the alien rights. Do you think solitary confinent is the way to go?" Thankappan asked.
"Not really. But what other option do we have?" The commanding officer was baffled at this point.
"I see no way other than this one singular path." Thankappan spoke.
"And what would that singular path be?" Ponnappan asked as he tipped off his chair from curiosity.
"Let him stay in the Holy Land." Thankappan proclaid.
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Ponnappan sighed and sat back as he heard Thankappan's words. "So, what makes you think that I won't get your obvious ploy, huh? I an, I'm totally fine with it. However, you lot are not on the totally trustworthy level yet. And hence, I believe that you'll screw over one way or the other." He spoke.
"Okay, I can explain the reason. Won't you listen to that?" Thankappan asked.
"Shoot."
"We have a thod to find him." Thankappan made another bold proclamation.
Ponnappan stared at him. "Do you even know what you just said? Even the HQ can't sense this guy if he wants to just disappear. And yet, YOU have a thod that could find him?" He asked, with a clear doubt on his face.
"Yes. That's exactly what I said." Thankappan nodded his head.
"Then what is it? Your brilliant plan to find Scarlet even when he is invisible." Ponnappan asked.
"Taro."
"Huh?"
"The Wadorian can actually sense Scarlet even when he is at a certain distance away from him." Thankappan replied.
Ponnappan suddenly went on a laughing fit. "Great! Fucking great! So you're gonna make an atom bomb keep check on a grenade, huh? That's the most bizarre thing that I've heard." He continued laughing as he said it.
"I wasn't kidding though. He's the only one capable of doing it. So, why not use him? I an, it's not like you have a bad relationship with the Wadorian these days." Thankappan shrugged.
"Hmm, although you made an incredibly unconvincing argunt, I'm gonna go with it because I feel like Taro will have fun with it." Ponnappan spoke.
"I don't think so, but he'll do a good job with it." Thankappan replied.
"Ah, I agree with you on that." Ponnappan smirked. "So, yea. That's it. I really didn't have much to ask to either of you. It's made to look as if I'm interrogating the both of you, but I just wanted to have an honest talk with you two. And I'm glad that I could have that." He replied.
"Likewise." Thankappan gave out a small salute as he got up.
"And Scarlet. Have fun on Earth, I guess." Ponnappan gave out a pleasant smile as he went face to face with the Crimsoner.
"Ah, I'll try my best to do that." Scarlet replied, giving out an incredibly nervous laughter.
This entire conversation was particularly nerve wracking for him since he wasn't involved in it for even a single mont other than the ti they wanted so opinion from him. And most of the ti, his opinion held weight and he hated that. So, now that he was finally able to leave this conversation, he felt relieved. He felt like he never wanted to return back to this base if he were to be treated like a third wheel of a conversation again.
And with that, Thankappan and Scarlet left the base and set out for the Holy Land. Ponnappan heaved in a sigh of relief. He felt like he had one of the toughest yet productive conversations and hence he was satisfied by it.
"Dang, never knew you thought like this." A man erged from the dark corner of the room saying those words. It was Lonappan.
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