"Shall we go now?" Taro looked towards the two MIB agents and asked.
"Ah, don't worry about anything. We got plenty of ti. So, if you have sothing else to do, you can do that!" Thankappan gave out a nervous chuckle.
Taro thought for a while. "Nah, I don't have anything to do here. So, let's go!" He replied.
"Think about it a bit more. You might be forgetting sothing. Maybe you want to do sothing?" Thankappan spoke.
"Dude! Really, I've got nothing! But what's up with you? It's as if you want to do sothing instead Ah, makes sense now. Why don't you just say it to my face rather than going about it in a roundabout way? You want a translator made, is that it?" Taro asked.
Thankappan sighed. "Lonappan asked to approach this way. I wanted to ask you in a straight forward fashion, you know?" He shifted the bla towards Lonappan.
"What? When did I ask you to do that?" Lonappan acted oblivious to it.
"You!" It seed as if the two agents were revving up for a clash, when Taro laughed like crazy.
"Dude, your speech and tone clearly shows that you're lying about this. Or else, why would the usually calm headed Lonappan turn flustered about every other word. Be truthful. I know you really want the original universal translator!" Taro replied.
Upon listening to him, Lonappan didn't hide his desire any longer. "Please make one for us too!" He requested Taro.
"Hmm, since you're polite about it Why not! Give an hour or two." He said as he headed back to the workshop.
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Exactly two hours later. Taro exited the workshop with two universal translators. He tossed them to the agents, who seed happy about receiving one.
Just then, Lonappan had a thought in his mind. "Wait, can't you contact your ho planet now? Since you got a universal translator and all." He wondered.
"It might seem like that. However, one can only establish communication if we are really close like we are right now. Then we'll get the whiff of the translator near us and choose to establish communication with them. We gotta do this just once though. Like this." Taro connected his translator with their translators. "You can hear through the translator now, right? Now, you can talk to through the translator at any ti without further trouble. This ain't really the only way though. If you got the special code of the one you want to establish a communication with, then you can use it too. However, that's usually long and difficult to type in." He replied.
"Wait, you got Womble now, right? Can't you just search up so Wadorian governnt establishnt's codes and call them up?" Lonappan asked.
"Hmm, true that! However, we gotta consider the consequences. Since this is a conquest region for the Glorans, I'm sure that they got Earth on a tight watch. So, what do you think will happen when they see soone from here trying to attempt a communication with Wados who's one of the neutral powerhouses of the galaxy? Like, the magnite coil does hide the presence of a translator in a particular place, however they can't hide the traces of a call. So, Glorans will get a whiff of this and then ask the MIB to search for us and if they can't find us, they might actually head here by themselves to find us. I'm fine with them coming here, however you guys will be fucked. Think about that!" Taro replied.
"Wait, what if you ask so people from your planet to co here to pick you up. Didn't you just say that you guys are the strongest neutral nation?" Lonappan asked.
"One of the strongest. Martial planet's up there too. They don't associate themselves in any fights even as rcenaries though." He replied.
"Whatever, since you're one of the strongest, won't the Glorans back down if they're here to pick you up?" Lonappan asked.
"Okay, listen. Once again, I'm fine with it. However, YOU are the ones who should think about the consequences. First of all, they won't send a huge amount of reinforcent or even a singular person for a person like . Unless it's soone like the galaxy's hope or sothing, they won't even give a damn about where you're stranded." He sighed.
"Galaxy's hope?" Lonappan asked.
Taro felt annoyed. He felt as if he uttered sothing he shouldn't have. "Hero Emilia; hailed as one of the strongest of Wados and hence dubbed as the galaxy's hope. I kinda know her. Real asshole, if you ask ." He replied.
"Oh, I see. Continue with the point you were making." Lonappan requested.
"Very well. Secondly, even if they ARE sending reinforcents to pick up, I don't know how long the journey is for them. And it'll be their first ti venturing in here, so it'll take ti. And unlike them, Glorans know the way to get here relatively easily. So, even before Wadorians could step into the scene, Glorans would arrive here and make this place a war zone, which would make it difficult for Wados to interfere because of their neutrality. Then they'll just rcilessly slaughter you people. So, there's that to consider." Taro replied calmly.
For a good mont, silence filled the room. None of them talked. Taro was waiting for a reply, while the two agents were contemplating about what they just heard. anwhile, Ajish was thinking about how the aliens trapped here could make a run for it if Earth indeed becos a war zone.
Finally, Lonappan opened his mouth, breaking the silence. "It seems like we have to abandon the idea of contacting an alien planet now. So, I guess the only plan with legs right now is stealing a spaceship from MIB HQ!" He replied.
"I guess so. Damn, it's surreal! I can't believe how chill you're about it!" Taro exclaid. He thought of Lonappan as a hard nut to crack, just like his boss Ponnappan.
"h, I believe that certain things changed for the better. Made softer, I believe. Sheesh, I don't want my father-in-law to know about my stance though. He will jump around like crazy, saying that I finally am on the right path or sothing." He felt a chill on his spine as he was reminded of his father-in-law.
"Father-in-law?" Taro asked.
"Chinnappan. Forr MIB Snehatheeram commanding officer." Thankappan interjected and answered instead.
"Man, your family and friends have the MIB Snehatheeram on hold, huh?" Taro chuckled. Lonappan didn't appreciate the joke though.
"Enough! Shall we go? The lads must be waiting for us in the Holy Land." Lonappan headed towards the exit.
"Geez, you had all the ti in the world when you wanted sothing from . And now you are concerned about the ones in the Holy Land and don't have ti? What kind of bullshitting is that?" Taro asked.
Lonappan sighed. "Fine, you still got sothing to do?" He asked.
Taro smiled. "Nah, I was just teasing ya. Let's move." He said as he wrapped his arm around Lonappan's shoulder.
"HEY!" Ajish called them from behind before they stepped out of his shop. Once they turned around, he grabbed Taro by his hand and looked innocently towards him. "Okay, look. You got a rare talent. Making translators in one hour is really a cheat skill. So, how about you work here with us, huh? We'll pay you a great sum. Hell, we'll give you anything that you want. So, why not jump to this side?" He asked.
However, instead of Taro, it was Lonappan who gave out an answer. "No. He won't. Just stop. I don't even wanna imagine him here. It'll attract too much attention! We can't afford that right now." He replied.
Ajish sighed. "Shut your trap. At least let the big guy take his own decision, will ya?" He asked as he looked towards Taro.
"Well, it's as the agent says, man! I can't afford the attention. And even without that, I can't accept your offer, since I already made an appointnt with soone else. Had you asked a day or two ago, I would have considered it. However, now I just can't. Sorry!" Taro bowed his head.
"Ah, don't worry about it. I didn't know that you had so sorta commitnt and asked you out of nowhere. That's my mistake. However, if you ever get bored of that or if they fired you or sothing, always rember that the doors of this establishnt will always be open for soone of your caliber." Ajish replied.
Taro nodded his head. "I'll keep that in my mind. Thank you. I'll be going then." He walked away from Ajish.
"Bye!" Ajish waved his hand enthusiastically. "Damn, I should've asked him to make a translator for as well. I'll ask him soday when he returns, maybe!" He thought as he watched Taro's back as he moved further away from him.
"I wonder what the lads will think of my new and improved translator once they see it!" Taro thought as he walked towards the bus stop with the two field agents by his side.
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