theblackestofhats:

He
could actually tell that Carlos’ attention had been drawn to his
teeth, though he was unaware of the scientist’s speculation on the
matter. He was used to people staring at his fangs after all, and not
all that many of those people ever claimed to have been wondering
about them. As it happened, though, the type of teeth he bore was his
default, other varieties requiring conscious choice unless he was
turning into something with specific teeth.

He’d
begun to walk, briskly striding towards the door – but it seemed as
though his newest acquisition had other ideas. If his words had made
any less sense, Black Hat would likely have irritably dragged him
out. However, the statement seemed sensible, so he paused. “Don’t
be long about it.”

Carlos just hummed as he started putting lids on all his
petri dishes and vials. He lay them in order to be marked later and shut off
his microscope.  He was about ready to
go, but paused… Black Hat seemed to have a habit of making people drop
everything and take them wherever he wanted. As intrigued as Carlos was about
Black Hat and his reasoning, Carlos was concerned that he would not be coming
back to his things for a while.

He got the samples and put them in his pockets before
putting his tablet in its case. He slid that into an inner pocket in his
labcoat as well of some of his smaller gadgets. He looked at his microscope and
the substance-analyzer he set up a little mournfully, but sighed and turned
away.

“Alright, I’m ready,” he said as he came back to the other
man(?)’s side. “Um… It occurs to me that while you did say that you brought me here, I’m not sure that I understand
why. Or for how long.” He was starting to realize that this was a presence of
mind that was absent when he arrived at Night Vale, and it made him wonder if
the town itself had something to do with it.

theblackestofhats:

That
confusion was understandable, perhaps particularly if Carlos hadn’t
been following events of a more ‘heroes and villains’ bent. “He’s
not really gotten out all that much, even before coming into my
employ.” He responded, with a slight shrug as he began to lead
towards the door. “Most of his work has been done on behalf of my
company – though I understand he has a few side projects intended
for a wider scope.”

His
own smile broadened at Carlos’ words, though he could tell the
scientist’s was one of politeness rather than enthusiasm. Well, that
made sense, considering he’d abducted the man. “Excellent~ I think
some scientific company would do him good. He’s been the only
brainiac in the place for some time, and from what I understand, it’s
better to have someone to bounce ideas from – is that right?”
He’d opened the door by that point, striding out into a hallway that
– unlike many – didn’t possess more than a few of his self
portraits.

Black Hat’s widening smile drew Carlos’ attention to his
teeth. He realized they were just like the ones in the form he took that
stretched across the room – large, sharp, and minty green in color. Did he pick
those teeth on purpose, or were they a staple whenever he transformed? That was
something to think about…

Carlos started to follow him, but he halted when he
remembered something. “Oh – give me a moment, please,” he requested. “I need to
clean up so the samples don’t get contaminated.” He didn’t wait for an answer
as he turned and hurried back into the room to start his clean-up.