( Now, he has to process the fact that Mega Man might /not/ have been lying after all. )

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ㅤㅤ⌜ With barely time to react, a weight attaches and forces itself to latch onto his sight, digging flexible teeth into the back of his head.

ㅤㅤBoth eyes widen. For a brief moment, he hopes that second would be enough to ping to Wily for aid, ⌟

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( Wily, of course, is not one to squander an opportunity when he sees one. Even if Mega Man’s words are entirely true, and they’re in for a fight… then he knows he’ll have the last laugh. )

You’re free to tell the others— but put your armor on first, Proto Man.

( No casual dress on his watch. )

I won’t have any of my robots fall under his thumb. I’ll have to program a failsafe update…

( At least Wily and Mega are on the same page, even if he doesn’t know it yet. )

( The genuine expression from him also helps in the matter… that, and Wily /knows/ how powerful and dangerous robots from the future can be. Though, the slightest bit of skepticism remains. )

Did Mega Man tell you what this “powerful robot” looked like?

// wily voice NOT HIM AGAIN