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TADASHI MATSUDA

The tiger raised his head, as he was being addressed by someone. His eyes rested on the peculiar creature — a half cat, half shark. Monroe had managed to be a memorable character to him because of his appearance ( and not to mention his thick accent ). He had never formally met Monroe, but he supposed that it was better soon than later. ❝ Hey there, Monroe. I'm Tadashi. ❞ The cap-wearing feline greeted. When he had inquired on the contraption, Tadashi examined the failed experiment and replied, ❝ I'll probably redesign the axis' on its legs. I thought I fixed it, but it still couldn't make the turn. And, well . . . ❞ It had started smoking, and for what reason he didn't know. ❝ Maybe I'll create a new design for it entirely. ❞ Tadashi concluded. Maybe he wouldn't be able to salvage it, but hey, at least he could learn from his mistakes. That was what the process of trial-and-error was all about.

Someone else had come along; this time, a . . . monkey, of some sort. He couldn't place what species it was, seeing as he wasn't exactly an expert on these things. However, his e n t h u s i a s m for his invention was appreciated, at least. Tadashi managed a grin and he explained to Edward, "It's a bipedal bot. It's supposed to walk like a human." In fact, much like a monkey could walk on its hind legs. Maybe he'd have to study Edward's own anatomy when creating future designs, seeing as there wasn't any humans he could observe.

Already, the Gibbon was turning out to be quite a quirky character. He told riddles, which Tadashi didn't see hardly ever. He was willing to attempt and answer, and so Tadashi thought for a moment before guessing, "Hm. I could only assume a robot? If you program it to do those things." Monkeys could walk like humans, though he didn't think that they could communicate like humans did.

And . . . who was this? A kitten? She was awfully cute, he had to admit. Her cheeks were ( fluffy ) and her eyes were ( round ) with curiosity. A soft smile decorated his maw, finding her enthusiasm to help him just plain cute. "Sure, Tena! I'm going to take this back to the lab later and see if I can fix it up." How could he say no to her? Besides, he liked it when others showed interest in his hobbies. There needed to be more inventors in the world. The tiger introduced himself to Tena, "I don't think we've met. I'm Tadashi."

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