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zimdibandgir‌:

“Wow, really?!” If Dib was asked by anyone at Skool why he was so excited about this, he honestly couldn’t tell them. Maybe it was doing something he liked with his dad, or maybe it was the idea of setting up dangerous and advanced weapons with him, but he was excited to do this. With his dad! 

Granted, while Dib thought the whole revenge on Santa plot was a little..ridiculous, not that he had room to talk, he was still ecstatic to do this. Besides, who knows? Maybe this would give Dib ideas on how to deal with Zim. Of course, Zim was unlikely to come by his house, but it wasn’t completely impossible, he’s done it before in the past.

“What are we waiting for?! Let’s go, Dad!!” Someone was excited. Dib practically vaulted himself over the back of the couch and ran to the boxes to go help decorate. Who needed to watch the preview of next week’s episode of Mysterious Mysteries anyway? Not Dib, he was going to help decorate with his dad!

Membrane laughed and smiled behind his coat’s collar. It brought him joy to see his son so eager and excited to help him out. He followed Dib to the decorations and a more moderate pace.

“Don’t get too carried away, son,” Membrane chuckled. “You wouldn’t want to lose an eye by accident!”

“We can start anywhere you like! Just pick a box and we’ll find a spot to place what’s inside!”

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“Son, I think this year you’re finally old enough to help me put out the anti-Santa lawn ornaments!”

“Don’t worry about unpacking them from storage! The boxes are already out! I just need to set them up with your help!”

There were nutcrackers, reindeer, candycanes, a snowman, you name it. The lawn was going to be positively littered with decorations once Membrane was done! And every single one of them had Santa-seeking weapons hidden inside them! He’d tuned them in to Santa’s frequency so they wouldn’t ever disturb any normal person coming to their door!

“Yes, Dib, this may be the year I finally get Santa back for his grievous error when I was a child!”

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i finished watching the invader zim movie earlier and there was a scene where dib was wearing similar clothes to his dad and i just thought that was cute uwu

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zimdibandgir‌:

“My…own headset?” Dib was curious about this. He’d probably wondered about his dad’s headset when he was younger but had long since forgotten about it in favor of some local cryptid. Regardless, Dib didn’t really know about what Dad’s headset was or did, he always just figured it was to keep in touch with work. 

Of course, Dad talking about the importance of sleep and how his headset helped optimize and minimize did make for a bit of an explanation. Dib gave it some silent thought. He’d be able to stay up and keep tabs on Zim more easily if he got minimal sleep in a healthy way.  “That sounds great!!” 

“Your own headset,” Membrane nodded to confirm. “With a headset, you’ll be able to do so much more than any normal human being ever could!”

He leaned forward, his gestures becoming more enthusiastic. Of course, when didn’t they when it came to talking about something scientific?

“Just think of all the work you’ll be able to get done with a headset regulating your sleep cycle and optimizing your body’s performance!”

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zimdibandgir‌:

Dib instinctively moved to stop Dad from reading the paper when he saw him unfold it, but stopped himself, knowing that it would only make him more suspicious. When he actually addressed his failure, the boy looked away in shame. It wasn’t that he didn’t know the stuff, he just… “I…fell asleep during the test…” He woke up when Ms. Bitters called for time, of course, and when he noticed that he’d only answered the first three questions, he rushed to actually finish. If Dad had actually turned the paper over, he’d see the test was actually incomplete. “I didn’t mean to, I just…” Dib couldn’t even look up to his father. He was just up too late the night before worrying about whatever Zim was plotting.

Membrane hummed at Dib’s response, mulling it over. Inadequate sleep was one of the leading causes of lowered performance ratings. He’d known the problem firsthand before inventing his headset. With it always on, it regulated his sleep patterns and optimized them. Maybe Dib needed one too...

“Son, perhaps it’s time I took you to the lab downstairs and started a project with you...”

He steepled his fingers in front of his face.

“Sleep is a very important and essential part of life! But sometimes, the human body is STUPID and fails to perform as well as it should! My headset has a sleep regulation module in the back! It’s optimized my body so that it needs only a few hours’ recharge time every night!”

He reached a hand out to Dib and let the other fall to the table.

“Son, I think it’s time you got your own headset.”

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@zimdibandgir || 🧬

“Ah-” Membrane took the paper and pulled a pen from his pocket. He glanced over the folded sheet, initially not giving it a second thought. But the paper folded up a little when he moved it to the table to sign it and a sea of red marks was uncovered.

So was the bad grade.

“My own son? With a failing grade?” He asked, staring down at the paper. “HAH! This must be a mistake! You have my brains! There’s no way you could have possibly failed!”

But as he looked over the answers it became clear that he had failed. Dib had scribbled answers in so fast, some of them weren’t even legible. It was like he hadn’t even tried at all.

Membrane turned his gaze to Dib.

“Dib... What is the meaning of this?”

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{{ Me, weeks ago: I’m not gonna log back onto my ZIM RP blogs! I’ll delete all my icons and get some sapce back on my laptop!

Me, today: ....Heck. }}

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(zimdibandgir) Dib looked around the house tentatively, holding something in his hands close to his chest. He was not looking forward to this. He hated admitting any scholastic failure, to begin with, but when it had to be to his dad, it was even worse. He could only hope that he was at the lab and not working at home today. He still hadn't thought about how to get the signature without admitting the low score of 20. Having Dad sign this was worse than actually failing somehow!

It wasn’t typical of Membrane to notice his children right away; his mind was usually elsewhere as were his eyes. He was almost always paying more attention to the voices piping into his ears via his headset and reading the live feed of data on the inside of his goggles’ HUD. But tonight? Tonight he was ignoring it to fix Foodio. His children deserved the best and most nutritious meals ever! Only the best for the world’s best humans!

“Dib, Gaz, Foodio will be fixed in approximately fifteen-point-oh-nine minutes! Get washed up for dinner you two! Especially you, Dib! You know your sister hates when you smell bad!”

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When Gaz has that pork curse..... why did you think it was even a little bit okay to exploit her condition for money? And then experiment on her? How could you do that to your own child?

“Without money, how could I have endlessly funded the research necessary to save her life? It’s a cruel reality in this world, but even I, the world’s greatest scientist, do not have an endless supply of money.”

He sighed.

“Saving one life means nothing to those who fund research and development. And so I had to turn to darker methods.”

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Are you made of Copper and Tellurium? Because you are Cu-Te

“I- Copper yes. And tellurium, also yes! A rather large quantity of it has been infused with my very being since about two weeks ago!”

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“Well, would you look at that! It’s almost time to ready the Anti-Santa defenses again! How times flies...”

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iinvadcr‌:

There were PLENTY of reasons to be upset, and Zim was about two seconds away with ordering his computer to knock this guy right out the front door just as quickly as he came in.

At least, that was until he heard what the other had to say.

Now, the smaller irken was looking EXTREMELY confused, and slightly terrified too! His stance became defensive then, and his eyes grew big.

“W-.. How did you see through my brilliant disguise?? WHO ARE YOU?!”

He points at the other, fear overtaking his voice, and clearly not catching on to the obvious fact in the room.

“And how do you even know about the Irken Empire have you been spying on Zim??”

“Your skin gives you away,” Membrane replied. “No human being on Earth has green skin. Everything else is passable.”

He knelt down to Zim’s level, his hand going to his chin.

“I haven’t spied on you, Zim. My computer picked your signal up when you landed. You of all people should know our tech does that.”

A pause.

“As for your question of who I am, I used to be a scientist for the Empire.” Membrane pulled his collar down and pulled his goggles off of his eyes. His Irken eyes were easy to see now, as were his Irken teeth as he spoke. “My data was wiped from the systems before I left so you probably won’t have records of me in your PAK. My name is Membrane. I go by Professor Membrane here on Earth.”

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the-irken-invader‌:

Zim almost scoffs. For the good of humanity. Honestly, Dib did work to protect humanity. Zim did the opposite. But ever senseless realized his mission was actually exile, he hasn’t really cared that much.

“Well. I’ll be sure to.. run that by him later. He would make a rather interesting side kick.” He chuckles a bit at the thought. “Yes, a perfect subject I think.” He finished his tea. Thankfully it seemed to sit well in him and not make him sick.

“Do you need a refill on your tea, Zim?” Membrane asked. He rose, intending to get some more for himself.

“Yes, I think you two would make wonderful partners! Why, if you put your heads together as friends, then I bet you could do twice as much as you can alone!”

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Had to be this meme, I swear.  Happy weekend, y’all : )

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the-irken-invader‌:

Zim had to admit. He was rendered speechless for a moment, so he sipped his tea as he thought. “The same hm? I’m sure he’d rather parish than have anything in common with Zim.” He could share the mood. Though if he could convince Dib to be on his side that would be a perk.

“You two have a lot in common,” Membrane replied. “You’re both young boys going to the same school! You’re in the same class, so you have the same work to do in and outside of class. Both of you have a knack for science! And outside of using that knowledge to help you roughhouse... neither of you uses it for the betterment of humanity, or to know the thrills of simply inventing!”

“Ah- No offense, Zim. Anyways, I could go on but I won’t.”

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membrane takes off his disguise sometimes when working in his lab, but his baby son is very smart and sneaks in sometimes

eventually membrane decided to keep his disguise on 24/7 even when working in private to prevent his son from having too many INCONVENIENT MEMORIES