Once he had made up his mind, Rorschach did not hesitate for long.
Instead of continuing to wander around outside, he drove straight back to Howard Stark's mansion.
"So, Rorschach, it must have felt amazing, right?"
Having already heard the news, Howard Stark came out and spoke to Rorschach eagerly.
Although Rorschach wanted to say that the experience had actually been terrible, nowhere near as good as the cars of later generations, he still said against his true feelings, "Of course, Mr. Stark."
"I'm glad you liked it!"
Seeing someone else approve of his car, Howard Stark was quite pleased as well.
After parking the car, Rorschach handed the keys over to Howard Stark.
Rorschach carefully chose his words before speaking to Howard Stark. "Mr. Stark, I have a request that may put you in a difficult position. But if you agree to it, consider the debt you owe me for saving you repaid."
Howard Stark was genuinely curious.
A favor from Howard Stark was extremely valuable, yet Rorschach had decided to use it now?
He just did not know what sort of request would be worth spending such a favor.
"Let's hear it, Rorschach," Howard Stark said curiously.
"I want to buy this car from you."
Rorschach spoke to Howard Stark in a feverish tone. "I love it. I just took it for a drive, and I realized I can't live without it."
He put on the appearance of a hot-blooded young man whose passion had gone to his head, willing to throw everything away for a beloved car.
Howard Stark fell silent for several seconds before staring suspiciously at Rorschach. "Rorschach, are you sure? Or are you joking with me?"
The request was simply too absurd!
A favor from the great Howard Stark was only worth one car?
What kind of joke was that!
Especially since Rorschach wanted to buy it rather than simply ask for it outright!
"Mr. Stark, I know this may sound immature, even ridiculous, but this truly is my request. I really like this car." Rorschach solemnly confirmed it once more.
Howard Stark studied Rorschach for a few moments before finally determining that he was serious.
Though he felt someone like Rorschach ought to be more mature, on second thought, Rorschach's age was right there for all to see.
It was not hard to understand him showing some childishness now and then.
"Rorschach, I did plenty of ridiculous and nonsensical things when I was young. You're already giving me a run for my money."
"This car is nothing. If you really want it, I can give it to you. But have you thought this through? Are you really going to use up my favor so easily?"
Howard Stark asked Rorschach seriously.
A favor from Howard Stark could play an enormous role at a critical moment!
"Yes, Mr. Stark!" Rorschach said firmly.
"Although I think it's a terrible waste, Rorschach, since this is what you want, then..."
After thinking it over, Howard Stark handed the keys back to Rorschach. "This car is yours. You don't need to pay for it either. My favor isn't that cheap."
"But this also means we're even."
"I understand. You don't owe me anything anymore." Rorschach nodded. Things had gone far more smoothly than he had expected.
Then again, for someone like Howard Stark, one car truly was nothing worth mentioning.
"Well then, congratulations, Rorschach. You've got yourself a new favorite car," Howard Stark teased from the side.
"Thank you, Mr. Stark. Goodbye!"
Rorschach waved at Howard Stark, climbed straight into the Cadillac, started the engine, and drove away.
"He's still just a kid."
Howard Stark watched Rorschach's retreating figure, shook his head with a sigh, and returned to the house.
He had gotten the car. What should he do next?
Rorschach fell into thought.
First of all, his ultimate goal was to figure out exactly what secret this car held.
And he believed that would not be too difficult for a genius scientist like Hank.
Given Rorschach's relationship with Hank, it would only take a word.
Even taking a step back, if even Hank could not discover anything, there was even less reason to expect anyone else to do so.
But Rorschach quickly dismissed that idea. He could not drive the car back to Xavier's Manor and let the other mutants discover it.
Because this car was connected to Rorschach's system.
It was Rorschach's ultimate secret.
Not to mention that this was no ordinary car.
It contained some kind of special Energy Source. To be more precise, an Energy Source closely tied to Rorschach growing stronger.
Although it was currently an Energy Source that could not be extracted, could analyzing an unextractable Energy Source yield some information about extractable Energy Sources?
One could never be too careful with something like this.
Rorschach promptly turned around, drove onto another street, and parked somewhere convenient.
After carefully inspecting it inside and out once again and confirming that he had found nothing, Rorschach eventually located an auto repair shop.
He decided to find a mechanic there to dismantle the car.
There was no helping it. Dismantling a car was skilled work, not something just anyone could do. He had to find a professional.
"Wow, man, tell me I'm not seeing things. Is that the Cadillac?"
Though Rorschach found the car hideously outdated, everyone else thought it was cool beyond belief.
Everyone working inside and outside the repair shop erupted into commotion, their eyes widening.
A young Black man holding a wrench even cried out dramatically.
"Usually, people who drive cars like that don't come to places like ours."
A hat-wearing man who looked like the owner also walked over. Looking at Rorschach, he politely asked, "What can I do for you?"
"Car repairs, obviously. Which mechanic here has the best skills?" Rorschach asked directly.
"Heh, not to brag, but I've been in this business for over twenty years, and there isn't a car I can't fix!"
A somewhat chubby middle-aged man in the yard eagerly recommended himself to Rorschach.
"Though I can't stand the way he brags, I have to admit he's the best we've got."
The owner nodded in agreement from the side.
"Old Jack, right? Do you have time now?" Rorschach asked, looking at Old Jack.
"Hey, Ryan, do you think I've got time right now?"
Old Jack instead asked his boss for his opinion, since he was currently busy with other work.
"If you're in a real hurry, sir..."
After giving it some thought, Ryan made his decision.
A wealthy customer like Rorschach naturally received preferential treatment from Ryan. Society was simply that realistic.
"Then let's get started, Old Jack. Help me take this car apart!" Rorschach said to Old Jack.
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