A tl;dr of the summary:

Hetalians meet the worst Fandom versions of themselves.

A woman in a white trousersuit stood next to a door way, looking over the final details on a wooden clipboard. Her headset crackled, and a voice came from the other end.

"Dr. Jackson, the first subject is at the door. Should I let them in?"

"Yes, go ahead."

A few seconds past before she heard footsteps, and then enthusiastic knocking on the door. She opened it to reveal an ambered eyed man with tan skin and light brown hair. Feliciano Vargas gave her a sweet smile and walked past her into the room without invitation.

"Hello, Miss—"

"Doctor Sophia Jackson, if you don't mind," she said, her voice stern but not harsh. "I hope you understand why you're here today, Mr. Vargas?"

"Hm...Well, it's definitely got to to do with science, right? Sorry, I got the email you sent me, but I didn't get to finish reading it," Feliciano said, shrugging. "It sure was a long email!"

"I see. Well then, I'll simply explain what's going as soon as I get you situated in the Meeting Room."

Dr. Jackson led the young man toward another door, this one solid steel and equipped with heavy duty locks.

"Excuse me for a second."

She scanned her ID card and punched in a passcode. The door unlocked with a soft click and a whooshing noise as the doors slid open automatically to reveal a small room, around twice the size of an elevator and only a little wider. The walls were painted white, and the floor was clean marble that had been polished to perfection. The wall opposite them had a door identical to the one that they just entered, steel and everything. In the middle of the room was a rectangular wooden table with two chairs; one on each side. Above the table was a single hanging light. Beyond that, there was nothing else in the room.

"Wow, this looks like an interrogation room!" Feliciano exclaimed, placing his hand on the wall. Dr. Jackson cleared her throat to get his attention.

"Please, Mr. Vargas, take a seat on the chair closer to the door."

He did as she said, leaning slightly on the table. Dr. Jackson didn't move to take the other seat; instead, she remained where she stood and began reading from her clipboard.

"Mr. Feliciano Vargas, you've been brought here today to undergo the monitored study of the Janus Project. I think you will know the supposedly hypothetical theory of there being more than one version of one person? Well, the theory has been proven true. However," Dr. Jackson said, as Feliciano looked dumbfounded, "it seems that at the current time, there is only a small group of alternate people that prove to be accessible. My colleagues and I were sent by the government to find the versions of the people that lived in our universe, match them up, and experiment on them."

Feliciano gaped. "E-experiment? You're not going to inject me, or anything, right?"

Dr. Jackson shook her head. "Oh, no, nothing like that. It's purely discussion, and injuries that might result are unplanned, and will never be caused by us scientists. Hopefully though, we can refrain from any kind of violence. Would you like me to tell you our procedure for this experiment?"

He nodded, and so she continued talking.

"First, as you have already done, we will have you enter into the Meeting Room and let the subject get comfortable. Then, we will bring in the alternate version of the subject—also referred to as the Variable. They will be situated just as the subject is, and then the two will participate in a conversation. As you can see, this room is heavily monitored with cameras, microphones, and room control, so if anything were to potentially go wrong, my fellow scientists and I would know in a second."

Feliciano looked up, and indeed, there were several small cameras spread across the room that he hadn't noticed before. If she hadn't pointed them out, he would have been entirely unaware.

"Excuse me, Miss Doctor, but what would we be talking about?"

"Anything that you'd like. All that we ask of you is to hold a conversation with the Variable and get to know them a bit. It won't take longer than a few hours; not even half a day. There's something...special about these Variables. It seems as there's been something odd in their evolution as humans or the developments to their brains. They have rather simple personalities with very few characteristic traits, and seem to have a very unpredictable pattern of reactions. Quite a few Variables are almost borderline mentally unstable. Our mission is to find out what differences can be found in the Variable and the more complex Control subject, and what similarities there might be." Dr. Jackson explained patiently. Her listener tilted his head.

"I see, so I'll meet another Feliciano today? That sounds exciting!" he said. "But isn't it mean to describe the Variable as simple? What if someone gets the wrong idea and thinks that you're saying that we're better than them or something? I wouldn't want anyone to get offended."

"Of course, we're not saying that our way is the better way, but simply that sometimes it is necessary to have a personality that isn't a compression of a very small amount of traits. In fact, research has shown that the Variable's personalities are merely a few of the most prominent traits of the Control exaggerated."

"That makes sense!" Feliciano said. "Thanks for explaining everything to me. It's really nice of you. How many other Controls and Variables are there? Will I ever get to meet them?"

"Well, there aren't that many Variables; out of the billions of people in the other universe, we only managed to gain contact with around one hundred. The amount of Controls is slightly less than that. Some of our potential subjects haven't accepted or declined our offer yet, which brings our Control number to the low nineties. However, the fact that we are paying our Controls does seem to help."

Dr. Jackson paused in her monologue to look at Feliciano, who was excited. He stared back at her, amber eyes wide with curiosity.

"Well then, do you think you're ready to meet your Variable?" Dr. Jackson asked.

"Of course! I can't wait!"' he replied, clapping his hands together. She gave him a small smile and lifted up the top of her clipboard and pulled out a small headset identical to the one she was wearing.

"This is a headset. Only the Control has one. Use it if you need to contact the scientists directly, whether if it's for a drink of water or help in controlling the Variable. There will always be someone on the other end. On the underside of the table on your end are some buttons; the red one is for emergency help, the green one for medical help, and the black one for a scientist. I think that's all you need to know, Mr. Vargas," She said, handing him the headset. He accepted it graciously and put it on.

"Thank you, but are you sure all the safety things are necessary? I mean, I'm sure that Feliciano and I will get along great!"

Dr. Jackson's smile turned slightly wry. "Yes, I hope so. I'll tell my colleagues to send over the Variable. He'll be here in less than five minutes. I'll see you in a few hours, Mr. Vargas."

She left the room from the door that they had come in from, leaving Feliciano to sit at the table. Dr. Jackson reached for her headset and turned it back on.

"Hello, Dr. Acosta? Jackson here. The Control is ready. You can send the Variable over. Have everybody else on standby at their assigned stations, and tell Maritime to stand near the main entrance and make sure that the Variable doesn't escape. Begin the Janus Project; subject, Feliciano Vargas."

I know, I know, I'm procrastinating on APSM. Sorry, but I really wanted to get this plot bunny out of my head.

To clarify any potential misunderstandings; no, I'm not mocking people who like to characterize the Hetalians a certain way. Different interpretations of characters are awesome! However, I do think there's a line where a character can go from 'Valid and Logical Interpretation' to a character where the only similarity is the name and appearance. This is just meant to poke some light-hearted fun at some of the very far fetched interpretations.

I hope you'll enjoy all the chapters of the story, and as always, reviews are welcome!