The Bridge, huh... [ Darkness falls across her face at the sound of this grand "adventure." ] Looks like CERES was telling the truth about the planet being inhospitable.
[ She runs a hand through her hair, sighing and glancing around. There's no way she'll be able to focus on the carnival now, but that doesn't matter; this, what he's telling her about their world, ought to be her first priority right now. Fun can come later. ]
Other than that, though? Wow. Why would she do something like that if she was trying to thank you? This Bridge. And - who are these... these elemental spirits you're talking about? ...I hadn't heard anything about spirits or magic. Mosley didn't mention them when he talked about the planet itself. I thought everything on Tellus was all about technology.
Because she really thought that keeping us here in the colony was dangerous. And she might be right. [That's a whole other issue though.] The spirits are around. They have shrines in the colony and everything. I can show you later if you want. [He rolls his eyes though at the mention of Mosley.]
The thing about Mosley is that he only tells you what he feels like telling you at the time. The guy's got his own agenda when it comes to stuff like that. The colony itself is all about technology but before CERES built Cerealia it was all inhabited by natives who didn't have anything to do with tech.
And-- Why is all of this so important to you anyway? Part of... being a superhero or... Is it-- [ A shrug. Still casual but with an air of heaviness. ] Something else?
[They're in public. Anyone could stumble upon them and so he doesn't know how to respond other than a shrug of his own.]
It's both, honestly. [He looks at her with a contemplative expression.] The something else is why I'm a superhero. I--I want to help people. I have to help people. Someone has to and I want to. So...why not?
[Aw, look, she's embarrassed him. He's ducking his head a little more to focus on his helmet even if he's grinning to himself.] I'm trying to be. [There's more here than what he wants to offer right now.] Thanks.
[But he's suddenly startled into a laugh as well.] Run in terror, probably? I'm not sure the world could handle two people like me anyway. That's all Tadashi said?
More or less. [ Still eyeing him, watching for his reaction, because... no that isn't all Tadashi said. It doesn't seem important to mention the rest at the moment, though. The past is a ghost no one wants summoned here.
Urge to hug, however? RISING! ]
Oh. He also said that you're a total brat, but... don't tell him I told you.
[There's a snort at that.] I'm pretty sure he tells everyone that. [He says with nothing short of fondness.] In that case, I guess this is where I tell you he's a total nerd and you shouldn't listen to things like that. Have you seen him around here?
Mmhm. [ Rapunzel nods, smiling a soft, girlish smile that Hiro probably knows pretty well since it's the Your Brother Is Kind Of a Hottie When He Wants To Be Smile. ] I was being sort of - impossible actually. Ahah.
Ham-- Er, Tadashi sort of... talked me out of it. I talked to him, we talked together, walked around, he t-- ...Uh, but that's boring! He - He was hanging around the food stands when I saw him last if you guys were supposed to meet somewhere...!! Eh heh.
[ Hanging out with a guy and then hanging out with his younger brother is weird as shit. ]
[Ugh. He recognizes that smile. He has mixed feelings about that smile. But he can't help but laugh a little at that because it sounds about right. Tadashi somehow always finds troublemakers and tries to be a conscious. It doesn't always work.]
I'm not supposed to meet him anywhere, don't worry. I just wanted to know where he was. [There's a bit of a languid shrug, though he caught that. "Ham???"] Tadashi and I are sort of used to knowing where each other is at any given time. I actually don't have a lot of plans for the rest of the day.
[...] We could go do something not boring if you want.
Not boring huh? Is that what we've been doing so far? [ This calls for a wink, something she's been getting into the habit of doing. Thanks, friends!! ] And you know - it's funny because, uh, when we met? He told me the exact opposite. Or something like that. It... was kind of awhile ago.
"He's a superhero! He can handle himself without me watching him all the time!"
Shut up, you know what I mean. [He can't help but grin anyway. Come on, Rapunzel, don't do that. He considers what Rapunzel says, the grin fading to something a little more muted then.]
Something like that. [...and then.] The superhero thing is still pretty new to him. I think he's getting used to it though.
Hiro... Can people from the same world be - pulled from different times? Like - [ thoughtless gesturing ] - like you and I? Could we be from the same world only... only our codes were assembled from different points on a single timeline that exists all at once in the Nexus Code?
Sure. [He sounds like this is fairly obvious to him and something he's thought about before.] Tadashi and I are a few months apart. Some people I know are a few years apart. I think it's totally possible. [He pauses again.] You're from something like Earth, aren't you?
A... version of it, yeah. [ She's impressed by her own ability to continue the conversation; this newest revelation in her series of Things This Goddamn Planet Can Bring to the Table to Make Life JUST A LITTLE More Complicated is a big one. Because if that's so and timelines are contained within universes...
Then she doesn't have to go home.
Her mother has already lived or died regardless of her choices.
[WAHHH WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?! He looks genuinely startled when she grabs his hands and even more alarmed by the sudden display of happiness (????), but he sort of just works his mouth opened and closed as he thinks of how to actually respond.]
The fact that you know what Poland and Germany are is a good start at least. [Though wouldn't that be like the Czech Republic...but geography's changed since Rapunzel's time so it's possible and--okay, no. That's not the point. Nerd.] I'm...happy you're from Earth, too? What's this all about?
Oh! Yes, we speak German at home. I'm pretty sure Corona is near the ocean, but... We also speak Polish sometimes! And French. And Latin. Mostly for reading but–
[ She lets out another squeal, sinking to the ground before jumping up with a shout. ]
OKAY! Okay, I'm... heh. I'm fine. [ beaming ] Hiro, all this time– I was so afraid...
[ Her smile goes soft and sad, though there's a bittersweetness about it as well. This is good news, sure, but it also complicates matters for her friends. ]
I thought that by staying here I would be hurting my mother at home. She needs me, Hiro. I can't explain why, but... This means that whatever will happen in my world already has right? So it's all right for me to stay here! To be happy here. Unless...
[ Uh oh, there goes her smile entirely. ] Unless by being here we're changing the code in our own timelines...
[ Look, she's only had one class on quantum physics. This is confusing! ]
That's a whole lot of languages. [But what does he know? People back home speak English, Japanese and Spanish. He's watching her freak out, smiling slightly even as she suddenly comes to a halt in her celebrations.]
I...it's possible, yeah. [He doesn't want to say that maybe time's suspended or maybe there's something wrong with it in the first place. Her happiness is pretty important (isn't everyone's? But he perks up suddenly at that very last bit.] ...wait what did you say? About changing the code in the timelines. Go back to that. What are you thinking?
[Hiro why are you so weirdly invested suddenly? (Look if somebody else has the same ideas he has, they're all better for it.)]
[ After this second wry bark of a laugh, Rapunzel shrugs and turns her face to the sky, running a hand slowly through her hair. Pascal, ever the sympathetic ear, nuzzles her neck and trills softly. ]
It's nothing. I mean, not nothing but...
[ She's still hesitant, but there's a flash of mischief and excitement in her eyes as they slide back to Hiro's. ]
It's probably dangerous. Not to mention a terrible idea.
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[ She runs a hand through her hair, sighing and glancing around. There's no way she'll be able to focus on the carnival now, but that doesn't matter; this, what he's telling her about their world, ought to be her first priority right now. Fun can come later. ]
Other than that, though? Wow. Why would she do something like that if she was trying to thank you? This Bridge. And - who are these... these elemental spirits you're talking about? ...I hadn't heard anything about spirits or magic. Mosley didn't mention them when he talked about the planet itself. I thought everything on Tellus was all about technology.
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The thing about Mosley is that he only tells you what he feels like telling you at the time. The guy's got his own agenda when it comes to stuff like that. The colony itself is all about technology but before CERES built Cerealia it was all inhabited by natives who didn't have anything to do with tech.
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[ Time for the real question then... ]
And-- Why is all of this so important to you anyway? Part of... being a superhero or... Is it-- [ A shrug. Still casual but with an air of heaviness. ] Something else?
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It's both, honestly. [He looks at her with a contemplative expression.] The something else is why I'm a superhero. I--I want to help people. I have to help people. Someone has to and I want to. So...why not?
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You're a good person, Hiro. Your soul is... bright. Dynamic. Like the sun. [ Where has she heard that before? Something someone told her once...
She laughs. ] I'm glad Baymax ran into me. What would we do if I'd gone on thinking Hiro Hamada was some totally different genius little brother.
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[But he's suddenly startled into a laugh as well.] Run in terror, probably? I'm not sure the world could handle two people like me anyway. That's all Tadashi said?
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Urge to hug, however? RISING! ]
Oh. He also said that you're a total brat, but... don't tell him I told you.
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Ham-- Er, Tadashi sort of... talked me out of it. I talked to him, we talked together, walked around, he t-- ...Uh, but that's boring! He - He was hanging around the food stands when I saw him last if you guys were supposed to meet somewhere...!! Eh heh.
[ Hanging out with a guy and then hanging out with his younger brother is weird as shit. ]
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I'm not supposed to meet him anywhere, don't worry. I just wanted to know where he was. [There's a bit of a languid shrug, though he caught that. "Ham???"] Tadashi and I are sort of used to knowing where each other is at any given time. I actually don't have a lot of plans for the rest of the day.
[...] We could go do something not boring if you want.
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"He's a superhero! He can handle himself without me watching him all the time!"
...something like that? [ smiling sheepishly ]
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Something like that. [...and then.] The superhero thing is still pretty new to him. I think he's getting used to it though.
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Lightbulb! ]
Hiro... Can people from the same world be - pulled from different times? Like - [ thoughtless gesturing ] - like you and I? Could we be from the same world only... only our codes were assembled from different points on a single timeline that exists all at once in the Nexus Code?
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Then she doesn't have to go home.
Her mother has already lived or died regardless of her choices.
She's free. ]
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HIRO! [ told ya ] This - This is great! I mean-- [ Nodding and smiling and laughing and shaking her head and - are those tears? ]
Yes! Yes, I am from planet Earth. I, uh. I think my country is somewhere between Poland and Germany? I haven't found it in any geography book yet.
--but this is great!! I'm so happy!
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The fact that you know what Poland and Germany are is a good start at least. [Though wouldn't that be like the Czech Republic...but geography's changed since Rapunzel's time so it's possible and--okay, no. That's not the point. Nerd.] I'm...happy you're from Earth, too? What's this all about?
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[ She lets out another squeal, sinking to the ground before jumping up with a shout. ]
OKAY! Okay, I'm... heh. I'm fine. [ beaming ] Hiro, all this time– I was so afraid...
[ Her smile goes soft and sad, though there's a bittersweetness about it as well. This is good news, sure, but it also complicates matters for her friends. ]
I thought that by staying here I would be hurting my mother at home. She needs me, Hiro. I can't explain why, but... This means that whatever will happen in my world already has right? So it's all right for me to stay here! To be happy here. Unless...
[ Uh oh, there goes her smile entirely. ] Unless by being here we're changing the code in our own timelines...
[ Look, she's only had one class on quantum physics. This is confusing! ]
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I...it's possible, yeah. [He doesn't want to say that maybe time's suspended or maybe there's something wrong with it in the first place. Her happiness is pretty important (isn't everyone's? But he perks up suddenly at that very last bit.] ...wait what did you say? About changing the code in the timelines. Go back to that. What are you thinking?
[Hiro why are you so weirdly invested suddenly? (Look if somebody else has the same ideas he has, they're all better for it.)]
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[ After this second wry bark of a laugh, Rapunzel shrugs and turns her face to the sky, running a hand slowly through her hair. Pascal, ever the sympathetic ear, nuzzles her neck and trills softly. ]
It's nothing. I mean, not nothing but...
[ She's still hesitant, but there's a flash of mischief and excitement in her eyes as they slide back to Hiro's. ]
It's probably dangerous. Not to mention a terrible idea.
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[ Man does she like this kid. What would it have been like if she'd grown up with him instead of her mother!?
Naughty daughter thought, but it's a thought all the same. Probably they'd have either won the nobel peace prize or blown up the planet. ]
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Between you and me? Those are usually the ones worth exploring a little just to see if they can turn into awesome ideas instead.
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want.
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To take over CEREs and turn Tellus into my kingdom!
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Just kidding. I want infiltrate CERES and use their technology for myself. Heh. Can you imagine?
[ INDEED......... ]
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