[ Indeed, it is no problem whatsoever. For one, she's used to hauling her mother's ass up the tower several times per day. Second, this itself contributes to a lot of her pent up, uh...
Emotions. Frustrations? Yeah that. She's not swearing, at least. ]
[+10 for emotionally unstable Disney characters. The vendor's trying to keep track of how many points and how many baseballs are being thrown but the bottles are knocked over in record time. In fact, the baseballs are now straying to other stacks and the vendor jumps in to wave his arms and scold her for cheating her way through the game.]
"Hey! Stick to your own stack!"
Dude will you just get her her prize, please? [He can't help but look incredibly amused. Who knew she had it in her?] I think you proved your point, Ionic. [Yes, still calling her that...SINCE HE STILL DOESN'T KNOW HER NAME.]
Yeah!? [ Until Hiro's intervention, of course, she shows absolutely no signs of stopping and rather, grins now that she can literally see herself winning. ]
Once - [ toss ] - more - [ toss ] - for - [ toss ] - emphasis!!
[ The last baseball she chucks at the vendor's head because she's Rapunzel and she's dramatic. Also because who knew violence was such good punctuation for asserting one's freedom and making declarations of intent??? Plus, she's sick of this kidnapping business. Hiro's probably dizzy as all hell! ]
HAH! [ Triumphantly indicating said genius. ] My prize, please, sir! Take that CERES.
[You're damn right he's dizzy but he's not going to admit that. Baymax is actually making sure Rapunzel is okay from her exertion of strength and the vendor manages to groan and curse at her under his breath before tentacles appear and unhook Hiro from the display.
Which is about the point Hiro yelps and falls from a fairly impressive height right on his face at Rapunzel's feet, as one does as a 14 year old travesty. Baymax shuffles over and picks him up, scanning for a moment before helpfully chirping:] You have fallen. There is a slight epidermal abrasion on your left cheek.
[Hiro's helmet is chucked over the edge of the stand where the vendor had taken it upon realizing he was communicating with Baymax and Hiro grabs it out of mid-air, dusting it off too-casually. He'll treat injuries later.] Well. You sure showed him. [A glance up at Rapunzel from under his bangs. It's enough to say that he's absolutely happy with how that turned out, dramatic or not.] CERES should be scared of you right about now.
I'm... not sure if you're patronising me or not. [ This is accompanied by a lift of the brow and one corner of her mouth. She narrows her eyes, stoops somewhat, and moves to place one hand on Hiro's head. ] Which is interesting. [ grinning now ] Because I don't think I've ever wondered that about a young person before. Well, okay, maybe one young person
[ LOOKIN AT YOU, PINES!!!!
Now that her point is made, Rapunzel stands back and folds her arms. If it were at all real to begin with then all suspicion of Hiro's honesty has apparently been cleared now. ]
But I'm glad you were impressed. I've heard a lot about you, Hiro Hamada. Um. Never... mind the fact that we've actually met before, eheh.
And why would I ever patronize you? [Even if he sounds patronizing, he doesn't really mean to be. Instead, he's lifting both eyebrows as she moves and touches his head, instinctively leaning back just a little bit as he blinks up at her.] I'm not that young.
[Ah, yes, the reasons Dipper's his best friend. When she moves again he shakes his head, snorting softly.]
You have, huh? Was it from a guy about six feet tall with giant ears and usually looks like this--[HIS BEST FOND-EXASPERATED FACE]--when talking about me?
Wow, spot on! [ Which gets her laughing completely unselfconsciously. She has a complex, of course: assume by default that everyone is either underestimating, patronising, threatening, or trying to hurt you!
Thankfully that part of her can be shut the hell off now that she is free. Speaking of which...
Rapunzel turns to the robot among them with a grateful smile. ] He's the one you ought to thank, though. He came to get me and we had a good talk.
Not necessarily in that order. For - which I am sorry.
[Her laugh is actually kind of nice now that he thinks about it. Baymax looks down at her curiously, now that it's easier to see her without so much mud and such in the way.]
I have a lot of reasons to thank him. [Which is true, even if he doesn't need to tell Rapunzel exactly why.] Is that that took you guys so long? I could have wasted away hanging out up there while you two took off and rode the ferris wheel or something.
Ahaha, aw. [ For all their banter the last time they met, she does actually feel pretty bad. ] Sorry. I had no idea or I would've come sooner. You don't have a headache or anything do you? I... think your--
[ Pointedly - gratefully - looking at Baymax. ]
I think he took care of everything. Is that what he does? Takes care of you?
I'll be okay. [So yes. He'll have Baymax grab him some aspirin or water or just flat-out carry him home later. This isn't the first time he's functioned while his head hurts.]
You could say that. I mean he wasn't really built for me--[Though Hiro and constant trips to the ER sure did inspire his brother]--but Tadashi made him to be a healthcare provider when he first brought Baymax to life. I guess it's kinda cool, isn't it?
Brought him to life? [ She can't help but frown at that. ] But I thought... Tadashi said machine weren't real. That - that they didn't have souls. [ He probably DID NOT say this, but it's the sum of what she took away from their brief touch upon machines and AI. ]
[And he suddenly looks a little upset.] What? When did he tell you that? ...I mean I guess it's true that most machines don't have souls but that's not true for Baymax. He's different.
["He's special", is really what he means. Please don't get him on a rant about Baymax being his bff, Rapunzel, that won't go well for anybody.]
[ Fortunately for them both, her eyes land on Baymax, followed by a laugh. ]
Yeah. I thought so. I can tell. Pascal too. [ The responding chirp is lukewarm, but definitely in agreement! ] It's... hard keeping things so abstract like that straight in your head, you know?
That's why people like us have to always think outside of the box. Look at things from new angles, try new things...that's the whole point of experimenting. Science has some heavy ground rules...but isn't the whole point to push boundaries?
[ Without a beat. ] Chameleon. And - yeah! Yes, I completely agree. Boundaries. Heh. [ hold on ] --Wait, if Tadashi built Baymax then... why is he always partnered with you, Hiro?
That totally didn't answer the question. [But he grins, even leaning forward a bit to get a better look at Pascal. It's for that reason it's easier for him to respond to her next question even as he tenses up slightly and gives her a wary look.
What a question.] ...well...we're part of a team back home. Teammates stick together and...he's my best friend. You and Pascal clearly stick together all the time, don't you?
Well, we try. [ They do. Their time on the ViViD level was the longest they'd ever been apart. ] What question did you want answered? Oh, by the way--
[ She nods, her eyes hovering at a point just over his shoulder. The vendor is standing behind them looking furious at the fact that they've been holding up the other fairgoers and, as if that weren't enough, making a mockery of the game by standing about after Hiro's been set free.
The tentacles rise threateningly. ]
--Oh. Yeah, I guess - I guess we were being pretty rude, huh?
Never mind. [He thinks he gets it now that he's talked it out. He's about to ask her something else, but the vendor's pissed and Hiro's not in the mood to fight with him (or be strung up again), so he nods even as he glares.]
More like he was being rude first. Come on, let's get out of here and continue this somewhere else. [He sticks his tongue out at the vendor and a tentacle lashes forward, causing Hiro to yelp and dart away. Baymax and Rapunzel will just have to follow.
When they get far enough away and start moving toward the main part of the carnival, he looks back to her again.] ...so. You were starting to say something else back there. What was it?
Was I? [ Her nonchalance makes it impossible to tell whether she's truly forgotten or if her yawn, sleepy smile, and clasping of hands behind her back is all an act. ] Hm. Well, I don't remember whatever it was now, so-- Hiro!
[He looks a little like a deer in the headlights at that question.]
Whaaat exactly do you wanna know? [He can do that word elongating game too!!!] You know I have an older brother and my best friend's a robot and we're superheroes. I'm good at inventing stuff...I've been here for a little over three months...[He shrugs.] I'm not really sure what is and isn't boring to you.
[He doesn't particularly care if someone's bored with him, except for the part where he's not sure he wants Rapunzel bored with him. He's too curious about her.]
I think you'll find I'm a pretty captive audience. [ She throws him a sidelong glance that's meant to be reassuring, but which likely just... ups the pressure because her laid-back attitude has it coming off as heavy with expectation. ] What kind of hero work have you been doing lately? People keep mentioning the need for it, but other than what I saw in ViViD...
You want the whole list, or just the stuff me and Baymax have been doing for the last month? [But it seems like a rhetorical question seeing how he continues to talk after that.] A lot of things have happened here since before you guys showed up. Bad things. People keep saying we need heroes here because sometimes things come through in the colony or we get sent to the middle of nowhere and have to fight to survive.
Sent where? Come through from where? I... I thought the area outside Cerealia was uninhabitable. [ To be fair to Rapunzel, she's only been on this investigation track as hard as she has for about a day. Naturally there are gaping holes in her preliminary research. ]
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[ Indeed, it is no problem whatsoever. For one, she's used to hauling her mother's ass up the tower several times per day. Second, this itself contributes to a lot of her pent up, uh...
Emotions. Frustrations? Yeah that. She's not swearing, at least. ]
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"Hey! Stick to your own stack!"
Dude will you just get her her prize, please? [He can't help but look incredibly amused. Who knew she had it in her?] I think you proved your point, Ionic. [Yes, still calling her that...SINCE HE STILL DOESN'T KNOW HER NAME.]
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Once - [ toss ] - more - [ toss ] - for - [ toss ] - emphasis!!
[ The last baseball she chucks at the vendor's head because she's Rapunzel and she's dramatic. Also because who knew violence was such good punctuation for asserting one's freedom and making declarations of intent??? Plus, she's sick of this kidnapping business. Hiro's probably dizzy as all hell! ]
HAH! [ Triumphantly indicating said genius. ] My prize, please, sir! Take that CERES.
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Which is about the point Hiro yelps and falls from a fairly impressive height right on his face at Rapunzel's feet, as one does as a 14 year old travesty. Baymax shuffles over and picks him up, scanning for a moment before helpfully chirping:] You have fallen. There is a slight epidermal abrasion on your left cheek.
[Hiro's helmet is chucked over the edge of the stand where the vendor had taken it upon realizing he was communicating with Baymax and Hiro grabs it out of mid-air, dusting it off too-casually. He'll treat injuries later.] Well. You sure showed him. [A glance up at Rapunzel from under his bangs. It's enough to say that he's absolutely happy with how that turned out, dramatic or not.] CERES should be scared of you right about now.
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[ LOOKIN AT YOU, PINES!!!!
Now that her point is made, Rapunzel stands back and folds her arms. If it were at all real to begin with then all suspicion of Hiro's honesty has apparently been cleared now. ]
But I'm glad you were impressed. I've heard a lot about you, Hiro Hamada. Um. Never... mind the fact that we've actually met before, eheh.
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[Ah, yes, the reasons Dipper's his best friend. When she moves again he shakes his head, snorting softly.]
You have, huh? Was it from a guy about six feet tall with giant ears and usually looks like this--[HIS BEST FOND-EXASPERATED FACE]--when talking about me?
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Thankfully that part of her can be shut the hell off now that she is free. Speaking of which...
Rapunzel turns to the robot among them with a grateful smile. ] He's the one you ought to thank, though. He came to get me and we had a good talk.
Not necessarily in that order. For - which I am sorry.
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I have a lot of reasons to thank him. [Which is true, even if he doesn't need to tell Rapunzel exactly why.] Is that that took you guys so long? I could have wasted away hanging out up there while you two took off and rode the ferris wheel or something.
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[ Pointedly - gratefully - looking at Baymax. ]
I think he took care of everything. Is that what he does? Takes care of you?
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You could say that. I mean he wasn't really built for me--[Though Hiro and constant trips to the ER sure did inspire his brother]--but Tadashi made him to be a healthcare provider when he first brought Baymax to life. I guess it's kinda cool, isn't it?
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["He's special", is really what he means. Please don't get him on a rant about Baymax being his bff, Rapunzel, that won't go well for anybody.]
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Yeah. I thought so. I can tell. Pascal too. [ The responding chirp is lukewarm, but definitely in agreement! ] It's... hard keeping things so abstract like that straight in your head, you know?
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[A beat.] ...and why are you carrying a lizard?
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What a question.] ...well...we're part of a team back home. Teammates stick together and...he's my best friend. You and Pascal clearly stick together all the time, don't you?
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[ She nods, her eyes hovering at a point just over his shoulder. The vendor is standing behind them looking furious at the fact that they've been holding up the other fairgoers and, as if that weren't enough, making a mockery of the game by standing about after Hiro's been set free.
The tentacles rise threateningly. ]
--Oh. Yeah, I guess - I guess we were being pretty rude, huh?
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More like he was being rude first. Come on, let's get out of here and continue this somewhere else. [He sticks his tongue out at the vendor and a tentacle lashes forward, causing Hiro to yelp and dart away. Baymax and Rapunzel will just have to follow.
When they get far enough away and start moving toward the main part of the carnival, he looks back to her again.] ...so. You were starting to say something else back there. What was it?
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[ g r i n ]
Teeeeeell me about yourself...
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Whaaat exactly do you wanna know? [He can do that word elongating game too!!!] You know I have an older brother and my best friend's a robot and we're superheroes. I'm good at inventing stuff...I've been here for a little over three months...[He shrugs.] I'm not really sure what is and isn't boring to you.
[He doesn't particularly care if someone's bored with him, except for the part where he's not sure he wants Rapunzel bored with him. He's too curious about her.]
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You want the whole list, or just the stuff me and Baymax have been doing for the last month? [But it seems like a rhetorical question seeing how he continues to talk after that.] A lot of things have happened here since before you guys showed up. Bad things. People keep saying we need heroes here because sometimes things come through in the colony or we get sent to the middle of nowhere and have to fight to survive.
Do you believe in ghosts?
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[ Close enough. ]
Sent where? Come through from where? I... I thought the area outside Cerealia was uninhabitable. [ To be fair to Rapunzel, she's only been on this investigation track as hard as she has for about a day. Naturally there are gaping holes in her preliminary research. ]
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