BREAKDOWN
PLANSBreakdown of things I hope to accomplish at various points in the year:
✖ I'm hoping to use this timeskip to develop Hiro's CR and also have him get involved in the Unseelie aspect of the Drabwurld, specifically trying to get involved with the R&D department that Saber's setting up. Update - post-timeskip: busy with R&D stuff from April until about Yule, then disappeared to fulfill the task given by Black Shuck.
✖ I want him to help with the spire projects (specifically spire 10 thanks to his quest) and also spend a lot of time at the Station, building technology that will work outside of the station that he can sell for profit/possibly be building things for Lumina's chocobo ranch. (Also building cat toys for Shijima. This is important.) Update - post-timeskip: the team of natives and sorcerers Hiro recruited during his quest helped finish Spire 10 and he spent very little time at the Station during timeskip. He built a few things for Lumina and Shijima.
✖ He'll also be building up his magical ability by acting as Lemina's Junior Premier, learning how to control his magic and also recruiting for her. He's going to spend a lot of time to effectively wield his magic. Going to learn how to use his crossbow too. Also depending, he may be learning some mild sorcery from Loki. One of his boons will be healing magic so he'll be attempting to be Tadashi be Baymax help that way. Update - post-timeskip: After their fight in June, Hiro hung back on the Guild and just acted as Junior Premier whenever Lemina needed him. He had a few students he checked in with but was largely hands-off while also learning how to control his fire magic and his wind magic. Learned to use a dagger instead. Has mastered level 1 illusion spellwork from Loki and will be looking into runic magic.
✖ If he behaves and proves himself, he will be playing a very large part in the R&D that Saber's setting up in Spire 10 acting as the Head of Project. Once that starts he will begin questioning how to make off-locket communication devices and teaming up with Rin, most likely. Update - post-timeskip: Saber named him head of project at the end of March 2701. When Rin didn't teach him right away, he circumvented her and learned to make the devices himself (accomplished by June 2701.) He's been working and will continue to work with Rin to further develop their partnership and create more tech to sell.
✖ Notable dates include a certain unhappy anniversary in the spring (sometime in the first part of April) that will cause him to basically shut down, along with his 15th birthday (headcanoned August 22nd) Update - post-timeskip: Both of these were acknowledged.
✖ CR-wise he'll be going to extreme lengths to keep in contact with Jason Todd and Loki until the three go their separate ways over the timeskip (possibly developing a friendship with Billy Kaplan via Loki as well?) Around April he'll most likely meet Joshua Kiryu and learn some very important things about him and gain a troll-guardian. Around March most likely he'll also meet Leo Valdez while unfreezing people via fire magic (tentative?) and also he will officially meet Nico di Angelo and soothe the tensions between him and Lumina, who he will also occasionally pop in and visit. In July he'll take a month off to go explore the northlands with Thrall. He'll be in contact with various people he's assisted so far and just let them know he's available if necessary but otherwise he'll be mostly exploring on his own. I want to also use this time to send him to some of the neutral territory (maybe Redgate) and also maybe make some Seelie CR since right now he kinda hates all of them. Update - post-timeskip: Jason and Hiro have had a turbulent year that ended with them splitting up for good until Hiro gathers the nerve to crawl back and apologize. He's developed very close friendships with Loki, Billy, Shijima, Eren, Lumina, Lemina, Thrall, and Howard. He's developed an extremely close friendship with Nico di Angelo as well and has since realized he has romantic feelings for him that he's yet to act on. Joshua Kiryu continues to act as a guardian angel and one person Hiro can be about 95% open and honest with and receive real answers. He developed a friendship with Leo Valdez as he assisted him thawing the Station in March and they spoke of developing secret meeting places during Samhain, along with talks of Leo's apprenticeship. In July he explored the northlands with Thrall to heal the earth and during Yule Thrall made him a member of the Frostwolf Clan. During Samhain, the Black Shuck sent Hiro on a mission with Nico to lay the dead to rest so January-April has been spent traveling.
✖ Other people to meet/build CR with: Rin, Eren, Sakura, Katsa, Shijima, Vol'jin, Saber, Sakura, Merida, Ellie, Colette. Update - post-timeskip: Has built better CR with Rin, Eren, Shijima, Saber, Merida, Ariadne, Colette, Prince Edgar and Katsa. Has met Sakura, and Ellie. Has also met and built decent with Grell Sutcliffe, Wan, Johnny Storm, Teresa, Clarke Griffin, and Lia de Beaumont.
SUMMARY OF KNOWN DETAILS
So far Hiro's only participated in the battle and also tried to play with the jabberwock. Also will soon discover he cannot, in fact, rebuild a special robot friend and will be very upset about that. Otherwise whatever! Update - post-timeskip: Haaaaaaaaaa.
SPRING 2701
SPRING IN 2,701 (Mar, Apr, May)
- MARCH - The new King of Birds, the Roc, brings late snowstorms across the drabwurld; shardbearers must combat its magic to un-freeze each other, natives, and whole areas. Monarchs are still around and boons still occur.
- HIRO'S MARCH PLANS - Hiro will be using his newly learned fire magic to help unfreeze people (team up and meet Leo? Also team up with Merida at some point.) He will also be spending time between Spire 10 and the Station, most likely trying to set up residence in both places. He will also be recruiting for Lemina's magic guild and attempting to learn more about the R&D sanction of the Unseelie that will be housed in Spire 10. Update - post-timeskip: All true save for teaming up with Merida. Hiro worked with several people this month during the freeze (Leo, Johnny, Howard, Wan, Lemina, Katsa, etc.)
- APRIL - Shardbearers shall be struck at various moments by the sound of harp-playing which inspires distractingly, disablingly intense and wild emotions, but be unable to determine the source! Shardbearers will discover that they can follow the sound only in their dreams to the dream-image of a harp which magically plays itself. Smashing the harp in their dreams will disable the spell which affects their waking moments. This is the last month monarchs will be visibly around and which boons will occur.
- HIRO'S APRIL PLANS - Hiro will be hearing the harp and stuck struggling with keeping said-emotions under wraps and will probably explode on someone. Once he figures out how to smash the harp it will be done so. Update - post-timeskip: Had a near panic-attack about his harp and had a loooong talk with Joshua about how the harps worked and also a long talk about death and morality after Hiro smashed the harp. Spent the entire month of April locked away doing research and hiding from everyone/ignoring his CR.
- MAY - Golden swans will migrate to the mainland from the southern coast, devouring newly-planted crops and seeds; slaying them turns them into solid gold swan figurines. (also the Monarchs will be gone, lockets stop working, people opting out go to sleep.)
- HIRO'S PLANS FOR MAY - Once he finds out that the swan figures can become money, he'll most likely be taking his newly-booned cat and chasing/terrorizing the swans to get money. When Mochi won't have any of it, Hiro will team up with Shijima to kill swans and get money. Update - post-timeskip: The first of May was spent hunting down Jason Todd. Afterwards he made his way to Lumina's farm and started building automatic feeding stations for her chocobos. He also hunted swans with Shijima without Mochi (did not boon the cat.) Also researched in the background and worked on his communication devices. Worked with the Guild when he could.
SUMMER 2701
SUMMER IN 2,701 (Jun, Jul, Aug)
- JUNE - It becomes clear that the areas the Jabberwock spent too much time in will grow nothing and have become barren; includes areas around Caer Glaem, the Cothromach, the Station, other parts of the map. Shardbearers may attempt to heal these areas.
Treun holds its famous summer tourney! The purse is 5,000 gold marks for each of these competitions: Magical Duelling, Mounted Joust, and the Melee! The competitions go over the day, featuring many famed individuals participating in secret, and the revels continue over nights. A mod post will go up for this event.
- HIRO'S JUNE PLANS- He's not going to participate in the tourney but he IS going to set up a giant betting pool for non-participants to get involved. Since a lot of his friends are also competing he will most likely spread a few rumors about the stats of the fighters to mess with the odds. His healing plans will take place in July instead. Update - post-timeskip: Betting pool still happened and he almost got his ass kicked for it. Nico di Angelo saved him and his friendship with the boy started. Also handed out communicators to his very close CR. And also found out Lemina was offering the Guild to Seelie shardbearers, got pissed, and stopped talking to her. Hiro's work with the Guild went on pause.
- JULY - Violent anti-shardbearer demonstration in Daonna results in the hanging of a dozen Seelie and Unseelie shardbearers in the city square. Whispers insist that ancient shardbearer Martin Maskmaker is behind the clever fox-masks which magically hide the identities of the killers and help them leave no trace.
- HIRO'S JULY PLANS-If Hiro gets IC word he's going to start trying to work on solving the mystery despite not having clues about the killers. However he will be spending the entire month of July traveling with Thrall into the northlands to assess the damage of the area and start trying to heal them on their own. Update - post-timeskip: Did not do anything about the anti-shardbearer demonstrations but instead spent the whole month with Thrall traveling to the northlands to heal the destruction from the jabberwock.
- AUGUST - Leathann's Festival of Lights is the second week in August, a curious local celebration timed to the arrival of fireflies which will this year mark the induction of the new Oracle; overnight the boats which comprise the Water Market all seem to have vanished, and natives float candles on the river out to sea and let paper lanterns fly, while in the distance the Tower of the Oracle glows golden through day and night.
- HIRO'S AUGUST PLANS- Depending on if he can get there, he might go down and check it out because pretty lights and fireflies and stuff. Around the 19th or so, he'll be organizing a beach trip with friends as a guise to celebrate not only his birthday (August 22nd) but also Jason Todd's (August 16th.) Update - post-timeskip: Came back from his journey with Thrall and immediately was whisked away by Nico to Leathann for the Festival of Lights. Celebrated his/Jason's birthday on August 20th. Background research. He apologized to Lemina this month as well. Guild work is still less but he's helping where he can. R&D research goes back into full-swing at the end of August.
AUTUMN 2701
FALL IN 2,701 (Sept, Oct, Nov)
- SEPTEMBER - The magical power which allows shardbearers to understand Drabbish and each other goes haywire; affected characters will be heard speaking their native tongue! All their writing, however, will still be seen as Drabbish. The annual Treun wreath festival! Harvests are very poor, but the spectacle and scope of the dancing, grain-giving, and public drunkenness are as riotously whole-hearted as ever. The festival ends in drunken bread-riots, however, and fires set in the garden district. The public calls for Fortuna to abdicate his position
- HIRO'S SEPTEMBER PLANS- Language shenanigans! Let's see how many people he no longer understands. Hiro speaks and understands English and Japanese fluently. No other plans thus-far. Update - post-timeskip: He pantomimed stuff with Wan to learn meditation methods better! He also started learning how to write and translate things in Ancient Greek for a certain present for a certain demigod. Month was spent heavily doing research and development and mostly stuck to the Spire save for his time with Wan at the Station near the end of September.
- OCTOBER - 25-30 - SAMHAIN! Sun does not rise; characters can go wherever they please; Black Shuck makes another appearance; giant party on the Cathraon. Mods will post logs for this.
- HIRO'S OCTOBER PLANS- - Samhain! Hiro's going to attend Samhain and probably get into a lot of trouble because it's a giant party. He's going to try to approach Black Shuck with Nico di Angelo and force Eren Yeager into a suit because it's hilarious. He'll probably also be easier to trick into dancing with his CR and he'll be mingling around to meet new people as well. October otherwise is completely open and planless. Update - post-timeskip: Early October he researched blood granite with Edgar, but otherwise pretty much nothing about this has changed other than the fact that approaching Shuck was a Bad Idea and he and Nico were tasked with traveling the Drabwurld to lay the dead to rest. Hiro's secrets about Nico were revealed to Loki after he stopped the fight between Nico and Lumina. Loki also gave him his first kiss to prove it was no big deal. Hiro pushed him in the face a lot. Also began planning secret clubs/safehouses with Leo Valdez and made a lot of new connections.
- NOVEMBER - Inmates from a magical island prison-colony of Leathann have escaped, and some manage to reach the mainland and begin causing havoc! The government of Leathann posts rewards for the return of these criminals, dead or alive. Many are legitimately dangerous mages and sorcerers; others are simply individuals who are debtors to the state and couldn't pay their taxes!
- HIRO'S NOVEMBER PLANS- He may try to team up with some people to go after some of the criminals but for the most part he'll be using the month of November to research High Queen Morla and complete a quest for Ariadne. Update - post-timeskip: First two weeks of November alternated between working on the quest for Ariadne and researching stuff for R&D. The end of November was spent with Lumina traveling to Spire 9's city to work with the vampires to make copies of her chocobo books.
WINTER 2701
WINTER IN 2,701/2,702 (Dec, Jan, Feb)
- DECEMBER - YULE! Giant hunting party with both courts trying to catch the White Hart! Mods will post logs for this.
- HIRO'S DECEMBER PLANS- He's going to wind up building an army of snowmen and one very special Snowmax at the Station if he can get there. Otherwise no real plans. He'll be celebrating Yule/Christmas and provide presents to a lot of his close CR. Update - post-timeskip: Haha he basically exchanged presents with people, argued with Nico until Nico agreed to take him on Shuck's task, ventured on an overnight trip with Thrall to become a tiny Frostwolf, argued with Jason about Nico and cut their ties temporarily and ditched the spire to head out. Last month he researched stuff for R&D. Last month he actively worked with the Guild.
- JANUARY - Caer Scima is at last entirely rebuilt, and grander than ever!
- HIRO'S JANUARY PLANS- Definitely going to return to CS to see how it's been rebuilt. Otherwise he's pretty quiet this month. Update - post-timeskip: Definitely did not return to CS and definitely did not remain quiet this month. Spent the month traveling and training with Nico.
- FEBRUARY -Parrais holds its Ostara Feast! A local celebration of and competition in the arts, chalks harvested from the coast are all dyed and given to local children the full week before, and the whole city is mostly covered in their murals. By the feast's end, several famous elven artisans and musicians are found with their throats slashed.
- HIRO'S FEBRUARY PLANS- He's going to end up bouncing off to Redgate with Billy Kaplan to crash in Loki's dorm and also try to break into the fancy-schmancy library. May also end up meeting a handful of the Seelie in Redgate. Update - post-timeskip: Went to Redgate with Billy to research more/bond with Billy/crash in on Loki. Billy and Loki figured out his romantic feelings toward a certain son of Hades that Hiro adamantly denied. Hiro gained access to the Redgate library for research. In addition, he traveled to Mair and met Grell who spoke with him of death, magic, and runes as she helped him with the next leg of his task for Shuck.
SPRING 2702
SPRING IN 2,702 (Mar, Apr)
- MARCH - The skeletons of unburied soldiers killed in battle begin to rise, devouring whatever living beasts or people they come upon until their skulls are struck off.
- HIRO'S MARCH PLANS- Gonna double-check that this isn't Nico's work and then use a combination of magic and other skills to kill the skeletons. Update - post-timeskip: Rejoined Nico! This probably was tied into their initial task anyway. Also met Jason again at the end of the month and it went as poorly as one would expect. Jason told Hiro how to fix it ("come home", basically) and Hiro shied away from the idea.
- APRIL - Great numbers of imps and fairies begin to go missing in both castles, to the point where many everyday tasks go unfinished!
- HIRO'S APRIL PLANS- Start devising ways to accomplish the daily tasks with inventions while hunting for the missing imps. Update - post-timeskip: He's lost Jason and it's that time of year again. During Yule he set up a meeting with Joshua on the anniversary of the harp-smashing so they could chat and review everything wrong with the world. He also had a friend-date with Merida where the same sort of things were discussed. Lastly, he received a quest from the Unseelie monarchs just as he was getting ready to go find Jason to apologize one last time.
- MAY - End of timeskip.
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zerotohiro) wrote2014-01-31 08:35 pm
Howard
Hiro wouldn't openly admit it just yet, but he was far too curious about how Howard's mind worked and also about what kind of ideas the older man could create. When Howard told him he had something of a plan but could use Hiro's help, he didn't hesitate to reappear at the Station and seek him out. It took a little longer than he intended due to stopping now and then to assist someone with just a little bit of a melting boost but eventually he found Howard and appeared in front of him, eyebrow arched expectantly.]
So. What's this amazing plan you've come up with?
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Traditional methods had been used. The Station was warm enough in some places, large bonfires constructed where those who were there gathered, most sleeping together closely for the shared warmth of both fire and multiple bodies. But even with the fires roaring, the ice and the cold came creeping ever closer, and he worried it would soon give them less and less space, and in the end freeze them all. (He remembered seeing frozen corpses in in the streets of New York then, those poorer than even him left out in the cold with nothing but fraying clothes. It wasn't a pretty sight, he didn't want to witness it again.)
And so he had begun to think, pacing back and forth for what felt like days as he tried to comb through his brain for ideas, but all of them were too complicated. All of them relied too heavily on access too materials he didn't have. Until, of course. One day it dawned on him as he sat tossing and catching a mobile phone in the air. It had gotten away from him and come crashing apart on the floor, and it was the metal shining up at him that opened his eyes.
He had scrambled for his locket, alerting Hiro who he knew was there too, telling him to find him as soon as he could. He had an idea that just might help them combat and keep the ice at bay. He had lost track of time, really, and so for him Hiro may have taken hours or just minutes to appear. Either way, when he did, he found him surrounded by computers he had gathered from around, now hunched over slightly as he tore them apart.
His gaze flickered up, the wild sort of I haven't slept in days look bright in them.)
Magnesium.
(He gestured at the pile of metal on the table. It wasn't much, yet, but powdering it finely enough it could be spread over a large area. Sure, it burned quickly, bu tthe intensity should make up for it.)
Grind it up, spread it out. It might just help.
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On the one hand, dude. You just destroyed a bunch of computer that they could have used for something else! On the other hand, that's actually a really brilliant idea. He didn't say anything for a minute as he crouched down to be eye-level with the metal. Magnesium's incredibly flammable and it didn't take him more than two seconds to understand exactly what Howard was implying.]
Spread it out and we light it up. That's actually not a bad idea. [He looked up at the man again, watching him pry apart another computer.] So I get how we can grind it up, but how are we going to spread it around? [He was already reaching into his pocket for a pen and paper just in case he needed to notate some ideas.] The snow's everywhere.
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Howard, while Hiro looks on, busies himself with ripping out a few more pieces before deeming himself satisfied, and tossing it into the pile of already torn apart ones. If nothing else, they might be able to build something new out of all of those bits and bobs.)
The best part is we don't even have to light it up, since it'll do so on contact with the snow. We can remotely deploy it and be out of harms way. As long as we figure out a way to get it out, it can be spread all over. (Technically, and all. He hums thoughtfully at the question.) Barring that we don't have anyone that can fly, my best guess so far has been to build a balloon, fill it in there, and make sure it bursts when it reaches a certain altitude. Somehow. Or shoot it with an arrow once we're pleased. Not the best control, we're reliant on wind, but that's what I got so far.
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Where would we get the balloon? [It's a minimal problem of course but it's enough that he's already thinking of how else things fly. If Lemina were nearby he could ask her to use some of her wind magic, but she's not. He has to think of his own solution.] If we're looking for something with more control...we need something that we can use to aim. Like a cannon. I mean look at this place. We could probably find the parts to make a cannon or something right?
[He may or may not be thinking of turning the magnesium into a sort of bomb. More than likely the answer's yes.]
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Howard pauses his work and looks up at him, considering.) Yeah? Probably. We just need to make sure that it doesn't blow back at us since the powder is so light. Either on our person, or this place. I'd hate to set it on fire.
(Turn everything into a bomb. It's the Howard Stark way.)
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That was apparently Tadashi's department.] ...could always make a hot air balloon and compact the powder so it explodes on contact.[Yeah they're. They're going to end up making bombs aren't they.] I think I can create enough fire to get us into the air if we can put a balloon together. It'd be a controlled way of dropping the magnesium into a specific spot instead of the wind blowing it back in our face because you're right, it's way too light.
[Let's not light buildings on fire.] Either that, or we compact the magnesium and let it fly in a catapult. I'm open to options.
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(They are definitely going to end up making bombs. He nods as Hiro speaks now, his attention fully on the boy, rather than the multitasking he had been earlier. He grabs a notebook that was spread open the table, and turns to a fresh page, beginning to scribble neat notes along the top.) And we really don't want it in our face. The only issue I really see immediately is that we have to make sure it's not snowing when we release it, or it's going to ignite in the air.
(That is generally the way to go. He thoughtfully tuts.) Catapult could work, but we'd have to make sure that there was some way for it to distribute over a larger area, instead of just making one big hole. Unless something happens where we need to do that, like an ice tower.
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The Roc can't always be in the same place at the same time. If we can create something that we can move from place to place we can probably beat it at its own game.
Good point though. [They don't want a giant hole. They want to cover a lot of ground.] Sounds like the hot air balloon's going to be our best choice. Just means we're going to have to find somebody willing to be up in the air to help control the distribution, too, not to mention keep the thing in the air.
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That might be possible. (Murmured words as he writes.) Has anyone looked into taking down the source? If not killing it, since from what I understand it's come because of the death of that other thing, and who knows what would come out if it died. But something to soothe it?
(He nods.) I don't mind helping control distribution, or keeping it in the air, but I'll need a partner.
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The jabberwock. I don't know about killing the Roc. At least with the jabberwock we had ideas of what it liked so that it wouldn't kill us but this thing hasn't even slowed down enough to try to talk to it. For all we know it's busy creating a bird army somewhere and that's why all of the birds are flying away. With our luck if we killed the roc the next thing that would come out of it is a flying sandworm or something.
[Huh. He nods at that before slowly grinning.] I'm used to heights. And--[Give him a second to hold up his palm, igniting a spark and letting a little fireball rest in his hand. Thank god Lemina helped him cheat and get started early.] I can probably help keep us airborne.
[…though.] Leo is, too. [As much as he hates the idea of willingly working with a Seelie, he likes Leo and he knows Leo has skills.] Have you met him yet? He's from the Seelie side of things.
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They talked to the jabberwock? I didn't know that was possible. (He had missed out on a lot, but alright, he supposes that made sense. Lord knows he had no idea what a giant, snow and blizzard causing bird might enjoy. Some cocoa?) So we might want to avoid that. Just. Calm it down. Or set it up somewhere so it has lands. (Howard is going to cringe as he's speaking right now, because really, they're talking about a bird like it's a person to be dealt with, it's almost too much.)
So am I. (Well that's...handy. Huh.) So I guess we'll be the team then, huh?
(Howard shakes his head.) Not in person, at least. I might have over the locket, but it's been a lot of people to keep track of. Is he fire, too? There's one of those on our side, isn't there?
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Yeah. I mean I talked to her, too. [Like this is an everyday occurrance.] ...they shouldn't have killed her. She was a baby. [And it's just another reason he's mad.] She was pretty upset and scared that they destroyed her home. She was just reacting the only way she knew how. I mean I don't know if the Roc's the same way. I don't really speak giant frost bird. You think if we make a landing pad or a nest for it it'll settle? [It's mostly a joke, but it's worth a shot. The jabberwock liked his present of a giant pillowcase filled with lavender, after all.]
Sounds like a good team.
Yeah he is. I don't really know the full extent of his power. [Which is a lie. He knows Leo accidentally killed someone he didn't mean to because of how powerful it is, but it's best to keep that to himself.] Who, you mean Johnny? True. He can light his entire body on fire. Maybe we should just take him and have him inside the balloon itself.
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You...talked to the giant bird that caused all this damage? (h-ow??? should he be concerned? hiro, someone really needs to start looking out for you. narrowing his eyes a little.) But what else were they going to do? it didn't seem like they could just restrain it, we don't have any zoos big enough to keep her in, either. (but alright, he shrugs a little, he missed most of it, so. and he continues to nod as he speaks, though bursts out with a laugh at the mention of a nest.) I don't know. Maybe we should give it a try. Find something to use as a fake egg.
The very best.
I feel like a lot of people don't know the extent of their own powers. I know I don't yet. (but he's not ashamed to admit that? he shrugs, and then nods. a little.) Maybe? I just heard about someone being a flying ball of fire for our side during the battles. I never really caught a name. We could try? That way there'd be two of us to distribute the stuff, too.
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Yeah. She just wanted to play in the snow and make flowers since the Seelie army ruined her home. Don't ask me how I could understand her, but I could. [...which now that he thinks about it, that's pretty freakin' weird.] There's always another way besides death. Doesn't matter. [He shakes his head.] We'll use that as a back-up plan if the magnesium bombs don't work.
I definitely don't either. [Which unlike Howard, Hiro doesn't like to admit. There's a smirk at that description though.] Sounds like the Human Torch to me. It's not a bad idea if we know where to find him. Last I heard he was out at Spire 3.
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Huh. The poor thing. (Which seems like an odd thing for him to say, and he's not sure why he's saying it. Why should he feel sympathy for something like that? Hell, it's all a little weird, though.) Well, I'm sure whoever'll appreciate it. Has anyone been able to talk to this thing? Are we disturbing its nest, too? (nod nod. Good idea, bro.) Perfect.
We'll get it. (one this is admitting mistakes, howard isn't willing to do that often, but admitting he doesn't know something yet means that you're willing to learn. he wrinkles his nose slightly.) I'm sure Aria will know. I can give her a call. (is that what this thing does?) And see?
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Sweet. [It takes him a minute to pinpoint who "Aria" is before realizing it's a shortened version of the girl's name (he assumes)] That should be our second step after we get the balloon built. [They're really doing this...they're really, actually doing this.] Looks like we've got a lot of work to do. Ready to get started?
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(That's what happens when he likes someone. Shortened names for everyone!) Sounds perfect, but first things first. It's never a good idea to get ahead of yourself.
Ready when you are.
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[And so begins their magical montage of building a hot air balloon. Surprisingly it doesn't take as long as Hiro thinks, though it takes quite a bit of time to gather the materials. With the two of them working together though they're quick to work through it and create a balloon that will hold 2-3 people with a large parachute-type object at the top and a makeshift basket for the bottom.
Truth be told, it's pretty shoddy but it should do for a temporary fix. Hiro's hoping it'll work, but it's going to be a challenge. Once the balloon is set up outside and the carefully packaged magnesium is with them he looks at the balloon and then at Howard.]
Think we should give it a test run before we drag anybody else in.
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(Magical montage! Magical Montage Music!
They seem to be a good team, if this is anything to go by. But they seem to fall into an easy rhythm, sometimes Howard gives directions,a nd sometimes Hiro does, and even though there were brief little times where they didn't quite agree, but they always worked it out.
But the end results was well worth the work. Hiro might think it shoddy, but given the time and the materials at hand, Howard had created worse from more. It'd serve its purpose, and that was the main goal, wasn't it?)
Of course. (There was no hesitation about that, even, and he clambers into the basket with ease.) Come on, it's freezing. Get in here and do the flame thing.
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Once it's done though and Howard climbs into the basket, Hiro continues to eye it critically before shrugging and following. Whatever. If they fell, they'd just land in a giant pile of snow anyway, right? He stands up in the basket, sticking both hands into the balloon itself before giving Howard a look.]
I'll do the flame thing, but I am not saying "flame on." [That's somebody else's schtick and he can't help but grin.] Five, four, three...[He concentrate, both hands sparking and lighting up with flames bigger than he's ever created. (He doesn't want to go into detail of what he's envisioning to get flames that high.)
And like that...there goes the balloon. It's...it's actually working. The right combination was made for this weird, makeshift balloon and though they're not going very high in the air it'll do.]
You're gonna have to throw the magnesium though. My hands are kinda full.
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honestly, it's a pretty great montage.
come on now, hiro, don't look so skeptically at it. this is their machine, he built it: of course it's going to work!)
Why would you say flame on? (Howard is going to blankly stare at him, because unless it's necessary, that just seems a bit ostentatious. howard won't say more, though, instead he'll just watch him with wide eyed curiosity. he really does need to get into this whole magic thing if this kid can learn, a kid who is quite clearly of the technological frame of mind, then he should be able to too, right?
he lets out a pleased huff, the kind that has the notes of 'i told you so', because since they started, and got the design down, he hadn't doubted it for a second. he laughs even, boyish and gleeful as it rises, even if it isn't high. that didn't matter. why would it? it was working. )
Wha--? Oh, yeah yeah. I've got this.
(he pulls on his gloves, not only for protection from the cold, but should the magnesium ignite while he holds it, it'll be easier to pull off. they have bags of it, and he takes one of the smaller ones, one of the testers and opens it.)
Alright, try to hold her steady.
(howard says it as he leans out over the edge, carefully, dumping out the contents, and though it's light, currently there's little wind, so it drifts down similarly to the snow, only to burst into a bright ignition of flame, the heat so strong it comes back and hits him in the face. but lo! beneath the ground is bear.)
Oh heck yes, it worked.
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The question just causes Hiro to give Howard a blank look back before he snorts.] Never mind. [He's just concentrating on his magic though because it takes a lot of work to focus and even as they're up in the air he's got one eye on his flames and the other on Howard.
This better work.
He's holding his breath, doing his best to keep them steady and afloat as the magnesium soars over the edge. At the miniature explosion though there's a sound of unabashed glee, excitement rippling through him.]
Dude, nice! [Any sense of skepticism he had was gone now and he faces Howard with a bright, somewhat manic look.] I think we solved the problem. Let's start steering and clearing out some more of the snow.
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That wasn't a reply. Were all teenagers this snotty? But he'll shake his head a bit, too. It's not important, at least not right now, and they need to get up in the air, because in that department, he is absolutely useless. it would have been easier if they'd found some sort of gas and canister, but they had had limited supplies to work with.
Howard too lets out a whoop at it, and he moves, perhaps a bit too hastily to gather up some more, accidentally rocking the basket just a bit. He spreads himself out, though, to steady it again. It's exhilarating, though, it it always is to see one of your inventions and ideas work out the way you wanted them to.)
We solved part of it, at least. It's a start. (he too has a slightly manic look on his face, too.) I'm ready when you are. (He says that as he unfurls the handheld sail they've put together. it's not much, and he has to hold on tight, but it's just enough to catch the wind so that they can start moving away.)