Some Legends Are Told, Some Turn To Dust Or To Gold [CEREALIA INBOX]

[zerotohiro]

'Busy, leave a message!
...oh, you've reached Hiro Hamada. Whatever. Still busy!'

Hamada art by D-Joel, found on tumblr

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[immobileyes]

Worse...? You mean worse than people going blind and...

[ Well, she'll just step closer to him if he's not turning to look at her then, although her steps are very small and unsure (because she doesn't want to smack into anything). ]

[zerotohiro]

[He opens his mouth to interject when she calls for a drumroll but you know what, he's learned by now that you just have to let Mabel be Mabel. He doesn't stop her, but when she pulls out the sweater he can't help but stare for a moment like he can't quite comprehend what's in her hand.]

You...made me a sweater. [What. What...? He's staring at the design and despite the fact he's not sure what to do with it, he smiles. Of course there's Baymax. Of course it would make him happy.] I didn't know you were making sweaters.

[meowbel]

Of course, I do! You are talking to a world famous sweater maker and the proud owner of a newly opened sweater store!

[Not that Mabel wanted to toot her own horn here but she couldn't help but give off a smug smile. After all, if Hiro knew that Dipper was known for his smarts, the least she could do was show off how awesome she was at knitting!]

What a think though? Does it look awesome or does it look awesome?

[zerotohiro]

...worse like at least things stopped after a while. Now it's like it's permanent. [He turns his head where he can hear her moving on his side. He isn't directly looking at her, but he thinks he can pinpoint her.] I don't know how to turn it off again.

[immobileyes]

... Can you see me?

[ waiiiiit a second. ]

[zerotohiro]

...not exactly. It's not that everything's totally black, but it's not clear at all either. [So no, he sure can't see much.] It used to stop after a few minutes, but eventually it got longer and longer and now it's not coming back at all.

[immobileyes]

And Baymax can't do anything about it?

[ ... well, he probably would have by now if he could, she thinks, so she just sighs and moves to flop beside him. ]

[mieldelimon]

Oh... ( ° ^ ° ) I'm sorry, Hiro. I don't remember much. But I'm doing much better! ೕ(･ㅂ･ ) Don't worry!

[zerotohiro]

It...yeah. [That's all he can say that's considered polite, but he's still looking at the sweater and it's clear he'll be keeping it, thank you very much.] Wait you opened a sweater store? Since when?

[zerotohiro]

Mm-mm. [He shifts a bit to accommodate the extra weight, not at all minding the company. His head turns toward the sound of her voice again.] We keep running tests and he's been helping me get around when I really need it, but we haven't been able to fix it yet. I wanted to see if scanning somebody else might tell us how to fix everything.

[zerotohiro]

Most people don't. It's okay.

I'm coming over, are you home? I'm coming over anyway but it'd make more sense if you were actually home.

[immobileyes]

Oh... so he's gonna scan me to see if it'll help?

[ Well, she doesn't mind. It doesn't hurt, after all. ]

[meowbel]

Since a month or two ago! But don't worry, if you missed the grand opening, I'm opening it again with Yu so you can totally just pop in any time you want!

[Then suddenly, there was a huge smile on her face] And you know you really really want to...!

[zerotohiro]

Yup. If that's okay. I'm thinking if Baymax can pick up some anomaly between the two of us I can start figuring out how to maybe recode ourselves to fix everything without getting CERES involved. What do you think?

[zerotohiro]

Yu's helping you? [That. Is probably the least surprising and weird thing she's said in all of this. There's a small sigh even as he's feeling over the fabric of the sleeves of the sweater. At least it's nice and soft...?] Guess I can swing by for a little while. When're you guys re-opening?

[immobileyes]

Well, I don't mind... if you think it'll help.

[ Nothing bad will come from it, anyway. So she reaches out to pat his hand. ]

[mieldelimon]

[She chuckles before texting back. Aww Hiro.] I'm home, Hiro.

[meowbel]

Oh, it should prroobbaabbblllyyy be any day now! But I think it's going to be pretty crowded when it'll open up!

[Or at least, she really hopes so because she really wanted this to work!]

But it's a good thing you're friends with me, Superhiro! You get a VIP exclusive and be one of the first to see it!

[zerotohiro]

I hope so. [He sighs, though his hand flips a little to curl around hers briefly. Truth be told he's a little scared of not finding results. Glitches happen a lot but they're getting bigger and more frequent. That's what he doesn't like.]

Baymax will scan you and get your stats, but I wanna see if you can freeze him, too.

[zerotohiro]

Good. Stay there, we'll be right there!

[We, of course. It won't be long before Honey hears a rapid knock on her door and Hiro's practically bouncing on the balls of his feet. Honey Lemon please open the door...]

[immobileyes]

Wh-- [ Well, there's Mary going absolutely rigid, fingers stiffening. ]

I don't want to! What if I do? If I freeze him and it doesn't wear off like it usually does--

[zerotohiro]

[Eh. Who is he to crush her spirits right now?]

Oh yeah? And what else does the VIP exclusive get me out of all that?

[zerotohiro]

Have you ever been able to freeze a robot before?

[immobileyes]

Well, no... but I've always been able to control it before. Things are different.

[zerotohiro]

When you freeze people they always eventually unfreeze though don't they? [He tries for a smile.] It'll be okay. If it does freeze him then that means we've got a bigger problem to look at and solve. It's for science.

[Baymax even chimes in with an affirmative, reassurance that he's a robot and cannot be injured.]