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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[covenantal]

The sense that we were missing something. [ Yu presses his mouth into a line. ] That there was an answer still out there. It turned out I was right, because that man, Namatame, wasn't the killer at all. You could say he'd hurt my friends, but he'd actually done so out of a misguided attempt to save them. He'd definitely never killed anyone.

[ He breathes out. He'd left the hospital that night and broken down in sobs, not knowing if he'd done the right thing. Only Yosuke knows that. For a moment, Yu's eyes are far away before he can bring himself back to the present. ]

It was a close call. Grief can drive you to do some pretty terrible things.

[psycholawgy]

Not really!

You think we're from the same world? Maybe you're even from my past, like Iris or Ema!

[cannonades]

Noted.

[ ................. ]

It's not a practice I'd necessarily recommend. Moreover, I can throw knives, but I'm not as good as Catherine. My specialties are in ballistics and firearms. I'm not about to start shooting at you.

[cannonades]

What makes it so illegal? You're just pitting robots against robots, right?

That's lucky for you. Jail isn't very exciting.

I knew they were willing to go far, all things considered. But maybe I was naive in thinking they wouldn't threaten to destroy a colony in order to get us to stand down. It seems like overkill, even if it is effective. There isn't much we can do in the face of that.

[zerotohiro]

That depends. You guys from the same time as Phoenix?

[zerotohiro]

Why not? One of the girls training me has gauntlets that shoot things. [He seems to realize how stupid that sounds though.] I mean I appreciate you not shooting me but...I could use the agility training.

[zerotohiro]

You'd have to ask the San Fransokyo police department why exactly it's illegal. I guess because it was all underground unsanctioned stuff and the yakuza were involved and just...it was a mess.

And just how many times have you been in jail?

You know what bothers me? We might have to really start applying that sort of thinking to how things are done around here.

[psycholawgy]

You know my boss?! [ hiro knows so many people!! ]

But, yes! I am. It's the year 2027 when I'm from.

[zerotohiro]

[There's a soft "oh" at that. He doesn't speak again for the time being as he ponders that over, but he knows Yu's right. Grief does weird things to people.]

...Callaghan wanted revenge on Krei for what happened to his daughter because he didn't have anyone to convince him otherwise. We tried to talk him out of it but he was too focused on his anger. That was before we knew Abigail was still alive. [A pause.] But...how do you stop grief from completely taking over like that?

[zerotohiro]

I met him a little while ago. Pretty nice guy. Baymax seemed to like him, too. [While he's on the floor he's finally reaching into the pocket of his shorts to take out his CereVice and open the notes application to start documenting some things about Clonco.] We're five years ahead of you guys. It doesn't sound like a lot but a lot can change in five years. Could be the difference between Clonco and Baymax.

[psycholawgy]

[ clonco notices that and just smiles at hiro, saying nothing else. if he isn't talked to, then he usually doesn't speak. or else he'll get blasted by mama aura's gun. ]

You think we're from the same world? [ she laughs softly, but the question is pretty serious! ]

[zerotohiro]

[It's strange to him, considering how much Baymax likes to talk on his own and interact with the world. He waves a hand in front of Clonco's face to test his reflexes even when he grins at Athena's question.]

A mirror, at least. I think Dipper and I are from very similar worlds, too. I wonder if the history lines up and everything. Do you really think it's that impossible?

[psycholawgy]

[ clonco's eyes follow hiro's hand, and he waves one of his own. ]

What are you writing down?

Not impossible, [ she says after clonco finishes talking. hiro's smart. he can juggle two conversations at the same time. ] It would be neat if I could visit you if I did go to San Fran- whatever it is.

[zerotohiro]

[He laughs slightly and even takes time to address the robot, showing his notes to Clonco. It's a list of statistics (size, mobility, etc) and an accurate sketch of him.]

Just some stats, dude. We're gonna see what we can do to upgrade you a bit.

[Working is second nature. He can write notes while talking without issue and he shrugs again.] ...you'd love San Fransokyo. I could even show you some videos of the place if you want. Baymax has them stored in his memory.

[psycholawgy]

I'd love to see it!

[ ah, but wait- ]

Did you say upgrade? What are you planning?

[zerotohiro]

Just an expansion of his memory mostly so he can learn more. How do you think Baymax keeps picking up new skills? We could probably write a new skillset for him, too, if you want. He's not in bad shape, but everybody can be a little better if they want to be.

[As for showing her San Fransokyo...well, this might seem out of context for Athena.] Ow. [The little light on the front of the suitcase lights up and Baymax expands from his carrier, gently stepping out and waddling away from it.]

[psycholawgy]

[ wait wait wait DID BAYMAX JUST COME OUT OF THAT SUITCASE??? ]

H- Hey! I wanna say "ow"!

[ screw what they were talking about, man. THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT. ]

5/13, evening

[covenantal]

Busy?

5/13, evening

[zerotohiro]

Not especially. What's up?

[covenantal]

I'm hoping you have some time to spare for a science experiment.

[zerotohiro]

THERE IS LITERALLY NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN SCIENCE.

[Three seconds later.]

Sorry, caps were on. [No, he's just an excitable nerd.] What kind?

[covenantal]

[ Well, that had the desired affect. ]

You go to the carnival today?

[zerotohiro]

Unfortunately. Clowns found us. Why?

[covenantal]

The masks. There's obviously something up with them. I think it might be worthwhile to take them apart.

[zerotohiro]

You mean the things people have been carrying around? I didn't take a good look at them when I was there. What do you think's wrong with them?