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

I guess it just sounds weird since you're the only one from your world here and I haven't really heard of stuff like this. Does that mean that a lot of the monsters are also capable of speech and emotions?

[He ignores that quip. He ignores all of that as he stares at the reading Baymax is projecting on Jack and his eyes go back and forth between the spirit and the robot as he takes it all in.]

...I thought you were a spirit. [Spirits shouldn't have readings like these unless they were somehow specially created.] Jack...what happened to you?

[She... definitely doesn't know what a pyramid is. At least, not the sort that he's talking about. Noothing about the oldest and largest pyramids in the world. But it's also not really lessening her enjoyment of this text message at all.]

i had no idea! i mean we have ruins and things but nothing super pyramid-y???

are your pyramids made of hearts or like

was that just to send a heart pyramid

because that's fine too

That is because--

[..Because Stahn's has bloody fingerprints on it, and those are even more obvious. But he's not going to say that, because he doesn't want people to know that Stahn has a mask that is bloody in any way.]

--blood pools in a particular way. It was a familiar enough sight to me.

You made the same leap of logic, didn't you?

Ogres can speak, though typically it's in their own language. Dragons and spectres can speak the human languages, but gryphons are like sheep or cattle in that they can't speak, and they act only according to instinct.

You can't just let this slide can you? No, pyramids aren't made of hearts, that was just to send a heart pyramid. It just sorta seemed appropriate, considering.

[Considering what...]

Anyway...I should start asking around. I'll text you later tonight?

Only because Cerealia's not exactly the least violent place I've ever been in. [He frowns, still examining Leon's mask.] Let me run some other tests now that Baymax has the data and see what I can find out.

You don't know anybody else with a mask like this, do you?

Then...maybe in Cerealia it really counts as some kind of murder. That's really the only thing I can think of. Their rules don't really play by normal people's rules anyway.

Maybe they're not considering whether it was murder or self defense, and only whether or not someone has taken a life matters.

[All the staring and eyes going back and forth are getting on his nerves, so when he answers, he's a bit snappy without meaning to.] I am. What--

[...oh. Well. Baymax is definitely advanced, there is the proof. This was a terrible idea. Jack looks away and sighs.]

I was a human boy, like you. Then I became a spirit. Can you connect the dots? You're smart enough.

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Sounds about right. I can't really imagine Rock Lee murdering somebody, can you?

just asking

[She just wanted to know, okay. To be sure. That he just wanted to send her a heart pyramid. That's important.]

sounds good! good luck, hiro, lemme know how it all goes!

[a considering pause, and then a second text:]

<3

No.

[That answer comes immediately--he has yet to see anyone else with the exact same mask as him. But... If other people do have them, there's definitely a pattern to them.

He wonders about it.]

Do what you want. I am already here, so it hardly matters.

...why didn't you tell me this before?

[He doesn't have anything to say beyond that and he thinks about letting that go...but he's stubborn and wants the last word so:]

<3333333 So there.

Mind if I ask you some questions about your world? [It might seem random, but he's had thoughts about this already.]

[There's a long pause, and then--]

If I do not like your question, I have no obligation to answer.

[He's probably one of the harder people to get info out of, but... it's worth a try...]

[ they can judge weird instruments together, it'll be great. from there, they'll graduate to weird foods and weird clothes and weird hobbies. good job, you two. ]

Ah, I'm so relieved! It would be nice to deliver something unique to her, I think. [ and help hawke get in her robot pants but hiro doesn't need to know that. ] I'll have no problem getting you what you need. Just give me a list and I'll do my best.

[ and then hah. hawke just grins, cheeky as can be. ]

Of course. What do you take me for, serah?

[Why isn't this surprising in the slightest?]

Fair enough. I'll just have to draw my own conclusions. [Shrug.] What did you guys do back home? You and Stahn, I mean.

[Well.

Well. Stahn's........a criminal............. okay no that's not true.

Anymore.]

I am a Knight Captain of Seinegald.

[Tiny pint-sized 16 year old captain, roll with it.]

Stahn... [is saving the world???] ...I believe he herds sheep. [yeah.]

[Every day's weird in Cerealia, lbr.]

Find out a little more about her and I can customize the whole thing, too. [Hawke please don't scar him he's already having his own crisis with how to try and kiss Ruby.] I'll send you a list when I do a little more research.

[That gets a genuine laugh from him, at least.] I think I'd be pretty disappointed if you didn't now that I think about it. Let's make it a deal then. I do this for you, no credits required, you have to do something for me in the future. Fair?

[ you're not... wrong... ]

You've got it, Hiro! Hah, you're great.

[ she digs you so much. she wants to points hiro at people and go "look at what this kid can do, what a cool kid" except that might be weird so she will not... do that. no.

either way, if hiro needs romance tips you needn't look any further than hawke. she'll show you how to romance properly. she's... romanced things. people. objects. she's a romancer.

... right. but she does look suitably impressed at hiro turning the deal around on her! nice. a grin spreads on her face and she takes a moment to stop and drink from her water bottle, pretending to actually think about it. ]

I do like not having to shell out credits. I'm assuming something of equal value, yes? Nothing like "Hawke, I'll do this and then you go fight the horrible demon from the abyss I summoned by mistake." Which, while I've done but I'm not a fan.

...Stahn's a shepherd? [Stahn is not Sorey, no. But he's more impressed (and also a little concerned???) that Leon's a knight of anything.] Okay wait this isn't really about Stahn then. What exactly does a Knight Captain do? And what's Seinegald?

[Yeah he is somehow. Leon just nods at that, and will focus on the questions about himself anyway. 16 is a totally legit age to be a knight captain shut up.]

Seinegald is my country. [Duh.] As a Knight Captain, I handle whatever missions my king might require of me. More commonly, I capture dangerous criminals, escort important figures, and lead soldiers when required.

[He's a special snowflake knight who does whatever the king wants, really.]

Yeah, I know. [Just as cheeky as ever, don't mind him. Hey, he wouldn't mind the ego boost if Hawke wanted to tell people he was awesome. On the other hand, please don't give him romance advice, he wants to continue dating his girlfriend, not scar her…

Still, he keeps a light smile on his face when Hawke replies.]

While I'd love to see you take on a demon and you're definitely telling me that story later, no. Nothing like that. Don't worry it'll be something equal and probably non-lifethreatening. Promise.

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