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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[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.

[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]

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.]

[immobileyes]

... I still don't like it. [ It's an unhappy mumble, but she's not flat-out refusing, at least. ]

[zerotohiro]

I know. [He can't see but he can hear how upset she sounds and he's doing his best to be reassuring.] But you trust me and Baymax don't you? It'll be okay no matter what.

[immobileyes]

... Okay. [ Yeah, she's not happy, but she can recognize something's got to be done about this. ]

[zerotohiro]

Okay...Baymax, get in position. [The robot waddles out in front of the two of them, confirming he is "ready for action." Hiro lifts a hand and gestures in the vague direction of Baymax.] We're ready when you are.

[Hopefully she won't freeze him? Does the medusa gaze work on hyperspectral cameras? We just don't know. (Probably not though.)]

[immobileyes]

[ Mary... then, very slowly, peers at Baymax. Her eyes are a nice, blazing crimson instead of their usual pink, but she's counting on the fact that he's technically not a living being to keep him from getting petrified.

Which ought to work, at least. ]

[zerotohiro]

[And then Baymax freezes and breaks down completely. Or he would if he wasn't a robot...instead, nothing happens and Baymax tilts his head, chirping out a quick diagnosis.]

Mary, it appears as though your eyes are: irritated. Would you like some eyedrops?

[...sorry his robot is embarrassing.] Baymax, can you scan her again and see if there's anything abnormal with her eyes? [...and because he can't help it:] Told you it'd be fine.

[immobileyes]

... You never know. [ SIGH. ] B-but I'm glad he didn't get affected.

They don't hurt though, Baymax!

[zerotohiro]

[That does little to deter the robot seeing how Baymax is shuffling closer to offer her a bottle of eye drops that he's pulled from who even knows where. How does Baymax store things? It's a mystery. Hiro, on the other hand, seems mystified, while Baymax scans her again.]

…this is going to sound like a weird question but if you look in a mirror is it possible for you to petrify yourself?

[Baymax's diagnosis, as it turns out, reveals that Mary's perfectly healthy. Sadly he can't pick up fluctuations in her code.]

[immobileyes]

... [ She'll just take that bottle and hold it in her lap. ]

No. I think because of what I am, it doesn't work on me.

[ A medusa petrifying herself would be sort of embarrassing. SCREW YOU, MYTHOLOGY. ]

[zerotohiro]

[Listen it was a very important question all things considered. But he grins as an idea strikes him.]

I think I know what we can do. I'll let you borrow the helmet from my armor for a while. The shield should protect people from being blasted by your eyes, and since it can't hurt you maybe it'll help until things go back to normal.

[immobileyes]

... Will that really be okay? You won't need it?

[ Look, this colony attacks sometimes. ]

[zerotohiro]

If I can't see, I won't be any good to the colony to fight back anyway. And Baymax will take care of me. [He grins anyway despite the fact he may be putting himself in danger without a helmet.] I trust you to take good care of it. It'll be fine.

[immobileyes]

... Thanks, Hiro. I definitely won't drop it or dent it or anything!!

[ Be reassured, comrade?? ]

[zerotohiro]

I know you won't, but don't worry. I've fallen plenty of times in it, it's pretty durable. [Not sure if that's a jab at Mary's clumsiness or an attempt at being reassuring...] And now that we've got that solved...you gonna hang out for a while? [Please?]

[immobileyes]

...

Yeah. I think as long as I won't freeze you... it's probably fine. [ And she's just plain tired. ]

[zerotohiro]

Definitely...it's probably safer anyway. [So yeah. They can just be two small tired kids hanging out and being babysat by a walking marshmallow. Everything's fine this way.] I think CereFlix added a whole bunch of new movies anyway.

[...not that he can see, but the sound's nice. It's something.]

[immobileyes]

Okay... this is what I did with Roxas, so I think that's a good idea!

[ time for terrible knock-off films. ]