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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[undaunts]

I'll...definitely remember that. And I'll try not to freak out. Besides, Yang likes to give random hugs a lot too, though hers are less...scan-y and more choke-the-air-out-of-you.

[Baymax is totally cool by her, she can handle marshmallow hugs. Probably. Besides, thanks to her Aura, she basically never has injuries to really worry about.

He turns quickly, and she follows, smiling a little awkwardly. It was a weird thing to say, she knew it...but even so, she still feels pretty okay about things. Especially since now it's obvious that they do trust each other.

That's... fine. He holds the door open for her, and she pauses, bemused--until she figures it out and hustles through the door. Right. Okay.]

Um, right, yeah! It just makes sense for partners to trust each other, and since you're Hiro, it's fine.

[She means because he's trustworthy, but a lot gets lost in translation here.]

[zerotohiro]

[This is breeching awkward territory for reasons he can guess but continues to miss the mark on, promptly ignoring what his head's trying to tell him and focusing on Facts instead of Feelings. Facts like Ruby's giving him a strange look for holding the door open, Facts like he usually doesn't do this for people, Facts like his backpack suddenly feels twenty-times heavier and his feet are glued to the ground, and Facts like he really, really need to go back to being a hermit for a bit to get back in inventor mode.

But he's excited. He's excited for showing Ruby the eventual product and maybe a little concerned about her critiques but...she's allowed.]

Wait if I wasn't Hiro would that make a difference? [That throws him for a loop, but he shuts the door behind them and works on locking up.] Forget it. [And now that they're outside...he scuffs his toe against the sidewalk and looks back in the direction of the residential area.] ...by the way? Thanks for showing up. [He needed the distraction and Ruby so far seems to be a good one.] Kinda means a lot.

[undaunts]

Well...yeah. It'd make a difference. Because-- [Forget it, he says, and that's for the better because she's not sure what she was going to say. If he wasn't Hiro, of course it'd make a difference. She's made friends here, but she wouldn't trust them all with Crescent Rose. But Hiro...she trusts Hiro.

... After a moment, she just shakes her head, smiling at him instead. She'll roll with the topic shift. It's easier.]

Sure! You don't have to thank me or anything. You can call me aaaanytime, and I'll come by. It's more fun to hang out with you than to sit around my room.

... Or work, but when I'm at work, I actually have to work.

[Focus!!]

So um... yeah! You're welcome. I'm glad I could come.

[zerotohiro]

[It's easier to roll with the topic change instead of fumbling over reasons neither of them quite understand. They have an agreement about trust and about each other, and that's good enough for him.]

Pretty sure you'll take that back if I ever call you at three in the morning. [He's been known to be awake that early working on stuff. Best to give her that warning now.] But I'll keep that in mind. Same goes for you though. I mean I like the room I'm in but there's still a lot of places here I haven't checked out yet. [He sort of flaps a hand in her general direction as if saying work isn't that important.] And I'm pretty sure working at work is more like a heavily implied recommendation.

Ready to head back? [They both live in the residential area, after all. Just makes sense to start walking together until they have to split.]

[undaunts]

That's okay if you do but I might not wake up. So uh. Fair warning. I'm still a growing girl. [She needs her sleep.... so sometimes she just sleeps right through things.

Especially at 3 am. But the rest of the time, she's up bright and early and ready.]

Well, I do like working at work since I like what I do there, buuut... if you ever really need anything, I'm sure they'd understand!

[Ruby, that's a terrible idea.]

But yeah, I guess we should start going back. It's a pretty good walk and we've both got things to build!

[zerotohiro]

And yet you're still short. [Like you're one to talk, Hamada. But he can respect that.] Don't worry about it. It probably won't come to that. Uh. Any of that...I kinda like working when I'm at work, too.

[But hey. It's always good to know.] And speaking of, you're right. We've both got things to build. Let's get going. [Come along, Ruby. They can walk back to the residential area and fade to black from here.]