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]

[Things that will end poorly: this.]

Haha, you got it! I could probably rig up some rocket boots for you in a couple of weeks with the right parts. Mochi's took a couple of months to perfect and I think your feet are bigger than my cat's.

More sword spirits? A friend told me about them, too. I didn't realize they were being affected. And I didn't know you had kids. Like. Actual kids? I mean whatever that doesn't actually matter unless they've all got something in common. A couple of my friends have come down with it, too, and I'm not finding the pattern fast enough.

[sunshrouded]

are you calling me fat? fatter than your fat cat?!

[NO HE'S JOKING...... he's laughing into his pillow, god. someone stop this]

well they're like my little brothers and sisters so they might as well be my kids, right?? [that's totally how family works] hey settle down though hiro-kun, it's not your job to save the world. there're people here to help you too

[zerotohiro]

Maaaaaaybe just a little.

[Tenka's another person he feels like he can joke with without offending him. It's nice, at least.]

I don't think that. You know what. Sure. I mean…Tadashi kinda helped Aunt Cass raise me after mom and dad died so that sorta makes sense. And who says it's not my job? I'm a superhero, Tenka. It's sorta in the description.

[sunshrouded]

better fat than being a little punk.

[SASS SASS SASS, can you tell that he has two brothers....

Though the reveal that Hiro's mom and dad passed away surprises Tenka a little bit. this kid is really casual about it, huh.... a lot more casual than Tenka can be, even now. he's really more mature than he looks.]

sounds to me like you were raised well. [just a minor note of respect, to both Aunt Cass and Tadashi] not sure what a superhero is........ but i doubt it means youve gotta go it all alone, kiddo

[zerotohiro]

Hey, I make that work to my advantage. Not my fault you can't. [That's what makes this conversation easy, he thinks. It's a little like talking to Tadashi or Yang, people who have younger siblings tend to have a different way of treating him and he doesn't mind in the slightest.

He doesn't know what Tenka's thinking, but he can agree with that.] Yeah…they're the best. Sometimes Aunt Cass doesn't know what to do with us but we're figuring it out. [Especially now that it's just the two of them, but he's not saying that either.] Maybe not, but it means that I CAN and I'll make it work. A lot of people don't know what superheroes, but it's basically somebody who fights to protect and save everybody else. That's the easiest way to describe it.

[sunshrouded]

dunno being pleasantly plump sounds fine to me [and it's reassuring for Tenka too -- this is how he talks to a lot of younger people in Cerealia, but the bit of sass back and forth makes him think a lot of his older of his two younger brothers. It's rather nostalgic.

but tenka's just snorting faintly at the description. Someone who fights to protect and save everyone else? call Sousei a superhero then....] ive got a suspicion that you still arent expected to save everybody all by yourself. you definitely have help, right??

[He asks just because when he was younger and wanted to protect the country, he still had his own team too.... it sounds very familiar.]

[zerotohiro]

Test that theory and see how that works out for you.

And maybe not, but my team's not here and I don't want to drag my new friends into being a new team. I dragged my friends from home into being heroes in the first place. [Because why not? Clearly that's what every 14 year old should be doing.] I've got help back home and...I've got Baymax here, and maybe a couple of other friends who know what they're doing. Doesn't that count for something?

[sunshrouded]

[Well. Tenka loves banter as much as the next person, he definitely does.

But what Hiro's saying in the rest of his text requires more of his attention. He'll even try harder to add punctuation for you, Hiro.]

counts for a lot, hiro-kun.

But take it from me. Doing everything on your own can get dangerous and youre too young to have to figure that out the hard way. if nothing else I know a thing or two about defending myself and protecting a prefecture and i know a lot of people who would only want to help you and your causes.

the other thing is that youd be surprised. Some people might never realize but they might just be meant to be heroes. I doubt you dragged your friends into it as much as you think.... inspiration can look like coercion sometimes yknow?

[Take it from someone who was trying to save the world at age 13 too, Hiro.]

[zerotohiro]

The thing about it is? I don't want more people to be put in danger, Tenka. We're already at a high risk by being here, it doesn't make sense to aggravate it even further by getting people to follow me and what I want to do here. If I have the means to help people, that's what I'm gonna do. I don't want to find out that my friends couldn't actually stand up for themselves when it's too late.

...I mean maybe, but. The whole thing's complicated. It's okay. I know people aren't going to really get it but it's what I'm going to do here.