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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[immobileyes]

I guess so, but I don't know why. I really didn't like it, though.

[ Not that... anyone did. ]

[zerotohiro]

[Mary...it's okay, Hiro's just accepting that answer with a soft (and weirdly nervous) grin.]

We'll find a way to make sure it doesn't happen again. [A beat.] But I think they're more interested in killing us than messing with our senses, so we might be in luck. [If you could call that luck.]

[immobileyes]

Is... [ Give her a few minutes to cough. ]

Is that really lucky?

[zerotohiro]

I mean it's sort of lucky since we only have to focus on one objective instead of the possibility of them doing a bunch of stuff to us. Don't you think that's easier?

[immobileyes]

I... don't know. [ Maybe it's only one thing to focus on, but... ]

I really don't want anyone to get killed. I'd rather go blind permanently than have that happen. So just thinking about it is...

[zerotohiro]

I'm not going to let anyone die again. [It's said sharply and without thinking and he stops pacing, biting down on his lip.] That's why it's good we can just focus on one thing. Higher chance of stopping them and finding an answer.

[immobileyes]

[ Again?

Mary blinks at him for that answer, but she knows better than to ask. Now's not the time. ]

So I should be helping, too...

[ Mary, you look pretty dead. ]

[zerotohiro]

You can start helping when you don't have to anchor yourself to the door to keep yourself from falling...[So yes, he's a.) bypassing that subject and b.) absolutely not going to let anything happen to her.] And you can also help by being a safe base until we get this under control. Trust me, that's helping way more than you think.

[immobileyes]

I don't know how safe it is, though... I'm not sure if my eyes will work on ghosts.

[ Since they're dead and all. ]

[zerotohiro]

...[Curious.] Do your powers work even when you're sick? I know some people are affected when their health isn't up to par. We don't know it won't work until we try...and if that doesn't work then we're really in trouble and okay, maybe we shouldn't do that.

[immobileyes]

They work. I was born with them, so they work whenever I want them to.

[ She just... usually doesn't want them to. ]

[zerotohiro]

Just be prepared in case anybody comes through that wall. [He pouts.] I wish I knew where Baymax was, I'd have him scan you again just in case. He's still out there somewhere though.

[immobileyes]

E-eh?? Baymax got lost?!

[ LOST CHILD MARSHMALLOW BOT?? ]

[zerotohiro]

Yeah. A couple of days ago we were trying to outrace some of the ghosts so they couldn't catch us and we split up to lose them, but since then I haven't been able to get in touch with him. I think all of the spirit energy or whatever's messing with his system.

[immobileyes]

Oh, no... t-then you don't have to worry about me! You should go find him!

[ She won't die, probably. ]

[zerotohiro]

I'm not just going to leave you here. [For that reason, mostly.] And I've been trying to find him for days. Tadashi had tracked him down but he was already on the move by the time we figured out how to get back to him.

[immobileyes]

Roxas is here, too, so I'll be fine.

[ Even if he's pretty much unconscious right now, hopefully. ]

But... if Tadashi's helping, hopefully that means you'll be able to get him back. Or maybe everyone can look for him.

[zerotohiro]

I've got a couple of other people who know he's missing. I hope somebody can at least direct him back to me. [He shakes his head.] Are Xion and Roxas getting any worse, too?

[immobileyes]

Yeah... Xion was just as bad at me, but she went out anyway.

[ And she's really not happy about it. ]

[zerotohiro]

Are you kidding me? Why didn't either of you stop her?

[immobileyes]

I tried, but she wouldn't listen! And she said she'd come right back if she started feeling worse!

[zerotohiro]

People only say that if they don't mean it! [Whyyyy.] I've gotta find her and bring her back and you guys have to stay here and get better. We need you to not get worse.

[immobileyes]

I'm trying... [ it's an unhappy whine and she knows it, but really, have you tried holding back a stubborn Keyblade Wielder back when you can barely stand? It's rough. ]

I don't even think Roxas woke up for any of this, anyway.

[zerotohiro]

Has Roxas been unconscious for a while? [That's disconcerting, too.] I guess that doesn't matter, we just need to make sure the ghosts don't find you two or Xion.

[immobileyes]

He's just really tired... none of us have really been sleeping.

But I'll do my best to stop any ghosts if they come in!

[ surely this will work. ]