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

Then that's good. At least we don't have to see those scary ghosts for a good long while!

[And here Takeru may or may not have given a small huff sound in the background!]

Well...I guess whenever I'm not grounded anymore? But hopefully that should be really soon?

Let's try not to dwell on them too much, huh? [He blinks at the Cerevice then, and when he speaks again there's a hint of amusement.]

Wait what? What'd you do to get grounded? [A beat.] And who grounded you anyway?

[Here Hiro, have a rreeeeaaalllllllyyyyyy long pause on his end! Because it's totally not funny to be grounded!]

You know who Leia-san and Han-san are right? Well, remember when I got really sick and there were a bunch of ghosts around?

...I was really worried if my friends were okay so I went out without telling them.

You can get grounded for that? [He sounds genuinely surprised by this, but that's because Hiro's used to sneaking out and Tadashi just complaining at him. Nobody's ever really grounded him.] I mean maybe you shouldn't have gone out when you were sick but...harsh. How long are you grounded?

Well, why wouldn't you? I did something really bad and I made both of them mad so why wouldn't I get grounded?

[Although, this was his 7 year old self talking here.]

But that's what I want to know! Hopefully it shouldn't be too long because it's getting kind of boring being stuck inside all the time!

I dunno. If you apologized and said you weren't gonna do it again you probably could have gotten around it. [Probably. Maybe. Don't listen to him, Takeru, be a good kid. Don't be a Hiro.] You didn't ask how long your punishment was for?

I did though but I don't think it's that easy? But it sure would be nice if it was, it would make time go by a lot faster! And that I would have to keep looking at the dictionary all the time too!

[Oh the joys of being an inspiring writer!]

I'm not sure though. But I hope it won't be too long, I'm ready really bored as it is! I don't how much longer I can take!

Supposedly it's for your own good, or so I've heard. But what does a dictionary have to do with being grounded? [Maybe that's not actually important.]

Hang in there, buddy. We'll jump back into ViViD and see what we can do for Patamon as soon as you're done being grounded. I promise.

Oh! I'm trying to write a story and I needed to make sure that all the words were spelled right! And I had to keep looking it up to see if they were!

But is a lot more work than I thought! And especially when it isn't that long to begin with!

[His hand hurts from turning all the pages!!]

Well, I hope it isn't for too long. It still sucks being grounded.

Huh. Couldn't you just use a spellchecker on a computer? [This is why Hiro's not a writer. He has his journal and he draws and builds and that's about it.] The dictionary's pretty big.

I know it sucks. But it can't be for more than a couple of days. Leia seems...reasonable-ish. [But let's talk about something else.] What kind of story are you writing anyway?

[Hear that? That was the sound of a very long pause on Takeru's end. Guess who didn't think about that?]

...I forgot.

[Yes, that's pretty much his only answer before he started giggling]

Well, if you must know! I know I put your name on it! You're a character in the story that's filled with fantasy, dragons, and people jumping off of windows too!

That's way faster. And easier. [He's not sure how to react to that other than a short laugh.] A fantasy story, huh? This wouldn't have something to do with everything that happened in the library would it?

Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't!

Why don't you read it and find out? [Because you know you want to!]

Gonna share a copy when you stop being grounded?

I got a copy right now! Uh...let me see if I can get it over here...

[After a few moments or two messing around with the device, he managed to attach a file right there!]

There we go! Can you read it, Hiro-san? It’s pretty good don’t you think?

[Let's just check out this file.

It's probably a good thing this isn't a video call because...mmmh. Yeah. Okay. Wow. Um. Huh!]

It's...definitely interesting, buddy. [Minato as a wizard is actually hilarious though.] Have you let the others read it yet?

No, not yet but when I do? I'm going to impress them so much!

And because I'm going to impress Ten-nii for helping me out the other day too! And for everyone who has as well!

[Its the least he could do right?]

[He has such genuine hopes and ideas it's actually pretty cute. Who is he to crush a kid's spirit?]

Definitely. They're all going to love it. Maybe while you're grounded you can even write a sequel to share with everybody, too.

[May the power of cute compel you, Hiro!]

You really think I should? But what else should I write about though? I mean, now that the evil wizard Minato isn't casting evil magic anymore, what else can I write about?

[Learning tact from Tadashi one day at a time.]

I dunno, maybe the evil wizard Minato has a secret twin or something that nobody knows about. Just because he's not evil anymore doesn't mean there aren't other wizards out there. The only limit is your imagination, Takeru. I'm sure you'll think of something.

Hhmm...

[Who should be next in this story?]

But if Minato has an evil twin? Who should the evil twin be? Dipper-san?

You think Dipper could pull off being evil?

Maybe...? It's worth a shot!

If Minato-san can be evil, why not Dipper-san too?

And Dipper is someone's real twin. It actually makes a ton of sense. Does evil-Dipper know a lot of magic too?

[As far as he's concerned, Takeru's probably bored to tears still due to being grounded. He can take some time off to multitask by entertaining him/getting him to think for himself while he's working on stuff in the background.]

[Hmm...]

Well...I guess he could! I guess he could be jealous of how Minato-san has a lot more power than him? And uh....uh....that he wants to fight his brother because of how much everyone likes him and stuff!

[Why no, this totally doesn't sound familiar. What are you talking about?]

And that how he is always sad all the time? And...how his friends miss him even if he wants to be alone too?

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

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