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

[Please don't embarrass him Trowa.]

I lit the stove on fire and she lit my brother's pillow on fire because she was being distracting with my cat...I didn't have much of a choice after that.

[ He doesn't think he can embarrass you more than you embarrass yourself, buddy. What even IS this story he's being told??? ]

Well the good news is I think you've demonstrated that you two deserve each other.

Yeah well at least I did something about it. [Trowa.]

...I met Ruby on my first day here. We've been pretty good friends since then. I trust her more than anyone in the colony, sometimes even more than my brother. It sort of made sense that I started to like her. Dunno when Ruby decided to start liking me but it's been a while, apparently. And maybe I should have figured it out a little while ago from little signs but I think we were both waiting for the other to say something. And then I lied and told her I could make pancakes, lit my kitchen on fire and then everything else sorta spilled out. If that's why we deserve each other then I'll take it.

[ Wow that's a low blow!!! ]

Like ships passing in the night, yeah?

As strange as it is to say, I'm glad you lot your stove on fire. Clearly she makes you happy, so.

If you want to get technical about it, sure. More like ships colliding into an ice berg and all passengers evacuating on life boats to save things before they got too out of control. ...but she does. She's great. She's smart and she's funny and she's kinda quirky and awkward but I like that because I don't have to try to be cool or normal around her even though sometimes I want to and she knows how to make her own weapons and she fights with this giant scythe and she's saved me a couple of times but I'm saving her, too, we're hero partners and we're going to protect the whole city. And she gets it. She gets ME. I'm not as afraid of everything as I could be because I know Ruby's still around and she chose me. So yeah. I guess that's happiness. That's what returned affection looks like.

Wasn't there a historical event about something like that?

[ Too far flung in the future to appreciate Jack and Rose's romance on the doomed ship. Alas. ]

You know, the only other time I've seen you this excited is when you're talking about robots or programming.

[ Which is to say: this is cute. He's happy for you bro. ]

Oh so you DO know what I'm talking about. They made a bunch of movies about it and everything.

[This isn't cute, this is embarrassing, but he also can't seem to shut up.] Nothing else is better than robotics, but Ruby's sort of a close second? Just under Tadashi. She even wants to learn how to build and disassemble them herself.

[This relationship wouldn't work if Ruby wasn't as into this kind of stuff as he is.] It's the kind of effect she has. Serious question, would you wind up babbling like this to somebody about this other guy?

Vaguely. I read about it in a book once. They made movies about it?

Sort of a close second? She sounds like she already is. Just don't get too carried away in explanations, it won't help her if you vibrate out of the room.

Some people bring out the best in us. [ Hiro this is definitely cute. ]

About Quatre? I don't know, maybe? I'm not very talkative as is.

Couple of them. There's one from like thirty years ago that won a ton of awards and stuff too. Okay so maybe she is a close second, shut up. I don't know how to deal with this most of the time. It's not like people and I really got along back home anyway. I think she kinda likes my explanations about stuff anyway.

[That, or he doesn't care. But probably the former.] Ruby definitely makes me try to be a better person. We'll see how that works out. --wait who's Quatre???

Are they any good?

Honestly if she's known you for longer than a day, she's probably used to it by now.

[ And good luck with all of that working out. It's sounding like all of this is more and more complicated. ]

...The person I've been sort of talking about this entire time? Who else did you think—oh.

I mean they're not BAD? Some of them are just really long and the most well-known one is actually like this drama-romance movie. Good's a pretty subjective term. I'm not sure if I should find that offensive or not, but you're probably right.

[Bro.] Yeah, oh. I wasn't gonna judge because whatever, you can't really pick who you end up liking but…come on, Trowa. Heero told me all about how he self-detonated and jumped out a 50 story window on two different occasions. I didn't know there was another pilot here.

A drama romance, huh.

[ Good sure is subjective. That doesn't sound appealing. ]

Just an observation as someone who knows you. That's all.

I told you he's an anomaly. Heero's likable in his own way but that's a bit different. Quatre was the first pilot I met. He's...a lot more likable than Heero and I, honestly.

It's also like three hours long. Not exactly the first thing I'd recommend. Maybe I'm still getting used to people knowing me. Think about it that way. I don't think he's unlikable but I really don't get how he can be so calm about everything. What makes Quatre more likable than you two?

Yeah I think I'll pass.

Honestly I'm doing the same thing. I can't fault you too much.

I'd guess he's gone through similar training to myself. Losing your head in the middle of a battle will only get you killed.

Quatre's nicer, more talkative. Polite. Though some of the niceness is a front, I think. He's a lot sharper than people would give him credit for on first glance.

You're not missing much. I know losing your head in the middle of a battle is a bad idea but it's still weird to meet someone who's totally fine with taking injury and potential death in stride. Most people don't. What's that saying? It's always the quiet ones? So he's basically calm of just calm in the midst of all the craziness. How long's he been here again?

Most people shouldn't have to. That's why there's other people like the other pilots to deal with that instead.

I think he's been here for a few months. He was here before I was, at the very least. I don't know if I'd call him quiet, but he's certainly got steel underneath the cute face.

Maybe... I don't know what's funnier, imagining that description or the fact that you just called him cute. So...he said that you were important to him in the future, right? If he becomes more important to things and you become more important to him and he can at least acknowledge that then...it gives you a good starting base. But what do I know? Ruby was holding my hand and dragging me around the colony for months before I figured out I liked her and she liked me so maybe I've got this whole thing wrong.

Well, even objectively speaking, he's got a cute sort of look.

[ Dig that hole deeper. ]

In any case, you're right. There's foundation, but it doesn't have all the details yet.

Did she really?

Like the kind where you're worried about saying the wrong thing because they'll cry? Because those people are dangerous.

[He should know, he can be one of those sometimes.] The strongest buildings are built on the steadiest foundations. You take time to lay the foundation, you create something that's going to keep standing. ...or something. Just pretend that was wise and whatever and not really weird. ...and yes, really. Ruby and I have a really...really...special kind of relationship. I don't even know if I really get it myself.

No. More like if you're purposely an asshole they'll ruin your life while smiling about it.

[ He has no doubt Quatre could fake cry pretty well though. ]

Alright, wise man.

Maybe it'll start to make sense with time.

THOSE PEOPLE ARE ALSO DANGEROUS. Remind me never to piss this guy off then. I don't know if Ruby and I will ever make sense and I'm okay with that. It's everybody else I'm starting to wonder about.

I will. I'm trying to avoid doing that myself, honestly.

People, I've learned, don't make a lot of sense in general.

The good thing is that a lot of people are patient while we're learning how to figure them out. For a really, really long time Tadashi was the best and probably only friend I had and that was okay. As much as I don't agree with half the things CERES is doing or why we're here, I can at least acknowledge some good parts. ...just so we're clear how easy is it to piss Quatre off anyway?

That's certainly true. Without that patience, I doubt most of us would get anywhere in knowing people.

And if we weren't here, none of what we've been talking about with you and Ruby would've happened. A bright side.

It's not easy to piss him off. Thankfully. Quatre is pretty forgiving.

I'm also still kind of learning how to really be patient. It's not a thing I'm used to either. But it's not like any of us are leaving anytime soon so it's what we've gotta do. And...you're right. She's kind of the second best thing to ever happen to me here. I don't regret that. Is that how he's put up with you guys for so long? That's a pretty noble trait to have.

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