[There's a soft "oh" at that. He doesn't speak again for the time being as he ponders that over, but he knows Yu's right. Grief does weird things to people.]
...Callaghan wanted revenge on Krei for what happened to his daughter because he didn't have anyone to convince him otherwise. We tried to talk him out of it but he was too focused on his anger. That was before we knew Abigail was still alive. [A pause.] But...how do you stop grief from completely taking over like that?
[ Yu gives that question the consideration it deserves, and is quiet for a time himself. ]
I guess that depends. I wanted to find the real truth. That's what stopped me. But there's your friends, too. In the end, I couldn't have gotten through everything that happened with Namatame and Nanako without my friends to support me.
...[It's really all about friends, isn't it? He realizes that without his own friends he would have been crushed by the same thing as well and he bites on his lip.] And that's why you're really intent on making sure I'm not doing these things alone, too. I get it. My friends...well, Baymax especially, helped me back there.
Is there ever going to be a time it's okay to do these things myself?
...I think that by the time there is a time I can do these things myself I probably won't want to anymore. [He glances up at Yu again, smiling softly.] Just give me time to really get used to it, okay?
[This is Hiro's hand. This is Hiro's hand pushing at Yu's face even if he's grinning lightly.]
Shut up, get Minato to buy you a new shirt. [He looks up from under his bangs, expression pinched into something a little more solemn.] It's just...I don't know. I'm usually better at keeping stuff together? I didn't even cry at Tadashi's funeral. [Though that's probably due to being still in shock more than anything.] I kinda feel like since coming here everything's been really crazy.
Everyone needs to let go, sometimes. Like I said, you don't need to apologize about that. Cerealia is the kind of place that pushes everyone to their limits.
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...Callaghan wanted revenge on Krei for what happened to his daughter because he didn't have anyone to convince him otherwise. We tried to talk him out of it but he was too focused on his anger. That was before we knew Abigail was still alive. [A pause.] But...how do you stop grief from completely taking over like that?
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I guess that depends. I wanted to find the real truth. That's what stopped me. But there's your friends, too. In the end, I couldn't have gotten through everything that happened with Namatame and Nanako without my friends to support me.
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Is there ever going to be a time it's okay to do these things myself?
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[ He's not teasing, he's not mocking. It's an honest question, and his expression is open, serious. ]
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Yeah.
[ And he'll be there to back him up in the meantime, too. That goes without saying, and he knows Hiro knows that by now. ]
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[ Now he's a little more serious again, his brow knit over a thoughtful look. (Besides, he's used to it. A lot of people do that to him.)
A beat. ]
Though, I guess you could buy me a new shirt if you really felt terrible.
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Shut up, get Minato to buy you a new shirt. [He looks up from under his bangs, expression pinched into something a little more solemn.] It's just...I don't know. I'm usually better at keeping stuff together? I didn't even cry at Tadashi's funeral. [Though that's probably due to being still in shock more than anything.] I kinda feel like since coming here everything's been really crazy.
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[ He should know. ]
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[He untangles his limbs from the bench, picking up the onigiri that had been neglected.] ...do you mind if I take these with me?
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[ He's happy Hiro's recovered his appetite enough to even ask. He can always make more. ]
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