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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[bropane]

Yeah, things just didn't work out.

[ is he eating in the kitchen HE'S EATING IN THE KITCHEN. he can't... talk about this directly to hiro, especially when he's lying again. ]

[zerotohiro]

[Well good thing Tadashi took the cereal since Hiro just lost his appetite. That…makes absolutely no sense. It's been less than 24 hours and Tadashi called it off?

He's not stupid. He knows he did this.

…but on the other hand, he's not sure he's sorry either. Maybe that's even worse. Of course he feels like shit for compromising Tadashi's happiness but at the same time--okay, maybe there's no justifying this.

Tadashi's going to be met with a whole lot of silence.]

…oh. [It's quiet, but it's something.] Sorry. [And he is. But for all the wrong reasons. He's sorry that he more or less strongarmed Tadashi into a decision, but he's not exactly sorry for other things. And there's no way to say "is it because of me" without sounding like a jerk. He knows it's because of him.] Maybe…it'll change in the future?

[bropane]

[ be as casual as possible, be casual... ]

It won't. [ nothing wrong with this at all. ] I already rejected her twice. It's unfair to her. [ it's also unfair to himself, but he can't care any more about his own wellbeing.

he's decided to continue dedicating his life to helping the people of cerealia. his code? eh... it'll be fine. it would be a good thing if hiro found a way to bring tadashi back, but he isn't getting his hopes up anymore.

he's gone backwards. ]

[zerotohiro]

[Fuck.]

…you didn't tell me that part last night. [Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. I don't care if he's a Disney character, this absolutely warrants "fuck."] What about you though?

[bropane]

It happened in ViViD, during the prom.

[ well. he's now sure to spell things out for hiro next time. ]

What about me?

[zerotohiro]

[No, he got it the first time. He's just…baffled, really. But it's a little late to change it now.]

…you okay? [Cautious. He's very cautious about this.]

[bropane]

I'm okay.

[ and in fact, he's going back to his desk now, bowl of cereal in tow. ]

Besides, I have a ton of work to do. And other things I want to do.

[ there's no time for romance. he doesn't deserve it. ]

[zerotohiro]

…okay. [What can he do other than believe him? Thank you for brutally destroying me though, that's fun. Sorry, Tadashi. Your brother's a shit sometimes.

He doesn't go back after the cereal. He gestures to the monitor then, pointing out something Tadashi's written.] This is a good place to start with figuring out the code. What else do you wanna do with this?

[bropane]

Just the ViViD thing really...

[ then he looks at him curiously- ]

You think we can fix my code with this?

[zerotohiro]

Why not? We're brought into the colony through ViViD aren't we? Who says it's not a similar code?

[bropane]

Let's figure this out together, then.

[ exciting stuff!!!!!

that is. until they get the cease and desist letter. ]

[zerotohiro]

[Everything is fine when it's two brothers figuring things out and potentially being threatened by the authority. Already though he's thinking about what Tadashi said. He'll figure things out...he'll figure out everything.]

You really want my help on this part of it?

[bropane]

The more heads working on it, the better.

Especially with something big coming up. These masks are a premonition.

[zerotohiro]

You feel it too? [He's been worried about it and working into overdrive to figure it all out.] We've figured out some of the patterns of what they mean but not all of them. I don't know what any of it really means though.

[bropane]

I guess we won't know until the time comes.

And when it does, I'll hope that you'll take extra care of yourself. Just in case we get split up again.

[zerotohiro]

[....] You really think we're gonna get split up again with whatever happens? [They do have two different masks.] I'm going to be fine. But what about you?

[You know. Since Tadashi's track record is 2-0 in terms of "keeping Hiro alive and then actually dying."]

[bropane]

[ he shrugs. ]

It might not happen soon, but the possibility is very high.

[zerotohiro]

They really like to isolate us from people, don't they. Maybe we should come up with a plan or something just in case so we know what to expect.

[bropane]

A survival kit with food and water. Add in a flashlight, a first aid kit, a knife, some rope...

[ he could go on and on. ]

[zerotohiro]

A lead pipe, a wrench...[Now he's just sort of joking around to ease the tension of the situation, but it's definitely not a bad idea. An emergency kit would have probably helped back in the jungle.] How're we gonna guarantee we can have access to the thing?