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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[corona]

[ Her ear just about goes numb for as long as she holds the device there without speaking. ]

I-I... [ And when she does, her voice is a mere shadow of the melodic lilt it usually is. ] ...I don't know what you mean. Things are wonderful here. I've –

[ She swallows. Forces a laugh that blessedly comes out pretty convincingly. ]

I've never been happier, Hiro.

[zerotohiro]

...Rapunzel. What about what you told me? About wanting to use CERES's tech for yourself. Do you still want that?

You never did tell me why.

[corona]

No, I didn't.

I haven't told anyone. Well– I've told someone. One someone. But that's...

[ a sigh ]

That's different. Why did you bring this up again?

[zerotohiro]

Aren't you the one who just said that we should be honest with people while we can? You're the one who brought up the fire. And...I don't know what all Tadashi told you. I don't want to know. But what I want to know is...why don't those rules apply to you, too?

[corona]

Because I don't have anyone, least of all an older brother, who would die if they knew I was torturing myself the way you are.

You deserve better than what the adults in your life give themselves, Hiro. Don't... don't make the same stupid mistakes I've made? Don't make a martyr of yourself just yet. Live your life a little more before you push it all away. Okay?

After all. You may be tallish but... Heh. You've still got loads of growing to do.

[zerotohiro]

[Heh. It's sort of funny that she's telling him this. Would she say the same things if she really knew the things he's done back home in the wake of Tadashi's death? But even Tadashi doesn't know all of the details of what happened back there so all he can do is huff a little under his breath in response to Rapunzel's words.]

Which is exactly the reason I don't tell Tadashi everything. And I wouldn't call this torturing myself anyway. [Regardless, he's curious what she means.] And what stupid mistakes have you made that could even count as stupid mistake? That's pretty hard to imagine.

[corona]

Maybe you have a poor imagination.

[ But no, it's... largely that she's a decent actress for someone who spent all her time around one other person. ]

Or maybe you're just flattering me. Trust me. I'm– I've... been pretty stubborn recently towards the people I care about.

[zerotohiro]

...Rapunzel, if this is about the mask that really wasn't your fault. Those things made a couple of people act really crazy. And one of the good things about you is that you are stubborn. You don't give up on stuff. Not everybody can say that.