[ It'll be a little more difficult for her to judge his reaction, but she also wants him to have enough privacy. She can sympathize with not wanting anyone to see you cry or get upset.
But that reaction to his own brother is very concerning, and unfortunately, very familiar. So, like the nosy big sister she is, she shoots him a text after he's done speaking to Tadashi: ]
Hey. Everything okay?
[ Obviously it's not, but any other opener assumes too much. ]
Hey. If you want to talk, I know... weirdly, almost exactly, what you're going through right now. If you want, I can fly over.
[He is a terrible human being for thinking even for a moment about how well this conversation could play for ratings in person. Continuing to talk about it in ciphertext is much more private, though, and Tim does love control of information... the difficulty, plus the fact that text is boring on television, might keep it safe. This is an ethical dilemma that would keep him up all night, so instead he leaves it to Hiro. What a friend.]
i have way too much on my mind to decipher code, we might as well make bank if we're gonna talk about it.
[Someone's on the same page. He's been thinking about this all day, about how every conversation he has with Tadashi about this is going to get them both filthy stinkin' rich. He might as well share the wealth.]
[ from the bunk room, while he's working somewhere else ]
So I was thinking. You seemed interested in magic, and I can't teach it to you, but if I started trying to experiment with it to see what I can do, would you like to help me work out the theory behind it?
Obviously I don't have much of the material and sources I'd have in Ferelden, but I think I could teach you enough to help me with the theoretical aspects.
[He starts to wake up after the second time. The third run, his eyes start blinking open. Then he registers that it's his voice, and he starts to shift under the covers, trying to look at where the source of the sound is. When he sees him, his eyes snap wide, because he can't process what that is on the screen at first.]
[ he's probably bunked right above or below hiro, but that matters very little right now. sometimes it's easier to tap things out in text than it is to say them out loud. ]
[ there will be a small block of smelly cheese wrapped in a cloth waiting for you on your pillow, hiro. :') someone picked up the grossest gift he could find for you when he went planetside - don't you feel loved? ]
[ tho at some point the next day there'll be a package of paper-wrapped sweets from the city dropped off onto hiro's bed. maybe to just make up for the cheese. ]
TD IS ASKING ME QUESTIONS ABOUT CALLAGHAN AND THE FIRE AND BAYMAX AND US AND I AM KIND OF FREAKING OUT HERE BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO LIE TO PEOPLE WELL SO IF YOU COULD DISTRACT HIM SOMEHOW THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
[ he'll be finding you that next morning to drop off a small bundle of breakfast - some cold sausage, honeyed apples, a dense slice of bread. nom nom hiro eat up. ]
We haven't met yet, but I am Dr. Beverly Crusher. I spoke with Ino the other day and she mentioned that you were working on building some sun lamps so that we could start having green houses on the ships. I am very interested in this project and was wondering if you had a list of resources you need to finish the lamps. I would be more than happy to help.
[HEY THERE FRIEND, INCLUDED IS A LIST OF SUPPLIES like bulbs and wire and other metal pieces]
i already made a bunch of them to hand off to hange and a couple extras for a guy on the tourist. are you thinking about making an herb garden for medical supplies?
[So. This is an awkward situation. Awkward in that Allen has no idea if Tadashi told Hiro about the kidnapping, or if he did tell him - how much he did tell. But it's not like he can just avoid Hiro for the rest of forever since Hiro's Ino's kid close friend, so time to step into the lion's den that is angry teenage little brothers]
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