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[dirtdevil]

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[zerotohiro]

Nah, something else. It's...sort of a split-decision, but I think it might help all of us if I can get it right.

And it's something else. Being bitten didn't help though. Like I said, it would have been smart to stay out of the underground.

[dirtdevil]

[ ...he's curious about what Hiro's making now, but that's gonna have to wait. that second part... it's probably just as well this conversation isn't happening in person. ]

..."would have been?" are you saying you went back down there?

[zerotohiro]

[Whoops.]

Maybe?

Yeah. I had to, Levi, I had to make sure nobody else was stuck down there! And I wanted to get another look at that weird altar.

[dirtdevil]

[ facepalm goes here. ]

you should have told me, I would have gone with you. what happened?

[zerotohiro]

I don't need people to babysit me...

...it's a really long story but the masks--I don't know how to explain it. It's like people who wore the mask had their entire personalities shifted around and I just wound up in the wrong place at the wrong time and somebody challenged me to a fight and almost killed me.

[dirtdevil]

to help, not to babysit. you almost died? I might have been able to do something about that.

[ come on, man. 'babysit,' really? ]

[zerotohiro]

[Someone's used to having a very protective older brother.]

A two on one fight wouldn't have been fair either. [He almost gets disemboweled and he cares about fairness. Thanks Disney.]

[dirtdevil]

life's full of unfair fights.

[ he's not trying to sound like a patronizing douche, but it's... true. in his experience, anyway. ]

[zerotohiro]

Look it was my own fault. I shouldn't have gone back down there after all of that. And besides, she probably would have really hurt you, too.

[dirtdevil]

[ he's not sure about that, but it'd be pointless to argue it, so he leaves it alone. on the other hand... ]

I'm sure Tadashi had something to say about it.

[zerotohiro]

...usual Tadashi stuff. I haven't really talked to him much about it besides what happened and who it was. I'm sure he was worried but it's fine now. If he didn't think it was fine he wouldn't have left.

[dirtdevil]

true. I'm sure he would have stayed home with you if he was still freaking out about it.

[ shit, what else do you say to someone who just got stabbed? ]

I'm glad you didn't die.

[ nailed it. ]

[zerotohiro]

[Levi...but at least it helps ease the tension.]

Believe me, you're not the only one who's really glad for that.

Anyway, looks like the masks' power's been totally drained, the girl's fine now. Or about as fine as she was before all this.

[Debates...debates...]

I gotta tell you something else, too.

[dirtdevil]

[ uh oh. ]

what is it?

[zerotohiro]

So...Tadashi knows. About the thing.

[dirtdevil]

which thing?

[ there have been so many Things... ]

[zerotohiro]

The thing you saw in the mirrors. That thing. Tadashi saw that thing, too.

[dirtdevil]

ah.

[ shit. ]

can I assume that went poorly?

[zerotohiro]

Why do you think Tadashi's at the workshop working on your gear instead of hanging out here? It went about as poorly as you could imagine, but times, like, twelve.

...he sort of walked in at the totally wrong moment and saw the memory before I could even explain and he didn't want to believe it was true. I'm trying to figure out how to make it up to him other than just ignoring it for now.

[dirtdevil]

I don't know if there is a way you can really make it up to him. it'll probably just take time. not helpful, I know, but he had a huge shock. all you can do is be honest about everything else in the mean time.

[zerotohiro]

he already knows I didn't kill Callaghan. I don't know if he's ready to hear how the rest of the story went. What happened to me, what happened to Baymax.

Time hasn't been doing shit for either of us here to make things better. [He's frustrated, mostly. He also figures Levi won't care if he swears a little. Just don't tell Tadashi.]

[dirtdevil]

[ oooooh, Hiro said the 's' word...! he's totally gonna tattle.

except not. those two don't need more conflict between them right now. ]

how do you think you'd know when he's ready?
should I ask what happened to you and Baymax?

[zerotohiro]

[A long pause.]

I mean I don't. But I can kinda guess.

And if you asked you'd have to promise not to tell Tadashi. Ever. That's the thing.

[dirtdevil]

it wouldn't be my story to tell. I just have to wonder what could be worse than the part he already knows.

[zerotohiro]

Depends. You think he'd find a suicide mission a little worse?