[ video; comm tag is "Hiro" ]

[microbrobotics]

[ Getting shanked by the Tooth Fairy? Kind of a downer. It's been a sucky month in general and Hiro is just absolutely tired of it. So instead of wallowing in his feelings, he's been working out his issues by building armor and taking apart Hornet tech. He's still kind of idly doing that, but the video doesn't focus much on the tech in the room - he's still trying to keep from being completely obvious about his superhero antics, after all. There's still pieces of armor visible around the corners of the screen, though, and he's still got all his tools out. The 3-D printer in the back of the garage he's in also continues to hum loudly as it churns out more pieces.

But that'll take a while, so: time for a break. His left arm is covered in ... small insects? No, on closer look, they're blobs of metal that move and shift seemingly without any input from HIro. They move in a cross between insect-like and geometric patterns, shifting to help him pick up anything from a tiny screwdriver to the larger (and presumably heavier) pieces of metal strewn about. Good thing too, because the arm under those tiny bots is encased in a plaster cast.

Hiro uses them to fiddle with something on his desk as the video broadcasts. ]

There's been a lot of stuff going on lately here. Honestly it kind of sucks except for the tech involved. And I've got, like, an hour to kill until this next piece finishes printing, so anybody else who got tech out of this whole thing? Spill. I'll show you mine in exchange. Especially if you got power nullifiers - I heard I'm not the only one working on that.

[ A pause. ]

And ... did anyone else almost get stabbed by the Tooth Fairy? Juuuust, uh. Asking.

Comments

[orangehoodie]

Well, I think so, too. But... Persona users were gathered to fight Shadows that appear in the Dark Hour. So if the Dark Hour doesn't exist, then we won't have needed Persona.

[microbrobotics]

There's really no other reason?

[orangehoodie]

[He shakes his head.]

Only Personas can defeat Shadows, so they need us. It's the only way they have, and it's the only reason we're needed at all.

[microbrobotics]

... Your world sounds kind of depressing, no offense.

[orangehoodie]

[... He can't even argue that.]

It's just how it is. We're not heroes or anything. Just because we have powers -- it just means we're the only ones who can do this. Kirijo-senpai's family can give us the things we need, but in the end, we fight alone, I think.

[microbrobotics]

Is it worth it, at least?

[orangehoodie]

I don't know. [He frowns. Then sighs. From the sound of it, Hiro knows about what happened between him and Shinjiro; he doesn't know if he'll bring it up, but he's not about to talk about it openly. Yet.]

But I can't not fight.

[microbrobotics]

No, I guess not.

[orangehoodie]

Everybody in SEES does it for a different reason. [The same objective maybe, but different reasons. He knows that much from his own story.] So I think everybody will have a different answer.

For me... Well, you know. [He knows you know, Hiro=] I have to think about it.

[microbrobotics]

[ Ah. Right. That topic. He glances down at Koromaru, thinking. ]

Yeah? Well, I can tell you how I got into superheroing, if that helps.

[orangehoodie]

[Those are some magic words. Ken's eyes lighten up at that. Did he just say...?] Superheroing?

[microbrobotics]

[ He nods. ]

We do things a little differently from you guys, but it's the same idea. Someone has to help.

[orangehoodie]

... [Ken's expression turns a bit sympathetic. Even if Hiro calls it superheroing, if it's anything close to what they do...]

I... I'll listen.

[microbrobotics]

[ Well, it's Disney, so it can't get too dark. But realistically speaking, it's rough work all the same. ]

My parents died when I was little. So allI had was my aunt and my brother. When he was killed too ... I had destroy his murderer at any cost.

[orangehoodie]

[While Hiro talks, Koromaru rubs himself up against his leg with a whine, picking up on the heavy mood the conversation has taken and offering his little doggy support. To Ken, too, wandering over to him while he takes in the sudden confession. A death. A murderer, and revenge.

He swallows the lump he suddenly feels in his throat.]

Did you find them?

[microbrobotics]

[ Since Ken doesn't want to talk about his trauma - and Hiro doesn't blame him - the least he can do is mention his own, in broad strokes. That way they're even. ]

Yeah. I tried. But my friends held me back, and I think that was the right choice. He's in jail now.

[orangehoodie]

... Mm. Yeah. [When put so broadly, Hiro's story is so familiar he almost feels sick. And a part of him is a little envious. There's nothing to envy about either of their losses, but]

I think you made the right decision. I'm-- I'm glad to hear that.

[microbrobotics]

[ Maybe something to envy in the resolution, anyway. ]

... Glad you agree. You know better than most people, huh.

[orangehoodie]

I do now. Do you... What do you guys usually do, heroing? You kept up after the guy was caught, right?

[microbrobotics]

Mostly we respond to emergencies and stuff. Some guy tried to take over the city with robots, so we stepped in. Stuff like that.

[orangehoodie]

... [He can't help but laugh, but not a mean laugh! It just makes him smile] That almost is like the heroes from TV. Do you have a name?

[microbrobotics]

Kind of, I guess. The news calls us Big Hero 6.

[orangehoodie]

[A real super sentai team] You told me about your robot, before. Is Baymax part of it, too?

[microbrobotics]

Oh yeah, definitely. I built him flying armor and a rocket fist.

[orangehoodie]

A rocket fist? That's really-- [cool wow what the heck he wants to see!!!


Ahem]

... What do you use it for?