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[glitchinthesystem]

[ Movie marathons on the network seem to be a thing now don’t they? Glitch and Hiro have finally decided that life has sucked enough for them that they would rather watch other people’s fictional misery.

Hiro mostly doesn’t care what they watch, so he asked Glitch to bring something and then set up the living room of Aunt Cass’ place for viewing. Popcorn, gummi bears, the works. He’s even hauled in every pillow and beanbag he owns to make a den of cushions they can get lost in if necessary. (It often is when Hiro watches horror movies, as loathe as he is to admit it…)

Glitch pulls out a dvd from his bag and all but tosses the bag aside. His comm spills out unnoticed and both teens come into view as the thing begins to air live. ]

Didn’t really know what was good but I surfed the internet a bit and people said this was apparently really fucking good and A+ material. Figured out how to do that whole torrenty thing, so, ta-dah- free movie.

[The DVD is just in one of those standard no name cases on a plain old dvd. Unceremoniously Glitch will just shove the DVD into the player. Meanwhile, Hiro rolls his eyes affectionately. ]

Hey, good job. You caught up with the 21st century. C’mon, what’d you get us anyway?

[ The answer makes itself clear very quickly: some troll has replaced their crappy horror film with something even more horrifying. A home video of someone giving birth. Mercifully, Hiro knocks Glitch’s comm over before much gets broadcasted, although the comm still has a great view of their horrified reactions. Hiro is immediately yanking off his glasses so he doesn’t have to see any more details. ]

What the hell did you download!?

[Glitch is probably the worst of them. His mouth a gape as a hollowesc scream escapes his mouth. He has the curse of twenty twenty vision. What is his life?]

I DON’T EVEN FUCKING KNOW! I THOUGHT IT WAS SOME SHIT CALLED SQUIRRELNAMI! HOW WOULD I-OH MY GOD, WHAT’S COMING OUT OF HER?!

[There might be the sound of a woman screaming in pain at this point. It may be joined by Glitch’s own frightened yelling. He only manages between yells to direct a question they both desperately need answered: ]

SPIKES, HOW DO YOU TURN THIS SHIT OFF?!

Comments

[tadeadshi]

As many years as we've had me telling him not to, you'd think he'd learn by now.

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[dadroid]

A few more slip ups like this and Pavlov may very well do the rest of the work for you.

[tadeadshi]

Definitely possible. I kinda wish that didn't have to happen though.

[dadroid]

There's no better teacher than consequences.

[tadeadshi]

It'd be nice if he just took my word for it sometimes.

[Haha 'consequences'. Like running into a fire and dying.]

-> private

[tadeadshi]

Hey... Hiro said I should ask you about his glasses?

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[dadroid]

Is there a problem with them?

Or are you simply asking where they came from?

[tadeadshi]

[...]

About where they came from.

[dadroid]

I was allowing Hiro to explore my data, and the glasses were present in a particularly powerful memory of mine. I had reason to believe his eyesight could use some improvement, and I placed them on him -- I hadn't anticipated they would emerge with him when he reentered the physical world.

[ There's a pause, then another response. ]

Is something the matter?

[tadeadshi]

No it just

We got him prescription lenses a while back but he never went to pick out frames

[How is he supposed to tell other dimension robot that the frames he has look like their dad's???]

I was just wondering since he told me to ask you about it

[dadroid]

He seemed to like them.

[ Tadashi is persistent on this subject, though, and he cant help but have a sneaking suspicion he knows what the issue is. ]

The frames from my memory belonged to Hiro's father.

Is that what you wanted to ask about?

[tadeadshi]

[It's a long, long time before he responds back.

A confirmation of what he thought they were but he doesn't understand--]

Yes, it is. They look identical to our father's.

[dadroid]

[ Another long pause before Baymax responds as well. ]

I'm sorry.

I hadn't considered that the sight of them might cause you distress.

[tadeadshi]

It's all right, you didn't know.

[Unless he did.]

Just
Thank you for telling me.

[dadroid]

It's appreciated, Tadashi, but I'm afraid I can't accept your thanks in this case. There are several things I haven't told you.

Things I would very much like to discuss, if you have the time.

[tadeadshi]

[Oh that doesn't sound good.]

Sure, Baymax. Whenever you have time, I'll head over to Aunt Cass' place.

[dadroid]

[ It's all about perspective, Tadashi. ]

This may take a while, Tadashi. There are things you deserve to know, and I can guarantee you will have questions for me.

I would like Hiro to be there, too. He and I have already had the beginning of this conversation.

[tadeadshi]

[Something Hiro knows before Tadashi that sounds ominous, even worse. Something definitely isn't right.]

Then let me know when and I'll clear the rest of my day.

[dadroid]

Would later this afternoon work? Or perhaps tomorrow?

[tadeadshi]

I'll go ahead and head over now.

[dadroid]

Give me an hour or two. I think your aunt may have some errands she wants you to finish up.