Week 5, Wednesday; Hiro

[sylfied]

[ She honestly isn't sure what Serph's letter means-- and she knows it's from him, she'd know that symbol anywhere.

She's also not exactly sure she wants to enlist help figuring out what he's trying to tell her, but Serph is just like her: he wouldn't go through the trouble of doing something if it wasn't important.

So Fie squares her shoulders, wraps her scarf around her neck because that is currently the warmest thing she owns in her short shorts, and goes to possibly regret some things. Besides the weather. ]

... Hiro. I need your help.

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[sylfied]

I'm not sure if he would.

... It's fine, I'll be fast.

[ seriously. She's not called Sylphid for nothing. ]

[zerotohiro]

You promise? [Look he doesn't know that? Let him live.]

[sylfied]

[ Hiro do you think she's going to die on her way to the hut and back it's Wednesday ]

Mm, I promise.

[zerotohiro]

[LOOK. IT'S COLD but also fair.]

Cool...whenever you're ready then. And I'll let Yona know you're crashing with us.

[sylfied]

Roger. I'll be back.

[ and off she goes, shedding bed sheets.

... She will return in about fifteen minutes, covered completely in snow with an equally snowy dog in tow, at least. ]

[zerotohiro]

[A DOG!!!!

And also Fie. But A DOG!!! He actually smiles in delight because what a good boy? He's getting off of the bed and sliding down to the floor, reaching under the bed and handing Fie a towel. He apparently doesn't care if the dog is snowy.]

Mera's "item", or yours?

[sylfied]

[ Salty is happily padding over to give Hiro doggy kisses, while Fie takes the towel and... tosses it over her head.

Ugh, it's cold. ]

Mera's. His name is Salty. I have a flower pot from home.

[zerotohiro]

[Yeah you're not getting his sheets back until you dry off, Fie. Hiro doesn't mind doggy kisses and even settles for ruffling Salty's fur and scratching behind his ears.]

Salty dog. Really? [He can't help but smirk because Hiro would get that pun a lot faster than I would.] A flower pot suits you though. The whole...gardening thing. Does it even have plants in it?

[sylfied]

[ She's working on it! Shivering makes tasks difficult okay, let her be!!! ]

... It does. It's got the first flowers I ever grew back home.

[zerotohiro]

[It's fine? This is fine.]

That's kinda cool. I'm surprised they lived while we're here. [...] They gave me something that's kind of alive and kind of not.

[sylfied]

...? What does that mean?

[zerotohiro]

It means that it doesn't look like much or do much on its own, but when it links up with the right components it creates one of the best people I know.

[sylfied]

...

[ Fie continues to stare at him blankly. ]

[zerotohiro]

[...sigh. He's just reaching into his pocket and pulling out Baymax's chip to hand to her.]

[sylfied]

[ Fie is at least holding it carefully. ]

It's a... computer thing.

[zerotohiro]

That's Baymax. [It has Tadashi's name on it, but that's his brobot.] Or, at least, his programming. His body's probably still at home.

[sylfied]

Oh.

[ again, she peers at the chip. And, quietly-- ]

Hi, Baymax.

[zerotohiro]

[He's on the floor with Salty still, but there's a small smile.]

...he would probably like you. He tends to get along with everybody though. He was designed to be a healthcare robot and respond positively to people which is why he looks like a walking marshmallow.

[sylfied]

It's kind of hard to hate a walking marshmallow. I'd probably like him too.

[zerotohiro]

At first I thought he was sort of annoying but I think that's just because Tadashi also programmed him to follow me around. I haven't found anything in his code but it wouldn't surprise me either.

[He's running his fingers through Salty's fur to shake off some of the snow.] I'm pretty sure he spent most of his time making sure I'd stay alive and out of trouble. And now that's Baymax's job. [And since Baymax isn't here, now it's Hiro's job to protect people.]

[sylfied]

[ Salty keeps trying to lick Hiro's hand, so may be making this difficult. Fie snorts softly, though. ]

I hope the others are able to keep you alive, then. I might not be able to do that for much longer.

[zerotohiro]

[Why are dogs this way???]

Nuh-uh. We're stopping all of the depressing "not around much longer" talk for now. Our hut is definitely a death-free zone for the night. [If only to take her mind off of it.]

[sylfied]

... Okay, got it. I'll shut up.

[ but she's pretty certain she's gonna die ]

[zerotohiro]

[He is too, but that doesn't mean they have to think about the death aspect.]

You don't have to shut up entirely? I just don't think it's really helpful for right now. It's been a really...really long week and it's only Wednesday.

[sylfied]

I know... a lot's happened.

[ A LOT... poor Mera. ]