Well, at least he has you to...ah, help him out, I suppose. [ In a way. He's not going to reprimand Hiro for pranking Tadashi harmlessly, because he'd probably do the same thing. ] By setting him up on dates.
...He must really be working overtime. He hasn't even moved too much. [ Tadashi, that's an uncomfortable position to sleep... ]
Some things can't be helped. Ah, well. I'm sure he'll be just fine.
[ Ah. It's hard to keep in mind what's in store for them, isn't it? ]
Well, it's...understandable. He wants to protect you, you want to protect him... [ Yeah he'd seen that convo going down in the fire, that was unpleasant. ] But there are some things that don't work that way.
...Are you sleeping well? [ Are you having nightmares, he means. ]
Then I will make a correction: both of you are getting far too little sleep. [ He's tried to get Tadashi to sleep more, too, but man, if there's one thing Tadashi is resistant to, it's increasingly unsubtle hints about what he should be doing. ] If anything, it will wear on your immune system even more. You have enough stress to deal with as it is, so let your body rest.
[ Let's not bring in the fact that Magicman seems to be 'awake' all the time and sleeps at odd hours. ]
Well, then. What usually relaxes you? I suppose you could just stay up until you crash, but that wouldn't be good for you. [ Humans are so fragile sometimes. And with Hiro already stressed out enough as is, it probably wouldn't be very restful. ] But surely you have some way of winding down.
You have a lot of projects you want to work on, don't you? Things you haven't yet built. Maybe running through the schematics and working out how everything will fit together will ease your nerves a little. [ No doubt Hiro has exhausted what's available to him in here, so they might as well try a little mental exercise. ]
[ Magicman's right, of course. And it's not as though he has anything better to do, right? But he hates just doing mental exercises; he needs something tactile ...
His focus turns to the pile of microbots just on the other side of the plexiglass. He could use those. ]
You could probably apply some of that brainpower to designing battlechips, if you've got nothing else to do. [ He did catch a bit of that conversation. ] I still retain all my combat data, at least. Has Megaman shown you how netbattling works yet?
Not at all? Well, I suppose it's been a busy few months. [ Little things like 'discussing things inherent to the world' get pushed aside when there's stuff like plagues and dragons and explosions. He allows himself a small flare of satisfaction when he sees Hiro's expression change. ]
Well, let's see. Netnavis have their own abilities that don't need battlechips, first off. What those are depend on what's been programmed in, but usually they only have one or two. [ He summons his sword again; his left arm actually disassembles somewhat, rebuilding the data into a preset template. He raises it to let Hiro get a better look, turning it this way and that; it's a flat, wide blade, like a broadsword. ] Megaman has his plasma cannon - you saw that before. I have a sword and a long-range projectile ability, a null-element fireball.
I'll give it a test run if you can give me a firewall to test it on. I haven't had to do that in a while. [ Magicman, don't encourage him. ]
There's also this, but it's nothing you haven't seen before. [ A summoning circle flashes into life on the ground, spinning gently before a mettaur materialises out of it. The circle disappears; the mettaur hops to his feet and immediately starts headbutting at them. He picks it up, and that seems to make it content. ] As for battlechips...there's support chips, attack chips, and ones that can only be used outside of combat. They're separated by elements, usually, and there are chips that can counter each element.
We use them for virus busting too, but well-timed attacks in a combat arena can mean all the difference between victory and defeat.
I'm not giving you too much information at once, am I? [ He sounds mildly concerned. He's talking a lot right now! ]
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[ He sounds vaguely annoyed by it, mostly. ]
And nope, still nothing. He keeps bringing up how I sent him to the completely wrong address. And not the part where he ended up on a date.
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[ Tadashi that is kind of amazing. ]
He must have had some interesting experiences in high school, then.
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...He must really be working overtime. He hasn't even moved too much. [ Tadashi, that's an uncomfortable position to sleep... ]
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I do what I can. He's mostly a lost cause.
[ A pause; his expression softens again. ]
He's ... he's really worried about me.
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[ Ah. It's hard to keep in mind what's in store for them, isn't it? ]
Well, it's...understandable. He wants to protect you, you want to protect him... [ Yeah he'd seen that convo going down in the fire, that was unpleasant. ] But there are some things that don't work that way.
...Are you sleeping well? [ Are you having nightmares, he means. ]
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He needs to be protected. Because he won't do it for himself.
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[ Hiro please, take care of yourself...He worries, you know. ]
Though I would rather you took care of yourself as well. Having so little sleep can't be healthy.
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I'm sleeping more than he is!
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[ Let's not bring in the fact that Magicman seems to be 'awake' all the time and sleeps at odd hours. ]
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I'm trying to rest. It's just hard to relax enough to fall asleep.
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Building stuff, mostly? Or taking things apart.
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At the very least, it will keep you occupied.
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His focus turns to the pile of microbots just on the other side of the plexiglass. He could use those. ]
I guess I could do that. Draw up some designs.
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No, not at all. Neither of you have.
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Well, let's see. Netnavis have their own abilities that don't need battlechips, first off. What those are depend on what's been programmed in, but usually they only have one or two. [ He summons his sword again; his left arm actually disassembles somewhat, rebuilding the data into a preset template. He raises it to let Hiro get a better look, turning it this way and that; it's a flat, wide blade, like a broadsword. ] Megaman has his plasma cannon - you saw that before. I have a sword and a long-range projectile ability, a null-element fireball.
..I won't do that in here. I may break something.
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Show me when I'm out then. Not when I might expose people.
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There's also this, but it's nothing you haven't seen before. [ A summoning circle flashes into life on the ground, spinning gently before a mettaur materialises out of it. The circle disappears; the mettaur hops to his feet and immediately starts headbutting at them. He picks it up, and that seems to make it content. ] As for battlechips...there's support chips, attack chips, and ones that can only be used outside of combat. They're separated by elements, usually, and there are chips that can counter each element.
We use them for virus busting too, but well-timed attacks in a combat arena can mean all the difference between victory and defeat.
I'm not giving you too much information at once, am I? [ He sounds mildly concerned. He's talking a lot right now! ]