[MoM] IC CONTACT POST

[microbrobotics]

"Hey, you've reached Hiro Hamada. Text me like a normal person and not a weirdo."

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text; roughly 2am

[nohalfway]

hey unlock your bedroom window

[microbrobotics]

[ It takes him a moment to wake up. He jerks, first, flips his phone over blearily and then looks over towards the window. Whhhhhat the hell ... ]

ellie what

[nohalfway]

seriously?
you could put together a robot with your pinkie toe but you can't read?
unlock your fucking window, fuzzball

[microbrobotics]

but why

[ He doesn't wait for an answer, though. He just goes to the window and carefully opens it, leaning out to look. ]

[nohalfway]

[ Ellie's already climbing her way up, grunting when she can't seem to reach the window sill. ]

Hnk--

Grab my hand, would you?

[ She reaches out for Hiro, asking for help. ]

[microbrobotics]

[ Well. He leans down to help her immediately, but he's still confused. ]

Sure, but - what are you doing here? You okay?

[nohalfway]

[ Ellie tugs onto his arm to pull herself up and over. ]

What?

[ With an "oof", she rolls over the windowsill and into his room. Ellie stands up straight and pats off the dust and dirt off her pants. ]

I figured I'd come over. Couldn't sleep. Used to sneak into friends' rooms all the time back home.

[microbrobotics]

At 2 AM?

[ Now that he's awake, he's not too sleepy, but he's still weirded out. And ... oh god. He has a girl in his room, doesn't he. ]

[nohalfway]

It's not like you've got military drills in the morning, dude. Chill.

[ Ellie laughs, unaware of how awkward it must be for a girl to be in his room. She's completely oblivious to those kinds of things. She plops on his bed. ]

Besides, this way there's no awkward run-ins with your brother and aunt, right?

[microbrobotics]

My brother and aunt will kill me if they find out I have a girl in my room at 2 AM. Or anyone.

[ But now that the initial shock is over, he's pleased to see her. He flops down next to her gladly enough. ]

[nohalfway]

Don't worry. I'll be quiet as a mouse.

[ She laughs and playfully nudges Hiro on the shoulder. ]

[microbrobotics]

[ He ducks his head a little, trying not to laugh. ]

And I'm super good at sneaking out of the house, so I guess we'll be safe.

[nohalfway]

See? I knew there was a reason I liked you.

[ Ellie takes a look around, swinging her feet as she makes a buzzing noise between her lips. ]

So...

This is your room, huh?

[microbrobotics]

Uh, yeah.

[ And it's a mess, as to be expected. Completely covered in tech of all kinds, from half-assembled robots to bits and pieces of armor. The biggest stuff is in the garage, but he still brings stuff back up to work on in his room. The bed is mostly free of components. ]

Whaddya think?

[nohalfway]

[ Ellie snorts as she reaches behind her, feeling something prod at her behind. She pulls a small, robotic arm from underneath her and wiggles it back and forth, watching it bend. ]

Definitely looks like your place, that's for sure.

[ She laughs as she sets the piece down. ]

My room's covered in comics and opened books. I'm not exactly one to talk.

[microbrobotics]

[ He nudges it with his technokinesis too, making it wave to her from where she set it down. ]

Did you have any of that back home? I mean, I guess they'd be easier to get than movies.

[nohalfway]

[ Ellie can't help the smile from Hiro making it wave at her before setting it down. What a dork. ]

Uh.

Yeah, there were plenty of books. Some were missing pages or the ink had gotten wet but I had a pretty decent collection.

You know, in Boston.

I had to leave a lot of that behind when I left.

[microbrobotics]

Oh yeah, in the military school thing. I'm surprised they let you have books.

[nohalfway]

Certain books.

[ She laughs. ]

I stole most of the ones I had.

[microbrobotics]

Where'd you steal 'em from? Like - were there secret caches somewhere or something?

[ He's imagining something out of Raiders of the Lost Ark right about now. ]

[nohalfway]

Cool it, nerd. I snuck into a library, not anything super intense like that.

[ Another shove. Nerd. ]

[microbrobotics]

[ He does laugh this time, clapping his hand over his mouth almost immediately. ]

Dude, you'd be picturing it too if you'd seen this movie. I love Indiana Jones.

[nohalfway]

Pffff.

I have seen that movie and that is totally not what I was thinking of at all.

[microbrobotics]

So what were you thinking of, huh?

[nohalfway]

I was thinking of sneaking into a boring-ass library and stealing books, nerd.