[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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[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.

[microbrobotics]

Completely spoiling it ...

Why'd you sneak into my room anyway? Just bored?

[nohalfway]

[ Ellie shrugs. ]

I haven't really been sleeping much lately. My powers have been getting better, I guess. So I don't really need sleep.

So.

Yeah, bored.

[microbrobotics]

[ Ah. Hiro's been around his brother too much to completely believe that... ]

You didn't have nightmares after the swear-in?

[nohalfway]

[ Ooooooh, touchy question. Mostly because, yes, that is exactly why she hasn't been sleeping. Ellie visibly tenses at that, brows furrowed. ]

Can't have nightmares if you're not sleeping.

[microbrobotics]

... Yeah. That's what I thought.

[nohalfway]

[ She flashes an accusatory glance at Hiro. ]

What's that supposed to mean?

[ ELLIE DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT IT. NOT WITH HIRO. BECAUSE THAT IS WHO SHE HAS BEEN HAVING NIGHTMARES ABOUT. ]

[microbrobotics]

[ He winces a bit in response. ]

You're just like my brother. You don't want to hurt me, so you don't tell me when you're hurting. Like that makes it hurt any less when I find out.

[nohalfway]

[ Ellie caves in a bit at that, suddenly feeling bad for snapping. ]

Hiro...

[ She sighs, briefly putting her face in her hand. ]

I'm just... Not really in a place to be sharing my feelings. It's not that I don't want to, it's just--

[ She's developed a nasty habit being around Joel so much. ]

You don't want to hear about my nightmares, dude. I sure as hell don't even like thinking about them.

[microbrobotics]

If you don't wanna talk about 'em, that's fine, just ...

[ He lets out a long breath. ]

Just don't tell me you don't have them.

[nohalfway]

[ Ellie's silent a while, fiddling with her fingers and tangling them together out of tension. ]

I don't want anyone to worry about me.

[microbrobotics]

Too late for that.

[ He's had a few nightmares of his own since the swear-in. And most of them involve her with the gun... ]