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Who: Tadashi Hamada and everyone!
Broadcast: Fleet-wide.
Action: On Marsiva.
When: 3/10-3/14

[ it's probably unfortunate that the network is left open and broadcasting, because tadashi awakes with a jolt and a gasp and sits up fast in his bunk on the marsiva. he isn't sure where he is, but he knows this wasn't where he was, and it's clear there's some mental scrambling going on as he desperately tries to slot in place the very few pieces of the puzzle he has. ]

Professor Callaghan?

[ had something happened? was this the hospital? ]

Hiro? Guys - what's going on?

[ ACTION: ]

[ and until the shuffle, tadashi will be found... pretty much investigating everything he can about the marsiva. he might not have an engineer augment, but he still finds it all pretty ridiculously fascinating. if he's not too absorbed into whatever he's doing, he's equally likely to flag any friendly-looking faces down.

might as well get to know his fellow... space... travelers, right? (wow, that was gonna take some getting used to.) ]

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[ he can't argue with that. or, well: he could, but he won't, because there's a seriousness in hiro's expression that has tadashi a little spooked. ]

Alright. That's - alright. We'll talk about it then.

[ he sucks a breath in through his teeth, before he shakes his head and continues on. ]

But if you're here, what about - is Callaghan okay? I was trying to get to him --

[ and something about that has him darkly uncomfortable, but he's brushing that off for now. ]

[Hiro's face does... something weird. It flickers, there's a trace of anger, of resentment, of acceptance, of relief. The entire spectrum of what Callaghan has put him through, from his "death" to his daughter.]

Callaghan is fine.

[No "professor" from Hiro, that's for sure.]

[ tadashi isn't blind. he sees the cascade of emotions there, but can't begin to understand how to parse them, to determine what they could possibly mean. so, instead, he focuses on what he does understand, or at least what he's sure he does: ]

I got to him in time.

[ the relief is utterly, utterly tangible. ]

Alright, then. That's - good. [ he's glad that there's at least one thing that doesn't feel like a total disaster. ] So a month, huh?

[That relief does nothing but make Hiro physically ill. There's always going to be a part of him that hates Callaghan for what he did, regardless of his reasons. And maybe it would have been better if he'd been sympathetic, but to blame Tadashi... To not even be sorry...

[That, Hiro can never forgive.

His mind seems to wander in that little last leg of dialogue from Tadashi, his gaze slipping down. After a moment, he closes his eyes, swallows, and nods.]

Yeah. Made a few friends so far, have a lot of projects going. Conditions on these ships aren't the greatest, but I'm gonna change that.

[ he doesn't know where to go from here.

he very clearly remembers where their conversation had been, before it had been interrupted by the fire, but trying to pick that up now seemed stupid and disingenuous. wasn't like there was an SFIT to attend here, anyway.

there's something wrong, highlighted by the way hiro closes his eyes, and tadashi ignores the cold clench of dread in his stomach. ]

Sure, I see how it is. Take on a bunch of projects, get in totally over your head, call me up to bail you out...

[ why does his voice sound so strained in his own ears? ]

I'm gonna go check the rest of this place out, I think. I'll call you again when I'm done?

[ to him, it's been minutes since he's seen hiro. he's worried about him in a general sense, sure, but he's not too concerned about his safety specifically. besides, he'll be able to do the most good if he really understands what's going on around him. ]

[Hiro gives the least genuine smile and shrug Tadashi's probably ever seen.]

Well, you know me.

[But then he says he's leaving, and Hiro can feel his heart stop. He waits more than couple of seconds before he nods, shallow, looking him over on the video screen like he's trying to memorize him. Just in case it happens again.]

Yeah. I'll be waiting.

[And probably doing nothing else.]

[ tadashi is going to spend the next five days wrapped in uncomfortable paranoia. he frowns thoughtfully at hiro. ]

I want all you've got on your two biggest projects when I call you back. Have them ready?

[This nod is a lot more firm.]

Got it. I'll talk to you soon. [There's a "right?" there, a plea for a promise, but he doesn't say it out loud.]

[ hiro's been here a month. it's been a full month, in space, alone for the first time in his life - that has to be the reason for this. of course hiro's reacting strangely. it wouldn't make sense for it to be any other way, would it?

(and still, even with those pieces, the picture still isn't complete. there's some angle he isn't seeing, something he's not understanding, but what choice does he have right now? he has to work with what he has.) ]

Yeah. Hiro - look at me.

[He glances down, and his shoulders slump a little, but he looks at the screen, jaw tight and set. Tadashi has his full attention.]

[ he holds his eyes for a long moment, before answering with a gentle firmness. ]

Rule 210: Hamada brothers don't leave each other hanging in space. I'm here now, and I'm not going anywhere. Understand?

Edited 2015-03-10 22:03 (UTC)

[There you go, Tadashi. A real smile, this time.]

Got it. I'll go get my plans together.

Good.

[ and he means it. :') ]

Talk to you tonight, squirt.

[ and off he goes to explore! ]

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