maybe one of these days they'll go on an actual date

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They do! But they're made of wood, and usually go over a stream or a river, and they're never that big.

[CUT HER SOME SLACK, HIRO.]

[zerotohiro]

The Golden Gate Bridge is definitely not made of wood. It's science. It's angles and physics and materials that keep the whole thing standing.

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I don't really understand it, but maybe I will if you explain the science of it to me later?

[zerotohiro]

Have you ever understood any of the science I've told you before? I could try, but some of it's a little complicated.

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Some of it, but I didn't get many chances to actually use it...

[Being dead and then going straight back to seeing your dad murdered will put a damper on science experiments.]

I don't mind taking the time to learn, though. ...we'll have plenty of time for that.

[zerotohiro]

We have a lot of time for everything. I just...wasn't sure how much patience you had for that kind of thing. I could talk about it for a while. Just a fair warning.

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If we start with the basics, it will probably be okay...? I might not look it, but I'm a pretty fast learner.

[Especially when she wants to have something to focus on to distract her from the dead dad, evil cousin thing.]

[zerotohiro]

...Yona I've always known that. That's why you were the best game partner. [A half-smile.] Did you think I didn't notice that?

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...

[this is the face of someone who definitely thought he didn't know that]

[zerotohiro]

...how did you not know that? [Now he's just genuinely curious.]

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You were always the one who came up with the plans... I thought that was because you thought I couldn't.

[in other words she's an idiot who never bothered to ask]

[zerotohiro]

...if never had anything to do with that. [He looks away then.] I always just thought if they were my plans, maybe you'd be able to be spared if we ever got caught. Since it would be my responsibility.

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...you've always been looking out for me.

[She scoots over, reaches for his hand, and manages a smile.]

Thank you, Hiro.

[zerotohiro]

[...yeah, well, he lets her take it, holding her hand and giving her a quiet, unsure look.]

What're you thanking me for? You would have tried to do the same for me if I didn't come up with the plans first, wouldn't you? That's what a team is for. You...reminded me of that. I'd almost forgotten.

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I would have.

[She probably wouldn't have managed to get close enough to either of the Crafters to stab them, but she would have tried. It's fine. They were always going to be a disaster, one way or another.]

...I'm glad. But, um, it sounded like your friends were able to remind you of that, too. It's really good that they were here for you to come back to.

[zerotohiro]

[There's a soft hum.] They would have, maybe, but it would have been more complicated I think. I really screwed up, but I still thought I was right. Playing the game kind of proved me wrong.

You'll meet them soon. I promise.

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I can't wait to.

[Buuuut... that would come later, and Hiro had a potentially exhausting tomorrow ahead of him. So...]

...it's getting pretty late. Um... you need to get some rest, right?

[zerotohiro]

...probably. Not sure I'll really be able to sleep though. I was just going to stay down here and work on some stuff. If that's okay. Can you sleep if I'm doing stuff?

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I slept just fine when you tinkered with stuff back in the castle.

[it's fine]

[zerotohiro]

Yeah, well, that was different. I didn't have Baymax back then. [His robot's going to be chatty, it's fine.]

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Why would that be a problem?

[She doesn't get it.]

[zerotohiro]

Baymax...kind of talks a lot? And he's probably going to bug both of us a lot.

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I think it's okay. His voice is relaxing.

[mostly]

[zerotohiro]

[There's a half-hearted smile.] Yeah. He's...well, he's a nursebot, so when he was created he was designed to be as non-threatening and relaxing as possible. It's hard to freak out much when he's around.

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See? Then it's fine.

[she'll just chill while hiro works and baymax chatters]