tushanshu | 1st Test [CONSOLE

[The young man on screen looks to be in his early twenties, with dark hair poking out from underneath an old baseball cap. He's got kind of a nerd chic thing going. Or maybe an "I'm-a-college-kid-and-I-think-"formal"-means-putting-a-blazer-on-over-my-normal-clothes" thing. Either way, he doesn't stay silent for long. He got the whole newbie spiel already, from the welcome center and from a certain familiar face. City on the back of a giant turtle, less-than-friendly locals, weird soul jewelry... it's all pretty hard to swallow, but since his brain has so far refused to wake up and prove that this is all some sort of bizarre dream, he might as well give the consoles a try. Gauge the current level of tech around here, and maybe inquire after some pretty important information that the welcoming committee couldn't help him with.]

Uh... hi! My name is Tadashi Hamada, and I arrived pretty recently. That's probably pretty obvious, though...

[Focus, Tadashi. Stay on track. He smiles awkwardly, reaching up to tug briefly at the brim of his hat before forcing that hand back down and straightening up in his seat a little.]

I was actually wondering if there's anyone else here from San Fransokyo? You see, I'm looking for my brother. His name is Hiro. He's fourteen years old, about five feet tall, messy black hair? Usually wearing shorts and a hoodie? He was with me before, but I haven't seen him at all since I woke up here and I was wondering- [Wondering if something happened to him. Wondering if maybe his baby brother didn't make the jump between worlds with him. Worrying what that could mean and if this is all actually for real and time really does stop in his world...] Well, if anyone spots a kid that matches that description, I'd really appreciate it if you'd let me know.

[Have another smile, friends, thought a bit less awkward than before.] I guess that's all for now.

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[There were definitely some unhappy faces when Krei was mentioned, but since explaining why Krei should be considered a bad guy would require a lot of other unpleasant things be explained, Alistair's reputation remains relatively untarnished save for a general wariness where "accidental" theft is concerned.

Relief is plain on his face, and Tadashi sighs before smiling apologetically.]

Once he gets an idea in his head there's no stopping him. [That's how microbots are made, man. Gotta learn to deal with it.] You don't know the room number, do you?

Room Six, I believe it is. Second floor. Although...

[He pauses, considering. He's not a friend of the Hamadas, not anything to them really, but being from the same world at this point he feels he has some sort of duty to warn Tadashi. He knows Hiro is from a point in the timeline after the student showcase, knows that this reunion is going to be quite a shock for the younger brother.

Of course how to accomplish this with any amount of tact is the problem.]

When I say that he's "okay," I should qualify that he did seem a little out of sorts. Probably something to do with waking up on the back of a giant turtle, no doubt, but I thought it might be worth mentioning. I would... just take it easy on him, if I were you.

[Yep, gonna fish a scrap of paper out of his pocket and quickly jot those numbers down, nodding soberly at that vague warning. Points to Krei for trying to prepare Tadashi without, y'know... breaking his brain. Shame that there's no way this whole thing is ending without someone taking a hit to the noggin', but you tried, buddy.]

Can't say I blame him. [Not when Tadashi's still out of sorts himself. He's older than Hiro, more capable of dealing with sudden stress, but... yeah. That whole giant turtle thing is a bitch.]

I definitely will. Thank you, Mister Krei. [Man, that is one hella sincere smile he's flashing there.] I really appreciate it.

[Ugh, that smile. It's just sincere and infectious enough that Krei finds himself smiling back without entirely realizing that he's doing it. Not that he's usually averse to smiling anyway--he's a salesman.]

My pleasure.

[Before he shuts the console off, though:]

One more thing--I do hope there are no hard feelings from the showcase? I realize that it probably wasn't the most favorable first impression. [Thanks Callaghan.]

[It's the Tadashi effect. Just accept it. Life is so much more pleasant afterward~

Now, now, Krei, Tadashi may consider Callaghan his mentor, but he's capable of forming his own opinions thank you very much. Just because his professor really, really doesn't like you doesn't mean that Tadashi's going to blindly follow after. Anyway, his major issue with Mister Bigshot was the "accidental" almost thievery of Hiro's microbot, but since they're currently in a world where that's kinda impossible and they're all on pretty much even ground...

Yep, there's some more of that infectious smile.]

Of course not. No harm done.

I do appreciate it. [You're a good kid.]

And if--

[He was about to say "and if Callaghan tries to fill your head full of horror stories about me" before remembering that they're on an unsecured connection, and there's every possibility that Callaghan might have access to this. It's equally futile trying to warn Hamada about Callaghan being a crazed supervillain for the same reason. Not only that--Robert has been here longer than either Krei or Tadashi. He has connections. People who might not take kindly to him spreading that sort of thing around.]

Just... take care of yourself, and Hiro. I'll be at the Hotel if you should need me.

[For what? He doesn't even know, but it seemed like the thing to say at the time.]

[Many things in life depend heavily on making informed decisions, bro, and Tadashi is all about being informed. Of course, if Callaghan starts telling horror stories, Tadashi might come around asking questions. Questions that could lead to awkward places very easily, so... yeah. Hopefully Callaghan will think better of starting down that path.]

I will. That's one thing you'll never have to worry about. [Because being a big brother is like... eighty percent of Tadashi's life.] Thanks, again.

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