[It definitely helps to ground him back to where he is and not spiral out of control with letting his imagination picture things. So, he seems to be back to normal when he nods again.]
Yeah…yeah, there's this ice cream place a friend of mine works at that makes some pretty okay stuff. We can go there. I'll meet you outside in the lobby?
[He hardly waits for an answer though before there's a fleeting smile and he logs himself out. By the time Merlin appears again Hiro's sort of digging his toe into the ground and running his hands through his hair to calm down a bit. He really needs to get over this stupid fear…but ice cream's a priority now. It's only when Merlin appears that he grins again.]
So…you definitely have all four elements mastered. That's almost impressive. [He's trying to be a cocky shit again, but it falls a little flat considering.]
you underestimate how mean I can be to my characters tbh
Yeah…yeah, there's this ice cream place a friend of mine works at that makes some pretty okay stuff. We can go there. I'll meet you outside in the lobby?
[He hardly waits for an answer though before there's a fleeting smile and he logs himself out. By the time Merlin appears again Hiro's sort of digging his toe into the ground and running his hands through his hair to calm down a bit. He really needs to get over this stupid fear…but ice cream's a priority now. It's only when Merlin appears that he grins again.]
So…you definitely have all four elements mastered. That's almost impressive. [He's trying to be a cocky shit again, but it falls a little flat considering.]