Different Angles
Please Tell Me
Together, they were able to learn so much more about Tadashi Hamada.
After testing out Baymax's new upgrades around the city of San Fransokyo, Hiro and Baymax decided to spend the rest of the afternoon watching the sunset on one of the koi fish blimps, like always. Once Hiro finished telling Baymax another funny story involving him and his late big brother, the nursebot took this as an opportunity to ask Hiro what he considers an important question.
"Hiro," Baymax began, looking down at his patient. "I have a question I would like for you to answer."
"Sure thing, buddy. What's up?" Hiro asked as he watched the sky slowly fade to dark blue.
"How was Tadashi like?" the robot asked.
Upon hearing this, Hiro took off his helmet and looked up at his healthcare companion in confusion. He asked, "What do you mean?"
"Before Tadashi's death, he and I were not able to talk very much. Although he is my creator, I feel I do not know him very well," Baymax confessed.
"Ah," Hiro smiled, knowing where this was going. "So you want me to tell you a bunch of things about him, right?"
"Yes, I would very much like to know."
"To be honest, Baymax," Hiro began, chuckling. "I think you know more about him than I do."
Baymax tilted his head slightly to the right, "I do not understand."
"While adding a bunch of new codes into your chip the other day, I kinda came across a bunch of recordings you had with Tadashi when he was still alive."
Realizing what he was talking about, Baymax apologized, "I apologize for not showing them to you any sooner. I was planning on doing so once your emotional state has been completely healed."
"Don't worry about it," Hiro smiled, making a gesture with his hand that meant that it was all right. "Well, what I'm trying to say is, I can tell you the things I've observed about him, or the smallest facts he's told me about himself, while you can tell me things like his inner thoughts and feelings. This way, we can both learn something about Tadashi we didn't know."
"I understand," Baymax said as he began searching through his database for information about his creator.
"I'll go first," Hiro said, and Baymax started recording their conversation. "Tadashi's San Fransokyo Ninjas hat was given to him by our dad. He started wearing it all the time after our parents died; it was his way of accepting both roles as mom and dad to take care of me. Your turn, big guy."
"Based on the few recordings I have of Tadashi, it appears he was envious of your intelligence," Baymax said. This particular fact made Hiro frown. He wished Tadashi had told him about that.
Dismissing all negative thoughts, Hiro continued, "Tadashi always had a first-aid kit in his bag because of me. I was always getting myself into trouble."
"He often compared himself to you."
Hiro was taken aback by this piece of information. He said, "I… I didn't see him say that in any of your videos of him…"
"They are in the voice recordings folder," Baymax explained, and Hiro flinched once he realized he didn't check those. Baymax would've shown his patient where the files were located, but his electronic visual screen was hidden behind his armor.
"Can I hear one of them?" Hiro asked quietly. Baymax nodded, and played one of the many files in his database.
"I'm sorry, buddy. I failed again." A sigh. "If Hiro was the one building you, he would've succeeded at the first try…"
Baymax played another one, and another, and another. His sensors indicated that at each recording, Hiro's neurotransmitter levels would decrease, but he continued because he knew Hiro wanted to hear them.
"Hiro would've done it a lot faster."
"I wish I was as good as Hiro in math…"
"I'm sorry, Baymax. I'm sorry I failed you again. I'm not as skilled as Hiro, so it's gonna take me a lot longer to get it right. But don't worry; I'm not giving up on you."
When the recordings ended, Baymax found his patient looking down, his eyes covered by his bangs. Hiro shook his head slowly, "You know what's funny?"
"What?" Baymax asked.
Hiro looked up at Baymax with the saddest smile on his face, "I've always compared myself to Tadashi too."
"You have?" the robot asked.
Hiro nodded, "I always said things like, 'Tadashi would know what to do in this situation' or 'Tadashi wouldn't have made such a stupid mistake like the one I just did'. I know I'm a child prodigy or whatever the heck they call me, but I always believed that Tadashi was the smarter one between the two of us. He always knew what to do." He laughed sadly, "We really are brothers, and I guess we were rivals too."
Baymax remained silent, not knowing what to say. Hiro noticed this, and so he decided to talk first, "Well, I guess you could count that as my turn. 'Tadashi's always been the smarter one between us both'. Now it's your turn."
"He loved you very much."
Hiro smiled sadly, "I know. And so do I."
They continued their little game until late at night, and Hiro got scolded by his aunt upon returning home. But he didn't seem to mind because he got to learn so much more about the person he once thought he knew about the most.
It was as if, in some form, in some way, he and Tadashi had gotten so much closer.
A/N: Thank you for the request, PhoenixWillowsRox88! (This is kind of a part two of Oneshot 46, "Hidden Interactions"!) :D And shout-out to Purpalz Miner for being the 700th reviewer! :D
The finale of Different Angles starts tomorrow. It's a seven-part finale!
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