[Good, Mochi. Comfort mom while Tadashi gets himself together.
The walk to and from work isn't a long one for Tadashi (especially seeing as he works at the Hotel with the magical revolving doors), and he'd been halfway home when Hiro's call came through. The rest of the trip had been taken at a run, and he's halfway through changing out of his sweaty shirt when Mochi sounds the alarm.
Alright. New shirt, deep breath. Let's do this.
He steps into sight silently at first, quietly observing Hiro and Cass and the cat for a moment while he tries to decide just how to present himself. There'll be tears, no doubt about it, and nothing he does or says will change that. There really isn't a good way to do this, so...]
... Hi, Aunt Cass.
[So might as well come right out with it. There he is, Cass, in the flesh and smiling and still wearing that worn out old hat.]
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The walk to and from work isn't a long one for Tadashi (especially seeing as he works at the Hotel with the magical revolving doors), and he'd been halfway home when Hiro's call came through. The rest of the trip had been taken at a run, and he's halfway through changing out of his sweaty shirt when Mochi sounds the alarm.
Alright. New shirt, deep breath. Let's do this.
He steps into sight silently at first, quietly observing Hiro and Cass and the cat for a moment while he tries to decide just how to present himself. There'll be tears, no doubt about it, and nothing he does or says will change that. There really isn't a good way to do this, so...]
... Hi, Aunt Cass.
[So might as well come right out with it. There he is, Cass, in the flesh and smiling and still wearing that worn out old hat.]