forum 1-1 with @Hiro_Shimada (I’ll figure out a better title later, maybe)

Started January 03, 2022 by @Serpentess health_and_safety language

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( okay!) Hiro damn near yelled, but his cry of pain did sound. Hiros hand immediately went to his shoulder as his body felt the hot liquid soaking his clothes.

Malcolm didn’t flinch at Hiro’s cry, still glaring at the bandits. Most of them ran off at that, but a couple lingered, one still angry, the other upset.

“That’s just fucking cold, man,”the upset bandit commented, referring to Malcolm’s apparent uncaring attitude.

“I would have thought my nature was already established,”Malcolm snorted. He then shot the man in the head. The other charged, but Malcolm quickly shot him.

Malcolm then turned to gaze at Hiro, his gun nearly slipping from his fingers when he saw the kid. He composed himself, then walked over, putting his gun up. He then kneeled next to Hiro.

Hiro was crying, having never felt this kinda pain before. " It hurts.. " he whimpered when Malcolm bent down.

Malcolm sighed,”It always does. Give me a minute, kid, so I can grab some supplies.”

He slowly stood, heading inside. He searched through all his cabinets, finding a medkit.

“Midas. Bax. Come with me,”he called before heading back out.

The two bots followed him, Bax immediately becoming alarmed. Malcolm kneeled down again, opening the kit.

“Fair warning, kid, I’m shit at medicine,”Malcolm said as he picked out what he’d need.

" just get it to stop bleeding!" He yelped as his body trembled.

“No shit. And calm down, kid. Panicking will hurt you worse than the wound ever will,”he replied, his voice even.

He wiped off the wound so he could get a better look at it, then went to cleaning and bandaging it. It was rough, but it would have to do for now.

Bax watched worriedly, learning what it could. Midas kept a lookout, and also checked to make sure the nearby bodies were truly dead.

Hiros fists clenched tight when he touched the wound.tears freely falling from his eyes. God he never looked more weak and he hated it.

“Easy, kid,”he said, hoping to soothe Hiro.

Malcolm watched him closely as he worked, then finished wrapping the bandage. He didn’t give a shit if Hiro looked weak, just as long as the kid survived.

“Alright, now the other hard part. Getting you on your feet, and back inside. Grab my hand. Hopefully, I can actually help you up with falling down,”he commented, holding out his hand for Hiro.

hiro took it, gingerly putting any stress on his arm

Malcolm did his best to pull Hiro up, though it wasn’t easy at all for the old man. Midas and Bax helped in their own way, pushing Hiro up from the back. Both bots were careful not to touch Hiro’s hurt shoulder.

" thank you.. all of you.."

Malcolm nodded,”Come on, kid. Let’s get back inside before anything else decides to show up.”

He headed for the door, and held it open for Hiro.

“You are welcome, Master Hiro,”Bax said, following Malcolm and Hiro.

Midas flashed at Hiro, then went back to its regular guard duty.

hiro held out his hand for bx. " come here bax,"

Bax climbed up, perching on Hiro’s hand.

Malcolm watched, then noticed the bodies still on the ground.

“You go on and settle yourself. I’ll be back in a few minutes. I wonder if these fucking assholes have anything useful,”he mentioned.

Malcolm then headed back outside, keeping an eye on his surroundings as he went to looting the corpses.

hiro went inside and laid with bax, calming himself and the bot

Bax nuzzled against Hiro, happier now that they were out of danger.

Malcolm finished looting the corpses, then went back inside. He stashed the guns, even though many of them were useless, then put up any supplies he had found.

Afterward, he went to check on Hiro.

hiro was curled up with the bot, petting it as if it was a cat

Malcolm watched the pair a moment, a small smile breifly appearing on his face. He then gently knocked on the side of the door to announce himself.

“You doing alright, kid? Besides the obvious,”he asked, subtly referring to Hiro’s shoulder wound.

" little trama but im fine.." he said and gave a soft smile to his new found father.

Malcolm shrugged.

“It’s a harsh world, even more so now than it was before the holocaust. But, I’m glad you’re doing alright,”he replied.

He nodded at Hiro and headed away, hoping the kid wouldn’t question anything Tasil had said, or any of Malcolm’s own words and actions. That was a subject he wasn’t ready to approach with the kid.

in hiros mind he knew it was for the best, and he didnt really think to much about it, even if the mans words rang through out his head

Malcolm went to find something to do, though he wasn’t really sure what he wanted to do. He ended up sitting on his bed, staring into space as his mind wandered.

Bax cuddled up to Hiro a bit more, content.

hiro noticed a ai coming down, he sat up and watched for it.

Malcolm was unaware of the AI, still staring into oblivion. He was even debating a nap.

Bax moved to perch on Hiro’s unharmed shoulder, watching cautiously and curiously.

The AI opened the hatch and climbed down into the bunker. Its eyes were blue and it looked around at everything. It noticed Hiro, pausing a moment, then continued its scan. It showed no signs of hostility at all.

hiro seemed to relax " what do you want?"