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[tadashiwashere]

[There’s a little shuffling and confusion as the camera is adjusted to just the right angle. A frowning face takes the place of the blurred hand that blocked the lens a moment ago and Tadashi fiddles with the feed a moment more before stepping back.

He hesitates, then pulls a baseball cap onto his head after running his hand back through his hair.

There. Everything is settled. Tadashi tugs a lopsided smile into place, but his expression is still thoughtful.]

This is Tadashi Hamada speaking.

[Another hesitation. He runs one hand over his face.]

My brother and I have been on board this... this ship for a few days now. I haven’t met many of you in person yet, so I wanted to go ahead and introduce myself. I'm taking the time to go through all of the information that's been provided and I'm still working on getting my bearings, but I just wanted to say that I'm willing to help out wherever I'm needed for now.

Back home I was a student of robotics. I was working with AI systems as well. If that's of any use to anyone, please don't hesitate to call on me.

[Tadashi offers something of a half smile, reaches forward, then disconnects the feed.]

Comments

[throwsdown]

You're Japanese!!

[clearly the best way to introduce yourself]

I am, too! I'm Takeshi.

Did you make robots? S'that what that means??

[tadashiwashere]

[Half, technically. It's never been much of a big deal in San Fransokyo, though.]

Takeshi, huh? Nice meeting you.

[As for robots... Tadashi offers a casual shrug. It's easy to see that behind the nonchalance he's actually rather proud of himself.]

A robotic healthcare assistant. It was my robotics project at school.

[throwsdown]

[... Oh. Hmm.

My six-year-old brain is trying to process this.]

Health... care? What's that?

[tadashiwashere]

[It's possible Tadashi was only half paying attention to the video feed the first time -- preoccupied as he was with the various messages he was receiving. This time, he glances back to the screen and his face softens into a half smile.]

Okay, so when you fall down or get hurt, you need a bandage, right? Something to make you feel better? That's what healthcare is. I built a robot to make people feel better.

[throwsdown]

... That's so smart!! All the robots at my home just hurt people. Maybe if we get the nice healthcare robots, there'll be less bad robots...

[tadashiwashere]

They do?

[Between this kid and Chell, he's starting to wonder if the people onboard would be leery of Baymax is he does manage to rebuild him.]

I hope so. I want Baymax to help a lot of people. If he can, I really hope that there can be more robots like him.

[throwsdown]

[He nods, fidgeting with his tattered (and repeatedly re-salvaged) sweater.]

Mmhmm. They kill people. They're bad — from space. But we fight 'em and stop 'em, so it's okay.

[He tilts his head.]

What's a Baymax? He's a robot?

[tadashiwashere]

[It sounds like wherever this kid is from... it's a rough place. Slowly, he's trying to be more openminded about the stories he hears, but robots from space? It's difficult to accept some things just yet.]

Yup.

[He smiles fondly.]

The robot that helps people feel better? That's him.

[throwsdown]

Oh... I hope he comes here.

A lot of people need to feel better... and... I'm the - um, the moral officer, but I can't make everyone on the whole ship feel better.

[tadashiwashere]

Don't sell yourself short. Keeping looking for new angles. If you're our morale officer, I think we're in good hands.

[throwsdown]

[He giggles a bit, high and happy as he kicks his feet.]

You sound like a good morale officer too! Heheh.

I won't give up; my dad always said you should never quit just 'cus something's tough!

[tadashiwashere]

[His expression turns a little wistful.]

Dads are right about that sort of thing. You should listen to him.

[throwsdown]

I will! I do!

I'm gonna make him proud 'til I get to see him again.