[on some level, he knows Hiro is. he knows he's only ever given his best, in a situation where he really wants to get something, such as a botfight or even trying to impress Callaghan himself. or going after his brother's 'murderer'. Hiro is a very driven person, and Robert understands they have that in common.

he also thinks he understands that Hiro is not trying to kill him. or- at least hadn't meant things to be that way. there's another thing they have in common- in the heat of the moment, things tend to go...

intense.

they're not intense now. but they're not over yet. as Callaghan slides down to the ground, eased down by the microbots, there's a part of him that knows there's still a distance to go, even if they are so close...]

...I realized there had to be a two way connection after the pier. I...hadn't been sure before, but that confirmed it.

[his voice is somewhat muffled by his hands, and the low volume doesn't help. but his breathing is slowing to a forced sort of calm, as he tries to concentrate and- think? not think?

already, his head's aching, a bit. he's not sure if it's from this or the exhaustion, though. nonetheless, he talks..]

...so I tried to theorize how it worked. How...the programming would allow that. Or what it evolved in to.

[and oddly enough, it's probably good that Hiro's here, because as the programmer...]

...and I ventured that if they can home in on me, where-ever I am...then on some level...they're not responding as to a controller, but to another piece. And every piece, by necessity...understands where the others are, and has to be able to convey that information, somehow...