Callaghan freezes in position, blinking a few times as he's fully brought back to the moment. minutes. everything that's happened, and this- this damned kid, this damned stubborn kid not realizing when enough is enough and he should just get out.
it seems to run in the family.
after a few moments of watching Hiro, and of the microbots dispersing - too many of them to fully clear, but they can at least understand the need to spread out and give the two some room - he reaches with his hand again, but this time, turning it palm-up as though to offer support, rather than take it.
...not that he really expects it to be taken, but at least after another breath, he feels sturdy enough to speak]
I'm sorry. That was...unintentional.
[but it happened. now, if only he could apply that logic to other things]
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oh.
Callaghan freezes in position, blinking a few times as he's fully brought back to the moment. minutes. everything that's happened, and this- this damned kid, this damned stubborn kid not realizing when enough is enough and he should just get out.
it seems to run in the family.
after a few moments of watching Hiro, and of the microbots dispersing - too many of them to fully clear, but they can at least understand the need to spread out and give the two some room - he reaches with his hand again, but this time, turning it palm-up as though to offer support, rather than take it.
...not that he really expects it to be taken, but at least after another breath, he feels sturdy enough to speak]
I'm sorry. That was...unintentional.
[but it happened.
now, if only he could apply that logic to other things]