[he's in his fifties, thanks, and that's not extremely old. considering the health he keeps himself in, he should have a few decades still left...but the past few weeks have been extremely hard on him.
maybe he deserves it, a little.
he makes a short little laugh at Hiro's comment, and then another- yeah, no. he's not going anywhere. as Hiro runs, the most he does is ease himself on to the ground - on to the microbots, letting out a heavy breath and closing his eyes.
he doesn't even notice himself being moved to the corner, or the microbots swarming over him. he's so used to it by now that it's arguably more soothing than anything else, especially with how they seem to filter out all sight and sound. there's a part of him still anxious that he can't sleep, that that thing will come across him while he's weak like this...
...but it doesn't much matter, because it's only a few seconds of worry before that exhaustion takes over again. the microbots slow to a more subtle motions over him, like a nest of insects protecting a hive, and for all the world seem content to remain like this for as long as they need to.]
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maybe he deserves it, a little.
he makes a short little laugh at Hiro's comment, and then another- yeah, no. he's not going anywhere. as Hiro runs, the most he does is ease himself on to the ground - on to the microbots, letting out a heavy breath and closing his eyes.
he doesn't even notice himself being moved to the corner, or the microbots swarming over him. he's so used to it by now that it's arguably more soothing than anything else, especially with how they seem to filter out all sight and sound. there's a part of him still anxious that he can't sleep, that that thing will come across him while he's weak like this...
...but it doesn't much matter, because it's only a few seconds of worry before that exhaustion takes over again. the microbots slow to a more subtle motions over him, like a nest of insects protecting a hive, and for all the world seem content to remain like this for as long as they need to.]