[It's not the reaction Hiro expects, and it throws him, making him back up a step uncertainly. The last time he'd seen Robert Callaghan, the man had treated him warmly, so he's not sure how to measure the change of heart he's suddenly confronted with. Maybe he's mistaken. The Kedan are shapeshifters, after all, maybe -
But Hiro's stubborn and not convinced, so he pushes back, this time more insistent.]
...The fire? At the university? You - Tadashi -
[He fumbles, trying to make up for the lack of words with his hands, and then freezes mid-gesture as his brain locks in on one and only one detail - grasps at it, fixing Callaghan with a desperately hopeful look because what about -]
no subject
But Hiro's stubborn and not convinced, so he pushes back, this time more insistent.]
...The fire? At the university? You - Tadashi -
[He fumbles, trying to make up for the lack of words with his hands, and then freezes mid-gesture as his brain locks in on one and only one detail - grasps at it, fixing Callaghan with a desperately hopeful look because what about -]
Is Tadashi alive too?