[He wasn't expecting the boy to catch him in a hug. Tadashi had just a moment where he stumbled backwards, unsure of what to do with his arms and frozen in that awkward limbo of not knowing how to treat an overly friendly stranger.... right up until Al's voice registered.
It had, after all, only been a month for Tadashi.]
Al...?
[It couldn't be -- but it had to be -- but this was a boy made of flesh and bone and...
Thoughts spinning, Tadashi hugged the boy back tightly.]
It's... you got your body back? I... wow... I.... It's so good to see you.
[Especially since, until this moment, he didn't realize how lost he felt here sometimes. A significant event in his life, lost. Unprovable and unexplainable. Not even Hiro remembered it happening.]
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It had, after all, only been a month for Tadashi.]
Al...?
[It couldn't be -- but it had to be -- but this was a boy made of flesh and bone and...
Thoughts spinning, Tadashi hugged the boy back tightly.]
It's... you got your body back? I... wow... I.... It's so good to see you.
[Especially since, until this moment, he didn't realize how lost he felt here sometimes. A significant event in his life, lost. Unprovable and unexplainable. Not even Hiro remembered it happening.]