Control Alt Delete (A BH6 crossover)

Chapter Forty Six: My name is Hiro Hamada.

The garage was as clean and ready for use as it always was, which meant there was some mess, though not a lot. And, just like the previous times, Hiro plunked down his Megabot for inspiration, where he could see it without any problems. The first task was to clean up the work area, which he accomplished with ease. The mess wasn't too bad. The second step was to put the schematics from his head into the computer, also done with ease. He had done this a few times before, after all.

The first thing he started working on was the neurotransmitter. With the design put into the computer, he was able to 3D print the basic components. And with a lot more work, he got the basic designs created and installed on the headband. While he was adding more components, however, he managed to drop one of his tools and had to reach down for it.

A full day had passed and he paused to play with Mochi, using a laser pointer to make him run, er walk, around the empty garage floor. Gotta take breaks, after all. He'd already been working on things for a solid twelve hours.

After playing with the cat, Hiro continued to work on his transmitter, coding the programming it would use, installing more components. This continued well into the night and he only paused for short naps. Even though he'd done this before, it was still delicate work and he had to make sure everything was done correctly. The smallest discrepancy could, and would, change the outcome of the project.

Aunt Cass brought him breakfast bright and early, along with a few other meals throughout the course of construction. Hiro took breaks to eat and use the facilities before getting back to work, this time with wiring. He spent a lot of time making sure he'd gotten all the wiring done correctly.

Now Hiro was losing track of days. They all seemed to blend into one another, though there were the occasional interruptions. One being Tadashi. He came down to watch his brother work and ended up chilling on the couch with a box of pizza, where he eventually took a much needed nap. But Hiro kept working, even when Tadashi played a movie on the second screen of the far computer.

When the first microbot prototype was finished, Hiro couldn't help but let out a cheer. After all, he had to make sure he'd done everything by the numbers. And he distinctly remembered making at least one prototype, which Tadashi had also cheered over. His brother had even rewarded him with a slice of his precious pepperoni pizza.

After that, building the microbots went a lot faster and Hiro had to acquire his first blue bin to start collecting them in. He continued to work on the bots, interspersed with programming and quality checks, spending several days in doing so. The burgers and other food his aunt and brother brought were more than enough to keep him going.

Now that things were really cooking, Hiro ended up welding into the night, making sure every detail was perfect. And just as before, he made sure to play around with his designs on the holographic computer, digitally taking apart Megabot. It was more for kicks and giggles than because he needed to see how the individual components would work when linked together.

Probably more than a week or two into the project, Hiro finally succumbed to lack of appropriate sleep. Sure he'd dozed off a few times here and there, but he hadn't really slept and he couldn't help but doze off on the computer chair while messing with the schematics. He slept for at least twenty-seven hours, the earth rotating around the sun a bit over one full rotation. But he was more than ready to get back to work, after waking up by falling out of the chair and landing on the hard floor with a thud. And yes, a few bruises resulted.

With more connection ideas swimming in his head, Hiro managed to fill another bin, finding a third to start filling up with the microbots as well. It didn't help that Mochi decided to park himself on top of the third bin, until Hiro managed to shoo him off, with much hissing and growling on the cat's part.