[Callaghan does, but it's not the answer Hiro wants to hear. it's not the answer he wants to share, it's not one he wants to consider- his eyes fall to Tadashi, and he wants to stay quiet, wants to hold his silence and not discuss this here but this is something that...that...]
...because of...the fire. They found him as a John Doe.
[because of Callaghan's fire. because of him. this is all because of him.
he swallows, manages to get his voice steady again, then proffers some more necessary information]
He'll recover in a few hours. He'll...need someone with him. I'll stay wherever you put me, as long as it's safe, and I'll tell you all I can.
[it's not that he's unwilling to talk, but that he didn't want to talk here; not when its safety had been compromised. and not when he was trying to buy time for something that's no longer an option. with it off the table...]
no subject
...because of...the fire. They found him as a John Doe.
[because of Callaghan's fire. because of him.
this is all because of him.
he swallows, manages to get his voice steady again, then proffers some more necessary information]
He'll recover in a few hours. He'll...need someone with him. I'll stay wherever you put me, as long as it's safe, and I'll tell you all I can.
[it's not that he's unwilling to talk, but that he didn't want to talk here; not when its safety had been compromised. and not when he was trying to buy time for something that's no longer an option. with it off the table...]