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[ there are no ship crimes here, izumo is busy committing them all herself.
anyway, she nods! to both things, probably! she'll start to lead hikaru toward the little shop with the food.
Riegan-san did show me how to remove the arrow, so if nothing else, I'll be able to help Archer-san, if anyone else gets injured. that's worth it, I think. ]
anyway, she nods! to both things, probably! she'll start to lead hikaru toward the little shop with the food.
Riegan-san did show me how to remove the arrow, so if nothing else, I'll be able to help Archer-san, if anyone else gets injured. that's worth it, I think. ]
Arrows are something you can't just pull out, right? Cause you'll get extra hurt, or something like that. I only know swords, so... I'm glad people know other stuff.
[Mmm. She will keep pace with Ochako, since that is the one who is injured, but she falls into thought pretty soon.]
Hey, um... Ochako-chan. Can I ask you a weird question?
[Mmm. She will keep pace with Ochako, since that is the one who is injured, but she falls into thought pretty soon.]
Hey, um... Ochako-chan. Can I ask you a weird question?
[ apparently it can do extra damage if you just pull them out because of how it's shaped. I knew about that, but not the right way to deal with it.
ochako tilts her head curiously at the question, though, and nods. she'll wait patiently for hikaru to ask what she needs. ]
ochako tilts her head curiously at the question, though, and nods. she'll wait patiently for hikaru to ask what she needs. ]
Have you been feeling kind of weird today? Like, um... more than usual.
[It's hard to explain, when you feel like something has changed, but you can't put your finger on it.]
If you haven't, that's okay. I... just... wondered if it was just me or not.
[It's hard to explain, when you feel like something has changed, but you can't put your finger on it.]
If you haven't, that's okay. I... just... wondered if it was just me or not.
[ ...it is a weird question, maybe, but ochako taps her chin thoughtfully, going over some of the conversations she's had today. hmmm.
I wouldn't say I'm the one feeling weird, but I have gotten a few weird looks today? I figured maybe it was a memory thing, but I don't know what it is that's off. ]
I wouldn't say I'm the one feeling weird, but I have gotten a few weird looks today? I figured maybe it was a memory thing, but I don't know what it is that's off. ]
Mm... maybe? I wish I could help. I feel like I still don't know an awful lot about you. Is that bad?
[But there's a flicker of empathy when she smiles. Yeah, the... the looks one gets like they've been hit by a truck are REALLY hard to get used to...]
[But there's a flicker of empathy when she smiles. Yeah, the... the looks one gets like they've been hit by a truck are REALLY hard to get used to...]
[ she smiles.
it's okay. but maybe we should try to fix that. ]
it's okay. but maybe we should try to fix that. ]
Mmn.
[Just genuinely please at that. Fwiendship.]
I know Ochako-chan is a kind person, and a thoughtful person, and a good friend... and that she tries to be the best she can, even when she's hurting. So I think it's a good start, but...
Do you remember what kind of place you come from?
[Just genuinely please at that. Fwiendship.]
I know Ochako-chan is a kind person, and a thoughtful person, and a good friend... and that she tries to be the best she can, even when she's hurting. So I think it's a good start, but...
Do you remember what kind of place you come from?
[ with a smile, she nods.
it's a world where everyone has a quirk that's unique to them. it's kind of like a superpower. some people use theirs to become villains, but that's why we have heroes, too - to protect regular people who just want to keep living normal lives. it can be scary sometimes, but I think it's a good place.
Shidou-san... you're a good fighter, and I think in my world, you'd be considered a hero, too. you're always trying to help people however you can, and that's the kind of person that heroes are supposed to be. ]
it's a world where everyone has a quirk that's unique to them. it's kind of like a superpower. some people use theirs to become villains, but that's why we have heroes, too - to protect regular people who just want to keep living normal lives. it can be scary sometimes, but I think it's a good place.
Shidou-san... you're a good fighter, and I think in my world, you'd be considered a hero, too. you're always trying to help people however you can, and that's the kind of person that heroes are supposed to be. ]
[Something twists in her expression, hard to read.]
You can just call me Hikaru, you know. I don't mind.
...
I don't know if I'd call myself a hero, Ochako-chan, but... I try to be one. I want to always try to just do what's best, even if I make mistakes on the way. I know that by itself doesn't make anyone a hero, but... I still think it's important.
You can just call me Hikaru, you know. I don't mind.
...
I don't know if I'd call myself a hero, Ochako-chan, but... I try to be one. I want to always try to just do what's best, even if I make mistakes on the way. I know that by itself doesn't make anyone a hero, but... I still think it's important.
[ well. ochako does see that, but she isn't sure how to respond to it yet, so she moves on.
I think it's not giving up on trying to help people even when it gets hard is what makes someone a hero. but I guess I wouldn't know. ]
I think it's not giving up on trying to help people even when it gets hard is what makes someone a hero. but I guess I wouldn't know. ]
Eh? You wouldn't?
[me oocly screaming.... meanwhile Hikaru is just lightly surprised.]
You don't have a quirk, Ochako-chan?
[me oocly screaming.... meanwhile Hikaru is just lightly surprised.]
You don't have a quirk, Ochako-chan?
[ no, I do. my quirk is zero gravity, which means I can remove the gravity from anything I can touch. its best use is for support, so that's what I'm in class for.
that's what these are for - it's how I activate it.
showing off her finger pads! ]
that's what these are for - it's how I activate it.
showing off her finger pads! ]
[squinting curiously]
So like... making stuff float into the air or something, right? But that's really cool, though! Why couldn't you use that for all sorts of stuff?
I think you could be a hero just fine, Ochako-chan. Has nobody given you a chance?
So like... making stuff float into the air or something, right? But that's really cool, though! Why couldn't you use that for all sorts of stuff?
I think you could be a hero just fine, Ochako-chan. Has nobody given you a chance?
[ something about the suggestion tugs uncomfortably at the edges of ochako's mind, and her lips twist into a slight frown.
it's not that. I really just want to help support my parents. it doesn't matter what I do, as long as it pays enough that I can do that. being a hero is dangerous work, and I don't want them to worry about me or anything. ]
it's not that. I really just want to help support my parents. it doesn't matter what I do, as long as it pays enough that I can do that. being a hero is dangerous work, and I don't want them to worry about me or anything. ]
[Hello food building it's so nice that you are still in one piece in this thread...]
Does your family not have a whole lot? I think it's normal for anybody to worry, but if you're doing something you're good at, people around you should be proud of you cause they love you, you know?
I mean... I'd hope anyway.
Does your family not have a whole lot? I think it's normal for anybody to worry, but if you're doing something you're good at, people around you should be proud of you cause they love you, you know?
I mean... I'd hope anyway.
[ No... They haven't been able to get much work for their construction business since people's quirks started to develop more, so they struggled a lot to make ends meet. I wanted to help, but my dad insisted I follow my own dream... I just didn't know what that was.
it's a little embarrassing, but no less true.
I don't think I'm that good at creating support items, honestly... but as long as it's means I can help them, it's fine. they'll be happy as long as I am.
so... yeah. hikaru isn't wrong at all, it's just... ochako doesn't want to add more stress to their plates, so the safer career it was. ]
it's a little embarrassing, but no less true.
I don't think I'm that good at creating support items, honestly... but as long as it's means I can help them, it's fine. they'll be happy as long as I am.
so... yeah. hikaru isn't wrong at all, it's just... ochako doesn't want to add more stress to their plates, so the safer career it was. ]
Mm...
I don't think it's bad to wanna help your family. You love them a lot when you show stuff like that, right? But...
Maybe if you keep looking, you'll find what makes your heart feel that it's doing what will make you happy. That's what you said, right? That... if you can be happy, so will your family?
Is it really being happy, to do what you think you're bad at, just because you might not realize what else you can do?
I don't think it's bad to wanna help your family. You love them a lot when you show stuff like that, right? But...
Maybe if you keep looking, you'll find what makes your heart feel that it's doing what will make you happy. That's what you said, right? That... if you can be happy, so will your family?
Is it really being happy, to do what you think you're bad at, just because you might not realize what else you can do?
[ there's no sound, but it looks like ochako might be laughing, just a little.
I think it's okay, for now. I'm just in high school, so there's plenty of time to figure that out, right? ]
I think it's okay, for now. I'm just in high school, so there's plenty of time to figure that out, right? ]
[ sometimes you are exploring and you find a fourteen year old hanging out in a graveyard. why? time to find out. the other one had an excuse, but she doesn’t think hikaru does, so... ]
Hikaru-san? What are you doing out here?
Hikaru-san? What are you doing out here?
[It's an oddly tranquil moment, the younger girl on her knees in front of one of the decayed tombs, her hands calmly in her lap and her sword to one side. She's easily reaching out to break one of those bubbles before Ochako is close enough to see, watching with an impassive expression, face shifting only subtly.
Ah, and then Ochako speaks up. Hikaru gives her a nod, even as she reaches out to touch another memory (the last image got posted first please i want to kill imgur). It's rather bleak, a hope born out of a personal desperation.]
I wanted to pay respects. [Her expression saddens a little, at what she can see.] This was a nice place to think, though.
Ah, and then Ochako speaks up. Hikaru gives her a nod, even as she reaches out to touch another memory (the last image got posted first please i want to kill imgur). It's rather bleak, a hope born out of a personal desperation.]
I wanted to pay respects. [Her expression saddens a little, at what she can see.] This was a nice place to think, though.
[ nik i need you to know how upset i am that there is a character named ascot? this is so distressing?
anyway.
ochako pauses, startled into silence by the memory and the solemnity with which hikaru speaks. this girl... she really has had a hard time, hasn't she? frowning, ochako steps forward, so that she can kneel beside hikaru. ]
To the people who were removed from the realm, or to someone else...?
anyway.
ochako pauses, startled into silence by the memory and the solemnity with which hikaru speaks. this girl... she really has had a hard time, hasn't she? frowning, ochako steps forward, so that she can kneel beside hikaru. ]
To the people who were removed from the realm, or to someone else...?
[Please enjoy his giant hat, it is his best quality]
...Both. [She'll look at the gravestone in front of her, worn to the point of being illegible.] If this place is made of memories, then even if we can't tell who died here anymore... it doesn't mean they deserve to be forgotten. Just like anybody else that's lost.
[A beat, before she glances to Ochako with a quiet smile.]
Is that why you're here too, Ochako-chan?
...Both. [She'll look at the gravestone in front of her, worn to the point of being illegible.] If this place is made of memories, then even if we can't tell who died here anymore... it doesn't mean they deserve to be forgotten. Just like anybody else that's lost.
[A beat, before she glances to Ochako with a quiet smile.]
Is that why you're here too, Ochako-chan?
I didn't think of that, actually... I was just exploring. [ despite the embarrassment in her voice, ochako sees no reason to lie about it. ] I did pay my respects to the ones who were removed, but I went to the shrine for that.
...Have you lost a lot of people before you came here, Hikaru-san?
...Have you lost a lot of people before you came here, Hikaru-san?
Mn... I don't really know. [Said rather plainly, even though her eyes sadden.] Two people, that I remember, but...
You don't need to lose a lot for things to still hurt. Even just one person leaves something empty behind.
You don't need to lose a lot for things to still hurt. Even just one person leaves something empty behind.
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