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As winter draws to a close, something unprecedented occurs in Tokyo: a snowstorm. Though it certainly got cold in the city, snowfall was still fairly rare. But while most might find the display pretty, following the Yoshiwara power outages at the refugee dorms earlier in the month, the scientists are concerned about a second, harsher outage. They can't have their refugees freezing to death!

And so, a message is sent out to all refugees: how would you all like a vacation?

A Boiling Wasteland

On the western edge of Kanto sits the city of Hakone. A popular resort town, Hakone is also the reason that a good chunk of Kanto is underwater. A violent time surge caused the area around Hakone to revert to the state it was thousands of years ago, when a volcanic eruption drastically altered the landscape. While no one was killed due to the unique manner in which the time surge manifested, once things finally calmed down, Hakone was effectively cut off from the rest of Nippon by a massive, boiling sea. To circumvent this, an elaborate system of cable cars was created to carry people and supplies across the dangerous volcanic water surrounding the city.

Naturally, the refugees will be using these cable cars to travel to Hakone. And they better be prepared for their week-long stay-- because it's a 5-hour trip. At least they'll have a nice view of Mt. Fuji?

Are We There Yet? Kanagawa Cable Car, Hakone
Each cable car can hold up to twenty people, but because this is a special occasion, refugees will be allowed to travel in groups of as many passengers as they'd like, be it twenty or just two. However, they'll be warned that magi-tech won't work on the cars due to a lack of sufficient ambient magic over the boiling lake. Ordinarily, this may not be a problem.

However, four hours into their trip across the lake, some refugees may notice they've seemingly slowed to a stop. Or rather, time has begun to flow so slowly that the last hour of their trip might very well take the rest of the week! And with no way of contacting the outside world, it might seem as though all hope is lost...

But there's an answer, of course. Upon comforting their fellow refugees, time starts to flow a little faster, as the kizuna magic produced by their bond counteracts the effect of the time surge. If they want to get to Hakone before check-in at the resort, they'll have to find ways of bonding with everyone on board. Hopefully all that practice last month pays off!

Pirate Ninjas!? Kanagawa Cable Car, Hakone
But time surges aren't the only things worth worrying about. Looking out the window, refugees might just catch a glance of what appears to be a group of people running along the narrow cables that the cars are traveling along. Dressed in thick white clothing, they nearly blend in with the steam rising out from the boiling lake below.

But they aren't workers. They're members of a rogue ninja clan of magic-wielding humans, known for robbing helpless passengers on the cable cars. And that's exactly what they're doing now. Who knows what kind of rare valuables people from other worlds could have brought with them?

The ninja prefer to attack in waves, starting with one to test the waters, before increasing in number if more man power is needed. Aside from a variety of daggers and spinning blades, they're also capable of limited teleportation, making them rather hard to hit. And even if you do land a blow-- be careful. Criminals though they may be, if they're knocked down into the boiling lake below, they'll suffer a rather agonizing death, with no means of rescue. Not even the ninja themselves will allow someone to fall into the waters if they can prevent it. It seems even criminals have a code.

(Please reply here if your character causes one of the rogues to fall into the water, as it will impact how they interact with refugees in the future!)

Hot Springs Episode

Once everyone arrives more or less in one piece, it's time to check-in at the Owakudani Hot Springs Resort. Built into the side of a mountain, the resort is known for its naturally enchanted springs, mud baths, and natural steam vents. Their every expense is paid for, including gourmet five-course meals and an open bar.

It seems the resort is owned by one of the family members of someone who works at the NRL, meaning refugees will also see the scientists taking full advantage and having a vacation of their own. Try not to give them a hard time over it... they need this, too.

Enchanted Bathwater Owakudani Hot Spring, Hakone
Naturally the biggest draw of a hot spring resort is the hot springs themselves! The inner buildings have a set of gender-segregated baths, each connected to their respective changing room. But the outdoor baths are far more interesting-- and all mixed, as well. Better hope you remembered your towel!

The baths vary in size and shape, with dozens of small pools placed here and there up along the hillside. But while the lower pools are simple springs, the higher pools are naturally enchanted, with signs explaining the various health benefits and effects of each spring.

The most popular among tourists is the monkey spring, so named for the monkeys who frequently bathe alongside tourists. The monkeys themselves are friendly, though have a tendency to steal towels. But that's not the only thing about the spring. Also known as the speak-no-evil spring, people will feel compelled to reveal truths about themselves, and will become unable to lie. This effect lingers even after leaving for up to six hours.

Another is the so-called fountain of youth, which causes anyone who sits in the water to spontaneously de-age. Unlike the others, this one is considered less natural because it's caused by a time surge that settled over the water. Bathers will retain just enough of their present memories to avoid a panic over where they are, and the effects wear off as soon as they step out of the pool. Exactly how far back they go seems to be random, and for that reason, the sign up front warns bathers to enter at their own risk.

The last spring is also a popular one, though for very particular reasons. The rocky edges of the pool bend and twist along the hillside, creating small cave-like indents where shy folks or even a couple could easily bathe with some privacy. Known as the spring of rejuvenation, the water has powerful healing properties, filling the bodies of bathers with ambient magic drawn up from beneath the earth's surface. But while ordinary people will see this as a healing spring, that won't be the case for the refugees. While it'll still heal wounds and illnesses, it'll also cause the kizuna flowing through them to increase tenfold, resulting in the manifestation of severe kizuna side effects. This effect will linger up to a full 24 hours after bathing, and the side effects may pause or resume at any time during this period.

Titillating Tentacles Owakudani Summit, Hakone
For those looking for something a little more thrilling, there's a special spring on the top of the mountain, just a short walk north of the outdoor springs. The air is humid and constantly filled with steam from nearby steam vents, making the walk an oddly pleasant one, despite the cold weather. Upon reaching the top and finding the spring, they'll be met with an odd sign, that appears to be have recently damaged. All that remains is a warning -- "Swim at your own risk".

Taking a look at the spring, there's an entrance to a cave deep below the surface, where the spring water bubbles out. Perhaps the sign was simply a warning about the risk of drowning? In any case, the water carries an oddly pleasant smell, and causes anyone who relaxes into it to feel warm tingles drawing over their skin. But unfortunately, this water isn't enchanted.

The moment someone climbs in, the creature living inside the cave coils out its translucent tentacles. It's a siren jelly, a rare aquatic jellyfish that can only be found in areas with geothermal activity. Typically harmless, they have a tendency to wrap their tentacles around anything in their territory, to deem whether or not it's a threat. If the tentacles are left alone long enough, it'll eventually pull back. But if it's injured, it may grow more violent, giving out a song-like call as it probes deeply and implants a toxin that just so happens to cause wild levels of arousal in most living creatures.

Probably should have gone back to ask about the sign, huh.

A City of Steam and Metal

Just down the mountain from the resort is the city of Hakone proper. Much like Tokyo, it too has been hit by an usual snowstorm this month. But unlike Tokyo, the energy powering the city is the very steam that bubbles naturally under the surface, meaning it has some of the most stable energy in all of Nippon. Most of the people who live here only do so because of the very specific work that can be found here, due to the abundant steam and rich mineral deposits. Anyone else is likely just a tourist, like them.

There isn't too much to see, but the people there seem very excited to have tourists come see them.

Get In The Robot, Shinji Tokyo-3 Steam and Robot Facility, Hakone
One of the more interesting things to see in Hakone is the Tokyo-3 Steam and Robot facility, where new steam-powered engines are being created alongside magi-tech with the hopes of developing a type of hybrid engine. It seems the technology itself isn't new, and was discovered after a fleet of mysterious robot-like machines were unearthed by a time surge. Very little is known about their history, but the resort would have had no small number of flyers advertising their exhibition to the public.

And it's no secret why: because the robots can be piloted by anyone. And two robots have been specially configured to perform in an obstacle course, that anyone can volunteer to try out!

Using an assortment of gears and levers, the one piloting it must figure out how to make the robots move the way they want them to in order to complete the course first. It's... not very intuitive due to the sheer complexity of their design and movement. The engineers believe they might have been buried as failed prototypes.

Go on, flop around an obstacle with your friend on the least graceful robot every created.

Legend of Doggo Hakone, Kanto
Naturally, humans aren't the only ones who call Hakone home. Upon browsing the shops, the refugees will meet a young Inu Yokai blacksmith, who seems very excited to see so many young visitors in the city. If they look capable, he'll ask if they can do him a favor. Given all the volcanic activity in the region, it should come as no surprise that there are many interesting mineral deposits to be found. However, the Inu says his mine is currently blocked by a large creature called a dodongo -- a two-legged fire breathing lizard, standing as tall as the average man. He asks that the refugees slay the lizard, and bring back the carcass so he can make armor out of its plated flesh. In return, he'll offer to make custom armor of their choice, be it a simple shield, helmet, chest plate, or... codpiece. You know, if that's really what they want.

Given the reason he wants it, it should come as no surprise that the dodongo's skin is virtually impenetrable. While there are means of working with the skin once it's died, while living, the only weak spot it has is via the mouth, which only opens when it's eating or shooting fire. There's a reason he hasn't attempted to slay it himself! And given the long travel time, the cost of hiring a Samurai is more than he can afford.

Dodongos are violent, and quick to anger. They shoot flames at anything that moves, and are known to feed on humans. But that's not all: they're also fond of keeping "hoards" -- gathering food in large quantities before eating it all at once. Which means anyone else who happens to walk past the mine unaware may find themselves being held "prisoner" by a giant lizard that refuses to let them leave the mine. If they're lucky, it won't cook them before someone can show up for a rescue.

Is the wild life in this world always so dangerous? If asked, the Inu will only laugh and say it comes with the territory of living near Mt. Fuji.

OOC Notes
Welcome to Jikan's ~~obligatory hot springs episode~~ February event! Please direct any questions to the Question Thread in the OOC Plotting post.

• Characters may choose to remain in Tokyo during the snowstorm, but if they want to come to Hakone, they must be there the entire week.

• Please reply here if your character causes one of the rogues to fall into the water, as it will impact how they interact with refugees in the future!

• You may get creative with whatever the additional unmentioned enchanted pools do, but all their effects will be minor and will not linger once you leave the water (e.g. a pool that changes your hair color while you're in it, a pool that makes clothing/towels dissolve, a pool that feels more oily than watery, a pool that is completely normal except the water is holographic, etc.)

• Always be sure to ask before springing sexual Kizuna affects on other characters!

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i. I'm Ready to Go! - Cable Cars

[It certainly has been a wild weeks for Ochako. Wild, rough, rocky, but getting normal slowly. A vacation seems like just what the doctor ordered - she and Bakugou alike have been a bit stressed, and they most certainly had their little blow up as well. The two heroes could use a bit of a breather, and a long soak in an onsen sounded like just the right thing. Of course, Ochako's top priority, seeing as how this invitation extending to all refugees, was to purchase a bathing suit for herself, since she just...can't fully trust the people here. It's a natural response, really, only because she's done this song and dance before, and one Sour Grape ruined her preconceptions for all of time. A bikini is just fine to take a soak in, and her pack has it right on top, in hopes that once they arrive, Ochako can take a dip, have a snack, then maybe take a nap.

Or...she could take a nap in the cable car. The journey seems to be taking so long, as she woke up pretty early to get to Hakone before the end of the day, so while the view is nice - she'd never seen Mt. Fuji back in Musutafu before - it's getting to be a really dull, boring ride. Had she known it'd take several hours, Ochako may have gotten herself and Bakugou some books to read or something, but hindsight is 20/20 and all that... Instead, she yawns a bit and begins to rub at her eyes. If she's not careful, she really may fall asleep...and a tiny jostle of the cable car may have her flopping over onto someone's shoulder or arm, still snoozing away. Whoops! Wake her or don't wake her, but either way, the cable car may start to move a little faster the closer she is to someone...

She'll also happily play games with people, too. Word games happen to be Ochako's very favorite, and she's pretty darn good at them! It'll keep her awake a little longer, too.]

ii. What is my Calling? - Pirate Ninjas

[Most people would be concerned about something like this. Ninjas attacking the cable cars, stealing good from refugees and posing a direct thread to the safety of everyone. Most people would be scared, cowering, reading their personal belongings to fork over to avoid harm. Most people are not training in battle tactics, and neither do they have metahuman abilities that make it so they can float above the cable cars with little to no danger to themselves.

Once the alarm is called, Ochako's head snaps up and there's a look of sheer, unbridled joy shining in the depths of her brown eyes. People are calling out numbers of attacking ninjas, and the ecstacy only grows and grows, the excitement, the adrenaline, and she's on her feet in seconds as one of the ninjas makes their way inside. They barely get a word out before the girl lunges forward and simply suckerpunches the one that entered first. A flurry of swift blows, and the poor asshole is down and out before he even got a chance to speak.]

AH, SOMEONE PLEASE DETAIN THAT ONE, I'M GOING OUT TO GET THE REST!! I HIT HIS PRESSURE POINTS, SO HE SHOULDN'T WAKE UP FOR A FEW HOURS, BUT PLEASE CUFF HIM JUST IN CASE!!

[It's said almost like a song, as she all but dances her way toward the open door of the cable car and pops her head out of it, like a dog sticking its head out the window. Her mouth opens into a huge smile, a little elated gasp as she counts out another half dozen, tiny fists wiggling as if she were a dog and that was her tail.]

Uwaaah~! There's so many of them!! Okay, I'm going! Everyone, please steer clear of the open door! I think I count six!! Oooh!! m-Maybe seven!!!

[Papping her pink cheeks to activate her quirk on herself, Ochako runs and leaps out the door, grabbing a fire extinguisher on her way out. She doesn't have her hero costume, so she'll have to use this to proper herself...and maybe as a blunt force weapon in a pinch. It's fine. She's mainly just wanting to get up onto the top of the car to fight, mostly.

Ochako looks so damn happy, and she's grinning from ear to ear. It's a chance to actually do something heroic for a change! A real battle!! With actual 'villains' that she can fight and defeat!! People to save and check up on! Not only that, but her quirk is perfect for this scenario! If anyone falls, she can simply use Zero Gravity on them to keep them afloat in the air until someone who can fly goes to fetch them. Or save any of the ones that do get knocked off balance. Villains though they may be, Ochako won't let anyone fall to their doom.

Heroes save everyone.

It's just rare that they do it with such an enormous grin on their face.]

iii. Splish Splash, Enchanted Bath - (Truth, Deaging)

[Once at the resort proper, Ochako all but gorges herself on the delicious (AND FREE!!!!) food and delectable desserts, heading right to the springs to soak up those cozy feelings and truly feel that food coma take over. She has been so stressed and so high strung these past few months...a nice, peaceful, long soak is just what she feels she needs to rejuvenate herself. Dressed in a colorful bikini, Ochako can be found taking a nice dip in the outdoor pools, her hair tied up in a tight but small bun on the top of her head. She sighs pleasantly, humming to herself, giggling here and there as she spots a monkey or two slide on in with her, and shoos others away from taking her towel and sandals.

Of course, anyone (dressed, pleased and thank you, she is a minor. :|b) who comes to soak with her will find that she is indeed effected by the truth pool and will randomly blurt out things as the thought passes her by. Usually one to speak her mind anyway, Ochako won't think much about it...unless things get a bit spicier than she can handle, or if she starts to say things that'd be a bit on the overly rude side. Or...reveal certain things about herself that she'd rather keep under wraps.

Later on in the day as well, people may see a much smaller version of the brunette clinging to the side of the pool and crying. Looks like Uravity because Urabitty, and she is indeed...very small. Extremely very small, in so that her tiny, little feet don't touch the bottom of the pool and she's not exactly the best and swimming right now. She's only five years old, after all, and swimming lessons are expensive... Her mama and papa won't be able to afford anything like that, and school lessons don't start until she's well into primary school.

She's not really drowning, but she does look to be in quite a pickle, and is crying out loudly for...well, her mama and papa first and foremost. And then probably a hero. Because of course there's going to be a hero around to save her, right? Th-There has to be!! Heroes don't let people get hurt...a-and there's plenty of people around here!! One of them has to be a hero!! One of them will save her...surely!

Surely...]

Uuuh...da...daddy--!

Edited 2021-02-18 01:41 (UTC)

Hey! You gotta kick, dummy!

[Bakugou Katsuki, five years old... just the hero to answer the call, because he has very recently perfected the art of swimming! Let all of these adults watch in awe, as he makes his way across the pool after shouting to the girl who seems to be struggling with it. Not them, him, because he's going to be the greatest hero in the world, and this is just the start of it. Those big red eyes are lit up with excitement, and the crooked grin on his face is huge. Anyone who knows him at age 16 would recognize immediately.

When he makes it to Ochako, the boy pushes her up to the wall more securely, dipping under the surface with the effort it takes, and comes up with a cough--just one because he's too cool to choke in front of anyone.

Okay... maybe there is a second cough... and a third, as he moves to steady himself on the wall beside her.]

Quit crying, jeez, you're fine! Don't be such a baby.

[Because even as a child, Katsuki is... Katsuki.]

Ah--?!

[Ochako hears the words, but she's been doing a bit of flailing - actually a lot of flailing - trying to haul herself up over the edge of the pool and just sort of navigate to where the stairs hopefully are, so she can at least get to somewhere she can touch the bottom of. But, instead, she's pushed up suddenly and ochako scrambles to get some leverage before she does as she's told from before...

Kicks in the water like a fucking madman before she flops onto her stomach on the old and wet stone like a beached whale - though on a much smaller scale. Turning around to see who helped her up, she keeps her feet in the pool and spots the young, blond boy.]

M'not a baby!! But thanks... [Though it seems he's snorted some of the water, too? Does he need a hand? Ochako leans forward a bit, just to make sure he'll be okay. Maybe she can pap him real quick, use her quirk...if it gets too risky. Her quirk is no fun, 'specially if she gets sick, but...maybe no one will yell at her if it's because she had to help someone?]

[The boy coughs one more time- hard- to try to get the burning tickle in his throat to go away while he holds to the stone, with a defensive scowl being shot up at his recue as she peers at him. He doesn't need help, he's fine. Offer any kind of assistance and he's going to YELL, because Katsuki can take care of himself!]

You sure are actin' like one!

[Now that he's got it under control, he's focusing on Ochako as he lets go of the wall and just kicks, keeping his head above the water. It's good practice, to stay in one spot like this, and well. He's a little show off. Just wait til he wows her by diving down to touch the bottom! In a minute, cause he's got a very important question... and in Katsuki fashion, it's framed as a criticism.]

Why don't you know how to swim yet?

[Ochako does indeed lift a hand as she watches the boy continue to cough and sputter. She doesn't flinch at all when he scowls at her, but she doesn't reach out just yet, either. Instead, Ochako continues to simply watch, keeping an eye on him just in case something does happen. She...really doesn't like using her quirk, i-it makes her sick pretty bad, but maybe if she explains it was to help someone, she won't get yelled at too bad if she throws up...

But, as Katsuki moves away, she makes a small face then kicks her feet in the water while looking away a little.]

Mmh...mama and papa can't take me. S'too much money, and they're working real hard...

Huh. Sucks to be you, then!

[Someone grab this child and shake him. No one ever does, and it shows. Katsuki just sort of shrugs at the girl, before sucking in a huge breath so that he can disappear under the water's surface. It's clear that he's heading down, because his feet end up in the air, and subsequently slapping the surface as he starts to kick his way down. That's probably a face full of water, she just got...

While he's down there though, swimming as long as his little lungs will let him, Katsuki comes to a decision. Something about her is incredibly familiar, not that he can put his finger on it. While he doesn't feel BAD about what he said, he does feel.... something. Drawing him to help her. To show her how to get better. Like there is some sort of promise he's made, that he's forgotten about.

How freaking awesome would that be, anyway? To be a kid, who teaches another kid how to swim? All too suddenly, Katsuki's head is popping back up out of the water, a dramatic breath being drawn in as he kicks to stabilize himself. One hand brushes his mop of soaking spikes back, so he can wipe the dripping water out of his eyes, before he's looking to her again.]

Puffy Cheeks! D'ya wanna learn?

[Excuse you?!

For a brief moment, Ochako looks genuinely shocked by the response she hears. What in the--...who does this kid think he is?! She's just about to tell him off, opening her mouth as her little brows knit together, but then he's disappearing under the water, kicking it into her face and into her mouth, and Ochako cough and sputters, wiping her face in the time it takes for him to resurface. And when he does, the meek and weepy little girl from before is gone, replaced by a scowling face and tiny little fists raised like she's about to fucking deck him. And she just might.

Ochako was raised by her mama and papa to be a good girl, sure, but she's still a child, and she doesn't exactly know when to hold back when someone wrongs her. That bold spirit had to have come from somewhere, and while she may not look as intimidating right now - with her dripping hair and wrinkled nose - she's about to let this kid have it. He comes to her rescue, acts like a jerk for no reason, and then expect her to just play nice and agree to him teaching her to swim like a big showoff?! Absolutely not!]

My name's Uraraka! And you're mean!! [She smacks the surface of the water, hard, in front of Katsuki, to splash him right back, then goes of.] I don't wanna learn anything from a big meanie like you! You act nice, but you say really bad things!! Learn some manners, you...y-you durian head!!

[And she smacks the water again. They are going to have an all out war, probably, but Ura-mama didn't raise no coward.]

Edited 2021-02-27 20:06 (UTC)

[Kiki's gone for the towel and hair coverage route when she makes it to the speak-no-evil spring. And hey, a familiar face! She wades through the water to find a spot close enough to talk:]

Your swimsuit is very cute, Ochako-chan. Have you been enjoying your time so far? [SAFE SO FAR. Nothing strange ~~yet~~.]

[Ah...Ochako feels a bit silly now, for deciding to wear a bathing suit - maybe she should have just gone for a robe or yukata - but it's just...more comfortable for her, really. And Kiki's praise does lift her mood quite a bit. As she sighs, relaxing into the pool, Ochako seems to just open her mouth and--]

Thank you, Kiki-chan!! I'm having such a good time! The journey here was so much fun - I never thought I'd be so excited by an attempted robbery like that! But I really felt like I was a hero again!! [It was...so needed. For her and Bakugou alike. They needed to feel like they could be heroes again, and that was exactly the sort of thing to get them going. Plus? Their combined quirks were perfect for rescue and apprehension.]

[Funny thing about the spring is that Kiki is pretty truthful to begin with because of her power. "Cute." There's an additional feeling of relief to go with that thought.]

I'm glad you were able to help people in that situation. I haven't heard of anyone falling into the water either. ["It's not an easy way to die."]

You might be happy to hear that Ranpo-san is going to continue his detective work here. Maybe he'll ask you to help him with investigations.

[Those little thoughts and feelings Ochako gets do make her smile, and she giggles, opting not to think too hard on the consequences of what could happen if someone were to fall into the boiling waters and instead on her accomplishments. Hers and Bakugou's - they made one hell of a tag-team!!]

Mm!! That was partially because I used my quirk to make them all float!! Anyone that fell, me or Bakugou-kun would dive to go and get them. Because our quirks make it so we can both be airborne easily, this sort of things was really compatible with our quirks! Besides, even if those vil--eh...bandits were doing bad things, they were really just thieves. No hero allows anyone to die - it's not how we're trained. We fight to apprehend and detain, never to kill.

And Ranpo-san already asked me about that!! I still don't know just yet if I want to join. It sounds a lot like something I'd be interested in, but I don't want to commit to anything before it's really operational, and I see for myself what it's like. Plus, I want to talk to Bakugou-kun about it, too.

[Kiki listens intently, even nodding along as Ochako talks about the job. Fair enough that she doesn't dive right in immediately. It's actually a good sign, in the telepath's opinion, that the hero in training remains thoughtful about her choices.]

I see. That's very wise of you, Ochako-chan, especially with including your friend. [But floating, huh...] Is your quirk something like telekinesis?

Mm, Bakugou-kun is... [She pauses, but instead of skewing the words, or holding them back, the waters force her to simply say the truth of it, and it's painful.] He's suffering most of all. This world world...took away everything he wanted to become - his goal, and his very...sense of self. So I want to help him become the person, o-or the hero, I suppose, that he sees himself being...no matter what.

[Ochako gasps, slapping a hand over her mouth, eyes wide. What the hell?! She super duper did not mean to say ANY of that!! A-At least not so...so openly like that! It is not her place to talk about Bakugou like that to anyone. It's a private and personal affair and she immediately wheezes and snorts some of that water, flailing and waving her arms.]

BWA--HAGGK! [Cough, cough, snort--] --RAVITY!! It's gravity! Z-Zero...Gravity... By touching things with all five fingers, I can remove an object's gravitational pull and make it float, so long as it's not held down somehow. People too. This way, I can lift very heavy objects, or keep people from falling from dangerous heights. There's more to it, but that's the gist of how my quirk works.

Edited (fixed typo noot noot) 2021-02-24 02:01 (UTC)

[That's.......a lot to process. Especially when Ochako starts choking on water and flailing about. With obvious concern on her face, Kiki drifts closer to the teen, but she seems to be fine? Okay enough to explain her powers. Thank goodness because the first thought the telepath has is: "I should probably learn how to do CPR."

That was quite the overreaction though. As cool as gravity manipulation sounds, Kiki focuses on one key point that would appear in her thoughts regardless:]

...Do you like Bakugou-kun?

[Que?]

[Holy shit, what--]

EEEH?! N-NO!! Bakugou-kun is my friend! M-M-My classmate!! I respect him and think he's really cool, and maybe he is a little handsome when he doesn't look like an ogre, but I don't like him! And I know for certain he doesn't like me, either!!

Besides, I already like Deku way mo--

[OH MY GOD???

WHY.]

[Standing bolt upright out of the water, Ochako scrambles to get up and out of the pool, face more pink than pickled ginger and sweating not because of the hot water and steam. What the hell came over her just now?! Why did she say all that?! Kiki may be a nice person, and Ochako likes her and may consider her an acquaintance - perhaps even a friend - but they are certain not at the point where Ochako would just up and admit to anything like she just did.

Her crush?! Actually thinking Bakugou is handsome sometimes?!

DA FUQ.]

I-I HAVE TO GO--...BUT NOT REALLY, I'M JUST EMBARRASSED AND WANT TO GET AWAY AND ALSO I THINK I MIGHT THROW UP EVERYWHERE. [STOP...STOP TALKING??] ...O-OKAY, BYE!!!

[Hearing someone's call for help, a small, young looking boy waddle his way over to her. With how wet he is, young Kashuu Kiyomitsu looks like a wet stray than anything. His past-past, before his glory days, weren't exactly a luxury. At least he can swim?]

Hey, calm down. I'm here.

[He say so confidently, as if that would help. Kashuu holds out a hand to her.]

[Ochako pauses only for a moment, just long enough to see who's coming to help - because that phrase...it's used by the best and strongest hero of them all, right? I am here! It was All Might's catchphrase, but this young boy is certainly not All Might, he's probably not even a hero with how young he looks.

S-Still...he's offering her help, so Ochako is quick to reach for that hand and take it. Once she's not afraid she's flat out sink under the water that is much too deep for her very tiny self, she begins to calm down, though she's holding on pretty tight with...huh. Only four fingers. That's peculiar. Her pinkies are extended on each hand as she holds on.]

Don't let go... I-I can't touch the bottom!!

[Kashuu didn't think much about it. As far as he's concerned, he manage to calm this girl down (somehow, he didn't think far enough to consider otherwise). So that leaves... bringing them to shore. Solid, not in deep water land.]

I'm not letting go. 'cuz I'm a lot stronger than I look!

[Which is true. Then again, Kashuu never thought he would test out his strength in this sort of situation? This is as far away from battling in any way. Anyway, getting her to... shores. The ledges.]

Okay, so... we're gonna swim together, okay?

[The springs have small, rocky steps leading into them, so as people don't have to literally climb or jump in. They're made to look almost natural - as if they just grew in along with the pool themselves - so that'd be the best bet to get them to a place that's not so deep for the now even smaller Ochako. She was already a peanut even as a teenager, but now she's truly bite size.

Holding tight, Ochako makes a face but nods. She...doesn't know how to swim. Her mama and papa couldn't afford her lessons, and she's still to young for the schools to provide them. Usually, swimming is taught to those in primary school, and she's still practically a toddler at only a little over five years. But it's really just kicking and pushing, r-right?]

O-Okay...I'll try.

[As soon as the excitement starts, just before the ninjas hit the cable car they're occupying, there's a brief moment as Katsuki side-glances his friend. She'll see the way his eyes have lit the fuck up, with that familiar blood-thirsty thrill that he gets whenever the action kicks into gear. Likewise, he notes the excitement written in her face, and it only makes that grin carve further into his features before he's hauling himself over the seat in front of him to meet his first opponent head on.

It's chaos, after that, and Katsuki is fucking living in the midst of it. More than he has in what feels like an eternity. He hears her, as he smashes a head into the side of the cable car hard enough to knock the ninja out cold. The blond turns, to shout back to her, when another ninja does exactly what fucking ninjas do and pops up out of nowhere to attack him. It's reflex, the way Katsuki simply twists to catch the arm coming at him and throws the man--

Out the door. To plummet towards the boiling lake. Fuck. They might deserve a beat down into the next fucking century, for pulling a stunt like this, but Katsuki isn't a fucking murderer. And that... that will be a horrible death. He knows... he's had to plunge his hands into boiling water before to hone the strength of his explosions. It's not pleasant, and that was just his hands.

In a split second decision, Katsuki swan dives out the door after him, using a heavy blast to clear the distance as they fall, fast. One hand comes out to grasp the back of the ninja's top, and another blast is angled to turn them mid-air so that his back is to the water, before Katsuki heaves that motherfucker up towards the cable car. And even larger blast booms at the same time, to propel his assailant-turned-rescuee up towards it. Katsuki has just enough time to bellow out a command, with every ounce of power his lungs will allow.]

URAVITY!!! INCOMING!!

[Hopefully she hears that and can get to the fucker before he plummets back down to his death... because now he's got like two seconds to get himself the fuck out of dodge, lest he become a fucking lobster. Katsuki's hand comes out, and his palm touches the surface of that scorching water briefly before an even louder BOOM is emanating from under the chaos in the cable cars. The splash back gets him in a few places, but the adrenaline masks the searing pain from the burns as he flies back up. That last blast was a little too much for his right side, he finds himself wishing more than fucking ever that he had his damn costume, but... it is what it is. Compensating with his left hand, bigger blasts from that one to rocket himself back up, Katsuki grabs onto one of the ledge of the roof and hangs there for a second before hauling himself up to sit for a brief moment. The muscles in his arm are screaming at him, and that right there tells him what needs to happen next. She's out, with a fire extinguisher- fucking smart- so spotting Ochako isn't hard to do. He waits, for her to finish wrangling the ninja she is dealing with, before calling out to her. Rubbing at his right shoulder and bicep, that grin is still right in place.]

OI! I need your quirk! [If he can float, he won't have to use as powerful of blasts to navigate, and he might be able to save his arms from absolute hell later. It'll mitigate the risk of doing permanent damage to himself. Thank fuck Ochako is here... there couldn't have possibly been a better quirk for him to use to his advantage here.]

[The excitement. The adrenaline. The thrill that is indeed shared between the two teens as their eyes meet for that brief moment in the cable car. The grin spreading on Bakugou's face is infectious, and Ochako's heart soars at seeing it again. It feels like so long since she's seen her friend in such a good mood. They both needed this, but Bakugou most of all, and Ochako is just so, so happy he gets a chance to really do what he loves to do - be a hero. But not in the way she was earlier in the month, with the power outages and support she was doing. This type of scenario - where stakes are high, and there are actual villains to fight and apprehend - is exactly the kind of thing Bakugou lives for.

The unbridled joy is sparked between them, each feeding off the other as the poor ninjas are battered and beaten right from the get-go. After the initial attack, they seem to get more wary, but also a bit more aggressive. Ochako swung herself up onto the top of the cable car they were previously in, clobbering a ninja hard in the face with that fire extinguisher. Blood sprays from their broken nose before Ochako smacks them with an open-palm strike, activating her quirk to keep them from falling (just in case) and narrowly avoiding a thrown kunai that was aimed at her back. It grazes her side a bit, and she hisses with pain, but it's just a minor flesh wound. Nothing that would hinder her much. Hell, the cat scratch she got last month was worse.

Hearing Bakugou shout at her, she has just enough time to see him hurtling after a falling ninja and catapulting them back up to her.]

COPY, LORD EXPLOSION!! I'VE GOT HIM! [Dodging a flurry of blows from the ninja she was fighting before, Ochako rushes with a flying leap off the top of the cable car, activating her quirk on herself with a pap to her cheeks, then catches the arm of the ninja flung at her. Using the speed and momentum that bakugou blasted them at her with, she swings her body around in mid-air and flings that one at the ninja she was fighting earlier. Both fall into a crumpled heap on the top of the cable car, and she grins.] Safe and so--

[The breath catches in her throat when Ochako sees her friend almost touch the surface of the boiling lake, and she feels her heart sink to the pink of her stomach for a half second before he's blasting himself back up again, the spray of scalding water like an eruption behind him. Breathing harder than just the exertion and the fight was causing, Ochako takes a moment to just...breathe, because she was so, so close to diving after him just a second ago. Boiling lake be damned, she'd risk death if it meant saving him, or pulling him out of the water before he got too burned up. Ochako will not let anything happen to Bakugou, if she can prevent it.

As he climbs into the cable car, she takes a second to drop herself in as well, and doesn't waste time in showing how unhappy she was with that little stunt he jused pulled. For fuck's sake, Bakugou, she knows you can take care of yourself pretty damn well, but maybe try not to give Ochako a heart attack like that?! She's already been worried about your sorry, stupid ass the past few weeks with the bullshit regarding that rock-faced ayakashi...she doesn't need another crying fit over your wellbeing. She stomps over to the blond and smacks him in the face, hard, before going to pull herself up onto the top of the cable car again to retrieve the other two ninja she left up there. He'll begin to feel that weightless sensation in a moment, along with the sting of being struck. No kind words or gentle massages for you, mister (for now).]

If I see you doing something like that again, Bakugou, I'll take compensation for it by knocking out your teeth!! [HUFF!!! Take better care of yourself, jeez! What is it with her classmates - the boys, of fucking course - and putting themselves so close to death?! She feels like she just lost four years of her life in those two seconds, fuck.]

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Uraraka Ochako | My Hero Academia

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1/man idk this is gonna be wild

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What's My MF'in Calling?!

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