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totherelentless2021-05-06 11:01 pm
CMO 2021 !
【the ❝CALL ME OUT❞ meme】
a roleplay meme to inspire muses.
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AMITY ! (pcrtiallystcrs) wrote in totherelentless2021-05-06 11:01 pm
pcrtiallystcrs) wrote in totherelentless2021-05-06 11:01 pmEntry tags:
【the ❝CALL ME OUT❞ meme】
a roleplay meme to inspire muses.
( in one world, HIVE relocates to a little city in california. teen hero team the titans get their first group of enemies, the students get a harsh lesson in not intentionally botching jobs and otherwise, things continue like one might expect from a saturday morning cartoon, or something similar. here, one teacher decides that japan's symbol of peace is flickering out, and the swell of power is too good to pass up- and this world isn't so gentle as a cartoon anyways. HIVE establishes itself in the underworld. teams of teen villains with the same hexagonal emblem somewhere upon their bodies are sent out in waves to cause chaos and steal what they can, and escape with the help of different teachers and their own quirks or technology.
and today is just the most recent one, when a sweet shopping plaza falls under attack. two boys with super strength land first, cracking pavement and announcing their presence- from there, it all erupts at once, with those two leading the charge and ready to act as the buffer for inevitable resistance. a small child with his metal spider legs scatters around, disrupting security measures menacing guards with his drones, while the cyclops and the pale, mute boy work together to find and snatch safes and vaults. in the center of the chaos, jinx stands proud and issues a command with a flourish: )
HIVE Five, eat 'em alive!
( it gets attention- and causes civilians caught in everything to flee. heroes will be on scene soon, she thinks as she hops down to the ground with grace, keeping an eye out on her team. gizmo's cackling some crude insults over the coms. ... who taught him that sort of language? honestly.
well.
might as well have fun while she can. )
and today is just the most recent one, when a sweet shopping plaza falls under attack. two boys with super strength land first, cracking pavement and announcing their presence- from there, it all erupts at once, with those two leading the charge and ready to act as the buffer for inevitable resistance. a small child with his metal spider legs scatters around, disrupting security measures menacing guards with his drones, while the cyclops and the pale, mute boy work together to find and snatch safes and vaults. in the center of the chaos, jinx stands proud and issues a command with a flourish: )
HIVE Five, eat 'em alive!
( it gets attention- and causes civilians caught in everything to flee. heroes will be on scene soon, she thinks as she hops down to the ground with grace, keeping an eye out on her team. gizmo's cackling some crude insults over the coms. ... who taught him that sort of language? honestly.
well.
might as well have fun while she can. )
[In this world, villain groups pop up all the time. They appear, they cause trouble, then they all either get arrested or they fall apart in other ways, be it infighting or sabotage or any number of things causing disruption. Only a few really made names for themselves- like the League- but even then it really depended on whether you were well known for your competency or being a group completely inept at actually committing crimes. It seemed that this newest iteration of villany, HIVE as they'd been calling themselves, sat firmly in the former category. The fact that they were all teens made the fact of their existence even worse; as one could expect, the public outcry was immediate and relentless. They had to be stopped.
Today, stopping them is part of Izuku's job.
Unlike HIVE, Izuku had been spending the better part of the last year and a half rigorously training himself to do hero work. U.A. was the best in the business when it came to preparing young heroes for their future careers, even if it also had the highest general track record of casualties. Kidnappings, what have you...the fact remained that Izuku had experience. So when he's sent from his place of internship to clean up the havoc being caused at a nearby shopping plaza, he ends up beating out all of his fellow heroes on arrival. Probably not that surprising, considering the fact that one of his Quirks main enhancements has to do with speed.
It isn't long before Jinx really sends out her team that she'll hear a voice coming from one of the skylights above as Izuku holds himself up with one hand in the frame of the broken window-pane, his other curved at his side with the tell-tale green sparks of One For All licking all the way up to his shoulder.]
Sorry, but that's not happening!
[Izuku is the only hero on the scene, making it Jinx and her team against one. An unfair exchange, perhaps, but Izuku doesn't falter even then as he hops his way down to the ground floor. Once he's there, he'll affix Jinx herself with his undivided attention, bracing a hand against one of his wrists as he holds his other hand out towards her, one of his fingers held bent beneath his thumb.]
I'm giving you one chance to surrender.
Today, stopping them is part of Izuku's job.
Unlike HIVE, Izuku had been spending the better part of the last year and a half rigorously training himself to do hero work. U.A. was the best in the business when it came to preparing young heroes for their future careers, even if it also had the highest general track record of casualties. Kidnappings, what have you...the fact remained that Izuku had experience. So when he's sent from his place of internship to clean up the havoc being caused at a nearby shopping plaza, he ends up beating out all of his fellow heroes on arrival. Probably not that surprising, considering the fact that one of his Quirks main enhancements has to do with speed.
It isn't long before Jinx really sends out her team that she'll hear a voice coming from one of the skylights above as Izuku holds himself up with one hand in the frame of the broken window-pane, his other curved at his side with the tell-tale green sparks of One For All licking all the way up to his shoulder.]
Sorry, but that's not happening!
[Izuku is the only hero on the scene, making it Jinx and her team against one. An unfair exchange, perhaps, but Izuku doesn't falter even then as he hops his way down to the ground floor. Once he's there, he'll affix Jinx herself with his undivided attention, bracing a hand against one of his wrists as he holds his other hand out towards her, one of his fingers held bent beneath his thumb.]
I'm giving you one chance to surrender.
me, remembering i suck so bad at action scenes: (baymax voice) oh no
fortuna_tenax
2021-05-11 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
( damn, and here she was hoping to get things done. with a press to the coms and a whisper, she tells the rest of the team to keep doing what they're doing, but they'll need to regroup soon. bad luck, it seems, but someone was already close by. oh well. with the update out, jinx gives the little hero a razor-sharp smile with an unflinching stare. )
Or what? ( and she speaks softly, like she's not leading an armed raid against civilians, like she's not ready to rot the cloth of his costume with a touch if he's foolish enough to get within range. like she wouldn't bite with that razor-sharp smile until he bled if she had to. ) The big, strong hero's gonna stop us?
I think you're not really in a position to be making such absurd demands like that.
( before he can answer, she sends a wave of gentle-looking pink light his way with a flourish. if it connects, it's nothing but pure concentrated pain and a split-second short-circuit of his nerves, but it also isn't quite as fast as she'd like.
jinx starts walking towards the left, slow and deliberate until given reason to bolt into further action- the ease in her shoulders and the serenity among the alarms feels natural, but she never once takes her eyes off of deku. what to do, what to do...? she'd wanted to do some 'shopping', but it looks like that'll have to wait for another time. )
Or what? ( and she speaks softly, like she's not leading an armed raid against civilians, like she's not ready to rot the cloth of his costume with a touch if he's foolish enough to get within range. like she wouldn't bite with that razor-sharp smile until he bled if she had to. ) The big, strong hero's gonna stop us?
I think you're not really in a position to be making such absurd demands like that.
( before he can answer, she sends a wave of gentle-looking pink light his way with a flourish. if it connects, it's nothing but pure concentrated pain and a split-second short-circuit of his nerves, but it also isn't quite as fast as she'd like.
jinx starts walking towards the left, slow and deliberate until given reason to bolt into further action- the ease in her shoulders and the serenity among the alarms feels natural, but she never once takes her eyes off of deku. what to do, what to do...? she'd wanted to do some 'shopping', but it looks like that'll have to wait for another time. )
yama & nms | danganronpa but there's someone who sees through the cult shit and jin's weirder
fortuna_tenax
2021-05-11 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
( the thing is, she was never really meant to be here. or she was, but hope's peak had to try very hard to get her to agree to actually transfer. even then, designating her the "ultimate misfortune" when she was trying to leave that bit of herself behind was... she might have cracked the cup she was holding when she saw that. but it's fine! she could work with it. ... and unfortunately, it wasn't like she was subtle about her abilities- once they had a hook in her, there was no way she was getting out of this.
had they told her the whole story, however, that hook never would have had a chance. no one likes getting two surprise roommates after all- and what's the deal with her being the only girl? of course they didn't tell her until now, when she was sitting across from the principal himself, glaring at a small stack of papers with such intensity no one would be surprised if it burst into flames. something about helping a student discover his own 'talent'- god she was getting sick of that word already- and assisting in that by exposing him to two volatile and unusual 'talents' themselves. because luck is contagious and so is magic, clearly.
... it was really tempting to light the information packet on fire, actually. )
Is this some kind of joke? Literally what part of this sounds like a good idea-
( she's been at this for a bit now. so when her... future roommates approach the office, they may hear the rant continue. particularly, through the wooden door- )
What do you think this is, My Little Pony!? You watch too many episodes about the Cutie Mark Crusaders or whatever, old man? God--
( and when the door opens she flops back in her seat, crossing her arms and legs both and glaring at anything and everything. the new arrivals may have saved everyone from her temper, it seems. if the principal takes the time to explain everything himself, she's stopped paying attention, even as she's introduced as "felicity morais"- though he doesn't get a chance to mention her title outloud, because at that point his drink randomly tips over, and that sure is hot coffee everywhere! ... not that it matters, they'll see it when they read their own packets. the air feels staticky around her though, and if kirigiri is unnerved, he's not showing it... but he's definitely dropping things more than a man of his caliber probably should? )
had they told her the whole story, however, that hook never would have had a chance. no one likes getting two surprise roommates after all- and what's the deal with her being the only girl? of course they didn't tell her until now, when she was sitting across from the principal himself, glaring at a small stack of papers with such intensity no one would be surprised if it burst into flames. something about helping a student discover his own 'talent'- god she was getting sick of that word already- and assisting in that by exposing him to two volatile and unusual 'talents' themselves. because luck is contagious and so is magic, clearly.
... it was really tempting to light the information packet on fire, actually. )
Is this some kind of joke? Literally what part of this sounds like a good idea-
( she's been at this for a bit now. so when her... future roommates approach the office, they may hear the rant continue. particularly, through the wooden door- )
What do you think this is, My Little Pony!? You watch too many episodes about the Cutie Mark Crusaders or whatever, old man? God--
( and when the door opens she flops back in her seat, crossing her arms and legs both and glaring at anything and everything. the new arrivals may have saved everyone from her temper, it seems. if the principal takes the time to explain everything himself, she's stopped paying attention, even as she's introduced as "felicity morais"- though he doesn't get a chance to mention her title outloud, because at that point his drink randomly tips over, and that sure is hot coffee everywhere! ... not that it matters, they'll see it when they read their own packets. the air feels staticky around her though, and if kirigiri is unnerved, he's not showing it... but he's definitely dropping things more than a man of his caliber probably should? )
Edited 2021-05-11 22:47 (UTC)
[Izuku is fast...usually. But because he doesn't know Jinx, much less the extent of what her powers are, he's not quite quick enough to react to the light that he's being assaulted with. If he's been a second faster, maybe, but instead he's going to get the full brunt of it, and...
It hurts. All of his muscles seem to lock up at once, even moreso with the power of OFA coursing through them, causing his back to arch and his fingers to twitch as he doubles over. It's not quite the best first impression he's ever had, to be honest. But since it lasts for only a moment, he's able to relatively quickly shake it off- hopefully readying himself before Jinx can do anything else. Especially now that she's approaching him, prompting him to lift his hands again.
If she attacks a second time, he'll be forced to make a move. He'd prefer not to have to fight, especially in a populated area such as this, but...]
Nnggh...you don't want to fight me. Trust me.
It hurts. All of his muscles seem to lock up at once, even moreso with the power of OFA coursing through them, causing his back to arch and his fingers to twitch as he doubles over. It's not quite the best first impression he's ever had, to be honest. But since it lasts for only a moment, he's able to relatively quickly shake it off- hopefully readying himself before Jinx can do anything else. Especially now that she's approaching him, prompting him to lift his hands again.
If she attacks a second time, he'll be forced to make a move. He'd prefer not to have to fight, especially in a populated area such as this, but...]
Nnggh...you don't want to fight me. Trust me.
Oh, you poor thing. Did it hurt? You can barely speak!
( she might sound sincere if she wasn't grinning like a cat about to eat the canary, honestly. but he is about her age- an intern, maybe? then others are probably close behind. what was the floor plan below them again...? mammoth is lingering behind him, ready to jump in as needed- maybe they'll break the floor beneath him. )
What are you going to do, hero? Even if you weren't outnumbered, the dice still wouldn't roll in your favor. It's just bad luck, you know?
( thankfully, for smash and grabs she doesn't need to coordinate too much. they're not here to hurt- just to cause trouble and go. the fancier the stuff they do steal, the better the grade, of course, and they get to keep some things too. but he really is making it hard for her! so rude, these self-righteous heroes. )
( she might sound sincere if she wasn't grinning like a cat about to eat the canary, honestly. but he is about her age- an intern, maybe? then others are probably close behind. what was the floor plan below them again...? mammoth is lingering behind him, ready to jump in as needed- maybe they'll break the floor beneath him. )
What are you going to do, hero? Even if you weren't outnumbered, the dice still wouldn't roll in your favor. It's just bad luck, you know?
( thankfully, for smash and grabs she doesn't need to coordinate too much. they're not here to hurt- just to cause trouble and go. the fancier the stuff they do steal, the better the grade, of course, and they get to keep some things too. but he really is making it hard for her! so rude, these self-righteous heroes. )
[Izuku knows good and well that he's outnumbered, but is that going to be enough to cause him to retreat? Haha, what do you take him for, someone who makes good decisions?
His gaze narrows as Jinx gleefully mocks him, his gaze briefly darting from her to his surroundings and back as he tries to think of a plan on the fly. If he acts without thinking, he'll bring down the whole brunt of her full team on his head before he can intervene at all. What he needs to try to do here is buy time...even if it's just a little.
So he keeps his arms up so she doesn't get the idea that he isn't still ready to attack at a moment's notice. All it would take is a flick of a finger to blast her off her feet, after all.]
I'm not just...going to let you do whatever you want.
[Especially not when it could potentially be putting people in danger. The one good news is that most of the civilians have fled the area at this point, leaving just the teens to deal with each other.]
His gaze narrows as Jinx gleefully mocks him, his gaze briefly darting from her to his surroundings and back as he tries to think of a plan on the fly. If he acts without thinking, he'll bring down the whole brunt of her full team on his head before he can intervene at all. What he needs to try to do here is buy time...even if it's just a little.
So he keeps his arms up so she doesn't get the idea that he isn't still ready to attack at a moment's notice. All it would take is a flick of a finger to blast her off her feet, after all.]
I'm not just...going to let you do whatever you want.
[Especially not when it could potentially be putting people in danger. The one good news is that most of the civilians have fled the area at this point, leaving just the teens to deal with each other.]
( she expected that on some level- they're all the same. i won't let you do this, i won't let you do that, you won't get away with this- blah, blah, blah. doesn't it get old? with a dramatic sigh and a shake of her head, jinx just smiles... 'sweetly'. )
Then I'll take it by force.
( which is his only warning that she's going to fling another hex his way, keeping his attention on her. mammoth isn't going to jump in just yet, but he's close and if it's really needed, kyd wykkyd can also make a portal for her. ... huh. they should work on utilizing those portals in fights more, actually. sounds like it'd be hell for their opponents. )
Then I'll take it by force.
( which is his only warning that she's going to fling another hex his way, keeping his attention on her. mammoth isn't going to jump in just yet, but he's close and if it's really needed, kyd wykkyd can also make a portal for her. ... huh. they should work on utilizing those portals in fights more, actually. sounds like it'd be hell for their opponents. )
[This time, mercifully, Izuku is ready and able to dodge it. It's what will show Jinx that this hero in particular is actually quite fast, the energy from OFA powering his legs so that he hops out of range moreso than he runs.
While he's in midair, though, she'll also have to contend with him firing a blast of pressurized air at her from his gauntlets in an attempt to knock her out of range to keep attacking him. Well, so much for just talking his way through this...
And yet, his mouth continues to run!]
Not while I'm here you're not!
While he's in midair, though, she'll also have to contend with him firing a blast of pressurized air at her from his gauntlets in an attempt to knock her out of range to keep attacking him. Well, so much for just talking his way through this...
And yet, his mouth continues to run!]
Not while I'm here you're not!
( oh fuck, she wasn't expecting him to be able to knock her back like that without even touching her. all she can do at the surprise is cover her face with her arms, and in retaliation she sends out rapid waves of the energy from her hand as she lands, causing the floor's tiling to start cracking and growing with each wave- even if she isn't able to hit him, it'll make his own landing and any continued movement a bit precarious, no?
it seems that jinx has no words for him at the moment, however. )
it seems that jinx has no words for him at the moment, however. )
[Unfortunately for Jinx Izuku just does not know how to keep his mouth shut, but especially so when he's fighting against someone. He's able to keep his distance just fine at least, but the constant onslaught of attacking on her side is forcing him to stay up off the ground. That part is...considerably more difficult since the only things he can balance on around are easily destroyed, and he's trying to avoid more property damage here.]
You're just going to end up getting yourself cornered in here!
[He shouts, as if he isn't in far more danger of that.]
Prolonging the inevitable does nobody any good!
You're just going to end up getting yourself cornered in here!
[He shouts, as if he isn't in far more danger of that.]
Prolonging the inevitable does nobody any good!
rip in rest izuku died as he lived: completely fucking reckless
fortuna_tenax
2021-05-15 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
( prolonging the inevitable? were she in a fouler mood, she might use that to make a goddamn death threat. instead she just taps a finger to her chin, somewhat exaggerated as she hums in thought and balances on one heel- on the swing back down she catches herself.
fucking annoying, the innocent act, but that's why she does it. )
Oh, but who's the one who ran in to a full team without backup? Maybe you're a bit confused? Or maybe, since you were so rude and forgot about them, you can have fun with everyone.
( they're all close by, for the most part- doing their own jobs, but ready to come when she calls. they know better, at this point- with the intense hero population, their school assignments are certainly risky. to abandon the team leader would be... no, everyone knows better.
she debates, for a moment, showing some mercy. dumbass did come in outgunned, after all.
and then she jerks her head over to mammoth, and mammoth steps in from behind izuku, fists raised-- and down they come, cracking the floor just behind him. ... they're not monsters, after all. )
fucking annoying, the innocent act, but that's why she does it. )
Oh, but who's the one who ran in to a full team without backup? Maybe you're a bit confused? Or maybe, since you were so rude and forgot about them, you can have fun with everyone.
( they're all close by, for the most part- doing their own jobs, but ready to come when she calls. they know better, at this point- with the intense hero population, their school assignments are certainly risky. to abandon the team leader would be... no, everyone knows better.
she debates, for a moment, showing some mercy. dumbass did come in outgunned, after all.
and then she jerks her head over to mammoth, and mammoth steps in from behind izuku, fists raised-- and down they come, cracking the floor just behind him. ... they're not monsters, after all. )
[He didn't forget about them, he wants to retort, but there's no time for him to be arguing semantics with the bad guys. He really is only realizing just now that he's landed himself in some pretty hot water here no matter how long he can drag things on for...and that shows itself rather quickly when mammoth suddenly joins in and crushes the floor just behind where Izuku is standing.]
W-ah-!!
[The cracks rushing through the floor make his footing immediately unstable, forcing him to roll away and- stressfully- land himself even closer to where Jinx is. Now he's between the both of them, and who knows how many more of her team members are watching from the sidelines. He focuses his attention on mammoth now, keeping Jinx to his side while also trying to keep an eye on her, too.
Izuku targets mammoth next, rushing at him with an attempt to roundhouse kick him in the side. OFA charged kicks or not, he's apparently less unwilling to attack directly while also not concerned by the fact mammoth could probably break him like an actual twig if he lets him get his hands on him properly.]
W-ah-!!
[The cracks rushing through the floor make his footing immediately unstable, forcing him to roll away and- stressfully- land himself even closer to where Jinx is. Now he's between the both of them, and who knows how many more of her team members are watching from the sidelines. He focuses his attention on mammoth now, keeping Jinx to his side while also trying to keep an eye on her, too.
Izuku targets mammoth next, rushing at him with an attempt to roundhouse kick him in the side. OFA charged kicks or not, he's apparently less unwilling to attack directly while also not concerned by the fact mammoth could probably break him like an actual twig if he lets him get his hands on him properly.]
[It's been a long, long, long time since someone has had the gall — or maybe the spine — to summon him of all demons.
Most powerful of the seven sins, the fallen Morning Star, right hand of the Prince of the Devildom itself, and here he is, standing in a summoning circle made by whatever was foolish enough to think they can control him. He can make this quick; scare the summoner off, kill them if they get too in his face, whatever — Lucifer has zero interest in a pact in this day and age and to be frank his whole "be nice to the humans" thing only goes so far when he's quite literally being dragged out of his home into whatever petty things that a summoner could possibly want. Power, revenge, whatever, he's about to have none of it—
Until he looks around and realises that the summoner in question seems to be... a kid? Which— alright, sure, that makes even less sense. Is this a prank? Surely a little kid wouldn't even know the logistics of summoning a whole demon. And so...
Lucifer stares down at the child in question, brows raised and wings flexing, and all he can do is question,]
Are you the one who called me forth?
Most powerful of the seven sins, the fallen Morning Star, right hand of the Prince of the Devildom itself, and here he is, standing in a summoning circle made by whatever was foolish enough to think they can control him. He can make this quick; scare the summoner off, kill them if they get too in his face, whatever — Lucifer has zero interest in a pact in this day and age and to be frank his whole "be nice to the humans" thing only goes so far when he's quite literally being dragged out of his home into whatever petty things that a summoner could possibly want. Power, revenge, whatever, he's about to have none of it—
Until he looks around and realises that the summoner in question seems to be... a kid? Which— alright, sure, that makes even less sense. Is this a prank? Surely a little kid wouldn't even know the logistics of summoning a whole demon. And so...
Lucifer stares down at the child in question, brows raised and wings flexing, and all he can do is question,]
Are you the one who called me forth?
( mammoth says something like 'you think that'll phase me, runt?' and punches down harshly while jinx watches, unfazed. the rubble from broken tile will make for poor cushioning, frankly, but it could be so much worse, she thinks. with his size and strength, it looks all too easy for him to just pin the other boy down with his hands- jinx looks away, one finger to the coms in her ear and listening. )
... Alright, our fun's being cut short. Gizmo, get the doors locked in place- Mammoth, you're with me. Everyone else, pack it up.
( and with the orders given out, she takes another look at izuku before walking over quietly and crouching down, expression neutral. )
Do me a favor and stay down, would you?
( even as she asks, she rests one hand against the the floor and with a pulse of pink energy, the floor beneath him crumbles into a hole- the air just above the ground is staticky and hot, and the floor falls away into a storage room beneath everything. and they let him plummet.
'it's a shame there was a patrol so close', a teacher says- and no one's entirely sure where she came from, but she's there with the carrier. with cash and jewelry and all kinds of stolen goods, the H.I.V.E. Five all load up quickly, with only jinx lingering for a moment before stepping onto it herself.
'that might detract from your grade... we'll have to go over everything when we get back to class.' )
... Alright, our fun's being cut short. Gizmo, get the doors locked in place- Mammoth, you're with me. Everyone else, pack it up.
( and with the orders given out, she takes another look at izuku before walking over quietly and crouching down, expression neutral. )
Do me a favor and stay down, would you?
( even as she asks, she rests one hand against the the floor and with a pulse of pink energy, the floor beneath him crumbles into a hole- the air just above the ground is staticky and hot, and the floor falls away into a storage room beneath everything. and they let him plummet.
'it's a shame there was a patrol so close', a teacher says- and no one's entirely sure where she came from, but she's there with the carrier. with cash and jewelry and all kinds of stolen goods, the H.I.V.E. Five all load up quickly, with only jinx lingering for a moment before stepping onto it herself.
'that might detract from your grade... we'll have to go over everything when we get back to class.' )
[Izuku had been prepared to fight. He'd only really just been getting started against Mammoth, dodging his fists and trying to create openings for himself. It's honestly shocking that they aren't choosing to stay and fight, or at the very least do more to finish him off so he's unable to call for backup.
The energy from Jinx's powers coupled with the floor caving in is too quick of a one-two punch for Izuku to avoid. He plummets along with the rest of the rubble with a startled cry, yet even as he's falling he's reaching out blindly and searching for anything to break his fall. Broken pipes, chunks of rubble...even with OFA at his disposal, he isn't indestructable. He hits the floor of the storage room as the remains of the floor partially bury him beneath, fortunately not to a degree where he'd be crushed. Instead, he finds half of himself stuck beneath the rebar, and unless he wants to rip his own legs off trying to get free, he'd be wise not to use his Quirk right now.
Even in all of the din of the collapse and dust clouding his vision, Izuku looks up sharply when he hears talk of "grades" and "class"...and in spite of himself, he hollars up with his voice echoing in the space left by the broken floor.]
H-hey! Hey, wait!!
The energy from Jinx's powers coupled with the floor caving in is too quick of a one-two punch for Izuku to avoid. He plummets along with the rest of the rubble with a startled cry, yet even as he's falling he's reaching out blindly and searching for anything to break his fall. Broken pipes, chunks of rubble...even with OFA at his disposal, he isn't indestructable. He hits the floor of the storage room as the remains of the floor partially bury him beneath, fortunately not to a degree where he'd be crushed. Instead, he finds half of himself stuck beneath the rebar, and unless he wants to rip his own legs off trying to get free, he'd be wise not to use his Quirk right now.
Even in all of the din of the collapse and dust clouding his vision, Izuku looks up sharply when he hears talk of "grades" and "class"...and in spite of himself, he hollars up with his voice echoing in the space left by the broken floor.]
H-hey! Hey, wait!!
( the teacher does not wait, simply ignoring the security alarms blaring and the boy calling out. jinx, however, lingers somewhat, staring down at the hole with an unreadable expression. she'd said stay down for a reason- the adults of HIVE were not as merciful, after all. the only good hero is a dead hero, to them. why risk an intern growing into anything worse? but he's half-trapped, so she just turns around without a word to get into the carrier. the teacher will drag a finger down the air as if cutting a portal into reality, and they'll escape with no trouble. just like always.
after all, class is still in session. )
after all, class is still in session. )
[In the end, HIVE gets away...and Izuku is unsurprisingly reprimanded for his actions during it all. It doesn't matter much in the grand scheme of things that he was able to uncover vital information about them. Because of his inability to wait, he'd been responsible for a huge portion of the plaza being destroyed...something heroes are meant to prevent at all costs. He's still going to be working as normal, but getting a warning like he had isn't one that he wants to repeat.
Still, it gives both the agency and the press something strange to chew on. The idea that villain coalitions are forming and teaching young, impressionable individuals the art of villany. It's worse than if they were simply acting on their own.
But what can Izuku do about it? Acting alone is illegal, and he doubts his agency is going to want him spearheading any missions for a while, even if he'd meant well. He's stuck on patrols, left with only the memory of the group...and of Jinx herself in particular when she'd looked on at him down in that hole before leaving him there, bruised but unharmed...
Why?]
Still, it gives both the agency and the press something strange to chew on. The idea that villain coalitions are forming and teaching young, impressionable individuals the art of villany. It's worse than if they were simply acting on their own.
But what can Izuku do about it? Acting alone is illegal, and he doubts his agency is going to want him spearheading any missions for a while, even if he'd meant well. He's stuck on patrols, left with only the memory of the group...and of Jinx herself in particular when she'd looked on at him down in that hole before leaving him there, bruised but unharmed...
Why?]
( here's the thing about the girl who summoned him: she is small, even for her age (10, at the oldest) and despite the fact that there's a particularly harsh bruise on her cheek, and the way she's holding her arm close, things aren't okay- and yet, she still looks lucifer right in the eye, speaking clearly if not softly. )
Well, you certainly weren't what I had in mind when I called for help, but I am. No one else in this house could.
( which might explain just a little bit of what's happening. she doesn't move from where she's sitting, but lucifer might notice that the girl is powerful. perhaps too much so, like a stick of dynamite condenced into a matchstick. he might also notice that the circle he stands within isn't even explicitly for summoning a demon- just a call for help, written out as she'd implied.
it's only when there's a loud thump from outside of the dark room that she flinches, keeping an eye on the door. )
Well, you certainly weren't what I had in mind when I called for help, but I am. No one else in this house could.
( which might explain just a little bit of what's happening. she doesn't move from where she's sitting, but lucifer might notice that the girl is powerful. perhaps too much so, like a stick of dynamite condenced into a matchstick. he might also notice that the circle he stands within isn't even explicitly for summoning a demon- just a call for help, written out as she'd implied.
it's only when there's a loud thump from outside of the dark room that she flinches, keeping an eye on the door. )
( why indeed?
jinx's team isn't sent on raids for a while, after that. jinx herself is questioned for playing it too safe, but ultimately her team had taken a decent haul with a lot of variety- they even got to keep some of the goods! unfortunately, jinx herself gets some points docked for not bringing anything in, but oh well. she kept the intern off the rest of the team, and she was always the best at commanding attention.
but jinx doesn't just go out for assignments- but bright pink hair is common, and she can play the sweet, innocent girl (though contacts, sunglasses and makeup help a lot) and sneak her way around well enough. live a life like her and eventually you learn how to be invisible, regardless of your actual quirk.
of course, she's not going to be so lucky all the time.
it's an unrelated attack, she doesn't even see the fight- nor does she see the smoke rising, given that she's inside browsing through a department store. absolutely no one sees one startled civilian lose control of his quirk- turning solid objects into non-newtonian fluids, yikes- in the panic of a heist, or how it winds up half-collapsing the target building and the store next door.
things went poorly, needless to say, and after this- after loud breaking stone and shaking and the lights cutting out- is when jinx finds herself curled up and unharmed but covered in dust and some rubble. it takes her some time to risk moving, but... )
What the actual fuck.
( super response, jinx. carefully standing up, she just brushes her dress off, but.. even if her jaw's set a bit tighter than usual. she could try risking using her powers as a light, but it could easily make everything worse... what to do? only one thing is clear: she can't stay here. but she was on one of the higher floors... time to get the hell out, then. )
Is anyone there?
jinx's team isn't sent on raids for a while, after that. jinx herself is questioned for playing it too safe, but ultimately her team had taken a decent haul with a lot of variety- they even got to keep some of the goods! unfortunately, jinx herself gets some points docked for not bringing anything in, but oh well. she kept the intern off the rest of the team, and she was always the best at commanding attention.
but jinx doesn't just go out for assignments- but bright pink hair is common, and she can play the sweet, innocent girl (though contacts, sunglasses and makeup help a lot) and sneak her way around well enough. live a life like her and eventually you learn how to be invisible, regardless of your actual quirk.
of course, she's not going to be so lucky all the time.
it's an unrelated attack, she doesn't even see the fight- nor does she see the smoke rising, given that she's inside browsing through a department store. absolutely no one sees one startled civilian lose control of his quirk- turning solid objects into non-newtonian fluids, yikes- in the panic of a heist, or how it winds up half-collapsing the target building and the store next door.
things went poorly, needless to say, and after this- after loud breaking stone and shaking and the lights cutting out- is when jinx finds herself curled up and unharmed but covered in dust and some rubble. it takes her some time to risk moving, but... )
What the actual fuck.
( super response, jinx. carefully standing up, she just brushes her dress off, but.. even if her jaw's set a bit tighter than usual. she could try risking using her powers as a light, but it could easily make everything worse... what to do? only one thing is clear: she can't stay here. but she was on one of the higher floors... time to get the hell out, then. )
Is anyone there?
[Incidentally, Izuku isn't working today. In fact, he's actually been spending the weekend with his mom, giving himself some time to ruminate over how that mission went and how he could perform better next time. He knew that he had things to improve on, and that working together with everyone was going to be more helpful in the long run...it's just that he's starting to realize that sometimes, the higher ups don't have the best ideas. It's hard to go along with what you're told when your instinct is to help, no matter what.
But today, he's not a hero. He's a civilian the same as everyone else in the instant the building suddenly collapses. He can hear the sounds of heroes clashing with villains outside, and while his instinctual response is to help, isn't that what got him dinged in the first place? It's not his fight, so he can't-
It's chaos and turmoil for what feels like years, even though it only lasts for a few seconds. By the time the dust settles, Izuku can barely tell where he's ended up among all the rubble as he tries to work himself out from behind what must be a collapsed wall. It's terrifying, not being able to hear any signs of life. Surely everyone was able to get out...
But then he hears a voice that, with his heart pounding in his ears, he doesn't immediately recognize. He rushes towards it, able to hear Jinx's footsteps through a gap in the debris.]
I am! I'm over here! Are you okay?
But today, he's not a hero. He's a civilian the same as everyone else in the instant the building suddenly collapses. He can hear the sounds of heroes clashing with villains outside, and while his instinctual response is to help, isn't that what got him dinged in the first place? It's not his fight, so he can't-
It's chaos and turmoil for what feels like years, even though it only lasts for a few seconds. By the time the dust settles, Izuku can barely tell where he's ended up among all the rubble as he tries to work himself out from behind what must be a collapsed wall. It's terrifying, not being able to hear any signs of life. Surely everyone was able to get out...
But then he hears a voice that, with his heart pounding in his ears, he doesn't immediately recognize. He rushes towards it, able to hear Jinx's footsteps through a gap in the debris.]
I am! I'm over here! Are you okay?
( he might not recognize her voice, but she certainly recognizes his. almost immediately, she ducks behind a barely standing counter, eyes wide. fuck.
what was he even doing here? shouldn't he be out fighting whatever moron decided to collapse a building or something? why did she even say anything-- where could she go in all of this? the instability of everything was too much of a threat for her to try to work her powers- more load-bearing supports might break, there could be oil or something that could ignite, and wasn't that smoke she smeled in the distance?
leaning her back against one of the counter cupboards, she put her face in her hands- this was a nightmare. hero on one side, a disaster her presence would only make worse on the other. how was she going to get out of this? )
what was he even doing here? shouldn't he be out fighting whatever moron decided to collapse a building or something? why did she even say anything-- where could she go in all of this? the instability of everything was too much of a threat for her to try to work her powers- more load-bearing supports might break, there could be oil or something that could ignite, and wasn't that smoke she smeled in the distance?
leaning her back against one of the counter cupboards, she put her face in her hands- this was a nightmare. hero on one side, a disaster her presence would only make worse on the other. how was she going to get out of this? )
Edited 2021-05-25 23:53 (UTC)
[Jinx going silent is understandable- and is probably saving her from the awkwardness of Izuku eventually catching on to who he's talking to- but it also opens up the issue of him growing increasingly worried by the silence. He puts his hands up against the debris, trying to peer through the gap...and when that doesn't work, he'll call out to her again.]
Hello? Please answer me if you're still out there! I'm a hero in training, so I can help you get out!
Hello? Please answer me if you're still out there! I'm a hero in training, so I can help you get out!
don't mind me as i sprinkle in more shit they have to deal with to avoid writing npc civilians
fortuna_tenax
2021-05-28 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
( as he speaks, she tries sneaking away from where she can hear him, but every footstep feels like it's all too loud. but... something is strange. it wasn't an especially slow day at the store- so shouldn't there have been more people? and yet, there was only... no. there'd have to be more to it.
what the hell was happening?
as jinx takes everything in, the ceiling shifts again and she can only duck with what was definitely not a shriek-- was that her or just things going poorly-- ... yeah, that definitely gave her location away. with a frustrated sigh, she can only really backtrack. might as well get it over with, because there's no way in hell some hero in training won't come running regardless of the obstacles after that. )
I'm fine. Focus on finding a way to the lower floors. It's too unstable up here.
( she doubts he's going to listen, of course. but it's worth a shot? )
what the hell was happening?
as jinx takes everything in, the ceiling shifts again and she can only duck with what was definitely not a shriek-- was that her or just things going poorly-- ... yeah, that definitely gave her location away. with a frustrated sigh, she can only really backtrack. might as well get it over with, because there's no way in hell some hero in training won't come running regardless of the obstacles after that. )
I'm fine. Focus on finding a way to the lower floors. It's too unstable up here.
( she doubts he's going to listen, of course. but it's worth a shot? )
[Haha, expecting Izuku to listen. Especially after hearing her scream like that?]
I'm not just going to leave you up here by yourself. There's got to be a way around this rubble...
[He doesn't want to use his Quirk in close quarters like this, especially when any wrong move could cause the ceiling, walls, or floor to just cave inwards or suck them down with it.]
Can you see any openings from your side?
I'm not just going to leave you up here by yourself. There's got to be a way around this rubble...
[He doesn't want to use his Quirk in close quarters like this, especially when any wrong move could cause the ceiling, walls, or floor to just cave inwards or suck them down with it.]
Can you see any openings from your side?
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