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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on Apr 10, 2019 22:57:46 GMT
THE CIRCUIT AND THE SONGBIRD
 | Hyousuke darted forward. His movements were erratic, and his path unpredictable, making him zigzag from wall to cover, and back again. Even with his best efforts, however, evading the villain's shots was proving to be difficult. What few that hadn't hit him had skill grazed him, and if the rounds were hot lead rather than high-velocity rubber, he'd have suffered mortal and flesh wounds alike many times over. He didn't even dare look at the scoreboard, knowing that he'd performed dreadfully, even by the standards of a first year that specialised in close combat rather than dealing with ranged foes.
He panted, not from exhaustion, but from frustration. The robot was getting on his nerves - even if it couldn't kill him, each shot that slammed into his body still hurt like hell. By that point, he would've been surprised if he had more fair skin than bruised. But he refused to call the training off. He was still close. If he could just hit the button on the back of the robot and shut it off, then he'd at least get credit for finishing it. But it was looking for him. The moment he poked his head out, it'd start shooting.
Hyousuke sighed, and cursed under his breath. There was nothing else for it. The thing would start following if he took the long way around, and he didn't have a fancy mobility Quirk to confuse it. He'd just have to tackle things like he always did - head-on. Body lowered to make himself a smaller target, Hyouske launched himself out and at the robot.
He, of course, was shot on sight. The first few rounds missed thanks to how suddenly he'd leapt out, but once it realised what was happening, the robot's programming kicked in. The claxon sounded, and Hyousuke was failed automatically, having sustained too many hits to continue.
He sighed. That was the second time today, and he wasn't sure if the slight improvement in distance had been the results of practise, or if he'd just gotten lucky. He supposed he'd find out the third time around though - he hurt, but he could sitll move. In his mind, that was enough to excuse him going again. |
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Post by Raphael Seraphine on Apr 12, 2019 23:32:05 GMT
♪Rather than live like we are dead,
Let blood run red, bare our fangs,
That’s the proof that I, and you
Are alive♪
Raphael wasn’t sure this was a suitable song for an orange song. Maybe it was a little too...violent. But watching his friends fight...the lyrics kind of just popped up in his head recently and wouldn’t go away. Maybe he should write it down, that might help get rid of it. If possible, he would like them all not to push themselves that far, it was most ideal but… sometimes that wasn’t possible.
He had been in such a daze several days ago when he had training at Ground Beta that he had forgotten some things in his locker and only realised today, and now he had just done with his morning exercises and realised it was the perfect time to go fetch them, when there should be no one around to disturb by accident…
Only there was someone there… was that a bot training simulation? The blonde couldn’t help but take a peek, wondering who it was training this early in the morning, a lot of their classmates were still asleep. He caught sight of someone...wasn’t that Suzuki-san from his class? That being the blonde teen, not...the cat. He knew it was probably rude to be watching but.. Was he taking on those bots on his own? Thinking about it, that might be a good training for him too, if his last two combat encounters were anything to go by. Situations hardly let you just stand there and perform.
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on Apr 13, 2019 0:51:07 GMT
WORD COUNT
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| Every step towards the start of the training exercise hurt. It wasn’t enough to put him down for the day, but each movement he made only proved to him that the bruising was probably worse than he thought. Hell, if part of him was bleeding and he hadn’t noticed, then he wouldn’t have been surprised at all. Nevertheless, he pressed on, determined to keep going until he was physically incapable of doing so, or until he was shut out of the system due to overuse. He’d not seen it happen before, but he wouldn’t put it against UA to have implemented something like that.
Lifting his head to roll his neck – and hopefully make it a little less sore – Hyousuke spied a different blonde out of the corner of his eye. Someone whose name began with an R, maybe? He knew it was a foreign name, but that was about it. Ronald, perhaps? No, he’d remember if someone had the same name as a burger clown. Robert? No, he was sure it wasn’t that. He decided to turn and greet them, whatever their name was. Maybe speaking to them’d help jog his memory.
"Hey! You here for some training too? I was just about to go another round, I should be done soon!" He didn't particularly want them to join in, but he wasn't sure if just outright telling them to wait was a good idea. He'd resolved to at least try not to make as many enemies in high school, and telling someone to get lost probably wouldn't go over well.
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Post by Raphael Seraphine on Apr 21, 2019 19:28:30 GMT
“Good morning, Suzuki-san.”
Raphael realised he had been noticed and gave a small bob of the head in greeting. Maybe it was the first time he had ever spoken to the other teen personally? He had seen them around but thinking about it, he hadn’t actually had the chance to introduce himself to the other and only known his name from listening to the attendance call every morning.
“I don’t think I introduced myself yet, my name is Raphael Seraphine, nice to meet you. I am in your course but I didn’t have a chance to speak to you yet. I’m sorry, I probably disturbed your training…”
His tone was, as usual, slightly unsure, incredibly polite, a little impersonal, quite textbook but inoffensive. In general, this was a pretty good description of Raphael in general as a person to most people around him. He was too reserved to express much individuality, but maybe that had in turn become a defining trait of his own these days…
“Where you doing some combat training?”
He asked, wondering if he could be so forward and ask if he could practise some synergising so a repeat of what happened between his classmates and himself would not occur next time they had a combat simulation class… But then he wasn’t sure of the other’s quirk and whether he could be of much use… Which also reminded him he probably should have a basic understanding of everyone’s quirks in his class so he could support them better.
“Um...please, don’t mind me and carry on, I was only here to collect something I forgot last time we had a class here…”
A small, sheepish smile to make one look a little more socially presentable. Or so he hoped.
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on Apr 21, 2019 19:52:43 GMT
WORD COUNT
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| Hyousuke waved his hands in front of him a little, baring a slight smile at Raphael in the hopes that he could at least try to reassure the other boy. “It’s fine.” He stated, a little hesitantly, but still trying to sound like their showing up was no big deal. “It’s not like I own the place.” Much as he’d have liked to have spent the day training by himself, it was almost an inevitability that others would want to use the facilities as well. A shame, but there was nothing to be done about it but deal with it.
“Yeah, I was doing combat training though. You can see how well that went.” He didn’t want to draw attention to it, but with the screen displaying his score not exactly being hidden, he figured it would be best to make a joke about it rather than to try and make excuses or keep his attention away. Just play it off as being calm and confident, in other words. “It’s no big deal though. I can just try again.” As if to accentuate his point, he strolled (shakily) over towards the console to start the exercise again… and promptly winced upon raising his arm.
“Son of a-” He hissed, breathing sharply in through his teeth at the sudden pain shooting through his shoulder. The aching that the rubber bullet barrage had left in that area had finally started to set in, and even trying to raise his arm was painful. “I’m fine, I’m fine.” He tried to reassure Raphael.
He was not fine. Not in the slightest.
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Post by Raphael Seraphine on Apr 23, 2019 19:43:13 GMT
“A-Are you okay??”
Lilac eyes went wide in surprise when his classmate seemed to freeze in pain. Even though the other was saying he was fine, it was clear he was not. He needed to do something to help, it was the first thought that came into his mind. That was what he was here for, right? And if he couldn’t be of use when there was something he could do what was the point?
“Um… one moment I’ll-”
The rest of his sentence died in his throat as he remembered what his quirk had done, made other people, his classmates, his friends and people he cared about do to themselves. Bleeding, burnt, dying, all from overhersion made possible by his song. It was far from the soothing, angelic image he was encouraged to project. He had to be so much more careful, he had to take responsibility for his own quirk and how it was used…
Taking a slow deep breath, he raised his gaze up to the other teen. He couldn’t carry on the way he had, but at the same time he still had to help others who could do with his quirk and well… it was still very early in the morning with a whole day of school to go through so if he had sports injuries now… it would probably make the day very difficult.
“...Suzuki san.”
His voice was rather quiet as it always was, but sounding as firm as he could make it.
“...I...I know it may not be my place to say this, as I hardly know you beyond knowing you are my classmate.”
It possibly...no definitely was something he was going to be seen as a busybody for saying, but he had to. He couldn’t let another person push themselves like Hone or Ryuga again. What good would it be to be here if one didn’t make it successfully into being a hero because they pushed themselves too much?
“But...I- I see you have injured yourself. I...I would strongly suggest you stop for this morning...as we have class in about an hour… if… if I heal those injuries so it’s easier for you to attend our lessons...will you promise to take it easy for at least today?”
Even though his voice was wavering, there was a certain determination in his light purple eyes that looked at the other male.
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on Apr 23, 2019 21:23:50 GMT
WORD COUNT
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| Hyou tried to keep his expression calm and confident. He did what he could to keep an unwavering smile on his face, to try and reassure his classmate that he was alright – that it was just a slight ache that nobody’d have to worry about but himself. Even while his arms felt like they were going to fall off if he so much as twitched them too suddenly, and even with the rest of his body marked by various shades of black, purple, and blue, he kept the act up as best he could. He couldn’t afford to show weakness – especially not to his peers.
“It’s fine, really!” He said, hands on his hips – and staying there because he was sure that moving them any further up would make him wince again, and break the act. “I’ve had worse. I can manage this much – I wouldn’t be much of a hero if I let some bruises stop me.” ‘Some bruises’ meaning ‘most of my body looks like it got into a fight with several bears and lost horribly.’ He wasn’t lying, however. Much as it’d hurt, he’d gotten through worse – though that hardly made the situation he was in any more pleasant.
“There’s no need to strain yourself just before class for my sake. I’m sure I’ll make it through.” To call him a hypocrite would’ve been a massive understatement. Hyousuke seemed like he was having to focus on just staying upright when he moved – quite how he was supposed to function in class was anyone’s guess.
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Post by Raphael Seraphine on Apr 27, 2019 22:14:23 GMT
“...Suzuki-san.”
Raphael took a deep breath. He could see, both normally and colour aura wise that the other wasn’t anywhere near the word alright or fine, really. And if he carried on, he would damage himself, possibly permanently and it would be the same as all the other times, he would know about it and be unable to do anything. Because he was hesitant to say something, speak out, insist.
“I can see you are probably much stronger than me, and are a capable person. However, I do also think that you need to preserve your body because if you keep damaging it...what would you do if you do permanent damage to yourself…?”
He had read up much more on medical records regarding quirk overuse and strain after all the events that happened recently and he had found out much worrying news. Sure, certain quirks do well with overuse, provided the user didn’t die from it, but some others could cause damage that would possibly make someone unable to use their quirk ever again. One of the examples of total incapacity that he had come across was a certain ex top 10 pro hero… their now teacher, Itsuka Meka… If he could help it, he didn’t want someone to go through that ever. If he just imagined not being able to use his quirk anyone…
...that would be the end of his life.
“It’s nothing for me to do a single song, so please...would you let me heal you and take it easy until at least the evening?”
The tone was firmer still, his expression serious. He was aware it probably was just meddling but… he had to.
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on Apr 28, 2019 0:36:19 GMT
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| Hyousuke was barely able to stay upright without shaking. His stamina was still intact, but his body had been battered and bruised to an appalling state. Having someone heal them enough that they’d be able to get through the day as long as they didn’t strain themselves too hard was an opportunity most would’ve jumped at. Yet Hyousuke hesitated, not wanting to admit that he needed the help. His pride was the devil on his shoulder, shouting into his ear that he didn’t need that help. That if he took it, he was a coward. That he was accepting defeat – that he was letting the pain beat him.
With as much confidence as he could muster into his expression, Hyousuke kept smiling, doing what he could to hide what he wanted. Hell, what he needed. “It’s nothing for me to just keep going like this either. I-” Out of habit, his hand raised to wave dismissively, and wave away any notion that he might have needed help. Given the state of his body and how he’d only been straining it, it was inevitable that pain would start to shoot through him, and almost have his knees buckle from how sudden it was.
“..Alright, fine…” He grumbled, obviously not happy about having to admit that he needed healing, but seeing that there was no way around it. He figured that his classmate was likely not going to back down from his position, while he in turn couldn’t hide the fact that he was in no shape to continue without at least something to dull the pain. He leaned back onto the wall to support himself while the pain died down, and let out a resigned, exhausted sigh. “I’ll be ready to get back to this tomorrow though, won’t I?”
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Post by Raphael Seraphine on May 3, 2019 22:22:41 GMT
He could see both the physical and internal struggle the other blonde was going through as they stood there and spoke. The other was in pain, but he didn’t want to seek help. It wasn’t like Raphael couldn’t understand, the desire to succeed no matter what, he was the same. He was sure if he had a quirk he could push further, he would. For a small teenager with soft features, he was not actually bad at pulling a serious, stern face. Maybe he did take after his father afterall, a lot of people said he looked like the late hero, though the man had been well over 190cm and broad, muscular while Raphael...was not. He had always assumed people around him said it to be polite, but actually the rather doubtful look he was giving his classmate currently mirrored the judgemental way The Seraph used to look at...pretty much everyone really. Though it was more of doubt and a silent prayer for the other to accept his aid, and when Hyousuke finally agreed, the young singer breathed a small sigh of relief and smiled a little at him. “ Thank you.” The teen said softly, nodding. “By tomorrow your muscles and wounds should have recovered properly...and you can carry on your training. But please, do set up training with moderation… just incase something like the villain attack happens again and if you are injured...it would be hard to fight at your best in case of emergencies… especially as the villain responsible for that attack is...still at large…” Another lesson some of them had learnt in that incident. It was really a hero’s responsibility to be in fit and fighting condition at all times. He knew it was again, probably another lecture but little did he know, field support heroes secondary job was...pretty much this all the time. Making sure heroes didn’t overexert themselves. He pulled out his phone, and flicked on an instrumental track. Seeing as he didn’t have his support items on him, this would have to do. Well, they were close enough and only one target, this should be fine. As the instrumental intro played, Raphael closed his eyes, imagining a soft green light forming at his chest, glowing brightly, spreading out of his chest and up his throat, leaving his lips riding on the words spilling from his lips as he started to sing, his eyes opening.
You, who I can’t ever catch up to,
What were you always looking at from this place?
Things we lose the moment we gain them,
Were they what you were counting,
As you hid your tears?
Maybe those eyes that are too ernest,
Are seeing the world at a bit of a slant?
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on May 5, 2019 21:53:24 GMT
WORD COUNT
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| Hyousuke’s expression tightened at Raphael thanking him. He knew it was most likely just his classmate thanking him for deciding to relent in his stubbornness for once in his life, but even so, the fact that it should’ve been him thanking Raphael for getting treatment – for an entirely avoidable set of injuries, no less – wasn’t lost on him. Still, he tried to hide his displeasure as best he could, even if there wasn’t much point in doing so given that it was fairly obvious just how he felt about the situation from his expression alone.
The remark made about him needing to remain in top condition was not untrue, he supposed. Him knowing that Raphael was right – even if he didn’t want to admit it – had him quickly glancing down and to the side, fists clenching tightly. He wanted to tell Raphael how he had to keep pushing himself like this, and how his Quirk – and how utterly underwhelming it was – meant that he couldn’t ever stop. If he was going to even remain in the same league as the rest of the class, let alone stand a chance at being any kind of hero, he’d have to fight harder for it. Even if he broke himself time and time again.
His eyes closed as he let the tones wash over him, and soothe his wounds. A breath he’d not even realised he’d been holding in was let out in relief – the bruises peppering his body were fading, if not vanishing, and the pain that shot through him if something so much as brushed against them was reduced to dull ache. Annoying, but tolerable. It took him a second after things had finished to look Raphael in the eyes again, and a little longer for him to actually speak. “Th-thanks…” He said, visibly straining to do so, but forcing it out nonetheless. “I’ll try not to let this happen again. I guess I’ll just have to lay off it until tomorrow… You sure there’s nothing I can do until then though? Kinda feels wrong to stop just because I got shot a few times.”
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Post by Raphael Seraphine on May 9, 2019 20:51:30 GMT
A dream isn't something you shape alone,
But something unseen forces will lead you to
When you feel like you can fly high and far,
Please don't leave my hand behind
As Raphael sang, he could see the displeased expression on his classmate’s face and his swirling aura radiate out of him, was that what displeasure looked like? It...looked a little different from others he had seen before, so it made him wonder. What emotions were the blonde feeling now? What was the reason for that aura? Did he….say something wrong again? He probably did. For someone who used words as part of his quirk, who could see emotions somewhat, he was...really bad at saying and doing the right things, and he hated himself for it.
Are my words reaching you?
Ah- negative thinking again. He couldn’t. It wasn’t permitted for someone like him to have negative thoughts, or he couldn’t do his duty. He needed to push them out of his mind. Make it blank…
He stopped singing as he saw the tension in the other’s shoulder disappear and he assumed he was in less pain, he seemed to be standing normally again somewhat too, to his relief.
“It’s fine, Suzuki-san. Please ask me if you have anything I can do for you anytime.”
Raphael replied with a small, awkward smile.
“It isn’t much but it’s all I can do, and I need to try and be of use to as many people as possible or I won’t get any better either, and I can’t just stay the way I am, it’s...not permitted.”
He listened to the rest of the words the other blonde asked him and he sighed a little.
“Try and look after yourself, as we need you in one piece… and um….well if you would like to do something, possibly do some theory work or similar for today, as pushing your body too much in too short time can do more harm than improvement... at least that’s what I read. So...can you atleast try to do physical training in moderation? Can we...promise?”
Raphael tried his best not to sound like some know it all dick, as he knew everyone hated those and he wasn’t really good enough to be playing that role… he held out his little finger, offering it to the other. It was a childish gesture, maybe, but it was the only thing he could think of.
“I...um...will see you later in class? I’m going to fetch what I forgot in the changing rooms last time we were in here...”
He announced before giving the other a small bow, and started to walk away.
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on May 10, 2019 18:56:46 GMT
WORD COUNT
354
| Hyousuke was relieved to be able to lift his arms once again, without having to recoil in pain if he strained them even a little. He couldn’t deny that not having to deal with the pain was certainly welcome. But on the other hand? There was something in the back of his mind. Something that started to eat away at him yet again, tinging the strong, confident expression he bore with something unwelcome. Shame.
The voice in the back of his head told him that he couldn’t toughed it out. He was strong, after all – he trained hard, he fought harder, and he’d clawed his way into the best school in the country despite his apparent lack of anything but stubborn, bullheaded determination. That voice kept whispering at him, reminding him that he’d given in. That he’d failed to be as strong as he thought he was, and that accepting help as akin to admitting defeat. The more he thought about it, the worse it became.
He couldn’t blame it on skewed odds or someone else’s overwhelming skill and power. He’d put himself into that position, and it was his own lack of skill and tactical thinking that had resulted in his injuries, and being out of commission until they’d healed. He had nobody but himself to blame for the situation, and were it not for the good fortune of his classmate passing by, he probably would’ve been stuck with the worst of said injuries for a while. It was a lot to think about – but not then. He had to put on the act while other people were around. Couldn’t let them see any more weakness than he was forced to show, after all.
His gaze flitted from the extended finger to Raphael’s face, and he hesitated. He could take lectures and mocking without trouble. They weren’t pleasant, but he’d long since learnt to block them out and get back to whatever he was doing before. But seeing that face, and that extended hand, asking for him to promise not to push himself like that… How was he supposed to respond to that? His façade broke for just a few moments, confusion etched on his face, accentuated by slight panic while he looked for an answer.
Hesitantly, he reached his hand up, but withdrew it at the last second. It was a bittersweet look that played on his face, with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes and his body seeming to go limp from exhaustion. “Sorry, but… I can’t make promises I know I can’t keep. I can try not to get like this though, if that’s any comfort.”
Raphael’s bow had Hyousuke nodding, though he was far from certain that that was the proper response. Nonetheless, he offered a subdued “See you.” Before dragging himself back to the changing rooms.
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