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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on May 16, 2019 1:29:52 GMT
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| Hyousuke had not expected it to rain that day. It was supposed to be warm and sunny, maybe a little cloudy later in the day. Instead, what he got was a downpour that caught him off-guard, without so much as a single spot of shelter anywhere nearby. He ran full-pelt to the nearest place that he could wait the passing rain out in, not even bothering to pay attention to the sign as he practically bolted through the door, sodden and surly. The day had just been one disappointment after another, and getting stranded somewhere he wasn’t familiar with was just the icing on the cake.
A sigh slipped past his lips, and he looked around to see what sort of a place he’d entered. It seemed to be a café. Bathed in the warm, orange glow of the lights hanging overhead, what few people were there sat at wooden furniture, the floor a hardwood one to match. Various paintings, pictures, and potted plants lined the cream-hued walls, filling the otherwise unremarkable space surrounding the café’s patrons. Deciding to at least make the most of his situation, Hyousuke wandered up to the counter, and sat himself next to the window.
Being caught in the rain was rarely pleasant, but he supposed that at least the place was warm, and the coffee was hot enough to help dispel what chills he had as well. Contrary to his rough looks and brash demeanour, his drink was decidedly delicate. A vanilla latte – a sweet and gentle fare, one that he valued more for the taste than the caffeine in it. A cinnamon roll had been bought to go along with it, still warm to the touch, though he couldn’t quite tell if it was from being freshly baked, or from being warmed behind the counter.
Despite the circumstances, he found things quite relaxing. Sitting by the window, sipping on a mug of freshly-brewed coffee, his only company being the patter of rain outside… It was nice.
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Post by Chiura Yutsuko on May 16, 2019 2:27:28 GMT
Chiura adored cafes of all sorts. Coffee shop? Patisserie? Artisanal cold-brew java stand? The red-haired serpent adored each and every one. As far as she was concerned, coffee was the single greatest discovery that mankind had ever managed to concoct. A drink that warms, titillates, and keeps one alert? It was pure culinary perfection, to be sure.
Chiura's fondness for the bean-based drink in all its forms led her to frequent coffee shops for almost every study session. Today was one such day -- and good thing she had gotten here early, she thought, as the clouds outside the frosted glass window yawned wide and deposited a veritable torrent upon the city streets below.
For Chiura, the cloudbursts characteristic of this part of the country often brought with them feelings of contentment and peace. On this particular day, though, they also brought a familiar face -- one that she had never spoken to, though she saw it almost every day.
Hey! She said as the man came to sit at the window table adjacent to her own (though the chairs surrounding her little corner table had been pushed away to make room for her large coiled body). "You're -- Suzuki-San, right? We're classmates! Though you probably don't recognize me... I'm Yutsuku Chiura."
She paused, eying the boy up and down before adding: "Do you need a towel...? I have a spare in my bag."
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on May 16, 2019 20:19:03 GMT
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| Hyousuke jumped a little at the sight of her - though, despite the fact that he was surprised to see someone that looked to be a snake from the waist down, it was more out of the fact that he’d zoned out and not expected anyone to disturb him. Slightly sheepishly, he turned his gaze to his classmate (whose name he couldn’t quite place, much to his chagrin). Despite his sudden display of shock, he didn’t seem all that perturbed, instead just looking embarrassed at the fact that he’d acted in such a way at all.
“Yutsu… Oh, right, Yutsuko!” He made no attempt at hiding the fact that he hadn’t actually remembered her name. It was nothing personal, mind. He had trouble remembering anyone’s name, even if he recognised their face - and he’d been in the class for God only knew how long. “Fancy seeing you here.” He wasn’t sure if he was supposed to be happy that someone he (somewhat) knew was there to help him pass the time until the rain died down, or a little self-conscious at the fact that the drink and the pastry weren’t exactly good for the ‘rough, tough, and confident’ image that he tried to project.
He had no qualms about replying to her offer of a towel with relief, though. “If you don’t mind.” He said, with a sheepish smile curling his lips upwards. “It’s pouring out there, and I…” He motioned to himself. His hair, though short, hung down in a gently-dripping, tangled mess, while small patches of his sodden shirt (that hadn’t been covered by the blazer) clung to his skin. “Well, you can see what happened.”
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Post by Chiura Yutsuko on May 16, 2019 20:29:48 GMT
Chiura couldn't help but giggle at her classmate's soggy predicament. "I can indeed, she said, reaching into her rather substantially sized tote and plucking a simple terry cloth gym towel from its depths. Her expression was one of mirth, but certainly not judgment; the joy on her face was utterly genuine, by all indications.
She folded the cloth nicely and then tossed it underhand, letting it sail towards Hyousuke in hopes that he might catch it -- or, barring that, that it might simply land upon his sodden scalp. "I'm lucky. I just missed the storm on my way in. Truth be told, I love the rain -- but I tend to make an absolute mess of puddles if I try to go indoors after getting caught in it." It was one of the many reasons that Chiura was almost obsessive with regard to each day's weather forecast.
Chiura hadn't been in the hero course long enough to know each and every one of the students or their quirks. Still, she was doing her best to learn them as quickly as she could; they were her allies and compatriots, after all, and it wouldn't do to isolate herself no matter how frightened she was of not belonging. She took a moment to commit this boy's name to memory; Suzuki-san, with the sandy-blonde hair and the piercing green eyes.
"You're in for a treat with that pastry, by the way!" she added, gesturing to her own half-eaten flaky croissant. "They're almost as good as home-made." She paused, considering something for a moment, before continuing: "You're -- erm. Welcome to join me, if you'd like! I'm just sssstudying, but I could use a break!" On the word 'studying', her forked tongue fluttered for an extended moment beyond the confines of her lips. Chiura blushed. "Erm. Sssorry. Force of habit; hard to ssstop."
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on May 16, 2019 20:48:43 GMT
WORD COUNT
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| The towel was caught quite easily, with him grabbing it lazily out of the air before wiping his hair down with it. The water was dripping into his eyes, and if he was to be frank, it had been annoying him for quite a while. With his blazer in a similar state (though more damp than dripping), he shrugged it off, and draped the thing over the back of the chair to let it dry at least a little bit while he sat, drank, and ate. While his shirt was a little wet as well, it wasn’t anything he couldn’t deal with - and it was hardly as if that could come off in the middle of a cafe.
He nodded his thanks to her, after having wiped off the excess, and tossed it back towards her. He’d not folded it nearly as neatly as her, but at least it’d been folded - if only to make it easier to lob back into her grasp. “Better enjoy today while you can, then. I can’t stand it - can’t go camping, makes training difficult, gets my clothes like-” He gestured vaguely over his body again, motioning towards his damp hair and the spots of translucent white on his top.
“At least I’ve got this. Hopefully it’s as good as you say. I’m kinda particular about my sw-” He cut himself off, and after a brief pause, carried on like he hadn’t just almost admitted to being picky about his pastries. “I mean, I hope it’s as good as it looks.” Something vague and noncommittal. Hopefully, between that and her slip of the tongue - which he didn’t really mind, having not even paid it much mind before she mentioned it - she’d forgotten about his own.
Any efforts he’d made to preserve his image of an boisterous, unwavering brawler all but vanished the moment that he took a bite out of the cinnamon roll. The warmth, the perfect balance between moistness and firmness, the subtle blend of flavours that the cinnamon and the other assorted ingredients presented, all accompanied by that expertly-brewed coffee’s soft sweetness… The twinkle in his eye and the delighted (if small) smile on his face said more than his words ever could.
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Post by Chiura Yutsuko on May 16, 2019 21:01:14 GMT
"I will enjoy it!" Chiura laughed, catching the towel and setting it aside to dry. She hardly wanted to throw the sodden thing back in with the rest of her accoutrements, now, did she? "Though it -does- mean I'm more or less stuck here until it stops, unless I want to make a giant mess in the dorms when I get back.
She couldn't help but snicker as she surveyed her new companion's relatively dishevelled appearance. "I wish I could do something for your clothes. They'll have to be ironed, I imagine -- rain wrinkles are the worst. Chiura was something of an expert in the field of laundry; most clothes weren't made to hold their creases in response to a day full of excited slithering.
Chiura didn't quite process Hyousuke's own vocal stumbling. She had tuned out words for a moment, her mind focused still upon her classmate's unfortunately damp state. All things considered, he looked quite good despite the cloudburst's best efforts. There was something to be said, she thought, for a man in a blazer fresh out of the rain--
Chiura froze, and flushed. What was she doing?! Stop being a total weirdo, Chiura.
"I think you'll be impresssssed!" she said rather hastily, nodding with enthusiasm as if to shake her head vigorously enough to dispel her errant thoughts. She sipped at her own coffee as Hyousuke settled in and began to sample his hard-won pastry. The look on his face wasn't subtle, and Chiura's blushing grin grew wider. DAMN IT, he's cute!
"How is it...?" she asked quietly, not wanting to ruin the moment of his savory appreciation.
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on May 17, 2019 0:35:07 GMT
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| For the first few seconds after Chiura spoke, Hyousuke was silent. His focus was entirely on the still-warm pastry in his hands, eyes seeming to light up and sparkle the more he stared down at the fluffy - yet somehow firm - foodstuff that was gripped in front of him. “It’s… delicious.” He said quietly, though it was more like he was talking to himself, and thinking aloud. “It’s fresh, not just kept warm. There was a lot of love and care put into making this. The sweetness of the icing doesn’t overpower the rest of the flavours like others would - it accentuates it, and plays against the more subtle flavours of the pastry itself, while the cinnamon binds it all together…”
The moment that he caught himself, Hyousuke cleared his throat, and tried to tone down his expression into something calmer. Something closer to gentle appreciation, as opposed to outright admiration of whoever had crafted such a wonderful thing. He took a long drink out of his coffee to try and hide his expression, but it was no use. He’d spoken at length, and not even tried to hide his face during it. Unless she’d conveniently zoned out during that entire speech, it wouldn’t have been hard to see what he was really like.
“Uh… Well, anyway… It’s a really nice roll. Gonna have to start coming back here more.”
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Post by Chiura Yutsuko on May 19, 2019 4:33:57 GMT
Chiura had not, in fact, zoned out during Hyousuke's impassioned soliloquy. Quite the opposite; how could she do anything but stare in rapt attention as the blonde-haired, rain-soaked boy pontificated as to the particular cardinal virtues possessed by the half-eaten cinnamon roll -- and, by necessary extension, the very soul of the baker themselves? It was a thing of beauty -- an appreciation of passion in one's creative work that transcended medium.
Chiura blinked in confusion. Am -- Am I in a cooking anime? she thought to herself.
Snap out of it, Chiura. It wasn't polite to stare. She offered the man a chipper smile. "I'm glad you liked it! she said. I've been here a few times since moving here. The pastries are always fresh -- and they give me discounts since I tend to buy in bulk..." She managed a sheepish, affable grin. Enough talking about your desperate need for pastries, Chiura. Move on!
"Anywho!" she said, clasping her hands together. "This is -- a little impersonal, I guess, but -- I was wondering..." She paused, tapping her chin. "You seem really impressive. You're a great student, you're always optimistic in class -- but I haven't gotten the chance to see your quirk yet. Do you mind if I ask what it is...?"
Chiura was, in a way, at an eternal disadvantage with others in the hero course. Her quirk was, to a certain extent, immediately and impossibly obvious. People know something about her at the very first glance, and she rarely had the same benefit.
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on May 19, 2019 23:11:08 GMT
WORD COUNT
302
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| The sight of her staring at him had his face take on a slight tinge of pink out of sheer embarrassment, and though he tried to look as calm as possible, some expression halfway between flustered and sheepish became apparent on his face. He couldn’t look her in the eye again - not after that little outburst. Instead, he trained his eyes on the coffee, taking small sips from it to try and distract from the fact that he’d spoken in such a way. He had to wonder how this was going to affect how she saw him - and, if she was the talkative type, how other people would see him as well.
Her praise deepened - if only slightly - that slight pink hue to his skin. Who did she think she was, just coming out of nowhere with compliments like that? Having someone speak highly of him - and genuinely, it seemed - was something he evidently wasn’t used to, and he wasn’t quite sure how he was supposed to handle it. “W-well, you know…” He began, though trailed off when he realised he’d not actually prepared a response for it.
“I’m not that great, I just do what everyone else does? I think? Gotta work hard when it’s people’s lives that are on the line, you know? A small, nervous chuckle escaped him, but it died down, and he leaned forward onto his elbows.
“My Quirk’s nothing special though. I can generate power from my heart, and direct it back into myself for stamina, or anything that runs off electricity. It’s not that impressive, I know, but at least I don’t have to worry about my phone dying.”
His lips curled into a playful smirk, though it didn’t quite reach his eyes. “To be honest, yours seems like it’d be a lot more useful.” |
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Post by Chiura Yutsuko on May 22, 2019 21:03:08 GMT
"Nobody gets to U.A. by 'just doing what everyone else does'," Chiura pointed out with a smile and an affable shrug. She understood, though -- she had the same habit of nigh self-destructive humility. There was obvious doubt in her words, sure -- but the sentiment behind them was utterly genuine. She had a respect for the boy, and she wasn't afraid to let it show. "Not that I'm any authority, I guess. I'm all too happy to blend in with the crowd -- not that that's ever possible."
She laughed, giving her tail a loud little thump against the ground to illustrate her point. "Still, it's part of why I decided to come to U.A. I wanted to stand out for good reasons -- not because people were afraid or confused.
"Honestly, though? Generating power -- now that sounds amazing. And from your heart, no less! It's almost romantic, in a way. The Man with the Golden Heart." She beamed. From someone else, it may have come off as teasing -- but Chiura had a habit of unfettered positivity that made it hard to take her at anything other than face value.
Hyousuke's addendum, though, took her by surprise. "Wait, really?" she asked, staring now with an incredulous glint in her serpentine eyes. "That's -- I mean, it certainly has its uses. But -- I mean, look at me! It's horridly inconvenient, and most children and some adults are more likely to run away from me than they are to chat. I look like some Greek monster."
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on May 23, 2019 7:21:33 GMT
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| Whether she knew it or not, Chiura had discovered Hyousuke’s one weakness - the one thing that would cripple him beyond anything else, and leave him utterly defenseless to anything else that came his way. Compliments. Genuine kindness without an ulterior motive beyond countering his own self-doubt. He gave a slight, nervous laugh at her, trying to fill the awkward silence that would have otherwise sat between them, and trying to stall for time while he tried to think of something to say. “It’s not as cool as you’re making it or me sound.” He said (uncharacteristically) bashfully, waving his hand at her. “Like I said, yours is way better.”
Much as he hated to admit it, hers did seem like it’d be more useful in just about any situation he could think of that heroes would face. Inconvenient as it may have been at times, it still seemed practical. “Hardly.” He said, that bashful look fading the more the conversation’s focus shifted onto her. “Kids are scared of anything. I think I saw one cry because of a car. His own family’s car. That he’d been riding in his entire life.”
He paused for a moment, not sure if he should have laughed or sighed at the thought. “Besides, it’s not like appearance matters much if you can do your job right. If it did, some pros would’ve been out of work a long time ago, right?” |
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Post by Chiura Yutsuko on May 27, 2019 1:56:58 GMT
Hyousuke's brief aside regarding the frightful nature of children had her giggling quietly into a politely raised hand. "Oh, goodness, I suppose that's true," she agreed. "I was basically afraid of my own shadow as a little toddler. Or -- well, I suppose I wasn't doing much toddling, was I?" Another laugh, more anxious this time.
The girl folded her hands in her lap (such as it was), reclining a bit onto her own tail. It was a more casual posture that lacked the rigid formality that she usually employed around superiors or even unfamiliar peers. This was a side of Chiura that usually only revealed itself to those she trusted -- a more vulnerable, wishful side. A side that dreamed of the future that might be.
"You're right, though. That's why I came to U.A. Even the most villainous looking people will be looked up to with a name like that on their resume. And besides, they teach you to be the absolute best there is. They put you on the path towards real heroism! Towards serving the community no matter what they think of you!" Chiura's hands went to her hips now; she was staring off into the middle distance, speaking more to herself than anyone else.
"And who knows?" she added, her voice dimming into something more quiet and more pensive. "Maybe -- maybe if I do really well -- maybe then people will look at me and smile. That's all I've ever wanted, really. That first glance to be one of admiration, instead of one of fear or anxiety."
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on May 27, 2019 14:36:12 GMT
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| Hyousuke couldn’t help but let the gentle expression on his face change into something more spirited - it seemed that what she was saying was getting to him somehow. “Yeah! That’s the spirit!” He said, once again getting excited. “You gotta do your thing no matter what anyone says! Just keep doing your thing, and once you start saving people, they won’t have any choice but to respect you!” Whether he was responding to her or just talking to himself was anyone’s guess - all that was obvious was that he was getting worked up over the subject.
He paused a moment when he realised how he was acting, and cleared his throat as he relaxed back into his seat, and returned to sipping at the remained of his coffee. “A-anyway, you get the idea. I’m sure they’ll look at you however you want if you just keep working at it. For what it’s worth, I’m already on your side.”
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Post by Chiura Yutsuko on May 30, 2019 0:28:21 GMT
Chiura snickered. "You're absolutely right!" She raised up to her full height in a rare display of confident zeal, demonstrating to Hyousuke that his passion was not unwelcome but rather cherished in the moment of his exclamation. "That settles it, then."
It was the first time since arriving at U.A. that Chiura had felt truly good about her place there. This boy wasn't so different from her, in terms of the nature of his spirit; he seemed to want to fit in, just as much as she did. He wanted to help others; to garner respect; to appreciate the smaller things in life while helping people along the way. How could she not respect that?!
She extended a scale-covered hand towards Hyousuke, long, slender fingers splayed to indicate the welcoming of a handshake. It was pretty informal, all things considered, but the intent behind the gesture was clear. "You and I are going to be the bessssst heroes we can be!" she exclaimed, her eyes twinkling as she slithered a bit closer to the blonde-haired boy. "You've insssspired me. No more of this ssself-defeating nonsssense. Let's promise to do our best alongside one another, yeah? We'll hold each other accountable!"
In the rush of adrenaline fueled by the potential friendship, Chiura's usual timidity had been all but forgotten. The more snakelike aspects of her personage were more visible when she was like this; her soft consonants were elongated, her pupils were reduced to snakelike slits, and the tip of her tail flicked to and fro with blatant excitement. It was like she was a different person when she got worked up!
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Post by Hyousuke Suzuki on May 30, 2019 0:50:39 GMT
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| Hyousuke couldn't stop himself from smiling at the display she put on. Seeing her get so excited, and so genuinely happy... It was as infectious as it was inspiring. His smile grew wider, and the spark in his eyes began to flare up into a flame, burning with a hope and passion he couldn't adequately describe. His hand gripped hers firmly, and a quick, decisive nod was given in her direction. "Now that's what I like to hear!" He said, not even trying to hide the fervour to his tone, or the enthusiasm in even the subtle tics of his body language.
"You and me, we're going to show them that we've both got what it takes to be heroes, no matter what they say to us! We're gonna kick ass, and make them eat their words!" Whether he was still talking to her, or about himself, was anyone's guess. It didn't matter - whoever he was speaking to, it didn't make a lick of difference to how much he meant it, or how impassioned he was when he said it. "Let's show them what we're made of." He didn't care what she looked like, or what she was saying. He could tell she was genuine, and to him, that was enough.
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