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"Katsuki Bakugo. Make it fast or hang the fuck up."

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[blastedass]

I'm not gonna sit here and breathe "just smoke" either.

[He stands up and waves a hand to clear the ironic cloud of smoke his own explosion just caused, but it's a smaller cloud than Izuku's, so he can walk out of it.

Unless he runs around and drags walls of explosions around, the resulting smoke tends to be centralized.]

[defendure]

[ Izuku sighs, dragging his hands down his face. Or up them, when he's hanging like this? He should right himself and yet... ]

Sorry, Kacchan. It wasn't on purpose...it's like trying to drive multiple cars at the same time if I get nervous?

[blastedass]

You were only supposed to drive one and you fucking floored it.

[If he'd been floating while smoking with warning, he might've cut him more slack... Then again, Katsuki's pretty hard on him expectation wise regardless.]

Get down here and try again.

[defendure]

Not all of us were blessed with control from the age of four.

[ He's joking. He knows it wasn't as precise as that back then - although the amount of times he was blown up on accident don't compare at all to the amount of times he was blown up on purpose.

Izuku reaches an arm down to grab Katsuki's shoulder for balance and leverage to use to reorient his feet before he drops Float. Using him like an anchor. ]

But you can see what it's like basically - I can't make smoke where I'm not, so I have to gauge how much to come from me...

[blastedass]

[And yet in less than a year and a half, you've managed to so much fucking progress with your Quirk, you're rivaling bastards who've had theirs their entire lives.

A thought he refuses to say, but the glare in his expression probably hints at some of those feelings behind his eyes. And screw you. His accidental explosions were done by the time he was six. (Well, then thirteen happened and wow.)

He lets him use his shoulder as a brace, but shrugs him off once he's right-side up. You're not getting away with that for long, brat.]

So it's less like a stage trick and more like dropping smoke grenades in the streets.

[defendure]

[ It's okay! Izuku won't read that thought in Katsuki's gaze because he always thinks he isn't progressing fast enough. He's on a constant time limit set by the world and he feels like he's failing to meet it...

But Katsuki's familiar with Izuku's insecurity about his own capabilities that flairs up from time to time. He's kind of a huge part of why those insecurities exist. ]

That's right. So - something to use during a fight, but I'd have to be careful. Maybe get some goggles, because I'm not immune...

[blastedass]

[Wha- Wasn't he right there when All Might told Katsuki about Izuku's growth being greater in ratio because he just started? How can he still think he's not going fast enough?! ... Oh right, because he's a damn perfectionist overachiever too. With deep insecurity issues.

Katsuki regards him with a silent gaze, trying to think about how this is going to go forward. Does he try to handle this like All Might and coach him? (In something he has zero idea about?) Or does he let the wielders inside Izuku do that part? (Can they?)

He folds his arms across his chest.]

Why don't you start small? Create a cloud from your hand.

[defendure]

[ They're both perfectionists in the worst way possible (though also good ways sometimes...?) so yes he still believes he has to improve a ton.

He's probably standing a hair too close. Not touching, but closer than he would have been standing a few months ago, in an almost absent minded way.

Sorry, Kacchan. ]

Sort of like with Black Whip.

[ He cups his hands and looks down because looking helps, so he can stop if too much comes out.

It's ironically a little harder to concentrate it on one limb in addition to volume - some wisps get out elsewhere, even if he's focusing. ]

[blastedass]

[Katsuki doesn't notice it at the moment since he's still being a secret nerd and thinking about Izuku's new Quirk. Smokescreen. Combined with Danger Sense, Blackwhip, and Float, those four make a pretty varied toolset for the empowerment One for All gives him.

His brain's already going, theorizing ways Izuku could put them all together, and how he's going to both combat them and surpass them. Because he can't--he refuses--to lose to Izuku in anything.]

Yeah.

[Like that. Like you should do with any new power. Start small and not blow yourself up.

Katsuki breaks from his thoughts to watch, noticing the smoke from Izuku's body.]

Okay, stop. It doesn't seem like it's meant for focused exiting. So trying letting out only three seconds, from everywhere, then cutting it off.

[defendure]

Okay!

[ He can do that easier - and three seconds, trying to control the amount - it's more of a mist this time? But still smoke. ]

[blastedass]

[Katsuki watches, not even sure how he can judge this beyond "it did something" and that being that.]

Okay... wait for it to clear and try for six.

[defendure]

Okay...

[ They've forgotten about the coral for now, but Izuku will remember later. For now, he's totally caught up in the new aspect of his Quirk.

This time, he does a count of six, trying to increase the smoke.

Less easy to see through. ]

[blastedass]

[Coral versus New Quirk. Fucking guess which one he's interested in. For all his stoic and denial, Katsuki's still a super huge nerd and it's impossible to completely hide it in the face of this.

He's slowly getting an idea of the intentions behind the Quirk.]

Seems more like an all or nothing deal... Put out a lot or don't bother.

[The smaller attempts are good for controlling it, but he's starting to see little practical use behind the weaker releases.]

[defendure]

It's not going below the water, either. So it's like normal smoke.

[ Rain probably would make it a bit less effective, or require a higher output...Izuku's muttering to himself (and Katsuki) as he thinks about it. ]

[blastedass]

So you'd use it like a squid.

[A burst of smoke to obscure the surrounding areas and the motions being done inside. Not for covering oneself for a momentary illusion or distraction.

Interesting.]

[defendure]

Pretty much. But it does remain when I'm gone, so...distraction or exit strategy.

[ He does drop his hands now, kicking at the water a bit. ]

I'll need to practice juggling all of them.

[blastedass]

[Katsuki wanders in the surf, sandals making that pretty easy, so long as the waves don't drag one off.]

What's the largest area you've covered?

[Does it make a noise when it's escaping/producing?]

[defendure]

It's still pretty new so...not a lot so far? Probably twenty feet.

[ He thinks he could do more, but isn't sure. ]

[blastedass]

Hm.

[Accepting that, he's left to think for a bit. Trying to judge if he can really give Izuku advice on smokescreens when he himself uses an almost completely different kind. His are short-lasting, far more centralized in comparison, but he's utilized them regardless.]

So what do you want me to teach you?

[defendure]

Well...you're always good at making me learn on the fly.

[ The threat of being blown up is a good learning tool? ]

[blastedass]

So are we looking at coral or am I kicking your ass?

[Original plan versus a new one. What's it gonna be?]

[defendure]

Does it have to be one or the other...? We can look at the coral a bit then move back up to the beach.

[ It's good enough as a training location; Katsuki can blow up sand as much as he likes. ]

[blastedass]

Done.

[He'd wanted more to know what the plan was "for now" before he up an blasted Izuku without warning, as he's wont to do.]

I'm going in.

[Meaning he takes a moment to shove his sandals under a nearby rock before heading into the water.]

[defendure]

Ah, wait up!

[ He'll have to put his flip flops for safekeeping before he follows after, panicked for a second like he usually gets when he's startled. ]

[blastedass]

[He startles too easily. Katsuki turns his body to cut through some of the waves before slogging further in to his waist. This might be better with snorkels or scuba, but oh well. At least the water's a nice temp.]