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[blastedass]

DUONET ID: Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight

"Make it fast."

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gonna him in an iron mask... (someday, his prince will come~)

[blastedass]

[Katsuki thinks back to his mother. It's... strange. Like driving down two lanes at the same time and knowing what's in both of them.

Feels like he might cross his eyes on instinct.]

I think the recipes are the same. She's not entirely different...

balance is fun yes

[defendure]

She's...

[ Izuku thinks of it. Since they have to be different enough the characters could apply without being forced into the role... ]

...there's similarities for mine, but she's just...it's not quite the same. It's off. You know?

[blastedass]

[Katsuki falls silent, the two memories clashing, trying to fit, but like magnets, springing apart soon enough. He growls and shoves the entire thing away.]

Which arcade do you wanna go to? The one with the roller skating rink or the second floor?

[defendure]

Oh! I haven't been skating in ages!

[ Izuku realizes Katsuki just pulled from his memories - or research. ]

But...it is YOUR birthday, you know? You get to do what you want!

[blastedass]

[Memories. Hell if he researched places to go on his birthday. For his birthday. Someone hoped to spend the entire day holed up and not doing anything birthday related...]

I just did. Asked you your opinion, dumbass.

[He heads towards the arcade with the roller skating rink. Hadn't been skating in a long time as well, so that's a bonus.]

[defendure]

Oh! Well...I meant - well you know. Anyway...I actually can't even remember the last time I went rollerskating at home. Mm...maybe that gym unit in middle school...?

[blastedass]

Is that your way of saying you're gonna fall on your face?

[Katsuki pauses in front of a gurgling gully. The street's a tiny bit flooded here from the previous harder rains...

He angles his umbrella forward to avoid catching, then jumps the watery path and lands on the other side.]

[defendure]

I don't think it'll be that bad -

[ Izuku says, about to fall into the gully as he tries to use a Quirk he can't use. ]

[blastedass]

Deku!

[One of those yells that's exasperated and alarmed at the same time. Katsuki ends up halfway stretched out, braced on one foot and stretching a hand out to grab Izuku by the shirt to stop him from falling into the gully.

Though now they're in some kind of weird perfect balance game... like two people in a / \ position over a gully full of water.

Fun!]

[defendure]

[ Yeah, they look stupid right now. Izuku at least doesn't flail them in, although he looks completely abashed as he realizes what happened.

Thankfully Katsuki's reflexes are second to none. ]

Uh - [ Now how to get...out of this. ]

I'll hop and you tug?

[blastedass]

[You look stupid! He looks... uh.. TRYING TO AVERT A MESS!! (Aka: stupid.)

Katsuki's reflexes might be amazing, but his toes aren't capable of digging into the ground like claws and the ground is pretty fucking wet right now...]

Don't decide for me! [Rawr!] On my count of three, jump towards me!

[Some things never change. It's gonna be an awkward jump attempt from this angle.]

One, two, three!

[Yank!]

[defendure]

That's exactly what I just -

[ Why is Katsuki like this! Izuku cuts himself off before they start bickering while in this position (they can bicker AFTER, he figures) and lets Katsuki take charge.

On three, he jumps. ]

[blastedass]

[Flashbacks to Katsuki during his rescue, yelling at his rescuers for not listening to him trying to pilot his own rescue. Go figure. His ego is a crime and it's not dead yet. Won't ever be.

Ha! Bicker when he's failed!

Katsuki hauls back when Izuku jumps, instinctively igniting his Quirk for extra oomph. It does balls due to not being in the Dodo house, but that pisses Katsuki off and the rage boost probably gives its own benefit. Over Izuku goes, clearing the gully and landing in a weird Victorian era waltz with Katsuki. One of those close-holding twists to keep center balance and stuff.

But they're over.]

Why didn't you jump the first time?! You could've cleared that easily!

[defendure]

[ Izuku keeps hold of Katsuki's hand for a moment, mostly because he just got done being hauled over and he looks even more embarrassed. ]

I...tried to Float...

[ Just like Katsuki tried to explode on automatic, Izuku fell into a similar trap. ]

[blastedass]

[He... should've predicted that answer. Katsuki tilts his head to the side, almost like he's thinking about his response, then snorts in annoyance. Not at Izuku, but more at the world around them.]

This fucking place...

[Case in point. He lets go of Izuku's hand after making sure the other boy's stable again. Preferably without a shoe in a puddle or something.]

Stick to the sidewalk. Lets got outta the road.

[defendure]

Right! [ No complaints. Izuku's arms got a bit wet from the spray but he doesn't seem to mind. He does keep his eyes down more to watch his step now, though. ]

At least the plants are gonna be happy.

[blastedass]

[Katsuki waits until they're at the sidewalk and comfortably away from the larger puddles before he grabs Izuku's arm and hauls it over.]

Keep your eyes on the sidewalk.

[Mostly so he doesn't step into a puddle. While Katsuki starts to focus. This is something he threw himself into learning (forced learning) the past week, so it's still new.

He's working to suck the moisture out of Izuku's clothes and off his arms.]

[defendure]

[ Since they're in the offworld and outside of the house...that probably won't be working, but they're still figuring that part out. It's a nice thought, though? ]

I know...If we're lucky we'll get there without me falling into a puddle! [ Luck shouldn't come into it. ]

[blastedass]

[DAMMIT!! LET HIM USE HIS POWERS ANYWHERE HE WANTS!!

Oh the annoyance (AND IRONY) of having to be "normal" for stretches of times. Once he realizes he can't do that, Katsuki immediately lets Izuku's arm go and pretends he'd only been inspecting someone on his sleeve.]

How about you focus on walking and coordination and luck won't mean shit.

[defendure]

[ Izuku figured Katsuki had been balancing him for a minute or two because he wasn't trusted to walk properly, if it helps. ]

I-I'll do that...I don't want to make you spend your birthday with me getting bandaged up or something, that wouldn't be fun at all.

[blastedass]

[It helps. He goes back to holding the umbrella in his right hand. Tsk. On world. Off world. Off world but in a special place. Two out of three areas he's still got his Quirk and powers.]

You have to consciously have someone tell you to do that?

[defendure]

Well, no. But...if I'm being totally honest, it's easier to be reckless or worry less about getting hurt if I'm alone or no one really knows me?

[ He's not like, actively trying to hurt himself. But now he has that "if I get hurt, Kacchan will be annoyed at me" limiter. ]

[blastedass]

[It really sucks that it's raining, because Katsuki would've smacked him right upside the back of his fluffy head for saying that shit.]

If you know that, why don't you fucking curb it even if you're alone?

[defendure]

It's...I don't really care about it if it just comes down to me.

[ Katsuki knows that. He's always hated and feared it, but... ]

Not if it's a choice between me and someone else, and I guess - I just don't worry about it.

[blastedass]

Care about yourself more, dammit! Sacrificing yourself should be a last resort.

[He does hate and fear that reality, so he won't stop trying to yell Izuku out of the mindset. While Katsuki's willing to sacrifice, like any hero should be, he also believes the best heroes would never be in a position where sacrifice is necessary.

Because said hero would've already triumphed over the threat before it came down to that.]

You're important too, dumbass.