[megumi... you're the furthest thing from the straight man. at least the sorcerer isn't mentioning about how secretly caring bakugo is, or he'd get the usual roaring denial and grumpy response. which, you know, more or less proves it.
someday, he'll get to express it.]
Lets do the arcade first. We can work up an appetite.
4 would be a good time. A session of laser tag is usually 1 hour. We would take about 10 minutes to get out of the gear and leave the premises, and it's a 15 minute walk to the yakiniku restaurant nearby. By then, it'll be about 5.30pm, which is a good time to have dinner. If we have it too late, it's bad for digestion.
[ it's too late, he made the reservation and put it under 'comments'. maybe he can just not mention that .....
there's no response to that, but megumi will be there at the arcade entrance as planned. he's very punctual! he has a bag in his hand that is probably going to be bakugo's gift. ]
[guess he's gonna have to find a place on the ride home to bury a body... or megumi's coming home with a charred afro from getting blasted...
bakugo arrives at the designated time, similarly punctual (unless he's late by choice for a reason) and dressed in a casual collaboration of button-down overshirt, tank-top, jeans, and sneakers. hope the restaurant isn't some snooty place that wants formal dress.]
[ Megumi would never choose a restaurant that requires formal dress, with how he dresses on a regular day. He himself is dressed in an oversized shirt, baggy pants and sneakers. It's a decent attire for both laser tag and having a meal at a restaurant, if you ask him. Megumi walks up to him when he spots Bakugo. ]
[Good. They can both agree formal dress sucks and doesn't need to be required for food. Bakugo takes Megumi in with a glance, arching a brow at the guy's choice. very drapey clothing for someone who's lanky muscular rather than athletic bulkish. It looks very relaxed, like something you'd wear flopped barefoot on a couch during a snow day to read a book by the fire. which kind of fits megumi... a lot.]
I'm gonna murder that guy. [But he accepts the bag and gifts inside. Should've met up at the dorm if he was gonna give gifts... Wait, Megumi's got a humming bird drone, right? Well, Bakugo has a car too, so...
Megumi gets to see the blonde actually crack a brief, but genuine smile at the gifts, however. Quick little twitch up at the corner of the mouth.]
Heh. [The socks are pure dorky, Uni Hair. But the rolling pin is gonna end up a mutual present.] I'll use that.
[ Bakugo analyzing his clothing like the true son of a fashion designer... ]
[ While Megumi could have delivered the bag via drone, it's more fulfilling to see the reaction in person. He's finding this totally worth it, too. Is that a smile - and not in the sneering or taunting way he does sometimes? It seems genuine and rare to come by, so it makes his heart feel a bit warm. He chose those gifts with consideration, so he's rather proud of them also.
In response to the threat against Denji, though ... ]
[Look, his parents instilled in him the facts of good clothes versus cheap clothes, that unique or handmade aren't inferior to company processed, and it's not wrong to give a gift a look over to show it's noticed and appreciated.
Because Megumi didn't just gift and dash outside his door, Bakugo's more inclined to spend time with the gifts rather than look and toss for the time being. But he honestly does like the two items, finding the socks completely dorky (and amused Megumi has a dorky side to him) and the rolling pin intriguing enough to want to try it out. Cookies? Hm. Maybe a pie covering? Bet it'd work well on chocolate bark in that short window of still-malleable-without-sticking.
Meaning Megumi's gonna get the results of that.]
He's not dead yet.
["Go easy on him" says the guy who slammed his friend's head in a door...]
[Bakugo's not big on sweets either. Dark chocolate and gingersnaps are more his preference compared to saccharine-soaked indulgences that some of his classmates snarf down on.
Yeah well, this guy's not one to talk when he's wiling to blast his "friends" through a wall for pissing him off.]
Wishes?
[Meaning did people wish him a birthday, did he make one, or did others make ones for him?
People wishing you. [ Was that ... embarrassing to ask? Bakugo's definitely staring at him with some judgement, and Megumi starts to wonder if that was somewhat sappy of him to say. Then again, his biggest influence in life is his older sister, who's one of the kindest and most sentimental people around. Sometimes she does rub off on him. ]
But now I'm curious to know if there's anything you're wishing for too. [ He minds his own business a lot of the time, but they've spent enough time with each other for Megumi to develop a healthy curiousity toward the other boy. ]
[He stops staring at Megumi with the answer, thinking back to day's seemingly-never-ending pings on his ocular and people popping up around the base, knocking on his door, all that shit. He used to love being the center of attention on his birthday as a small boy, but growing up, he matured out of it. Or more like his attitude and pride turned the attention into an annoyance... but his inner child still smiles in private fondness.]
Asides from the fucking obvious?
[Wishing for them all to go home. Maybe a wish the kaiju would stop fucking with this place... so then they could all go home. Would it be rude or understandable to say he didn't want to see any of these people again on his next birthday? Not in the "hope you all die" sort of way, but "you all better be home" sort of way.
He won't say that.] Can't say. Or it won't come true, dork.
[ Megumi isn't too surprised he had so many people remember his birthday. Even with his loud and abrasive attitude, even with his silly nicknames and harsh words, Megumi could easily tell that Bakugo was kind, and he's not surprised that others would be drawn to him eventually.
He can guess that his wish would be something like going home, to return to his duties as a hero. That wouldn't be surprising at all. Megumi does have unfinished business at home, but life in Neo Tokyo is so much calmer in comparison that it's really hard to yearn to go back. ]
...Tsumiki used to say that too. I guess you're both sentimental.
[Don't get so damn introspective with him! He's supposed to be a badass hero people admire and are kind of intimidated by! What about that says fucking "kind" to you?! ... Well... whatever. His birthday's only once a year and Bakugo grits his teeth through it since a lot of people just smother him regardless of what he wants. Ugh.
No, such a wish wouldn't be surprising. It's what many of them want after all. But wasting a birthday wish on something like that, something he's doggedly determined to make happen eventually, isn't what he did. He has a wish, he made one, but hell if he's gonna tell it to anyone. Because like it or not, Bakugo does have a life here.
Allies, friends, rivals...]
IT'S NOT SENTIMENTAL!! How many birthday wishes have you told everyone?!
[Rawr! Tempting to smack him with that brand-new rolling pin.]
[ He did expect to be yelled at. But something about this is fun. Maybe it's the way he isn't the one being goaded into an annoyed retaliation this time? ]
None ... [ He doesn't really make wishes on his birthday. A lot of the time, he can't really think of anything that he wants. Maybe for his sister to be safe? Megumi isn't optimistic enough to believe a birthday wish would do anything for him though. Also... ] It's embarrassing.
[You know what they say about people who play with fire? Or in this case, bombs. Bakugo glares across the space between them, eyes almost sparking with annoyance when Megumi pops that doldrums answer. Figures.]
Then don't ask about mine, dammit!
[Grumbling, he's still going to head across his room to set the socks down on his dresser to be washed and then put away later. Socks usually don't have a "size" issue, so it's not like a shirt not fitting. The rolling pin is neatly placed by his computer (yes he has one because fuck doing everything on his ocular) so he'll remember it.
Despite the bother, the sentiment isn't lost on him. Megumi's the quiet kid that Bakugo doesn't really mind being around, since they're both studious and focus on getting shit done.]
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Date: 4/20/24 22:40 (UTC)someday, he'll get to express it.]
Lets do the arcade first. We can work up an appetite.
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Date: 4/20/24 22:54 (UTC)I will see you this evening? [ ccc: ]
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Date: 4/20/24 23:11 (UTC)[Mind, the arcade will take one to two hours.]
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Date: 4/20/24 23:26 (UTC)[ does he ever talk this much ]
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Date: 4/20/24 23:45 (UTC)You said more in that text than you've said in person since I met you.
[Well, he did talk about his curse technique and wolf a fair bit while they baked.]
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Date: 4/20/24 23:51 (UTC)Planning ... is important.
For birthdays, they are giving out complimentary sake and a side of karaage with their beef set. [ he is looking up the menu ]
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Date: 4/21/24 20:33 (UTC)You could've just said to meet at 4.
[he can do the "math" in his head or discuss more when they get there.]
If they sing, I'm gonna fucking murder you.
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Date: 4/23/24 13:37 (UTC)[ hopefully?? he has no idea. ]
I will see you at 4?
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Date: 4/23/24 14:56 (UTC)[how about you just don't mention it and then there's no problem, huh?]
Aa. I'll meet you at the entrance.
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Date: 4/23/24 15:07 (UTC)there's no response to that, but megumi will be there at the arcade entrance as planned. he's very punctual! he has a bag in his hand that is probably going to be bakugo's gift. ]
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Date: 4/23/24 15:21 (UTC)bakugo arrives at the designated time, similarly punctual (unless he's late by choice for a reason) and dressed in a casual collaboration of button-down overshirt, tank-top, jeans, and sneakers. hope the restaurant isn't some snooty place that wants formal dress.]
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Date: 4/25/24 05:20 (UTC)Here. Happy birthday. [ He hands him the bag. Inside the bag is a wrapped up embossed rolling pin and socks with bombs on them. ]
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Date: 4/25/24 06:08 (UTC)I'm gonna murder that guy. [But he accepts the bag and gifts inside. Should've met up at the dorm if he was gonna give gifts... Wait, Megumi's got a humming bird drone, right? Well, Bakugo has a car too, so...
Megumi gets to see the blonde actually crack a brief, but genuine smile at the gifts, however. Quick little twitch up at the corner of the mouth.]
Heh. [The socks are pure dorky, Uni Hair. But the rolling pin is gonna end up a mutual present.] I'll use that.
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Date: 4/28/24 14:32 (UTC)[ While Megumi could have delivered the bag via drone, it's more fulfilling to see the reaction in person. He's finding this totally worth it, too. Is that a smile - and not in the sneering or taunting way he does sometimes? It seems genuine and rare to come by, so it makes his heart feel a bit warm. He chose those gifts with consideration, so he's rather proud of them also.
In response to the threat against Denji, though ... ]
He's just looking out for you. Go easy on him.
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Date: 4/28/24 17:28 (UTC)Because Megumi didn't just gift and dash outside his door, Bakugo's more inclined to spend time with the gifts rather than look and toss for the time being. But he honestly does like the two items, finding the socks completely dorky (and amused Megumi has a dorky side to him) and the rolling pin intriguing enough to want to try it out. Cookies? Hm. Maybe a pie covering? Bet it'd work well on chocolate bark in that short window of still-malleable-without-sticking.
Meaning Megumi's gonna get the results of that.]
He's not dead yet.
["Go easy on him" says the guy who slammed his friend's head in a door...]
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Date: 5/5/24 10:17 (UTC)And look, they barely knew each other when that happened. ]
'Yet', huh ... [ It might be concerning to someone else, but as someone who casually dishes out death threats also, he gets it. ]
Did you get many wishes?
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Date: 5/5/24 19:05 (UTC)Yeah well, this guy's not one to talk when he's wiling to blast his "friends" through a wall for pissing him off.]
Wishes?
[Meaning did people wish him a birthday, did he make one, or did others make ones for him?
... what kind of sappy nerd are you, Megumi?]
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Date: 5/10/24 13:13 (UTC)But now I'm curious to know if there's anything you're wishing for too. [ He minds his own business a lot of the time, but they've spent enough time with each other for Megumi to develop a healthy curiousity toward the other boy. ]
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Date: 5/10/24 15:08 (UTC)[He stops staring at Megumi with the answer, thinking back to day's seemingly-never-ending pings on his ocular and people popping up around the base, knocking on his door, all that shit. He used to love being the center of attention on his birthday as a small boy, but growing up, he matured out of it. Or more like his attitude and pride turned the attention into an annoyance... but his inner child still smiles in private fondness.]
Asides from the fucking obvious?
[Wishing for them all to go home. Maybe a wish the kaiju would stop fucking with this place... so then they could all go home. Would it be rude or understandable to say he didn't want to see any of these people again on his next birthday? Not in the "hope you all die" sort of way, but "you all better be home" sort of way.
He won't say that.] Can't say. Or it won't come true, dork.
[Look who's talking.]
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Date: 5/12/24 11:23 (UTC)He can guess that his wish would be something like going home, to return to his duties as a hero. That wouldn't be surprising at all. Megumi does have unfinished business at home, but life in Neo Tokyo is so much calmer in comparison that it's really hard to yearn to go back. ]
...Tsumiki used to say that too. I guess you're both sentimental.
[ He is fully preparing to be yelled at. ]
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Date: 5/13/24 00:12 (UTC)No, such a wish wouldn't be surprising. It's what many of them want after all. But wasting a birthday wish on something like that, something he's doggedly determined to make happen eventually, isn't what he did. He has a wish, he made one, but hell if he's gonna tell it to anyone. Because like it or not, Bakugo does have a life here.
Allies, friends, rivals...]
IT'S NOT SENTIMENTAL!! How many birthday wishes have you told everyone?!
[Rawr! Tempting to smack him with that brand-new rolling pin.]
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Date: 5/13/24 10:34 (UTC)None ... [ He doesn't really make wishes on his birthday. A lot of the time, he can't really think of anything that he wants. Maybe for his sister to be safe? Megumi isn't optimistic enough to believe a birthday wish would do anything for him though. Also... ] It's embarrassing.
[ Like what kids do, you know?
Then don't ask Bakugo to share his...... ]
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Date: 5/13/24 21:03 (UTC)Then don't ask about mine, dammit!
[Grumbling, he's still going to head across his room to set the socks down on his dresser to be washed and then put away later. Socks usually don't have a "size" issue, so it's not like a shirt not fitting. The rolling pin is neatly placed by his computer (yes he has one because fuck doing everything on his ocular) so he'll remember it.
Despite the bother, the sentiment isn't lost on him. Megumi's the quiet kid that Bakugo doesn't really mind being around, since they're both studious and focus on getting shit done.]
When's yours?
[Birthday.]