[Raidou's been in a good mood the last few days, finally coming around after the last mission. His downtime clothes are as dark as his school uniform, usually, plain black clothes but of course, still with his hat. The only time you'll ever catch him in brighter colors are when he's in his shrine clothes.]
Hi there. Long day? Hopefully that's a sigh of a good birthday.
[He's glad to see the guy in a good mood; a lot of people have been down since the shitty disneyland raid and the electric geckos. Bakugo's not in anything lighter than black, so he and Raidou match well enough in that department.
And yes, he notes the hat's still there. Bakugo doesn't think he's seen Raidou in anything but black or his uniform.]
Tch. People don't need to make a big fucking deal out of it.
[He slips in and hangs by the doorway, like his usual shadow of a self.]
Seems like we don't have much of a choice. I think this base is too small. Hard to keep news like to yourself.
[His has gotten out too. Raidou didn't want to make a big deal of it either, but it also feels nice. He never really celebrated it before - he's not even totally sure the date he knows as his birthday is actually correct.]
[Bakugo closes the door and heads back to his desk, taking a seat on the seat and generally leaving his room open for Raidou to wander around if he wants. The hero keeps his room neat and clean, though there are some clothes on his bed folded, but not put away yet.]
Nothing in this base said they had to pester me all fucking day.
[Though for someone griping about it, he'd done fuck all to stop it or slam the door in people's faces when they came by or dropped things off. Guess it's not the worst thing...
...he missed Raidou's? Dammit! He'll have to make it up to him later.]
Movies, restaurant, laser tag, taste tested a lot of food.
[Which includes the package of cookies he's not moving to the side of his desk top in invite for Raidou to share with him. Hey, it's why he asked him down here. Well... "asked" being the operative phrase.]
You used dark chocolate.
[The comment comes with a brife, but obvious thumbs up of approval.]
[Luckily for Bakugo, he has not missed Raidou's yet, coming up in short two weeks. But there is no way he's letting that out voluntarily when it already got dragged out of him elsewhere.
He smiles at the idea of all their friends dragging Bakugo this way and that around town. It even broadens a little when he gets that thumbs up from the other boy.]
Some recipes called for semi-sweet, some for milk, a few for dark. Figured I would try one of those. I wasn't sure I'd like it as much, but they came out well.
[Don't mind as he wanders over to grab one. Raidou has a real sweet tooth that he tries to not let on about, but with the more he starts baking, he won't be able to hide it too well.]
[Guess he's going to just have to hear it from someone... like what happened with him. What goes around comes around, you know that, right, Raidou? At least the blonde's not going to make a big deal out of it.
And yeah, there was a fair bit of dragging, though half of it was actually Bakugo taking one of them up on the offer and getting the hell outta dodge so others couldn't gang up and turn it into a fucking party on him.
Raidou's quiet company is appreciated more than Bakugo's going to say.]
Hn, are you suggesting you lucked out? [The explosive blonde's never been a fan of overly-sweet foods, outside of an uncommon treat. So Raidou's choice of dark chocolate amid the buttery spice and brown sugar is a nice contrast. Question is whether he did it on purpose for Bakugo.
Unfortunately, he already figured out Raidou has a sweet tooth; they cooked a cake together after all and he's seen the guy at two or three parties now. Bakugo gets up and pops open his mini fridge.] I've got water, juice, and tea.
[Take a pick.]
Laser tag's a shooting game where you eliminate opponents by hitting them with beams of light.
Maybe. Do you like these better than the other kinds?
[Because he had a feeling, but really, it would be good luck on his guess.]
Tea is good. Thank you. [Don't want to go overboard with the sweets. Now he's also trying to imagine how laser tag must work. Sounds intriguing, even if he's having a hard time picturing it.] I see... was it fun?
[But given what he said, yeah, he'd like the dark chocolate and bittersweet better than the other versions.
Bakugou pulls out a bottle of tea, glass because he likes the feeling compared to the plastic, then hands it over to Raidou. Thought about tossing it, buuut... Bakugou brings over a bottle of tea for himself.]
Yeah. I've done it a few times and each time, we left the other team a fucked-up mess.
Sounds like I'm going to have to make some more, then. [There, that lines up at least the next two baking projects. He doesn't have a lot of time to dedicate to it - what with missions, training, two jobs and studying - but he likes to when he can. It's relaxing.
Raidou considers this, nodding. Sure, maybe he hasn't been feeling too great about his skills since he arrived here, but there's one thing he's still confident on, and that's his aim.]
[Fair warning. He doesn't make a habit of snacking on sweets, saving them for occasional desserts or things like these. Raidou's not going to have much luck dumping three bags of varieties on Bakugo's doorstep. A sampler grab-bag would be the more ideal route.
But hell if he's going to stop Raidou from learning more about baking. Bakugo makes time to cook his own things as well.
The blonde arches a brow at the suggestion. He's had pair up requests, but this is a first time to ask for the opposing team. A smirk curves the corner of his lips.]
[He shrugs lightly.] I don't know. I'm still new at this.
[Hey, if Bakugo doesn't want to eat too many sweets, there are plenty of other people who will! He can just accept them when Raidou brings them by.]
I'm already on the winning team.
[He gives Bakugo a little grin as he pops the last bit of his cookie into his mouth. Raidou should know better than to egg Bakugo on when it comes to a competition, but he can't help it. It's too fun to tease him.]
[Bakugo might not want to eat too many sweets, but he's not completely adverse to them! And maybe he does want to sample Raidou's cooking. Sue him. Also cooking with the guy is a good experience because Raidou's not a damn ball of energy. The rambunctious type at least.]
What was that? [Bakugo narrows his eyes and leans towards Raidou, mouth curling in a challenging sneer.] Don't think I'm gonna go easy on you.
[There's going to be a big difference this time; Bakugo's not going to lose! Granted he still hasn't succeeded in besting Raidou in swordplay yet... but damn if he doesn't continue to try.]
Tch, we'll see how good a swordsman is at shooting.
[He occasionally places Raidou in a more feudal era, but has gotten the feeling he might be in a time period that's more modern than that. Especially if there were rudimentary rifles and pistols... Hence the curiosity.
No comment on the well-rounded preparations because Bakugo agrees 100%. Just impresses him more.
JUST YOU WAIT!! HE'LL HAVE YOU ON YOUR BACK AT SWORD POINT SOON ENOUGH!!]
Hm? [5th of May, huh.] Could set up something big for that...
[Outsider laser tag. Hell, they could "rent out" the arcade, or do something in the simulator.]
There are many. But if you're asking what I use, typically a revolver. Here I've taught myself to use an automatic handgun, since it's what was available.
[Besides, it holds so many more rounds. Very handy.
At the mention of something big, Raidou shakes his head.]
It doesn't need to be anything big. Really. Just whoever wants to come is fine.
[Shouldn't be surprising that he's not into having a big deal made over his birthday.]
A revolver. What other technology do you have? Take it you're past the horse and carriage.
[Damn, so maybe Raidou's world is further along than he thought. Bakugo frowns in contemplation. The automatic being Raidou's choice here isn't surprising.]
Yeah, I learned to use one when I joined the force.
[Standard issue protocol, even with his Quirk and status as an Outsider.
Damn, there goes his plans of throwing a big party for Raidou's birthday. (No, he wouldn't do that. Bakugo doesn't like big parties in the first place and certainly wouldn't do one of his own unless roped into somehow.) But setting up a dorm-wide laser tag competition? ... Possibly.]
If an announcement goes out, a lot of people are gonna come.
[Hm.]
I'd want the best team... Just won't mention it's your birthday.
[Okay so perchance Bakugo would set up something small in the back people can stumble on and then the word will spread and it'll be Raidou's turn to squirm.]
I am from 1922, not 1822, yes? We have things like streetcars and automobiles. [He grins a little, shaking his head. He's been over this with other people here, but he never thought one would be Bakugo.]
I suppose if we tell the whole base, we will accommodate whoever wants to play. The more the merrier. It can just be a game for a game's sake.
[Many people have tried convincing him that it's fine for him to celebrate his birthday - or more like let others celebrate it for him. Even if it is a little embarrassing, he'll be gracious.]
[Growled in a dry tone. Sue him. Not really, but he certainly hadn't thought Raidou from the 1900s. Despite the look of his uniform, which Bakugo speculated was anachronistic, and calling him Shashou. The use of swords and demons and sealing rituals gave the indication of something not so modern. It's not like he and Raidou talked about the guy's past.
He quickly re contextualizes Raidou's world and time frame in his mind. The swordsman's uniform still looks military. Anyways, moving on.]
Haa?! Fuck that! If I'm going to play, I'm going to come out on top of everyone else! Team or solo!
[Always a competition with Bakugo. A game is never just a game. Why play otherwise? You keep score? That's competitive! SO SOMEONE HAS TO FUCKING WIN!
Bakugo grew out of birthday celebrations. Now it's a big deal over what he thinks is "nothing" and other people (his classmates) have never accepted that from the grouch. He'll agree with Raidou on this too.]
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Date: 4/21/24 00:34 (UTC)Hi there. Long day? Hopefully that's a sigh of a good birthday.
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Date: 4/21/24 20:38 (UTC)And yes, he notes the hat's still there. Bakugo doesn't think he's seen Raidou in anything but black or his uniform.]
Tch. People don't need to make a big fucking deal out of it.
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Date: 4/21/24 21:58 (UTC)Seems like we don't have much of a choice. I think this base is too small. Hard to keep news like to yourself.
[His has gotten out too. Raidou didn't want to make a big deal of it either, but it also feels nice. He never really celebrated it before - he's not even totally sure the date he knows as his birthday is actually correct.]
Did you do anything fun?
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Date: 4/21/24 22:39 (UTC)Nothing in this base said they had to pester me all fucking day.
[Though for someone griping about it, he'd done fuck all to stop it or slam the door in people's faces when they came by or dropped things off. Guess it's not the worst thing...
...he missed Raidou's? Dammit! He'll have to make it up to him later.]
Movies, restaurant, laser tag, taste tested a lot of food.
[Which includes the package of cookies he's not moving to the side of his desk top in invite for Raidou to share with him. Hey, it's why he asked him down here. Well... "asked" being the operative phrase.]
You used dark chocolate.
[The comment comes with a brife, but obvious thumbs up of approval.]
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Date: 4/21/24 23:36 (UTC)He smiles at the idea of all their friends dragging Bakugo this way and that around town. It even broadens a little when he gets that thumbs up from the other boy.]
Some recipes called for semi-sweet, some for milk, a few for dark. Figured I would try one of those. I wasn't sure I'd like it as much, but they came out well.
[Don't mind as he wanders over to grab one. Raidou has a real sweet tooth that he tries to not let on about, but with the more he starts baking, he won't be able to hide it too well.]
What's laser tag?
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Date: 4/21/24 23:55 (UTC)And yeah, there was a fair bit of dragging, though half of it was actually Bakugo taking one of them up on the offer and getting the hell outta dodge so others couldn't gang up and turn it into a fucking party on him.
Raidou's quiet company is appreciated more than Bakugo's going to say.]
Hn, are you suggesting you lucked out? [The explosive blonde's never been a fan of overly-sweet foods, outside of an uncommon treat. So Raidou's choice of dark chocolate amid the buttery spice and brown sugar is a nice contrast. Question is whether he did it on purpose for Bakugo.
Unfortunately, he already figured out Raidou has a sweet tooth; they cooked a cake together after all and he's seen the guy at two or three parties now. Bakugo gets up and pops open his mini fridge.] I've got water, juice, and tea.
[Take a pick.]
Laser tag's a shooting game where you eliminate opponents by hitting them with beams of light.
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Date: 4/22/24 01:44 (UTC)[Because he had a feeling, but really, it would be good luck on his guess.]
Tea is good. Thank you. [Don't want to go overboard with the sweets. Now he's also trying to imagine how laser tag must work. Sounds intriguing, even if he's having a hard time picturing it.] I see... was it fun?
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Date: 4/22/24 02:20 (UTC)[But given what he said, yeah, he'd like the dark chocolate and bittersweet better than the other versions.
Bakugou pulls out a bottle of tea, glass because he likes the feeling compared to the plastic, then hands it over to Raidou. Thought about tossing it, buuut... Bakugou brings over a bottle of tea for himself.]
Yeah. I've done it a few times and each time, we left the other team a fucked-up mess.
[So competitive!]
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Date: 4/22/24 16:13 (UTC)Raidou considers this, nodding. Sure, maybe he hasn't been feeling too great about his skills since he arrived here, but there's one thing he's still confident on, and that's his aim.]
Let me be on the opposing team next time.
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Date: 4/22/24 20:17 (UTC)[Fair warning. He doesn't make a habit of snacking on sweets, saving them for occasional desserts or things like these. Raidou's not going to have much luck dumping three bags of varieties on Bakugo's doorstep. A sampler grab-bag would be the more ideal route.
But hell if he's going to stop Raidou from learning more about baking. Bakugo makes time to cook his own things as well.
The blonde arches a brow at the suggestion. He's had pair up requests, but this is a first time to ask for the opposing team. A smirk curves the corner of his lips.]
Are you gonna try and beat me, Shashou?
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Date: 4/22/24 23:58 (UTC)You said it's shooting, right? I feel like I'm letting my marksmanship get rusty here. Let's go sometime.
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Date: 4/23/24 00:43 (UTC)[You only need to do some sampling while mixing and then one or two cookies on the tray for the baking! The batter keeps, dammit!
This is not Bakugo defending his right to be Raidou's taste tester, no of course not!
... he'll fight for it, dammit!]
Aa. All right. I've got time tomorrow. You sure you don't want to be on the winning team?
[Needle needle needle.]
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Date: 4/23/24 01:29 (UTC)[Hey, if Bakugo doesn't want to eat too many sweets, there are plenty of other people who will! He can just accept them when Raidou brings them by.]
I'm already on the winning team.
[He gives Bakugo a little grin as he pops the last bit of his cookie into his mouth. Raidou should know better than to egg Bakugo on when it comes to a competition, but he can't help it. It's too fun to tease him.]
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Date: 4/23/24 01:52 (UTC)[Bakugo might not want to eat too many sweets, but he's not completely adverse to them! And maybe he does want to sample Raidou's cooking. Sue him. Also cooking with the guy is a good experience because Raidou's not a damn ball of energy. The rambunctious type at least.]
What was that? [Bakugo narrows his eyes and leans towards Raidou, mouth curling in a challenging sneer.] Don't think I'm gonna go easy on you.
[He cracks his knuckles in one palm.]
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Date: 4/23/24 02:52 (UTC)I would never assume that. I can tell you that I'm a better marksman than skater, though.
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Date: 4/23/24 03:03 (UTC)Tch, we'll see how good a swordsman is at shooting.
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Date: 4/23/24 18:13 (UTC)[C'mon, hero, he's waiting to see if you can ever get the better of little ol' him.
Raidou thinks about it for a moment, before adding something.]
My birthday is the fifth of May. Maybe we can find people to go then?
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Date: 4/23/24 22:43 (UTC)[He occasionally places Raidou in a more feudal era, but has gotten the feeling he might be in a time period that's more modern than that. Especially if there were rudimentary rifles and pistols... Hence the curiosity.
No comment on the well-rounded preparations because Bakugo agrees 100%. Just impresses him more.
JUST YOU WAIT!! HE'LL HAVE YOU ON YOUR BACK AT SWORD POINT SOON ENOUGH!!]
Hm? [5th of May, huh.] Could set up something big for that...
[Outsider laser tag. Hell, they could "rent out" the arcade, or do something in the simulator.]
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Date: 4/24/24 01:07 (UTC)[Besides, it holds so many more rounds. Very handy.
At the mention of something big, Raidou shakes his head.]
It doesn't need to be anything big. Really. Just whoever wants to come is fine.
[Shouldn't be surprising that he's not into having a big deal made over his birthday.]
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Date: 4/24/24 01:21 (UTC)[Damn, so maybe Raidou's world is further along than he thought. Bakugo frowns in contemplation. The automatic being Raidou's choice here isn't surprising.]
Yeah, I learned to use one when I joined the force.
[Standard issue protocol, even with his Quirk and status as an Outsider.
Damn, there goes his plans of throwing a big party for Raidou's birthday. (No, he wouldn't do that. Bakugo doesn't like big parties in the first place and certainly wouldn't do one of his own unless roped into somehow.) But setting up a dorm-wide laser tag competition? ... Possibly.]
If an announcement goes out, a lot of people are gonna come.
[Hm.]
I'd want the best team... Just won't mention it's your birthday.
[Okay so perchance Bakugo would set up something small in the back people can stumble on and then the word will spread and it'll be Raidou's turn to squirm.]
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Date: 4/24/24 02:35 (UTC)I suppose if we tell the whole base, we will accommodate whoever wants to play. The more the merrier. It can just be a game for a game's sake.
[Many people have tried convincing him that it's fine for him to celebrate his birthday - or more like let others celebrate it for him. Even if it is a little embarrassing, he'll be gracious.]
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Date: 4/24/24 02:49 (UTC)[Growled in a dry tone. Sue him. Not really, but he certainly hadn't thought Raidou from the 1900s. Despite the look of his uniform, which Bakugo speculated was anachronistic, and calling him Shashou. The use of swords and demons and sealing rituals gave the indication of something not so modern. It's not like he and Raidou talked about the guy's past.
He quickly re contextualizes Raidou's world and time frame in his mind. The swordsman's uniform still looks military. Anyways, moving on.]
Haa?! Fuck that! If I'm going to play, I'm going to come out on top of everyone else! Team or solo!
[Always a competition with Bakugo. A game is never just a game. Why play otherwise? You keep score? That's competitive! SO SOMEONE HAS TO FUCKING WIN!
Bakugo grew out of birthday celebrations. Now it's a big deal over what he thinks is "nothing" and other people (his classmates) have never accepted that from the grouch. He'll agree with Raidou on this too.]