[Happy. That touches a nerve. It reminds him of what Esikko said in the hospital after the last time he was attacked:"Plenty of people want me dead. Even you yourself said I should be, right?"
It adds to the unpleasantness swirling in his head and the sick feeling churning in his stomach, so he focuses on the second part instead. If Bakugo doesn't want to answer, does that mean he did see what went down?]
Because you're acting strange, and I want to know if you also got hurt.
[A pause, and then:]
Also, he linked our senses together back during that Hearts game, and it never went away fully. I still feel little bits and pieces of what he feels, so of course I'd want to know.
[... did Bakugo ever hear about that whole thing? No?? Well he knows now!]
[Hiyori's animosity and disgust towards Esikko was pretty damn obvious. Someone like him wouldn't give a shit if someone they hated vanished for a while. Death isn't permanent here anyways, so fuck off with the guilt.]
As if those fucking assholes could hurt me! I would've slaughtered them if I had more time! Dammit, I'll murder them the next time I see their goddamn faces!
[Voice to text has to keep up with his snarling utterances as he storms down the hall, dragging his hand down the wall with a flurry of explosions. Scorching, blackening, breaking gold and designs, as trench gouged in his wake across it's stupid pretty surface.]
Haa? You're linked to him? Sucks to be you! Now you know what it feels like to get blown up in a fucking car bomb!
[Well. That helps him piece things together. "Those assholes" would mean the two brothers. "If I had more time" means Bakugo did get involved.
He still can't figure out why Bakugo's acting so strange. It has him staring at the text in complete and utter bewilderment. Swearing revenge against two people who killed someone is one thing. But acting so callous about death? And a friend's death, at that? What kind of hero does that? And then the second text comes in, and—]
[His end of the conversation goes quiet for a moment.]
No. I'll pass on that.
[He's the one who asked about this stuff, but he doesn't want to know. No matter what harsh things he may have said to Esikko before, this whole incident is nauseating.]
You don't sound like you're in the mood to talk, so I'll leave you be. You should check on how your suit mark is doing, though.
[Death is death. Someone picked a fucking fight he had no business dealing with and got wrecked for it. And he wasn't even able to take out the bastard responsible! Fuck!]
Beats me! I heard it can take a week, but who knows!
[The person who originally told him that people come back from death (because he'd killed someone and found out) is the same one who's currently dead. Funny how that works out.]
So we'll just have to keep checking the clinic, I suppose.
You really should do something about your suit first, though. I understand why you're not in the mood right now, but try to take care of it before it gets even worse, alright?
[He's curious to get a name. Someone else who's seen death happen? Maybe they can make a group out of it! Fucking murder club!]
I'm not wasting my time on that shit. He'll turn back up eventually.
If you're so damn worried about my suit, get your ass over here and take care of it. You're gonna need the practice if you wanna fuck in front of other people, ya damn prude.
[Hint: they are literally still talking about him.]
No, we should go together. You'll want to visit him once your suit effects wear off, and I can't go there alone. One of his friends threatened to beat me up on sight, so I need an escort.
Not in the mood, thanks! Thinking about him exploding doesn't do it for me at all, and neither does your attitude!
[If he wants to keep being petulant. He knows where this guy lives and can make it there quickly.]
Oh yeah? Who? They can wake up in the same room together.
[Someone else he can take this shit out on. People are so quick to threaten they'll end another person, but who the hell's got the balls to follow through?]
Bastard. Scared you wouldn't be thinking about anything but me?
[Goodness, he's unpleasant. Hiyori assumes he's just going through a bad suit flare, probably compounded by the traumatizing things he saw earlier. But threatening him? Not okay! The Spades suit really is awful.]
It was Esikko-kun. He's the one who told me people come back to life here.
I'm not telling you who threatened me if you're just going to pick a fight with them, though. After earlier, I'm sure they have enough problems.
[Somehow that's supposed to be better? Bakugo can't give him more details, since most of Hiyori's flashbacks to his nastier path have been meta only. Doesn't mean he's not gonna be an ass about it.]
Urusei! You got your answers.
[The hell does he have to "get well" about anyways? He's just Fucking FINE!]
[This time he really doesn't reply. Bakugo is a horrible conversation partner right now, so it's not worth it!
...
... it's not worth it, but being alone with his own thoughts isn't great, either. Arguing with Bakugo at least gave him something else to focus on. Now there's nothing to distract from the thorny tangle of emotions in his chest or his own imagining of the death scene.
He stares into the darkness for a minute before moving back into the other room, where he rejoins Jun in bed. He won't be sleeping much, though.]
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Date: 8/20/25 23:47 (UTC)[Veering off from the smoking store, he captures a hallway all to himself, one hand sparking and sending two people on the far end running.]
Why the hell do you wanna know? It's over!
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Date: 8/21/25 00:21 (UTC)It adds to the unpleasantness swirling in his head and the sick feeling churning in his stomach, so he focuses on the second part instead. If Bakugo doesn't want to answer, does that mean he did see what went down?]
Because you're acting strange, and I want to know if you also got hurt.
[A pause, and then:]
Also, he linked our senses together back during that Hearts game, and it never went away fully. I still feel little bits and pieces of what he feels, so of course I'd want to know.
[... did Bakugo ever hear about that whole thing? No?? Well he knows now!]
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Date: 8/21/25 00:52 (UTC)As if those fucking assholes could hurt me! I would've slaughtered them if I had more time! Dammit, I'll murder them the next time I see their goddamn faces!
[Voice to text has to keep up with his snarling utterances as he storms down the hall, dragging his hand down the wall with a flurry of explosions. Scorching, blackening, breaking gold and designs, as trench gouged in his wake across it's stupid pretty surface.]
Haa? You're linked to him? Sucks to be you! Now you know what it feels like to get blown up in a fucking car bomb!
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Date: 8/21/25 04:20 (UTC)He still can't figure out why Bakugo's acting so strange. It has him staring at the text in complete and utter bewilderment. Swearing revenge against two people who killed someone is one thing. But acting so callous about death? And a friend's death, at that? What kind of hero does that? And then the second text comes in, and—]
THAT'S what happened??? Someone blew him up???!
[WHO DOES THAT???]
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Date: 8/21/25 04:40 (UTC)Uh-huh. Fucking shitty death trap. A child could've come up with a better one!
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Date: 8/22/25 01:25 (UTC)One, children don't make death traps! And two, that is SO not the issue here!
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Date: 8/22/25 02:46 (UTC)no subject
Date: 8/22/25 03:54 (UTC)No. I'll pass on that.
[He's the one who asked about this stuff, but he doesn't want to know. No matter what harsh things he may have said to Esikko before, this whole incident is nauseating.]
You don't sound like you're in the mood to talk, so I'll leave you be. You should check on how your suit mark is doing, though.
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Date: 8/22/25 04:12 (UTC)[Death is death. Someone picked a fucking fight he had no business dealing with and got wrecked for it. And he wasn't even able to take out the bastard responsible! Fuck!]
Running away? I'm already talking to you!
How long's it take for a dead guy to return?
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Date: 8/22/25 21:57 (UTC)[The person who originally told him that people come back from death (because he'd killed someone and found out) is the same one who's currently dead. Funny how that works out.]
So we'll just have to keep checking the clinic, I suppose.
You really should do something about your suit first, though. I understand why you're not in the mood right now, but try to take care of it before it gets even worse, alright?
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Date: 8/22/25 22:06 (UTC)[He's curious to get a name. Someone else who's seen death happen? Maybe they can make a group out of it! Fucking murder club!]
I'm not wasting my time on that shit. He'll turn back up eventually.
If you're so damn worried about my suit, get your ass over here and take care of it. You're gonna need the practice if you wanna fuck in front of other people, ya damn prude.
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Date: 8/23/25 17:23 (UTC)[Hint: they are literally still talking about him.]
No, we should go together. You'll want to visit him once your suit effects wear off, and I can't go there alone. One of his friends threatened to beat me up on sight, so I need an escort.
Not in the mood, thanks! Thinking about him exploding doesn't do it for me at all, and neither does your attitude!
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Date: 8/23/25 17:38 (UTC)[If he wants to keep being petulant. He knows where this guy lives and can make it there quickly.]
Oh yeah? Who? They can wake up in the same room together.
[Someone else he can take this shit out on. People are so quick to threaten they'll end another person, but who the hell's got the balls to follow through?]
Bastard. Scared you wouldn't be thinking about anything but me?
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Date: 8/23/25 17:52 (UTC)It was Esikko-kun. He's the one who told me people come back to life here.
I'm not telling you who threatened me if you're just going to pick a fight with them, though. After earlier, I'm sure they have enough problems.
[It was Dabi, ftr.]
I don't sleep with people who say they'll rip my throat open.
Anyway, this is my last message. We'll talk again after you're back to normal, alright?
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Date: 8/23/25 18:03 (UTC)Not fucking surprised. Now he gets firsthand knowledge. He can tell everyone about it.
With how many people have threatened you, I'm surprised you're not dead yet.
[THAT WAS HARDLY A THREAT, YOU IDIOT! Over a fucking bid?! Grow a pair! ... Yeah don't tell him. It'll snap his mind even more.]
The only person you've slept with you've treated like shit.
Scram, coward.
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Date: 8/23/25 18:11 (UTC)How have I treated him badly? Go on, explain!
[Also not the only person he's slept with, but he won't correct that part...]
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Date: 8/23/25 18:16 (UTC)I saw who you were. Your paint self spilled a lot.
Possessive, shallow, arrogant.
You sure you got a boyfriend, or just some servant doing what you ordered.
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Date: 8/23/25 19:16 (UTC)[Honestly, he expected worse. Treating Jun like a servant isn't the thing he feels guilty over. ... he probably should, but he doesn't!]
That paint self doesn't represent me nowadays. Just like the you who's acting like a sneering bully doesn't represent you.
So, get well soon! ❤️🩹
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Date: 8/23/25 20:06 (UTC)Urusei! You got your answers.
[The hell does he have to "get well" about anyways? He's just Fucking FINE!]
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Date: 8/23/25 21:28 (UTC)...
... it's not worth it, but being alone with his own thoughts isn't great, either. Arguing with Bakugo at least gave him something else to focus on. Now there's nothing to distract from the thorny tangle of emotions in his chest or his own imagining of the death scene.
He stares into the darkness for a minute before moving back into the other room, where he rejoins Jun in bed. He won't be sleeping much, though.]