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"Ah'm gonna go get Tin back!" You announce, stopping for a moment. "Actually… Any of you wanna come see the development studio? It's pretty neat."

>"Sure! I wasn't planning anything." Momo immediately answers, stepping out of the threshold herself. "But do you think there's anyone still there? Remember that the rest of the school leaves far earlier than the hero courses."

"Yeah, Ah'm sure she's there." You assure her with a wave of your hand, continuing your way. "Ah reckon ah know Mei well enough to know she'll be there until someone kicks her out."

>"Who is this Mei?" Momo asks, hurrying a bit to walk by your left. "Sounds somewhat familiar."

>"I think it was the pink haired girl that… huh… Kinda fought Uraraka. Hatsume Mei I think..." Toru tepidly clarifies. "If you can call that a fight."

>"Oh, her." Momo acknowledges her with a nod and a shudder. "Yes. A fight… Uraraka tried her best. Having not fared any better, I can't criticize her."

"Yeah… Again, sorry 'bout that." You take a second to apologize to your friend, looking over your shoulder as you walk, still feeling bad about embedding her into a wall.

>"No need for that. I just need to be better." She proclaims, exuding confidence fit for her rank. "There should be plenty of opportunities for me to prove myself to you.... You all... what I can do."

>"Well, we have most of the year left, of course you'll show them up prez!" Toru cheers from your right.

"Ah know you can." You assure Momo, throwing an arm around both of their necks and pulling them in for a half-hug, not bothering to try a frontal hug. It's incredibly awkward to hug Momo alone, your arms don't reach far enough to add Toru. "Ever tried makin' a gun?"

>"I'd… rather not have that on my records." She replies with an incredulous expression. "I'll stick to weaponry the law didn't bother to cover."

Letting them go after a couple of seconds, you lead the way to the development studio's blast doors and the crates of salvage and new materials that sit by its sides.

>"It looks closed." Toru points out the obvious, then picks up a scorched robotic claw from one of the crates, waving it around. "Heh. Looks like someone found the self destruct button too."

>"One must wonder why such heavy doors are needed…" Momo muses, lightly tapping the metal with her knuckles, too faint to count as a knock.

You aren't as subtle.

"MEI! FIREWIRE!" You yell, banging your fist against the heavy metal"AH KNOW Y'ALL IN THERE, OPEN UP!"

You bang for a solid thirty seconds, not bothered by the impact of metal against your hand.

Eventually, the outer door slides to the side, opening to a blast of hot air and a shirtless Karoshika wearing overalls tied at his waist and a large mechanical arm over his right arm, the second year student still looking like he needs a sandwich or three considering you don't see much but bone and skin.

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Behind him, Mei pulls up her goggles and stares at you. Intensely. The crosshair eyes really help to get across the murderous intent despite her tanktop looking straight up drenched.

>"Oh, it's you." He says, poking his head out and looking around at your friends. "And more of you."

He then pulls his head back and the door slams shut.

>"...Was that a skeleton in a sauna?" Toru asks, and you aren't quite sure if she's joking.

"...Mostly, yeah." You mutter, unable to disagree as you try to process what on God's green earth happened with Mei and if you should apologize for something, or prepare to dodge a wrench, or if it even is related to you.

>"Was that... Firewire?" Momo then asks, staring at the wall like the rest of you.

"Yeah… He keeps Mei in check when Power Loader ain't around… Kinda hope he still does." You tell her, stepping back from the door. "Pretty sure he did some of Tin's programming and framework too."

>"...Strange combination of skills." The taller girl comments, covering her mouth for a short giggle. "How befitting of U.A."

"Ah guess so…" You reply, still muttering.

After a couple of seconds of nervous silence, the door opens again, the lanky boy and salmon haired girl standing in front of you... The later holding a rather large wrench.

The heat radiating from the room reminds you of the summers back home, and of laying on the grass under a tree waiting for the sun to stop trying to fry you alive.

Behind them, you can see… Many cameras that weren't there a couple of seconds ago sprouting out of panels within the walls.

>"I just can't believe it! I mean, poor Tin! Our baby was cast from some of the toughest materials on the planet! There's more of the alloy in Tin than the rest of the planet combined! Than the planet had raw materials to make! It should have lasted years! Or get wrecked in an epic battle with a villain that got covered on the news!" Mei shouts pointing the wrench an inch from your nose. "How did you manage to still find a way to slice through it like that!? IT LASTED WEEKS!"

>"She's been having a bit of a crisis since Tin came in." Firewire explains, grabbing her by the waist with the mechanical arm and pulling her away from you.

>"I'M BEING REPRESSED!" She yells, flailing. "I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT I DID WROOOOOOONG!"

Oh no. She's sobbing now.

Looking at your classmates, you can see that you aren't the only one feeling awkward. At least on Momo's face, Toru's face remained inscrutable.

Firewire for his part, rolls his eyes.

>What do you do?

>[Try to console her and support her! "Hey, calm down sugah, you did nothing wrong. Quirks are bullshit, you just can't account for everything." (Face 2d10)]
>[What's she talking about, no one was hurt during the fight! "Now hold on a second sugar! Tin got that on the frontlines doing what it's made to do, and Ah reckon it was the best as Ah can hope for!"]
>[Yeah, yeah, but where's Tin. "We can talk later if you want, but where's mah robot?"]
>[She's been restrained and you've been through worse heat. Enter the studio and look for your robot friend! "Tin! Baby! Ah'm here! ...Mistress is here! Where are you? Are ya alright?"]
>[Write in.]
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>>4307325
A sort of combination between

>[Yeah, yeah, but where's Tin. "We can talk later if you want, but where's mah robot?"]

and

>[She's been restrained and you've been through worse heat. Enter the studio and look for your robot friend! "Tin! Baby! Ah'm here! ...Mistress is here! Where are you? Are ya alright?"]

But something like telling Mei that we can talk later but then going immediately after to check on Tin

>>4307325
>>[What's she talking about, no one was hurt during the fight! "Now hold on a second sugar! Tin got that on the frontlines doing what it's made to do, and Ah reckon it was the best as Ah can hope for!"]

>>4307325
>[Try to console her and support her! "Hey, calm down sugah, you did nothing wrong. Quirks are bullshit, you just can't account for everything." (Face 2d10)]

>”Didn’t you watch Tin’s memory of it?”

>Hug

>”If anything it was mah fault. If Ah wanted a robot fer spyin’ Ah should have asked for a recon drone installed.”

>>4307325
>>4307333
Supporting!

And thanks for the continuation PM!

I do hope this initial impression doesn’t scare our friends, particularly Momo, away. And I am trying to figure what plausible scenario would involve Tin with all that heat.

>>4307325
>>[Yeah, yeah, but where's Tin. "We can talk later if you want, but where's mah robot?"]

>>4307325
>[Try to console her and support her! "Hey, calm down sugah, you did nothing wrong. Quirks are bullshit, you just can't account for everything." (Face 2d10)]

>”Didn’t you watch Tin’s memory of it?”

>>4307337
Supporting this.

Also, wondering if we can see an outline of Toru; It'd be interesting to see if she had a mutation quirk or something along those lines!

>>4307325

Seconding
>>4307337

>>4307325
>>[Try to console her and support her! "Hey, calm down sugah, you did nothing wrong. Quirks are bullshit, you just can't account for everything." (Face 2d10)]

>>4307325
>[Try to console her and support her! "Hey, calm down sugah, you did nothing wrong. Quirks are bullshit, you just can't account for everything." (Face 2d10)]

>>4307325
>[What's she talking about, no one was hurt during the fight! "Now hold on a second sugar! Tin got that on the frontlines doing what it's made to do, and Ah reckon it was the best as Ah can hope for!"]
>[Yeah, yeah, but where's Tin. "We can talk later if you want, but where's mah robot?"]

>>4307325
>>[Write in.]
>[Sob with her] "Ah kmooow! Mah poor baby got hurt 'n' i didn't know what 'ta do. Damn stupid shark hussy hurtin' our boy!"

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HEY YO! WE GOT A ROLL EARLY ON!
YOU KNOW HOW THIS GOES! ROLL ME 2d10 AND SEE HOW IT GOES!

Rolled 6, 6 = 12 (2d10)

>>4308362
YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

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>>4308364

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Rolled 6, 7 = 13 (2d10)

>>4308362
BIG BEAUTIFUL BREASTS!!!!!!!!

Rolled 5, 10 = 15 (2d10)

>>4308362
Probably not beating a pair of sixes (or any pair) but YEAH!

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Rolled 5, 2 = 7 (2d10)

>>4308362
BIG BEAUTIFUL BREASTS!

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>>4308367
>>4308377

THANKS 4chan for taking literal 5 minutes to register that I had posted ya fucking jackass

fucking can't even delete the duplicate.

Rolled 4, 7 = 11 (2d10)

>>4308362
Eh.

Rolled 6, 6 = 12 (2d10)

>>4308362
ULTAPLUSH

Well we should probably suggest to Mei a nanomachine repair system for Tin.

>>4309234
Any machine can be a nanomachine if you’re Ushi.

>>4309565
Exactly

Did Ushi ever introduce Pony to Tin? I feel like she would love him.

>>4309629
We should.

>>4309629
We have.

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You give a small placating smile to your worried looking classmate, and the one without looks too, before focusing on your friend in distress.

Issues of soul and heart are not something you can solve with brute force, no matter how much you wish you could. But where snappy banter and chokeholds fail, heartfelt words and hugs will have to suffice.

"Hey, calm down sugah, you did nothing wrong." You tell her, approaching her and getting within the reach of her wrench, while waving at Firewire to not interfere. "Quirks are bullshit, you just can't account for everythin’."

>"Of course not!" Mei says, not sounding any calmer. "Friction! Tension! Electrical, Thermal and Magnetic! Most forces and energies! Tin should have been able to crawl out of a crater! But nothing mattered the moment it was put to the test!"

You can no longer tell if she's mad, sad, or both, but whatever it is, it's not okay.

"Did…did you watch Tin's memory?" You ask her, tapping your chin. Getting a nod and a sigh from her, you continue. "Ya know how things went down then. Tin still works, the smugglers were caught and no one was hurt! So what if there's some fish hussy around carvin' solid stuff with her claws! Would anyone else's robot have fared better? No! Even the gear of the best support engineers in the world gets damaged in the field! Hell, even All Might has gotten his suits torn in battle sometimes!..."

There. That got her attention, as well as everyone else's… But they don't really matter right now. You softly slap Firewire's mechanical arm rig, getting him to release her with a shrug. Perfect for you to grab her and pull her into a half hug.

"The evil people of the world have supernatural powers now as well, stuff so weird 'nd dangerous, normal police can't deal with 'em all! That's kinda the entire reason there's heroes runnin' 'round in tights, and Ah reckon we need all the help we can get." You tell her, trying to talk her and her trade up. "Costumes, gear and… Well, robots. You didn't fail. Tin did what Ah told it to do, it didn't fail either. If anythin', Ah should have gone and kicked her teeth in before she laid a finger on Tin."

You hold her close, patting her shoulder and hoping your words are enough to help.

>"Yeah, you messed up, but I have no excuse either." She mutters, still looking down. "For the first time I had all the best materials, all the tools and machinery I needed… even some help... I did pretty much everything I could with that robot short of building it from scratch... And I still managed to fuck it up."

"Well… You did your best, right?" You ask, trying to see where she's going with that and help her vent.

>"As always… Never stopped my babies from blowing up or starting a fire on their first iterations though." She says with a small smile. "But this is different! I didn't overlook anything, no soldering was lousy, every capacitor was in the right place. What am I supposed to do when I fail without making any mistakes?"

>"...I can't believe I was that stupid." The eldest student in the room states, not looking moved in any way. "It's been long enough, get over it."

>"Hey, you can't just say that!" Toru yells, stomping in front of the much taller Firewire, wagging her uniform's cuff in front of his face. "You are her senpai! You are supposed to be all… candid and helpful and… stuff!"

"Yeah! Did you take your heart out or somethin'?" You ask the teen who seems to be keeping his cool far too well for the heat in the studio.

>"No. This is just a thing that happens." He answers, opening a drawer and revealing a very stained and burnt metallic hand, much rougher than the one he is wearing and pockmarked with burnt blobs, then slamming it against the bench. "You do your best and fail anyway. Who would have thought you would have to plan for fucking locusts!?"

You immediately shift your stance, putting yourself between him and your friends, just in case.

Despite his outburst, the slight glow to his eyes and sudden stiffness on his usually shaggy hair, he finally looks passionate about something, the first time you've ever seen him like that.

>"You take notes!" He says, taking a deep breath and lifting his metal arm, cyan arcs of lightning briefly shining over its surface, releasing a smell similar to that of a wet donkey. "And improve!"

With a rather dramatic flick of his wrist one of the walls of the studio begins whirring and groaning, opening to reveal a similar grid as the suitcase lockers in your classroom, but with much smaller compartments.

Another difference is that it's clearly not full of suits, letting you see the small pieces of scrap that occupy half of them, with one of them sending chills down your spine. It doesn't look quite the same without the red lens in the middle, but you can easily spot Tin's damaged head in the last occupied box.

But he continues before you can demand an explanation, leaving you to look at it and at your friends. Seeing your own distress, Momo reaches for a tentatively yet appreciated pat on the back.

>"Must be the damaged frame." She says, continuing the calming gesture.

>"In other words… Just keep on doing what you were doing." He finishes, letting himself fall on a stool, the lightning show slowly petering out and dying as he shrugs. "We still have the old molds, but you still insisted on machining a new head. That means you are changing something. An upgrade."

>"Well, I had to make sure the new frame would be compatible with the electrodes." Mei affirms with a sharp nod, taking a step away from you and looking around for a second before walking towards a couple crates, pulling out a circuit board full of capacitors out of one of them. "I'm not going to let my baby suffer through that again. A shock of 850 volts on contact should cause cramping on anyone who tries to harm it!"

>"Pardon my intrusion, but wouldn't that cause a cardiac arrest." Momo asks, reasonably concerned.

>"...Maybe! I'm an engineer, not a doctor." Mei answers without missing a beat, sounding and looking like normal, focused on her work.

>"No you are not." Her upperclassman corrects her, to no effect.

This time is your turn to pat Momo's back, seeing her shock at Mei's dismissive attitude.

>"It's that normal or…" She asks, trying to find some polite way to refer to Mei's blatant disregard for human safety.

"No, that's pretty much how she normally is." You clarify, shrugging. "...Wait a dang second. Does this mean Tin's not ready!?"

>"Of course not." Mei replies, lifting her circuit board. "Fitting this thing won't take long, but we got to pour it's new head pieces into the molds, let it cool, fit and bolt everything together and reactivate the poor baby… So, tomorrow, probably."

"But it's been like a week!" You whine. It's not the most dignified thing to do, but you miss Tin.

>"You can't rush genius." Mei smugly tells you, putting on her goggles and walking towards what looks like a heavy, large metal box under a fume hood. "Or casting this stuff."

She grabs the handle atop the box then flails her hand around, wincing.

>"Right… Karoshika, do the thing, will you?" Mei calls out, getting the older student to shamble closer and grab the handle with his metal arm. "You might want to take some clothes off."

You look at your classmates, shrug and take off your jacket, prompting Momo to do the same.

>"You know what happens when you get sweaty in a white shirt, I'm not exposing myself like that." Toru states, crossing her arms.

You and Momo just share a confused glance.

>"Suit yourself." Firewire replies, puttin on a welding mask and flipping the top open.

Considering you are alive to think about it, it can't be the Ark of the Covenant, but it sure as hell feels like it is, what with the heat getting at least twice as bad the moment it opens and the blinding light.

"GAH!" You let out, reaching to cover your closed eyes, your eyelids not doing nearly enough to protect you. Then it gets bearably dark again.

>"Temperature is right, viscosity in the middle is too high still." Firewire states, looking all blurry to you. "It's not ready. We'll have to pour it before we leave at 19:00."

>"Well… That's a lot of free time I didn't plan for, so…" The pink-topped blob in your field of view says, approaching the blobs you are pretty sure are your classmates. "My name's Hatsune Mei, what can I do for ya'?"

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>"Warnings about blinding lights could be a good start, but I'd also like to know how you came to possess, and I quote...." Momo asks, sounding inquisitively, yet looking blobbily. "'More of the alloy than the rest of the planet combined' and 'more than the planet had raw materials to make'?"

...You don't like the sudden silence, nor seeing the two support students glance awkwardly at each other when your vision starts to come back into focus.

Momo, however, rocks those sunglasses.

>"Eh, that wasn't that bad." Toru comments, breaking the silence while looking and sounding unaffected too.

So yeah, you seem to be the only one that got hurt by that.

>"Are you… Are you licking your eyes?" Firewire asks.

"Ah wouldn't if someone didn't just flash fried 'em." You grumble, unable to care about his apparent disgust.

>"You do you." Momo reassures you, once again patting your back. Not as needed this time, but you don't have it in you to complain about friendliness.

>What do you do?

>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>[Try to change the subject and suggest some gear/costume upgrades! (What?)]
>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]
>[Write in.]

And…

>Pick 1 Dice option.

>[+1 Relationship Die with Momo, your supportive friend.]
>[+1 Relationship Die Mei, the madcap tinkerer.]
>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]

>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]

>>4312512
>>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]

>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]

>Suggest some gear/costume upgrades! (What?)]

>So girls, Ah’m gonna float a bunch of ideas and you tell me what y’all think of’m.

>If there’s anythin’ invisible Ah bet Ah could make enough t’get Toru a hero suit of it and maybe a weapon.

>Ah’m guessin’ an AI scouter’d be faster than flippin’ through books fer Momo.

>D’ya think you could fit Tin to work as a cell tower when he’s huge and play a dispatch role for disaster relief? Or recon drones to search out fer people?

>Between Momo and Me, what pie-in-the-sky superstuff d’you think you could make? Ah bet between the three of us we could do somethin’ incredible!

>[+1 Relationship Die Mei, the madcap tinkerer.]

I know charm is probably better, but I can’t help but vote for Mei RD. She’s like our co-parent!

>>4312512
>>[+1 Charm Skill die.]
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]

>>4312512
>>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]
>[+1 Relationship Die with Momo, your supportive friend.]
RD can be used in many more situations, and Momo deserves one. Charm can wait.

>>4312512
>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]

>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

God, it hurts to pass up relationship dice, but I want to take any opportunity we can to boost our own true weakness, and something Ushi HAS to get good at to achieve her goals as a hero.

>>4312512
>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]
>[+1 Relationship Die with Momo, your supportive friend.]
Friendship, HO!

>>4312512
>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]
>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?...
>[+1 Relationship Die with Momo, your supportive friend.]

>>4312512
>>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]
>[+1 Relationship Die with Momo, your supportive friend.]

>>4312512
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?...
>[+1 Relationship Die with Momo, your supportive friend.]

>>4312512
I would love to get Momo’s RD finally in place but we have been neglecting a charm die for too long I guess...

>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

And now that Momo is finally here... essentially supporting >4312528
where theres overlap

>[Try to change the subject and suggest some gear/costume upgrades!]

>A HUD for Momo to replace her books. - “Speaking of fires, Ah’ve noticed you keep big ole tomes for your Qurik! Those things are gonna get cooked. Surprised they didn’t in the USJ now that ah think about it. No need to make your back ache more than ya need to!”

>Suggest quirk-resonant equipment for Toru- “Your quirk is too cool to be complimented by just gloves n shoes! Lets get you something that WORKS for you and makes your best even better!”

>Comms capability for Tin “Ya know, your bringing up Tin and I’s outing reminds me how much of a life and day saver keeping up communications and providing video to Edgeshot was...while he was in a cave. Do you think making him a Comms tower would be good for disaster relief? Hell, if he had some flying drone sensors, he could even keep outta the scouting role next time!”

Also >English.exe

BUT WAIT
>If Tin’s out of comission, is it, like, suspended? Shut down? Asleep? Back in that play-place thingy? I want it not to be panicking in some limbo!

>>4312512
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>[+1 Relationship Die Mei, the madcap tinkerer.]

>>4312512
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>[+1 Relationship Die Mei, the madcap tinkerer.]
know it wont win, but feels right

>>4312673
>>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>[+1 Relationship Die Mei, the madcap tinkerer.]
Relationship die with co-mommy!

>>4312512
>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]
>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

We shouldn't lie to Momo, and maybe bring up some reservations about matter creation of expensive materials that occurred to us after the fact. We had fairly productive discussion about this in a previous thread about asking Powerloader or Dad about it.

>>4312512
change >>4312673
to
>>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]

>>4312512
>[+1 Relationship Die Mei, the madcap tinkerer.]
She's Tin's mechanical mother and we should really get closer with the girl who made our boy.

>[SORTA WRITE-IN: Just admit it, suggest that Momo do the same, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff! Ah bet 'ya can make something just as cool too, Momo!"]
>[Don't change the subject and suggest some gear/costume upgradesand ask the girls if they have any cool ideas of their own!]
>>4312528
>>4312612
These are good ideas, but we should first ask the girls - or Mei and Firewire - if they have any ideas, not just for their own gear, but to upgrade our babybot.

>>4312512
>>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>[Just admit it, what's the worst that can happen? "That was me. Got me some pretty nifty stuff!"]
>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>[+1 Charm Skill die.]
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]

>>4312512
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]
>[+1 Relationship Die Mei, the madcap tinkerer.]

>>4312512
>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>[Try to change the subject and ask your friends if they have any ideas for cool gear to ask about! "So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?"]

>>[Try to change the subject and suggest some gear/costume upgrades! (HUD clothing that can become visible or invisible and something that eliminates any sounds she makes for Toruh after asking if they are with you making some suggestions for them, Comms capability for Tin ]

>[+1 Charm Skill die.]

>>4312512
>>4315206
Meant HUD for Momo and clothing that can become visible or invisible and something that eliminates any sounds she makes for Toruh

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Leaning into her hand on your back, you take an instant to come up with something to tell Momo.

You don't think she'd actually take it up to the principal or any teacher, but you still don't even consider letting the support kids take the hit, even if you aren't keen on getting chewed out for a victimless crime yourself.

"So… You've seen Tin, right? These guys made the little bot what it is now. Ah'm sure there's somethin' they can do for ya, right pals?... Right?" You tell your classmates, raising your arms and wrapping them around their necks, pulling them close. "Ah reckon there's gotta be somethin' you need for a lil' extra kick in trainin' and when we get back in the field, right?"

>"Oh. Well, I hope none of you think of this as hubris, but were I to need someone else to make my gear, it'd be a admission of failure." Momo says with a small, courteous bow. "As The Everything Hero I must be able to make whatever tools I need whenever, wherever I may need them, not carry them around."

>"...I'm good too." Toru explains with a much simpler shrug. "Dunno if you've noticed, but my costume doesn't exactly have pockets, dunno where'd I put any gadgets."

>"I can think of a cou-" Mei enthusiastically points out as she picks up a large spanner a nearby workbench, quickly raising it next to her head and intercepting a smack from Firewire's gizmo. "Ha!"

CLACK! the spanner goes while she sticks out her tongue to her upperclassman.

You can only share a slightly worried glance with your classmates, wondering if maybe you should do anything about it.

>"Anyways, I'm sure one of my babies will make your life all that much easier." Mei offhandedly remarks, grabbing one of Firewire's mechanical fingers and twisting, subduing the taller student without flinching. "If not, I'm sure I can make a new one! Yours would be a real challenge though, Invisible Girl. Where would I get to put my branding?..."

>"It's fine, I really don't want anything!" Toru insists, her waving sleeves making you think she's waving her hands in front of her face.

>"Well, if I recall correctly you should be leaving for your wrestling class don't you, Ushi?" Momo then asks, grabbing yours and Toru's arms and giving both of you a gentle yet firm tug. "We should be leaving."

While you have some mixed feelings about leaving the older student as a sprawled pile of sweat, limbs and metal, you don't oppose Momo's desire to leave the hellish room.

After a brief farewell and a promise to be let known when Tin would be ready and awake, you leave the studio, your dress shirt sticky with sweat and making movement awkward.

>"Your friends are freaking weird." Your invisible friend comments after you get away from the studio door.

"Ah mean… Yeah, but she's still brilliant." You reply, shrugging and shivering due to your sticky shirt. "You gotta admire someone turnin' ideas into stuff, 'nd pretty good stuff at that."

>"I do that all the time." Momo mutters, cracking her neck, walking by your side.

>"And without all the crazy!" Toru points out.

Luckily, it doesn't take long to get to the train station, where normally you'd say goodbye to your friends.

>What do you do?

>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]
>[Skip to the next day's lunch! Life is more interesting with friends, after all!]
>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]
>[Write in.]

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Oh yeah, the Charm die was added in too!
...forgot to add that to the update itself...

>>4316670
>>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]
God that Momo option is tempting, but this quest has given me a phobia of face rolls

>>4316670
>>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]
please god weekend

>>4316670
>>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]

>>4316670
>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

FOOLS, THE LOT OF YOU! TAKE THE CHANCE!

>>4316670
>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

>>4316670
>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

>>4316670
>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

>>4316670
>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]
I'm here to make this a tie!

>>4316670 #
>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

You all lack vision

>>4316670
>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

>>4316722
>>4316683
I just want to get to the next big event like the Parents day or something, we're playing out every little thing and it's taking forever. I like character interaction as much as the next guy, but how many scenarios can you really create before something must be changed to shake it up? The zoo thing will be fun but we need to get there.

>>4316670
>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]

>>4316722

We're still not past Season 2 yet, and it's been like three years since this quest started.

>>4316670
>>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]

>>4316670
>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

>>4316670
>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

>>4316670
>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]

>>4316670
>>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

>>4316670
>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

The way I see it, the more these prior commitals we get out of the way now, the more we can start hopping,skipping, jumping to big events. I would hope to encourage PM to keep the current side content succinct + rewarding, especially for OC like Tin.

>>4316670
>>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]
we need to skip ahead. lets just assume we talked things out

>>4316670
>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]

>>4316670
>>4317091

After further deliberation, swapping to [Skip to the weekend].

>>4316670
>[Skip to the weekend! Parks and friends and food!]

>>4316670
>>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

>>4316670
>>>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

>>4316783
>>4316785

Test

>>4316670
>[You've heard of Momo's miserable internship from everyone else but her… "Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?"]

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A-rite, vote's over! Gonna try and get some writing done now.

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Seeing as you are going in very different directions, you give Toru a quick hug before letting her go on her way home.

Momo, however, you stick with. Mostly metaphorically, even though your shirt does its best to actually stick to everything.

"Ah know mah route to the dojo lines up with some of your route home. Wanna ride together for a while?" You ask her as you walk through the station, drawing everyone's gazes as you walk by.

>"Oh." She lets out, looking genuinely surprised. Then, with a gentle smile and slight tilt of her head she continues. "Sure!"

While you are more or less used to getting lascivious stares, you still take the women-only cart to be able to talk with your friend without having to stare down any would be perverts.

>"The Tigers' Den… According to some admittedly light research, the hero that owns it was once a vigilante who now only grants his brutal training to those he deems worthy." Your class president starts when you sit down, setting her bag on her lap and leaning close, as if telling you of a deep, dark secret, then rights herself, covering her mouth for a short giggle. "It sounds made up, right? But I've seen it get more popular since you thanked the Den at the awards ceremony."

"Well, Ah dunno 'bout all that." You admit, looking at the roof of the cart and blowing at the stray lock of hair that falls over your forehead and between your eyes. "Ah just know that it's hard 'nd painful and Ah normally leave the dojo with the taste of the mat on mah tongue… But Ah really feel more prepared! Spring Tiger's harsh -that's mah instructor, who's a gal by the way- but Ah reckon Ah'd rather take a beatin' on the mat than the field… Ah know feel better knowin' Ah'm tryin' mah best to be ready for mah next run in with real villains."

>"I can tell, and I assume everyone does. If anything, you should be known for going the extra… Mile." She says, nodding.

"Sugah, you more than anyone else know that's not what people know me for." You say, making a feeble attempt at bringing your elbows together.

You know it's never gonna work, but it makes your point for you.

>"I said should." She says, bringing her hand up to fix her bangs, hiding her face for a second before revealing a smile. "Between the tournament and your internship with Edgeshot, it's a matter of time before people see what you have to offer as a hero."

"Thanks. Ah learnt a lot from him." You reply, smiling back. Then you focus on an issue that you know has been bothering her for a while, and thus bothers you too. "How about yours?"

At that she looks down.

>"...Well …I do understand, and my costume doesn't help matters much, but I don't think I have that issue?" Momo answers with a slight stutter and what sounds like a joke, looking down at her own bosom.

Playing dumb doesn't suit her, even you can tell she understood you, but doesn't want to talk about it.

>What do you do?

>[Pressure her a bit more, you can't help her if she doesn't open up! "You don't have to do that, ya know? Ah just heard you had a bad time, thought Ah could cheer you up… Ah'm pretty good at silver linings." (Face, Charm, 3d)]
>[If she doesn't want to talk, who are you to pester her about it, just let her lean on you and smile. - Skip to the weekend. "...Right, mah bad."]
>[Write in.]
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Wew. Trying to pick up the pace. Will count and close the vote in about 2 hours.

In another bit of news, we are having a bit of a poll for a next pic in the Discord server (that somehow is missing from the OP... https://discord.gg/m4Hbr5p) and I'm rattling my tip jar for the sake of said pic too. (Ko-fi.com/thedevilpm) Swing by if you want!

>>4319511
>[Pressure her a bit more, you can't help her if she doesn't open up! "You don't have to do that, ya know? Ah just heard you had a bad time, thought Ah could cheer you up… Ah'm pretty good at silver linings." (Face, Charm, 3d)]
How many RD do we have with Momo?

>>4319523
1 with "The Gals", it includes her, but if things go wrong it sours the relationship with all in the class.

>>4319511
>[Pressure her a bit more, you can't help her if she doesn't open up! "You don't have to do that, ya know? Ah just heard you had a bad time, thought Ah could cheer you up… Ah'm pretty good at silver linings." (Face, Charm, 3d)]

>>4319511
>>>[Pressure her a bit more, you can't help her if she doesn't open up! "You don't have to do that, ya know? Ah just heard you had a bad time, thought Ah could cheer you up… Ah'm pretty good at silver linings." (Face, Charm, 3d)]
FACE ROLL!

>>4319511
>>[Pressure her a bit more, you can't help her if she doesn't open up! "You don't have to do that, ya know? Ah just heard you had a bad time, thought Ah could cheer you up… Ah'm pretty good at silver linings." (Face, Charm, 3d)]

>>4319528
>STILL no RD with momo after all this time

Really?!

>>4319511
>[Write in.]
Shift the conversation to the experiences some of the rest of the class have had on their internships. Maybe you can get her to compare her experience to theirs, so she doesn't have to talk about her dissatisfaction so directly.

>>4319579
+1 to this

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>>4319511
>[Pressure her a bit more, you can't help her if she doesn't open up! "You don't have to do that, ya know? Ah just heard you had a bad time, thought Ah could cheer you up… Ah'm pretty good at silver linings." (Face, Charm, 3d)]
I dont hang around much, but seeing the amount of art, pls tell me you have something like ushi and someone like momo in a position like this.

>>4319511
>>[If she doesn't want to talk, who are you to pester her about it, just let her lean on you and smile. - Skip to the weekend. "...Right, mah bad."]

>[If she doesn't want to talk, who are you to pester her about it, just let her lean on you and smile. - Skip to the weekend. "...Right, mah bad."]

Cute interaction

>>4319607
>an image of a timeline where ushi married shoto and momo married ushi. Shoto is taking the photo.

>>4319579
Supporting this.

>>4319650
Why would Ushi marry Shoto?

>>4319753
cause her biological clock is ticking and once she hits 25, she's an unweddable spinster

>>4319754
T. Japanese culture.

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Calling the vote and countin'!

>>4319753
Time to marry iida instead then

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ALRIGHT!
TIME TO ROLL!

Roll me Charm, Face 3d10!

Rolled 1, 1, 2 = 4 (3d10)

>>4319795
YEEEEEEEHAW

Rolled 8, 8, 2 = 18 (3d10)

>>4319767
ULTAPLUSH

Rolled 1, 5, 2 = 8 (3d10)

>>4319795

Rolled 2, 4, 10 = 16 (3d10)

>>4319795

>>4319798
YEAAAAAAHHH!!

>>4319798
Holy shit nice. This is gonna be a good conversation.

>>4319795
I never get tired of this pic.

Well done on the 8's.

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Her obvious attempts at diverting your attention away from the topic do little to dissuade you. It actually tugs at your heartstrings, as it confirms it hurt her in some way.

"You don't have to do that, ya know? Ah just heard you had a bad time, thought Ah could cheer you up… Ah'm pretty good at silver linings." You tell her, awkwardly reaching over her shoulders and pulling her close for a one armed hug. "Why don'tcha tell me what's weighing down your heart sugah?"

>"Nothing." She starts, intending to end it there but a concerned look and arm patting get her to continue after a sigh. "I'm just... Still coming to terms with my wasted internship. While marketability and advertisements are, undeniably, parts of a hero's job, it was all I got to do."

"And what's so bad about that?" You ask as harmlessly as you can, giving her a reassuring smile. "Ah barely got to see that part of the hero biz. You just got ahead from us all on that."

>"Tsuyu and you apprehended smugglers and Jiro helped defuse a hostage situation, and that's without bringing up how Todoroki, Iida and Midoriya got to hold off the Hero Killer himself…" She lists, practically deflating as she speaks, leaning on you and placing her head on your shoulder. "You all did well at the tournament, and keep growing, improving and raising to new heights… And here am I, wasting my chances to catch up."

"Sugah, you are our class president, you don't need to catch up to no one." You tell her, somewhat confused. "Hell, the reason Ah took ya out so fast in the tournament was that Ah was scared of ya takin' me out if Ah gave you a second to think. Ah'd follow your plans any day too!"

>"Well, that makes it worse." She says, looking at you from up close. "...Recommended student, heiress to a hero family… Class president too. All the praise and expectations… I don't feel like I'm living up to it. I'm trying, but I can't help but feel like everyone is leaving me behind. That's why I hate having wasting this chance."

"Sugah, you can..." You try to come up with an uplifting response-

Instead, you feel her poke your abs with her finger.

"-What?" You end up asking instead.

>"Sorry. I was thinking about how you have done it, keeping up with such a busy schedule, so much training." She says, pulling away from you and settling into her own seat, giving you a reassuring smile, mirroring your own. "After all, I don't plan on merely sulking, I just need to come up with a plan and get up to speed! I refuse to disappoint!"

You can only smile at her moxie, even as your stop draws near

>What do you do?

>[If she likes your gains, perhaps you could help when you have the time. "We could train together some time, if you want."]
>[You can't tell her what to do, but you can admire the attitude before parting ways. "...That's the spirit!"]
>[...You know a place that can help. "Want to come into the dojo? Ah'm sure you can sit in this one, maybe join in if you like it?"]
>[Write in.]

>>4319988
>>[You can't tell her what to do, but you can admire the attitude before parting ways. "...That's the spirit!"]

>>4319988
>>[You can't tell her what to do, but you can admire the attitude before parting ways. "...That's the spirit!"]

>>4319988
>>[You can't tell her what to do, but you can admire the attitude before parting ways. "...That's the spirit!"]

>>4319988
> "That's the spirit!"
>[...You know a place that can help. "Want to come into the dojo? Ah'm sure you can sit in this one, maybe join in if you like it?"]

>>4319988
>[Write in]
>[A plan, huh? If you're making a plan, how about using me as a wall to bounce some ideas off of? Two heads are better than one, even if mine's a bit thick. At the very least, if you want to do some physical training together, I know lots about that! ...Although, I'm a bit busy now, but later, how about we talk more? At my place or when we both have free time?]

>>4319988
>>>[If she likes your gains, perhaps you could help when you have the time. "We could train together some time, if you want."]
>[Write in]
>[A plan, huh? If you're making a plan, how about using me as a wall to bounce some ideas off of? Two heads are better than one, even if mine's a bit thick. At the very least, if you want to do some physical training together, I know lots about that! ...Although, I'm a bit busy now, but later, how about we talk more? At my place or when we both have free time?]

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>>4319988

>>4320025
>>4319988
Oh, voting... right.
>[If she likes your gains, perhaps you could help when you have the time. "We could train together some time, if you want."]
>[Write in]
>[A plan, huh? If you're making a plan, how about using me as a wall to bounce some ideas off of? Two heads are better than one, even if mine's a bit thick. At the very least, if you want to do some physical training together, I know lots about that! ...Although, I'm a bit busy now, but later, how about we talk more? At my place or when we both have free time?]

>>4319988
>[...You know a place that can help. "Want to come into the dojo? Ah'm sure you can sit in this one, maybe join in if you like it?"]

>>4319988
>Offer a trade as you prepare to depart.

>“Tell ya what, Ah’ll help you get some training in of your choice, and you can help me with a project ah’ve got going on. Hell, ah’ll throw in some of my cooking so you can off-set your calorie deficit to the degree you'd like. If anythings worth doing, its worth more by ten times doing it with friends.”

Substitushi needs doll copies, so we can also save the original as a keep sake.

>>4319988
>[...You know a place that can help. "Want to come into the dojo? Ah'm sure you can sit in this one, maybe join in if you like it?"]

>>4319988
>[You can't tell her what to do, but you can admire the attitude before parting ways. "...That's the spirit!"]

>>4319988
>[You can't tell her what to do, but you can admire the attitude before parting ways. "...That's the spirit!"]

>>4319988
>[If she likes your gains, perhaps you could help when you have the time. "We could train together some time, if you want."]
>[Write in]
>[A plan, huh? If you're making a plan, how about using me as a wall to bounce some ideas off of? Two heads are better than one, even if mine's a bit thick. At the very least, if you want to do some physical training together, I know lots about that! ...Although, I'm a bit busy now, but later, how about we talk more? At my place or when we both have free time?]

>>4319988
>[You can't tell her what to do, but you can admire the attitude before parting ways. "...That's the spirit!"]

>>4320049
Momo could help with that but honestly it's probably a project better suited to the support kids. It is kinda their job. Imagine the dolls screaming "YEEHAW!" then exploding into a capture tape restraint trap.

>>4319988
>[You can't tell her what to do, but you can admire the attitude before parting ways. "...That's the spirit!"]

>>4319988
>[...You know a place that can help. "Want to come into the dojo? Ah'm sure you can sit in this one, maybe join in if you like it?"]

"Come on 'n' join us! Ah bet if 'ya learn how 'ta pop a joint outta the socket an' make 'ya own cage match, ain't no one ever gotta get away from 'ya'."

>>4319988
>[If she likes your gains, perhaps you could help when you have the time. "We could train together some time, if you want."]

>>4319988
>[...You know a place that can help. "Want to come into the dojo? Ah'm sure you can sit in this one, maybe join in if you like it?"]

>>4319988
>>[If she likes your gains, perhaps you could help when you have the time. "We could train together some time, if you want."]

>>4320180
At that point we would just be asking for their 3D printer, at least with Momo she may keep one for herself.

Next time, get momo to intern under miruko. She needs someone with decisive action and to keep her from second guessing herself.

>>4320014
Well, since it seems like the 'do nothing with momo atm' option is winning, I'll add this to my vote and hope someone else wants to do stuff with her later.
>[If she likes your gains, perhaps you could help when you have the time. "We could train together some time, if you want."]

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Calling the vote, will count and try to write now.

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You can't tell her what to do, but you can admire the attitude before parting ways.

"...That's the spirit!" You tell her with a beaming smile, raising your arms and flexing as much as your uniform sleeves allow before the seams start bursting. "Ah know you'll figure somethin' out… And Ah sure as hell look forwards to see what you come up with! Ah'm always up for rematch, just so you know."

>"Well, I'll certainly keep that in mind." She says, grabbing your arms and pulling them down. "First challenge is to balance a more rigorous training regime with my quirk's requirements…"

"...How 'bout just eatin' more?" You suggest, hoping not to sound condescending>. "You probably know it already, but you ain't gonna get any stronger without protein and you'll need one heck of a carbs load to keep up that… Squish? Feels rude to call a pal fat..."

>"...Squish is worse." She remarks, raising an eyebrow.

"It does go squish though." You reply, mischievously poking her soft arm through her uniform, making sure you don't bruise her. "See? Squish."

You aren't quite sure what you expected, but Momo grabbing your wrist and driving your finger into her arm wasn't it, not feeling some decent hard muscle under the squishy fat, giving you a confident, smug look.

"...It's still squishy." You double down, sticking out your tongue as you mess with her.

The point of the women-only cart is that there are no men, allowing women and girls to let their guard down. Adding to that the fact that there's no one you know in the cart, it makes it the perfect place for both of you to have fun and be silly without worrying for appariences.

It's only a couple minutes before you bid her farewell with a smile, glad for her determination and happy with the time you spent with your friend.

Your time at the dojo is nothing remarkable. Spring Tiger puts the flexibility of your skeleton to the test, slamming your head against the mat and twisting your leg over her head until your wood starts arching, threatening to pop off your hip. Then again, and again, until you manage to hook her neck with the back of your knee and quickly turning your entire body, slamming her masked face on the mat and sitting atop her chest. She quickly tosses you off, but figuring it filled you with pride.

Neither the submission hold nor the escape technique feel like something you'd use in serious combat, but you imagine that kind of flashy move would be great to use on a minor villain for publicity.

The next day is uneventful as the rest of the week is, other than a text from Mei letting you know you can pick up Tin on Monday after classes. Busy days, all of them. Even Saturday.

But as you go to bed, preparing for whatever Sunday's trip will entail, you check your phone one last time, alerted by the blinking light of a text notification.

>"Hey there, Walker! I hope it's not too late, but I have a question to ask." Iida's text starts, awkwardly stiff as always. "Since some of our classmates heard about the free tickets, I was not left wanting for people to accompany us to Zoo Dreamland. Tokoyami's praise for the pastries provided was uncharacteristic but moving and both Mineta and Kaminari asked to come as well, but without explaining why."

The quickest of maths tell you what the issue before you lay your eyes on the next text.

>"However, that's one more person than what Native's gift accounted for. And while Tokoyami's reason felt sincere, I'm not sure about Kaminari's nor Mineta's intentions." It somewhat predictably continues. "Thus, I think I'll leave the decision to you, if you don't mind. Who shouldn't get a ticket?"

...That you didn't see coming.

Who are you to deny someone a Sunday trip to a theme park? What gives you the right? Those are all thoughts that race through your mind as your breathing grows shallow-

"...If Tin was here it'd wonder what's wrong with me…" You mutter, calming down as you realise how silly it is to act like this is such a big deal.

Then you start thinking about who'll miss out.

>What do you do?

>[Fumikage's love for these pastries doesn't mean anything to you. "I don't think Fumikage (or Dark Shadow) will make good company in a theme park."]
>[Denki is a nice and friendly guy, but it'd be weird to have him there, even if you parted ways amicably. "I'd rather not have Denki there, it'd be a bit awkward."]
>[Mineta needs little to no explanation. "I don't think I could relax on any ride with Grapes around…"]
>[None! You have some spare cash and tickets aren't very expensive, surely you can pool a few bucks and get everyone in. "I'm not sure what those two want either, but I reckon it'll be better to have them in sight."]
>[If you kick out more than one, you could invite a friend yourself… "I have a couple ideas… And someone in mind too!" (Write in an invite!)]
>[Write in.]

>>4321559
>>[If you kick out more than one, you could invite a friend yourself… "I have a couple ideas… And someone in mind too!" (Write in an invite!)]
Get rid of Mineta and Denki, Bring in Pony!

>>4321559
>[None! You have some spare cash and tickets aren't very expensive, surely you can pool a few bucks and get everyone in. "I'm not sure what those two want either, but I reckon it'll be better to have them in sight."]

I'd like to figure that even if Mineta might be a gigantic perv, Denki is reasonable enough that he'd stop him from doing anything worse than running his mouth and letting his gaze linger on certain places a bit too long.

>>4321560
>>[Write in.]
Boot the grapist, pay for extra ticket and bring Pony

>>4321560
>[Mineta needs little to no explanation. "I don't think I could relax on any ride with Grapes around…"]

EZ PZ. Our well of good will towards him has run dry.

>>4321565
Yeah, if we tap into our recent windfall at all, let’s just bring Pony. Denki I’d still bring, but I do have a hard time saying no.

>>4321568
Support.

>>4321560

Kicking only Grape sends another message. Unsure if it would exacerbate the issues or possibly break through like all the other times....perhaps in getting parted with his "comrade in arms" in Denki, that hes willing to drop Mineta in order to have more ordinary interactions, makes Grapes realize his path in life will leave him hollow, shunned, and alone...

Kicking both he and Denki sends a different, novel, message; one being quite unforgiving of slip-ups or tricks that take advantage of Ushi or those she cares about. Given Ushi's general caring demeanor, this seems to conflict with her in general. From the looks of it, everyone seems to already be on board that its the weaker option.

Going about paying in for yourself so Pony can take the free ticket (or vice versa) is some magnificent Himalayan refined salt in the wound on Grapes, That were not only willing to deny him the fun and outgroup him, but also willing to payout ourselves to include others we enjoy being around. This....could be the kicker to increase the chances of something puncturing that nuisance's headspace.

The only question I'd pose is by bringing the party of Ushi, IIda, Pony and Fumikage and Denki, is Denki gonna feel like a third wheel? I guess the hope is that sharing the experience with him and that Ushi is still cool to hang out with him will overshadow him feeling...out of place.

For now, supporting
>>>4321568
Boot Grapes, pay the extra for Pony.
I guess we should at least check if shes available.

>>4321560
>[Mineta needs little to no explanation. "I don't think I could relax on any ride with Grapes around…"]

>>4321560
>>4321568
This

>>4321560
>>[None! You have some spare cash and tickets aren't very expensive, surely you can pool a few bucks and get everyone in. "I'm not sure what those two want either, but I reckon it'll be better to have them in sight."]

>>4321560
>[None! You have some spare cash and tickets aren't very expensive, surely you can pool a few bucks and get everyone in. "I'm not sure what those two want either, but I reckon it'll be better to have them in sight."

>>4321560
>Drop the grape and pay for Tsuyu
We dont really hang out with the froggy girl outside of being with the Girls.

>>4321560
>[None! You have some spare cash and tickets aren't very expensive, surely you can pool a few bucks and get everyone in. "I'm not sure what those two want either, but I reckon it'll be better to have them in sight."]

>>4321560
>>[None! You have some spare cash and tickets aren't very expensive, surely you can pool a few bucks and get everyone in. "I'm not sure what those two want either, but I reckon it'll be better to have them in sight."]

>>4321560
>>4321565
I like this idea. You have my support

>>4321560
>boot grapes, pay for pony

>>4321565
Support.

>>4321560
>Supporting this genius fellow >>4321565

>>4321560
>[Mineta needs little to no explanation. "I don't think I could relax on any ride with Grapes around…"]

>>4321560
>>[Mineta needs little to no explanation. "I don't think I could relax on any ride with Grapes around…"]

>>4321560
>[Mineta needs little to no explanation. "I don't think I could relax on any ride with Grapes around…"]

>>4321560
>>[Mineta needs little to no explanation. "I don't think I could relax on any ride with Grapes around…"]

>>4321560
>[Mineta needs little to no explanation. "I don't think I could relax on any ride with Grapes around…"]

>>4321560
>Talk things out
>Be open that your willing to spend some to have a 5th person >if< it is a good fit.

The way I see it, Iida should have a good idea of who is getting the boot there. So the real question is:

>”Ah think you know my answer but its got me curious. Are you still comfortable considering him, despite your recent “incident” with him?”
Whatever that notion is a good one to keep in mind... and whether it should extend to just Grapes or include Denki as well.

>”Ah’ve got a couple ideas if neither works for you. But only if they also don’t make you uncomfortable”

>Put Pony and Tsuyu on the table, and let Iida veto if it he isn’t okay with a candidate.

>>4322092

Amending my vote here >>4321824 to allow Iida to veto and also ask him why he thinks Denki or grapes is a good idea to come with?

>>4321560
>>[None! You have some spare cash and tickets aren't very expensive, surely you can pool a few bucks and get everyone in. "I'm not sure what those two want either, but I reckon it'll be better to have them in sight."]

>>4322677
Oops, forgot I already responded

>>4321565
Supporting.

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Calling the vote, counting, writing, all that stuff!

Feels cold leaving Mineta out, but he does cause actual harm with his antics. I just don't see it as in character to put aside the fact that he legitimately makes Ushi and others uncomfortable. Hard to imagine wanting that when you are just going somewhere to have a good time.

It's only a matter of time before Mineta ends up on some kind of sex offender registry, at thisrate.

>>4323543
The dude needs rehab, or god.

>>4323543
I think at some point Mei will grope Mineta and he will return the gesture, thus beginning a debased feedback loop that will lead to them committing joint carnal acts so perverse in their nature that god will nuke UA like he did with the city of Sodom.

>>4323808
>>I think at some point Mei will grope Mineta and he will return the gesture, thus beginning a debased feedback loop that will lead to them committing joint carnal acts so perverse in their nature that god will nuke UA like he did with the city of Sodom.

He said 'Be fruitful and multiply' and you can't be more of that than Grape.

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So...
Kicking Mineta out won the vote but "Kick out Mineta and Kaminari, bring Pony", "Bring all of them" and "Kick out Mineta, bring Pony" are all the second place.

So, Ushi is not wanting to bring Mineta, and wants to bring her pretty Pony pal... But what about Kaminari?

So, quick-ish vote:

>[Kick out Mineta and Kaminari, bring Pony free!]
>[Kick out only Mineta, pay-per-Pony.]

I'll count in like 35 minutes.

>>4323893
>>[Kick out only Mineta, pay-per-Pony.]
but don't tell Pony we're buying

>>4323893
>>[Kick out only Mineta, pay-per-Pony.]

>>4323893
>[Kick out Mineta and Kaminari, bring Pony free!]
It's weird taking our ex on a date.

>>4323893
>[Kick out only Mineta, pay-per-Pony.]

>>4323906
It's a friencly social outing. You can tell because 3 other people are ther

>>4323893
>[Kick out Mineta and Kaminari, bring Pony free!]
If we kick both of them out it will look less personal.

>>4323893
>>4323896
This.

>>4323912
Yeah, but is he gonna think that? But I do think we should ask Iida why he wanted to invite them both, though.

>>4323893
>>[Kick out only Mineta, pay-per-Pony.]
we want it to be personal

luckily, this is important to him, he wants to be a hero so he can be cool and popular, if we can show him that people hate the loathsome little goblin he actually is we might genuinely get through to him

>>4323893
>[Kick out Mineta and Kaminari, bring Pony free!]

>>4323893
>[Kick out only Mineta, pay-per-Pony.]

>>4323893
>[Kick out Mineta and Kaminari, bring Pony free!]

Closed!

>>4323893
>[Kick out only Mineta, pay-per-Pony.]

>>4323893
>[Kick out only Mineta, pay-per-Pony.]

>>4323893
>[Kick out only Mineta, pay-per-Pony.]

>>4324137
>>4323980
>>4323961
see
>>4323951

You stare a couple of seconds at the screen, considering your options before kicking your feet up and letting yourself fall onto the bed in some sort of body slam.

"I don't think I could relax on any ride with Mineta around…" You quickly send, needing zero consideration but reading the names again. Then you follow it up. "Not sure why you are still comfortable considering him, with what he tried to pull off the other day..."

"Thanks for stopping him btw." You add a second later.

>"He asked to go." He repeats. "And no problem, stopping such acts is our duty as heroes in training."

"?" You send, seeing no explanation given, no real answer.

>"Yes?" He asks, seemingly not getting it.

"He was pretty much slobbering over peeping." You try to drive the point home, bold and all.

>"He learnt his lesson and asked for forgiveness." He quickly sends back. You imagine his fingers typing sounding like an ancient typewriter.

"Really? I didn't hear anything." You keep typing, not believing a character of what you are reading. You don't think he is lying, but you very much doubt Mineta was being honest.

>"Yes. That's what he said when he asked me if he could come." He answers. A few seconds later, he adds a bit more. "As I see it, after he got what he deserved in the locker room and his apology, everything should be okay. But that's why I chose to leave it to you, I believe a victim of his perversion would have a different outlook on it."

You aren't sure what to think about that.

>"Since he makes you uncomfortable, he won't accompany us." He then states.

"You know, it's not hard to think of better people to invite. Pretty much everyone you can think of is higher on the list." You tell him, listing the first people that come to mind. "Momo, Mina, Kirishima, Tsuyu… Bakugo too… PONY! Pony would love that place!"

>"Pony?" He asks, surprising you.

"Tsunotori Pony?" You try to remind him, unsure of how he could have forgotten about her.

>"Tsunotori, right!" He sends, reminding you that most people this side of the ocean don't use first names.

"Would you mind if I invite her?" You quickly ask. "She'd love it as much or more than Fumikage!"

>"If you want her to come, sure. I only have four tickets, however." He answers.

"Don't you worry, I'll take care of that." You tell him, then swipe through your phone to tell Pony, but then go back to the conversation. "THANK YOU!"

Then you go confirm with Pony, running your thumb all over the screen.

"<Howdy! Are you free tomorrow?>" You send, expecting to see a reply in the morning.

Instead she replies before you can put down your phone.

>"<Kinda. Was gonna go for a mountain run, y?>" She asks.

"<Zoo Dreamland, do u know it?" You ask her, excited. "<Wanna come with us? A pal got free tickets~>"

>"<At this time of the year?>" She asks, making you wonder what's wrong.

"What's wrong with spring?" You ask unsure of what she's even talking about. "You got allergies?"

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"<IT'S APPLE PIE SEASON YOU SILLY MOO, YOU DON'T NEED TO ASK!?>" Followed by more emoji than you can parse, making your eyes glaze over a good chunk of the message. "<-CINNAMON! I'VE HEARD THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF THAT MAKES YOU GLAD TO HAVE 4 STOMACHS TO STUFF!?>"

"<Sugar. Capslock.>" You remind her, keeping your phone at arms reach, as if she was screaming.

>"<Sorry.>" She sends a second later. "I'm IN tho."

You tuck yourself in and continue switching between chats, coordinating with both of them and making sure you all know where and when to meet up at the park.

The following morning, after your morning routine of showering and stretching, you put on a simple and comfortable outfit. Enough support for some running if you need to, but enough freedom and airflow to not get too sweaty during what looks to be a hot sunny day and reliable yet not overly restricting pants.

That is to say, a comfy bra, a fitting top and a pair of jeans.

You pace briefly in front of your mirror, looking at how much you are showing and if it is too much, then deciding that people are probably less likely to try anything awful with you if they can see your bare abs and arms.

Making sure you didn't misplace your letter of appreciation for tomorrow, you bid your momma goodbye and wish her luck finding an outfit that wouldn't have her stand out too much next to the other parents.

Considering her size, she'll need all the luck she can get.

Hoping from train to train as you needed to get to the park's gates and running towards the booths there, you rush to buy an extra ticket before anyone else gets there, then retreat and wait for a bit.

One by one your friends arrive, with you waving for them to come close as soon as you spot them.

"Hey there sugah!" You start with Iida, jumping in place and waving your hand high under the shining morning sun.

>"Good morning, Walker!" He greets you, the poor guy must have run most of the way under the sun, seeing how redfaced he is when he approaches you. "I brought a map of the park and timetables for the attractions, I can assure you, we are going to have a great time!"

"Ah sure hope so!" You reply with a beaming smile. It's a tad strange for sure, but on the safest and nicest side of weird. "Good thing ya did some research, 'cause Ah reckon Ah did <diddly->"

Then you see an incoming blur by the corner of your eye.

You reflexively brace and lower your center of gravity, stabilizing yourself and grabbing your assailant, widening your stance and taking a step back to shift the momentum and turn the direct impact into a harmless spin, tossing her over your shoulder as your boots grind against the ground, lifting small clouds of dust.

Luckily, you only know one person able to just send you sliding three feet by accident.

>"<Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!>" Your fellow american repeats as she wraps her arms around your neck.

"<Well, howdy there sugarcube!>" You greet her, putting her down and returning the hug, paying her back the tackle-hug by squeezing the air out of her lungs. "Glad to see ya so happy, but ya gotta thank Iida too, these are his tickets after all!"

After letting her go and wheeze for a couple seconds, the horned californian turns to address the bespectacled boy.

>"Oh, it is you? Thank you very much..." Pony sheepishly asks, scraping a small cloud of dust with her hoof. "No bad feeling about fighting?"

>"Oh, not at all. I would have been offended if you hadn't tried your best, Tsunotori." He answers, pushing his glasses back up. Maybe they slid a bit on sweat.

At least your third friend to arrive announces himself verbally.

>"I see we are being invaded." Denki jokes as he approaches with a deep but clearly unauthentic bow, his casual clothes fitting right in with your simple attire and Pony's cute suspenders, making Iida look more like your chaperone in his golfing attire. "And I for one welcome our cute american over...ladies?"

While you are well aware that both stare at everything south of your neck when they think you aren't looking, Mineta's persistently lascivious attitude would be straight up threatening if he weren't puntable. Denki's charismatic personality and ability to read the room make him a far more likeable guy, if a bit pervy.

Both stare at your body, but one tried to spy on you while you changed and the other asked you on a date. To you, that makes illustrates why you are fed up with one and can call the other a friend.

"It's no invasion sugah, everythin' under mah pointy boots is american soil. Always." You tell him, sticking out your tongue. Then you point at Pony with your thumb. "Ah guess you remember Pony."

>"It'd be hard to forget those horns." He replies, nodding at Pony, who responds with a bashful smile.

It takes a conscientious effort not to let your own smile turn into a scowl and caress your broken horn. You need to try and have fun.

Fumikage arrives a minute later, having taken the very him decision to wear a black hoodie on a sunny sunday.

>"Zoo Dreamland..." He muses as he comes to stand next to the rest of the group. "Much like it's namesake, this place is foreign to me. I trust you to know what to do."

>"Don't worry, I have you covered." Iida reassures him, slapping what looks to be a folded map.

>"Wait-" Pony interjects.

"Don't worry sugah, he's a bit dramatic." You tell her, trying to set some expectations.

>"- You never been at a zoo?" Pony finishes her question, leaving everyone puzzled.

>"That's not- Actually, I've never been to one of those either." Fumikage answers, thinking about it for a second.

A minute later, you make your way through the first gates, entering a buffer zone before the park proper, seeing the some rides from the different sections of the park, like what looks to be an indian or arabian palace on the savannah area and classic castle on the forest one.

It doesn't quite make sense to you, but you try to not overthink it, focusing instead on the detailed carousel near the entrance and the distant yet enormous ferris wheel.

>"Welcome to Zoo Dreamland!" An attendant tells you, handing each of you a headband as she ushers you in with a practiced smile. "I see it'll come easier to some of you, but try to embrace your wild side and join the party!"

Entering the park itself, you can hear people of all ages talking and having fun, see kids running around and their parents chasing them and young couples eating cotton candy and caramel apples walking around.

>"Are these accessories really necessary?" Fumikage asks, holding up the headband he was given.

>"Not necessary, per se, but embracing the park's theme is sure to make the experience all the more delightful!" Iida explains as he putting on his, a pair of stiff, notched bunny ears with little detail. "We are now 'wild' inhabitants of Zoo Dreamland the moment we crossed that gate! Besides, look around! Everyone here is enjoying theirs!"

>"If that's how it is…" Fumikage says, nodding and putting on his headband, placing large monkey ears at the sides of his bird-looking head.

>"It's the place's gimmick. And c'mon, you gotta admit that girls with animal ears are cute as heck!" Denki points out, putting on his bear ears headband and looking sideways to Pony and you.

"Ah just wonder why the girl ones are all fluffy and stuff…" You comment, putting on your own pair of fuzzy bunny ears. "It's gotta be on- PONY!"

It's not a cry of pain, as it's less of a bite and more of a nibble, but you didn't expect to be nibbled on the shoulder anyway.

>"AWOOO!" She cries, pointing at her new fuzzy wolf ears with a mischievous smile.

>"...See what I mean?" Denki comments to Fumikage, who slowly nods.

>"Please, refrain from that, Tsunotori!" Iida warns her, pointing at a red and blue sign on a nearby tree. "It clearly states, no howling!"

>"Aw…" Your lycanponic friend pouts.

>"Well, now that we are here, we must enjoy the park as we are meant to!... If we can find a good starting point." Iida indicates, unfolding his map as Pony glares at him. "I hope we can conquer every ride and attraction before day's end!"

>"Forest Sweets!" Pony orders, pointing at the area in question. "The exclusive apple pie will sell out if we go later!"

>"...That would be disappointing." Fumikage murmurs.

"Ah'd hate to miss it too." You add in, getting him to fold up his map.

>"Great! Then we'll start with a second breakfast!" He announces, seemingly happy with having a starting point. "Follow me, we'll find your confections!"

The apple themed eatery was fairly easy to spot once you got near enough to spot it, but you are sure both Pony and you could have led you all there by smell alone, following the heavenly smell of what must be the best apple pie this side of the ocean (as there must be a better one back in America, of course.)

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Bringing all the pie and some additional snacks for yourself, you all sat down and enjoyed a damn good meal once Denki's and Iida's nosebleeds stopped, the sun surely having gotten to them.

The chat was great too, getting to know that while Iida doesn't dislike oranges, his quirk only works at optimal capacity when he drinks pure orange juice, and so he has forced himself to only drink that in order to always be ready for action.

Fumikage and Pony... just like apples. A whole lot. It was actually impressive to see him maneuver a pie slice into his beak, or Pony give a long lick to a caramel apple before biting the entire thing off the stick. Poor Kaminari was left gawking at that one.

Once all is said and done though, you go onto the rides themselves, making sure to take the scenic routes, passing through a garden of giant statues of random objects, including a bright red ball, a bike tire and a metronome, riding on a carousel with all kinds of animals instead of mere horses and centrifugating yourself and your friends in the Oasis Teatime, since no one told Fumikage or you that the spinning teacups weren't competitive.

"All Ah'm sayin' is that you can't just tell people that the goal is to spin the dang thing if you don't want this to happen!" You explain yourself to Pony and Iida, both slumped in benches as they try to get their stomachs under control.

>"I... maintain that we won." Fumikage adds, not doing any better, yet leaning against a wall in the shade.

While you got relatively unscathed, just needing to burp, Denki was the real winner, flat out flying off the teacup and landing in a bush a couple of yards away for taking pictures of you all spinning instead of holding on for dear life.

>"C'mon, if you can trust me, you can trust them!" You hear Denki approaching, being followed by a distressed looking small girl with giraffe ears and horns, no older than seven if you had to guess.

"Who's that?" You ask, approaching them slowly.

>"This is Yuka, she's lost." Denki tries to explain, to Yuka's disagreement.

>"I'm not lost! Big girls in kindergarten don't get lost!" She declares.

Once the rest of the groups is well enough to join in, Yuka tells her tale…

>"So, you came to the mark with your momma…" You try to summarize, pausing to make sure she agrees, which she does with a nod. "She went to buy something to eat and ya went and followed Mr. Bars the Zebra…"

Another nod, this time more enthusiastic.

"Right, and when you lost him, ya couldn't find the way back." You continue.

Once again the little girl nods, clearly happy at being understood.

>"But you don't want us to bring you to the lost-child center cuz?…" Denki asks her again.

>"'Cuz I'm not a lost child, mister… I just dunno where I'm s'posed to meet my mommy." She explains, pulling at your heartstrings.

>"Right. You are literally a lost child." Fumikage says, suddenly speaking up.

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The moment Fumikage starts speaking, the little girl squeals and hides behind your leg.

Looking around, you aren't the only one surprised at that, as all four of your friends share surprised glances. He wasn't even that melodramatic or anything!

"Calm down sugah, we are here to help ya… Why don'tcha tell us what gotcha so jumpy?" You ask, trying to be as calming as you can.

>"B-birds are scary…" She explains, barely over a whisper. "One time, one ate my bread and bit me."

It takes a lot out of you not to burst out laughing at that, looking at your suddenly bashful friend. Denki and Pony however, don't even try.

"Sugah, he's no bird. He just looks like that. It's... quirk stuff." You try to explain, not sure of how much she already know about quirks, let alone genetic and mutations.

>"Hey, sorry for laughing." Denki says, wipping a tear off his face and kneeling by her side. "I get it though, it must've been scary, I got attacked by a crow once, too."

"Ah got mah leg broken by a goose." You add in, shuddering.

>"...What's a goose?" Yuka asks, sounding even more scared than before.

>"A swan chihuahua." Pony says with a nod… you aren't sure if that counts as an explanation, confusing everyone present… Even though you think she's right.

>"Yuka, Tokoyami is nothing if not an absolute gentleman. There's nothing to fear." Iida factually explains. It doesn't surprise you to see it have no effect.

>"...Worry not. Psychological scars don't heal that easily." Fumikage says, sighing. "Anyhow, her mother must be worried about her."

...He sounds hurt.

>"Did you has a meeting spot?" Pony asks the little girl. "My parents always made sure to set one up if we could get separated."

>"The big apple!" Yuka shouts as she remembers it, then starts looking around. "Oh…"

You all share glances again, all but Fumikage, who seems more interested than usual in his shoes.

None of you are even sure what this means.

>"...That's a bit far…" Pony mutters with a giggle.

>"It could be in Forest Sweets, there were apple decorations there." Iida hypothesizes.

>What do you do?

>[Iida is right, the area of Sweets Forest where you got a second breakfast was full of apples, it might be one of them. "C'mon y'all, let's get movin'! Ah don't wanna leave a momma waitin' for her girl!"]
>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]
>[What about a high vantage point? "In the movies, the ferris wheel always helps when this happens! Let's go there!"]
>[You want to help, but it's not your job, unlike the people at the lost-child center. "Let's bring her to the lost-child center, they must know where this apple is."]
>[There's something else…(What?)]
>[Write in.]

>>4326774
>>[What about a high vantage point? "In the movies, the ferris wheel always helps when this happens! Let's go there!"]

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>>4326774
>[What about a high vantage point? "In the movies, the ferris wheel always helps when this happens! Let's go there!"]
>[Write in.]
Carry her on your shoulders, give her more visibility

>>4326774
>>[Iida is right, the area of Sweets Forest where you got a second breakfast was full of apples, it might be one of them. "C'mon y'all, let's get movin'! Ah don't wanna leave a momma waitin' for her girl!"]
I think this is actually right but
>>[What about a high vantage point? "In the movies, the ferris wheel always helps when this happens! Let's go there!"]
Sounds cute and we could get trapped in one with someone.

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>>4326774
>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]
This is adorable and I want it to happen.

Also this is a really fun update Mic, keep up the good work.

>>4326774
>>4326793
Related write-in: Wherever we go, she's riding on someone's shoulders.

>>4326774
>>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]

>>4326774
>[You want to help, but it's not your job, unlike the people at the lost-child center. "Let's bring her to the lost-child center, they must know where this apple is."]

I think odds are decent the mother may already be there if her daughter is neither where she left her or at the Apple.

I noticed no mentions of Dark Shadow...
Is he legally not allowed to be out in public because just existing counts as public quirk use? Or is he just not interested in a daytime theme park outing? Because if it’s the former that’s kinda fucked up.

>>4326774
>>[Iida is right, the area of Sweets Forest where you got a second breakfast was full of apples, it might be one of them. "C'mon y'all, let's get movin'! Ah don't wanna leave a momma waitin' for her girl!"]
>>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]

>>4326793
Support

>>4326774
>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]

>>4326774
>>[Iida is right, the area of Sweets Forest where you got a second breakfast was full of apples, it might be one of them. "C'mon y'all, let's get movin'! Ah don't wanna leave a momma waitin' for her girl!"]
>>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]

>>4326804
i assume its a mixture of both, since he does count as a quirk.
They should be used to it, even if they do not like it.
Sentient quirks should be among the rarest types in any case, so its a very fringe case and could carry a whole ethics debate class on its on.

>>4326774
>[There's something else…(ask all the important questions like what’s her mom’s name, then send Tokoyami, pony to the lost child center to make an report and announcement that we are helping her return to the forest of sweets.)]

>>4326774
>>[Iida is right, the area of Sweets Forest where you got a second breakfast was full of apples, it might be one of them. "C'mon y'all, let's get movin'! Ah don't wanna leave a momma waitin' for her girl!"]
>>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]

>>4326774
>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]

>>4326774
>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]

>>4326774
>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]

>[Write in.] If there's any games on the way, see if anyone can win Yuka a prize to help her feel better. Or let her play herself, maybe she'll end up schooling everyone. Who knows?

>>4326774
>>>[Iida is right, the area of Sweets Forest where you got a second breakfast was full of apples, it might be one of them. "C'mon y'all, let's get movin'! Ah don't wanna leave a momma waitin' for her girl!"]
>>>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]

>>4326774
Damn, was Iida always this huge and i never noticed? Or is just this drawing

>[Iida is right, the area of Sweets Forest where you got a second breakfast was full of apples, it might be one of them. "C'mon y'all, let's get movin'! Ah don't wanna leave a momma waitin' for her girl!"]
>[Carry her on your shoulders around the park, it might help her spot the apple! "C'mon sugah, lemme help ya find your momma!"]

>>4327881
Iida is only 8 inches taller than Tokoyami, it’s a mistake in perspective in this image.

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Called and writing!

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"C'mon y'all, let's get movin'! Ah don't wanna leave a momma waitin' for her girl!" You tell your friends, taking a couple steps before realizing you really don't have a clue of where you are going in the large park. "Heh… Iida, sugah, why don'tcha take point?"

>"Of course, allow me to lead the way!" He says, overtaking your lead and looking back with a kind smile. "Don't worry Yuka, we'll find your mom soon."

"Hop on! Ah'm sure it'll be easier for your momma to spot ya this way!" You then tell the little girl, taking a knee. You can just pick her up with ease, but having her climb on her own will make her feel better, you think.

>"You... really think so?" Yuka asks, unmoving.

>"I know I do, she has a way to draw people's attention." Denki tells her with a smile, putting his hand on her tiny shoulder. "Need a hand?"

>"Uh, yes please." She answers, closing her hands in tiny fists and nodding enthusiastically.

As promised, Denki then picks her up and helps her sit on your shoulders, letting you all start the trip back to where you were earlier.

"Now, try to keep an eye out for your meetin' spot as we go!" You tell her as you walk behind Iida, retracing your previous path. "Tell us if anythin' feels senpai- Mow...!?"

It's a rather random mix of sounds that you let out as she grabs you by the horns and pulls you to the side, the surprise and shivers it sends down your spine allowing her to steer you to the side without you being able to do anything about it, making you bump into Denki.

>"Hey now, that's not nice." He tells Yuka before checking in on you. "Are you okay? You look... a bit shocked."

"Y-yeah, just… gonna put that in a box for later." You tell him with a strained smile, adding the sudden loss of control to the list of things you are not looking forwards to deal with later.

>"She's not used to being ridden yet." Pony notes from your left, raising her finger as if lecturing you all. "Bridles steer much more comfy, horns? Not nice."

>"...Sorry Miss Fluffy." Yuka then apologizes, earnestly patting your hair between your horns. "I didn't know…"

"Yeah… Next time ya wanna go somewhere, just tell me, okay?" You ask her, trying to not make her feel bad about it. "...Wait. Miss Fluffy?"

>"Can confirm." Denki comments, reaching for your head and fluffing your hair up even more. "Hey Yuka, what does that make me?"

>"You're Mister Blond." She tells him, matter of factly.

>"Now me!" Pony asks, keeping the pace.

>"Miss Horns, duh." The little girl continues, as if it was obvious.

"Why don'tcha go and stab me already…" You mutter under your breath, then shake the negative emotions out of your head. "To be fair, that's gotta be mah best nickname so far."

Going for your hair puts it above all others you've gotten, none of them surpassing chest height.

>"I didn't think you'd be this good with children." Iida comments, looking over his shoulder at Denki. "Perhaps because you are so approachable? It's an essential quality for any good hero."

>"Y'think?" Denki blushes a bit at the praise.

>"You were sitting besides a bush talking alone, right?" Yuka starts, her voice clearly cheerful. "'Nothing to do but hang out with cute girls' you said, and I thought, my mommy calls me cute all the time! So I thought you could tell me where to go!"

Everyone turns around to look at Mr. Blond.

>"Guilty as charged." He says with a shrug, raising his hands as if to get cuffed. "If I want cute girls to be interested in me, I need to put effort into knowing them."

You share a quick glance with Pony, both of blushing a bit, with her giving you a smug smile.
Before you know what to say to that, your rider opens her tiny mouth again.

>"I'm interested!" Yuka says, an exclamation borne of innocence that nonetheless sends both you and Pony into hysterics, while Denki and Iida's sudden panic only makes it funnier.

Pony tries to imitate the same kind of laugh Momo has, covering her mouth with her hand, but as hard as she tries to keep it steady, it's still as much of a horse laugh as yours, throwing her head back and showing her teeth anyways.

>"Not like that!" Both boys tell the girl, flailing their arms as Fumikage covers his face with a hand, all of you starting to walk faster to leave the onlookers behind.

>"I mean, like, romantically!" Denki tries to explain himself to her.

>"...What's romantically?" She asks, genuinely curious.

>"Well, you see Yuka..." Iida tries to explain, faking a brief cough to organize his thoughts. "What he means with it is true romance, which comes from couples knowing one another, slowly taking the time to forge real bonds, and going on to start a family, even-"

You find yourself nodding softly in approval at his words, trying to not shake Yuka too much.

>"Hey now, you're going too deep into it." Denki stops him. "That's looong term stuff, no need to commit that much yet. Gotta live while we are still young, you know?"

>"Hey. We're at Forest Sweets." Fumikage points out before any argument can break out, pointing at one of many apple decorations now near you. "Is this where your mother told you to find her?"

>"No, not here. A way bigger apple, like... thiiis big!" Yuka answers, and you can see from the corner of your eye that she's stretching her little arms as far as she can.

>"Well then, I frequented this park as a child and I don't recall any giant apples…" Iida comments, unfolding his map once more. "...And nothing on the map hints at anything like that."

>"...I'm never gonna see my m-mommy again…?" Yuka starts, starting to sob.

Seeing as everyone starts panicking, you immediately take action, taking her off your shoulders and giving her a comforting hug.

"No, sugah, no… We've just not found her yet! Nothin' more!" You tell her, as reassuring as you can be. "What Ah wouldn't give to have someone like Mei here, her Zoom quirk would really help with the search!..."

Your quirk could help, if you were to go max size and look around. It would certainly get you into trouble though.

>"Horn Cannon ain't much help finding…" Pony laments, kicking a small dust cloud with her hoof.

>"Yeah, any sort of eyesight quirk would come in real handy… Too bad my Electrification is pretty much useless here." Denki laments as well.

>"Mine isn't suited to discrete searching, either." Iida adds, shaking his head.

>"What's your quirk, Mister Glasses?" Yuka then asks him.

>It's Engine, it allows me to run very fast." He explains, pulling up one of his pants legs to show his blocky calf.

>"Ooh, cool." She says form your arms before looking dejected, at least a manageable kind of sad this time. "...I don't have my quirk yet."

"Don'tcha worry, you are in the right age for it to show up." You tell her, recalling what it was to spend days with artist gloves before you could control your new quirk at her age.

>"...Maybe we should just try the lost-children center?" Denki suggests.

>"There was no… uh-nouns-mints tho, so that means mommy didn't go there yet." Yuka points out, shutting him up.

"Well, damn." You mutter, letting her stand on her own. "Yer right."

>"I'mma ask the staff." Pony declares, pointing at a man operating a cotton candy cart in the distance before walking off.

>"And I'll go with her!" Denki declares, chasing after her, getting Iida to sigh for some reason, sounding relieved.

Looking around, you try to make the best of your situation… You may have gone to the wrong place, but the entire area is full of apple-themed decorations…

"Say, now that we are here, can you recognize what kind of apple are we looking for?" You ask her, pointing at some of the decorations around, hoping for some sliver of usable info.

>"...Like that one!" She says after a minute of looking around, pointing… up, over another nearby stand. "Just… waaay bigger!"

It takes you a second to get what she was pointing at.

"Sugah, that's a balloon." You tell her, looking at a bright red balloon tethered to the antlers of a walk-around character dressed as an elk with a green shirt and blue face paint, with dozens of balloons tied to his horns, giving them to the children that approach him.

>"Nuh-uh." Yuka refutes you, pulling a small book out of her bag and opening it for you. "Here it says that if it's round and red, then it's an apple!"

"An apple. A round apple. A red apple." You read, as it's all the page says, next to a picture of an apple.

>"...So, we are just looking for something big, round and red?" Iida asks, taking off his glasses and pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Hey, look at the silver linin' we wouldn't know it if we hadn't come here!" You tell him, handing Yuka her tiny book back.

>>4328642
>>[It's just what Mr. Aizawa asked you for, serviceable and adequate. "You know, the usual."]

>"Much more than that! We know where to go!" Fumikage exclaims, dramatically pointing into the forest.

>"...The forest?" Iida asks, confused for a second, before explaining " ...The statues!"

Quickly calling your wayward friends back, you all dash back into the weirder part of the forest, to the giant statues of miscellaneous objects…

Including a huge, bright red, ball. And next to that ball, pacing and biting her nails, a clearly anxious woman in her early thirties.

>"Mommy!" Yuka cries, running after the woman before you can ask her anything.

>"Oh, Yuka! Where were you!? I was worried half to death…" The woman says, catching Yuka and embracing her.

It takes only a brief explanation of what happened and telling her to explain the little girl what apples actually are to calm her enough.

>"I'm so sorry you had to waste your time at the park to help us…" Yuka's mother says, taking a couple meal vouchers for the nearby eatery from her purse. "I can't thank you enough, but maybe this can help make up for it?"

Before you can reject it, Pony snatches them up, humming a melody you recognize from some videogame.

"'twas only right, ma'am." You tell her, glaring daggers at your compatriot.

>"And you, no getting lost again, okay, Yuka?" Denki tells the girl, ruffling her hair and making her giggle.

>"Say thank you to the nice couples and their friend, Yuka." Her mother tells her.

"Bwah?" You let out, not knowing what is she talking about.

>"Thanks you all!" She exclaims, giving a clumsy yet earnest bow.

You all wave them goodbye and start walking off, but before anyone can say anything about anything, you hear tiny hurried steps and Yuka's voice.

>"M-mister Bird!?" She calls out for, you guess, Fumikage.

>"What is it?" He simply asks, devoid of any emotion.

>"Um… Sorry for getting scared of you…" She slowly apologizes, it clearly takes her some effort. "You're way bigger than that other bitey bird… I thought you were gonna eat me up with that big beak..."

For a brief second, you worry it will only make him sadder, or maybe even mad.

Then he starts chuckling.

>"You need not worry about that, child. I'd rather have some apples." Fumikage says with a smile, his beak somehow accommodating it looks mighty weird to you, but it makes Yuka blush.

Then she just turns around and runs back to her mom.

>"That kid's totally gonna get lost again." Pony affirms, fanning herself with the free pie vouchers. "Now… Who's up for quest reward lunch!?"

>"I just wanna know who am I with and who's the friend." Denki says, grabbing his chin and thinking.

>"If we hurry we may still conquer the rest of the rides and attractions." Muses Fumikage, now clearly in a better mood. "I admit to be curious about the Haunted House… Although I would rather go for seconds on that pie… What a maddening dilemma."

>"I suppose there's nothing wrong with going for lunch now…" Iida says, sighing.

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Once more settling down on a table in Forest Sweet's eatery, you all enjoy a hearty lunch of nary a healthy thing besides Iida's orange juice.

>"Ah, just as delicious." Fumikage says as he eats a second pie. The whole thing. Even you are impressed at that.

>"So… Have you all written your letters yet?" Iida suddenly asks, probably to make time between forkfuls of pie, as not everyone can eat as much of the thing as Fumikage.

>"Nope. I'm except." Pony answers, feebly waving her fork. "Hurray for loneliness…"

>"I've jotted down some stuff… But man, do we really need to read them in front of our parents?" Denki laments, slumping on his seat. "I bet you they would have asked for something more embarrassing if they could come up with it!"

>"Personally, I've penned over forty pages worth of gratitude." Iida announces, beaming with pride.

"Ain't that a bit much?" You ask, thinking back to the neat envelope on your desk.

>"Yeah… Why don't you recite it for all? We'd love to hear it. In fact, I'm sure it's good enough that it should be the only one read outloud!" Denki suggests, then looks straight at you. "Think you can make it happen, VP Walker?"

It reeks of desperation.

"...Ah don't think so sugah." You reply with a shrug, then address Iida. "Ah reckon you might wanna cut that down, tho."

>"I suppose... I can't eat into everyone else's time, after all…" Iida muses. "What about you, Walker? How's yours?"

You tap your chin and think about what you have written, what you are going to tell everyone you are thankful about, to Momma and whoever shows up...

>What do you do?

>[It's just a page… A heartfelt one, however. "It's not much… And Ah know she knows it all already, but Ah can't thank Momma enuff for all she's done for me… Not everyone goes halfway around the planet cuz their kid begs for a change of scenery..."]
>[It's just what Mr. Aizawa asked you for, serviceable and adequate. "You know, the usual."]
>[It's actually a blank piece of paper. "Ah betcha we won't ever have to turn them in."]
>[Write in.]
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Well, that's embarrassing...
>>4328650
Plz try again?

>>4328653
>It's a page...in english. Nobody ever said you have to say all that mushy stuff in a language everyone else can easily understand!

>>4328653
>[It's just a page… A heartfelt one, however. "It's not much… And Ah know she knows it all already, but Ah can't thank Momma enuff for all she's done for me… Not everyone goes halfway around the planet cuz their kid begs for a change of scenery..."]

The Walkers are crazy good parents. Ushi's a great kid.

>>4328653
>>[It's just a page… A heartfelt one, however. "It's not much… And Ah know she knows it all already, but Ah can't thank Momma enuff for all she's done for me… Not everyone goes halfway around the planet cuz their kid begs for a change of scenery..."]

>>4328653
>[It's just a page… A heartfelt one, however. "It's not much… And Ah know she knows it all already, but Ah can't thank Momma enuff for all she's done for me… Not everyone goes halfway around the planet cuz their kid begs for a change of scenery..."]

>>4328653
>[It's just a page… A heartfelt one, however. "It's not much… And Ah know she knows it all already, but Ah can't thank Momma enuff for all she's done for me… Not everyone goes halfway around the planet cuz their kid begs for a change of scenery..."]

But also >>4328657

>>4328657
Supporting. I enjoy that sentiment of Ushi being proud to read heartfelt thanks out loud, but would do so in english and maybe even with a whole bunch of slang so that it really is only meant for Ma and Pa’s ears. That has been true for Ushi quite consistently: Willing to be open with people but ultimately makes her intimate moments private. Or perhaps that is wishful thinking.

>>4328653
>>[It's just a page… A heartfelt one, however. "It's not much… And Ah know she knows it all already, but Ah can't thank Momma enuff for all she's done for me… Not everyone goes halfway around the planet cuz their kid begs for a change of scenery..."]