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june/july catch-all!
Who: falco, shōyō & ammy w/ friends, old and new!
What: just a place to put some closed tls for an undetermined amount of time! i've been megabad at writing open tls lately but would still adore to write something special up just for you! hmu
liberos for a starter or plot with me!
When: june & july for now!
Where: corners of trench!
Content Warnings: check out the headers for their appropriate cws! mentions/description of cannibalism & gore, ghosts, animal abuse, mentions of possession and death.

What: just a place to put some closed tls for an undetermined amount of time! i've been megabad at writing open tls lately but would still adore to write something special up just for you! hmu
When: june & july for now!
Where: corners of trench!
Content Warnings: check out the headers for their appropriate cws! mentions/description of cannibalism & gore, ghosts, animal abuse, mentions of possession and death.
cw: bugs/insects, parasitic mentions
Eh? Wha--
[OH DEAR SWEET, GOD. Ochako was actually kind of hoping for bats? Bats would have been easier to deal with than bugs. She smacks her hands over her mouth to keep herself from screaming (or just flat out throwing up), and her stomach does a nasty somersault that makes her feel ill. That goodness for her mastery of her gag reflex, otherwise she very well may have lost her lunch all over the place, because this...this brings back some horrific memories.
There were...bugs. Insects. Beetles? Or were they bees?? Some sort of parasitic insect that built their nests, or hives, or...o-or whatever inside peoples' skin. So bad that those heavily invested lost their minds and...a-and--
Sensei...
Feeling tears well up in her eyes, Ochako forces them back and squeezes her eyes shut. No. No...don't think of that. Don't remember that. Not now. Not when she has someone to look after now.]
Slowly. [Ochako hisses in a whisper.] Mo-Move back out the room...v-very slowly...
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a chittering squeak comes from the room's ceiling and ends with a crisp thock of sound against the chamber floors. thock, again. thock, thock, thock. it may seem like only that, for a couple of seconds, but the worst happens. shoyo steps in something awful enough to echo out a loud crack.
he's just stepped into a hollow exoskeleton, and his whole frame freezes from toes to the last hair on his head. ]
—Crap-!
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Crack!
Sucking in a breath through her teeth, Ochako feels a full body shiver come over her as the room suddenly gets ominously quiet...and like a wave, the ceiling starts to descend on them as those hundreds of thousands of insects just dash towards the sound, and the potential threat and/or food source they've found.]
Shi--...hang on tight!!
[One swift smack to Shoyo's back, and another to Egg's arm, and a final one to her cheek, Ochako literally hauls man and beast under each arm as she removes their gravity and turns tail to springboard off the ground. A great leap, considering the springs and pads of her boots - usually meant to cushion the impact of her falls, but also great to catapult her up in a long or high jump.
And finally, a click of her heels and the rocket boosters in her metal heels burst to life to propel them all forward. She has the thrusters on full blast, so they can put some distance between themselves and those bugs ASAP.
Because they are following...and they're just as fast for how small they are.]
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he never wants to see a beetle again. with his arms following suit to make sure he’s holding ochako in turn as they propelled, he turns to egg: ]
Egg! Can you hold ‘em off—?!
[ the fowl pokémon crows sharply, turns his neck and pulls in a breath— and when he exhales, he spews a stream of heat and flame to scorch the insect’s paths. it lights up the room behind them for sure, and chars the scarabs in the way to a thick crisp. ]
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Ochako swallows the thick lump in her throat at the memory, using it to fuel her farther, faster away from the danger following after them at a shockingly rapid pace. She doesn't dare loosen her grip on either Shoyo or Egg, for fear of what might occur to them if the worst happens. But Egg is apparently a...phoenix?? A chicken phoenix??? Ochako only catches a bit of that flamethrower in her peripheral, but she can most certainly feel the heat of it along her back and legs. Thank goodness she's also used to this sort of thing from Todoroki, so it's not too damaging, either.]
GOOD THINKING!! If we can halt their path, they can't follow us!
[Because the more they move, twisting and turning through the maze helter-skelter like they are, the more lost they're going to get. Ochako is trying to memorize the path she's going, but she's no Yaoyorozu - not the brightest bulb in the box.]
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We've got your back, Ochako! Just focus up ahead, Egg's got this! [ he knew the combusken could breathe embers, but not that big and not that hot. it was like being, literally, behind the blast of a flamethrower. it's done heavy damage to the number pursuing them, there were still stragglers; he gasps with an ah! once he sees a handful of glints speeding after them. ] Do that one more time, the biggest breath you've got! Just wait for them to get close!
[ when the time is right— boom. ]
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Keep it up, Egg!! We need to find somewhere that they can't follow! Shoyo, if you see a body of water, or a ravine, let me know!! We can lose them that way!
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[ shōyō has a sharp eye for quick fleeting detail; while egg is busy keeping the incoming scarabs at bay and allowing short boosts, shōyō shines his light wherever he can for ochako. front, sideways—
a chamber with sparkling floors catches his attention with a sharp gasp. he isn’t completely sure, but he still points at the dipping turn they’d have to take to get there. ]
Ochako!
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[Snapping her attention to where the light is shining, Ochako grits her teeth. She's too slow to do an arc at the speed they're going without risking a crash, or slowing down and letting those horrible insects get within jumping distance of them. It's not going to be fun, what she has to do, but it's the best and fasted way to pivot in the air right now. The whiplash will be worth it, surely, because they'll still be alive.]
I see it!! Both of you, hang onto me now, and do not let me go!
[Because after jerking her arm out, one of the wired grappling hooks shoots from Ochako's wrist guard and strikes the inner wall of the opening. Sticking in hard, the wire goes taut as it swiftly yanks the three in that direction suddenly, Ochako killing the boosters for just that second of inertia so they could change direction in a fraction of an instant. She kicks them in again when they're throttling toward the new space, so they can make up that same speed.
Many of the scarabs pass them by, thankfully, but still more arc after them, still in hot pursuit, their hideous clicking mandibles and skittering legs making horrible noises in the echoey halls.]
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he’s not exactly screaming, but there’s a sound coming from him. his fingers nearly slip out of grasping onto ochako, but luckily— who catches him, more durable in the face of g-force, is egg. floor it, ochako! ]
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Eventually, the skittering seems to go back from whence it came, as the bugs decide it's just not worth it to even wait. The shiny surface of whatever liquid surface that is isn't one they have any desire to navigate, so they slowly retreat, and the cave grows quiet other than the sound of Ochako's boosters now softly thrumming as the three float in the air.]
We...w-we lost them... Good job, both of you!! A-Are you all okay?
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I think . . . I'm car sick. [ but, besides that! ] That was awesome.
[ the chamber now surrounding them has a little pool surrounding what seems like . . . items. a mound of shelves stacked with dusty goods that are possibly important, to be protected by a body of water—! ]
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[Oh, poor Shoyo... Ochako actually pulls him a bit closer to gently rub his back a bit. If there's one person who knows what it's like to feel nauseous, it's Uraraka Ochako. She's sympathetic, and looks a little worried as well.]
I'm sorry...it was the best I could think or to get us in here without stopping, or slowing down. Um, i-if you need to be sick, you can!! I won't mind, and it'll be in the water anyway, so...
[I mean, they are still floating above the pool, after all. Until Ochako moves or releases them, they'll be like this for...as long as she can hold them up (which is a long time).]
It look like there's things on that island though... We ought to check it out a little bit - there could be some useful things...like another canteen, a lantern Egg-kun can light, or some rope... Mmh, a knife wouldn't be bad, either.
[Spoken like a true explorer!]
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You really know your stuff . . . [ it’s a compliment, and he gives a thumbs up to accompany, despite the slightly weaker smile! ] And don’t worry, I’m just . . . real easy to queasy, y’know?
[ and not that he’s actually going to throw up and this point, but while they make their way to the goods . . . a thought arises. ]
If I need to throw up, is it just gonna, like . . . Float around?
[ the question for the masses. ]
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[Which is why she's keeping up with rubbing his back, and might even gently move her thumb down his wrist and apply pressure to a point there, where she knows one to be. He wrist guards actually do the same thing - acupressure to alleviate nausea. Many of Ochako's support items do the same thing, just in different ways.
Though her hand, and wholeass body, stops very suddenly when posed that hideous question. Oh god, Shoyo...why. Why would you even ask that?]
Geh--...um! N-No... My quirk just applies Zero Gravity to the individual or object I touch, not anything surrounding it. Um...i-if you did throw up, it'd still fall. Gross...
cw i forgot we're talking about vomit
Good, 'cause. I wouldn't want it to . . . [ he gestures around them with a roll of his wrist, ] y'know. On, you, 'cause I've already, [ MAYBE he should stop talking! egg's got you, and the fowl pokemon gently paps a clawed wing over shoyo's mouth. ]
1/2 - OOPS yeah there's puke talk in them thar tags
[She absolutely would not.]
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Don't touch anything just yet...it could be boobytrapped. I'll do a cursory check, but...Egg-kun, can you help me? I may need a bit more light. [And since he's been so helpful with that already, he gets a chin scritchy. Good birb. ♥]
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—!! egg!! the bird pokemon looks proud and shrills, while shoyo shoots him a competitive frown: lucky!! it grumbles! yes, he is very, very good. the best. if he was chosen as the helper, of course! ]
—I-I've got you covered, too!
[ meanwhile, egg does as he's told: and lights up every torch he could find with a burst of ember from his beak. ]
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[Boys....will be boys. Ochako is snorting to herself, wondering is Shoyo really is older than her, though she also knows she's uh...very competitive and most certainly is encouraged by positive reinforcement and praise. So, Ochako actually waves Shoyo over once the area is well lit and points to a place on her left.]
Let's split our search, since we can find more things that way. You take that side, I'll take this side. Be really careful, okay? You have a really, really good eye, Shoyo-kun...so I'm pretty sure you could easily fans trip-wires and stuff. If you do, let me know, ne? I can try to deactivate them...
[Or, you know...yeet them into the air with her quirk so they explode up there or whatever, then go to collect the floating debris, or...whatever.]
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[ and egg is still. a luckier egg than him! but! there’s nothing wrong with a little friendly competition. the two orange things exchange glances and challenges, one of them being betcha’ i’ll find something cooler than you, but on top of that, traps! he doesn’t touch anything until a slow sweep along the spaces of the island between tables and shelves. there’re dust chests and scrolls, but . . . no wires. ]
Nothing here!
[ that might be a good okay to start probing around. there’re some . . . stones? of all different colors. neat, shōyō awes, picking up something that looked similar to his coldblood blade lost months ago to an unsnakely. egg, with ochako on the other hand . . .
something catches his eye and calls to him, glinting in the fire-lit chamber. two round marble-like stones, one of them a brilliant mix of red hues. it comes embedded in a short sort of vest with adjustable buckles and clips. the accessory with it comes in a thin metal-chain necklace.
he already a clucks his victory— he’s found something really cool and shows it off to ochako immediately. ]
cw: MHA spoilers for season 3+
Ochako just sighs softly to herself and does her own bit of investigation. Mostly it's things you'd assume to be in a treasure trove like this - gold coins, luxurious fabrics and tapestries, chests filled with books and scrolls, jewels... Though Ochako does pluck a few of the gems and jewels from the bunch and pockets them for use as trade goods, she comes across something that instantly catches her eye. Something a bit more...familiar.
It's next to a gun, which is the first thing that drew her attention, because of how modern the weapon was beside everything else, and then a small, sleek, silver case next to it. Making sure there was nothing to set off any sorts of traps, Ochako picks up the little box and pops it open easily, and she sucks in a breath through her teeth when she sees what's inside. They're like very small darts, easily able to be loaded into the gun and fired, with a blood-red liquid inside. Just three funtioning darts, the rest in the case were smashed, but she fumbles with the case and closes it right away. H-Holy shit...]
Shoyo-kun, are you, um...a-are you okay over there?
[Ochako doesn't dare take those. Considering what they are, how could she? Made from the blood and tissue of a defenseless, tortured child...her own DNA and quirk spliced and weaponized to become a quirk erasing bullet.]
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Uh-huh! Found some cool rocks. [ he looks over with a smile, mostly calm after the chase they've gone through, and given enough time to recharge from his upset stomach— he was feeling better. shoyo was perceptive, though. he begins making his way over, while egg is trying to fit the vest onto him. ] Looks like you saw a spider. Everything okay?
[ i mean. spiders spook him too, he'd totally agree to that. ]
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It takes a while, and a hard swallow.]
I, um...I-I found something too, fr-from my world, but. Um... [She takes a deep breath, then plucks out one of the small darts to hold up very carefully.] It's...a weapon. A really, really dangerous one. This can completely erase a person's quirk if they're struck and injected with it.
It's...reversible, but not in Trench. The only one who can cure it is the one it's created from, who's not here. [And Ochako prays that little Eri NEVER sets foot on the sandy shores if this world.] It'd be great to use against villains, huh? Take away their crazy powers with one shot...
[Ochako pauses, holds the dart for a long, long time, eerily silent...]
2/2 - rolled a nat20 on the will save. /FLEXES
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we can start perhaps fading out here? 👏
sounds good!!
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