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don’t make me go wumbo ([personal profile] grice) wrote in [community profile] deercountry2022-06-11 09:54 pm

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 [plurk.com profile] 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.

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cw: bugs/insects, parasitic mentions

[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-06-22 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Ochako makes an affirming noise, because she genuinely believes that. Having support is an immeasurable boon, and friendship is something people often take for granted, but it's powerful. Ochako's certain that, had she not had the friends she has now to walk alongside her, to build her up and make her feel strong when she was at her lowest...she wouldn't have gotten as far as she did. So many things would have been lost without everyone working together in the end.]

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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[personal profile] asas 2022-06-22 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ that's exactly what shoyo does. he keeps his headlight lowered, his arms out to gently bump against ochako, behind him, and begins taking his steps to get back through the stone frame of the doorway. luckily, with egg behind the girl, the fowl creature doesn't know what's going on beyond "something bad", curious to nudge his head and beak over ochako's shoulder. what could it be—?

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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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-06-25 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ochako, for her part, is also moving slowly - doing much the same as Shoyo and trying to ease Egg backward as well, gently. She doesn't want to startle the poor bird, because if it really is just a big ol' rooster thing...a startled squawk will only get them in far more trouble. Though it seems that they're slowly getting out, even as what Ochako assumes are those horrible insects begin to fall from the ceiling. It's not bad, just a few, they can just as easily turn around and continue the other--

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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[personal profile] asas 2022-06-27 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh, god this is gross and terrifying, let alone what the scarabs would do to them if they came in contact with warm, easily burrowed flesh. just the sound of them skittering gives shōyō more than enough information to feed his imagination: horror flesh bugs is top tier nightmare fuel. just having them near you and coming for you for who the hell knew what?

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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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-06-29 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thing is, Ochako has witnessed bugs like this burrowing into peoples' bodies and just nesting there, while they were still very much alive. It caused someone she cares about very much some great pain and suffering and....a-and--

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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[personal profile] asas 2022-06-29 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they're just going to have to wing the amount of times they'll have to twist and turn around in this panic. ochako is trying her greatest to lengthen the distance, and for sure shoyo wouldn't interject— he hardly even feels the need to, holding tight onto her arm and instructing egg. ]

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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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-07-01 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Funnily enough? Egg is helping in a way they don't even really realize. The blast of his flamethrower not only helps incinerate the oncoming beetles, but it's also acting like a turbo booster, pushing them farther and faster with that one little spurt. Just a few extra meters, but that can make all the difference right now. Because most of the insect in the front line are totally decimated, and the middle-most of them start to cannibalize their now fully cooked brethren, but the farthest back are still incoming, scurrying around the feasting beetles to try and get to the fresh meat.]

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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[personal profile] asas 2022-07-03 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Waterwaterwaterwater—

[ 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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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-07-03 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)


[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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[personal profile] asas 2022-07-04 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh, this is not like his high speed bike rides. this is possibly a fraction of what it’s like to be on a fighter jet— the speed, the whiplash, the weight bearing heavy on shōyō’s body and not exactly treating it softly flaps wind into his mouth and blows out his lips. he’s tucked in and holding on for dear life, but he’s . . .

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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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-07-04 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[And floor it she does!! But only when she's sure that Shoyo is secured by Egg, who she also increases her grip on. It's not recipro burst, but she does put some power into her boosters to get them as far out into the cavern as possible. Behind her, she can hear the slush sounds the scarabs each plinking into the murk and screeching loudly...until they stop. Not all of them fall in, but those that do don't resurface, and the ones that don't...back off. It seems they've finally met their end, unable to go forward for their next meal.

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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[personal profile] asas 2022-07-04 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ egg gives a valiant grah! with a victorious wave of a wing once shoyo is properly placed back onto ochako's hold. silent, isn't he! only breathing through his nose at the moment, trying to catch his breath. the light of his headlight shines under them as he looks down, tightens the hold of his sweating hands to say, with a squeak: ]

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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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-07-05 01:06 am (UTC)(link)


[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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[personal profile] asas 2022-07-05 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh, no you don’t— apologizing for such an awesome ride that saved their asses?! no way is he upset! he shakes his head as she apologizes and explains, but he will accept the soothing. there’s a knot in his throat, and his stomach. surely it’ll be gone. ]

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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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-07-05 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Ehehe...I'm probably the one who'd know the best, actually. Overuse of my quirk causes intense nausea.

[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...
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cw i forgot we're talking about vomit

[personal profile] asas 2022-07-05 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ bless ochako, those are going to help. he is not going to throw up! alas! he had to ask! he's a curious dude. ]

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. ]
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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-07-07 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I would throw you to the bugs.

[She absolutely would not.]
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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-07-07 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[But yes!! No more of that. After touching down on the islet in the middle of the pool of water, and making sure the ground is stable enough, she tugs Shoyo and Egg closer and releases her quirk on them both. Wandering around, she's looking through the items collected over time. Some seem dusted over, partially destroyed, while others still seem to be well preserved...]

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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[personal profile] asas 2022-07-07 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he'll remember those words for the rest of his days. ]
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[personal profile] asas 2022-07-07 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ all would be alright once they land on the ground and shoyo steadies himself with the balance control he knew and loved on earth, thanks. shoyo watches an item or two and shines his light on each thing, eyes wide with curiosity— but he makes sure to quickly put his hands to his sides at the possibility of traps. true! very true. shoyo opens his mouth to offer his services when

—!! 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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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-07-08 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)


[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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[personal profile] asas 2022-07-09 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I’m on it!

[ 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. ]
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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-07-11 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[She really is babysitting a bunch of manchildren... At least they're both adorable.

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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[personal profile] asas 2022-07-11 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ shoyo has absolutely no idea what's going on over there. beyond egg having found something pretty cool looking, prompting him to look more for something equally neat, if not better. there're blood stones of all kinds, but what really catches his eye is a beautiful pearl of paleblood. snatching that, thank you! ]

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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[personal profile] floatsaway 2022-07-11 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ochako looks up with a weak half smile when Shoyo and Egg start to come over, still sort of at war with herself over what to even do with what she found. These darts are so, so dangerous to people from her world...literally taking away the innate power that makes them them. A part of her says they'd be best kept by her and her friends, to keep out of anyone else's hands, but her conscience argues that'd be just as dangerous...because with any kind of Corruption, they could still be used somehow.

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...]

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