🌙 001 - [April Catchall - Open/Closed Prompts]

[floatsaway]

Who: Ochako Uraraka floatsaway and you!!
What: Various things through April!!
When: All through April.
Where: In Trench. :|a

Content Warnings: None at this time.

[TEXT - OPEN (LOCKED FROM BAKUGOU)]

Hello everyone!!

I'm a pretty new resident to Trench, maybe here about a month now, I think, and I'm still a little confused about the lack of money thing... It's pretty hard for someone like me who's not used to trading to get things, e-especially since I really don't have much to give.

Anyway, I want to know if there's anywhere to get some decent fabric? Or maybe even some yarn!! I'd like to make something for a friend's birthday next week, but I really don't know where to get the things I need, or how. I'd prefer not to give away any of my blood if I don't have to... And unfortunately I don't have the time to devote to working it off, if I want to get it to him on time...

So I guess, if anyone has any spare? I can get you something in return after the 20th, or work for it!! I'm really good at lifting and moving! ♥♥

Thank you! (´｡• ω •｡`)♡

[TEXT - CLOSED TO IZUKU AND TODOROKI]

Deku-kun, Todoroki-kun, I don't know if you encountered those weird portals that were popping up, but...I found a few things from home that I thought to give to you guys. You can come over to my and Bakugou's place to pick them up if you want!!

And we can have dinner together, too!! (b ᵔ▽ᵔ)b I'll be sure to let Bakugou know so he doesn't slam the door in your face or something, lol. Maybe not tonight, since you can probably see I'll be a little busy, but maybe tomorrow or something?? Or if you wanna have a dinner together to celebrate Bakugou's birthday?

I don't think he'd enjoy a party, so just an hour or two to eat and hang out would probably make him really happy within his comfort zone. ♥

[ACTION - CLOSED TO BAKUGOU]

[After dealing with those who responded to her message on the Omni, Ochako puts it away in favor of actually looking for her blond friend. He's been a bit absent the past few weeks, and definitely a little...off. Ochako wrote it off as more of this world's bullshit - the past month was hell for them in a variety of different ways - but as the days kept passing, it seemed to get worse. She doesn't want to pry much, Bakugou's not the talkative sort like she is, but she's a little worried. It doesn't feel great just seeing him when they need to eat and sleep... She misses her friend, and spending time with him and talking to him.

So she's quietly puttering around their apartment, looking for signs that her friend is around. He should be, his shoes are here, and this place isn't exactly large, but...hopefully he's not just here to grab something and go again. That has also been a thing he's been doing, too. And becoming a bit of an annoyance to Ochako as well.]

Bakugou-kun? Are you here?

Comments

un: Pierrot | text

[violetlies]

what color of fabric are you in the market for, huh?

I might have something lying around. I won't even ask anything in return~

(you've helped me enough anyway lol)

[floatsaway]

Oh, that's actually a good question...
I was thinking something darker. Maybe black or a deep blue, but with a splash of color like red or orange.

[Maybe something similar to the shirt of his Hero Costume? The black with the orange cross pattern? It'd be simple enough to make, and probably mean a lot to him. Or maybe something similar to one of All Might's older costumes? But if she gets him the poster, then maybe that's too much? Bakugou's not like Izuku where he's an obvious fanboy.]

Uwaah, thank you so much Kokichi-kun!! I really appreciate it a lot! (つ≧▽≦)つ
But you know, I'd do all of that stuff any time, for anyone, so don't feel indebted to me!!

[violetlies]

Oooooh. So maybe a few big black spools? 4 or so? then 2 red 2 orange

you're in luck since i've got that in my room ＼(＾▽＾)／

[Well, he does now, at least.]

yehyeh I know. you're nice, Uraraka-chan.
dw. i'm doing this out of the kindness of my heart
and the expectation that when june 21st rolls around you'll remember ur other good friend right here (･ω<)☆

who's this friend ur making stuff for anyway
is it a boooooooooooy
or a giiiiiiiiirl i can tease for either (￢‿￢ )

[floatsaway]

Yeah, that sounds about perfect!!
Thank you so, so much, Kokichi-kun!!! You are the best~ ♥
Just let me know when's a good time to come pick it up, and where you're staying.

Oooh is that someone else's birthday?
I wonder who it could beee~ (　’ω’)旦~~

Well it's jjjjjjk.,,/

[Yeah so uh...Ochako just dropped her Omni onto her face in her flustered horror. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING, IT'S JUST A BIRTHDAY GIFT!! YEAH IT'S FOR A BOY BUT SO WHAT?? Th-There's nothing wrong with getting gifts for a boy on his birthday, i-it's just a friend! She and Bakugou are friends. Good friends...th-that's all.

Yeah...]

It's for someone you don't know!!!
One of my classmates from home!!
And everyone gets gifts on their birthday, or at least they SHOULD! >:T

Video | Clickclickbloom

[onekindsoul]

That depends.
How do you/the person receiving the gift feel about the colour red?

[floatsaway]

I'm pretty sure he'd be fine with red!!
And I can make something out of that, I think.

[Ochako's craftsy enough, and if the color is a deep or even lighter red...it'll still look like blood to Bakugou, so he'd definitely be okay with the color.]

ahem, in seriousness tho

[detonating]

[He knows it's shitty. He does. But it's easier said than done to break the cycle that he knows he's... fucking supposed to break, when he's already gotten himself caught in the damn thing without even realizing it at first. It ain't like he's got a book on this shit to consult, or any damn experience in opening up or what-the-fuck ever... or staying open. It's his comfort zone, it's what he knows. Compartmentalize his shit on his own, grit and bare and move the fuck on.

But it's not helping. If anything, it's making everything worse. At this point, his avoidance has had more to do with not worrying Ochako with how far his corruption has come in a short time. It's not a good reason or even a valid excuse--not that he's trying to excuse that either, it goes directly against everything they'd come to understand with each other in Nippon. But it's just... really fucking hard to break out of the snowball effect when he's gotten himself in that deep.

Katsuki knows he's fucking it up. He does. That's why, despite the fact that he really wants to go straight back out to the beach to practice with his quirk until every muscle screams at him to stop, he's home tonight. Sitting at the kitchen table, poking chopsticks at the leftovers they have for dinner as he just glowers at the food like it's at fault for everything.

Trying to do better. Keep his word and at least fucking BE there.

The sound of the door is there, but it doesn't make Ochako's voice any less jarring to hear. It's that unwelcome sense of fucking guilt that has his back and shoulders tensing, has him clenching his jaw as he just shoves some rice over across the plate, and then back again.] ... 'm here.

[Setting down the chopsticks--he's not hungry and honestly has spent the last few days choking down meals because of his lack of appetite, Katsuki turns to look at the doorway he knows she's about to come through. Bracing himself for the awful worried look on her face that'll show up the second she sees him, because unsurprisingly? He still looks like shit. The bruise across his nose and under his eyes hasn't healed like it should have by now, and he's even more pale than he was the day before.

Knowing full well just how he's gonna be perceived, he finds it easier to just. Glimpse her in the doorway as a sort of greeting and turn back to his plate. Picking the utensils up again to gesture to the fridge with his words, before resuming his mission in nudging the shit around aimlessly.] There's still some left.

god i laughed SO HARD

[floatsaway]

[He's not wrong that Ochako has been growing progressively worried about him - usually Bakugou doesn't do this sort of thing unless something is wrong. She's notices how he's been distant, and especially the lack of his appetite. At first, she assumed it was remnants of their blood plague thing, getting back into the swing of things after that month of hell, but it just seemed to get worse and worse as the days came and went. And now, with no sun in the sky to literally brighten their moods...Ochako's sure that there's something up.

She is, however, happy to hear his voice as she walks into the kitchen, smiling for a second at their eyes meet before it falls into a sad frown when the look doesn't last. He can't even do that much? Really? What is he hiding? And didn't they say they'd have each other's back before, when things went wrong? That was the whole reason they went through what they did in Nippon - the blow up and fallout of their argument, and the beginnings of a much stronger friendship between them. Ochako made a promise to herself that she wouldn't abandon him like she did back then when he really needed it, and it feels like...f-feels like he might need it right now.

But Bakugou is touchy, and dealing with him when he's like this is hard, like diffusing a bomb. Ironic, really...given his quirk, or perhaps it's fitting. Ochako takes a seat after pulling out some food for herself and heating it up, taking a few bites and trying to liven the mood with a positive attitude and some light conversation. It's...the best she can think of. The first step to hopefully finding out what's wrong with her best friend, and why he's not telling her.]

Mm, thanks. So, um...what have you been up to lately? I've been trying to find places to work at so we can get more things... [Clothes, mostly, but also some house supplies.]

I am so glad

[detonating]

[The lack of sunlight certainly isn't helping either, no. It's not an experience he is enjoying; there's maybe been one time in his life that he didn't get sunlight for an extended period of time and that was the few days that he spent holed up with the League of Villains. Not the best association to have, though not really something he's been dwelling on either. It's mostly that he misses the feeling of it on his skin, realizes that while it doesn't hurt his sweat output like the cold does, it definitely does take a little bit more of a warm up than normal. His sleep schedule is suffering thanks to it (though the symptoms from corruption he's been experiencing have a hand in that as well). It's annoying as hell.

He can't wait for this month to be over, honestly.

Katsuki might not have looked at her for long in the doorway, but he does watch her as she heats up her leftovers and then moves to sit across from him. His expression remains pretty default, up until Ochako tries her hand at small talk. Fucking small talk... that's where they're at now and by no fault of hers. Ain't on her at all, Ochako is just trying the best she can with the bullshit he's giving and that's not lost on him. It's aggravation directed at himself that has Katsuki frowning hard. He looks down to his plate again to pick at it some more, raising one shoulder with a lazy shrug.] Same.

[It's not enough. The fuck is she supposed to do with that kind of response, really? That frown sharpens, and he opens his mouth to try to offer something with more fucking substance to it but gets stopped by a couple of things. First it's the sudden and telltale smell of rust; the only warning sign he's been able to pick up on since his symptoms had started cropping up... followed quickly by the drops of copper colored blood landing right on his plate.

Least he has a good reason not to eat it now, huh?] Shit. [Katsuki drops his chopsticks onto the plate and brings his hand up to cup under his nose, pushing his chair back to stand to make his way over to hover over the sink. Effectively putting his back to her in hopes that she won't see as the rest starts up. It always stings when it wells up in his eyes, which in turn makes them water and forces the blood out faster. It's only happened a few times, all times he was thankful that he was away from Ochako... but that streak is done for now, ain't it?

Anyone else might have bolted for the bathroom, to conceal their affliction. But that's a fucking cowardly move and he's already done enough fucking hiding from her. That's why he stayed home in the first place, to put an end to the damn cycle. Ochako was going to find out eventually. Eventually is just... now, whether he likes it or not. Dammit.] Oi, Uraraka... [Fishing in his back pocket, Katsuki pulls out a blood strained rag that he's been re-using to clean up the fucking mess in an attempt to not waste or ruin a bunch of other materials. First he uses it to try to wipe it away from his eyes, since he's sure that's gonna be the more alarming sight visually.] Go grab some incense, would ya?

[The terse, low spoken request is the most revealing thing he's said in weeks. An ask for incense can only mean one thing, after all. Hopefully it's not a gushing session like the last one was, and he can have himself mostly cleaned up before she gets back with it.]

[floatsaway]

[The lack of sunlight definitely isn't great, no. Considering their awful blood sickness last month, and how Ochako barely had the energy or strength to eat, and hold certain foods down, let alone leave their apartment. Going out anywhere more than just a few hundred feet or so was out of the question (though she did it once and paid the price for it after, oops). Needless to say, Ochako's been a bit on the paler sidesince March, and though her color's been returning now that she's healthier...the lack of some good vitamin D is taking its toll on her. Also it's just...depressing. Artificial light can only do so much, and though she's been keeping her spirits high with talking to others, even she has her days.

Like right now, when the air between them feels so forced and tight. But she doesn't know what else to do, Ochako doesn't want to make matters worse! All she wants is her friend's honesty, and his presence back in her life. It feels worse without Bakugou there, those bad days are all the more bad when she can't be near him, or when he's in a foul mood like this. If he wants to be left alone, that's fine, but she just wants to know. She wants him to just talk to her, let her in a little more. Isn't that what they promised each other back in Nippon? So when he slams the doot in her face when she tries to open it up, Ochako's smile drop again with her shoulders and her eyes go to her own food.]

Oh.

[It's quiet a while after that, where she chews her food quietly, not really tasting it, then looks up at the silent curse. Catching the blood more on Bakugou's plate than on her friend's face, her curious gaze follows him and Ochako wonders if he cut himself or something? That doesn't seem like Bakugou, though...he's usually really careful when he cooks. Then her eyes see he's holding his nose and--

A nosebleed? Weird...though it definitely happens if the air is dry. But this doesn't seem like anything simple. Ochako's brow furrows, and she abandons her own meal to turn toward him at the sink. Something is definitely wrong, and she just wants to know what. Wants to know so she can help. She hates that he's been keeping her away when she's a fucking Hero - they both are - and he...he promised! They had their time to do this horseshit before in Nippon--

...Incense. She knows what that means. As Ochako stands suddenly, gripping the back of the chair so hard her palms start to hurt, she takes a deep breath to calm herself down. Her heart is racing, ears ringing, and stomach churning. She remembers how Deku looked, how they had to chase him down to stop him. Why didn't he...she could've--they could have done something!! Idiot...that goddamn idiot.]

So that was it. [It's soft, but in the already hushed air between them, it drops like a bomb. That's why he was avoiding her. She gets it, she does, but it's still stupid as hell. Their presence alone helped Izuku fight back his corruption, why did bakugou think he could face this on his own?! This isn't like Nippon, and even if it was, he still needed her that one time, too. They're in this together, and they always will be.] ...Gimme a sec, hold on.

[And she moves to grabs the box they have in their room, and to just takes a minute to collect herself as well. There are mixed emotions at war. Worry, anger, indignation, sadness...so much. But worst of all, Ochako feels like he still doesn't trust her enough to know he can count on her...and that hurts.]

un: Oracle | text

[adaine]

Hey, this is Ochako, right?

A friend of mine actually has a tailor. I'm not sure if she sells her materials but you can ask.

Here.

Who's the gift for?

[floatsaway]

OH!! Jeez, I forgot to put my name there...
Yeah, it's me!! Though...I'm sorry, I don't recognize your username. (￣▽￣;)ゞ

Aaah that's perfect!! Thank you so, so much!! I'll definitely reach out right away!!
It's a present for my roommate and classmate... I'm not sure if you know him, since we came to this world together and are still pretty new...

[And after checking, double checking, and TRIPLE checking the privacy, Ochako adds:]

Bakugou Katsuki? Does that sound familiar?

[adaine]

No worries! It's Adaine. We met in the Moss King's house.

[That name... surprises her. Wow. Ochako must just have... infinite patience. Adaine can imagine that maybe she could put up with his personality enough to be his friend but ROOMMATE???

Wild. She wonders if he's like that at home too.]

I know him, yes.

He's very passionate.

[Look... her actual compliments feel very backhanded. Like "he's smarter than he would appear at first" or "his intentions aren't bad, he's just fucking awful at showing it."]

What were you thinking of getting him specifically?

text; un: deku

[wannasmash]

( ˘◡˘) ┌iii┐
He'd murder us if we threw a big party, so dinner sounds great.
Don't worry about food, just give me a list and I'll get it.
I forgot to ask Tokoroki-kun if he's still helping out at Lysithea's. They make great pastries. We should get a cake from there.
I haven't got a gift yet but I'm working on it.

[floatsaway]

I thought that exact same thing.
It'll probably be next week then, on his actual birthday, so I'll text you a list later of what I think we should get. Just don't go too out of your way getting things, Deku.
Oooh, I could have made a cake, but if you can get one that's big enough for everyone, that'd probably be better. Let me know, okay??

O:!!
What are you planning to get him??

[Nosy...]

[wannasmash]

[ He's going to pay for the food, and there's nothing she can do about that! ]

Oh! A homemade cake is better! I want to see what kind of cake you make!!!!!
OK if you still want, how about one of us texts you whatever they have at the bakery and then you can decide?

Not sure if it'll be possible, but I think I've got a lead on a chili pepper plant.

text; un: Pierrot (yes the same as Kokichi's lmfao.. clowns)

[likethelight]

[ Oh!! Something he actually can help with for once--! ]

i know a place you can get fabric, some really special ones too. I had a friend of mine make something with it [ Although it was expensive, so... ]

what do you want to make?

sob, she's too stupid for this...please....

[floatsaway]

[...What.]

Um...yeah??
You already said that you had some...

I'm thinking about making a blanket. Usually I'd make a scarf, but with the cold months over, I thought a light and soft blanket would be nice.

I'm so deeply, deeply sorry. he has no idea LMAO

[likethelight]

i did? [ ??? ]

i don't have any left. i left it all with miss alayne at the rookery.

i could help you get some more if you want though.

Text; Filledwithsunshine

[onebadapple]

I'm not sure if you've had offers to help with fabrics already, but if not, Ochako, I'd be happy to take you to where I go to get them!

[floatsaway]

Oh!! Hello Snow White-chan, are you feeling any better?
It's good to hear from you again! ♥

I've gotten a few offers, and a lot of people are helping, but I wouldn't mind going with you to the fabric store! It'd be a good place to know about, I think, in case I ever want or need to make anything else...and I think having a basic sewing kit would be a good idea.
Oh, and some knitting needles.

[onebadapple]

Oh yes! Much better now, thank you so much for coming to check in on me, Ochako. And you? You said you were feeling the same, didn't you?

I would be happy to take you, then! The person who owns it is very kind! They're very attentive when I enter the store and try to help me as much as possible. [And also a part of her cult, but Snow White doesn't... actually know that part.]

un: rainfell

[lightblooming]

I'm not exactly sure where you might be able to get fabric -- I'm still fairly new here myself. But, if you'd like -- I can at least offer some advice on whatever you've decided to make for your friend.

[floatsaway]

Is that so? It'd be a big help, thank you so much!!
I was thinking something like a blanket, since it's never a bad idea to have a few.

[Especially if people like Izuku or Todoroki crash at their place again.]

[lightblooming]

That would be a good way to start if you're new to sewing. Clothes can definitely be more complicated. You're a good friend to want to do something like this for them.

If you really don't mind meeting face-to-face, I can help you when you find the materials you need to start.