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▶ 001. TEST DRIVE #1 / SIMULATION LOG

TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #1


CONTENT WARNINGS: forced scenarios, partial nudity, alcohol use, violence & action scenarios, simulation mindfucking.

▶ 001. ARRIVAL / CAFETERIA.

It happens in the blink of an eye -- a dash of time. You're taken from where you were. What you were doing.. it isn't important anymore, and slowly, you give up to desire your normal life. When you awake, figures are looking down on you from a surgical table.

"Yeah, this one will do; let's take them to the rest," That's all you see before losing consciousness again, only to wake up in a pod with many others.

"Your questions will be answered soon enough as I'm sure you will have many," a female, robotic voice says.

Just then, your pod opens in a dim corridor with many others. Your new life is about to begin... whether you like it or not.


The pods drain their stasis fluid which wakens each Outsider. When Outsiders emerge from their pod in only their undergarments which have been supplied to them and head to a locker room in the medical bay, to find a towel to dry off with, a set of gray loungewear to wear as LILITH makes the final decision in organizing the Outsider to their rightful teams. If a character has any accessibility needs, they will be found here. It's about then they will feel a sharp pain at the back of their eyes, almost like there’s a foreign body lodged on the inside of their head. This pain will subside quickly as their body adapts to the changes, but there will always be a sensation of something being not quite right. That their bodies have been changed forever. They would be correct in thinking that. In the pod, all Outsiders have been surgically fitted with ocular and brain implants that will enable them to communicate with LILITH and the rest of the crew, and feed them the information they require. Almost like a computer screen has been loaded into their brains, they will see a loading screen as the implant completes its download. A questionnaire will then pop up, waiting for their answer. A voice, robotic and feminine, will also read along in their brain for them.

█ █ █ LOADING COMPLETE … BEGIN ORIENTATION …


Name:
Username:
Civilian Identity:
Age:
Species:
Origin:

What is the cruelest thing you have ever done?




The system will give Outsiders one chance to provide a truthful answer and choose their username and civilian identity. Should they refuse to cooperate, the implant will download the answer directly from their brain (and give them a username or civilian name against their will). This questionnaire will then be posted on the network for all to view and reply to. Almost like an ice-breaker, if you will. LILITH wants all their newest recruits to learn about each other!

Outsiders will receive a quick brief about their situation: They will be told that the year is 2277, and they have been taken to Neo Tokyo, one of the last bastions of mankind in a world terrorized by various Kaiju and monsters. Only a third of the population remain, and LILITH has gathered talented people from other dimensions here as a last ditch effort to save humanity. Outsiders are free to continue asking LILITH questions through their implant, but there’s no guarantee they will provide them with a straight answer …

Outsiders will also notice an implant in their dominant wrist. This implant has a barcode in it that will enable them to purchase goods from the local stores in Neo Tokyo. They will receive a starting balance of 10,000 KRYPTOS (about USD 66), which is barely enough for a few good meals, groceries and supplies. They can view their current balance through a hologram window projected by their ocular implant.

Once they leave the medical bay, they’ll be able to grab a quick meal in the cafeteria and mingle with the other Outsiders just waking up. Today’s menu is stewed pork, vegetables, and rice, all packed neatly in a food ration tray. It doesn’t look too appetizing, but this isn’t exactly a thriving economy.

That familiar, robotic voice is heard again:

"Greetings, my name is SYNTHIA and I will be taking care of you today while the rest of the crew is.. tasked with their other duties. Worry not, my children. You are in safe hands. Please enjoy your complimentary meal which LILITH has carefully prepared. You may then head to your quarters are explore our BASE using the map provided. LILITH has been kind of enough to also offer a festive party for you all. You should all be grateful."



▶ 002. THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.

With no recent seismic activity, LILITH is confident that Neo Tokyo is at a relative calm - that there are no expected Kaiju encounters for at least the next few weeks. This is the perfect timing for a little festivity, to raise the morale of the Outsiders. LILITH wants its recruits to be well, both physically and mentally after all. It’s time to give back! And so, the planning for the first ever LILITH Christmas Party 2277 begins …

Outsiders will be assigned with various tasks to help with the organizing of the Christmas Party. Unfortunately, even if the party is meant for them, they will still be expected to put in effort to make it happen. Duties include:

🎄Making a trip to the local Neo Tokyo KFC to pick up a massive catering order of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, fries, fried chicken sandwiches, fried chicken wraps and fizzy drinks. Outsiders will have to work together to get the food back to the main base while it’s still hot and fresh or risk disappointing everyone.

🎄Festive decorations! Unfortunately, LILITH is providing no help with this, so Outsiders can either buy cheap decorations from the local stores in Neo Tokyo, or get creative with whatever happens to be around. LILITH did provide a holographic tree, at least? They’ve also provided what appear to be sprigs of artificial mistletoe, but that’s the extent of how far they’re helping with decorations.

🎄Entertain each other! LILITH is mostly depending on the alcohol available to provide the entertainment, but there are karaoke machines and microphones for Outsiders to enjoy. A whole catalogue of holiday songs and other popular songs are available. Christmas movies are also available, but they appear to be generated by A.I. so beyond having some stereotypical Christmas-like themes, they might not make the most sense.

🎄Clean up. It’s back to business as usual once the party’s over, and all Outsiders will be expected to take down their decorations and clean up the mess from the party.

The droll work aside, food and alcohol will be provided abundantly at the party, and from the meager rations being served at the cafeteria, it’s easy to guess that this isn’t a common occurrence. Outsiders are welcome to chat, mingle and relax with the time they have before things start to ramp up.


▶ 003. THE PARTY CONTINUES (?).

After everyone’s settled in, those sprigs of mistletoe will light up very briefly, and a code will be transmitted directly into the brain implant of some Outsiders. Those Outsiders will feel a sense of calm or merry that seems to have surfaced from nowhere, and a desire to engage in physical contact - be it a hug, holding hands, or a kiss. The effect will wear off once they have obeyed that subliminal command, and walking away from the party can cancel it as well.

What’s that about? Well, LILITH might be testing some new persuasive technology …


"Hey, man, sorry I wasn't around to see your welcoming party! I was too busy █ █ █ing, but I'm back now! My name is Seok Dang. I heard you guys will be simulation training with me today! Try not to get killed! .... Haha, I'm just playing. That can't really happen. I don't think.. Anyway, I'll go easy on ya this time."

▶ 004. SIMULATION #1.

At different times during the week, Outsiders will be summoned into the simulation room and instructed to don their LILITH-issued plugsuits. They will then be paired or grouped up to conduct a battle simulation. After being ushered into the training grounds, the room will turn pitch dark, and a briefing sheet will be projected from their eye implant.

They will be able to access the briefing sheet at any time during the simulation by simply asking to see it. After each Outsider has read the mission brief, the simulation will begin, and they will find themselves right in the middle of Paris, the city and capital of France. The city looks to be under siege with Kaedan running amok. Though they aren’t fast creatures, their numbers alone are enough to put a large part of the city in ruin; with several buildings falling apart from being doused in acid, fires breaking out from vehicles crashing in the frenzy, and people in all states of suffering and devastation (some burning from the flames and acid, others screaming as they are eaten alive). Those familiar with the city might notice many landmarks of note (the Eiffel tower and the Louvre, for example). Sightseeing is possible in these landmarks as they were coded to be quite accurate to reality, if you ignore the screaming and monsters around you. There are residential buildings, shops and government buildings as well, but less attention was paid to their coding, with many apartments looking quite similar on the inside. VR isn’t perfect, so there might be some funny glitches occurring as well (like NPCs being stuck to a wall or eating their shoe like it’s pasta).

Outsiders will encounter many different rescue and kill scenarios, many of them testing their physical strength, their tactical knowledge and their morality. (We will leave this to players to make up for themselves.) Within the simulation, pain feels very much ‘real’, as do every other sight, sound and sensation, and Outsiders leave the simulation and find themselves in the break room if they are ‘killed’ during it. Outsiders who refuse to participate will be heavily encouraged to do so. They might find the monsters particularly interested in hunting and eating them or they might see a familiar face or voice within the crowd of cowering civilians.

At the end of the simulation, everyone’s score is laid out above their heads in a hologram for all to see. Somehow ended up with negative rescue points from killing more people than you save? Well, you might have some explaining to do.

█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET:
NAME: Kaendan
HEIGHT: 2 m
WEIGHT: 90kg
CLASS: Gastropoda, Omnivorous (eating plant and animal matter, including humans)
THREAT LEVEL: EASY when cornered alone, INTERMEDIATE when in numbers.
LOCATION: Paris, France (Simulation)
ABILITIES: Acidic slime, which can spit out from its mouth. Use of slime to climb most surfaces. Can surround itself in a cocoon of acid. Teeth contain poison. Body is rubbery, so it can withstand some punching.
WEAKNESS: Heat, salt, dissection. Must be near water source to make all that slime.
EXTRA NOTES: Will use the slime to digest its victims and then eats them once they are melted.

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Complete destruction of the invasive Kaendan colony before it destroys the city and its civilians.
✖ Rescue of civilian lives
✖ Organize safe and orderly evacuation of civilians to the designated emergency shelters
✖ Protection of safe zone from Kaendan
✖ Preservation of infrastructure, with special attention to government buildings and historic monuments
EXTRA NOTES: Each Kaendan killed equates 1 KILL POINT, and each civilian rescued equates 1 RESCUE POINT. Killing civilians, whether on purpose or by accident, results in rescue points being subtracted. Every Outsider’s score will be tallied up after the simulation ends.


█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:





▶ 005. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our first TDM! All prompts are optional but heavily encouraged. All TDMs are game canon; characters who don't app will be glitched out of this world. Don’t suit your fancy? Feel free to check out our main base and locations page and make up your own prompts! Please shoot TDM-related questions below.

Use the code provided if you'd like to participate in the ice breaker and place it in your top level along with your other prompts. Anything such as civilian name or username can be marked as UNDECIDED if you're unsure of what you'd like your character to have for now.

Have fun with the simulation and feel free to NPC the monster provided along with your character's score and outcome. This is similar to how monster fights will occur.


blastedass: by blastedass @ dreamwidth (💥 OH MY GOD WHAT?!)

[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-05 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Plenty. Now at least. He wouldn't have said such at the start of U.A., that's for sure. But he understands Izuku likes to think that he's not bothering people by asking for their help, has it in his head in his own way that asking for help somehow interferes with his strength to help others. The same problem that All Might had. Walking the road alone so as to never show weakness or fear. Katsuki is like that too in many ways. But for different reasons. Pride rather than self-worth.

But Izuku didn't ask for help this time. He started talking about Katsuki's death and Katsuki didn't want to talk about it. Not a question in there. And now he's doing that same damn crap he usually does when he gets sparked: hauls everything back and tucks into his stupid shell so as to never get sparked again. Because that'd put a burden on the sparker. Or something lame.

Katsuki and the others in class already told Izuku he can't be All Might. Even if he follows he same path, he's not him. And he'll never be him. Katsuki had always wanted to surpass All Might, not become him. He doesn't know which is true for Izuku, as he has elements of both thought processes. Emulate. Surpass. All Might was amazing... but he wasn't perfect. He got things wrong. And passed or unconsciously encouraged those same things onto Izuku. Like now.]


Seriously? [Katsuki rolls his head more towards Izuku, glowering at him in an angry gremlin face.] How stupid do you think I am? [Lying to his face he "doesn't want to talk about any of it" when he was JUST asking about it! Katsuki's not banning the entire topic! Like shutting the fucking buffet because someone didn't want salad.

Ugh! He drops his head against the booth back. This kid's addicted to sour grapes sometimes.]
It's fucking stupid. But the food was better than the rations. Whoever's wailing on stage needs to be put outta their misery.
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-05 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ He didn't ask, exactly, but he reached out. Like usual, there wasn't a hand waiting for him on the other side, and so he pulled back in and steadied himself instead. Broaching the topic at all, saying he wanted to actually talk about it and not bury it like they always do - it was Izuku reaching out like Katsuki had told him to do, trying to share instead of hiding it away.

It's no surprise that an immediate refusal had him backing off from it. Izuku will reach out to other people for their sake a thousand times, but if it's for his own sake - that's a lot harder. He's learned the wrong lesson too many times, that there won't be someone there to share the burden with him. It was a tentative, hesitantly brave attempt made with no real belief in his own success, and luckily Izuku is used to drowning and learning to swim on his own.

He just shoots Katsuki an amused little smile when he asks "how stupid do you think I am?" because the truth is that it doesn't matter that Katsuki's whip-smart - he can't call Izuku on it really because he's not about to really talk about it ever, Izuku knows, so he'll get away with pretending that he's fine and didn't not-quite reach out his hand and have it smacked away like usual. They both know Katsuki can't call him on it fully, too. ]


You say that, but you haven't gone up there to sing yourself.
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-05 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[If it's any consolation, Katsuki never determined or said he was intending to bury it. He just wanted more time to come to grips with it himself before talking to Izuku about it. How do you face the guy who almost had a nervous breakdown over you getting kidnapped after he saw you fucking dead on the ground? There has to be some sort of PTSD going on inside Izuku's mind over the sight. Maybe? He doesn't know. Despite the battles they've been in, mercifully most of them have been spared the sight of death so suddenly to their faces. Katsuki knows Eijirou and Mina both had a hard time talking about Midnight-sensei's death...

No, he can't call Izuku out on that entire thing; Katsuki's no better about reaching out to others either. Though he doesn't ever try to, only wanting to handle things on his own so no one else has to see the weakness brought about by painful struggles. While his experiences have at least led him to mature enough to acknowledge those struggles aren't deserving of being damned, it's still difficult for him to even admit he's struggling with something.

Which leads him to a Catch 22 right now.

Return to a topic he's not ready to talk about in order to appease Izuku, which will only make Izuku uncomfortable knowing Katsuki's not comfortable but doing it just to make Izuku feel better, thus beginning a downward spiral recursive loop. Or keep to what he intends to do-- wait --and let Izuku feel slighted and unimportant while pretending it's all fine, thus reinforcing Izuku's lacking self-confidence over whether he can and should reach out if he's struggling...]


Cause all their songs fucking suck.
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-05 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ ""Almost"" had a nervous breakdown over you getting kidnapped...Katsuki never heard about how catatonic Izuku was in the hospital after until going and getting Katsuki back was floated as an idea, did he. Though it is true Katsuki probably doesn't know for sure what's going on in Izuku's head. He can definitely guess, maybe, and clearly might know that there's probably some trauma and PTSD going on (not that the exhaustion that Izuku's been dealing with since they got there isn't a huge clue) but it's not like Izuku has ever been super open about his more "dark" feelings with other people. He'd never once told on Katsuki in middle school, for example, or even brought it up after middle school with anyone else; if Katsuki hadn't outed himself in that apology it likely never would have fully come out, beyond how tense things always were between them.

He'd never really opened up after coming back about what had been going on in his head while he was out there alone, either. He'd cried and talked to All Might when the older hero came to apologize, of course, but otherwise Izuku had mostly been quiet and complacent and let his classmates rush him through a round of self care. So, it's a bit easy to fall back into old habits even if Izuku had said I don't want to stop talking about things in a moment he already considers selfish. His greatest flaw has always been self-sacrifice and a tendency to place himself last at any given moment; the haphazard attempts he's made over the years to do otherwise have been extremely hit and miss.

He's still laughing a little bit, though. This particular variety of pretending has always been the kind that can become the truth if you bury the rest down deep enough; it's how Izuku interacted with his mom for years whenever she asked about school. ]


What, all of them? So you checked? [ That sounds dangerously like considering doing karaoke. Izuku shifts again, his hands twisting together in his lap as he tries to keep them occupied. He's not sure why touching Katsuki is at the forefront of his mind right now, but Izuku doesn't actually have a death wish even if he'd gotten away with it a bit at the start. It's weird, but not unusual enough for Izuku to really worry about; he'd had to unlearn all his habits as a kid once they'd fallen out, when before he'd always been sort of clingy. ]
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-05 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Nope. Eijirou and Shouto protected Izuku's honor and didn't tell Katsuki about how messed up Izuku had been over it. Then again, Katsuki being Katsuki didn't want to hear about it either. He tends not to ask about other people's breakdowns because he doesn't want people asking him about that kind crap. That's "your" business and no one needs to know about it. Considering he has some elements of his own trauma, mostly the kidnapping and All Might's retirement and bullying Izuku, he knows Izuku isn't immune that that either. They're teenagers! And they've seen and went through shit that not even most Pros have.

But Katsuki's also smart enough to realize Izuku's feelings, even the whirlwind that this little schism sent a-flying. That's one of the reasons he's not just up and leaving in a growling huff. Pissed, yeah, but Izuku needs his presence right now, so he's not going. Even if Katsuki couches it as making sure Izuku's not going to do something stupid.

Over the years, that fake smile and forced laugh Izuku put on has transformed in Katsuki's mind. It never fails to piss him off, but the reason why it does has changed. Always due to Izuku not meaning it. Faking because Izuku's too stubborn to admit his weakness. Or too weak to admit his stubbornness. Though the focus has shifted from Katsuki's ire coming due to his own pride to being angry that Izuku won't take care of himself.]


I was part of the damn set up crew. [So of course he checked the songs! And they all sucked. A bunch of western christmas songs and cheery shit about the winter season. All this feel-good crap for a bunch of captured soldiers prepping to get chucked into the face of a bunch of monsters to protect the remnants of an alien (human) civiliz-

FUCKING STOP WITH YOUR HANDS ALREADY!!

Katsuki tugs his hand out of his pocket and thuds it on top of Izuku's thigh, palm up. Since Izuku's been smushed up against his side this entire time.]
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-05 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, there is a chance Izuku would do something stupid if left to his own devices. If he isn't already doing it. He's probably already doing it because yeah - Izuku Midoriya doesn't take care of himself. When it comes to other people he's always willing to do anything necessary to take care of them, but when it comes to him...

He outright jumps when Katsuki's hand smacks into his thigh, looking over wide-eyed and unsure as it takes a full three seconds to register that's not an attack but the most aggressive start to holding hands Izuku's ever seen. Tentatively, he puts his own hand in Katsuki's, palm down.

It still somehow doesn't feel like quite enough, but Izuku's trying to remember the last time Katsuki reached out like this. Probably when they were fighting in the rain. He kind of remembers open arms that he fell into. ]


You could always sing without the music.
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-05 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[He takes care of himself in basic ways. Katsuki's heard him count his damn teeth while brushing them using the same stupid little song their dentist taught them a long time ago. (Which certainly does not occasionally play itself in his spiky-haired head while attacking his own whites with the brush! Hell no!) It's when he tunnel focuses on others that everything "Izuku" really falls away. Got himself some chicken already, right?

Katsuki's proud of making Izuku jump with that aggressive hand slam on his leg. The hand holding is under the table, so that's one for Katsuki, and it stops Izuku from fiddling with his hands like a nervous wreck... another boon for Katsuki. Though Izuku's holding Katsuki's hand, so guess the real winner's Izuku. And you know, it doesn't feel that bad once their hands are together.

He's not entirely sure if he likes it, but the calming sensation returns. As well as memories of catching Izuku when he fell against him in the fading rain that dark, but needed day.]


A cappella's not as fun.
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-05 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He actually didn't have any chicken yet...he did convince some people to get cake with him but let's not talk about how balanced his diet has been since arrival (it has not been balanced). Katsuki probably already has his suspicions but to be honest the options haven't been overall great so far...

The sensation of touch does help a little. It makes Izuku want more, but he's swallowing that down for the moment because he's not sure what more there can be when the pinnacle of their relationship has always been holding hands (or, well - taking or offering one). Any embraces have been under certain circumstances - usually one of them being majorly injured or passed out. ]


So you do think karaoke is fun!
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-06 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Considering the rations and their limited funds at the moment, Katsuki's done some research on nearby places and did some shopping/price comparisons before deciding on what to buy. Definitely continued on his normal balanced diet, even if he had to make substitutions for the time being. Katsuki's at least assuming Izuku's eaten at the party though. He's been here long enough to have done so.

The booth cushion sighs behind him as he slouches back against the seat, grateful the person on the stage stopped the caterwauling and let normal music play for the time being. Fuck... People with no talent should not try to do things that require talent.]


Haa?! Who the fuck said that?!

[He's not Eijirou busting out hard manly songs in the shower! Not that he's never sung in the shower... at home... when his parents were NOT in the house...]
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-06 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Izuku may need actual help with that part at some point. He blew some of his budget on stuff for the party rather than stuff for him. As in...most of his budget. He has a problem.

Izuku grins. Hard to say if it's real or not, but it's focused on Katsuki. ]


You basically did just now.
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-06 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Katsuki only gave the party his time and energy resources. Money stayed with him. If the party didn't go off because people didn't pitch in money, then guess what, he got to stay in his room and that's a win for him. He didn't even want to go to the hero party dinner on I-Island. And that was with All Might showing up!

Izuku has plenty of problems... despite how many other people's problems he helps with.]


Like hell I did!

[He was talking about a type of singing! That's it!]
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-06 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Izuku, of course, gave the party everything he had even though sleeping in his room may have been smarter. He's just...had trouble getting to sleep and staying there recently. Not like he's going to admit that to anyone.

He's getting shifty again, fingers tapping against Katsuki's palm. ]


You implied it heavily.
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-06 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
[If he keeps not getting sleep, he won't have to tell anyone. It'll be all over his face. Like Shinsou. Katsuki will keep an eye on him regardless, knowing Izuku as he does. It's not like he's getting the greatest sleep either, aches waking him up and the one nightmare or so. Mostly it's his brain not shutting up, thinking about... everything.]

Shut up! I don't see you going up there!

[Famous last words.]
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-06 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh? I guess not...I've never really done it before.

[ Besides which, he doesn't really want to move for some reason, although Izuku glances at the karaoke speculatively. ]

And, er, I have to admit...all the song lyrics I have memorized are to songs I don't think even exist here.
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-06 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
It's shit. [Completely dismissive of the entire thing, though that'll leave speculation on whether Katsuki's actually done it before. Truth is, he has. Middle school with some friends. They egged him on and he showed them all up. Izuku hadn't been there... for obvious reasons.

Katsuki rolls his head towards the stage as well, glowering at it like it's an affront to him personally.]
They don't.

[Cause he checked, yeah. Might be another reason he's giving it the proverbial middle finger.

Anything to admit it feels too nice sitting here with Izuku touching him to want to move.]
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-07 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe I'll try to learn some songs for next time?

[ Though again: he's pretty exclusively listened to hero tracks or things played in their commercials and movies. What will he do now...

Probably listen to whatever is popular and then go down rabbit holes to the less well known stuff, honestly. ]


Then maybe we can sing.
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-07 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
[The idea of being here long enough to see another Christmas is fucking galling. Katsuki scowls at the very suggestion, though figures Izuku might be more talking about just the next party rather than specifically Christmas party...]

You can sing.

[He's not agreeing to anything.]
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-07 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ He definitely meant "the next time karaoke is an option" even if it involved forcefully making it one. ]

And you'll be in the vicinity for that?
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-07 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Don't forcefully make one! It's bad enough being at this one!]

I'm not going to some stupid karaoke night.

[He wouldn't even go out shopping with everyone. Come on.]
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-07 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
What, not even with just me...? [ Izuku's always thought it would be fun. Going out with friends to do karaoke, or really anything. It's why he's always been so up for any of the stupid class outings and activities that come up: he's always wanted to be included in that kind of thing.

And yet, he rarely brings up doing them himself from the outset. ]
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-07 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
[That makes it even worse. Katsuki looks at him like he's grown a third head. He doesn't like going on those kinds of outings in the first place! Even worse to a place he's expected to get up on the stage and perform for a bunch of people.

... NOT LIKE THAT!! Sports Festivals and other hero-based events where he's showing off how awesome he is does NOT count in this refusal!]


Pick something else.
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[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-07 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ He doesn't have to preform! Normal karaoke places just have rooms where little groups can hang out...well, it's normal in Japan back home and Izuku figures those places exist here, too. They could just go alone together and do the karaoke thing. It's why Izuku gives him a puzzled look. ]

And what, you'll say yes to it?
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-07 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
[No way! That sounds way too much like a fucking date! How can Izuku be so damn naive about that kind of thing?! You don't just ask another guy to go to some private back room with music all alone and get something to eat at night!]

If it's not stupid.
defendure: (Taskmaster)

[personal profile] defendure 2023-12-07 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, he'd invite other people if he thought Katsuki would tolerate it, but he figured that was out. And he's not actually looking at it like that because he's never been on a date or asked anyone on one. His experience with romance doesn't even extend to his parents, who essentially aren't together enough to be an example; the closest thing would be Katsuki's parents, actually... ]

Ummmm. [ What...does he want. That's a good question, and one he might be a little too exhausted to think about. He obviously can't ask to talk about what they aren't talking about here, so...what's something he's always wanted to do? ]

Well......I guess I think it'd be fun to have a slumber party again.
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[personal profile] blastedass 2023-12-07 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[And we all know how well Mitsuki's version of courtship went over with Masaru. Well, it went over enough to win her the man, so maybe that's something to take from? Katsuki's certainly not wanted to hear about his parents dating days, despite his mother liking to tease him by threatening those stories, much to his disgust. Whether having a whole karaoke party or just them party... is a toss up for Katsuki. An implied date versus tolerating a bunch of people.]

Hmph. Fine. [It's not like he let Izuku sleep by himself since getting here. Even their assigned rooms hadn't stopped him; Katsuki he put his world-mate over this place's stupid demands. It doesn't have his respect so far. But it certainly wasn't a slumber party style sleeping arrangement.] I'll make something.