𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚏𝚕𝚞𝚡 𝙼𝚘𝚍𝚜 (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
synfluxmods) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
sinfucks2024-04-26 03:31 pm
synfluxmods) wrote in sinfucks2024-04-26 03:31 pm
Entry tags:
▶ 004. TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #4
TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #4
▶ 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 …
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 2278, 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 remains, 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 creamy crab onigiri & ginger salad, all packed neatly in a food ration tray.
That familiar, robotic voice is heard again:
"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 your fantasy?
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 2278, 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 remains, 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 creamy crab onigiri & ginger salad, all packed neatly in a food ration tray.
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 busy handling a recent issue. Worry not, my children. You are in safe hands."
▶ 002. CLEAN UP THE LAND OF DREAMS.
After nearly a month of investigation and monitoring everyone’s health, Tokyo Disney is finally cleared. Outsiders will be sent back to Tokyo Disneyland to resume their work. LILITH will order them to go collect the rotting remains of the Yamadenki and any bodies that were left behind from the battle.
When they return, they will find the park is still left in ruin from the battle and the air smells horrible. They will have to sift through the rubble for the remains of Yamadenki, rift mutated corpses, hybrids, and fallen scientists and mercenaries. It’s dirty work but someone has to do it. Luckily, LILITH has provided a sanitation suit that some Outsiders may remember. There are only a few in various colors, and those who reject the sanitation suit will be provided with gloves and encouraged to activate their plugsuit instead. After they’ve removed the bodies, they will be told to help clean up the park. The park has always been a popular place for teenagers to sneak off to and while they can keep the area closed off for the safety of the majority, there’s no way to keep out the most dedicated troublemakers. Some of the rides have some residual charge in their engines and can be ridden.. maybe test drive them for a spin? Nobody has to know you're doing it, right?
Furthermore, LILITH is interested in what remains of the secret labs. Most of the computer hardware and records have already been confiscated but considering how they’ve had almost a whole month to rest, they should be fit and ready to do some heavy lifting, surely. Most notably, LILITH will task the Outsiders with moving and transporting heavy machinery such as the electric generators, refrigerators, freezers, incubators, water distillers, and all sorts of fancy equipment. They will have to find a way to drag all of this out of the tunnels, up to the surface, and to the transport vehicles waiting to take them back to LILITH. If they look around, they may find a few golf carts in the tunnels but whether or not they have keys or even work is to be determined.
Observant Outsiders will spot some men in suits appraising the park and nodding their heads. Could there be plans for a revival of Tokyo Disneyland?
When they return, they will find the park is still left in ruin from the battle and the air smells horrible. They will have to sift through the rubble for the remains of Yamadenki, rift mutated corpses, hybrids, and fallen scientists and mercenaries. It’s dirty work but someone has to do it. Luckily, LILITH has provided a sanitation suit that some Outsiders may remember. There are only a few in various colors, and those who reject the sanitation suit will be provided with gloves and encouraged to activate their plugsuit instead. After they’ve removed the bodies, they will be told to help clean up the park. The park has always been a popular place for teenagers to sneak off to and while they can keep the area closed off for the safety of the majority, there’s no way to keep out the most dedicated troublemakers. Some of the rides have some residual charge in their engines and can be ridden.. maybe test drive them for a spin? Nobody has to know you're doing it, right?
Furthermore, LILITH is interested in what remains of the secret labs. Most of the computer hardware and records have already been confiscated but considering how they’ve had almost a whole month to rest, they should be fit and ready to do some heavy lifting, surely. Most notably, LILITH will task the Outsiders with moving and transporting heavy machinery such as the electric generators, refrigerators, freezers, incubators, water distillers, and all sorts of fancy equipment. They will have to find a way to drag all of this out of the tunnels, up to the surface, and to the transport vehicles waiting to take them back to LILITH. If they look around, they may find a few golf carts in the tunnels but whether or not they have keys or even work is to be determined.
Observant Outsiders will spot some men in suits appraising the park and nodding their heads. Could there be plans for a revival of Tokyo Disneyland?
▶ 003. DATAPORTAL TESTING.
Following the clean up efforts at Disney, things begin to happen at LILITH. The engineering department gets to work and it isn’t long until they announce they’ve finally managed to get some of the dataportals running. It seems the Yamadenki remains had some special properties that they could use to stabilize and power the right technology. This is excellent news or LILITH and the administrators get to work communicating with other organizations around the world.
In the meantime, these dataportals need to be tested and Outsiders will be asked to volunteer. Should they agree, the engineers and technicians will explain that they’re going to try a short-distance test first. They still have access to their old base in Kyoto. It was abandoned years ago after a particularly devastating kaiju attack. While they were able to secure most items of importance in their evacuation, it wouldn’t hurt to go back and do another sweep for things that may have been left behind like medical supplies, tools, technology, and food/drink supplies.
Characters will be able to travel back and forth between Kyoto and Tokyo while they test the portals. There are some known effects of portal jumping but whether they start to take effect on the first jump or after a certain amount depends on the person. Symptoms include nausea, headaches, dizziness, and a loss of spatial awareness so they may get into people’s spaces, bump into things, miss targets, or get lost easily.
In the meantime, these dataportals need to be tested and Outsiders will be asked to volunteer. Should they agree, the engineers and technicians will explain that they’re going to try a short-distance test first. They still have access to their old base in Kyoto. It was abandoned years ago after a particularly devastating kaiju attack. While they were able to secure most items of importance in their evacuation, it wouldn’t hurt to go back and do another sweep for things that may have been left behind like medical supplies, tools, technology, and food/drink supplies.
Characters will be able to travel back and forth between Kyoto and Tokyo while they test the portals. There are some known effects of portal jumping but whether they start to take effect on the first jump or after a certain amount depends on the person. Symptoms include nausea, headaches, dizziness, and a loss of spatial awareness so they may get into people’s spaces, bump into things, miss targets, or get lost easily.
▶ 004. KYOTO & KAIJU.
Outsiders will be transported to the Old Kyoto Base with a small team of operatives. In terms of structure, the Kyoto Base looks similar to that of Neo Tokyo, with the remnants of a training ground, research labs and dormitories free to explore. Once upon a time, this base was filled with LILITH personnel. What had happened to them, along with all the other residents of Kyoto, is anyone’s guess.
With some work, they’ll be able to kickstart the emergency generators which will be enough to provide the power needed to search parts of the base. Characters can also leave the base and explore what remains of Kyoto. The streets are empty and the city has been abandoned since the attack. The Imperial Palace is still standing, albeit in decrepit conditions from years of neglect, and the once picturesque, historical streets now sit in ruin. Keep searching, and you will see the scars left behind from the attack - monstrous claw marks against a building wall, and forgotten human remains.
With the lack of human interference, Kyoto has become overrun with wild animals such as macaques, deer, foxes and tanuki. A herd of boar-like Kaiju have also taken their place at the top of the ecosystem. This Kaiju, the Yama-Kujira, is of special interest to LILITH.
█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Yama-Kujira
HEIGHT: 10 meters (adult), 2 meters (infant)
WEIGHT: 200 kg (adult), 60kg (infant)
CLASS: Piglets are harmless, Adults are a moderate threat
LOCATION: Kyoto, Japan
ABILITIES: The adult Yama-Kujira compensate for their terrible eyesight with a vicious attitude. They will charge at everything and everyone at the slightest disturbance, be it the sound of footsteps or even a bird flapping its wings. They have a keen sense of smell and hearing, and sharp tusks that they use to maul their prey. Fiercely territorial, especially near to their nests. Hates loud noises and the colour red. In groups, they have the ability to cause a minor earthquake by stomping into the ground. The Yama-Kujira piglets, on the other hand, are blind, harmless, docile and do not have tusks. May charge ineffectively to practice their skills and are strong enough to knock a person over. They enjoy fruit, nuts and milk.
WEAKNESS: They are virtually blind and rely on their smell/hearing, so taking those senses out will disorientate them. Otherwise weak to being flipped over and has a soft underbelly. Getting their tusks trapped in something will temporarily immobilize them as well.
EXTRA NOTES: Eats primarily vegetation and local wildlife but the adults will kill anything that moves.
█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Eliminate all adult Yama-Kujira within the area.
✖ Lure in and capture infants to surrender to LILITH.
✖ Bring back Yama-Kujira specimens, alive or dead.
✖ Scavenge for useful technology or supplies from around Kyoto and the Kyoto base.
█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:
With some work, they’ll be able to kickstart the emergency generators which will be enough to provide the power needed to search parts of the base. Characters can also leave the base and explore what remains of Kyoto. The streets are empty and the city has been abandoned since the attack. The Imperial Palace is still standing, albeit in decrepit conditions from years of neglect, and the once picturesque, historical streets now sit in ruin. Keep searching, and you will see the scars left behind from the attack - monstrous claw marks against a building wall, and forgotten human remains.
With the lack of human interference, Kyoto has become overrun with wild animals such as macaques, deer, foxes and tanuki. A herd of boar-like Kaiju have also taken their place at the top of the ecosystem. This Kaiju, the Yama-Kujira, is of special interest to LILITH.
█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Yama-Kujira
HEIGHT: 10 meters (adult), 2 meters (infant)
WEIGHT: 200 kg (adult), 60kg (infant)
CLASS: Piglets are harmless, Adults are a moderate threat
LOCATION: Kyoto, Japan
ABILITIES: The adult Yama-Kujira compensate for their terrible eyesight with a vicious attitude. They will charge at everything and everyone at the slightest disturbance, be it the sound of footsteps or even a bird flapping its wings. They have a keen sense of smell and hearing, and sharp tusks that they use to maul their prey. Fiercely territorial, especially near to their nests. Hates loud noises and the colour red. In groups, they have the ability to cause a minor earthquake by stomping into the ground. The Yama-Kujira piglets, on the other hand, are blind, harmless, docile and do not have tusks. May charge ineffectively to practice their skills and are strong enough to knock a person over. They enjoy fruit, nuts and milk.
WEAKNESS: They are virtually blind and rely on their smell/hearing, so taking those senses out will disorientate them. Otherwise weak to being flipped over and has a soft underbelly. Getting their tusks trapped in something will temporarily immobilize them as well.
EXTRA NOTES: Eats primarily vegetation and local wildlife but the adults will kill anything that moves.
█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Eliminate all adult Yama-Kujira within the area.
✖ Lure in and capture infants to surrender to LILITH.
✖ Bring back Yama-Kujira specimens, alive or dead.
✖ Scavenge for useful technology or supplies from around Kyoto and the Kyoto base.
█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:
▶ 005. MAID DAY.
While Outsiders test out the portal technology and the engineers make adjustments to make traveling more stable, the administrators will announce they’ve touched base with other organizations around the world and have begun to process travel documents for everyone.
In the meantime, they will have to help do paperwork which includes repeatedly confirming details like their birthdays, hair color, age, blood types, and so on. They will have to fill out multiple forms again and again for administration, insurance, and passport reasons, as well as reasons that just don’t make sense. The paperwork is endless and it’s a lot to keep track of but everything is due on May 10th. To make matters worse, there is the longest line at the immigration office that does not seem to be moving at all. For some reason, paperwork submission needs to be done in person, even with all the advances in technology.
On the day of the deadline, something bizarre happens. Those with style upgrades should be familiar with LILITH’s state-of-the-art clothing-changing technology. On May 10th, nanobots will engulf some Outsiders and overwrite their clothing, forcing them into a maid outfit (or butler outfit, depending on player preference). Seok Dang’s back from his suspension (is that why he’s been so quiet and nobody has seen him around base?), and he was given the task to encourage all the Outsiders to finish their paperwork.
Outsiders will find themselves dressed in maid costumes until everyone has completed their paperwork, so LILITH is heavily encouraging you to persuade your friends! Once everyone has submitted their paperwork, they’ll be able to uninstall the maid upgrade… but they can keep it as a gift! Those who would like to opt-out can simply have their clothing not be effected, and this prank works with those who have a style upgrade or are in their LILITH given attire (plugsuit or loungewear.)
In the meantime, they will have to help do paperwork which includes repeatedly confirming details like their birthdays, hair color, age, blood types, and so on. They will have to fill out multiple forms again and again for administration, insurance, and passport reasons, as well as reasons that just don’t make sense. The paperwork is endless and it’s a lot to keep track of but everything is due on May 10th. To make matters worse, there is the longest line at the immigration office that does not seem to be moving at all. For some reason, paperwork submission needs to be done in person, even with all the advances in technology.
On the day of the deadline, something bizarre happens. Those with style upgrades should be familiar with LILITH’s state-of-the-art clothing-changing technology. On May 10th, nanobots will engulf some Outsiders and overwrite their clothing, forcing them into a maid outfit (or butler outfit, depending on player preference). Seok Dang’s back from his suspension (is that why he’s been so quiet and nobody has seen him around base?), and he was given the task to encourage all the Outsiders to finish their paperwork.
“I’m back, baby! Daddy’s hoooome!! Did you like the frills? Enjoying them? Everyone say ‘thank you Seokdang-oppaaaaa!’. The Captain says you gotta do your paperwork, and some lazy bastards haven’t turned theirs in yet. Unless you wanna be in that cute lacy skirt forever, let’s encourage everyone to do their homework, okay? Well, if you guys decide to just stay like this forever, I ain’t complaining. It’s pretty easy on the eyes. Next time, maybe I'll put you hot kittens in some tight leather. Who knows!”
Outsiders will find themselves dressed in maid costumes until everyone has completed their paperwork, so LILITH is heavily encouraging you to persuade your friends! Once everyone has submitted their paperwork, they’ll be able to uninstall the maid upgrade… but they can keep it as a gift! Those who would like to opt-out can simply have their clothing not be effected, and this prank works with those who have a style upgrade or are in their LILITH given attire (plugsuit or loungewear.)
▶ 006. AFTERWORD.
Welcome to our fourth TDM! All TDM threads are game canon; characters who don't app will be glitched out of this world. As TDM will act as the event, existing characters are heavily encouraged to participate. We encourage this format for top levels: CHARACTER | CANON | CURRENT / NEW CHARACTER. '
There are currently 16 available player slots. New players are welcome to use this TDM to get samples for when APPLICATIONS open.
None of the prompts suit your fancy? Feel free to check out our main base and locations page and make up your own prompts!
Use the code provided in the ARRIVAL prompt 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. Though it says 'Orientation', existing characters can still participate in the ice-breaker.
Please note that all tags in this log will count for 2 reward points each and will count towards May AC.
There are currently 16 available player slots. New players are welcome to use this TDM to get samples for when APPLICATIONS open.
None of the prompts suit your fancy? Feel free to check out our main base and locations page and make up your own prompts!
Use the code provided in the ARRIVAL prompt 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. Though it says 'Orientation', existing characters can still participate in the ice-breaker.
Please note that all tags in this log will count for 2 reward points each and will count towards May AC.
TDM #4 BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)
1. ARRIVAL PROMPT: Newcomers arrive with ocular and brain implants and told a breakdown of the premise with an icebreaker orientation to fill out. Their first cafeteria meal is crab onigiri & ginger salad. Newcomers are placed in gray loungewear while they are being sorted into teams.
2. TOKYO DISNEYLAND CLEAN UP: Outsiders are sent back to Tokyo Disney to gather resources from the Yamadenki attack. Outsiders may wear a sanitation suit or use gloves. Some rides have residual energy should anyone want to try and take them for a spin.
3. DATAPORTAL TESTING: Resources gained from the Yamadenki creature have supplied LILITH with enough energy to use the dataportal to teleport outsiders to a former base location in Kyoto. Using the dataportal may give Outsiders limited side effects.
4. KYOTO & KAIJU: In lieu of a Simulation in Seok Dang's absence, Outsiders who teleport to Kyoto will be given the task to fight and clear out the Yama-Kujira, a boar like creature.
5. MAID DAY: Outsiders must fill out repetitive paperwork, which foreshadows travel in the future, and threatening not to will result in a forced maid outfit, courtesy of Seok Dang and his return.
no subject
[ There really was no way he was going to get away with it.
Maybe Bakugo needs a sign on his door that says 'if Yuji is in trouble, let me come and kick his ass', or something like that... He wouldn't be the only one. Megumi, Raidou, Kugisaki, Choso, Wriothesley... There's a whole group of people who seem totally prepared to give Yuji his fair share of bonks on the head for daring to rush off, or thinking he can handle all these things alone when it's not something he has to do.
Not here, not any more.
Definitely not able to get out of it now, he hums softly. ]
Teleportation. My body remembers powers when I've used them in the past, so I thought if I got that here, I could try and make it, so I remembered it when I got home.
[ A twitch of an awkward smile. ]
It felt like a good idea.
no subject
Yeah, by now there's probably a group flyer that goes up on the net like an ad if shit like that happens. Pull this number and it goes out to the entire group. Katsuki trusts Yuji to get himself out of a lot; he has zero doubt to the sorcerer's ability to handle himself. It's what the dumbass gets himself into that he has a problem with. You'd think that so many people bonking him on the head would get the message across.
...but then again, we all know what happens with someone pounding Yuji on the head does. Risks making him even dumber. Maybe they should take Denji's advice and just go for his nuts...
Katsuki really does want to strangle Yuji for letting LILITH rip him open again. He knows why he does it, he's been told that multiple times by the sorcerer himself. It just... goddammit, Yuji!]
You went home already once before, you idiot. [Katsuki grits his teeth, bangs shadowing his eyes.] Nothing from here followed you there. You didn't remember anyone, you didn't take back anything. Your healing implant, the style chip, that fucking bird, none of it. [Granted, the body memorizing powers thing had come... after Yuji went home, so the thought was solid from a logical standpoint.]
You've got such a good, strong heart. [What a compliment.] Just... such a fucking stupid ass brain.
no subject
[ Yuji frowns a little, even as he lets Bakugo lean against him a little more, accepting the weight - of both his words and his body, permitting the little bubble of guilt inside of him. It's not as if Yuji wasn't aware of what would happen, and he had genuinely tried to contact people beforehand, but trusting anything to his temperamental bird drone was clearly the wrong idea. Another apology he'll have to make in a little while...
Sighing, he walks with Bakugo, trying to explain himself. ]
But my body changed. When I was training to fight Sukuna, we swapped my body with someone else's, so I could learn their technique. If I was able to train my body to understand it, then I'd be able to catch up with it, and using someone else's body meant my head could figure out how it worked too. It was a way to cheat, just a bit, so that I'd be strong enough to take him on.
[ Looking over, he smiles fondly at his friend. ]
I was thinking that the teleportation might be the same. Even if I don't remember, my body might.
no subject
You mentioned something like that before. [The engraving of the technique on the body, what Sukuna left behind when he jumped, but now the addition of swapping body's (brains, however that worked) makes even more sense and Bakugo doesn't question it. With Brainwashing Quirks and the power to transport Quirks in his world, it's not had to fathom. His hold on Yuji's neck eases just a little, more back to support than trying to choke him.]
You're smart in a fight. [Yuji's intent wasn't wrong; Bakugo will admit that easily enough.] But I hate knowing you're trading pieces of yourself to these people for power.
[Power he might not even be able to keep. Yuji could keep adding more and more to himself, until he's a fucking cyborg mess, but at what cost? Granted he doesn't have a metal face or anything...]
no subject
[ That probably doesn't help.
Yuji's determination to save Megumi and destroy Sukuna is overwhelming, constantly there in the back of his mind: it's impossible to ignore, an ever-present thrust of pain and panic that makes him wake up in the night, shivering with fear and uncertainty. The desire to win is overwhelming, to the point where Yuji would do anything, eat anything, fight anything, swap his body around, do whatever it took. It doesn't matter the price he had to pay.
He knows Megumi wouldn't agree, but Megumi doesn't know.
Looking back over at his friend, he nods, trying to offer a thin, small smile. ]
I'm sorry. I am trying to do better. I'm... I want to be better. For everyone.
no subject
Bakugo will never tell Yuji not to save Megumi. He'll never dissuade him from destroying Sukuna. He has the same thoughts in his mind. There's a war back in his world. All for One is looming in front of him, the death of All Might averted, but the destruction of Japan as they know it raging around them at the same time. If he doesn't somehow stop the most dangerous villain the world has ever faced, everyone is going to die. But what the hell does Bakugo think LILITH is going to do about his life back home?!
Nothing! They can't do bullshit. These people can't even protect their own world, so why the hell would he think they can help anyone else's? Yuji's putting his faith in people who could've give a flying fuck about Yuji's goals back home.]
Do you really think LILITH gives a shit about helping you defeat that bastard?
[Despite the bitter growl, he's morbidly curious.]
no subject
Shaking his head, Yuji swallows the lump in his throat. ]
No. I don't think they care about much more than us fighting those monsters, but this is going to work in my favour anyway. If I can get stronger here and train my body, then I can use that... I want to believe it'll work that way, otherwise this place stops being...
[ What's the right word. Worthwhile? No, not really. Useful? Helpful? Like a vacation? Shaking his head, Yuji focuses on walking forward. ]
I want to help people here. I want to protect them, as best I can. I don't want to regret any of this. But I don't know what I'll do if I don't have something like that to focus on.
no subject
... okay this is Yuji. Thinking ahead isn't exactly his strong point. And Katsuki has zero belief the powers up in LILITH wouldn't come up with something impressively tempting regards to implants in the future. He knows Yuji's heart's in the right place, so he can't rip into him as much as he wants. But... he really does want to rip him a new one for it. Ugh...]
There's a lot you have here to focus on already. We're helping and protecting people every time we go out. But I don't go a single damn day not wishing I was back home.
[Yuji deserves to hear that. He's not the only one suffering under the feeling of guilt and helplessness that comes from being trapped here. Katsuki has already said once before he wants the memories to return with him. He doesn't want to forget Yuji, Denji, Raidou, Megumi, Nanami, even his time with Shoto and Izuku in this place. Reality says they will, but...]
I don't know what we'll take back home, if anything. [He said Yuji didn't earlier, but how does he know? He didn't return home with Yuji; Denji went back home too and came back, yet said nothing about improvements or memories here or there. It's not that he can't understand the feeling this is just wasting time in a world with problems that are neither theirs.] But even if our time here doesn't mean shit back home, we're not wasted here.
[He gets Yuji's frustration, though it's hard to put into words. As they emerge outside, Katsuki's car waits for them in the lot.]
no subject
[ Yuji knows he has to go back. Logically, he knows he can't stay here forever, in this twisted up world where the most dangerous thing they fight are kaiju, but at the same time, he also can't deny the fact that this place is so much better for him. Megumi, Gojo and Nobara are here. He's getting to spend time with his brother, in a way that isn't tainted by battles and fighting. Megumi is getting to spend time with his father. He got to see Nanami again, however briefly.
There's happiness here, despite all the awkwardness. He's made friends. He has a family. He has peace, and contentment, and sure, he still has nightmares, but those don't matter when he wakes up with Choso clinging to him like some kind of squid. He's gone on dates, and he's been enjoying his youth in the way that Sensei always wanted him to, like he never had a chance to.
Why would he want to give that up? He doesn't, but he knows what he deserves, too.
Shaking his head, he waves his hands, trying to move away from the sour thoughts, constantly bogging Bakugo down with his own stupid mental state. There are better things to worry about right now! ]
That's your car, right? Let's go, before you throw up again.
[ Slowly, carefully, he begins to lead Bakugo over. ]
no subject
[There's zero hesitation in the answer, only a quiet, sincere response. No one who came here from a bad experience should be blamed for not wanting to go back. Who eagerly runs back to pain and suffering? Even with a responsibility and duty, it's human nature to want to be safe. Katsuki's felt that a number of times. No All for One and leagues of villains threatening to kill people. No society hating on the heroes for being human and making mistakes. No watching his country rip itself apart as heroes and villains clashed for a winner takes all war...
Their world's won't "move" without them. He's found happiness here too, despite doggedly trying to resist ever making a "home" for himself in this place. Yuji, Denji, Raidou, Megumi, Nobara, Kaede, and more... They could stay here forever and nothing would change in their worlds. Finally die of old age and return to the same point they left to live out their original life however it would unfold. Is it really running away when it doesn't have a bearing on their original life? Who's going to call him a coward except himself? Even that could be shut up in time, right?
Of course he has thoughts like that. He's human. But he's also a hero... Yuji waves his hand, obviously brushing the thoughts aside, probably thinking he's a burden or annoying. Typical Yuji. He' growl at him about it if he were feeling better.]
Yeah... Get in the drive's side. The AI'll take us home, but if something happens, you can hit the brakes. [Even if Yuji doesn't know how to drive, he'd be able to move his foot while Katsuki would probably miss the fucking pedal.]
no subject
Yuji moves to the passenger side of the door, opening it up and helping Bakugo to get inside and settle down, putting the water bottle in his lap before he bothers to make his way around to the other side, sliding in to the driver's seat and gazing at the car with wide eyes.
It's going to all be done by AI, but that doesn't mean it's not totally impressive, and he finds himself curious about how it all works.
Shaking his head, though, he raises his eyebrows to Bakugo. ]
Back to the base, right? It knows the way?
[ Internal SatNav or something? Crossing his arms, he leans back, watching and waiting. This is cooler than his motorbike, maybe. ]
Then we can get you tucked in, dandelion.
no subject
Katsuki sinks inside (clunks his head on the doorframe because what the hell is spacial recognition right now) with a cuss, then eases back in the seat with a sigh. The water bottle in his lap gets a quick twist to uncap and he lifts it to his mouth, head resting on the seat cushion behind him. That makes it easier. He lowers the bottle when Yuji gets in.
Most of the car is aesthetically dark, with highlights of orange, green, and yellows to fit Katsuki's aesthetics. Given their height similarities, the seat and steering wheel distance are going to be likely comfortable to Yuji's settling in.]
That's not your ass in the seat. You're letting someone else drive, Control Freak?
[Sassy. Katsuki instantly bares his teeth at the car.]
Shut the hell up and take us back to the base! Unless you want me to puke all over the fucking dash!
[This AI is a piece of work.]
Uh-huh. Sure thing, Flower Power. Back to base it is for your nap.
[Thanks for giving the car ammo for later, Gari Head! The vehicle snaps seatbelts to make sure they're tight, then locks the doors, the engine purrs into a low, confident roar, revs the dash display, and pulls forward in a smooth motion like it's done this countless times before.]
The cars have a map of the city. I synced mine with the police car's database so it's more detailed.
no subject
[ Yuji tries to get comfortable as things start happening around him. He has no idea how to drive, so the relief he feels at the AI being able to take over and get them moving is overwhelming, especially when Bakugo is in the condition that he is... Which reminds him. Reaching over the middle of the car seats, he holds his hand out again, no hesitation.
Healing touch, remember? ]
I've been in some of the fire trucks, now, but I still haven't been allowed to drive them. I guess you are older than me, aren't you?
[ Sigh! ]
How are you feeling? You're not getting car sick, are you?
no subject
It's shit and it knows it.
[Certainly hasn't picked up any traits from its own, huh. Katsuki has himself to blame for making his already-sassy AI's personality even worse. At least it obeys him without fail, but them proverbial mouth on this thing is ridiculous.
Katsuki rests his hand in Yuji almost like it's a response action now, fifth finger idly tracing over one of the other boy's claws simply because it's part of Yuji and he can do that. The healing touch is a thing, but Katsuki's starting to wonder if the teleportation isn't exactly an "injury" the touch would take into account. Kind of like a cold. Nothing "heals" a cold...]
He's been in fire truck? Wow. All you've been in is a cop car. Lame.
I WILL FLIP YOU!!
[Luckily they only have 60 seconds of the AI before it automatically shuts off its personality. One day Katsuki's going to find out how to shut it up permanently unless he wants it to talk...]
I'm 17. Have you asked to learn how to drive them? If you're old enough to fight fucking kaiju for the city, you're old enough to drive a damn vehicle. [Katsuki essentially pulled that "power" play on them and they let him learn how to drive.] Yeah, the car drives smooth, so I'll be fine. [Yuji's hand in his helps.] If you wanna learn to drive, I'll teach you.
no subject
[ There are other things he could be learning about right now. Yuji needs to figure out how to make his new cursed techniques work, has to work with Choso to learn more about his Blood Manipulation, has to try and see if he can get Gojo-sensei to spar with him so that he can get stronger that way too...
All the things that are pressing in his mind.
He makes a mental note - which he will forget - to message Gojo-sensei later. ]
But if you have some tricks or whatever, I'll listen.
no subject
[Just because you don't need to know how to do something doesn't mean it's not cool to learn how to do it. Making chocolate, playing laser tag, driving a car. Those "normal boy" things that teenage boys should be doing when they're not punching curses and kicking villains. Well... chocolates might not be normal boy things, but anyways.
Bakugo wanted to learn because he thought it was cool and because if something ever happened that required him to drive the car, he didn't want to be caught unable to do so. Which... also bothers him about the healing implant, an eternal argument in his head.
Either way, it's Yuji's call. Bakugo won't push him into the lessons.]
If you're ever in a car you don't want to move, hit the brakes. It's the pedal on the left.
no subject
[ Yuji can't remember how it feels to be a normal teenage boy a lot of the time, but he's adjusting lately - Bakugo is helping with that, and Megumi, and the other teenagers around the base, dragging him into their silly antics and getting him caught up in being young again. He doesn't have to be Sukuna's Vessel, or Itadori, the warrior. He can be Yuji, the goofy teenager.
It's another skill he could learn, but it's not the top of the list.
Squeezing Bakugo's hand, he sighs. ]
Cool, okay. And if I want to go crazy fast?
[ Grin. ]
no subject
[When he's not dealing with Portal sickness. Katsuki would be irked if he knew Yuji thought what they got up to together was in the silly antics category. Since the grumpy blonde does his damnest not to get dragged into those damn extras' silly antics in the first place! Yet it's that same kind of ideology that catches him by surprise, when his friends try to get him to stop being so tense and focused all the time, and do some silly stupid teenage antics with them.
... he won't say it, but sometimes he kind of maybe might not really mind the notion that it wouldn't be the complete end of the world if he admitted for a split second he possibly wouldn't hate the idea some more of his classmates aren't entirely disliked in his opinion.
As for the question... tch, he wants to answer "Learn to drive" just to be a shit. But Yuji's wearing that damn grin.]
The right one. They're close together so you only have to use one foot.
no subject
[ The upgrade doesn't seem to allow for additional passengers, unfortunately, so in that way a car is a far more effective mode of transport. He does still have his bike, but at the moment Bakugo is much better at driving that, too, so Yuji can hold off for a little while. At least... For a few more weeks, until he thinks he's good enough that he won't get shouted at or scolded.
Content and happy, Yuji lets his fingers brush absently over Bakugo's knuckles as he thinks. ]
It always looks cool in action movies, going fast like that, but I've been thrown around that sort of speed and it's usually just enough to make you feel queasy.
[ A scoff. ]
Kind of like the teleporting, right?
no subject
[Considering LILITH could "transport" them to their rooms at any given notice, which they did if you didn't talk nicely to people back in fucking January, Katsuki has distrust towards the people behind their implants. He had to get Megumi to bust him out of his room back then, as humiliating an episode as that was. Hopefully it'll stay between him and Uni Head.
Hey, if Yuji wants to race bikes once he's confident, he'll get the okay from this guy.
Katsuki leans back in the seat as the streets and buildings go by. Here together with Yuji in their own little space, it's a gentle moment he finds he doesn't want to end. That's usually the case when they're together for him.]
Tch, no shit. I don't know if I'm gonna go back through until they fix their crap. [Let someone else be the next guinea pig-- NOT YOU, GARI HEAD --and he'll come for another try later. Maybe.] How's your head feeling? Mostly healed now?
no subject
[ Said totally deadpan, before he grins - it's a joke! A joke! Yuji hasn't played around with his teleportation a lot yet, mostly because he's been forcing himself to rest before he throws himself into that particular deep end. It's not necessarily self-preservation because he thinks he should be doing it, but because he doesn't want to cause any more problems for the people who he is closest to right now.
It's easy, to be here, though, and it means he can relax more, the pain a distant memory now. ]
If these side effects continue, then we should avoid it unless we have to go there for some reason.
[ Kyoto is super far away, so it's not as if he can teleport there or anything...
Leaning back, he sighs. ]
I think so? I don't have the dizziness now, and I can touch people without it hurting or not feeling them at all, so it's probably fading away now.
no subject
[Just a retort back at him, complete with Katsuki extending his middle finger against Yuji's palm. He'll be interested to see how the other's teleportation aids in his battles. Granted if the teleportation is short-range only, there's no way he's getting out in the middle of the ocean, outside of just blipping himself out there one skip at a time. Katsuki's horrible at recovery himself; lying in bed with an injury or being told to take it easy rankles him since he should be out there doing more!
Yuji's already seen that when he had to argue with Katsuki out there on the yacht just to get him to come inside for a rest. It was a mutual agreement to rest... ironic.]
Aa. There wasn't much there anyways. At best we could salvage the remains, but that won't take long to pick clean.
[A few waves of Outsiders would handle that. It'd be even faster if the Outsiders didn't, you know, emerge like they were suffering a massive concussion.]
Good. Those side effects were fucked up.
no subject
[ That's a joke! A joke! He waves his free hand absently, he's just messing around!
He'd be fine swimming for hours back to shore, as long as he could figure out what way to go. After that, it's just a matter of running to wherever he thinks the right place is. He probably has a decent sense of direction, but figuring out where to go might still be hard...
But he's not going to teleport into the ocean.
His fingers squeeze Bakugo's gently as he keeps an eye on him, letting the car do its thing. ]
They were bad this time. Megumi had to carry me back to my room.
[ Which is saying a lot, for Yuji. ]
no subject
[Morbid joking. It's ironic that for someone as cheerful as Yuji, that kind of humor fits if you knew his life. Katsuki plays off it regardless, knowing the other boy would get back to shore even if he had to run on the fucking water or hitch a ride on a damn shark. Knowing which way to shore is, however... Ah well, with the implant, it'd probably give him some kind of GPS or a tracker back to the city. Wouldn't want to lose their precious mercenaries, right?
The car glides between some others on the highway as it drives, not bothering with anything crazy or reckless. Maybe it took that threat of puking earlier seriously.]
Tch. No shit; you had fucking brain surgery. [He returns the little hand squeeze.] I'm gonna rip them apart for holding back the anesthetics.
[He's... not going to go into detail on what he had to deal with helping Choso. It would just make Yuji feel worse.]
no subject
[ Yuji is, unfortunately, used to the worst outcome happening, so that's why he's the way that he is... One day, maybe, he'll end up falling back into that same kind of optimism eventually. He used to be such a chipper, excitable boy, so ready to find a place to fit in after so many months of feeling weird... But he's getting there.
He's recovering.
Leaning back, staring out the window, he huffs a little sound, morose, quiet, unsure. ]
I knew that going in. I don't mind them saving it for the things people can't avoid - I chose to do it. And it was just pain.
[ A quick squeeze of Bakugo's hand. ]
Don't shout at me! I know - I shouldn't have to, and the surgery was painful, and it messed up Choso, and I regret it enough.
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)