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kacchan (bakugo katsuki) ([personal profile] katsuking) wrote in [community profile] ellipsanet2023-03-10 04:46 pm

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[there's no lead up to this post, no explanation. just a simple survey posted at some ridiculous hour in the morning]

1. What is a "Hero" to you?
2. What is a "Villain" to you?
3. Do you consider yourself to be either?



[ooc: threadjacks more than welcome! this post needs CHAOS]
wingstosee: (neutral)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-13 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
She was a hero I met on the last planet I got stuck on? Or, uh. I guess she went by "Earphone Jack." We, uh- we got to know each other pretty well, I guess.

[ she is ABSOLUTELY not going into detail about that. especially not in front of this guy who keeps wildly swinging between "worst ever" and "passable." ]
wingstosee: (curiosity)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-13 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
Yyyyeah?

[ don't say you were friends with benefits, don't say you were friends with benefits ]

Oh, wait, do you know her? Are you from that world with the uh- Quirks and stuff?
wingstosee: (idlethoughts)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-13 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. I mean. Yeah, that makes sense? I probably wouldn't have any idea if I hadn't met her.

[ ... ]

No offense? But I feel like she was a lot better at gentle introductions than you.
wingstosee: (neutral)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-13 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I kind of got that impression?

[ the worst part about it is that she doesn't even sound like she's trying to make fun of him. it's just like she's pointing out a fact, that's all. ]

Oh. Uhhh. I mean, sure, I guess? I've just been hanging out in Nightwake. Do you want to meet anywhere in particular, or...?
wingstosee: (ohwow)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-13 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
Uh.

[ this definitely isn't a date situation, right? because she is not sure how to feel about this random- guy? probably a guy. not like she knows, but most of the people that were that eager to get their hellmurder on back home were guys.

after a moment's hesitation, she says:
]

No...? I guess. Any place you're feeling works.
wingstosee: (really)

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[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-13 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Um. That works by me.

[ and sure enough, twenty minutes later, there she is. it's impossible to miss her - even if she hadn't shown herself on the network, she's practically impossible to overlook just on the wings alone. she waits out by the front of the restaurant, arms crossed and gaze off to the side, as she tries her absolute best to not wonder why the hell she just agreed to lunch with Some Dude Who Hates Villains. ]
wingstosee: (noneofthat)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-13 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ his general vibe is rancid. the kind of guy god sounds like, barely holding back yelling at you. venus doesn't wince or flinch away; she makes eye contact, grabbing onto that tiny bit of rebellion and holding tight. ]

Yeah. [ one wing flutters, stretches out - then ducks back in, wrapping around her side. ] You're the guy from the network?
wingstosee: (really)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-13 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...ugh. she wants to stay irritated with him? but after all he'd said about keeping quiet and not putting out identifiable features, it's really not a bad sign of trust. ughhh. she sighs, breaking eye contact and looking away again. ]

Venus. It's nice to meet you in person, I guess. [ a beat. ] That's my full name. We don't really... do last names where I'm from? I had to get used to that.
wingstosee: (doubtful)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-18 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, I didn't make fun of your name.

[ but it's more grumbled than snapped out - just a bit of a complaint, not any serious grievance. after all, he's already gone out of his way to meet with her, so it's not like she's that upset? she nods as they sit, one wing extending up to peek over the restaurant behind her.

must be handy, being literally impossible to approach out of eyesight, huh.
]

I guess that makes sense? I've only met a few heroes, I mean, so. Uhh. [ the eyes on her face drift up to the ceiling, clearly deep in thought. ] Earphone Jack, All Might... Eraserhead?? That one's only one name, at least.
wingstosee: (neutral)

cw: wow smut games are kind of fucked up when you describe them

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-19 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
BDSM sex land. [ if it weren't said completely straight-faced, it'd be easy to believe she was joking around. as is, there's just a bit of a sigh before she continues: ] "Duplicity," if you want to get technical about it. It was... I guess they were supposed to be doing some sort of social experiment or something? But what it ended up being was a place where you either owned someone or were owned by them, and if you didn't screw around enough you got brainwashed or shot.

[ she reaches up, tapping at the thin black line going straight down from chin to chest. ]

"Submissive." That's what that mark meant there? So basically, you can't use money, you can't go into stores alone, and you're more like property than a person. [ the worst part about it all is that she doesn't even sound horribly offended over it. it's just... something she had to live with for a while. it's life, even if it's life on purpose and it's somebody's fault. she picks up the menu, trying to shuffle through it a bit. ] Kyoka was a sub like me. Eraserhead was... I don't actually remember? He covered himself up. Scarves and stuff. And I only got to talk to All Might the once, but I remember he didn't get marked, so.

[ a beat. her eyes refocus on bakugou - even if a few of the wing eyes are still focusing on the menu. ]

There might have been some other people? But I don't really know anyone else. Not off the top of my head, at least. [ a beat; she still looks directly at bakugou, even as she squints in mild confusion. ] Uh, what's "rayu?" I've never really had like. Actual ramen before, so...
Edited 2023-03-19 17:47 (UTC)
wingstosee: (understanding)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-20 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, that was just life for like. A year? A year and a half? More if you count the world after that. And... [ she sets the menu down. right. people aren't used to that kind of thing, here. ] Look. It sucked. Of course it sucked? Pretty much anyone there that wasn't some kind of psycho hated all of that. Just because it was better there doesn't mean it wasn't awful.

[ she's already accused him of a few things across the network. he can probably put two and two together about what her home was like. ]

You just... I don't know. You rebel where you can. You find the shops that look the other way if you walk in, and you work with your dom to get around some of the shit, and you take in the other ones getting screwed over like you. [ her wings spread a bit, taking in more of the room. the light radiating off them is bright - distracting, maybe, whether or not she intends it. ] And you don't raise a fuss about the stuff you can't change, because that's when they start to look at the stuff you can. You know? Does that make sense?
wingstosee: (shouldhaveknown)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-20 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I don't really know how long she was there? I'd been there a while by the time I met her. She vanished before I did, though.

[ that's the first part answered, at least. venus clears her throat, flushing a slight red as she continues. ]

She, uh... She showed up again in the world after that. The same Kyoka, not... Sometimes people show up without memories, or older, or younger? But she still had the mark, so it was pretty easy to tell. [ she laughs, her gaze drifting away from bakugou's. ] I think I was the first to vanish that time? I don't remember her leaving, at least. So. Maybe she's still there.
wingstosee: (smilingsoft)

[personal profile] wingstosee 2023-03-20 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Ha. Not a very good hero if you're fighting to help the villain, huh?

[ but for what seems like the first time in their conversation, the undercurrent of distrust is mostly gone. there's a bit of a smile on her face, and a bit of red still in her cheeks, and she crosses her arms as a few of her eyes drift up to the ceiling in thought. ]

This place is fine with friendly stuff for now. Maybe it'll stay that way? But you need to be careful for the next few months. [ she looks back down to bakugou, a sudden focus clear in her eyes. ] Avoid eating or drinking anything that has different flavors or comes in a set. Chocolates, paired drinks- That kind of thing.

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