Hey you [Rin]

Yeah she got closer to a couple fellow students than she cared to admit. First Risaka, and then Yumi... She hadn't nearly reached a point where she'd openly acknowledge them as friends even if she could otherwise show it. After all Kanna would tell herself she no longer opened up to people enough to make friends, put up walls against even letting them get close to her. But she did act differently towards them, without sparing too much thought as to what they might want from her.

Risaka in particular had made Kanna intervene and challenge the Colonel's disgusting bigotry, and she wound up punished for it in the process, out through an even more grueling exercise than her peers that ended only with her falling off a wall, dislocating her shoulder and ending up in the infirmary for the next half day. Even now her shoulder yet stung after long, intense workouts such as these; the adrenaline made it harder to notice in the heat of battle, but now that her body cooled off, moving it too suddenly yet made her wince. Hopefully it'd go away in a couple of days... Sighing as she neared the locker room, her hand halted only a few inches from the doorknob, head turning aside and catching her classmate and President, Rin, calmly eating a sandwich while feeding the birds flying by.

It felt way too odd for a prim and proper girl like her to wear a mangled uniform if she could help it after:

"Damn, Class Prez... You look like shit.", said the pot to the kettle, hand on her hip, mere looking her over a few moments. Scratching her head with an inquisitively raised eyebrow, she noted the odd absense of any visible bruises despite a torn and tattered uniform, not unlike Kanna's own. She had those medical skills and that Quirk, so perhaps she could patch herself up faster than most people? Unless the girl completely showed that desire to be left alone, Kanna would eventually walk over and sit next to her, she took taking a chance to catch her breath. Leaning over, her elbows came to rest on her knees, while those tired jade eyes looked up into Rin's, "I see those pricks put you through the wringer too... What the hell kind of training did they throw at you?"

Her earlier awkwardness seemed mostly gone now, and Kanna talked to Rin just like to everyone else: rough, blunt and to the point, without the slightest measure of sugarcoating anything. Well, that's not exactly right... After all, Kanna really didn't talk to most people after all, let alone initate conversation herself. Merely sitting here, catching up to the one girl who took too much weight on her shoulders; she noticed how she looked much better than that day at the library, despite the rough day she obviously had:

"Tch... Where do these guys even get off acting all high and mighty..? When they're just a bunch of sadistic fucks.", she vented, glaring at a passing soldier, finally sighing and leaning back on the bench, reaching around behind her shaggy blonde hair, adjusting her loosened ponytail.

That look in her eyes made it very clear though, whatever Rin had gone through now, she endured it mostly out of her own decision, her own resolve whatever it may be. In that sense, she and Kanna both were no different than many other Yuuei students at this military base, even if all of them dealt with it differently. Some better than others no doubt, and yet the hacker - whose Quirk was limited if not useless in combat - had visibly taken all this training just like your average human. Visible bruises marred whatever exposed skin she showed, and she had no means of dealing with those other than toughing it out and visiting the infirmary if she couldn't.

Truly, for the most part, Kanna would much rather keep to herself, not really reaching out to people unless she had any other choice. She felt that way with Rin the first time they spoke, and even though she somewhat understood her desire to protect people from abusers... As she'd done it for Risaka... To the girl now sitting beside her, she could do little more than simply talk to her. Thankfully, all that drama for the past weeks had died down, allowing the Class President to deal with the aftermath on her own pace. It helped, clearly, more than what any one person could do by herself. Casually looking into the girl's eyes, she noticed how despite her physical condition, she seemed to be doing alright... Almost as this had become somewhat usual for her, as it clearly was for Kanna:

"Yeah, you and me both...", she nodded, slumping down on the bench and relaxing, turning her head towards the dark haired girl. Indeed that understanding, sympathetic look in on the blonde's face spoke as much, as she likely shared much of the Class President's motivation. At the same time, she couldn't really hide the that scorn towards the military, "Oh, I completely agree with that, I can't deny I've been getting in better shape in the past... But they ain't doin it to make you stronger. They just trying to break us in any way they can. Sure, they're failing miserably, but that shows what kinda people they are."

Clearly, she didn't take the slighest bit of offense to Rin's retort, rubbing behind her head guiltily in a very clear show of acknowledgement. She did silently note how up until now, she'd never pegged her for the type to toss around casual insults as nonchalantly as others like Kanna herself. Nonetheless, she took in stride, flashing a cocky smirk:

"You shoulda seen the other guy~", snickering at the thought of her opponents as she uttered those tried and tested, almost comical words. That lighthearted mood didn't last long though, as her classmate's offer made her tense slightly, frowning with visible hesitation in her eyes.

She recalled the first conversation they had - and her desire not to burden this girl with her own needs - and she wasn't the type to ask for help patching up injuries that would heal by themselves soon enough... But at the same time... Part of her did wonder if simply accepting the girl's helping hand every so often couldn't prove beneficial. Not after witnessing that low self esteem. Thus, she curled her lip, clenched her fist, fighting off her pride as she finally relented with a nod:

"I wasn't gonna ask you for that, if that's what you're wondering... But alright.", said the independent girl with an assertive, serious look in her eyes, sighing as she offered her bruised hand to Rin, "I'll buy you a coffee afterwards, once we shower and get changed."

Little deals such as these satisfied the hacker's pride, but in this case also gave her a bit more time just talking to the one girl in school just everyone either loved or hated. As for her own state, she had her fair share of bruises over her whole body, but her arms and legs had clearly taken the biggest beating with all the blows she'd guarded against, not to mention her bloodied fists. For Rin to actually look at them she'd have to take off her sportswear, and she wasn't about to do that out here:

"Yeah, and that's why they'd rather pick a fight with high school students instead of the actual pro hero community. With such brave armed forces, surely the country got nothing to worry about.", she commented, objectively, yet not without that venomous, hateful hint of scarcasm, casually watching the hungry birds feeding on the breadcrumbs, "It's a glorified publicity stunt, their way of flexing on Quirkers, showing off how important they still are. What a load of bullshit..."

She shook her head disapprovingly but If Rin agreed with her little exchange, she'd stand up from her seat and nod towards the locker room, leading the way in and promptly pulling the stretchy leotard down to her waist - baring most of her tattooed torso and leaving only a plain black sports bra for a measure of modesty. Her back looked mostly unharmed, but once she turned around to face Rin and sat down, the medic would notice she had quite a couple bruises around her torso, though none as obvious as those in her arms and legs:

"As you can see, ain't nothing too serious.", she commented, idly brushing her hair away from her face as she looked back at her classmate. She hid it well, though a lingering hint of displeasure in her eyes made it clear she didn't feel too comfortable asking for help, however one might interpret that.

"You're no shorter than their sight, I'm sure...", chuckled the blonde, who struggled to see any benefit from antagonizing the bulk of the population with a Quirk for no reason other than one's prejudice. Yet that didn't stop her smirking at her classmate's little quip on her own height, "...But yeah, that about sums it up. I don't expect them to do it as long as they want without any consequences thought, and I doubt they'll anything worthwhile from this little trade"

One might wonder why hadn't Kanna actually spent some time with 1-A's exploding girl yet, hell, even Kanna herself felt baffled at the notion, as she defenitely enjoyed Jasmine's art enough to consider having it inked on her skin. She had plenty of canvas left, and really wouldn't mind a tattoo artist she could simply approach inside her classroom.

"Not really my cup of tea... Once you get used to that bitterness, no tea can hold up to a nice mug of coffee.", she shrugged, but obviously didn't mind getting Rin whatever she chose... Nor did she mind a casual discussion of tea versus coffee, looking into those blue eyes and nodding, "...But yeah, it's whatever you prefer."

As she accepted the deal, Kanna visibly relaxed, indeed she valued her independence to the point she had to do everything herself. And if there was something she just couldn't do herself and needed assistance, that would have to be paid for. If she had people doing things for her, she'd no longer be independent. Rin felt like the complete opposite too... Doing everything for others and expecting nothing in return only meant others took her for granted, and most likely never gave the slightest fuck as to her own needs.

As much as protecting her own pride, Kanna really wasn't the type to exploit someone's giving nature like that...

She'd been protecting that pride for her own sake all this time, here, at this military base when she subjected herself to this training. They may not have broken her spirit, but they had obviously broken her body time and time again, and the thought of that made her click her tongue, clenching her fists at her own weakness as much as their cowardice. She couldn't help but admire those powerful pros who stood their ground without budging an inch, and voiced her respect:

"Oh, the last time they actually went up against one of the pros, they got absolutely destroyed... I ain't surprised they'd rather not do that.", snickered the hacker, thinking back to that glorious sight of a famous hero going up against four military men and beating them all up in a matter of moments. When Rin actually stood up to hit the showers, Kanna's eyebrow rose at a crackling sound not unlike her own she stretched, but refrained from pointing it out. She'd see it soon enough once they got in the showers, and nodded, "Yeah, unless we're planning on hanging around the base all day. We'll take care of ourselves and then figure out where to go grab that coffee... Or, tea in your case I guess."

Ruffling her hair, then wincing as she rolled her injuring shoulder, she headed inside the locker rooms and unceremoniously stripped out of every article of clothing, tossing the crumpled mess atop a nearby bench. After what she heard back there, she couldn't really help shooting a cursory glance at the dainty class president, wondering if she might indeed be more injured than she appeared. But in the end she saw nothing suggesting it, and shook her head, not about to stare at another girl in the locker rooms.

"I'm surprised you got away with so few injuries...", noted the suspecting blonde, raising an eyebrow once more, but ultimately grabbing a towel, heading for the shower, and opening the tap

The cool water felt heavenly raining down upon her toned, overworked body, trickling down her bruised, inked skin, cleansing away the sweat and grime from the heavy workout preceding it... By far the greatest relief to the pain and soreness she had so far, letting out a content sigh while took her sweet time just standing under the pouring water. Feeling it cascading down her shapely form, eventually grabbing a bar of soap and rubbing it over her body, wincing occasionally she passed over one of those injured spots. She was used to pain and could deal with it better than most people, but that one injury to her ribcage hurt more than she'd admit...

At the same time, she couldn't help but wonder just how much damage had Rin taken in her own training session, at least, before healing it up at least. Since the military's paying for that water, Kanna didn't really mind just lingering there far longer than she otherwise might have, closing the tap only by the time she saw the class president about done with her own:

"Now then, I can't stay here all day...", she'd muse aloud, fighting that urge to simply bask in that pleasant sensation a while longer

As she finally stepped out of the shower, the blonde grabbed a towel and wiped off most of the water until only small trickles dripped down her hair, finally grabbing grabbing the hair tie from around her wrist and pulling it back up into a ponytail as she looked around for her petite classmate...

"Must make it troublesome to have them treated...", noted the blonde, brow raised, scratching her cheek with a mixed hint of awe and wariness, wondering just how troublesome that Quirk could prove if it hid one's injuries but didn't exactly heal them. Rin seemed be managing thus far; At least, Kanna hoped it might make her natural healing more efficient, and that alone had to be worth something.

They could talk about in greater detail later, Kanna for one wasn't about to start prying into how another student's Quirk worked, not without a real reason beyond idle curiosity. She did notice how the girl winced as she washed her body, no doubt hinting at the full extent of her injuries, taking a moment to spot where she seemed injured, only looking away after returning Rin's soft smile.

Not like she was trying to give her the wrong impression or anything.

But when she looked up at her showerhead, she was caught off guard by an unexpected touch. She turned her head back to the girl beside her with widened eyes, though she hardly looked troubled by it at all. Even with that colorful, full back body art, the bruised lumps looked all too obvious, especially once the medic ran her hand across the blonde's otherwise smooth skin:

"Damn, seventeen...? Must have been the adrenaline, most of those didn't feel too bad.", she chuckled, but then hissed slightly when she felt that probing touch on her ribs, nodding and raising her arm to let the girl get a closer look, "Yeah, that was a kick alright... Bastard almost had almost had mere there. Almost...", talking helped distract her from the pain, yet all that time she couldn't help look curiously at her, especially when she mentioned a medicine she recognized by name if nothing else, "Tiger balm huh...? I'm sure i heard that name before."

They shut off their respective showers at nearly the same time, and once Rin requested it, Kanna nonchalantly unwrapped her towel from around her chest. Kanna didn't particularly care about another girl seeing her topless, not in the locker room of all places, and instead merely pulled up her hair in that ponytail, keeping those golden locks from getting in the way of Rin's work. Unlike that rich, classy fragrance from the elegant girl's shampoo, Kanna's hair had a distinctive floral, yet an oviously chemical fragrance; the kind of knock off you get when you only buy the cheapest shampoo you find at the supermarket. She obviously didn't care too much for that, but then again, one might easily guess that from the messy state she wore her hair in.

"Yeah, I defenitely remember that feeling...", answered the blonde as she allowed Rin to put her hands to use. Wincing ever so slightly at the painful medicine, realizing someone had used it on her before, a few years back during one of her first MMA classes. Leaning forward slightly, she allowed Rin access to her injured shoulder, biting her lip as the initial touches hurt a fair bit more, "Stings a little, but works wonders... I should consider buying some one of these days. Who knows, might come in handy..."

She scratched her cheek, not really about to say how she'd probably end up this beat up again eventually, even if that should be painfully obvious to most people, especially a medic in training used to dealing with another fiesty blonde. Once the balm actually started kicking in, the pain eased away and the blonde's wound up muscles visibly relaxed under Rin's touch, letting out a soft, mellow sigh as the treatment came to an end:

"T-thanks... You got pretty good hands.", mumbled Kanna, looking away, rubbing her cheek as an awkward, appreciating hint of red appeared there for the briefest of moments, averting the girl's gaze, only to nod and look back as, "...Mmm yeah, once this whole military thing is over, I defenitely will... I'll take it easy in the meantime, no worries.", clearly she had no intention of resting for a full day with so much information on the army to dig up, her eyes still had that determined look as ever.

One by one, Kanna gathered her clothes and covered herself up, relatively at least. That mix of skimpy top and denim shorts with only a red jacket above it left almost as little to imagination as a pair of panties and a towel, all the better for the hacker who liked being able to move and felt comfortable enough with her body for it. Once she'd gotten ready, she leaned against the wall and awaited for Rin to do the same:

"Come on... Let's go have that coffee.", she said once she saw Rin ready to leave as well, tilting her head as she corrected herself, "Or tea for you, I guess..."