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25 Years
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"Ishtar"
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Post by Sonya Chernova on Jun 20, 2020 2:00:36 GMT -4
She'd been overseas for a whole week and she'd almost managed to get herself a tan, if her damn skin would allow it. She was porcelain pale as ever. She stretched her arms over her head, she wore a suit and skirt today anyway, so it really didn't matter. A quick rustle of her hair sent it tumbling all over before pulling it back up in a ponytail. Sonya had been looking forward to this day ever since she'd met the girl Haruuhi Hajimari in a park. She'd been careful to plant the seed of desire and interest in the girl on the first encounter, but she had gotten carried away in her work both legitimate and villainous. The world was a different place now because of her and her mind had just been... elsewhere. Sonya shoved her hands in her pockets and stepped out of the limousine onto the space just before the gates to UA campus.
A security guard turned and looked her over once as she walked over, all smiles even as the sun beat against her skin. The light nullifying her quirk and dissipating what little glow her quirk possessed. She'd tweaked the color of her eyes to a summer blue on the drive over. The result? He smiled at her; "Chernova-sama, good to have you, may I see your UA Identification Card?" He asked, extending his hand. She raised an eyebrow. "I've been out of the country for a week and things got this intense?" She asked, drawing the card out of her breast pocket and handing it to him. He scanned it and a happy ping sound came from his phone.
"Threats against the students ma'am, can't say any more, but I assume you'll find out more from Principal Kobayashi. Are you going to visit your daughter?" He asked.
She nodded, "Among other things," She said with a smile and stepped past him as the gate opened.
"Have a great day Chernova-sama! Thank you again for all your hard work!" He called. She turned and waved at him, a bright smile on her face. She turned back as the gates shut and for the briefest, smallest, tiniest moments, a cruel smile crossed her lips. She wondered if she'd see Red or any of the other students she'd teased in her little breddit post a week ago.
"Here I am again," She muttered and began to walk, humming cheerily as she went to go greet Hatsumomo. She stopped only briefly, giving her a friendly and flirtatious talking to before moving on to the campus proper. Primula was her first priority. She stopped at her daughter's dorm and was delighted to find her. The two talked for a little while before she moved on to talk to the technical crews that were maintaining Fort Slog. A near encounter with the unpleasant Aquitaine sent her straight toward the support classrooms and the real target of her visit.
She arrived at the lab door, her VIP Visitor badge hanging around her neck, and knocked twice while poking her head inside. "Haruuhi-chaaaan~ Sonya's here to visit~" She crooned like a tipsy mother. | TAG WORDS NOTES
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16 Years
Female
"Radio Tower"
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Post by Haruuhi Hajimari on Jun 24, 2020 0:36:39 GMT -4
Haruuhi had been working diligently within the technical lab of the school. She was dressed in full protective gear, thick gloves, eye protection and a thick apron tied around her. She was currently sautering the outer shell of a new animal she had been working on. The bird in front of her wasn't very big, only about the size of a magpie, but you could tell by it's design that this thing was going to be fast.
Even when sonya knocked at the door, Haruuhi didn't immediately hear her. She was so engrossed in her work that she would even put the torch down and lift her visor to get a closer look at her handywork. That was until she heard the familiar voice call out cutely to her and it made her jump, startled, up to her feet. Her body banged into the table with the bird which toppled over and began its descent towards the ground. Haruuhi instinctively flailed her arms in a wild attempt to catch her creation, and doing so mere moments before it hit the ground, though not before she too found herself topling in a rather comical display onto the ground below.
"Ouchieeee~"
She hissed as she rubbed her butt as best she could, all while holding the mechanical bird. She finally managed to look up and found that it was Sonya that had startled her and smiled awkwardly, offering up a nervous giggle before speaking up.
"Sonya-sama! You're back! I didn't hear you come in! I mean obviously I didn't hear you come in or I wouldn't of made an ass of myself... uhm... Hi!"
She pushed herself back up to her feet, gently placing the bird back down on the table but set it in a position to look as if the creature was nesting. Less chance for it to fall over this way.
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"Ishtar"
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Post by Sonya Chernova on Jun 27, 2020 1:55:27 GMT -4
The sudden sound of something banging and clattering drew Sonya into the room. She hastened in just in time to find Haruuhi on the ground, clutching both her bum and a mechanical bird. The pale skinned woman cracked a small smile as she drew a strand of hair back over her ear and raised an eyebrow. The girl enthusiastically greeted her as she got back to her feet and set aside her mechanical creation. Sonya stared at it for a few heartbeats before glancing back at Haruuhi. She laughed;
"You're fine, dear," She said with still a bit of a laugh in her tone; "I've seen much worse, trust me," She offered with a roll of her eyes and stopped next to the desk, resting her hand on it. "Phew you have an enthusiastic group of peers, did three selfies by the time I made my way over here," She wiped her brow playfully, the odd wristband glowing a bit around her wrist, a small light flashing on it as she placed her hands back on the counter and she peered at the bird again before looking over at Haruuhi.
"A marvel of naturalist design, truly beautiful," She said, looking back at it and tilting her head and squinting a bit. She finally stood up and straightened her hair. "I promised you we would meet again, didn't I? I apologize for it having been so long, dear, for that I ask your forgiveness," She tilted into a bow at the waist, crossing her right hand over her chest. She stood up straight a few heartbeats later and grinned; "Besides, you had to go and impress me with that little display of arguably very illegal software manipulation," She snorted out a laugh; "But I'll keep that bit to myself, how's that sound?" She offered, resting her hand on the counter.
"I wanted to see you, hear your voice, and perhaps share an idea I had with you, if you wouldn't mind," She said simply, gesturing to the stood Haruuhi had been sitting on. | TAG WORDS NOTES
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"Radio Tower"
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Post by Haruuhi Hajimari on Jul 3, 2020 21:22:21 GMT -4
"Uhm, yeah I bet"
Haruuhi responded with a bit of an awkward smile when Sonya mentioned her classmates and how enthusiastic they were. Honestly Haruuhi was a wee bit of a loner, and didn't make friends with many of them... There were a few she felt she could trust if she was ever in a pinch, like Chimera and Yojin as well as the robotics club for example... but she tended to keep people at arms length for fear of getting hurt. Although she had made amazing progress in her tenure here at U.A. Who would of guessed that the shy little girl who didn't speak to anyone would end up as cheery and open as she was now? She sure hadn't expected it of herself.
When Sonya commented on the large bird sitting on the desk, Haruuhi's eyes ignited with life, a smile spreading from one ear to the next as she pat the robotic bird on the head. Its eyes immediately turned red as the creature buzzed to life. It spread it's large wingspan as if it was stretching after a long nap and let a few low chirps escape its mechanical beak as it looked from Haruuhi to Sonya.
"Thank you. I can't even begin to tell you how much research I had to do to make sure I got every detail right. I still want to add a synthetic skin to her and give her feathers but I'm still a ways off from getting her done. I want to make sure I can finish the proper internal equipment before I work on the aesthetic. She's mea- sorry"
She started to ramble on her latest creations design, catching herself before she went too far and laughing it off. The bird just tilted it's head curiously at how awkward her master was acting.
That's when Sonya brought up her hacking in a rather audible tone and Haruuhi straightened up, her eyes glancing left and right to make sure that no one else was in the lab before letting out a sigh of relief... then stiffening up again as she thought she might be in trouble.
"R..Right... I'm so so sorry about that... I just hadn't heard from you in a while so I got worried that you might have forgotten about me you know? I'm sure you've got way more important things to worry about than me. I promise I won't do that again Sonya-sama"
She said as she bowed her head towards Sonya as she apologized for her hacking. It was just so much stronger than her... how could she help it? It was like, as soon as a thought crossed her mind, her quirk just instantly went out searching for similar references. What finally snapped her out of her apology were Sonya's words... which were pretty weird, but it looked like Sonya had an idea she wanted to talk to her about. She glanced up then looked to the stool that Sonya indicated before shifting over and sitting on it.
"Oh, yeah of course! I'm happy to help any way I can."
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"Ishtar"
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Post by Sonya Chernova on Jul 8, 2020 1:12:37 GMT -4
Sonya's lip curled into a smile that began to reach her eyes with delight as the girl turned the device on. Haruuhi went on to explain the details, her excitement catching her up and carrying her away. It was so... endearing, something that Sonya appreciated and even valued about the girl. It was almost a shame that the girl was so invested here at UA. Or... maybe that could change? Sonya clamped down on that thought, later, she'll consider that later. Her eyes sparkled when the girl apologized for rambling and shook her head; "You have no idea how much I appreciate that kind of enthusiasm, dear," She said, "If you want to gush, gush, I am your rapt audience~," She began but they quickly moved on.
Her eyes twinkled a bit more when she saw the girl stiffen a bit at the mention of the hacking. Of course she'd checked her surroundings before deciding what to talk to the girl about. That was when Haruuhi had the gall to apologize! Sonya held up her hands and shook her head, actually looking a bit disappointed; "Don't- do not apologize to me. You sought me out, you took the opportunity for yourself and you made an opening for you I have nothing but admiration for you, Haruuhi. Don't ruin that with an apology. Straighten your back and hold your head high, you did what you had to do. No shame in that," She nodded, affirming her words before crossing her legs and straightening her dress.
Now came the interesting part; she'd chastised and complemented the girl in the same breath. "I am going to be proposing a plan to Principal Kobayashi. I have tentative approval already, but I need one of the support class on board for it to become a reality. I need you, Haruuhi, when you reached out to me I realized that this is the time to share my little plan," She drew a thumb drive out of her coat pocket and put it in Haruuhi's hand. "This design is for a new type of humanoid drone that my top researcher is working on. Instead of working the project entirely in house... I want to partner with UA's support program, and I want UA students to have access to the drones as training partners and targets," She said a little eagerly; "The design is early, and I'm sure you and your friends might be able to take the design and improve on it," She said, nodding at the bird.
"After all, you already have a pretty good idea of what you're doing, don't you?" She winked. | TAG WORDS NOTES
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"Radio Tower"
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Post by Haruuhi Hajimari on Jul 9, 2020 23:11:18 GMT -4
The smile did briefly return to her lips as Sonya gave her the go ahead to gush over the metallic bird she was now holding. She gave it another pet before tossing it up into the air. Much like a real bird, the creature would spread it's wings and soar into the air above them, obviously limited in it's movements because they were indoors. Still, the bird circled the two girls before flying off to another corner of the room where it would perch itself on one of the larger, covered machines.
She didn't have much more of a chance to gush over it though as Sonya would then reprimand her for her apology. Haruuhi raised an eyebrow at that and visibly tilted her head as she listened to her. She admired the girl for her skill and didn't want to hear her apologize for it... and yet hacking the way she did was illegal, and therefore very unbecoming of a Hero student right? Hachi-sensei had reprimanded her over the inappropriate use of her quirk, but now here was Sonya praising it.
How did she know which was truly right? She scratched at her head for a moment, feeling that she would need to put a lot more thought into this situation and how to use her quirk going forward. For the time being she would just nod.
"I'm just a little confused about when I shouldn't and shouldn't be using it is all... I'm not ashamed of it or anything I just... still have a lot to learn about social boundaries."
She admitted to the older woman with a bit of an awkward smile on her lips. It was only the last 2 years that Haruuhi had any proper structure to her life... everything before that... truthfully she hurt so much and hated it so much she couldn't recall it all now if you asked her. All she knew was that it was dark and painful, and she never wanted to go back to being that hopeless.
Thankfully her train of thought was interrupted once more by Sonya who began explaining her project, and even handed Haruuhi a USB key which she brought up to her eyes with a curious excitement flashing across them.
"A humanoid drone!? I didn't think people would be very happy if anyone developed one so I've just been sticking to animals instead... but you already have partial approval from the principal? What would they be for? Service droids? Training bots?"
She asked with a rather enthused tone to her voice as she finally looked away from the USB and towards Sonya. Any earlier hesitation had vanished and was now replaced by a large and excited smile.
"You bet I'm in! This sounds way awesome and I think my work with support gear and Gadian here can totally help! I'll have to look over the files you gave me but uh... I should probably talk to the principal with you right? So he knows that I'm on board? I'm sure my classmates in Support Studies will be totally on board too."
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"Ishtar"
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Post by Sonya Chernova on Jul 14, 2020 13:05:27 GMT -4
There was a momentary pause in Haruuhi's expression. Sonya could sense the unease in the girl's heart. There was a conflict. Using her quirk that way was something that Hero Society would want her to suppress. Villain Society, though, Sonya's ideal, would want her to have the power to do as she pleased, the freedom to act. Sonya's eyes glinted a little and she gave an easy smile; "It's not an easy thing to figure out, but it will come with time, and experience, dear," She said, placing a gentle hand on the girls shoulder and nodded. "My quirk isn't one I can just use day to day except for a little show, but yours had a practical use," She brushed a strand of hair out of the girls face and pulled her hand away.
"It isn't about not using it, it's about knowing when the right time to use it is," She suggested, "Your quirk is like a muscle, you'll gain control only by using it. You can't surpress it," She said and nodded to the drone. "If you need somewhere to stretch your legs, you can always visit my labs," She added and sat back down, listening to the girl gush about the humanoid drone after handing over the USB drive. She broke into a delighted smile as she watched her enthusiasm blossom.
"All sorts of things, dear!" She laughed; "We want to build a standard stock model for now, one that can recieve remote programming to act in a variety of purposes. Service. Training. Retrieval. Maybe even cleaning! Who knows?" She laughed, "Sky's the limit dearie!"
She clapped her hands together and positively glowed when the girl suggeted they go meet with the principal. "That's what I was hoping you'd say. He needs to hear it from one of you. You'll be my liason between the school and ASTA, which of course means spending a lot of time at my office working with my lead researcher, Axel," She offered, inclining her head. "He's been working on updating my eyes, by the way," She winked with a bit of a tease back to their first encounter. "Someone worth talking to."
She got to her feet and held out her arm as if to offer it to Haruuhi. "Join me? We'll go see Mister Kobayashi together, after that I want to hear all your ideas." | TAG WORDS NOTES
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Post by Haruuhi Hajimari on Jul 21, 2020 23:42:18 GMT -4
Sonya's words in regards to the use of her quirk were... well true. However no matter how many times she ran them in her head they felt just as wrong as they did right? They were conflicting with the image she had in her head about what was 'right' and 'ethical'. She didn't really understand why she had to face so many limits truth be told, so while it felt strange she was happy to hear Sonya's words and the fact that she wasn't upset with her for using it.
'Just a couple of years ago...'
She started thinking about her past foster families, before she came to U.A and before she came into G's care... though as soon as her mind went there she felt a sharp pain in her head that just caused her to shake her head free of the memory, choosing to forget it and the pain it brought.
"thank you for the advice, Sonya-sama. I'm definitely happy to get to use my quirk more at the lab. It actually gets pretty stifling here when there's so much I know I shouldn't do with it. I really can't wait to become a Hero, and a private investigator. It's going to be so freeing to be able to use my quirk to it's fullest potential."
She never lost her smile as she thought about this, giving sonya a polite and thankful bow before standing up straight again. She would happily take Sonya's arm when it was offered to her, but instead of following Sonya's lead, Haruuhi took the initiative to take the lead towards the principals office.
"Your head tech's name is Axel hunh? Is that his alias or his real name? because that's way too ironic of a name. Hehe. What's he like? If he's the one who made your eyes I really need to talk to him, I wanted to give the Eagle her own high tech eyes as she's going to be acting as my recon drone... the better the eyesight the better the results right? hehe I'm excited to meet them. Thank you, I know it was totally random that we met but... being able to work with you has really made me feel stronger... here I just feel pretty useless when I'm standing next to all these physical powerhouses, you know?"
She said sweetly as she guided them towards Principal Kobayashi's office to discuss this alliance, and the work they would be doing together.
Hopefully, Haruuhi could become a sidekick under ASTA when she graduated.
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"Ishtar"
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Post by Sonya Chernova on Jul 28, 2020 1:45:37 GMT -4
Sonya let out a small laugh as she got to her feet, brushing her rear off. They walked together and spoke; "It's his alias, I actually don't know his proper name, but I like it that way... fun fact? He interviewed with me the same way you did." She said with a gentle tease in her tone. Axel had, indeed, hacked into the very first ASTA Headquarter's office building when the company was just getting started. Sonya remembered that quaint office, smelling of coffee and with that poorly designed rug. She resisted the urge to cringe at the thought and instead glanced around, "Shame I didn't get to see Witch Doctor. I've always wanted to meet her," She said casually, her eyes drifting about.
She stopped when the girl brought up eyes; "No, he didn't make my eyes," She said, tapping her nose. "Actually... I don't know who they were..." She said with a measure of shyness. She walked ahead a few paces to not show her face. "I was very little when I got my eyes, Haruuhi, very little," She glanced over her shoulder and the lenses spun and adjusted. "Russian scientists are very... skrytnyy... secretive," She offered the Russian word, letting her accent slip out just a little. She held her hand to her lips and laughed; "Oh dear, sorry about that," She flushed, her skin turning a little... grey at her cheeks? She turned back and slipped her hands in her pockets.
She paused when the girl said she felt stronger working with her. She turned and looked at Haruuhi; a soft expression on her face. "I'm just being the person I needed when I was your age," She said, with all the honesty even the supervillain Ishtar could muster. It was the truth from the bottom of her heart. Her philosophy may be antithetical to these heroes, but she believed so firmly in what she was doing for these young people. They deserved it, regardless of the side they were on. She crossed her arms behind her back and kept walking, stopping at the entrance to the administration offices and held her head high. She'd spoken with him on the phone, even video conferenced. But... Ishtar had never met the legendary Principal Kobayashi face to face.
She restrained the grin that was billowing in her heart. This... this was the heart of Hero Society. She was being brought in with what amounted to smiles and fanfare. The sensation that it gave her was... unspeakable. She closed her eyes and took a breath, steadying herself. She glanced over at Haruuhi; "Even I get nervous sometimes," She said, brushing her hair back over her ear as they approached the door to the office. | TAG WORDS NOTES
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Post by quizzity on Sept 29, 2020 1:21:52 GMT -4
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