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Post by Kaguya on Jul 7, 2020 20:44:07 GMT -4
 "Gosh, Bat-Dude is so freaking dope. I wish he had a better name, though. Granted, I am reading an entirely fictional comic, but-still."
Most people would not recommend reading Investigator Comics while working out on a treadmill, but it was the only way the student could take to working out without being very self-conscious; Kaguya was not a sporty person by nature. Like, at all. But exercising was much more fun when talking to someone.
That someone being no one in particular.
The popularity of superhero comics had been an extremely rocky road, and they were currently at the bottom. Decades of work was considered inappropriate and insensitive; the people who hated quirks hated the comics; the government really didn't want people getting more ideas than they already had. It was very hard getting her hands on these. Put simply, not a lot of people wanted to or could talk about Bat-dude.
So Kaguya would simply adapt and then talk to herself.
"Hmmm...this a pretty okay-not-life-ending pace." A cute, nervous smile stretched across her face as she increase the speed of the treadmill by one-not large in the grand scheme of things, but massive when you're trying to read while doing it. She suddenly felt herself both stressed and bored. Reading and exercising at the same time seemed not to be working out. "Darn. I suppose I'm pretty lucky for even having the coordination to do this at all, heh...oh. H-hi!"
A Yuueei student passed by the gym, giving Kaguya a strange look. The student, in a matter of five seconds, went through many emotions; Kaguya was shocked, then flustered, then instinctively tried to cover her face, before resorting to a more chill, casual demeanor that she wished she'd started with, simply shrugging at him. The result was that the student increased his pace.
The student, silent, walked him move away in silence. "...Oof." Gotta make dad proud. for once... |
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Post by Willow on Jul 26, 2020 1:19:06 GMT -4
For this poor comic fanatic, there was not much saving grace beyond hiding it in a book. It was like the classic thing of school kids trying to sneak comics into class behind their textbooks, only in a world of superpowers, this was seen as propaganda by those who were skeptical about the nature of quirks.
For people walking by in a school filled with would-be heroes, it wasn't the strangest thing to see someone idolizing one in particular, however, the fanatical nature of reading while trying to work out was what stood out, most people zoned out with music, this girl fangirled over comics. Well, she must have had her reasons for doing it, the comic was rather interesting, hopefully at least.
Well, she wouldn't be alone in the gym, there was someone else looking to come in today. At least Kaguya would not be alone. A transfer student with ebon locks and onyx eyes strolled their way in. A pale color to her skin, the features of someone from Europe, she was Willow Meadows, the new student in from Britain!
A headband of white fabric was stretched over her forehead, keeping that mop of locks out of her eyes, ready to soak up sweat. A towel strewed over the back of her neck for wiping things down. She wore a pair of dark-colored shorts with one vibrant neon green stripe along the side of either of her thighs, her top was very much the same color, leaving her arms and stomach exposed so she could get active and not worry too much about sweat. Thankfully she had on a vinyl windbreaker with the hood up as she came in, something to keep her from looking too exposed.
Running shoes laced up over her ankles, she was ready to get to work.
Though one thing was apparent when she walked in to the gym, she had no idea what the hell she could do here, what to do at all. Sure, she could look at other people working out, but when she went to the weights first, without any warmups? It was clear this girl was not one for working out, or at least that she had never put effort into it before.
"Riiiiiight, bit of a trouble here innit?" She mused out in English, trying to hoist up one of those weighted disks for the bar to try a bench press, but she was grunting, only for her grip to slip and her tuckus to tumble to the ground as her strenuous attempt to hoist something she couldn't lift refused to even budge. Well, she was in the section for high strength quirkers.
But she had a gravity power! She could be able to do this, right? Sighing to herself as she rubbed her backside, "Alright, guess I gotta try again! THIS TIME THOUGH!" She grabbed a hold of the weight and took in a deep breath, her cheeks puffed out as she held her breath, readying herself as her feet started to lift up off of the floor. Clinging on to the cast steel weight, her feet were up over her head, until it looked like she was doing a handstand on the weights!
Of course, when her lungs started to burn, her face went from white to red, and her eyes shut, it was inevitable. SHe took in a big gasp, exhaling what she had inside, and immediately was trying to catch her breath, but she was tumbling back down toward the ground. Scrambling as she fell over the weights, she narrowly avoided a little head injury!
Maybe all of that commotion she just caused would be enough to get someone to lend her a hand in this seemingly abandoned gym room!
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"Miss Midas"
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Post by Kaguya on Jul 29, 2020 13:50:18 GMT -4
"What the flying heck was that?"
Kaguya was vaguely aware of the fact that a cute girl had stepped into the gymnasium a bit of a while ago, yet her mind didn't particularly focus on it, as it was too enraptured with the fantastic tales of bat-dude. However, seeing her loudly trying to lift weights that she couldn't possibly lift caught Kaguya's attention...as well as seeing her wipe-out.
The student ran through her options pretty quickly, but her mind decided that she was currently fine; or at the very least, we couldn't bother them just yet. Kaguya's willingness to interact was lower than usual, anyways, after her awkward interaction with the last student. Even still, Kaguya decided to keep staring at them and make sure that she wasn't going to get wiped out again...
And then she started to float? Well, maybe fly. Flying was a fairly common ability, although was she trying to cheat the weights with it? That was an interesting take! Kaguya loved clever ideas, cool ideas; it was the kind of stuff she loved to do! Of course,it couldn't last for long, and the student instinctively dashed towards Willow in a flustered, confused manner, hoping to make sure that she doesn't die or something.
"Hey, ho, maybe take a break! It's really cool what ya did, but I really don't want you to get hurt, mostly because if I actually got into a situation where my actions mattered I'd probably screw up royally, but you actually seem...fine! Which is wicked!" Gotta make dad proud. for once... |
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Post by Willow on Aug 9, 2020 18:27:27 GMT -4
She was coughing, a tense feeling in her chest as she tried to catch her breath. Pounding her fist against her torso, she tried to cough out whatever lack of air she had so she could fill her lungs up with oxygen. A really big problem to have when you have a quirk that relies on holding your breath. Thankfully, there was someone else here, and they were pretty cute to boot. Her cheeks flushed a little the moment the other person had knelt down to talk to her, and try to see if she was okay.
"O-oh! Thank you. I, I didn't mean to. My quirk, it just kind of starts doing its own thing when I hold my breath. I'm sorry I didn't mean to startle you." She shouted out in English, before correcting herself, trying to go to Japanese instead. "Giving the thanks. I am of the fine. Happy to making of your acquaintance friend. Willow is my family name. No, no. Willow is my given name. Meadows is my family name. I am giving the sorry for causing a fries. Causing a might? Causing a fright!" She had pulled out a little dictionary of phrases and was flipping back and forth to try and find the words she wanted to use.
Looking at Kaguya, she smiled nervously. "I am of the attempts to training. Doing my hardest to being the hero. Struggling with never having been with the thought of being of the potential to being the hero!" She declared, trying to get the confusing message across.
She started to prop herself up, getting a ping on her phone, a little surprised smile on her face, it was something from her girlfriend. Just a check in message, but, at least it was something for her. "One moment please." She quickly went back to tapping back on the phone to send something back, four messages even, she had no clue she was just a tool at this point.
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"Miss Midas"
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Post by Kaguya on Aug 17, 2020 7:15:07 GMT -4
"You're so cute!"
Kaguya could, at times, let her tongue slip in very strange ways, but the young student could not help but speak her mind freely. She was laughing with surprisingly little malicious intent at how much Willow tried to speak english, not doing the best but gosh darn trying her best. That was something that she could definitely relate to. "But uh, I-I am Kaguya Adachi, and I also wish to become a hero, even if I'm terrible at it! A-and I'm sorry 'bout ya quirk being hard to control. I've never really had that problem, ya know? My dad likes to say it's because I'm a natural quirk user. I think my quirk's so weak that it'd hard to not control." She laughed again. "And, uh, I'm pretty new to Yuuei! I have like no idea what I'm doing if I'm being totally honest...although I think I'm getting the hang of things around here. Are you new too? The older students I've seen have got such a grasp on their powers, it's sick but it's kinda...er, nevermind, I'm ranting again, sorry, haha!" Kaguya drifted off constantly, and might have come off as a total airhead.
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Post by Willow on Aug 24, 2020 2:02:29 GMT -4
Her face reddened. It went from pink to a deep crimson. Her lower jaw starting to hang open for a moment. pcolor=teal]"I..I'm wha-?"[/color] She flailed before tugging her hood overhead, trying to hide her eyes. Rocking back and forth while she tried to come to grips with what was just declared right in front of her!
"W-Willow. Pleasure...A pleasure to meet you. I mean. Willow Meadows. It's nice to meet you!" She stammered out while trying to stand up and dust herself off so she could get back to trying to train. While the girl spoke about her father supporting her and all that, she couldn't help but feel a slide pang of envy.
Her family never really got interested in her quirk, rather, they were more interested in just making sure she didn't cause trouble for anyone because of it. Kaguya continued on though, speaking about being a new student, just like Willow was, and not being used to working out herself?
"Well. I'm a bit of a late bloomer when it comes to this hero stuff. This is my first year of wanting to be a hero. I never really...worked out, or did anything with the thought of being this? I'm an exchange student. From the United Kingdom, close to the border of Scotland. Sorry if my accent tends to drip into the conversation." She said while looking over to the instruments, and then pointed to the treadmills.
"Would you like to...walk and talk?" She smiled gently while making her way over to the treads, ready to get going at a nice walk to start and break into a little jog. Maybe it was best to stay away from the weights for now. She did after all need to work on her lung capacity.
"So, tell me a bit about yourself Kaguya?"
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Post by Kaguya on Aug 27, 2020 6:33:45 GMT -4
"You don't wanna be a hero, huh."
Kaguya sounded unusually serious all of a sudden, and had a look of...pain? Well, subtle pain, like somebody slowly confronting the fact that they, in fact, may not quite like being a hero. The student could vividly remember all the times she had spent studying vigilantes and heroes from afar, looking at them with confusion and awe, hand in hand, but never with desire. And she wanted to be a hero because, well, being a journalist didn't feel right not being a hero. Her dad's legacy was now on her shoulders, even if she didn't want it. At all.
"I am...a late bloomer too!" proclaimed Kaguya boldly as she quickly returned to her usual optimism, although it seemed slightly forced here as she tried to put on a smile. "W-well, I haven't really cared about heroism until about a year ago. I do love being a journalist and writer though! That's why I always have my camera around!" True to her word, the young girl temporarily scuttled back to the treadmill she was on before, grabbing the bag laid on the floor, and unveiling her surprisingly neat camera, with a "Bat-Dude" and "Spider-Dude" sticker on it. "I didn't join this school just because I'm a comics' nerd, don't get it twisted..."
"But anyways, uh, I wouldn't mind walking and talking, even if I'm absolutely terrible at multi-tasking sometimes. And sorry for calling you cute. I just said what came to mind. Which I shouldn't, but I can't-really-help it sometimes, y'know?" They sighed lightly, shrugging. "I must sound like a super crazy person right now. Alas, that is my fate. Also, hey, you wanna take a photo to commemorate us becoming super-duper acquaintances?" asked the student very randomly. "Uh, that just came to mind too...dammit."
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Post by Willow on Sept 7, 2020 0:43:18 GMT -4
"No no, it's not that I don't want to be a hero!" She blurted out while waving her hands back and forth to try and get Kaguya to look back at her and get back on track. She was sputtering out nervous little ticks and phrases like 'please no' 'it is not like that' and then a slew of British idioms and slang, in English of course. "I just never thought that I'd be a hero! Let alone going to school to be one! Like, I wanted to be a field photographer for a newspaper or a magazine or something one day that's all!"
Thankfully, Kaguya let the magic words slip out as well. She was a late-bloomer, someone like her? Someone who wasn't keen on being a hero until recently? And someone with a camera?! Willow's eyes lit up with sparkling stars and her mouth hung agape in surprise and joy at the thought of being around someone just like her!
As they went to the treadmills to get walking and talking, Willow set it to a very even pace, something of a speed walk that would adjust to her and try to find where her stress point was. These were top of the line pieces of equipment. Stepping onto it as it was moving she slipped backwards, flailing for a moment.
"Right, stand on it first, right right, I forgot! S-Silly me!" She turned it off and stood on it, before fiddling with the controls and getting into a jog rather than her brisk walk like before. "That camera is so cool! I have a digital one I brought with me that has a tablet for editing software conencted to it. But I want to invest in a tripod and traditional setup!"
She flushed red as Kaguya brought the topic back to being cute, clearing her throat with a clenched fist in front of her mouth, she looked away shyly. "Y-yeah! It's fine! It's fine! I just...I just wasn't expecting it and I really appreciate it! I uh...Let's do a bit of jogging and then we can take the photo, how about that?"
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Post by Kaguya on Sept 9, 2020 5:28:55 GMT -4
"Sure! I'm totally cool with delaying our group selfie, although I originally thought you wouldn't like to be recorded while sweaty. A lotta people found that pretty creepy. Most notably my dad. Actually, I think he just had a strong distaste for cameras in general..which makes sense, journalists were the bane of his existence. Must've been pretty shocking to the poor guy, when his lovely turned out to be a nerdy reporter. I guess he did sorta win in the end, since I'm here in Yuuei, so there's that, I guess?...but, uh, yeah. I wanted to be some sort of undercover investigative journalist, looking into corrupt organizations and stuff! Didn't expect to become a hero. But hey, we gotta just roll with the punches, right? That's the one thing that I know I'm good at." The student, although initially feeling downtrodden whilst talking about her dad, seemed happy and gleeful at the end in their usual, dorky manner, smiling like an idiot. At heart, they were a surprisingly optimistic nerd, and even with her tendency to freak out and drift off, Kaguya bounced back. At least, they tried their hardest too. A part of that was certainly because Willow seemed to relate to this, and she was always ready to cheer someone up! Actually, they seemed to be eerily similar. Hey, maybe making friends in this school isn't impossible, thought the student happily, a grin stretched across their face.
"And, uh, you're free to borrow one of my cameras if you'd like! I have to replace them every two weeks because I keep accidentally turning them to stone. I also got a tripod for my birthday once-you could have that too, before it becomes junk by accident! I appreciate the gift, but honestly I'd rather have someone else put it to good use rather than have it be eventually destroyed. And, you said you wanted to go for a walk, right? Well, let's get to JOGGING!" Kaguya took off the moment she'd finished her sentence, grabbing Willow's hand while she was at it. Surprisingly, the nerdy student was...fit,as her pace would be difficult to keep up with. Or maybe it was because she liked to turn the surface of floors into ice so that she could slide across them, as she did now. Either explanation worked!
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Post by Willow on Sept 29, 2020 2:40:23 GMT -4
"Wait, you turn them to stone? Like...Medusa's gaze but through touch? You're like Midas but with rocks? How does your quirk work?" She asked as she readied the treadmill for their little stint, happy to do some talking and walking, or rather, soon to be jogging!
"Mine works by lowering my sense of gravity, so long as I hold my breath. I think there are some special things about it beyond that, but that's what I came to this school for. It was the best out there for aspiring heroes. And well, if I can find a way to make my quirk make me better suited for someone to hire me as a photographer, I would love that."
As the treadmills picked up, Willow clearly showed her troubles! Though when her hand was grabbed her face reddened a moment. Quickly breaking into the brisk pace as set by Kaguya, Willow did her best to keep up. Jogging along while the speed picked up from a speed walk to a proper jog. She was trying to focus more on breathing rather than talking though. Poor thing was breathing heavily in and out after just about a minute of it. She was not used to doing this activity, was she?
Well no, she grew up in relative luxury, and never really focused on being a physical person, yet here she was now, trying to make a big change for herself.
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