Doppelganger shenanigans [Yumi | Saga]

Yumi's threatening look made Elise stagger back slightly, yet when her quirk turned off and the charge calmed down, the doppelganger sighed a breathe of relief. "Phew, I was worried I would turn into fried gelatin today." Elise mused with a weak smile, yet she was glad to see that Yumi was cheering up fairly quickly. "mhmm~ I finally had a little break from work and I saw your magazine earlier and got curious about why you might like this modeling stuff and one thing came to another~" A little giggle followed when all of a sudden, while her body started to soften, pink slime emerging over her body as her shape started to turn back into that of her slime girl self. "WAH! NONONONO TETSU ISN'T INTO THIS! BIT TOO EXTREME OF A COSPLAYING FETISH TO HAVE!" Elise waved her hands in a clear look of panic, her cheeks flushing up into a scarlet tint while at the same time the last part made her grin sheepishly. "Puuh~ I almost forgot how proficient you are at teasing, no wonder the real deal is much more impactful.

Elise laughed softly, bouncing lightly on the spot as she found herself relaxing and soon took her natural human disguise again. "An invitation?" She tilted her head lightly to the side, her imagination stirring slowly. She could already visualize it, Tetsuko and Yumi, now that seemed like an extremely interesting snuggle party! "Ummm, my body might lack normal organs now, but I think I'd suffer from an overheating issue"

Shaking her head back and forth she muttered softly. "Not to mention I'd miss work if I get to nap with those pillows.... but I doubt that Tetsu would approve~" A sheepish giggle escaped the Germanic lass her lips. It was pleasant to talk to Yumi again, and yet she couldn't help but try to counter a little in return. "Besides I been leveling my power! I am now much more proficient in the art of teasing and lewding. At this rate I might best your defenses with a surprise siege~"

Teasingly poking out her tongue in return Elise thought back on how long it had been since they last had the opportunity to talk. "So how have you been doing~ I noticed we haven't been able to talk much since Semper Fi since so much stuff was going on~ I hope you have been doing alright?"

Of course, the Eisenberg lass was blissfully oblivious of all the problems and woes Yumi had been dealing with so far lately. Nonetheless, that innocent smile on her lips made it clear she was in a good mood, and why wouldn't she be? She did consider Yumi a friend, and one of the few people that had stayed around after those eventful months.

A temporary pause followed as her gaze shifted to Yumi's face. "Still, got to admit seeing you go into Supah Yumijin mode was pretty intense, no wonder a villain would think about surrendering right away~"

"Well~" Elise paused for a bit, trying to think about Yumi's question. While she appreciated Yumi's compliment, there had been another reason for Elise's decision to try it out. "You're pretty correct, although being a model doesn't seem like something that would fit me. I mean as fun as it felt to be posing as you, I'm not exactly someone who stands in the spotlight, if anything getting too much attention would be a disadvantage for me." After all, if Spymaster was to become a popular individual that everyone recognized, then her role as someone who acted in the shadows would be entirely ruined!

"In a way, you could describe it as 'seeing things from another perspective', in a certain manner I wanted to imagine why you would be taking the role as a model." Elise paused for a bit, a slight tilt of her head following. "I don't think it's because of the fame, you strike me as someone who likes being well-liked, but not someone who is obsessed with it. A part of me pondered if it might be for financial reasons like you mentioned just now: the fact you moved off-campus likely makes it a lot more expensive, and not everyone can obtain funding that easily. Hehe sorry about the ranting, my work does involve a healthy share of thinking in this type of manner."

After all, as the apprentice of Heaven on High it was important for her to be able to see things from different perspectives. Yet Yumi's playing musing earned a sheepish grin from the Germanic lass. "Mhmm! Sounds like a good excuse for a teasing truce~" Teasingly poking out her tongue at the jest she listened to Yumi's response. It had indeed been a very long time since they had last had the opportunity to talk. "It feels like we both had our healthy share of things keeping ourselves busy. After the medical surgery I decided to focus entirely on my training under Kiryu-sensei, but his death came as a painful blow for me." For the time being she avoided the mentioning of the finer details, or the fact she had been there when he died. "That is when I got approached with the offer to try to apply for an internship within the Public Safety Commission. Semper Fi... Kiryu-sensei's death, all those things made me realize I'm not exactly suited for regular active duty. However, I have too many things I care about, too many people I want to support and protect in my own way, which is why I am working with the PSC nowadays."


Hearing that Yumi's blog took off Elise whistled playfully. "No surprise there~ You got a certain charm to you, and I'm not talking about the quality of your pillows. You got this easy to get along with air, like a certain friendliness that makes people comfortable around you? Although I got to admit I was a bit worried when I heard you moved off campus, with all the Ishtar stuff going on the school has been taking precautions, but I worry sometimes it might not be enough. That and if I someday wake up to hear that you got yourselves into troubles- I worry there won't be enough villains in the underworld for me to blow my steam off onto."

Smiling kindly at the jest the mentioning of the teaching part quickly earned Elise's interest. "I didn't~ But it is exciting to hear that you been wanting to go into the education field. For some reason I feel like you'd be the type of teacher that would keep the students their attention. And I'm certain the hero academy would love to count you among their faculty someday~"

Elise couldn't help but smile sheepishly in return to Yumi's words. She had a point, in the end she could had just acted out on her own, but at the same time Elise liked to use her imagination to visualize things from another perspective, to try to comprehend how the person in particular might had felt. Still, she certainly would have approved the idea of Yumi trying to put on a pink wig and pretend to be her, it seemed like the type of thing that would be pretty funny, or dangerously silly in its own way. Nonetheless, for a shapeshifter like her who could change her outwards appearance fairly easily thanks to her slime, the concept of an appearance or form was as trivial as changing clothes might had been for Yumi. Of course, it might had made one wonder why Elise had settled on this specific look, this 'human' appearance of hers but that was a story for another time.

"I see~ So it's more like something you do simply because you like doing it, and things like compliments are just a fun little bonus. Kind of like me and my piano I guess~" Indeed, despite the fact she was a pretty famous musician, Elise never played the piano for fame, to her music had been a means of expressing herself, and her piano was a beloved companion that had aided her in finally having her feelings reach Tetsuko. "I can imagine the fun in cosplaying, playing the role of your favorite anime character certainly seems like something a lot of people would enjoy." Still, when Yumi mentioned the icing on the cake Elise chuckled briefly. "Money might not buy happiness, but it certainly makes life easier~ Although, it's interesting to hear that you got an ASTA sponsorship~ I recall hearing they got involved in sponsoring a while back."

Still, Elise dropped her shoulders lightly, the cheer fading a little as she nodded her head weakly in return. "I get that, the work of a pro hero is going to be daunting to say the least, and in terms of morality you'll be at a disadvantage. Most villains won't hesitate for a second to kill you if they can, while at the same time you'll always have to fight with the intention to arrest them, villains know that and they are eager to exploit that difference." Indeed, it was sad that most villains lacked any sense of honor, but perhaps that was part of what made them villains: no morals, no restrains... Elise sighed weakly as she listened to Yumi's remark about working with Mosa. "Sympathy? Hehe~ you're kind of the opposite of me in that regard, I'm just too selfish... I wouldn't care what happened to a villain if it meant keeping those dear to me safe." Indeed, going as far as killing a villain to ensure she'd be able to return to Tetsu's side.

When she was asked about her 'side ventures' Elise nodded her head lightly, her smile brightening once more. "I still work as a surgeon, I'm mostly stationed at Tokyo General and the hospital in Musutafu since they are close to UA and my workplace, but usually it's more like being asked for my opinion or thoughts on a problem, I handle fewer surgeries those days since I been working with Nimue-senpai on research for Quirk-related treatments, and the potential opening of a Quirker focused hospital in the future, after all we certainly could use specialists in the medical field once your 'more reckless' peers graduate~" A playful wink followed as she raised a hand to her cheek and pondered softly. "Aside from that I still perform from time to time, and was recently asked to provide additional coaching for a idol group but aside from that the Public Safety Commission is where most of my time is spend nowadays~"

Still, Yumi's remark about the teachers didn't go unnoticed, snickering mischievously in response. "O hello Junko-sensei" She raised a hand in a wave into Yumi's direction, acting as if the woman had just entered without any warning to see Yumi's response and afterwards laughed heartily. "Hehe I do get what you mean~ It must be difficult for them to teach us when most came from much different fields, I mean we're the only school that has a Possum among its faculty~"

Yumi did make a convincing thought about the whole sponsorship matter. As a pro hero fame was clearly important, and the public opinion and how they perceived you could often make or break a hero's ranking, so by having ASTA's support Yumi certainly could benefit from the publicity. Advertisements, commercials, interviews, there were so many ways they could help enrich Yumi's image, so it was a pretty sound decision from Yumi to accept the sponsorship.


Still, she was glad Yumi understood what she was saying. Of course, personal emotions were a natural thing for a hero to have, in the end pro heroes were still human beings, and that means that certain situations could make them feel certain feelings, and depending on the situation it could either be beneficial, or a vulnerability for a villain to exploit. She nodded her head in agreement to Yumi's words, answering her in kin. "I sort of get what you mean, while most of the times being sympathetic and able to understand another person's suffering would be a good trait to have, I do get the concern that a villain might exploit it against you someday." It was similar with Tetsuko, and Elise couldn't help but worry that her lover's honorable mindset and notion toward chivalry would put her at risk someday.

Elise nodded her head slightly in response to Yumi's inquiry. "I am pretty much working close to full time within the Public Safety Commission, but in case of an emergency or if there is an important meeting I need to attend, I get to adjust my schedule. Usually I work during the weekends also, so aside from my six hours of sleep and a short time in the evening before I go to bed, I'm usually working~ Part of why holidays are such a pleasant change of pace."

The mentioning of panicking during first aid made Elise nod her head firmly in return. "In the medical field there is little room for hesitation, and even less for mistakes, it's similar to that of a rescue hero: lives are in your hands. That is why it is important to take studying very serious and develop an eye for detail, by looking at situations more critically than normally you develop a certain awareness. At the same time being able to think ahead and being able to adapt are just as valuable skills to have. During a surgery I always consistently leave thoughts like 'if this goes wrong, what do I do if this happens?' in the back of my mind. some might call it crazy or paranoid to think like that, but if I was to be optimistic, the moment something does go wrong I'd be in a pinch. That's why being prepared makes me feel more at ease. Although part of it also comes with experience, once you learn the theory and memorize it to the finest details, you just need to practice, preferred on dummies of course~" She teasingly poked out her tongue at the last jest. Still, the mentioning of the mirror made Elise sheepishly scratch the back of her head. "So much for looking at my surroundings in a 'critical manner', right?"

She laughed heartily and soon the comment of Perry was brought up and she raised a hand to her cheek, pondering softly. "I get what you mean, it is a bit awkward but if he can learn the material... I mean I doubt most people would be able to tell us about that plague that came in 2020, unless we visit one of the elderly homes. Still, in a way it's fascinating that a Possum would take interest in human history of all possible subjects, right?"