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Post by Nakamura Kou on Apr 8, 2019 13:08:42 GMT -4
"I'll be right back."
Before Sadamura Sano could even ask what this was about, his charge was gone. Sighing, the middle-aged manager could only check his bag-Finding that he was correct. The young actor he was in charge of had indeed grabbed his mask while Sano wasn't looking. Clearly he had missed something which the boy had noticed, Sano decided as he rolled his eyes. The man whipped out a phone- Any time Kou took out the Asura mask, it meant a lot of work for him. "Hello. This is Sadamura Sano speaking, can you please put me through to Niijima-san? Thank you. Niijima-san? This is Sano. Apologies, but Nakamura-kun and I have hit a bit of a snag- Yes, I know. I'm sorry. I'll let you know when we know how long it will be."
Hanging up, the man sighed and dialed another number.
"I'll be right back."
It wasn't a question. Kou grabbed his mask from Sano's bag- No one ever suspected the manager of being complicit, for some strange reason- and was off. The dark-haired actor wasn't entirely convinced he'd heard correctly- It had been faint. Far away. A cut-off scream for help. Certainly no one else had even looked up. The youth was half convinced it was his imagination. He went to investigate regardless. If he went and no one was there, it would be a slight pain to deal with, but Sano could take care of a twenty minute delay no problem. If he ignored it and there was someone? If he was going to make a mistake, he'd rather it be the one he had to pay for, and not a stranger.
Dark alleys were a convenient place to change. No one looked at them twice, even if they saw someone walking in. With practiced movements, Kou would pull a mask on over his head. Covering his whole head, the blue mask was detailed with red lines- Identical markings on the front and sides, giving the impression of three faces. The Asura, from which the vigilante took his name. He also stripped his overcoat- Not only was it harder to move around in, but it would be a pain to explain why he was seen wearing the same clothes in both his public persona and his vigilante persona.
As for recovering them later, he figured Sano would take care of it, as usual. The man was truly the best thing that had ever happened to Kou.
Even before the coat had fluttered to the ground, the vigilante was off. The sound of shoes hitting the ground swiftly changed into the crunch of lances piercing concrete as Kou switched to using his quirk for even slightly greater speed. As for where he was going- He only had a vague sense anyways. He needed a better vantage point.
Alley led to alley, and the masked man was beginning to think that he had misheard after all. At least, until he heard it again. As though a hand had slipped during a scuffle, a shout rang out, loud and clear, only to be muffled again. It was more than enough, and the vigilante shot in the direction of the sound. As he grew closer, he no longer needed such strokes of luck- A single hand could only muffle so much sound. He had his target, and dropped in from above.
There were two people- The assailant and the victim. It was clear who was who- The victim's clothes were halfway torn off, and their mouth was covered by a massive hand. Behind the mask, Kou's face twisted. "I'd say pardon my intrusion... But I don't think I'm the one who should be looking for forgiveness here."
Kou mouthed off, sounding relatively more confident than he felt. He still felt the repercussions of the last time he had gotten too full of himself- A knife to the gut. It was mostly healed, but even on the run over, the vigilante knew that his movements were making it worse. He scowled, glad that his mask could hide how he felt. No matter how injured he was, there were some people he could not forgive. And it was just this person's unlucky day, that he happened to be one of them.
Anger rising at the sight of disheveled clothes, Kou would be the first to attack, a sharp lance driving from his upper right, straight towards the rapist's head.
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Apr 8, 2019 18:07:27 GMT -4
Well, that was certainly quite the situation. He was up on the rooftops at usual, minding his own business and there it was, a woman screaming something before being silenced. Now, he technically couldnt use his quirk around yet, even though technically he wasnt using his quirk. After that jolt eight years in the past, Yusaku found himself quirkless if it weren't for his metallic body.
Still, acts of vigilantism were frowned upon. He should have called the cops. However he could make an exception. Rules were fine, but breaking them to save a life was also way more important. Human lives were surely much more important than ink on a white page.
What he didnt expect when he dropped down on ground zero, cracking the floor due to his weight, was to find two assailants and one victim. One guy had weird spider legs and a mask. The other didn't. Still, quirk users. Oh boy. This was going to get nasty. He'd better thread carefully.
"Alrighty, numfucks, why don't you try and stab me with that thing and leave that little lady alone? Otherwise I'll have to beat some sense into ya all. But hey, perhaps if I ask nicely...pretty please?"
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Post by Nakamura Kou on Apr 16, 2019 10:41:35 GMT -4
A thud resounded behind him, marring the vigilante's concentration. He turned to look at the newcomer, not sure what he was on about. Did he think Kou was the assailant here? Well, he was, but anyone with half a brain could see that this was not the time. "Can we debate the morality of vigilante actions after we take care of the fucking rapist, please?" The masked man would hiss, irate. He was already injured and not in the mood to deal with anyone who would actually step out in defense of this kind of scum.
"Look out!" a hoarse voice called from behind. Kou whirled around too late- The real assailant had taken advantage of his distraction to rush him from behind, his face warped in rage. "DON'T YOU FUCK WITH ME!" The man roared, his face warping as he seemed to transform. It was a truly ugly transformation, his nose flattening out, eyes bloodshot, and sharp teeth growing at unusual angles. His muscles rippled and expanded as he rushed the Asura, picking him up with ease and throwing him at the newcomer.
"SO WHAT IF I'M UGLY? I'M STRONG! STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE WHAT I WANT, AND YOU PUNY PIPSQUEAKS WON'T STOP ME!" He roared as Kou sailed through the air.
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Apr 17, 2019 4:33:39 GMT -4
...right into Yusaku. Thankfully the robot boy had more than enough power in his hydrolics to catch the Kou midair, even if it had him skidding back a couple feet. That said, the vigilante wouldn't be in Yusaku's arms for too long, as the boy would drop the spooky spooderman as soon as he had the chance. It was something about the weird legs...ew.
The problem now was the snarling beast staring them down. Man, for once he was glad his quirk gave him a cool body. He sure didn't want to be a monstrosity like that...thing. If anything, the lady was able to book it now, which left him and the weird spider guy.
"You're on my side then." He told Kou. "Look this guy is way stronger than me. I have a plan but you'd have to tr-"
Yusaku hopped in front of the vigilante to block ka pipe being thrown at them. He only needed his forearm, the metal bending unnaturally before bouncing off Yusaku's chassis. Thankfully, it was only copper. Anything harder would have left a way bigger dent in the robocat's armor.
"I don't know what you can do, but if we wanna win, we gotta help eachother. You gotta wear me, I can give ya a good boost in power."
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Post by Nakamura Kou on May 1, 2019 13:14:05 GMT -4
It was surprisingly hard to maneuver while hurling through the air. Naturally, Kou's first thought was to plant the lances growing from his back into the ground to stop himself- However, it was hard enough to figure out which way the ground was, let alone plant himself in it. Even as he thought he had the trivk to it, he found himself colliding with a metallic clang. The other party would promptly put him down, perhaps even faster than intended as Kou would wrench himself out of his hands. Metallic or not, he still felt his skin crawling from the contact- Disgusting.
"No shit, Sherlock." Kou would bite back, pissed. Pissed at the robo-kid, for distracting him. Pissed at the assailant. And pissed at himself, for getting caught off guard. Again. Pain stabbed at his side- Suggesting that if he hadn't already reopened his wound from the Tokyo Five Hijack, he would soon. As if he needed another reminder of the consequences of letting his guard down. He would rise to his feet, glaring behind the mask.
"Since you already know he's stronger than you, why waste time here? Fuck off, and take the lass with you. I don't need you getting in my way." Kou would snarl at the newcomer. Even when the other moved to block a pipe, Kou would remain unimpressed- He didn't need the help of some stranger who had already gotten in his way once.
As for this, you gotta wear me, thing? Even less impressed. "Don't. Touch. Me." The vigilante would say coldly. Wear him? What the fuck was this kid on about. Some sort of kigurumi quirk? But besides that, his skin was already crawling from even a momentary contact. The thought of being touched all over his body for any longer length of time? It made him sick to his stomach.
"You don't know me, I don't know you. What I do know, is that this fucker is going down." Who was this newcomer to say that Kou couldn't win? Anger seethed again. And it was the same for the opposite party, who wasn't the type to watch the argument with a bag of popcorn. "DON'T YOU IGNORE ME." The pig squealed as he charged the two. Unconcerned for Yusaku's safety, Kou would sidestep as he would a charging bull- Only instead of a red cape, he would leave two pointed limbs to impale the rapist on his own momentum.
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on May 1, 2019 14:34:31 GMT -4
Yusaku ipacted with the bar head on, taking a good long time to stop all the momentum. "As a hero...you fucking suck." He snrled at the spider idiot, while struggling to keep the guy steady. "All you do, is getting people hurt with that attitude!"
He let go of the disgusting boar, tumbling to the side while the perpetrator slammed into a wall and demolished it. The robot struggled back to his paws as the bar charged again. This time though, it didn't seem to gun for either of the two quirkers. Instead he was gunning at the innocent lady. Yusaku immediately started running towards the girl, the enemy on close pursuit. "Spread your arms!" He yelled at the lady, literally shoving Kou to the side.
Thankfully, the civvie followed his advice and kou got to see first hand as the robot literally jumped up in the air, opened up and swallowed the lady's body whole. It took but a moment. Instead of a lady and a robot, there was just the robot who had seemed to have taken some feminine traits. Yusaku braced as the boar slammed into him and sent him skidding and thrashing on the ground.
After a moment the robot slowly got up and opened his plates again. This time though it was the back ones. The lady hopped out of the robocat and ran away, scared but untouched.
Yusaku had quite a bit of damage to him. Scuffs and marks here, cuts and cracks there...if the guy didn't wanna team up then he had to deal with the problem alone.
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Post by Nakamura Kou on Jun 6, 2019 11:17:39 GMT -4
“Your first mistake- I’m no Hero.” Kou snarled. Would make things a whole lot easier if he was. And a whole lot harder besides. “I just can’t stand the type of swine who would force themselves on others.” His words were meant for more than just the robot- They caught the attention of their assailant, whose eyes turned red when he heard himself being called a pig. “You’re! The! Swine!” The monster yelled, changing his attention to rush Kou, instead of following up with the fallen Yusaku. Behind his mask, Kou smirked- Predictable. As the boar-man charged, the Asura Piercer rose to meet it, four pincers of deadly sharpness.
However, the smirk fell as the target, through brute force, grabbed Kou’s weapons as they struck, slamming the vigilante into the ground. A miscalculation. And one that robo-cat there was certain to bug him about. Worse, the impact had reopened his wound, red blood oozing out and seeping through his shirt. It was only through the skin of his teeth that he was able to pull himself out of the way, before the pig’s follow up crushed his ribs.
Fortunately, his distraction had not been for naught, as Kigurumi-kid over there did as he was told for once, and got the lady to safety. One less thing to worry about. Although the way he opened up to envelop her set the vigilantes stomach to roiling… But that didn’t stop him from calling out, “Good work, I guess I was a bit hasty in calling you useless. But-“ Kou had to pause his words to respond to another attack by their opponent, dodging to the side. For all his confidence, it was clear that he could not handle the brute strength of the rapist.
“As I said, I’m no hero. I’m what they call a Vigilante. Illegal, that’s what I am. And while I don’t know who you are, I do know who has a hero license, and sir, you ain’t one of them. You’ve got a good heart, but…” Four pincers blocked a punch, albeit barely, being forced back to the point that he nearly impaled himself. Nearly. “Leave the illegal stuff to the criminals. There’s no sense in you getting yourself in trouble with the law over this.”
Obviously, yelling was going to have the opposite effect on this robot. Honesty and logic? Hopefully would go better. Besides, did the guy really think that combining would let them do any more than they could apart? Just look at him, hit a few times and his armor was already starting to crack. Kou might claim to not care, but he still wouldn’t feel good watching someone who had nothing to do with this be broken.
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Jun 11, 2019 3:58:42 GMT -4
"Who do you think you are!? Get your head out of your ass and fucking cooperate!" Yusaku barked at the vigilante, finally managing to smack the enemy even if just once into a nearby wall. "What kind of hero would I be if I let you kill yourself by pride? You're bleeding, we're getting fucked and all this would be over instantly if you could only swallow your pride or whatever problem you have and allow me to help us! I am about tired of your bullshit, so shut up and WEAR ME!"
Man, the robot had heaps of frustration to throw at the spider dude. He said it himself, he was the hero student. As far as he knew, he was being trained for that exact reason.
"Just...let me become your armor for a while. Trust me it ain't that bad. Considering the state you're in with that hemorraging, you won't be standing long if you keep loosing blood like that."
He just hoped this guy had some common sense. He had no wish to stain his foam padding with blood, but he could always replace it later. He could apply some pressure in there and hopefully stop the bleeding somewhat. It was just a matter of this spider dude to stop being so entitled. He needed help. They both needed it.
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Post by Nakamura Kou on Jun 16, 2019 11:00:16 GMT -4
Kou would stop and stare at the annoying little robot. Few things in the world felt worse than someone else being right, and in his current state, Kou was in no position to say he would win on his own. But fuck, what was this guy’s obsession with being worn? He wouldn’t shut up about it for a single minute, no matter how many times he was to to go away. Even made a show of using it to rescue the girlie even though it would have been easier just to do it the old fashioned way. Teamwork was fine and dandy, but two bodies is almost always better than one!
Well, at least, it would have been before. The nuisance was right about one thing, and that was how Kou’s injury wouldn’t hold up to any more strenuous activity. His hand twitched. His skin still felt as though it was crawling. It would be so much easier to just say yes if it weren’t for this- Just the mere thought was setting his stomach to roil. But he would have all the time in the world to vomit later. He couldn’t help but mock himself a little inside- What a great person he was, that even a mostly human shaped robot would set him off in such a way.
In the end, the vigilante could only set aside his tumultuous disdain. Stubborn to the end, he wasn’t about to say it out loud, but the way his arms splayed to the side like Yusaku had instructed the woman to do, would tell the full story. But of course, doing so meant dropping his guard. As he waited for the kigurumi kid to do his thing, his eyes were always on the pigman- Who he was certain, would not waste this chance to strike.
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Jun 19, 2019 1:38:53 GMT -4
Yusaku let out a relieved sigh. He quickly rushed over and jump huggled the wounded vigilante. The pig charged and smashed into Kou's hand turned paw, stopping dead in his tracks.
Click clack click. Plates of metal wrapped around Kou's arm, spreading quickly to cover the man's chest and back. Large plates locked into place, squeezing the vigilante in a soft and warm sea of padded foam. Yusaku quickly put as much pressure as he could onto the wound to stop it from bleeding.
One at the time, Yusaku's back plates interlocked with just enough room to allow Kou's weird appendages to poke out of his armored frame. Soon enough, the man's leg would be completely engulfed in metal, Yusaku making sure to settle his partner feet in his large feet paws.
Finally, three rings circled Kou's neck, followed by a pair of earmuffs. Slowly, the vigilate's head was covered by a helmet with pointy ears.
Yusaku squeezed tight around his pilot once. "Alright we're fused. Now kick his ass" he reverberate in kou's head using the internal headphones he always used to talk with his pilots.
"Hope you don't mind punching n kicking with alot more force than before."
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Post by Nakamura Kou on Jun 22, 2019 13:10:21 GMT -4
It wasn’t as bad as Kou had imagined it would be. It was ten times worse. He had never considered himself to be claustrophobic, but then, he’d never been so fully enclosed before. That foam which may have felt to others like comfort, to him was more like a padded cell. If he’d had any illusions that this would be easier from the inside, where it was more obvious that his partner was no normal human, they were quickly shattered. As inorganic as this robotic suit was, it was most certainly alive- It felt smothering. Sickening. He hadn’t felt this way in years- But it was something he would never forget. This feeling of being touched all over. Unknown to Yusaku, even as he placed pressure on the vigilante’s physical wounds, he was placing even more on the mental ones.
But now was no time for trauma induced flashbacks. Biting back the bile that threatened to flood the inside of his mouth, the vigilante took stock of the situation. The foam padding was holding his wound closed, as promised. An armored hand held the rapist at bay- Kigurumi kid wasn’t kidding about it making him strong. But it didn’t feel like his strength at all. Rather than wearing the other, it felt to him like being worn. But then, as the one bleeding out, did he really have room to speak like that? Blame his own bad attitude for having gone out to fight before his wounds were healed.
Fortunately, there was one thing the armor wasn’t covering. Eight of them, in fact. “That’s right, so go ahead and use that force to keep him right there.” Seriously, if this wannabe Varia Suit had used this strength at any point instead of constantly talking about how they had to fuse, this would have ended ages ago. But whatever, they could end it now. With swift jabs, the Asura Piercers drive towards Piglet’s legs. How much of a threat would he be when his most powerful bulrushes were crippled?
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Jul 5, 2019 8:04:16 GMT -4
"Yeah. Isn't it easier when you allow my programming to draw full power eh?" Yusaku was still somewhat frustrated at the guy, but at least now they had a fighting chance against the bull guy. The whole thing had dragged on long enough already. The lady that had escaped probably already called the cops. There would probably be a hero coming in very very soon.
Since the spooder guy made the bull trip. "Sorry, guy. I'll have to move ya around." Yusaku warned before smacking the enemy on the ground and punching the pig into said ground so hard the floor caved in. One swift strike at full power right to the rapist's head. When the dust settled, the beast had been brought down. At least for a while. Quite anticlimatic, but in the end it was as Yusaku said. As soon as he would have someone piloting him, there wouldn't be any problems smacking the bull guy down.
Yusaku stopped throwing his guest inside his body around and returned to a neutral position. He squeezed himself further onto his pilot, keeping pressure on the wound. "We should get your stuff treated." He chimed in Kou's head through the suit's headphones. "You're not taking me off until we get stitches on that. So enjoy being a robotic spider dude cat thing for the time being."
Yusaku glanced down at the pig. Yep, a definite KO. "My body was supposed to be a power armor for military use. I cannot use 100% of my power unless someone is actively piloting me. My source code locks me at 60% and before you ask, no. I cannot bypass it."
The robot hoped that would explain why he was so insistent on being worn.
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Post by Nakamura Kou on Jul 10, 2019 10:50:44 GMT -4
There was no response. Between focusing on the fight, and doing his very best to not vomit over the kigurumi kid’s plush interior, Kou wasn’t about to satisfy his need for acknowledgement. The Asura Piercers from which he drew his name pierced straight through the pig-man’s legs, sending him toppling to his knees- And was swiftly followed up with a punch to the head. Not being in control of his own body… And he’d thought that being touched all over was the worst feeling. Kigurumi Kid just kept finding ways to prove him wrong, it seemed. And not in any sort of good way. The sooner he got out of this fucked up brat, the better. Fortunately, that last blow had done the trick- Piglord here was down for the count, and cops would be coming to take him away. A Piercer wavered, moving toward the fallen monster- But stopped. Inside the suit, Kou sighed. As much as he’d love to take this thing out forever, in fact, as much as his body yearned to strike, he couldn’t. Not while wearing someone else’s face. Kigurumi Kid wanted to be a hero- So while Kou did not agree with him going out and acting as an unlicensed vigilante, he wasn’t about to ruin his life by framing him as a murderer. Lucky for swine breath, here.
But KK’s next words really made him reconsider that. “Better idea. I take you off, you go get the blood cleaned out, and I get on my way.” The man struggled fruitlessly to free himself from the metal confines, but it seemed that this kigurumi wasn’t made to be opened from the inside. Or there was, and KK was just able to override it. Sort of a huge design flaw, if you ask him. What’s more, with the way his piercers extended out the back, he could not even use them to pry himself free. It was the worst of all worlds. But here he was, trapped, and with no way out but to do what his captor wanted. At this rate, he really might just throw up inside this stupid helmet.
The only thing stopping him was that the kid had good intentions, if nothing else.
Hearing the robot explain it’s origin, Kou bit back the desire to say, “I didn’t ask for your life story.” That would be a good way to never be free again. “Oh yeah? Then what are you, a rogue AI that decided it didn’t want to be a weapon and became a hero instead? You know, I think I was in that movie…” It was a pretty cliche plot, after all. But then, the whole world was a cliche these days. And while he still wasn’t sure why he was being told this, it did make some sense- You don’t want your billion dollar robot running on a rampage without your guy behind the wheel. They were just stupid enough to forget to lock the thing behind an identification feature, so that not just any average joe could snag the goods and be off… Which apparently, was exactly what had happened.
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Post by Yusaku Izumi on Jul 11, 2019 18:14:43 GMT -4
Kou's paw hands crackled with electricity as his captor fully charged up. The vigilante could easly crumble a skyscraper if he wished so.
"I AM a weapon." Yusaku barked. "Trust me. I am way better at killing things than you are, as the whole purpose for me existing IS to eradicate quirkers like you. That is if there wasn't a human mind in here moving the strings. Saving people... it's the only thing I have left that gives my life some sort of meaning."
This guy. This guy was super grumpy. It was even worse than the time he trapped the angel murder guy inside him.
"You are bleeding, severely." Yusaku added. "You're only able to stand cause you're wearing me and I am actively trying to stop you from losing too much blood." The robokid moved Kou's hand over to the plates covering his wound. "You're keeping me on until we get to a doctor that can stich you up cause I am not leaving you to bleed out just a couple of steps from here."
For some reason, the guy was really tense. Yusaku could feel it. He was so stiff compared to all the other people that usually spent time with him. Maybe this guy was like Goro and had to get used to the feeling of wearing power armor first. Yusaku gave a long sigh.
"Alright here's the thing. You want to take me off, right? Then the fastest way to do that is to go get you to a doctor. Now, I can feel you're rather stiff, so how about I make this a little more comfortable for you?"
And with that, Yusaku's face plates melted away, letting Kou's head out in the open air.he was still armored up in the black cat robosuit from the neck down, but at the very least Yusaku wasn't forcing him to wear a helmet over his head.
"Alright...that's done. Now, I know this will feel weird for you, but you need to relax a little so that I can properly fit myself to your body shape. It'll make it much more bearable to have me on you and I won't get in your way with the extra weight n all. Just take a deep breath and let yourself go. Ok?"
Assuming the guy followed his advice, Yusaku squeezed around the vigilate's body one last time, thinning theor silhouette and rearranging some of his components to let Kou retail his full degree of motion. From that point on, Kou was in full control over anything the robot had to offer.
"There we go...don't we look cooler now?" Yusaku chimed as he caught their reflection on a glass window facing them. "Alrighty then. Feel free to walk to your doctor or something. The faster we get that wound closer the better. As soon as you run out of adrenaline it's going to start hurting real bad so no time to waste."
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Post by Nakamura Kou on Jul 13, 2019 17:36:44 GMT -4
Kou did not take the kid’s words seriously- For one, he clearly hadn’t witnessed the part where the spiderlike lances on his back had carved through piggy’s shins like warm butter. Or else he clearly wasn’t the paragon of justice he’d sold himself as. Maybe he really should disembowel that guy who was finally reverting to a human form, just to see how kigurumi reacts. But that would be a good way to not be let out except in front of the police- And while he was confident in his ability to get away, he wasn’t confident in doing it without his identity being revealed. The downside of being a criminal with a public identity and an impossible to disguise physical feature.
“Be careful that you don’t cut yourself on that edge.” Was the immediate retort that came to mind. But he sighed. Right, playing nice. Something he wasn’t used to having to do with the mask on- Didn’t he have to do it enough as the Actor, Nakamura Kou? He sighed and closed his eyes- What would Nakamura Kou say? “Sorry, it’s been a rough day.” He said most sincerely, although his actual emotions were anything but. Then he paused… What do you even say to a guy like this, with a backstory ripped straight from a B… No, C-list anti-hero. He took a deep breath. He played the part. “Even so, you’re wrong. People are more than what they’re made to be. I don’t know your story any more any more than I’d like to tell you mine, but… You made a choice. Choices are what gives your life meaning, not some bullshit about what you were meant to do. If you choose to save lives, then just do it. You don’t need an excuse.”
It was a pretty good speech, considering even he didn’t believe a word of it. He’d have to see how Kigurumi Kid took it, though- Adjust on the fly. Some people took the philosophical shpeal better than others. Anything to get out of this living(?) coffin. He couldn’t claim to understand half of what the kid meant about being built as a weapon, ‘this body,’ a human mind… Although he did note that the kid said, quirkers like you. As in, not including himself. So the cliche of the AI that thought it was a human? Geeze, when did the world start becoming one big movie, anyways.
Probably when the first quirkers were born.
But finally, KK would get to the important point- Get to the Doctor, get out. “Fine. But we’re using my doctor,” he said, his facade slipping for a moment. The kid was really underestimating him, though, if he thought a wound of this level would keep him down. What a goddamn pain in the ass. Being looked down by something that looked like it came straight outta Akihabara certainly grated on his nerves… He didn’t let it show. “Can I at least use my phone to let him know I’m coming?” He certainly wasn’t lying about calling- But if he was let out to get his phone? There was no way he was getting back inside. Not that he expected this to work- No amount of sincerity in his voice could hide his need to be free.
If there was one solace, it was that the thing which enveloped him seemed to have noticed his discomfort, opening the metal mask which covered his face. He swiftly proceeded to vomit all over the alleyway. And yet, after spitting out the last astringent taste of stomach acid, he would offer no explanation for his illness, nor respond to any questions. As he had said, he had as little desire to share his life story, as he had to listen to that of his captor. But the renovations were not done there, as metal bits began shifting, molding even more closely to his form… Naturally, he would not accede to any sort of request, which would ironically only make the process less comfortable for either of them. “I really need to know when to shut up.” He would chide himself. Seriously, every time he thought this couldn’t get wo- Ah, no, not this time Murphy!
As for the question that was asked of him, he simply ignored it. Not because he was acting tsundere, or anything- It was just that the urge to vomit overpowered any interest he may have had in seeing what his torment looked like from the outside. “Something like that.” But something the kid said caught his attention- Feel free to walk? What, he seriously gave Kou control? If so, he had a bridge in a large city in the west that he’d love to sell him. But tentatively flexing his hand a few times, it seemed the kid was telling the truth.
So it should come as no surprise that before anything else, he would dig those metallic digits into the collar that had opened to let his head out, attempting to use Yusaku’s own strength to pry him open.
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