Suburb Repairs (Open)

Niji went over to the other crew members as three people walked up to the site, one of them being Yang. She was still in toughs about an answer to her. The fear of going to someone else's home while all this was happening. Was she supposed to give it a try and trust that everything was going to be alright? Or was she going to back down and run away? She wasn't sure yet. But she knew the clock was ticking and the break was coming up soon. She needed to figure this out and give an answer.

But for now, she needed to focus on this project. "Welcome everyone," Mizuki said with a small smile. Talking in front of crowds was never her thing. But she knew her brother needed this to work. I would be one step closer to bringing people together. "My name is Mizuki Haymaker. My brother has put together this event to help with the community's repairs. We will be needing a few things. A few houses need windows along with some of their front doors repaired. We will also be rebuilding a house from scratch so if someone can go over in that area and help out the crew, that would be appreciated. The pavement also needs some reworks and holes need to patch up. If you can find other things that need to be fixed just let me know. Please avoid using your quirks during this- people are still a little uneasy at the moment. Okay, let's get to work."

The white haired teen listened as the man gave an explanation for what was going on, raising an eyebrow as the entire frame was hauled up by the one man's strength and held it there. His eyes were already trying to find the pulley system that would have allowed a non-Quirker level of strength to hoist that up, but he found himself being handed a nail gun.

Gabriel gave the tool a cursory examination, checking how the nails fit into the cartridge slot and inspecting the trigger mechanism. He gave a low chuckle at the remark about heights. "I'll be fine." he said, before he began to make his way over towards a nearby set of ladders and started to climb up to the next floor. He gave the floor frame a quick test push with his foot first before he got off the ladder. As secure as it no doubt was right now, the albino wasn't about to be an idiot and trust it implicitly.

Once he was up there though it definitely gave him a better vantage point to observe the surrounding area. From what he could see there wasn't any particular build up of people aside from those working on the reconstruction projects. At least not yet. Gabriel returned his attention to the task at hand though and started to line up the nail gun with where the front of the houses frame met with the already established housing skeleton.

The thunk of the nail gun firing its load into the wood made the albino youth wince for some reason. He frowned and gave the nail gun another look over, then inspected his work with a few pokes and wiggles. Gabriel shook his head as he couldn't find anything to be a cause for concern and repeated the procedure again a meter along. Once again the metal striking through wood made him wince, and this time he felt a small phantom twinge in his back.

The white haired teen took a slow breath as he managed to connect the dots. "Relax. It's not you, its wood. It's not you, it's wood." he began to mutter quietly to himself, repeating this mantra over and over again with each and every single nail he fired into the structure. He gritted his teeth before pulling the trigger each time, working to ignore and suppress the memories etched into his back. He had to focus on the job at hand, at the task before him here and now...

As she helped with the windows, Mizuki thought back to the Riots. She took a hefty move clenching the victory that her side needed. However, some people thought she made a terrible move and it almost cost her life. But she didn't care about it as much. As long as Yang was still okay, that's all that mattered. She thought back to that fight, and how close it was for them.

Flashback

Mizuki joined next to Yang the two standing together. It looks like Colt took down his guy as she watched the retired firefighter carry him off to the safe area. William and Beaumont's effort took down the nuclear man. William used his quirk at the last second to create armor- around the exploding man. The large explosion sounded through the area, sending blue chunks into the building. When it was over, the nuclear man was lying on the ground his energy spent from his attempt to wipe them out. His clothes were in smoldering ashes and he was smoking from the explosion. The medical group came and checked on both William and Beaumont, suggesting moving both of them to the safe area. That was a good call for Mizuki to set a safe area ahead of time.

"You should be worried about yourself!" said the black oozing monster. Mizuki felt a surge of pain as he sent his clawed hand through her shoulder. Mizuki screamed in pain. The black tendrils whipped at Yang to keep her away from their altercation. "Game over, little girl," the oozing monster said. "You lost. My quirk allows me to control black slime from a remote area. My real body isn't even here. So you will never catch me." Mizuki was bleeding profusely. She had a plan in mind and this guy just made it easier. "Thanks for letting me know that," Mizuki said smiling, the blood traveling down her lip.

Mizuki squeezed her wound harder letting the blood leak more, pooling on her clothes and the ground. "Are you trying to kill yourself, idiot?!" the black ooze yelled. Mizuki let her quirk go to work. She wasn't killing herself- she was giving Yang ammo. "No," she said still smiling. "But here's a science lesson. What happens when you super freeze liquid?" The black ooze panicked realizing what Mizuki was aiming for. But it was too late. Mizuki was freezing the liquid inside and out. "If you had someone inside, this would be so much harder," she said watching the eyes of the ooze. "But since you are not here and this is made of complete liquid, it makes this thing of yours easier to destroy.

The ooze screamed out as it was frozen solid into a black ice statue. "Yang! Now! Use my blood and finish it!" she yelled. It was the last thing she said before passing out on the frozen claw. She was spent but alive, thanks to the suit that Charolette made for her. She would have to thank her once she was out of the infirmary.

Ended Flashback.

It felt weird; being injured on the job. She would never have thought to make a sacrifice like that. But she was happy that Yang was okay. And that was all that mattered. She placed the last window on the frame. "Looks like we are all done for now," Mizuki said looking at the sun setting. No point in continuing if they had no light to really work by. "Let's round up the crew and call it a day," Mizuki said talking to Yang.

Back to the house building.

The frame was looking good thanks to Gabriel's and the crew's efforts. The house walls were placed in and the next thing to do was work on the interior. "Well, the sun is going down," said the lead worker. "Time to call it in." The crew packed away the equipment as he looked at Gabriel. "Thanks for all your help man," the lead worker said patting him on the shoulder. "Let's see what the lady Haymaker has to say."