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[ The video starts out with a stoic looking Shouto staring at the camera. His omen isn't exactly the type to sit still these days thanks to a recent setback involving a nightmare demon, so he gets straight to the point while she's in one of her rare moods. ]

My name is Todoroki Shouto. I can generate ice.

[ To demonstrate, he raises his right hand and - CHINK! - a pillar of ice bursts forth rising beyond the recording's view. Shaking off the frost from his hand, he continues. ]

Heatwaves in my country lead to many hospitalizations every summer. They're especially difficult for the elderly, so I'm offering ice to anyone who needs it, and ice shelters for those who can't get to a Cooling Center in Trench.

[ The camera angle abruptly turns 90 degrees when his omen turns on her back, head tilting sideways, watching him curiously. ]

I'll be patrolling through the city during peak hours offering ice to local homes and businesses, and emergency aid to anyone who needs it. You can contact me through my Omni.

[ He's ready to end the call there when a thought strikes him and he continues. ]

Any public centers offering a Cooling Center should advertise their hours of operation. A posted list in a public space would be best.

[ Behind him a blue butterfly flutters by and the recording hones in on it. A few seconds later, his camera runs off, chasing after it. ]

Action; Open

[ Anyone nearby will witness a certain peppermint stick chasing after his unruly omen, a snow leopard cub no more than two feet in size weighing in at ten kilos. Please watch your shoes and shiny objects! She likes to climb and jump down from above near the unsuspecting. ]

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Hi there.

I'm Sakura, I run a wellness center. If you are offering ice, I'd love to get some to store in case of medical need.

Edited 2022-07-04 17:31 (UTC)

[ The reply comes from his Omni with his omen off trying to climb a tree to catch a butterfly. ]

If you give me the location of the center and a time. I can make regular deliveries to keep up with your needs.

[ Ice gets used, melts. He expects there will be daily visits necessary in some large public spaces. ]

Edited 2022-07-04 17:45 (UTC)

[ Her eyes light up at the offer. ]

That will be perfect, it it's not too much trouble.

[ She sends a text with the location. ]

We have a hot spring there, sometimes I think with this weather, I should cool it down and use it as a swimming hole instead.

It's not trouble.

[ /saves the location to his omni ]

I can make you a pool of ice if you'd like. If you give me the size you want, I can melt the inside of a block of ice.

[ He's already offered this to one of his classmates. It's brutal times out there. A wellness center would probably carry heavier traffic than his classmate's backyard. ]

Really?

That would be perfect! I can show you the hot springs. It's rather large, but if you can do it, I think it would provide a far more relaxing experience than a hot spring would in these hot months.

[heatwaves and cooling centers are as foreign to sansa as blood magic–perhaps more so, because she had actually heard of blood magic. she smiles gently in a dark grey cotton dress with cap sleeves, her hair braided back. the buckle of her needle necklace sparkles with dark bloodstone, now.]

Have you set up a cooling station at the Sanctuary? I wonder if the lunar generator would be any help.

[she stops herself from going off on a tangent about the bloodstone in it, but she is very interested in how cold bloodstone might be used in this, and the stone throughout the sanctuary made from paleblood and coldblood mixed together.]

Viktor might know.

[she glances momentarily offscreen, where her batcat and omen are playing.]

Would you like some help with your omen? Winter's very good with Visenya, and he knows everything that I do about looking after children.

[which is a lot, after sweetrobin. sansa has seen a large, fluffy spotted kitten bounding around the sanctuary where a stately white leopard used to be, and can guess at what's interfering with the cinematography.

sansa's white raven omen, currently about the size of an osprey, swoops into frame carrying a rather limp, half-grown batkitten in his talons, which he deposits into sansa's lap. visenya the batkitten makes a small chirping noise and curls into a ball. winter the raven, white as snow, lands somewhere on her coffee table and sticks his face into the omni.

"Will she take very long in growing up? I shouldn't say it's very usual, for omens, so I wouldn't know–I don't remember ever doing it, anyway."

his voice is deeper than sansa's, more like a young man's, but he shares her gentle northern accent.]

Edited 2022-07-05 07:06 (UTC)

[ He... did not. ]

I thought the Sanctuary was a cooling station.

[ A public building large enough to comfortably house a large group. Offering food and drink, along with AC. He assumed Viktor would have set up the Sanctuary with a working AC unit or Palamedes would spellcraft a way to keep everyone cool. He didn't offer his services to Sanctuary because he assumed they didn't need them. Had he been wrong? He's not there a lot. A few times a week for a handful of hours, sometimes even less than one. ]

I can stop by and see if I can help set one up. I'll talk to Viktor.

[ Check out their status as a viable Cooling Station. As for the latter offer, that's not something he was expecting. Kizu? He looks up where his omen has busied herself with climbing a large deciduous tree. ]

[ Any other time he'd be curious by that offer, but less than a week after promising to be there for her, he can't fathom giving away that kind of responsibility to someone else. ]

Thank you for the offer, but I can't accept it.

Kizu is my responsibility.

[sansa's brow furrows and her mouth quirks. she wasn't really expecting that kind of response, and isn't sure what to make of it.]

I would never dream of taking her away from you..?

[winter, however, seems more prepared. he hops closer to the omni and peers into it.

"That means giving her the best care you can. If she were hurt, you'd take her to a healer, wouldn't you? There's no shame in seeking help," he cocks his head to one side. "It's not as you grow all your food yourself, and make your own clothes."

sansa raises her eyebrows at winter and gently pushes him away from the omni.]

If you don't want his help, you only have to say so. You're doing a very good job of something I don't think anybody's ever done before, and Winter doesn't mean to press you either way.

Edited 2022-07-06 06:57 (UTC)

[ Shouto looks as Winter hops over, his resolve undiminished by that response because the fact of the matter remains the same, she's a reflection of him. ]

The problem isn't Kizu. It's me.

[ As if summoned by the talk, the snow leopard cub pokes her head into the omni's view, and he pets her long supple back. She turns away from the device to gnaw at his hand and he yields it to her, while he returns his attention to the conversation at hand. ]

She's like this because of me. [ His eyes fall to her distorted form, no longer boasting with personality as she once had. ] It's something I have to figure out on my own.

Edited 2022-07-09 01:58 (UTC)

[sansa frowns in concern. something about shouto in this moment reminds sansa of the jon snow she'd left behind in winterfell.]

She is you. You're not a problem.

[she tries a small smile.]

Everyone makes mistakes. [someone should record this to play it back to her the next time she beats herself up over something stupid.] We help people who've become beasts and done much worse. You've only made her little, and she's very sweet. She'll grow up. Visenya's nearly doubled in size since I got her.

[she pets the small purring black orb in her lap.]

[ Oh. ♥ It's always nice when he sees the people closest to him talking. That said, the shear oppressiveness of the heat also throws a damper on his ability to appreciate that right now as it makes him Grumpy. ]

Eh... Viktor has been looking into it. Something to do with the new generator he found. It's been hard getting power to the whole place with as big as it is, a lot was apparently damaged.

[ Does he look hot and miserable? Yes, yes he does. He's someone who likes wearing layers and covering up -- and wearing a lot of black. Summer is awful by default. ]

It wasn't really a problem until a couple days ago.

[sansa smiles, amused but fond.]

You look like Lady.

[she briefly tilts the omni towards the floor, where lady is lying in a sad heap.]

I could make you some lighter robes.

[she frowns a little in concentration.]

There must be some way to use cold bloodstone like an icebox. Perhaps if I had some, I could work it out.

Ehehe...I was actually thinking about you specifically at one point, Todoroki-kun.

[That point being when she woke up, drenched in sweat, her pajamas sticking uncomfortably to her skin hair up at odd angles, and the air in the house just being so thick she could swim in it.]

I don't know if we could find any window units or something for air conditioning, but...i-if not, I might ask for a bit of ice some time, too. I kinda wish there was a pool or somethi--OOOHH!!! MAYBE WE COULD GET ONE!! LIKE A LITTLE ONE!! AND FILL IT WITH COLD WATER!!

You were?

[ Blinks in surprise. Is this... friendship?🌟 ]

I can make you a pool of ice. If you tell me the size you want, I can melt the inside of a block of ice.

Edited 2022-07-06 05:01 (UTC)

Yeah!! You're pretty much the best person around for when it get super duper hot - you can just make it all nice and chilly with your quirk!!

[FRIENDSHIP!! ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶

And maybe kindasorta improper use of a specific quirk, but hey...desperate times call for desperate measure and Todoroki is literally part air conditioner.]

Ooooh that would be so cool... Ehehe, literally, too!! But I was thinking something like a little kiddie pool or something, and fill it with ice or snow.

[ If only he could emote half as well. He'd be smiling at her. Instead, she gets a firm nod though there's a softness to his features that isn't always there. ]

I can do that.

[ As if there was ever any doubt. She may not know that he doesn't think it's improper use of his quirk at all. He's happy to help his friends during times of trouble. ]

Do you have a pool already or should I look for one?

[Thing is, Ochako is quite perceptive, or perhaps empathetic (maybe even both), so she's quick to catch those very subtle changes to her friend's expression. It makes her happy, truly, to see how far he's come in terms of opening up and accepting other people around him as friends he can trust and rely on to support him. Everything Todoroki has been through...it's sure to have weighed on him, and he's broken out of his shell so much, even if he doesn't show it as much as someone like herself.]

Eh? ...A-Ah, you don't have to do it right this second!! I-I was just saying it'd be a really good idea! I think I can manage a bit for the time being...it's pretty much the same as summers back home, which are pretty bad, but not, um...unbearable.

But no, I...d-don't have a little pool like that.

Nifty use of your abilities right there, buddy.
But you're not going to overdo it and end up collapsing yourself with the power use are you?
Might have known a few people around here with that tendency.

[she didn't say "You hero types, always getting yourselves in over your head." She just thought it very loudly.]

If I overdo it, I won't be able to help anyone.

[ He can generate quite a bit of ice before it starts affecting him. So long as it's not continuously generated in a single session, then he's fine. If a bit hungry and sleepy afterwards. That's not to say he hasn't gotten himself over his head and ended up a frozen mess unable to move... extenuating circumstances. ]

Good to know you're sensible about the heroics.
I know more than a few who just throw themselves out there willy nilly without thought.
So, how much CAN you make, out of curiosity?

If I become a liability, then I hinder the rescue effort as a whole. It's better to retreat and regroup if circumstances allow it.

[ He's very sensible about these things. Short of leaving someone behind, he has no problems with retreating. As for his output, Endeavor started testing that when he was five, so he knows quite well how much is too much. ]

The size of a stadium in one shot.

I'm not quite sure I'd go so far as to call what we've got going here an "Effort."
But it's good you're thinking in the long run.

Brothers!

What is with some of you people and scale?!?

[he's standing nearby. or more skulking under a tree in the shade. arms crossed, leaning against the trunk as he watches shouto deal with sending a message through the moving video camera. it's not like he hasn't seen such offers made before in their world. and hell, during the winter months, the members of the league had wanted to treat him as their personal space heater, much to his annoyance.

but heroes are going to be like that, aren't they? and after having to witness and deal with what almost happened to his little brother out there on the beach last month, dabi may or may not be somewhat of a shadow towards him. off and on. today happens to be an "on" moment and he's keeping an eye on him.]

Ya gonna be askin for compensation for this, or just hope people'll remember the favor later when ya need somethin?

[ Blue! Blue! Kizu blasts out attracting the attention of a few locals who scowl at the menace darting past them. Shouto runs after her attempting to scoop her up once, twice. Blue! Blue! His fingers touch nothing but smoke.

Kizu, stop. Taking that as a challenge, she darts off, faster on four legs than his pitiful two. Leaves him behind to run down the butterfly that flutters up and over a deciduous tree where a certain stalker takes refuge under the shade. ]

Edited 2022-07-06 03:03 (UTC)

[ Catching sight of him, she slows down. Shouto comes into a view a few seconds later, eyes blinking in confusion on finding him there. ]

Touya?

[ The omen quickly hides behind her Sleeper's legs using him for cover. Eyes trained on him, she quietly lowers herself to the ground, approaching him at a slow and steady angle, stopping occasionally when she's caught. Moving again when they start talking. ]

Edited 2022-07-06 03:04 (UTC)

[ The conversation soon takes a turn when Dabi brings up: ]

Compensation?

[ He stares at him like he's grown a second head which by his standards means a subtle shift of his mouth. Less straight, more pout. ]

We're in a heatwave. I'm not going to charge people for aid.

People can get hurt if they think they can't afford it, and decide not to ask for help when they need it.

[ Honestly, what other response did you expect? ]

Edited 2022-07-06 03:08 (UTC)

[ BAM!

She pounces! Her long and flexible spine compresses and extends, allowing her to leap across the remaining distance in a single bound. Like a rite of passage, she terrorizes his boots, rolls onto her back, and paws at them until she gets his attention. Stops long enough to stare up at him from down below, looking proud and pleased with herself like the cat that got the cream.

NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION! :) ]

[and here he's gonna grit his teeth and try to shut the damn thing out of his mind. even since she popped out, there's no limit to that sending of hers. gonna attract the attention of some fucking monsters if shouto doesn't figure out a way to keep her mental muzzle shut. which, given his current fumbling track record, doesn't look like it'll happen any time soon.

touya eyes the smaller creature with the same bored, sharp look he always wears. it's strange to see the normally-so-forward omen crouching down behind her owner's legs. she never would've done that in her grown state. though considering what happened, he's not really surprised. the cost had apparently been worth it.

he flicks his attention back up to shouto just in time to get that single word question back.]

Yeah?

[not gonna insult his intelligence by explaining the implication to him. nor is he at all surprised by the answer he gets, as well as the issue currently on going. honestly, when he first arrived, dabi never expected this place to ever get this hot.]

That's their issue. Even you got your limits. Can't play ice machine for the entire city, Shouto.

[he blinks at the sudden *thump* against his boots and then the frenzied attack on the thick rubber and leather. tsk, the frightening attack feline. gonna have to invest in some armored plating if he's gonna hang around this cat for long... at least she gets his attention. touya crouches down and in an easy motion, picks kizu up and goes to put her on his shoulders again like last time. either to let her sit and scan or get easy access to a nearby branch to go climb and hunt the tree-resting butterfly.]

Ya gonna be an in-demand supply and that's what this place runs on.

It's my issue too. [ That's how he interprets his oath to the Hunters. ] It's my job to protect those in danger. I won't charge for my services just because the danger's changed. That's what the agency-- [ backtracks ] the Hunters are there for.

[ Ignore that little slip-up, that's not how he sees the Hunters. Nope, not at all... >_> Kizu to the rescue!

The attack breaks up the atmosphere with the added effect of shaking up the status quo. Was that by coincidence? Who knows. What matters is she's executed her attack perfectly - ~~she got you good~~ - and before Shouto can call her back, Touya picks her up her which stops him in his tracks. What follows next leaves him staring like he's grown a second head. He might not be the best at social constructs, but even he knows not to go around touching other people's omens!

What is this?! An attack?! An olive branch?! Are you messing with him?!

For a moment, he feels his hand on her winter coat before he plops her down on his shoulder. She immediately scrambles up and sets her front paws on his head looking like the Queen of the mountain overlooking her kingdom. ~~If elephants and antelopes started bowing it wouldn't look out of place!~~ The image lasts for a moment before her paws start slipping on his hair and she drops down on all fours somehow managing not to tumble over! And drapes herself across the breadth of his shoulders like it's her favorite viewing spot beside the engawa of his home where she watches the koi swim every morning during their daily feeding.

Did he...?

He opens his mouth to say something, but stills when he feels the warmth emanating from his form like a gentle embrace. Touya starts talking but nothing else registers. He's running two steps behind, unable to get past the simple fact that-- ]

You... touched her. [ Way to state the obvious. ] And she... likes you.

[ Someone show this fool the fifth before he perjures himself anymore! ]

Edited 2022-07-09 03:08 (UTC)

Right. You heroes also include natural disasters in your rescue attempts. [said almost like he's recalling something from the distant past. though honestly, with the sheer amount of heroes in their city and japan nationally, someone should be available to help during disasters. it's no wonder shouto feels the same here.] Hunters are for hunting beasts and corrupted Hunters, not fanning people who get too hot.

[the "agency" comment doesn't even register. cause touya doesn't actually care. he's less trying to stop shouto and more simply pointing out the inherent flaws of wanting to help in this kind of case for free. it's not that the eldest todoroki sibling sees the hunters as anything "special" to him. maybe he's only being a dick about it. more likely.

~~yeah. don't fuck up his boots, cat.~~ ducking his head some, he lets the leopard cub get her bearings on his shoulder, tilting a bit to the side when she ends up planting her too-large-for-her-size paws against his skull. shouto's surprise isn't entirely, well surprising, but then again, did he not just see his omen start physically interacting with touya's boots? there's no way she'd be tangent for that and yet somehow intangible for his hand a second later. unless by choice, of course. so yeah, he picked her up and put her on his shoulder.

and your omen touched him first, shouto. touching back's fair game.

though, even touya's quietly paused when he realizes he can actually feel her fur. he absently runs his fingers together for a few seconds, the softness on his digits brings back a rush of memories. from the occasional stray alley cat to random dogs coming back from school... and then the sensation's gone and he drops his hand to slip it back into his pocket. ~~long live the queen.~~ at least when she slips, she doesn't lacerate his face with her claws when dropping down. he keeps still so she can situate herself and finally adopt the same position she did back when he was playing pet sitter on the beach while shouto and allen did their little rescue ritual -- and touya had to deal with fucking sand worms from hell. thanks for that. you monster.

shouto's over there slack jawing a bit and the villain furrows his brows at him in slight annoyance. the face of someone who didn't hear a word he just said. wonderful.] Thanks for statin the obvious, Shouto. I could touch her since your beach episode.

[ His boots will fare as well as their quality. Hope you went for the sturdier ones because she cuddles ~~destroys~~ what she likes excessively. ~~We don't talk about what that means.~~ You should be thankful for finding the off switch as fast as you did! She prefers riding high with her Blue Fairy than menacing his boots!

Look! It's not like he knew about the beach episode! She's not exactly the talkative type these days. Blasting things in his head isn't talking. BUT! She ~~has~~ gone on and one about a Blue Fairy a time or two! He's been on the lookout for one! Checked out a few books from the library to decipher this mystery. His working theory is the population of blue butterflies she prefers chasing whenever she spots them and she's VERY good at spotting them. Good thing your brother's an idiot! Otherwise, he'd be connecting the dots right about now. ]

You could?!

[ He sounds surprised by that revelation, so give him a second to digest that information. Kizu was very against Dabi when she was herself. It's the only time they'd ever argue, so seeing her cuddling into the lapels of his jacket is a little strange for him. Even seeing her settle down without a fuss usually involves a lot of play beforehand. ]

How did you... calm her down?

[ She usually only does that with him after she's been active for a time. ]

[considering he was wearing them for over half a year? ~~cause villains never change clothes in MHA~~, they're tough enough. though they're something he got out of donation boxes, so not the highest quality armor. might have to look into some new ones after a few more visits with this critter. (luckily touya keeps kizu and shouto as separate entities rather than her being some kind of representation of his brother's inner feelings.) he's probably the worst "fairy" rep you ever saw.

~~how do we know? beach ep's ongoing~~ touya hasn't really spoken to shouto much about that day either, just like he keeps his own experience with beasthood and corruption private. whether the villain realizes he's lucky in this instance about shouto's naive intelligence is up for grabs. so long as kizu's no longer blasting things into his head or clawing at his clothes, touya's content to let her stay where she is on his shoulders and neck. and excuse him for being slightly salty towards butterflies simply due to their relationship with his corruption...]

She ran to me when I arrived and asked to be picked up.

[conveniently neglects to tell shouto his once-impressive omen went tumbling head over paws in the sand and skidded around all floppy like for a while. it's strange to him that this is so confusing to shouto. hasn't she been interacting with things physically this whole time? granted, touya's never actually sicced wolf on someone or something, so... and no one's pet the thing either.

a frown plays on his lips at the question.]

How should I know? Picked her up and put her down.

[he's not a cat whisperer. honestly thought she'd end up jumping off his head and going to play in the tree. course, there's the picking up by the scruff of the neck thing, and since he did that + put her on his shoulders right after she was ejected from shouto into this baby form... maybe some kind of pavlovian response?

keepin that to himself for now.]

[ ~~You're lucky we don't talk about your funeral clothes, you big dummy!~~ Kizu would be utterly opposed to this! She wants to see her Blue Fairy! She'll insist on going to see him on the regular, demanding cuddles! She might even escape Shouto one day and go down the street blasting out: Blue Fairy! Blue Fairy! sounding so forlorn. She doesn't care what a 'fairy' is supposed to be! She's named him hers and that's it! Also, there's meaning behind the name. That Shouto will slowly unravel in the next few months because he's dumb and dense.

~~Waiting for Tim to tag in before I hit that up again!~~ Shouto would speak about it with Touya if he broached the subject but he's like his brother - almost like they were raised by the same person - and doesn't talk about his problems all that much. At least not in detail which is what led to his corruption in the first place. ALSO! She only blasts things out a little now. She's getting better at it, but you can't ask for 100% silence! At least she stops clawing at his clothes and boots the moment he picks her up!

Shouto stands there stunned by that revelation, his eyes flick up to watch his omen currently trying to bury her nose between the lapels of his coat. ]

She usually turns to smoke before anyone picks her up.

[ Which is quite meaningful. He ends up side-eyeing Touya who looks perfectly calm with having another omen on his shoulder and wonders if he does that with Wolf too. ]

Maybe... she likes you because you're warm.

Edited 2022-07-09 22:31 (UTC)

[~~you tell me where he got an all-white trenchcoat! though it is growing on me... slowly.~~ don't ask for the blue fairy too much. his blue isn't good for the people and things around him, ya know. and guess he won't be too against getting to see her, albeit mindful of his clothes getting torn up from attacks and climbs. gonna have to start shopping around for tougher stuff. or just wear his robes cause apparently they're indestructible? god, don't run away from your sleeper! he's not gonna be happy to get woken up in the middle of the night to deal with your furry butt.

~~mostly need to know if shouto's gonna be awake when he comes out of the dream or if touya's gonna be carrying his unconscious bum home. again.~~ thing is, he's not about to broach the subject because it's not really his business. shouto survived and the event is passed, even if he wasn't happy to deal with the troubles. allen let him know shouto was in trouble, so at least that was... received well enough to bring him to his little brother's aid. if only to make sure nothing else killed him before, well, you know. he appreciates the lack of blasting continuously.

touya tilts his head to the side slightly when kizu tries to get her face further into the lapel of his coat. not really a hard thing to do, since they're pretty loose. she can get under there easily enough. they're weathered.]

That's her choice then. [he's not seeing it as a big deal. and no, he does not put wolf on his shoulders. most of the time wolf stays inside, usually only coming out when touya's alone or someone needs further intimidation. it's still mostly a weaponized being, though slowly starting to become more... personal.] Maybe. Ya seriously about this ice offerin?

[moving on.]

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