video; un: ushiromiya (cw: mentions of house fires, arson, murder)

[entreats]

So for those not in the know, our house burned down last month.

[ What a way to open a post, right. And yet Ange manages to say it with something very close to a pokerface. Those who know her well may see something at its edges though. An annoyance that starts to bleed more and more into the girl's tone as she speaks on. ]

And not in the 'dumb accident' sense. No, it's because apparently it's socially acceptable in this place to come to someone's house and set it on fire, before bringing your friends inside to start murdering its inhabitants. [ Okay, yes. At this point it's not thiny veiled annoyance anymore. This is obvious annoyance that she doesn't bother to hide. ] And before anyone asks me if I'm alright— I'm fine. Totally fine. I mean, I half-turned into a beast back there, but it's clearly cool. It's fine.

[ It's clearly not fine. The sarcasm is thick.

Though Ange seems to realise that's not why she was supposed to make this message, and manages to snap herself out of passive-aggressive-ville for just long enough to sigh and sound a little bit more neutral as she speaks on. ]

Anyway, we want to rebuild the house, but that's obviously something we need help with. None of us are exactly architects.. I think. I've learned to not question weird Remnant hobbies. [ You never know what those Remnant people are capable of. ] Not to mention we'd need help with the actual physical rebuilding itself too.

We could use help from a lot of people, so if anyone would be willing to help, that'd be great.

Comments

private from here on!

[entreats]

[ .. huh. ]

No.

[ But that question does stick out to her. Both the fact that it's private - and that it's so specific. ]

Has that happened to you? [ Ange pauses, and then thinks.. no, that can't be it. Surely she would've heard about it if another house burned down, right? ] Or.. rather, do you know anyone with a power like that?

[ Maybe that's it.

Though Ange really hopes they don't have even more people who would casually set houses on fire in this place, thanks. ]

Re: private from here on!

[wannasmash]

[ He shifts uncomfortably, and his eyes wander a little. It's not his style to incriminate someone for past misdeeds. He says truthfully, ]

A few. But as far as I know, there isn't a solid reason why any of them would burn down your house. Just checking.

[ He lets out a little sigh and some tension he didn't know he was holding in his shoulders. ]

I, uh, have a lot of fire extinguishers. [ No reason! ] You can have some if you'd like.

[entreats]

[ No reason. Sure, Midoriya.

Thankfully Ange is way too tactful to ask about that when he's putting it that way. ]

Thanks. I think we're just going to try and set up a ward around the new house, just in case someone might try to destroy it in some other way next time. [ Considering the weird hostility going around Trench when it comes to certain people, Ange certainly wouldn't be surprised if someone tried to do so again, anyway.. ]

It really sucks that we're stuck here with some people we can't even trust. It's one thing if the Pthumerians let us down, but I feel a whole new level of disappointed in people who were dragged here just like us, yet find fun in harassing and murdering others.

[ They're all stuck with the crap here! Can't they at least show each other some consideration then and not make it worse. Ange would love that. ]

[wannasmash]

Honestly I feel that way about my hometown. We all live in the same city, but people attack each other anyway. And when things got bad in my world, people kept fighting each other anyway. It was hard protecting them all.

[ He's more quiet and subdued than his usual energy when he speaks of this, similar to how he was in March after the Leviathan battle. There was a time when he left the safety of his community. He ran himself ragged indiscriminately saving people and hunting down his enemies' leads. ]

I'm not saying I expect it. I like to encourage people to be better. But it's my job to look out for this kind of thing. I guess I just assumed it would be the case here. If not people, then Beasts.

[entreats]

.. Midoriya-kun, aren't you a little too young to have to think about stuff that way?

[ Nevermind the fact that it's not even like they're that far apart in age. Ange is talking over here like she's a middle aged lady talking to a small kid, rather than someone who's only barely become an adult to a teenager..

But that's just how Ange works. When isn't she pretending to be much more mature than she is? ]

You're still at the age where you should be allowed to be all bright-eyed about things, rather than constantly having to think about the sucky nature of people, and having to run after them to clean up their messes. [ She shakes her head. ] It sounds like your world is putting too much pressure on you. That's unfair.

[ Not that he can help it. Some places just are like that, and Ange knows it.

It's why she's judging the society more than she's judging him. Midoriya has never shown her anything but kindness, after all. ]

[wannasmash]

The world isn't fair. I learned that when I was a little kid.

[ This is the guy who didn't have any friends for a while. ]

Well, there's no reason why I can't still... how do they put it... have a light in my eyes. Isn't that what bringing hope to others means? A Hero turns that into a reality. And anyway, I want to help my friends, so you can count on my help here.

[entreats]

Okay.

[ Well, she couldn't possibly refuse his help when he's putting it like that.

But it still doesn't feel Great to just take it and provide nothing in return, so after pausing to consider it for a moment, Ange pipes up with: ]

But.. if someone troublesome from your world ever shows up here and harasses you, just let me know if I should kill them. [ .. she's probably not serious about that one.. I-is she?

It's so hard to tell with how Ange manages to say pretty much everything with the exact same pokerface and deadpan tone. ]

i love her so much lmao

[wannasmash]

[ He'd be sorry not to help. That's what Todoroki said once as the reason for letting him do dishes while a houseguest. Sometimes it's best just to take the path of least resistance. ]

U-Um... Please do not... [ he croaks in a tiny voice. ]

[ Technically that kind of happened already, but he's not looking to start a war. And he cannot read her pokerface. ]

I'll see you later, Ushiromiya-san.