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[wannasmash]

[ The plain young man with freckles is frowning sheepishly, shoulders raised. Today he's freshly showered and wearing one of his usual boring shirts. ]

Um... First-time renter, here... Something happened, and now some furniture the owner lent to me is damaged from... slime. A lot of it. It's gross.

[ Midoriya looks much the same, healthy even. Someone who has recently seen him might notice more freckles on his skin, like he got some spring sun. His hair needs a trim again, even though he just got one last month.

He moves out of view to reveal a plain wooden bedframe. On it is a lost cause, a mattress that looks like it's been slimed on a 90's game show. Bits of the Sleeper Membrane are already drying into peels. In it are... dozens of tiny eyelids? ]

I'll have to replace it, but... Do you think I'll get kicked out?

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[unphase]

[working for family always was. she's only grateful that her own mother has for the most part stayed out of Tinya's misadventures.

other than the dying part. and the being reborn part. but how can she blame her mother for being involved in those?]

Sweet Mistress. That's the first I've heard of any of those. Do they like to stick to certain districts? I don't usually like to leave Cellar Door so that could be a part of it.

[she is the sort to pry into the personal lives of others. at least she was back home. she can't imagine her mother finding value in what her daughter experienced here. a personal planet or a version of Terra as yet undiscovered? her mother would expect Tinya to ferret out the details, either way]

...my, my. They seem unpleasant. Fortunately for me I have my Moonlight at my side at all times. And you? And your Omen?

[she smiles gently. she doesn't feel cold anymore. she doesn't expect to feel heat anymore, either. but that was what little she'd learned about being a coldblood]

No, of course not. Cults prey on multiple factors. Many they prey upon can be found here, it's true. But you don't seem like the one who'd be galactically cut on over by a cult.

[wannasmash]

[ He shivers again, a subtle slight chill prickling his skin. It's not the cold. It's the memory of seeing his friends hurt that burns like ice. ]

They hunt everywhere. Mostly they go after Sleepers who are alone. They can look like anyone. A lot of them are into extreme body modification, but not always. They were most active in November of last year, so that's probably why you haven't seen them.

[ He speaks in the clipped tones of someone relaying a report. He's used to that now, having spent three months working and training at home during one night in Trench. Then he says more warmly, ]

My Omen and I are training to increase my reaction times and cover my blind spot. It's helping.

[ He recalls the time it came in handy in December when he saved someone from a horde of zombie animals, including birds of prey. ]

[unphase]

[she knows she's supposed to do something about others get hurt. she knows she would do it, regardless of what might happen to her]

...sweet Mistress. Not one of those things sound welcome, especially not the extreme body modification. I do have a tattoo, but that's because I chose it, not because I had it forced on me. But...if they haven't done much since November, maybe they're. I don't want to say 'dormant,' because people like them never are. But maybe not so aggressive.

[she recognizes that tone. it's the one she uses whenever someone asks about Daxamites or the White Triangle. matter of fact. to the point]

Really? That's so good. It's honestly amazing what Omens can do for us. Moonlight has gotten me out of some really tough situations, too.

[zombies terrify her. she can't even watch old zombie movies with bad special effects like the original "Night of the Living Dead" without nightmares]