video; un: shouto

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[ What kind of party decorations would Uraraka like best? The question lodges itself at the back of his mind, ever present. He ends up at a local cafe for a few hours scrolling through his device looking at party blogs. There's a notepad in front of him with different themes jotted down: wild west, pirates, tropical island, fright night, luau, masquerade, under the sea. It's quite an interesting assortment and he looks so very serious about it, staring intently at what he's written before adding another - rave. 

When social media blogs fail to help him narrow down his choices, he turns to Trench. The video turns on showing him seated outside a cafe in street clothes. Once he sees that it's recording he gets straight to the point. ]

What do you like to do in the summer?


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[ Anyone who knows him is welcome to take up a seat and help him hammer down a theme. He can be found scrolling through a few party blogs online. Most of them are full of people AT parties instead of the decorations, so he ends up zooming into the background a lot of the time to catch a glimpse of the decor instead of the group cheering into the camera, beer sloshing, with ready smiles so unlike the one looking through them so intently. ]

[ooc; may need to do some mobile tagging this weekend so expect slow tags. ]

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Video; un: Uravity

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[Oh, this is an odd thing to come across after a break in her cleaning. Ochako's done with her laundry, now in the process of folding it as she responds to her friend's inquiry. She half wonders if this is for something - Todoroki doesn't usually ask these sorts of things without there being some intended purpose - but doesn't think to ask outright, mostly because she's actually thinking of an answer.]

Mmh...I think it depends on how late into summer it is!! Early summer, I like to go down by the waterways back in Musutafu and watch the sunset and listen to the cicadas, but late summer, I really, really love just being outside at night. My mama and papa and I would take the train out to see relatives in the countryside, and we'd go to festivals, watch fireworks, and stargaze out across the rice fields there...

That was my favorite thing, actually...just laying on the grass and watching the stars. There's not as much light pollution out there, so I could see a lot of constellations! Oh!! And then I'd try to catch fireflies with my papa, ehehe...

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[ Her face pops up and instead of panic, his head tilts just slightly to the right. The only change in his expression is the slight parting of his mouth when she starts reminiscing of summers long gone. Her words bring up scenes he's seen in social media that mean nothing to him who never even got to play with his own siblings.

A young girl in love with summer and the night, skipping down the countryside with her mother and father on either side. She, preening with joy, grabs onto each of their hands when the first firework jets into the sky exploding into a thousand sparks of every color. It's a borrowed memory, probably not all that accurate, but it strikes him nonetheless. Foreign and out of touch, like a scene in a movie he once watched with the understanding that it was a 'fairy tale'. Not real. Except, it was.

He blinks when she laughs, remembering his task, and starts writing it down while it's still fresh in his mind, adding an asterisk by each.

Waterways**, Sunset**, Cicadas**, Night*, Summer Festival*, Fireworks*, Stargaze*, Fireflies*. ]

I didn't know you liked to star gaze.

[ He keeps writing, pen moving steady, unrushed. ]

Have you gotten a chance to do that here?

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[Ochako would love, love, love to share those dear memories with quite literally anyone - Todoroki included. If Trench weren't so dangerous, she would absolutely suggest a summer camping trip for herself and the boys somewhere (and make sure no kidnappings happen this time, thanks), just so they could enjoy roughing it and doing the fun things Ochako is used to. Maybe when it gets hotter, she could pitch the idea sometime - hell, even a little backyard campout would be fun.

The image Todoroki conjures is pretty accurate to what Ochako experienced, and if he were to tell her about it, she may half wonder if he had a vision of her past with his paleblood powers. It's possible... But, when her friend asks her about stargazing, Ochako immediately lights up.

Jackpot.]

Yeah!! I love space! I sort of got into it after researching information about my quirk, once it developed. I had to know about the effects of gravity, how it worked, and what it does to the human body, so...after all that, I sort of just fell down the rabbit hole into really appreciating space, I guess. Stars, constellations, planets and galaxies...different phases of the moon and dates of meteor showers...how and when a supernova occurs--! It's so cool. And space science is just as fascinating!!

Eh, I haven't really, not yet. But I do look at the different moons here, and try to compare then with ours. [She sighs, dreamily.] I'd really love a chance to, though. This place feels way more connected to cosmic bodies and stuff like that, y'know?

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[ Almost a year ago, he arrived on the shorelines of Trench. In the time before Midoriya's arrival, he was forced to learn how to fend for himself and find purpose in a hellscape he doesn't understand and isn't nearly jaded enough to accept. So, he settled into a run-down shack on the outskirts of Prufrock District using every spare minute to turn it into a peaceful abode where koi fish splashed the water to get his attention every time he set foot outside. He found purpose in the faction of the Hunters he joined. It was familiar to what he knew back home, but he clashed with their ideals. Death wasn't something he could accept let alone deliver; beast or not. So, he patrols on his own, occasionally taking on a dangerous patrol with fellow Hunters who shared his ideology.

Midoriya's arrival sparked a return to form. A longing for home he'd forgotten about which only grew inside him when Bakugou and Uraraka arrived. The three of them were a taste of home he'd forgotten about. Touya's arrival cemented that feeling causing him to pull away from the ideals he'd built in Trench. He was changing, but not enough not to sparkle at the idea of camping with his friends. No matter how much he changed, they would always hold an important place in his heart.

His pen stops moving, the young man simply watching his friend through the comm device, his eyes warming with her enthusiasm. ]

Did you ever think about going into astronomy?

[ It's hard to imagine her as anything but a hero, but Ochako is one of those people who seemed to be able to thrive wherever they found themselves in. He nods at the question, understanding her meaning. ]

The connection between the moon and the lunar energy that runs this place feels like it's connected to something grandeur.

[floatsaway]

[Likewise, Ochako never once really...forgot about trying to get home in some way. Her mother and father, her other friends and classmates, and her hopes and dreams all still waited beyond the world(s) she found herself taken to. Reuniting with the others, one by one, was like finding home again after a long and tiring journey. Ochako never thought she'd think of them as a second family, but that's really what they were - bonds so closely tied together that it was impossible to differentiate them from her familial bonds now. They may not be relatives, not at all, but the love Ochako has for her precious friends is just as strong as the love she has for her mom and dad.

Something fun they can all do together...that'd be really nice.]

Mm, when I was a little older I did, but my heart was set on being a Hero most of all. [Because they made the most money, and were able to help people directly, which is what Ochako wanted.] ...If I didn't make it as a Hero, I may have tried to be something like that, maybe. Ehehe, or just kept trying! Mama says I get my stubborn side from my papa.

[Which is a half-truth. All the Urarakas are a bit pigheaded when it comes to certain things.]

Mm, I thought the same...I'd really love to study that kind of thing, too, but I don't even know where to start.