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There's a war we can't ignore, waging silence on our lives. We will overcome, let the cowards run and hide. We were born to take it back, This is revelational - I am not afraid, love is coming out to play. They'll chain our hands And close the door - There's nothing worse Than wanting more. We come outside, They run and hide. In the morning sun, baby we were born to run.larcenies โ
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The harder I push, The more that I live. The years that it took, To be understood. and The harder I strive, The more that I - The hunger I hide the more that I - And the longer i go, the more that i choke, the hands on my throat i've been waiting for. and the harder i pull, the more that i - i know that i will the more that i - neraiuchi โ
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I wait in intermission, I remove inhibition. I don't speak, nobody's listen. It's not safe to seek the attention. I won't sink, I won't wallow, In this dream that I have borrowed. So don't lead, I won't follow. There's no sense in waiting for tomorrow. undergrowl |
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Give me a disaster, give me emergency, stand me at the head of the crusades without a remedy. Show me to the shipwreck, show me how your bones shake. And when I'm at the edge of sorrow's blade, show me how a heart breaks. Be steady on your feet, no matter the trouble you meet.socials โ
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But if all we are is just machines, then let's become a miracle And break free from these chains. We must be more than just machines, So let them hear our hearts, so let them hear our hearts. Where will you run when there's no place left for you to hide? When you're faced with the flood, will you stand for the future, And swallow your pride?
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Take a step, take another step, take another step, not a care for where they fall. You burned me, yeah you've burned me, yeah you've burned me now one too many times. My thoughts are the cold kind, I've got storm clouds that are brewing behind my eyes. And my heart will be blacker than your eyes when I'm through with you.
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YO AKIRA.
At least they were at LeBlanc...]
Yo, think we can take a break? I'm seriously not able to concentrate...
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He finally looks up when Ryuji flops across the table, adjusting his glasses on his nose with the end of his pen. ]
Makoto would say you can't ever concentrate. [ It's not a no. ]
Phone tagging :( sorry for the lack of form
This stuff is so boring! Why don't we go out and train a little? Get the body moving!
akira!!!
The problem becomes: this was supposed to be a surprise visit.
She doesn't actually know where Akira's house is. Which is why she's calling on Golden Week.]
Hello, Akira-kun. I seem to be in a bit of trouble.
ur fine hon
But, he's nothing if not merciful with his friends, and sets his pen down so he can stretch himself. ]
Well, the body nourishes the mind.
surprise I'm here already
And, as he sees her name on the phone, he will completely admit to anyone who asked that he misses his girlfriend.
He excuses himself upstairs to answer her, although his mother doesn't look up, too preoccupied with what she's doing. ]
Hey. Is everything all right?
not so surprising: so am I
Maybe she should have told him ahead of time? What if he's busy-]
I hate to be an inconvenience, but I don't know where to visit you here. That is to say... I'm in town.
... I missed you.
now goes to be Responsible
Haru is here.
Akira perks and immediately turns right back around, going to the genkan to grab his shoes. ]
You're not an inconvenience at all - I missed you, too, so I'm happy that you're here. Where are you right now?
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Oh! I'm- [A pause as she looks around.] -right outside the local grocery shop.
Should I stay here and wait for you?
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You sound like an old man. Or a teacher from one of those action movies.
[ Getting up, he was quick to stretch and start to give some extra attention to his bad leg. If they were going to train, he wanted to make sure he was in top shape! ]
hey it's that thing you wanted
...
Or so she said, really she's here because her father went into the villain business and she couldn't stand by and let him do that with no true opposition. If that meant turning on her father, then so be it. She's not just his puppet.
(What she really, honestly wants is a small cafe for heroes and civilians alike. Something with nothing but fresh food that she's grown herself. It's unlikely to happen until her father is behind bars though.)
Her quirk is not the strongest, but as long as she has some seeds to work with she can work wonders. It's a great quirk for her actual wish, but a bit difficult to use in the cities.
Akira, her long-standing crush, has just been thrown out of school for a crime she's absolutely certain he didn't commit. Still, she can't go out with him, even as much as she wishes she could, the Hero Network is too valuable when it comes to tracking down her father.
She can at least feed him the information that the pros can't deal with due to not enough solid evidence but a growing number suspicious tells.]
Meet me in the garden.
[Their garden, the secret one they've been cultivating a few blocks away from the school.]
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[ Old man combo x2.
But he swings his legs around so he can get out of the booth, bending at the waist to curl his fingers around his ankles so he can stretch out the study kink in his back. ]
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Yeah, stay there. The house isn't far away, since town's not that big.
Did you just get here? [ There's no hiding the smile in his voice. ] Sneaky.
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I thought it would be a nice surprise. Since it's golden week we both have a small break.
I'm looking forward to seeing you again.
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I am very surprised. [ A little laugh. ] And happy. I'm glad you're here, especially since I know things have been busy...
[ For both of them, but definitely for her with everything that's going on. ]
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I'll always try to make time for you. I know you'd do the same.
slams hands down
He'd just wanted to help. That's always how it's been.
Getting expelled from Yuuei isn't something many people can say they've experienced. It's definitely shunned him from the hero network, especially with those his own age, where they close all lines of communication and spread worse things about him than an assault case. He's a spy, sent in to steal their secrets and give to the villains of the city. He's killed someone with his strange quirk, and absorbed their powers as his own. He steals quirks to use for himself. He's dangerous.
Akira lets it roll off his back, and resorts to vigilantism. If he can't help through legal means, he'll take the more unsavory channels and work to clear his name and help the people that justice hasn't managed to reach yet.
But he does have people he can still trust, and Haru is one of them. He looks down at his phone, but he doesn't respond. Instead, he slips off and into the city, hood up and hands in his pockets. At least this garden is a sanctuary for him, and for her, where the pressures of her life weigh down on her so much. If he can help Haru, then he'll take that as a victory.
Just so long as he doesn't drag her down with him.
He slinks out of the shadows once he reaches the garden, pulling his hood down and looking around. ]
\o/
He was perhaps better suited to be a hero over her, but there's only so much a student can do about corruption in the political sphere. So she has to keep her head down and give whatever information she can funnel to him.
It's only a few minutes later when she spots him and slinks into their secret spot.]
It's good to see you again. How have you been?
FEED ME. HIM. WHATEVER.
"I really do appreciate the invitation, Akira." Yusuke slides into the booth across from the other boy, contemplating the menu before settling on coffee and the "Nostalgic Steak". It's filling and should keep him satisfied for a while. "You're quite knowledgeable when it comes to good food at a reasonable price. It's good that our leader is a frugal man, yes?"
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[ Ryuji was giving his bad leg extra stretches, easily pulling the leg behind his back and almost touching it. ]
hi akira.... (hope this is ok!)
it's on a sleepy sunday afternoon when she heads down to leblanc, carrying nothing but a large bag of the month's harvest. the weather has been good -- the transition of summer to fall means milder temperatures and the chance of more rain, yielding better results. haru is particularly proud of this batch, and if she looks a little pleased when she presents her offering at the bar, well, no one can really blame her. ]
Thank you for accommodating me on such short notice, [ he had already told her it was fine, but she can't really shake the fear of inconveniencing him just yet. ] I was hoping if you could spare some time to try these and tell me what you think?
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[ As his glasses start to slide on his face because of his position, he reaches up to fix them with one hand, staying standing in this position for a second longer before he straightens up. ]
It's nice having adults we can trust.
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[ It's big enough that it'd be hard to find his place just wandering around, but he found a lot of interesting things just roaming around the big city, so. It's worth it. ]
I would. I was planning on it, actually, but you're the one to beat me to it.
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He perks when she shows up, offering her a small smile in response to her question. ]
You, too. But it's the same as always. [ It's difficult, but he's managing, and he's not letting it keep him down. ] How're you? Is everything all right?
[ She calls him here when there's something going on, usually, so he wants to make sure she's okay first. They spend time here decompressing, too, but Akira will always ask first. ]
EAT.
"It's no problem," he offers, settling his now-empty bag down next to him. He keeps it unzipped, in case Morgana decides to come back from walking around, but otherwise focuses on Yusuke. The corners of his mouth twitch up a little bit, as he decides on the same. "I like being able to save the funds for other things, like making sure everyone's gear is up to date, or that we're well-stocked in the case of something happening. But it's nice being able to treat myself and others when I can."
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Morgana is out, checking the neighborhood over, so he doesn't get the chance to give him away when Haru comes in. Sojiro peers down at the offering curiously, always happy to greet her with a smile and another confirmation that she's welcome to bring her yield to him for inspections. ] Well, I think there's somebody else that'd be able to help with that. [ He turns, putting his hands in his apron and heading for the back. ] Hey, get out here, I'm gonna run an errand real quick.
[ ... except, of course, Sojiro sells him out instead of the cat. But Akira doesn't have any complaints, and instead he slips out, head ducked and smile a little sheepish. ]
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sure, there were the promises of visiting, of group skype calls and emailing schedules to see when their breaks lined up, but haru wasn't expecting to see him again so soon and without any sort of warning. not that she really minded, she did miss him a lot, but it just would have been nice to mentally prepare herself before hand so she wouldn't have to stand in the middle of leblanc staring at him while trying to remember how to breathe again. ]
O-Oh! [ the reaction is probably a few minutes delayed, but she rallies, clearing her throat and ignoring the blush that is most likely crawling up her face. ] You're... you're back!
[ nailed it. ]
MASTICATE.
Yes, Yusuke is more aware than ever these days that he classifies as what most would consider odd. Living an isolated life in Madarame's atelier, he had little social interaction to act as a benchmark for what passes as normal in society. Hearing others comment on his eccentricities stings, but he still lacks the means by which to change.
But Akira is different from other people, even among their comrades in the Phantom Thieves. The bespectacled boy is often quirky himself, with off-the-cuff remarks and quietly outlandish ideas, yet he is respected and admired by their fellows. Oftentimes Yusuke finds himself wishing he could be more like Akira, possessed of a natural charisma that draws in the outcast and lonely. It gives their leader a sort of beauty all his own. That beauty is what makes Yusuke gravitate to him, gives weight to the orders and plans he issues as Joker. Society sees Akira as a criminal, but Yusuke knows his friend's heart is golden and bright.
"Every day I find myself more indebted to you." Yusuke pushes the sweep of his bangs away from his face, smiling faintly. "It is not a debt I mind, however, and it has nothing to do with money. Each day is a gift of freedom, unbound by lies and self-deception. I feel I can truly begin to live now, all thanks to you. You and our other comrades, of course."
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[She giggles, soft and pleased.]
It's nice to know we were on the same page! But maybe next time I should call you. Just so we don't end up missing each other.
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I'm just fine, Akira-kun. There's nothing to worry about on my end. But thank you very much, for worrying about me.
[She's not the one with the high up enemies, at least as far as she can tell.]
I heard some word about my father and the type of crowd he's fallen in with. I believe... there was a politian who may also have ties to your case. I can't say anything for certain though.
I just thought you'd like to know.
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I suppose so. So what you wanna do? Run?
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That's part of why he works so hard to learn everything from Sojiro, once the man opened up to him, offered him his craft. He'd effectively inherited the perfected curry recipe, and he has every intention of making sure that he gets it just right, so that he can not only carry on the legacy, but also so that he can share it with his friends. They're all a bunch of outcasts, for whatever reason, but... he feels like they're the reason he's even able to do any of these things.
All he's ever wanted to do was help. But the more they learned, the more apparent it became that Akira couldn't do it alone. And he hadn't wanted to, either, whether it came to attending Shujin where he was shunned and slandered, or if it came down to facing Shadows and the adults that were shaped by them and their warped desires.
His smile straightens out, a proper uptick on both sides. "You were the one that freed yourself, in the end. I think the best way you can pay back that debt is to make sure you keep living freely, no matter what anyone says."
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"To be so fortunate as to have friends like you, I feel I am truly blessed. Indeed, my world feels much brighter now for having you in it. I promise not to waste such a gift."
He smiles when the waitress brings them their coffee. Where once his smiles were polite but empty things, never reaching far enough to wipe the hollow numbness from his eyes, Yusuke finds it much easier now to offer genuine ones even to those touching his life for only an instant. The coffee isn't Leblanc's-- and certainly isn't Akira's best personal effort-- but it's decent enough with a touch of cream after the first few sips.
"If I might ask a favor? Would you be willing to model for a painting one day? In our... other most frequented setting, if you understand my meaning." There's no denying how striking a picture Joker makes in the Metaverse, and after their first artistic foray, Yusuke knows they can handle any Shadows that might come their way.
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Yusuke is just fine the way he is, he thinks. "I'll hold you to that, and make the same promise to you. I'm lucky that I got to meet you and the others."
His own smile comes easy - he's a regular here, having spent so many rainy days studying or bringing friends here or meeting the Iwais - but for a while there, it was a little halfhearted. Making friends with Ryuji, and Morgana, and Ann, Yusuke. With everyone. It made it more real, more easy to call upon. He understands all of his friends, and where they come from, when it comes to that, and he couldn't be more grateful for them than he is.
There's a pause where he perks up, always ready to give a favor. And... Yusuke's doesn't surprise him, really. But Akira inclines his head as he adds a splash of cream to his own coffee, which needs it, in his opinion, unlike Sojiro's or his own. "I'd be happy to, and honored to."
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Quickly, he steers himself back on topic. "You said that love comes in many forms. Friendship is itself a form of love, correct? Then if I seek to portray the pure beauty of love, it is only fitting that I capture the camaraderie I share with my fellow Thieves." And of course, Akira deserves the honor of his first attempt, since Yusuke is closest to him out of the group. "You needn't worry that anyone will discover who we are, this work will be a study purely for my own benefit."