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Interested. Is there a main thread up yet?


I just talked with @tobiax about it, and I can confirm that there are things that (s)he needs to finalize beforehand. It'll come when it's ready :]


A part of Tsurushi just wanted to have this therapy session she was supposed to attend over the phone. It would save her from having to go out at all today and risk getting completely lost. Then again, that was the whole reason she left so early in the first place; so that she could scour the whole city of Tenoroshi if she had to. She retraced her steps back to the park in which she found Tamiko.

This time, Tsurushi stuck to the outskirts of the park, and looked around for buildings that she hadn't come across before. She was determined to find that clinic that she needed to attend for this afternoon's session, and she wasn't going to give up on trying to find it. Tsurushi looked down to the map that was on her phone, just to ascertain that she was on the right track. She hadn't made any deviations from the path that was supposed to take her to said clinic, which in turn meant it wouldn't change on her and throw her off; so far, so good.

Tsurushi kept going down the highlighted path.

Interactions: Fujimori Haruka (@SubjectVision), Sakimoto Hiroki (@ShwiggityShwah), Datari Shun* (@Scribe of Thoth)



Sure enough, Goudo announced that, yes, everyone was to collect maps so that they knew where they were going. Umi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, th-then uh... I-I'll grab the m-maps and r-ribbons for us, I-I guess."

With that, she left Hiroki and Haruka for just a moment in order to collect the necessities for their. The members from some of the other teams had also came over for that same purpose. But unlike many of them, Umi actually took the time to study her map thoroughly while she was there. The streams over to the bottom right corner caught her eye. The orange path crossed over them once, the green path twice and the yellow path thrice. If she could secure any of those three, the whole team would be in the clear.

Unfortunately, a boy from another team had already collected the yellow ribbons, and was in the process of leaving before Umi had realized that fact. She considered asking for a trade, but reluctantly let that thought go, figuring it'd be a hassle to try and explain that she needed a readily available source of water for her quirk. Neither the orange nor the green ribbons were present when Umi came to collect the maps, rendering them eliminated as options as well. Biting her lip, Umi returned her attention to her attention to her map.

The lake was completely surrounded by the purple path, which made Umi scratch her head. She looked over and noticed that the purple ribbons were still there, but what perplexed her was the possible notion that Hiroki wouldn't be very comfortable with wearing that color specifically.



Interactions: Suguro Umi (Yours Truly :])



It was at this point that Uranishi had noticed Umi gazing blankly at her map for the longest of times, whereas Shun, Mari and many others had already collected their ribbons and returned to their teams. She came across as confused as to which direction to ultimately commit to, so Uranishi had figured it was worth offering his aid to her. Helping students was a key part of his job description, after all.

"Did you need any help?" Uranishi asked out of curiosity.

"O-oh! Er... S-Suguro U-Umi, sensei," Umi made a quick bow as she said this, remembering the request that the teacher in question had made before students were to ask him anything, "M-my quirk needs a s-s-source of wat-ter before i-it will come i-into e-effect, so..."

"...you were hoping for a path that would lead you towards a river or a lake; I see," Umi was surprised that Uranishi was so effortlessly about to complete her query for her; Uranishi had noticed that as well but, being as to the point as he was... "In that case, I'd suggest you take the purple path. It's the most direct path towards Safferon Lake."

"Yeah, ab-bout that, I..." Umi eyes drifted over towards the blue path, where she noticed that it had forked into a separate route that conjoined it to the purple path, "C-can I, er... are w-we allowed to c-cross over i-into the p-purple path? Ass-suming I choose the b-blue ribbons inst-stead, that is?"

Uranishi furrowed his brows for just a moment, which Umi had picked up on. It seemed as though he had reservations on the prospect of one team interfering with and taking credit for the rescue operation of another, but Umi didn't seem like someone who'd do such a thing.

"Well, I suppose there's no harm in it." he stated.

Giving her thanks, Umi picked up the blue ribbons for her team, along with another two maps for Hiroki and Haruka.


'A pedo? Me? That's more of something a man would be accused off...' Tsurushi contemplated. It was rare for a woman to be labelled as a pedophile, but she supposed it wasn't impossible. Perhaps it was best that she took her leave after all. She was about to, but she realized that she still had no idea where to go. She turned to face the man with Tamiko one last time.

"Can I just have...?" before she could complete her question, everything went white.

...

As her vision returned to her, Tsurushi noticed that she was now all alone, surrounded by glass as water cascaded down her exposed body. Her arm was still outstretched from what she remembered, and her index finger specifically had been raised slightly. It took her a moment to register that she was indecent, but even once she did, she never feel any urgency to try and recover her modesty. Tsurushi started to bring her arm down again as she came to, only to re-position it on the right side of her head as it sank low.

'Just a dream. Or was that my power going off again? Shit...'

Using her other hand, Tsurushi reached for the closest tap and turned it all the way to the right, continuing to do so until the water would no longer be running. She stepped outside of the glass box, dried herself with a nearby towel and got dressed before opening the door to another room... only to find said room in shambles. Papers were strewn on the floor. Streaming equipment had looked to be set up, but not put away again. The TV was left running, displaying what looked to be the main menu of a video game known as Splatoon. Trash from a fast food restaurant had littered the dining table. Tsurushi knew only one person who could leave a room in anywhere near this bad a state.

"Good grief, Zaketa; I'd have the impression that a hurricane had hit this place if... I didn't know any better..."

Sure enough, there Morino Zaketa was, her body entangled in bed sheets as her head lay, up-side down, over the end of the bed that she was sleeping in. She looked to be looking straight at Tsurushi, but with the gaze in her blood red eyes as blank as it was, along with the fact the irises were barely visible over those heavy eyelids of hers, it was hard to tell if her head was really there.

Perhaps the best thing for Tsurushi to do for Zaketa now was to let her sleep, in as awkward a position as she found her in. She went over to the dresser next to her own bed and collected her purse and her glasses. Putting the latter on and slinging the former over her shoulder, she checked her phone one last time. With a sigh, she pocketed her phone again and went outside.

"I'll be back at about... 3 or 4, I wanna say. Text me if you need anything while I'm out, OK?"

With that, Tsurushi flicked the sign over so that the "Do Not Disturb" side would be displayed, before closing the door and making her leave.


"Big brother, huh?" Tsurushi queried, her arms folded as she said this.

Her eyes shifted over to Tamiko, who seemed rather defensive of a rather gaudy shark bandanna that this "brother" of hers had given her. It was obvious that this was a girl who had way too many things confiscated from her, although that in turn led Tsurushi to wonder what kind of lethal shit Tamiko was trying to bring into the school. Perhaps this wasn't the time to ask; she didn't want to come off as too pushy.

"Well, I'm actually her new teacher," Tsurushi said, to answer the young man's question to how she knew Tamiko, "I just happened to chance upon her here while I was trying to find this place... ugh..."

She couldn't believe she was wasting valuable lunch break hours on this mess. Tsurushi have to go back to the school herself soon enough so she could continue with her job, and trying to convince Tamiko to come with her was a lost cause. Everything was falling apart around her.


Just when she was about to let go of the IOU notes, the two goons backed out of their approach towards Tamiko right at the last second. It seemed as though they were somehow intimidated by the guy that had popped out from out of nowhere, although Tsurushi had no idea why. Shaking her head in disgust, Tsurushi opened her purse and shoved the two IOU notes inside. She wasn't about to give her phone number out to a couple of creeps for no good reason; especially not if they hadn't completed the job that she asked them to do.

"Had I known you'd be so useless, I would've done this myself," she told the two goons, as she turned her back to them and took her leave. It looked like she had no choice but to make a scene after all, as reluctant as she was to make one.

...

Tsurushi fished around her purse for some time, eventually finding and pulling out a stun gun that she kept on her for her personal defense. All the while, she took the time to observe the man that had just showed up behind Tamiko. He seemed like a nice guy on the surface, even having went so far as to gift the girl with something. But Tsurushi had to deal with that facade all the time, to the point where she could never tell what was genuine and what wasn't any more. Still, the fact that he was able to get Tamiko to talk to him without any of the hostilities had to account for something. Curious as to what sort of trick would have to come to play, Tsurushi made her approach.

"Excuse me," she said, hoping to get the man's attention, "May I ask how you know Suzukaze-chan, here?,"

Tsurshi maintained a somewhat professional interaction with the man so far, but kept her stun gun off to the side with her thumb on the switch that would turn it on. Just on the off-chance that the encounter were to go horribly wrong.

Interactions: Haruishi Mari (@Stern Algorithm), Sakimoto Hiroki (@ShwiggityShwah), Fujimori Haruka* (@SubjectVision)



All of a sudden, the class was starting to form their very own teams of three, in preparation for the rescue operation at hand. This would've been the perfect opportunity for Umi to initiate the solid core of herself, Mari and Hiroki, but the latter had other ideas.

"This is a golden opportunity to scout how the other class mates work!" he instead suggested, "We'll split up for this simple assignment and see who should be on our winning side! Then we'll compare notes, corner the prospect and invite them into the fold! They'll have no choice but to fight with us! HAHAH!"

Umi bit her lip and heavily inhaled through the gaps of her upper teeth. She did not like the sound of splitting up, going up to complete strangers and suggesting they work with her. Even if it would just be for a little bit, it'd still be too much for Umi.

"I uh... I-I'm actually... n-n-not that good..." Umi was about to say the words "with strangers", but by the time she turned to face him, Hiroki had already taken off in search of potential teammates.

Well, at least Mari had offered that they still be together. What she'd told her may have implied that she didn't have the best maneuverability in areas such as forests, but at least she was fast to begin with. Umi, on the other hand, was much less suited for a rescue mission. Even compared to those that were quirkless, she would prove to be too slow of a runner, and she didn't have the necessary expertise to judge what exactly to do or where to go. Umi would most certainly need someone of Mari's caliber in the long run.

Despite that, however, Umi didn't fully commit to joining up with Mari just yet. It would all depend on the next person that Mari had tried to collect next. Many others were already taken by this point, so it would be a scramble to get the right teammates for the job.

"We'll either need to find someone who can find the targets or someone mobile. If there's a river in the forest, maybe we can claim that as our search area, since you need water, right?"

"Yeah, th-that's right," Umi replied, "I-I usually c-come prepared f-for areas wh-where there's little t-to no water, but I, uh... d-didn't have the ch-chance to get m-my equipment f-for my costume r-ready."

Umi sighed at the end of her explanation. Hiroki was a life-saver for reminding her that she could just ask Goudo for the supply of water that she needed, but that whole fiasco could've easily been prevented if Umi just took the time to ensure she was fully prepared, as opposed to rushing out the door and trying to charge up the mountain where she had ultimately collapsed.

Still under the assumption that Umi decided to band with her, Mari ushered for the shy girl to follow, which she did up to a certain point. But the second she realized who exactly Mari had approached, Umi's timid steps forward had quickly transformed into bold steps backwards. She had no idea who this guy was, having not even seen him at the assembly, and that was enough to trigger her nerves all over again. She waved hand across her neck in a rapid slicing motion, signifying she couldn't go through with the partnership.

"O-on second thought, I... I-I wanna g-go back to H-Hiroki!" Umi called out, before bolting back to try and find the aforementioned boy. Evidently, Hiroki had been struggling to find a decent third member as well, seemingly settling with attempting to secure Haruka. Umi remembered Haruka; she was the one that had sat the closest to the poor girl at the back of the assembly, and she and Soga were also the ones to inspire Hiroki into teaming up with her and make their performance something special.

Umi wouldn't mind joining forces with both Haruka and Hiroki for the operation due to this; it would certainly be better than being stuck with a complete stranger (even if Mari would also be there). Still Umi couldn't exactly forgive Hiroki for running off like he had and ruining the perfect team for her. She came up to the boy from behind while he was talking to Haruka.

"Hi...ro...ki...what's...wrong...with...you...I...tried...to...tell...you...that...I...was...no...good...with...stran...gers...but...you...ne...ver...list...ened...to...me...Why...would...you...ditch...me...like...tha...ya...ya...ya...ya...ya...ya...ya..."

Umi would continue to thump each of Hiroki's shoulder blades with her clenched fist each time she uttered a syllable, completely unaware that each hit would start to add up. She also didn't realize that Haruka would be watching all this unfold.
Still plotting my CS in my head. It'll prob take me a few days to put everything together, though.
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