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My Hero Academia: Another Story

Freya and Renard (&Jackie)

"Where are you going?" a menacing voice taunted at Freya as Jackie stepped to block her path. Her chainsaw was raised high as the villain made it roar louder. Her quirk was still pumped up after earlier, and this new prey would almost certainly feed her some more. Jackie saw her move around. The cat was fast, but Jackie was confident she could match her speed now. Without much more hesitation or grand villain speech, Jackie stepped forward with intents to kill.

Freya spun round, leaping back the second the chainsaw started roaring. Terror flooded through her at the sight of the masked woman, who lunged, just as intent on spilling blood as she had been earlier if not more so. The feline girl hissed and jumped aside, avoiding the weapon by less than an inch. Her breathing sped up, puffs of mist rising in the cold air. There was no way she could keep outspeeding someone of this skill level.

Renard heart skipped a beat at a roar of a chainsaw. Looking up to see Freya jumping out of the way of the first villain who attacked them. Just Barely though. He knew he was not as fast as Freya. But if he could land one hit. The girl didn’t look strong so maybe he could use his strength to his advantage. He rushed at her, trying to catch her off guard he lowered his shoulder to knock her off her feet. Keeping his charge in for a better strike later on. Wether he was successful or not he would then yell to Freya. ”Go get sofia out of here! I’ll hold her off!

A new kind of fear gripped Freya as Renard rushed to defend her. The warmth radiating from him meant a good charge building, at least, but if anything happened to him because of her... She couldn't bear to think about it. As much as she wanted to help him, though, there wasn't a moment to lose. Ribs tightening, she ran to Sofia's side.

"C'mon," she said, letting the moth girl hold on to her. Hoping not to jar her friend's wound too much, she sprang onto a cabinet, then a shelf, tearing down birds that swarmed towards the ceiling. Holding her breath, she rose above Gabby's cloud. Although Sofia's weakened state didn't allow for flight, her outstretched wings gave the jumps enough of a boost that, before long, both girls burst through the makeshift exit into the sunlight.

Breathless from exhaustion, Freya turned and stared back through the hole. Gabby had to be able to get the others out. And Renard had to be alright...

Jackie was so focused on Freya, she missed her blonde haired friend rushing at her from behind. The villain turned around just in time to get rammed in, knocking her away from her potential victim - who had fled. Slowly, Jackie raised back up and slowly turned to Renard. The previous lack of emotions in her eyes was now replaced by anger. Lots of it.

"She was mine...Mine!" she repeated, almost yelling as she charged him. She raised her chainsaw - but it was a ruse. Jackie dropped it when it was raised above her head. Since it was attached to her with a strap, it continue to fall onto her back. Instead, she launched her attack with both hands. She would grab whatever part of him she could and throw a punches at his jaw. Repeatedly. Whether he was blocking them or taking them full on didn't bother her, because her next move was to throw Renard out the window that leaded to the courtyard where Enterprise and Noxious were having a sparring session...but she wasn't done.

Jackie jumped through the broken glass, grabbing the boy by the shoulders and raising him up, looking straight up into his eyes. "You do not steal a kill from me...Not. From. Me!" with each of her three last words, she rammed him into the brick wall behind him, and on her third word, she sent him flying straight through the wall with surprising superhuman strength. It had probably also been weakened by Enterprise little show earlier, too. Once the dust settled, he would find himself in one of the corridor that had been on Sharkman's warpath.

Kurai Majoko: Dark Magical Girls

The wall to Ami,s place literally imploded, the force of...whatever had caused it sending debris everywhere inside. The rest of the actions, as the newcomer probably noticed, happened quite fast. Everyone - Ayumu and Ami first - rose to battle and charged forward. Machiko was left behind...her stare had not moved from where it was prior to the wall exploding. When finally she turned her gaze towards the gaping hole was also when she finally dropped the last piece of trash she was to put away and would have been done with cleaning. By the time said piece of trash touched the ground, Machiko was transformed into the Maid, her shield floating in front of her to protect her from the debris and shock-wave. Her regular jaded expression was replaced by a...caring look, with a constant smile. Her right arm now wore a dark gauntlet with a glowing gem in it, and her left arm held a massive lance made of the same material. Both were in dire contrast with her magical girl outfit; that of a Maid.

While the ice still held, Machiko's eyes fell on Seyrunn briefly, who was making for the kitchen. With a little chance, she'd lose her life here and avoid a life of meaningless struggle. The thought alone brought a wide, caring smile on Machiko's face. Soon, the new club member was joined in the kitchen by Touka.

Not The Maid though. Keeping her elegant pose, the shield, floating, raised a bit and her grasp on her lance tightened. As soon as the last of the Ice was about to fail...she launched herself upward like a missile.

Her magic was straightforward, and came in the form of pure physical might with little to no finesse at all. With the help of weapon and shield, she smashed right through the ceiling and jumped onto the roof. With no wasted time, she dashed forward and on the very edge of the room, she launched herself upward.

At the maximum height of her jump, her Lance began spinning like a drill and glowing in a spiral around it. "I will serve your essence to my friends, now."

She then fell back downward, aiming at the Nightmare's head. The lance tip made contact with the nightmare, but seemed to stall for a moment - but it wasn't enough. With a jerk of her arm and a scream, the remainder of her attack hit the nightmare full scale; the damage she sustained paired with the other club member's attacks lowered it's defense and weakened it, after all.

If she didn't outright pierced the Nightmare, the attack would most likely bring it's massive head down to smash against the street down below.

My Hero Academia: Another Story

Someone dropped down from a nearby vent and as soon as their feet touched the ground, they launched themselves at one of the student; Eira. However, just as soon as this happened, Hayes appeared out of thin air from the side of the attacking individual and, grabbing them by the arm while skillfully dodging the weapon, used their own momentum to throw them back at the wall. Jackie performed a flip and both feet landed on the wall before landing and slowly turning back towards the whole group - murderous intents in her shining, green eyes.

Mr.Hayes had known from the very second they heard the explosion that it had nothing to do with the factory - it was the only reason he had been quick enough. "Stay back." he simply said to the students behind him.

"So many lambs..." the chainsaw wearing girl said, tilting her head to the side. At about this time, the Auxiliary power went out and only the emergency lightning provided some vision - rendering Jackie and her chainsaw all the more intimidating."...to be slaughtered. Who will I rip first?" Hayes remained silent and on the defensive, but Enterprise took a step forward, smiling in the face of Villainy. "You just have to mention things going bad for them to go bad, isn't that right? Did you have anything to do with this rotten luck, Abigail?" the Principal said, winking back at Abi.

"Now, now. I don't appreciate you threatening my students. So, this will be over..." as she said this, Enterprise got into a ready position "...Quickly!" her feet pushed her off the ground with enough force for some wind pressure to be left behind.

The next few seconds all happened in a flash...

First, Jackie seemed like she had planned this because her movement were all too perfect. It seemed like Enterprise blow would land on the villain, but a quick spin on her feet after ducking and the Principal own speed and strength was played against her. Missing her target barely - which was a big surprise to everyone involved - Enterprise broke through the wall behind Jackie with ridiculous ease.

Then, things got suddenly a lot more dangerous.

The Employee in the right corridor was long gone, running for his life inside of the nearby office. Instead stood two women - both of them scary looking and cocky looking. One sported gear that looked incredibly not adapted for the summer time, and the other...a massive scorpion tail. From the left corridor appeared two men; One with bright red hair, a giant pair of scissors resting on his shoulder and an incredibly self-assured smirk on his lips. Beside him stood an almost complete opposite man wearing good looking clothes, a top hat and a plague mask.

This would be the first time students could see Mr.Hayes looking like this; afraid. Not for his life, not of the enemy but for his students, most likely. Five enemies, and Enterprise had rushed forward. Damnit...

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At the very same time, outside, Enterprise shook off some dust from her costume as she got back up from her missed attack. "Well, this was unexpected. I best get back to..."

"You are Enterprise, right?" The voice came from a woman now standing between the Principal and the hole in the wall she created. The woman in question wore a large sweater with the hood on - and a gas mask. "The one and only - but I don't have time for fans right now. I've a class to get back to."

"Good."

Noxious removed her hood then unzipped her sweater from top to bottom. She carefully got both arms out of it, then threw it away. Underneath, she was wearing a tight tank top with most of her belly and arms exposed. She had also been wearing long pants with quite a few zippers unto them which looked like the usual punk-rock look. Moving a few zippers and clasps on them, they fell to the ground and revealed tight, athletic shorts also revealing most of her legs. The Villain's leather then got to her gloves, which she slowly removed while keeping full eye contact. Her body was muscular, athletic and quite obviously trained. Her hairs were a lot longer than one could have thought, braided into two long braids running down her back. Once Noxious gloves were tossed aside, she reached for her mask and turned a small valve on it, purple fume instantly being released from it and dissipating almost instantly with a sound similar to an air lock.

"I am told you are the best this place has to offer. You want to save your students from my associate? Go - but you have to get through me first. I want to see if you are worth all of our trouble."

My Hero Academia: Another Story

Except the guides are nowhere to be seen... Mr.Hayes thought as he looked around at the empty-looking Factory. A few automated robots were indeed seen, moving about, in the distance of the factory ground but that was it. Normally, they were supposed to have been welcomed by some employee's - Enterprise knew it, she was only keeping the students under control. Mr.Hayes walked up from the back of the group, looking as if nothing was on his mind. A quick glance at his group to verify that everyone was there, and the group entered through the front doors.

The room was big enough, with a large desk for reception, a closed door leading to an office behind said desk, as well as three different corridors leading into the different parts of the facility. That the reception was empty was not a surprise. It most likely was automated or something, but even then someone should have shown up to invite them and show them around. "Odd. Let me go in the office and verify if they forgot about our..." Mr.Hayes could barely finish the sentence before someone came, almost running, out of one of the three corridors; a short looking man wearing a suit and a construction helmet. A tag with the name 'Robert' on it - he had all the looks of a Factory guide, whatever such a look was. "Sorry, sorry. I had to dispatch some people to verify this electricity failure - a common thing, I assure you! Nothing to worry about." he said, waving his hand as if waving the problem away. "Please, Mister uh...Hayes? You and your group can follow me through here - someone will come by shortly to..."

This time, the sentence was cut short by the very loud - and impossible to mistake - sound of an explosion coming from the north west part of the facility...

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~5 Minutes earlier

Noxious followed Jackie and the rest into the facility after Corvus' report. For a time only, as she then went to where they all were supposed to have been headed. Sana and Anarchy seemed to have stuck to the plan, but Jackie and Sharkman rushed in with ideas of their own - she let them do as they pleased. They were meant to cause a distraction, after all. As for herself, the leader headed straight for the warehouse to carry out this part of the plan. Sticking to the plan, she had brought some explosive to destroy the back wall of the warehouse while the Sapping team headed deeper, to the Machines' room. With the charges planted and standing far enough; "Anarchy, Animus - focus on shutting down the facility. Once it's join, regroup with the others. I want this U.S.J rabble pinned down until our guys are done here." The whole team heard it, of course.

Then - she pressed the detonator, completely destroying the wall and outer fence as expected. Some truck then backed up into the now gaping whole and a dozen of thugs jumped off and begun to load in the crates and their contents into the truck. Some small time thugs, but useful and cheap labor. "I'm on my way."

My Hero Academia: Another Story

"Sorry if the academy went too hard on you, Mr. Sparks and Miss Leander. Next time, I'll be sure to lower society's expectations of what a hero is so that we can tone down the practices."

Mr. Hayes said...standing a few steps passed where the duo were sitting at the front of the bus. As if appearing out of thin air, the teacher was standing halfway across the bus, now turning to face the seat where the two young heroes he was addressing were sat at. Someone, no one had seen or heard him come onto the bus up until he seemingly began to speak. His tired eyes went from the duo to the rest of the class as he began to make his way to the very back, a sigh before adding; "Do not anguish over the expectations of the Academy - set your own. Beat those expectations everyday, and you will never disappoint yourself or those you are meant to save. Or Me." As usual, Hayes was cold on the delivery, but these were his words of encouragements. To memory, he was never heard saying compliments straight out. They always came through some sort of sermon, or you had to dig really deep behind his words to find some. Maybe this was his way of saying that they indeed did not disappoint him, as long as they gave it their all? Who knows. "Miss Croft." he added from behind, while everyone was still silent after he spoke up "Dare I suggest you turn off this Quirk of yours while on the bus, Hmm? And for the greater benefits of your friends."

As soon as everyone would be on the bus, the class would make their way across the city to their destination. Unknown to them, they were not the only ones...

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Noxious eyes went to Dean "If Enterprise - or any other Pro Heroes - shows up, the plan remains unchanged. Our goal is always to go in, steal equipment and shuts down the facility efficiently and permanently."

Quinn seemed to be...nonchalant. At least compared to the others. She might be a boon to have in order to keep this team from each other's throats. Then again, anyone could hide the personality of a psychopath, so who knew for sure? Now, if Noxious was flustered or angered by Sana's comment, once again it was not shown in her eyes. She would address this not in words, but in actions. As for Jack - she was here for her fighting potential. Still young, this was almost about mentoring her. Judging by her answer, there was no big push needed for her to pick a side, though.

After Ryan spoke up, it was Noxious' turn. "Real name's Araraki Kaori - I give it freely since it is not attached to anything, anymore. Known in the profession as Noxious and I've mostly acted as a hitman up until now.

The heroes of today are corrupt - a far cry from what ideal they were supposed to reflect originally. Today, it's all about the Spotlight. They say they hunt villains, but we all know they are only interested in that light shining down on them - along with it's glory and wealth of course. I am after those that hold the light and promotes false heroism to the profit of no one but themselves."

Once more, a detailed plan of the factory they were to attack was displayed on the screen.

"Enough of that. The plan is simple.

Corvus, you will send out scouts ahead of us. You'll use your birds to spot out the main machinery room and find out what type of problems we might encounter on our way in and out.

Jack the Ripper, Sharksman and me will serve as a distraction to anything or anyone that might try to stop us. We already know the location of their main warehouse - this is where we will head. A team is waiting nearby with a truck. Once we blow out the walls to the warehouse and the outer fence, they'll swoop in and starts loading the truck with the gear for reselling.

Anarchy Red and Animus, you two will be in charge of setting up explosives and disabling the facility. As soon as we reach destination, Corvus will provide you with the correct location and you'll head there ASAP. Once your work is done, you will report it back to me and we will disengage.

Got it? Once everything is done, we get out of there. No point is seeking prolonged engagement for now. Now if you all accept and are ready, a Helicopter is waiting for us on the roof."

Noxious made her way to the back of the room, opening a door leading to some staircases that led straight up to the roof. If any of them had second guesses, they were free to leave - if not, this first mission was the perfect occasion to make a better idea for themselves of what was to come. On the roof, there was already someone waiting for them. A Pilot with the most plain of looks, if not for his one interesting Quirk - making everything he remained in contact with invisible.

This is how the group made it's way to the place. The factory was some way outside of town, luckily, and they easily landed some way near it. The whole team had been given the necessary gear for radio communications, and with Corvus having sent his Crows in for a preemptive look, they just had to wait before going in.

Tales from Frontier Village: A Rune Factory Roleplay {Always Recuriting/Accepting}

Hina
&

Pisco

Hina took another sip of her own drink, smacked it back down on the table, trying to look tough - which was hard for such a small framed and frail looking girl. Her self-confidence more than made up for that, though. "Are you doing trying to compete with old gramps here in his own establishment? That's in poor taste!" she said, in a joking manner, while pointing to the Innkeeper James. "In all seriousness though...I don't really do alcohol. And even if I did, I couldn't compete with both an Inn AND a Guild Hall...could I? I'd be stuck with that merch for weeks!"

"But these venues are small as they're contained within this town. Since you will eventually leave, I'd like to sell them to you much like I have done before to other merchants that have passed through. In fact, I'd tell you my wares are of a sufficient quality that I have some repeat costumers as well!." The man said to her. In the back of his mind he knew the great game of negotiations has begun. He only wondered if he could get her to comply as she seemed quite unwillling to do so. He then added, "Also you still haven't answered my prior question regarding your tastes."

"Dark." she said, raising her buck to his. "Ale is best when it actually tastes something!" She took another great sip, which emptied her cup and she slid it back towards the Innkeeper, with a thanks. "So... If your ale is actually as good as you say, then maybe I could resell it. Maybe. That being said, is it attached to a name? And how many barrels and gold pieces are we talking about?"

The man then paid for her drink, ordering his own coffee milk stout. Due to the ingredients it was extremely dark brown looking like molasses. It also had a satisfying foam to it that lingered. However, unlike molasses the taste for it wasn't super sweet. There was a hint of the bitterness from the dark roast and coffee added to it, but the lactose added balanced it from being excessively bitter and added a very smooth mouthfeel to that rich taste of it, He offered it to her with an aura of confidence. "I can offer you a barrel or two. Or if it would be easier perhaps a handful of bottles if you're not feeling sold on it. As for name? Do you mean me or the brew itself? Name's Pisco and for this well, I'm not too good at names. I've been calling it 'Morning time delight' due to that toasted dark flavor and coffee. But really, I call it Coffee Milk stout recipe #32."

Hina took the buck and gave it a taste, taking a long time to taste the flavor and really feel the different ingredients. It was a far cry from your usual village Ale, that much was certain. For that fact alone, people might pay a good price to have a try at something different. "It's not bad...I can give you that." She handed the drink back to him, almost spilling it in the process. "However I'm not paying in gold for it. How about...a trade? We can exchange products, yes? I can take two barrels and provide with with goods at a better rate. We'd both sell them at a profit. You are a merchant, after all - you travel, yes?"

Pisco stifled a laugh when she assumed he was a merchant. "I'm a brewer. Although this is not to say I haven't traveled over the world. I'm just a person that drifted into this town and settled. Although if you managed to have something worth using in my brewing, I would be up for considering a trade of goods over selling for money. Also, if you enjoyed this beer, would you be interesting in sampling my other beers?"

Hina legitimately looked surprised at learning he was a brewer - as if it had not have been clear up until now. "Oh ! In which case, a trade of products can't do, Hmm... well. I can't very well travel with a broken cart and with the festival coming, I don't think I will be moving anytime soon either. If I bought you your stock now, I'd sell it at the Festival and do you competition. Tell you what; Give me one of your barrel, and I'll add a good word about your products to my contacts coming into town for the festival and help you sell your products. You give me 25% of the incredible profits you made thanks to my amazing mercantile skills, and I have a barrel of your product to sell at the next town over. Sounds like a sweet deal to me! What say you?" She told him with one of the biggest, most assured smile the man might have ever seen.

He was amused at the woman's energy. But there was an issue, and that was her broken wagon. He took a pause and thought over it. Eventually he responded, "Seems like a deal. But let's wait until you get your wagon fixed before I give you my products as I don't want them to languish in the wait. Also, if you need it, I can point you out to someone who could help. One more thing, welcome to the village miss, I hope you can enjoy your stay."

"I'm not a hurry to leave, but I'd appreciate that. I just need to make sure those letters leave as soon as possible." She said, standing up with a hop. "So...who would be this person that can help me, then?" Despite her frail look, Hina managed to grab her very large bag of belongings and hoist it onto her back, ready to leave.

"I believe there's a blacksmith by the name of Kaze.' The man said to her. "Perhaps he can help with your broken wagon. Anyway if you wish for more beers or wine you can find me at this address." He said as he gave wrote down the information on a napkin.

Hina made sure to thank Pisco for all of the information and the beer he paid for her, mentioning that she owed him one. After also thanking James, and leaving him her letters, Hina left in order to find this Kaze.

My Hero Academia: Another Story

After the training had begun, Mr Hayes moved to the observation room. This was the place Renard was sent to after coming in late. "Well." The teacher said, after properly having ignored his late arrival since the boy arrived. "Time to go and see how your classmates performed." Without giving so much as a look at his student, Mr Hayes headed down to where the whole thing had began, fully expecting the student to follow.

Meanwhile on the training area, the students would soon enough realize that everything just...stopped. After receiving a hard blow behind it's head, the giant robot was forced to take a step back as to not lose balance, but then simply seemed to go offline. The same could be said of every robots, civilians or villains, throughout the area. The fires simply stopped. Just as quickly as they had appeared; it seemed that the explosions sounds from earlier had been just for show. The fires had been strategically placed and controlled through various methods and devices to keep them from spreading uncontrolled. The sudden silence was hammering, and only the sound of the water still left unfrozen was heard, now harmlessly flowing wherever it was free to flow. The teacher voice could be heard throughout the area through speakers; "Class A, the 20 minutes is now passed. Come back to the entrance area to complete the training exercise immediately."

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Some of the school's medical personnel was present. Mostly, trained professionals with some minor Quirks that helped them in practicing medicine, but nothing too spectacular. Apart from sore muscles and wet feet, none of the students had been wounded terribly.

Mr Hayes waited for everyone to be present before speaking up; "Right. So, I bet most of you think you did good? and in retrospect it could have been a lot worse, but I've witnessed way too much recklessness for members of my class." Stone cold words, penetrating, judging stare - true to himself.

"Some of you worked together, and some of the plans I've witnessed were well executed. Using the water to stop the fire while having one or more Quirks to help control it's flow was not a bad idea, but it was risky. The civilians were under risk of being drowned or hurt - as it almost happened if not for Freya's quick reaction. However...what I have noticed above all else is a reckless desire to jump into the fray without thinking or coming up with a plan.

Most of you split up straight from the beginning. Heroes have to think fast, it's true, but they have to do so together. Peter." Mr. Hayes stare fell on the student without him moving his head at all - pupils piercing him. "You worked together with Blair to save some civilians, which was fine, but you then proceeded to leave her behind. Furthermore, you took to driving a vehicle for which you were not qualified to drive, endangering yourself, your passengers and the partner you left behind. You also gathered them to a evacuation zone, but abandoned them there, alone, to join the fray again. What if one of the civilian's wounds got worse? What if they panicked, with no one to calm their fears? The jobs of Heroes is also to reassure the people you save. All Might does not smile all the time for nothing, after all. Remember that."

This lesson was, of course, meant for everyone while Peter was only an example. Other examples followed, such as how Sofia killed one of the criminal, a crime in itself, and also how her actions caused the hero to also injure herself. The remonstrance was severe, and every little mistakes were noted - as if nothing escaped Mr Hayes's gaze. "...that being said." he finally said "It was not all bad for first years, three weeks in. You saved a good number of innocent lives and stopped some villains. You showed courage, but courage not tempered by wisdom lead to your end. Remember that."

Mr. Hayes loudly clapped in his hand, as if he expected people to be lost in their thoughts after such a heavy speech and needed to be brought back to him. "Now. It's not all bad news. You won't get to rest just yet, but something quite interesting was prepared for the rest of the day." Mr. Hayes looked down at his watch, then back up towards the door

Any minutes now...The speech was already a lot longer than it had to be...

My Hero Academia: Another Story

@floodtalon Alright, good enough for me. Accepted.

As Windel said, this completes the Roster.

Neo Sorairo

Mila remembered the natural feeling of excitement - and missed it. She could detect it in her fellow team members, and it was enough to simulate it in her own demeanor once the transport brought them at landing destination. When it was her turn to drop to the ground, Mila approached the exit door and...clasping her rappel hook on the rope, she rappelled down just like they had trained to do. The heavy wind and rain made it a lot harder to do, but the equipment held on. She finally landed alongside the others with a heavy thud, grabbed Iron Saga from her back and got into formation, if formation there was.

Her entrance was less flashy than others...but there was protocol to respect, which Mila followed to the letter. All the Linkers available were present, including Subaru, which meant there was little to no reason for Mila to scan anything... but probabilities dictated that even if the percentage of chances any enemies bypassed the others scanners was low, it was best to be at the ready. Thus, she scanned the landing zone for anything others might miss.

Her team was left in charge - which meant Subaru was left as the leader of this mission. Thus, the frail Linker was rendered top priority asset in Mila's programming. Closely followed by other team members, Linkers first, then the missions rescue targets as they would find them.

My Hero Academia: Another Story

Since some players have gone either missing or left the RP outright, we find ourselves able to accept two new players instead of just one, as the final members (for now) or this RP.

That being said:

@Krytavius Same as my two Co-GMs said ! I personally like the idea of the Quirk, but in a MHA setting I didn't see quite a lot of Mental Quirks. And as Windel said, this particular one would require almost constant OOC discussion to use against others. If you want to rely on Hand to Hand mostly, as you said, wouldn't it make more sense to pick a Quirk that goes towards that? otherwise you'll be left at a disadvantage.

@Heartfillia Love it. We already discussed it on Discord, and it seems to fall within that so I see no problem with it.

@floodtalon Another High temperature Quirk. I personally don't see anything wrong in it myself... Since she uses pieces of her bodies, like dead skin as you mentioned, it's safe to assume she doesn't have to wait to accumulate it, but can instead voluntarily 'create' it? As in, forces it off of herself, and regenerate it a bit faster, perhaps? This might be me just going wayyy too deep into this.