[junsuina]

[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... The absolute catastrophe that was that yacht party unfortunately stuck with Jun. For a good week or so after the event, too, which was awful. Never before had her anxiety been triggered so hard, outside of a select few instances. And so today she decided to get back to the important things, which were training herself until she achieve vast physical injury. Or at least up until the point where she would be forced to see the nurse, which she couldn't have that now could she? All that poking and prodding and all that. She did in the process meet a few people that were relatively interesting, and learned some things that she shouldn't have in the process. She had a lot of hoing and humming whether or not to report everyone, but in the end decided against it. Instead she opted to not go to the next party, as if no one was going to listen to her or make good decisions, it would be better to just let the chips fall where they may. Not her problem, right? Shion Utsui

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[Shion Utsui]

エイリエン Wherever the Jun had been in the P.E. grounds, she obviously wasn't alone. There were countless students in the biggest pro-hero college of Tokyo with her after all. However, the person, or rather creature who had been observing Jun from several yards away behind her wasn't exactly the average student she would expect. Resembling a broom, Tobarigami, or "Toto" for short possessed a long, stalk-like body with a tuft of organic looking bristles at the lower half of their body. This tuft also contained a series of eyes- All of which were fixed upon Jun. They must have snuck up on her to reach their current spot when she wasn't looking. Now, there was nothing odd about the alien being in of itself- as Jun had probably met them already in the aforementioned disaster of a yacht party.  What made things strange, was that Toto appeared to be completely on their own. Shion, their "bearer" or "handler" was nowhere to be in sight. Where was he? Why was Toto alone? And what did they want with Jun? junsuina

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[junsuina]

[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Jun was just warming up for the day, ready to get her training going when all of a sudden that sense of foreboding passed over her. She thought for a moment that Emi or Sebastian or even Yaoyao was about to ambush her. Though once she turned around she wished that any of the above was the case. The sight of the wired alien broom thing startled her as she turned around, sagging a little as she noticed that it wasn't making any sudden moves. That said, the plethora of eyes creeped her out, and the whole thing reminded her of those Biblically accurate angels that were joked about. "Hi, there, you...you. Uh. What were you called again," she thought, taking a few steps back as she remembered Shion's offer from the ship. She was a wreck aboard there, and she remembered that it was offered that the broom alien thing could be used as a comfort. While Jun found some things that would normally be creepy to be adorable, the eyes on this particular item unsettled her more often than not. "Uh. You're with, uh...Shion? I think? Where um. Where is he?" Shion Utsui

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[Shion Utsui]

相手して。 Toto did not possess a mouth. Not that they would speak if they had one, nor would Jun understand them even if they chose to do so. Alien eyes would continue to stare at her, keeping the young aspiring hero in the middle of their field of vision. No answer would be provided to where Shion was- perhaps even Toto didn't know. Then, there'd be movement. A slow, but definitely noticeable to the human eye. The organic "bristles" on their lower body which they stood on, resembling the spikes of a sea urchin, began scratching at the ground, slowly allowing the creature to glide forward. This was a rare sight. Shion always carried them, so to see them "walk" was like seeing a beached starfish return to the waves. But after a few seconds, it stopped. Their long body bent sideways, so the "handle" portion of their body resembled the handle of a walking stick used by old people. Tap, taptaptap- Toto began tapping on the ground, an attempt to communicate in morse code. Knowledge of this most basic, and archaic code was sometimes a requirement in preparation schools for heroes. "L - E - T - S   P - L - A - Y." The message was clear, the creature wanted a match with Jun. junsuina

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[junsuina]

[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... The staring contest went on for a bit, which Jun inevitably lost. It was no contest at all, considering the amount of eyes Toto had. The way it moved creeped Jun out completely, and the starfish analogy was not lost on her as she backed up, her hands flying up in front of her. "Woah there, I'm not looking for any trouble-" The taps were strange, and she listened. It was in a pattern, and she remembered hearing it before. Prior to graduating high school, she asked her grandfather about the code, and how to interpret it as well as convey it. He claimed he was rusty, but he taught her all the dots and dahs with no trouble. Well, some trouble, but Jun made sure she was diligent during that time. So after thinking and piecing the message together, she couldn't help but tilt her head. "...Let's play? Play what, exactly? Uh. Wait, do you mean like a spar...? Is Shion with you?" She'd look around, not finding the maid-guy anywhere. This was weird. "I mean, I guess? But like, how do you intend to...?" Shion Utsui

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[Shion Utsui]

容認 [Now Playing: Iron Horse, Iron Terror] Shion was still, nowhere to be seen. However, Jun didn't have the leisure to worry about that. Within seconds of her "acceptance" to "play" being interpreted as a positive over negative, Toto lifted themselves off the ground vertically until they reached eye-level to Jun.  It then lunged at her without warning, or more accurately launched itself like a dart would towards a wooden surface. Air would glide off their organic surface like wind would off the wing of a Boeing 999Z, the always-open eyes now no longer pointing at Jun. Toto's speed was fast, but not to the point that it was blinding. Between a bullet and an unwilling Sunday morning at church, the speed at which they approached Jun's gut was comparable to that of a thrown javelin. Amateur level, not Olympian. But was Jun prepared enough to avoid this? junsuina

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[junsuina]

[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... The rising of the "broom" reminded Jun of special effects once upon a time ago, when things were weird in how they did things but film makers went through great lengths to sell something happening. It made Jun back up a bit more, looking about nervously. What was about to happen? The orientation of the alien alieved her desire to look at its eyes, but with it came a new problem. That being it was now intent on spearing her. Well, spearing would be a little much, but she wasn't expecting it from something like this. She'd turn in time to avoid most of the blow, but she still felt a glancing hit along her stomach. Staggering to the side, she'd take in a sharp breath as she tried to take a stance. "So that's what you meant," she says, thinking. How did one fight a broom? She certainly didn't know, and it didn't help that she didn't know its tolerances. She'd take up a fighting stance, preparing herself for the next pass. Shion Utsui

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[Shion Utsui]

突撃。 The alien didn't exactly miss, but Jun's reflexes were definitely something to take note of. A direct attack had resulted in only minor damage, if it could even be called that- Any ordinary person would stagger at least a little from being hit by a rod! It was unknown what went on inside of Toto's mind, if they even had one in the first place. Though, if they had a thinking process like a human, it would have obviously decided to take advantage of their opponent's confusion by keeping up the assault. Right after "missing" Jun, the creature stopped dead in their tracks midair, immediately changing their direction to go straight backwards towards Jun without moving any part of its body. This course of action could have resulted in movement that was unexpectedly quick for Jun. As Toto had no proper "front" or "back", they didn't have to turn their body in a specific direction to have proper orientation.  As the alien quickly closed the distance between them, it finally moved their body in some way mid-air. A sideways swing with the brush portion of their body being the base, which meant the handle was quickly moving to hit Jun on the left side of her torso. junsuina

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[junsuina]

[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Truthfully, Jun wasn't sure how to tackle this spar. Like, how durable was Toto anyways? Stronger than steel? Weaker than wood? If she grabbed him on either end and pulled a Bane, would it snap in two? She really didn't want to do that, as she didn't want to explain to Shion why she killed his friend. Wait. Could Toto even die? Was it even alive? More than likely, yes, it was, which is why she even felt remotely bad at the snap idea. The best she could do, if she was being honest with herself, was to run defense. It's reverse caught Jun by surprise, but seeing as it wasn't trying to spear her and instead smack her she put up an arm in order to resist the blow. And boy, did it sting! She had taken hits worse than this, but pain was universal. One blow wasn't going to put her out of commission, but "death by a thousand papercuts" was a real concern. Unfortunately, all she could do was keep her arms up and predict where the blows would come, intending to prevent Toto from hitting anywhere vital to her defense. Shion Utsui

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[Shion Utsui]

連撃。 The attack hit, but was blocked. For whatever reason, Jun seemed to possess the aptitude of taking on the brunt of the damage but coming out mostly unharmed. The two hits that Toto had landed in a row just now, barely left a scratch on her that wasn't psychological. Sure the pain may have been relatively bad, but could you defeat someone with pain alone? Toto didn't appear to think so- whether it was a response to Jun's resilience or irritating ability to mitigate physical hits on her, the alien seemed to go somewhat into a silent frenzy. First another swing from the other side, aimed at their other arm to maintain the pressure and keep Jun from attacking them- second were two thrusts with the handle like a rapier towards the front of her torso. Jun had yet to attack herself. . . was she simply unwilling, or trying to bait out a more favorable condition? junsuina

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[junsuina]

[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... She'd take a half step back, still within Toto's reach but it'd give her a little more wiggle room to deal with the incoming attacks. The second blow was met with another block, a wince crossing her face because ow, but it was here that she got to showcase some of her other skills. Jun was not a physical beast, which meant she couldn't match other people's strength or durability. Each thrust she'd identify the angle of, ducking and dodging out of the way of as she tried to figure out a way to utilize her quirk. Out of all the emotions she was experiencing in this moment the two strongest she was feeling was fear and compassion. The former because she didn't want whatever Toto was to touch her, the later because she cared enough not to hurt him. It? She didn't know. Figuring caution was the better of the two options, she channeled her compassion into a round shield in order to help in the defensive posture she was exuding, the next incoming blow that was thrown at her being deflected away. Shion Utsui

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[Shion Utsui]

連撃。 Like a spear to a hard, stone surface- Toto's attack was promptly stopped by Jun's shield. If Toto could feel any emotion, because they couldn't, it would have been something between awe and satisfaction. After having spent much of it's time attacking nonstop while being a presence dictated by Shion's quirk, it was finally about time that Jun's capabilities came into the picture. A shield. . . though it appeared to be rather small to serve as an entire quirk. But humans (and alien creatures) weren't made equal. What if this truly was all Jun was capable of? Toto would touch their brush-like legs on the ground, quickly spinning to send a sudden cloud of kicked-up dust towards Jun to make their next action unpredictable. As the pebbles clinked against her shield, Toto would then proceed to take flight, looping around the back to land a blow directly onto the girl's back. junsuina

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[junsuina]

[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... The amount of work an inanimate object could put forward was impressive, though now she was having a difficult time figuring out the best course of action. There wasn't a good way to strike back, and if she was being honest if she tried to wrangle the thing down it'd probably touch her. She didn't want that. That was gross. Maybe she could chain it to the ground with an anchor? It was at this moment that a cloud of dust was produced. The pebbles were an easy defense, but the dust was another issue entirely. So much so that she didn't see Toto slip behind her and smack her on the back. She staggered forward a little, compassion giving way to anger as the shield morphed into a massive warhammer, turning and swinging the thing behind her with all her might in hopes of catching him up in the attack. "All right, that's just dirty! And rude!" Shion Utsui

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[Shion Utsui]

作戦変更。 Click click, clickety-click. More morse code. "H-A-H-A N-0-0-B" Despite the apparent lack of personality in their day-to-day appearances with Shion, Toto appeared to identify as an absolute annoyance when with Jun. A warhammer was a heavy weapon, and for someone like Jun to swing something as heavy as that, it would have presumably taken more effort than for Toto to simply. . . move. And move they did, though probably in the worst way for the young heroine. Letting themselves be hit by the handle of the warhammer, right beneath the head, Toto's body suddenly went limp as their long body coiled around the firm steel. And what did the creature do next? Quickly slither down the handle towards Jun's arms! junsuina

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[junsuina]

[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Jun was thoroughly annoyed, which unbeknownst to Toto only made her constructs stronger. Not that it ultimately mattered, though. As her hammer connected and Toto's body went limp Jun began to assume the worst: she killed him. In her anger she struck him down from this life, and promoted him to the next. At least, that was her initial assessment. It wasn't until he started to slither up the construct that she started to act, and even then she was too late. First, she dispelled the hammer. Easy. Except he was faster than she anticipated and any distance he had to cover was negligible. So she did the next best thing, and grabbed hold of him, intending to hold him back. Which was not going to work as well as she'd like. "Ew ew ewewewewew, no! No, off! No touch! Bad!" She'd begin to shake him and attempt to throw him as far away as possible, panic starting to set in as this was something new and she hated every second of this. Shion Utsui

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