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lrighty then, Mr. Nakano, how’s it lookin' now?” Farrin asked through grit teeth, slowly lowering a long couch to its designated position on the opposite side of a table from its sister piece.

It had been a long, dull day, but one the time-turner could stamp with his personal mark of approval. He was proud of what they were doing. The first year's time at UAU certainly saw his abilities improve, his strength grow, and his will steeled, but he hadn't been expecting the amount of volunteer work. It could be monotonous, but its part in curing the world of villainy was just as important as that of hero society and the authorities.

Today, Farrin and the brilliant support student behind his hero outfit, Kei Hada, were lending a hand on behalf of UAU to a fundraiser for local homeless shelters. The hardworking locals, and even a few of those rare altruistic wealthy types, would partake in some small festivities in the recreation center and donate to the cause while having some fun. At the moment, it was Farrin's job to help set up a small lounge area where people could retreat for some time away from the hustle and bustle further in the building. He wasn't sure where they had Kei at the moment, but hopefully, the lad wasn't swamped.  

“Uh, can you just slide it over a few inches to the right? Actually, no, push it left. Yeah. Left.” Mr. Nakano’s face was hidden by a rough floor plan he and the other event planners had thrown together.

If a sigh escaped Farrin, it was quiet enough that the middle-aged fellow hadn’t heard it. Leaning into the couch, Farrin pushed the furniture over just as directed. It was almost break time, though. A few more minutes and he'd go find Kei so they could grab some lunch or something. 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Kei Hada]

Volunteering was nothing new to Kei, which was one of the few things he took pride in. He had been raised to familiarize himself with his community and help in any way he can, reaching out to lives he knew he could make better in his own way. Tokyo was considerably larger than Fukuoka but the principle was the same: seek a place you could spend your hours aiding others in and have fun doing so. This was fortunately made easier when UAU had such programs in several areas its students could take in.

He would find himself paired with Farrin in a fundraiser, ensuring its success by being two more able bodies willing to help. They were split off at one point, most likely due to their differing majors, so Kei could only hope the event coordinators weren't pushing the guy too hard just because he's on his way to becoming a hero.

Meanwhile, he was in charge of collecting the donation boxes from the event's many booths to count later. It wouldn't do if they filled up before the day was over after all! This task became trivial when his new invention came into play.

Two mechanical arms were holding boxes over his head, while the other two expertly picked up the full ones at the tables before replacing it with empties. This let him get to all the areas within one trip, cutting travel time to a fraction of what it could've been. He was glad he brought them out today.

No, he's not acknowledging the fact that he barely touched anything with his own hands.

Though Kei's willing to admit he might be looking at his watch too much. The crowd was getting to him and that break couldn't come soon enough.

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i! Dr. Squid!" Or was it Octopus? Honestly, he couldn't remember the old comic villain's name at the moment, "wanna grab somethin' ta' eat? It's 'bout break time. Mr. Nakano has a few hands ta' take our places fer' an hour!" Farrin shouted to the support student. After shifting the couch left, then right, then more right, then left again, Farrin was given the okay to go find Kei so they could step away for a bit. It wasn't the weight of the furniture that had tuckered Farrin out. It was the prolonged exposure to so many people and the toll it had taken on his social battery. Kei was in the thick of it, so if anything, he had it worse. 

"C'mon, I think there's a decent ramen spot nearby." 

Was it almost touristy of him to instantly opt for ramen? Maybe, but whatever, that's what he was hungry for, and unless Kei had any better alternatives, it would do. Assuming Kei followed along, Farrin would turn about and make for blue double doors that led to the hallway connecting to the main lobby and front entrance.

Once outside, Farrin stretched his arms as far as they reached and, with a yawn, would turn to face the support student. "How yuh' holdin' up?" He asked. "I'm glad we're helpin' out wit' somethin' like this, but can't say I enjoy all the peoplein'." As committed as the time-turner was to defend the people, he really didn't like interacting with them unnecessarily. It was something Barty & Sada, despite her own aversion to the general populace, actively tried to rectify. That didn't mean Farrin liked it.   

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Kei Hada]

Kei was placing the last of his boxes down when he heard someone call out to... him? "Dr. Squid...?" It was only when he turned to see the hero freshman that he realized. "Mech tentacles! Right." Which would reel themselves back into his pack so they were no longer at risk of flailing at anyone.

He almost cried at Farrin's offer, thankful for some time off from the event. "Yes please, I'm so hungry." He wasn't, the stress was ruining his appetite, but maybe the small fib would be convincing enough for the hosts to take pity on him and send him away for lunch. He'll probably be hungry by the time they're out the building anyway.

As it turned out he didn't need to worry at all, having belatedly registered the shift change. Thank God. "Ramen sounds perfect." It took no time for him to follow Farrin out the door.

Keeping pace with the freshman, Kei looked up at him and let out a breathless laugh. "I'm okay! Honestly I'm not much of a people person either." Which may be a surprise to some given his outgoing nature. "It's just a lot of noise in there. Gets overwhelmin' after a bit so I'm glad we can take a breather." And that was what the support student did, taking in the fresh air that was a stark contrast to the stuffy indoors.

He turned to Farrin again. "What about you? I hope Nakano-san's not makin' you do too much just because you're aimin' to be a hero."

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 smirk crept across Farrin's features. It wasn't easy pursuing the hero's life when one was such an introvert. While Kei wasn't shooting to be a hero, per se, he would be involved with the industry. He wasn't getting away from all the peopling either. Students like Farrin hounded him for gear now, just as heroes inevitably would in the future. At least the two had some common ground in their general distaste for unnecessary noise. 

"Yeah. I dun' know how I'm gonna tackle all this hero stuff when I dun' very much like talkin' ta' so many people," he laughed. "I'd take scrapin' wit' a bunch o' crooks over flashin' camera lights n' the interviews any day o' the wekk." 

The crowds in this part of the city were relatively light. It didn't hurt that a lot of people were still at work. Farrin led the way, maneuvering around the few crowds that were competing for the sidewalk's width. Luckily, it wasn't too much of a struggle. 

"Eh, he has me rearrangin' the room a thousand different ways. It's no' difficult, but then I've others comin' up n' askin' questions 'bout UAU n' playin' twenty questions wit' me 'bout what it's like trainin' ta' be a hero. I can take it fer' a bit, but I'm no' much o' an entertainer. Hard ta' decorate the gruelin' nature o' it all in the way they're hopin' ta' hear." 

Heroes were glamorized across all of entertainment media and the news, but everything it took from the person behind the hero went unnoticed. Low life expectancy, constant training, endless work, and stakes that few other professions shared. Plug that variable into the equation, add it to the time-turner's introversion, and you had a young lad who really didn't want to engage with much of the populace his life was obligated to. 

"N' yeself, how's it goin' in there?"  

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Kei Hada]

Kei couldn't help but wince in sympathy at the mention of interviews. "Yeah, especially when you plan to be a big name since that's what gets you the connections to do your job." As much as he didn't like being a public face, he couldn't ignore how powerful the media was in spreading the word about that work. Even just reaching out to others to talk about your stuff helped. But man was it exhausting. There's a reason he's not a business major. "I believe in lettin' your work speak for itself but I can't deny the importance of networkin'."

As he followed the hero student through the street, he listened to him talk about his day. Another wince crossed his face when the guy recounted the questions of the university and he sighed. "That's what we get for goin' to UAU. One of the most highly coveted hero institutes in the world, so we'd eventually get questions on what it's like or how to get in." Kei let out a laugh. "But hey- it's better if they know the truth, especially if they wanna get into the hero business themselves. They should be aware of how hard it's gonna be." Or how dangerous, though Kei figured that didn't need to be said.

He decided not to mention how the truth was what steered him off the hero path himself.

Instead he focused on Farrin's question, glad he's given the chance to steer the conversation away from the reality of heroism. "It's goin' good! More than anythin' I get questions about the arms." One of the metal arms would pop out of his pack, waving at the freshman before it was tucked back in. "So I say I made 'em myself, then the coordinator mentioned I study in UAU, and then they ask what it's like bein' in the support department there. Though I think I moved around so much that I couldn't stop to answer everythin'."

Kei stretched his arms as he walked on. "I still had to wade through a lot of people though. I kinda worry about havin' to go back to that." He suddenly clapped then, to catch himself before he could psyche himself out. "But! It's nothin' some food and rechargin' couldn't fix!" Yeah that's right, shake off the strain of sensory overload. "I'm sure we'll come back ready to get through the rest of the day." He was excited for that ramen now.

If only the resounding boom that followed didn't ruin his chances of getting it.

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arrin nodded along with Kei. They may have pursued different lines of work, in different departments, but it was all related to hero society one way or another. The fundamentals of their work were a shared knowledge, even if the particulars were not. To fight the big bads one needed to be talented, skilled, and well-equipped. To acquire more resources, they needed to make bigger splashes, and bigger waves felt by the populace, which led to more money coming in which, in the right hands, was fed right back into the system for the purpose of saving more lives. Farrin had combat prowess, Kei had a meticulous mind, but both were going to need to deal with people - and peopling sucked. 

"Yeah, I try explainin' how it's no' sunshine n' rainbows, but I feel like I'm supposed ta' let 'em down easy or somethin', not completely sully their image o' hero society, faith in us n' all that. Dun' really know where the balance is exactly." 

Farrin's smirk grew into a smile as he waved back to the robotic hand. He knew it wasn't alive or anything, but it was nifty enough to warrant his respect - and a wave. Kei truly was a mad lad. Not a mad doctor though. At least, Farrin hoped. There were enough screwy scientist types out across the globe, screwing with quirks for their own gains. 

"They are pretty cool. Outdid yerself wit' that one, lad. Can they do anythin' else aside from actin' as extra limbs? Like, any specialized functionality or somethin'?" 

The Q&A would have to wait, as would their food. The not-so-distant boom was felt as much as it was heard. A rippling wave passed through them, though not with enough force to knock the students back. Still, whatever happened, it was nearby. 

"C'mon, we need ta' check it out," Farrin nodded toward a singular pillar of dark smoke now stabbing up at the sky about three blocks over. "If there's criminal activity, just stay back n' I'll send any civilians yer' way." With that, Farrin started off down the street, withholding Chronokinesis in case this was some massive villain attack that would require all the juice he had. 

If it was criminal, odds were Farrin was going to jump into the fray, but he didn't want Kei in the line of fire after last time. He could direct the civilians away as Farrin sent them to him though. Fortunately, when the students arrived at ground zero a few moments later, there were no criminals to be seen. Just a large building, under construction though nearly finished, set ablaze... and collapsing. 

"Aw shite," Farrin muttered. "Okay, we gotta do somethin' until emergency services arrives." 

Unintelligible shouts cried from within. The construction crew? Yeah, they had to move. "Let's go," Farrin said, darting toward the building.

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[Kei Hada]

Peopling did indeed suck - even if Kei would never say such a thing - but sacrifices had to be made in order to move forward, and one's social energy is a small price to pay all things considered. He was glad Farrin understood that. Though he sighed in sympathy when the freshman expressed concerns over balance. "Yeah, it's tough. You wanna prepare 'em for the path they're takin' but don't wanna lose their trust in the work as a whole. But I'm sure you got a good grasp on what it takes- as long as you explain that to 'em, you're fine."

Kei mimicked the smile when the other student complimented his invention. "Thank you! Well they're stronger than me for one thing so I can climb with 'em, and they can actually act as-" He stopped mid-sentence as the blast shook the pavement under his feet, lucky to have not fallen over from the motion. That- that wasn't good. His eyes caught on the plume of smoke as Farrin's words reached his ears. It was only when he registered what he said that he turned to the freshman, who already went on a sprint.

Wait.

Wait wait wait.

"Why are we runnin' towards the danger?!" Why would he even ask that was the better question really. He was talking to a hero student after all, so there had to be some sense of initiative in them whenever there's people in danger. Unfortunately, half the time that initiative led to recklessness. Kei could only hope Farrin knew what he was doing as he followed after him.

At least there was no gang to fight against (read: cower away from) this time. It was just a burning building. That was already crumbling. And Farrin was running headfirst to it.

Crap.

"Wait, slow down!" Kei was using his own feet still- he wasn't nearly as fast as the hero student. "Do you at least have a plan?!" Several people stopped to watch the disaster unfold, some with phones out to either call the emergency hotline or record the burning building. Well, at least he didn't have to waste time calling them himself. "My gear could at least carry us up if you don't wanna start from the bottom."

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lan? Yeah, Farrin had a plan. Save as many people as he could, stabilize whatever damage was done where possible, and try not to die in the process. It was a work in progress.

"Yeah, plan is ta' help whoever we can until more qualified people arrive," he answered. Probably not what Kei would want to hear, but at least he was honest. 

Metal beams creaked, threatening to spill the rest of the scaffolding they shouldered out into the street. A disaster waiting to happen. A few teens watched from only just meters away. They were asking for it. 

"Lads, clear the street, now!" Farrin shouted, then looked back to Kei, "yeah, no' a bad-" 

A window burst out as a secondary explosion shook the building. A moment later, a construction worker leaped out and slammed hard onto the scaffolding one story down. The metal framework groaned louder. Farrin's eyes flared gold, his quirk activating. He whipped his hands forward and ensnared four joint connections between the metal frames with a temporal deceleration field. He couldn't stop the framework from collapsing, but he could force the process to slow down. 

"Help! Help! I've got three more guys in there, but the interior is collapsing, and they were cut off!" The construction worker shouter before starting to climb down. 

Farrin darted forward, then shouted back, "all o' 'em togeher, same floor yuh' just popped out o'?" 

"Two were just behind me before the collapse on the fourth floor. The last was still running down the stairwell to us, I'm not sure where he is right now!" The man replied, continuing his descent.

They could ask how this happened later. Right now, they knew two men were likely still trapped on the fourth floor, and another was last seen in a stairwell. "Yuh' dun' have ta' come," Farrin turned to offer Kei, "but if yuh' do, I wouldn't mind the ride up."   

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Kei Hada]

Yeah, that's... that was a goal Farrin described, not a plan. Heroes had protocols for this surely? What to look out for, what to designate as the safe zone, how to work through the area as quickly as possible. Sure, a lot of it was common sense, but a plan of action was still nice to have so everyone was in line for the impromptu rescue mission. As the building gave a worrying groan however, he couldn't blame the hero student for acting on instinct alone.

Luck must've been on their side then, as a construction worker revealed himself and pointed them to where his coworkers may be. It was a start but a start was huge in situations like this.

And as much as Kei wanted to leave crisis situations to the professionals, something needed to be done while they weren't here as Farrin said. So he pat his own head to shake off his anxiety. "Okay. Okay okay okay- hold on then!" One metal arm was deployed, coiling itself around the hero student's torso to secure him in its hold. Only when Kei was satisfied with its grip did he unleash the others to latch as high on the side of the building as he could, careful not to touch the scaffolding so he didn't endanger the escaped civilian's descent. And thus they started the climb up.

It was a good thing he wasn't afraid of heights.

Once they got to the fourth floor - more luck as the windows weren't installed yet so there were no shards to worry about - Kei carefully maneuvered the arms through the opening, setting Farrin down as soon as his own feet touched the floor. Only then did he realize his legs were shaking. He braced himself on the wall to prevent himself from collapsing.

He didn't realize he was using his hand until he sensed blood.

Kei pulled his hand away as if the wall was scalding. The feeling faded but... something about that seemed wrong somehow? Like he was missing something important. Taking several deep breaths, he forced himself to touch the wall again. There- the blood wasn't just Farrin's.

"Three doors down," he said quietly. Then, with more urgency, "Three doors down! They're not movin'!"

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ime ticked away like sand sifting through the hourglass. Adrenaline made hours of minutes. Chronokinesis made days of hours. As the two students scaled the side of the scaffolding, Farrin watched - listened - for any sign of weakness. Would their added weight shift any more of the metal web works? Today, fortune favors the bold. It wasn't often Farrin considered himself lucky, all luck of the Irish joking aside, but today was one of them. 

When they set down, Farrin eyed the fiery abyss. The smoke trailed the ceiling, the flames licking at the floor below and turning everything above into a hotbox. When he turned, it was to Kei braced against the wall. His legs were shaking.

"Look, we're goin' ta' be okay. If yuh' feel immediate danger like a collapse comin', yuh' get out. I'll be fine. Just try ta breathe by the windows, n' stay calm," Farrin said just a moment before Kei pinpointed the construction workers. 

A curious brow rose, but there was no time for questions. That, too, would have to wait until later. Lives were on the line. And all life was precious. 

"Wait 'ere, I'll find 'em, either send 'em yer' way or bring 'em 'ere meself if they can't walk, then you take 'em down!" 

Without another word, Farrin turned and blazed down the hall. The lack of sleep, the weight of each challenge that pitched with the new day, his own quirk, it was a stacked game that asked more and more of him, but he would give all he had, all he was to do what he knew was right. People deserve life. They deserved to be happy. That meant the lives three doors down, and their families, and Kei and his loved ones. He could retrieve these guys and get them and Kei out safely. He had to. 

So, in a blink, Farrin kicked down the third door. A rush of winds carrying flames spat out to meet him. Seared his raised arms and set fire to his sleeves, but with Kei's outfit below his outerwear, Farrin was safe. A little toasty but safe. One of the workers, however, was not safe at all. One man leaned over another, his hands latched to a fallen support beam that pinned his fallen coworker to the ground. The flames grew, burning upward and outward through the room. 

"Help us, please! I can't lift it! It's...too...heavy," he strained. 

Farrin zipped to the man's side. "Back up, lad, I've got it from 'ere," he said, lowering into a crouch and taking hold of the metal beam. They had to move. The unconscious fella was bleeding. Hopefully, the support beam wasn't clogging up a wound. If it weren't for the fire, Farrin might have opted to leave him still until medical professionals arrived, but the fire was a factor. A growing one. "Start down the hall, there's another lad 'bout my age, wit' robotic tendril-arms n' such, head his way." 

"Ar-are you sure? You're just a kid. I can't-"

"Just do it," Farrin said, straining but lifting the beam. 

The smart thing to do would have been to ask for help, for the standing construction worker to grab his buddy after Farrin lifted, but the time-turner wouldn't put anyone else at risk. He signed up for this. This was what he wanted. This was his reality, his life. And no amount of pain would deter him. 

The first worker started out the door, and as he did, Farrin repositioned himself. The time-turner took the weight of the beam all with his right arm while he leaned low and scooped the unconscious worker up with his left and threw him over his shoulder. This strength, it wasn't his. Not entirely. It belonged to Convergence, a network of Farrin's "alters" across time, and it came at a cost. One he would bear. While blessed strength flooded his veins, their thoughts flooded his mind. 

Weak. Slow.

Reject. Freak.

Isolated. Useless. Alone.

Farrin grit his teeth, then slowly lowered the metal beam onto the floor. Dropping it might tear the weakening floor open and further damage the building's infrastructure. "I'm no' weak," he muttered. Then why do you require our strength? He didn't have an answer. 

That strength was draining from him quickly. They were taking it - and more. Farrin could typically remain active for hours, even by himself, as long as he wasn't operating with his quirk at max capacity the whole time. Now? It was like they robbing him of muscle mass. His figure was the same, but his strength waned. 

"I told Kei, we'd make it," his whispered to no one, legging it, one foot at a time toward the door.

But it wasn't over. Assuming the first worker made it back, he still had to huff this guy back to Kei, then run back in to find the third and final worker. "I can. I will. I have to," he repeated lowly. If he couldn't, then who the hell was he anymore? 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Kei Hada]

He was taking too long.

That was the thought running in Kei's mind as he stayed by the window, trying his hardest to take gulps of air while avoiding the smoke. He was prepared to go originally. He was scared, sure, who wouldn't be in this situation, but he was ready to run in and go after the civilians still trapped in the building. He didn't expect Farrin to tell him to stay while he went in alone. And while it made sense for him to wait for the people to come in so he could carry them down, he didn't like leaving Farrin to tackle whatever problems lied ahead on his own.

The smoke was only getting thicker. He had a way to get rid of it but it meant leaving his spot, and if the hero student led any civilians to him, they'd be at a loss of what to do if he was gone.

One civilian emerged eventually, coughing up a storm. Kei waved at the man. "Hey! Over here!" As the construction worker ran closer, Kei's brow furrowed. Farrin wasn't with him. "I can help get ya down but where's my friend? He would've been the one to fetch ya."

The man shook his head. "He stayed behind to try to get my bud out from under a beam! Wouldn't let me help him."

Kei's eyes went wide. "He's doin' that alone?" He wheezed as he looked between the hall before him and the window. He had to get this guy down, but it also sounded like Farrin was pushing himself hard to save someone. He might need help. But so did the civilian. The support student groaned before turning to the man. "How good are you at climbin'? Are you hurt anywhere?"

There was another shake of the man's head. "I'm worse for wear but I can move."

Kei nodded before pointing at the scaffolding outside. "Well enough to climb down? I can get ya as low as possible but I need to come back here to make sure our friends are okay."

There was concern in the worker's eyes as they flickered to the precarious structure, but ultimately he nodded. "Yeah- yeah yeah, just- please, you need to help them."

"I will! Promise. Now brace yourself!" With that, Kei wrapped a metal arm around the civilian's torso before they both exited the window. Clinging on the windowsill with two more arms, he stretched the arm holding the precious cargo as far as he could, letting the man down on the lowest platform he could reach. Only when he received a thumbs up from the man did Kei give his own before pulling himself back to the window.

Awesome. Okay. Now he just had to find Farrin.

Which didn't take long at all. When Kei ran to the room he sensed the civilians were in, he was met with the sight of the student himself carrying someone who was in much worse condition than the first. And not only that- but the fire was burning hot behind them. Immediately he activated the secondary function of his gear, stretching two quarms past the time turner to launch a torrent of water at the flames, hands firmly gripping the handles from his pack.

He yelled over the current. "Hey! Sorry for not waitin', I got worried!" Coughs escaped the sophomore and he pulled his collar over his nose, sighing in annoyance at the weakening pressure of the water from only using one hand to make more of it. "The first guy's headin' down. Leave the second with me- you still need to find the third guy. I'll try to bring the fire down!"

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he spindle of time weaved its temporal web. Various versions of the time-turner crisscrossed, overlapping, their strength added to Farrin's own, but the Alters giveth, the Alters taketh away. Many were far less than virtuous heroes. As a matter of fact, the majority that Farrin had encountered in his sifting dreams were villains. Their thoughts, their wills, taunted and attacked him. And now they were sapping his strength. 

But he wasn't alone. Not this time. 

Kei's voice rang true and dispelled the temporal miasma fogging Farrin's brain. "No worries," he huffed, passing his human cargo off to Kei. "N' thanks fer comin' ta' help." 

A smile crossed Farrin's face. Then he was off. Weakness stretched across his limbs. He was drained, but the tank wasn't entirely empty yet. With a blink, his eyes flared gold again. The dark recess of his mind, that place where his connection to the rest of his "selves" across time, was battered down. Farrin didn't need them to use his quirk. It was quite the opposite. As long as he didn't overdo it, chronokinesis wouldn't draw on their strength or their thoughts. 

The boy darted down the hall. A sign pointed him in the direction of the nearest stairwell. Farrin blew through the door, his eyes flicking between the up and down staircase. Nothing. It was time to trust ol' faithful. His gut instinct. Farrin sped up the staircase leading to the next floor. His gut proved correct. A man lay still on the ground, coughing up a lung, weak, though not quite unconscious. He breathed in too much smoke. 

Farrin's lifted the man over his shoulder, then retraced his steps. His strength was returning. He leaped down a few steps and blasted back down the hall toward Kei's last position. Farrin hadn't taken too long. There was a fair chance Kei would still be fighting the flames. When the freshman stumbled on his senior, he immediately called to him.  

"Got 'im, c'mon, let's get outta 'ere!" 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Kei Hada]

Kei repeated several reminders in his head as he combatted the blaze. He wasn't a firefighter. He didn't need to extinguish the flames completely. He only had to hold it off until Farrin came back. People were more important than buildings. The person Farrin left with him was in poor condition. He should make something to take care of the smoke in case he got in this situation again. Mark his mental words, he will need it eventually. He coughed against his shirt as he gripped the handle tighter.

God was there a lot of reminders to get through.

Eventually the voice in his head was silenced by the hero student's, and he turned to him, relieved that the guy was able to find the last person. "Awesome! Yeah let's go!" Shutting off the water supply, Kei carefully weaved two metal arms around the man left in his care. His gear was strong enough to carry him with one arm, but he didn't want to risk worsening whatever injuries he had. Stability was important above all else.

Once he was lifted in the air the sophomore moved, eventually reaching the window they got in. Kei was glad the first worker was able to get down - he could see the man on the ground, waving back at the student - but then he looked between the scaffolding, the man he was carrying and Farrin who had his own unconscious person on his shoulders. He couldn't help the grimace on his face. "I don't think I can carry us all down at the same time. Unless you got somethin', I'll have to make two trips."

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arrin stepped up to the window and out onto the scaffolding, looking the framework over beside Kei. Yeah, he had something in mind, but it wasn't something he had mastered quite yet. A little maneuver he practiced with Miroru a while back. It required more chronokinetic precision than power. 

"Yeah, I've got an idea, lad," he answered. 

Farrin stepped up to the edge of the scaffolding. Don't look down, right? And just how many people throughout the history of mankind actually managed to not look down after thinking those exact words? Yeah, he looked down. 

"Nothin' ventured, nothin' gained," Farrin said, slowly breathing out as Kei prepared his own route down the side of the scaffolding. 

Farrin stepped over the edge. One arm was clamped down over his living cargo. The other was held out at his side. A small discus field took shape below Farrin's boot, and as he kicked through it, the air displacement was accelerated to the point that it acted almost as thrust. It wasn't enough for proper "flight," but Farrin could jump around the air via "skywalking" for a time. In this case, he kicked upward just enough to slow the descent. His hand latched onto a metal pipe. Then, he let go and repeated the process, only kicking off the air once between each stop as he latched onto the scaffolding for support again.

He could also potentially slow the air enough that it became nearly solid, a small foothold he could jump off of instead, but that proved far more difficult than Miroru's suggested method of accelerated thrust. Another jump, and he was nearly all the way down. Farrin let go one last time, then kicked, but fell backward. "Shite, shite, shite," he cured. The field was malformed, throwing the time-turner's balance off. 

He latched onto another pipe that made up the scaffolding. Improper balance. Improper form. Farrin fell faster than he intended. Something in his arm tore, and so the boy let go. He dropped the last few feet and collapsed onto his knees. "Feckin' hell, gimme a break, jus' once, please," he muttered, nearly snarling. His passenger was locked in place, though, unharmed. Farrin's shoulder was in searing pain; his knees hurt like hell, but he was in one piece. 
 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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