[hikari]

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cats in trees are totes stereotypical. genuinely just SOOOO obvious. might as well hit yourself with like 100 stupid superhero movies and be done with it. but surprise, surprise, it, like, actually still happens in the year of our lord 2100. hikari almost can't believe her eyes as she tilts her prada sunglasses down her nose to get a better view of the elderly lady clutching her hands close to her chest as she frets at the base of a towering oak tree. a tiny kitten meows frantically in one of the uppermost branches. the sun glints off the serrated edges of her shattered halo, and further cascades down the length of her long, scarlet hair. the sidewalk the situation is occurring on buzzes with activity as tourists, businessmen, and college students alike walk in throngs towards their individual destinations. it's with a grandiose smile that hikari makes up her mind. she'll save this cat, and she'll look sexy as hell while doing it.[break][break]

the young woman (clad in a pure white bodysuit that desperately hugs each curve) strides forward with a flip of her silky hair over shoulder. "hiiiii," she greets the elderly woman without even sparing her a passing glance. in fact, hikari's eyes remain on the crowd surrounding them, watching carefully for any eyes that might be caught on her.[break][break]

"oh, young lady, can you call the fire de—"[break][break]

"SHUUUUUSH. SHH." the elderly woman finds hikari's pointer finger across her lips, thereby pausing her sentence in it's tracks. "omggggg your poor little kitty-tat. that's, like, sooooo sad. i'm so sad for you. seriously."[break][break]

the elderly woman stammers. "uh..."[break][break]

hikari's voice only gets louder, somehow. "its ok you old cow! i'll get your little kitty! that's right, your kitten is about to get saved by the prettiest heroine you've, like, EVER met. that's me, btw. nova luna for anybody listening~! spelled N-O-V-A..."[break][break]

MEOOOOOW. if cats could speak, that was the kitten saying 'shut the hell up and come save me!'. who is hikari to not answer the call? interrupted, but not perturbed, hikari cuts herself off and turns to the tree the kitten has clung to, with its little ears pressed flat against its head and its pupils wide enough to eclipse its irises. with a flourish of her palm, hikari commands control over one of the shards of her halo. unfortunately, the voice within said shard is less than enthused.[break][break]

uhmmm, srs? saving a cat from a tree? ur, like, so lame. this is the lamest thing u have ever done.[break][break]

hikari grits her teeth and narrows her eyes as she responds mentally. GO ALONG W/ IT????[break][break]

uhmmmmmmmmmm..... ok![break][break]

victorious, hikari directs the shard to slice towards the tree branch upon which the kitten is sitting. the intention is to catch it while it's falling, but halfway through it's trajectory, the shard suddenly dips down. its voice echoes in her head with mocking laughter.[break][break]

JK LMFAOOOOOO[break][break]

hikari's victory rapidly turns to misery as the shard suddenly dips low and veers away from the tree, instead piercing right through the hood of vehicle parked on the curb beside the tree. the street is suddenly and rapidly filled with the car's blaring horn, almost like a siren. hikari exhales sharply and covers her mouth with her hands, eyes wide as she stares at her halo's handiwork. the crowd that had gathered lets out a collective gasp alongside. another gasp escapes them as the car suddenly catches fire.[break][break]

"oh my god. what the fuck," hikari whispers to herself.

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Hiro

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[Hiro]

Sitting on the edge of a nearby rooftop, Hiro had decided to throw his boots up for a few hours and just enjoy a leisurely laze somewhere he knew he wouldn’t be disturbed. Sure, there was the bustle below him on the streets that in a sense sounded like waves crashing onto a shore, but it also calmed him down.

It made him wonder where he had come from, because the more he thought about it the less he assumed he was from a big city. Nor any town he had passed through on his journey up to Tokyo, and possibly beyond.

Maybe he wasn’t even from Japan as a whole, there was also that possibility. But the longer he thought about it all, the more elusive his forgotten memories seemed to get.

But when his frustrations got too much, he’d just forget about it by eating something tasty and letting his eyes dart around. He’d notice an old lady lamenting her kitty up in the tree, and Hiro figured he could maybe get a small reward for saving them.

But before he could act upon that, a seemingly vapid red headed lady in a brilliant white bodysuit approached the woman and claimed in no unclear terms that she was going to save the day. In fact, it was loud enough that he could hear it over all the noise coming off the street.

Hiro’s interest had been piqued, as he continued munching on the half stale sandwich he had earned himself yesterday.

Taking her time, eventually a shard launched itself from the hero that had called herself Nova something. But rather than catching a branch it would veer off course and run itself through the hood of the car, which as quickly started smoking like an old timey cartoon car that was made of tinder.

The fire spread, and soon enough the car would decide that just a fire wasn’t enough, and instead turned itself into a fireball that just so happened to also aim straight up at the tree where the Kitten was about to be roasted…

”Oh dear...” the old lady would call out as the fireball turned the tree into a torch.

Eyes turned to the young heroine, consternation mixed with mild anger. The old lady seemed despondent, as they couldn’t find their kitten anymore.

"Well, fortunately I was here in time..." Hiro would call out, as eyes turned to face him, the kitten clinging onto him like their life depended on it.

Hiro had a certain charred aura about him, he had honestly not expected the fireball when he had dropped himself down to grab the kitten from the tree, so he had to do a little acrobatics to avoid becoming a roast chicken himself.

"Oh my dear poodums...” the old lady would exclaim as sadness became joy once more and she went to look at the kitten… ”… Wait, you’re not poodums...” she exclaimed, her tone changing to one of whimsical confusion. ”Oh right, poodums is at my grandchild today!” she said, trailing off literally to go along her way.

"Wait, does that mean I won’t get a… reward?” Hiro said, holding up the hand with the sandwich and realizing that had been the fireball’s only victim...

Well, he felt a victim in the sandwich’s demise…

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[hikari]

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"omg, no no no NOOO--" hikari's words are useless because they are not a firehose that can rapidly put out a fire, something that has rapidly become a problem in just a few seconds. within moments, the engine fire from the car has spread to the tree, and the leaves act like tinder, very quickly setting the whole thing ablaze within moments with a split-second fireball sent for the exact tree branch the KITTEN WAS ON!!!! hikari can't help it. she almost screams, that's how high-pitched her next gasp is, and sweat quickly forms into a bead on her brow when she realizes that she has probably just KILLED a literally KITTEN on LIVE TELEVISION. WHAT THE FUUUUUUCK. it literally can't get worse than this, she's absolutely convinced. and even worse, the shard that caused this whole goddamn problem is NONE THE WISER. with fury in her eyes, hikari pulls the offending shard out of her halo and stares at her reflection on the shard's surface. they swiftly begin a telepathic but incredibly animated conversation.[break][break]

did i do tht?[break][break]

ARE U FCKIN SRS RN[break][break]

wtf are u so mad abt bitch[break][break]

WE LITERALLY JUST COOKED A KITTEN?????[break][break]

ummm... ok[break][break]

WHAT DO U MEAN "ummmm... ok"???????[break][break]

??? literally not my problem[break][break]

hikari could ignite right now, she's so mad, and the only thing that stops her from doing so is the sudden realization that the kitten is... alive. somehow. and clinging to some dude's body like it's just seen jesus. and, yeah, it probably has, cuz oh my god. hikari's palm leaves her face and she instead stares with dumbfounded uncertainty at the scene before her. at least the kitten is alright, but... what the hell?[break][break]

only... that kitten is not the old lady's kitten? so... whose kitten is it? this is way too much. hikari is litterally still lingering on the idea that she could've killed the poor thing, and now she also has to reckong with the idea that either somebody out their is missing their poor, almost burnt cat OR this stray's last memory in it's miserable life was almost a literal fucking fireball. hikari genuinely doesn't know what's worse. somehow, though, she regains use of her legs and stumbles towards hiro, genuinely confused.[break][break]

"sooo... it's a... stray?" she wonders aloud, eyes narrowing.[break][break]

it's cute, though. it reminds her of the kitten she had when she was a kid. not that hikari would ever mention that.[break][break]

god, why does her head hurt so badly now?

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[Hiro]

Hiro felt so despondent about his burnt sandwich, that he didn’t realize that he was now the temporary owner a stray kitten… But the hero snapped him out of the daze, although it was hard not to feel emotional about his lack of tasty bread.

"I mean… I guess so.” Hiro would remark, holding the adorable little furball in the air almost as if he was appraising a diamond.

… But the thing’s eyes were so damn endearing that he couldn’t even remotely contemplate asking money for him. What kind of person would that even make him? Not a particularly good one, he’d reckon.

"So, anyways. How do you even breathe in that suit?” Hiro would ask the hero, feeling it was probably the only question worth asking.

Well, that and “do you have money for food”, but he would rather show a more wholesome side before grifting them for a few hundred yen. But honestly, the hero didn’t seem like they were a particular bright bulb out of the box, so he wasn’t keeping his hopes up for them being one of those loaded top tier heroes that earned so much that they slept on a bed of gold.

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hikari |

[hikari]

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damn, the kitten's like, actually cute. that isn't surprising, of course. hikari's always been cat person, ever since her dad brought one home to her on her seventh birthday, a pure white molly with iridescent fur and bright blue eyes. she was deaf, of course, a curious but common affliction for cats that looked like her. nonetheless, the kitten was hikari's confidant and partner-in-crime before hikari began conflating popularity with importance. on long nights when dad left her home alone again, hikari went to sleep with little bao in her arms, drifting into dreams with the gentle, rhythmic rise of both of their chests. and then, only 6 months after bao arrived in the mansion, hikari watched a hawk take her into the sky with sharp talons around her small torso, blood flowing from the punctures in her fur just as much as tears flowed from hikari's eyes. poor thing couldn't hear the beating of wings. hikari may have, but she can't remember. regardless, she blames herself for bao's death, one of the only things she actually laments nowadays, and the only thing she blames herself for.[break][break]

maybe that's why it stings so hard in her chest when she looks at this soot-stained stray, a patchwork of smokey-black and white fur and wide green eyes. it's not just like bao, but it's close enough to pull on hikari's heartstrings, to the point that she asks hiro her next question in a poised, nonchalant way that only barely reveals how much she's hinging on his answer. "so are you keeping it or what?" she intones, though she purposefully keeps her eyes off of the furball mewling in hiro's arms. "or are you just gonna hold it up and stare at it like a weirdo?"[break][break]

and then a comment about her suit. who the hell is this dude? first he saves the cat he was trying to say and then he makes dumb comments about her rockin' bod? hikari rolls her eyes SOOOO HARD.[break][break]

"um, like any other person, duuuh?" she points her voice like a viper at hiro, and even sends him a withering glare, though a smile has risen to her face. "do u need like a lesson or something? are u that stupid?"

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[Hiro]

Giving the little furball another glance, it definitely had something magnetic about it. That little money gremlin in the back of the head continued to nag, at least, until the empty headed hero shook him out of his inner thoughts again.

"Keeping what?” he´d ask her, before realizing they were talking about the kitten. "I mean, I don’t know if I am stupid, but pretty sure you were the one that nearly set the cat and half the block on fire...” Hiro would chirp back with a mean smile.

He could trade barbs with the best… or worst(?) of them. This lady had nothing to put him down with if he got going.

"So I assume you want the cat, then? I hope it’s not just so you can finish the job, or get rid of the evidence of your cat torching ways.” Hiro would remark, deliberately mean and leaning on her gaffe.

He would make a display of turning away from her, cradling the kitten. Walking away at such a slow pace that he was certain she would follow along, if only because of what he was saying to the cat.

"Don’t worry little one, I won’t let that mean dumb lady set fire to you a second time!” he’d whisper, stroking its amazingly soft fur.

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[hikari]

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melodies of life

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we're adding up the layers of harmony

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the nerve on this dude! sure, she may have set almost half the block on fire, and she may have had it caught on camera like an IDIOT, and the cat may have almost died, but... okay, yeah, she did something pretty bad. she can admit that to herself, but she definitely won't let hiro win on those grounds. she harumphs and tilts her nose upwards, as if looking down upon him and the little kitten would absolve her of any wrongdoing. "so what?" she sneers. "at least i looked hot while doing it, and not like some dinky little... whatever you are."[break][break]

and after all of that, he still seeks to insult her! he's nothing if not exhaustive in the game of back-and-forth, almost as skilled as hikari herself. suddenly flaring up in righteous anger, hikari's quirk activates in a sheen of verdant energy as she sends warbling, star-like shards of her halo flying towards hiro to land right in front of his feet, thereby snaring him where he is as he attempts to walk away with the kitten in hand.[break][break]

"uh, no way, weirdo!" she trills, almost baring her teeth at him and she strides towards him from behind. "the hell do you think you're doing? that cat is now... umm... evidence! in an investigation against... you! for setting the fire. so i advise you to hand over the furball so we can get busy with that. and stuff."[break][break]

a boldfaced lie, and not a very good one at that.

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Hiro

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[Hiro]

Unsurprisingly, and partly by desing the redhead would not let him leave and almost immediately used her quirk to stop him dead in his track. But despite the threat, he neither went for his sword nor looked scared as he turned back to face the lady with a slightly confounded look on his face.

”Time to reel this one in.” his devious side spoke inside of his head, knowing that he had this lady right where he wanted her.

And he could thank his lucky stars that the lady seemed to be not that bright herself, doing half the selling for him.

"No! Don’t take this innocent little kitten, it has suffered enough!” he’d call out, his voice laying on the dramatics extra thick and making sure as many people could hear him.

Most people had cleared out after most of the excitement had faded, but a few hadn’t, and gasps and disapproving murmurs could be heard aimed towards the redhead, who was now seen in a way different light.

Having ensnared the ‘true’ saviour of the cat, blaming him for what happened, and trying to take the kitten to what people would assume was getting rid of the evidence of her screwup.

Within seconds, public opinion shifted dramatically and people would call out towards the redhead.

"Stop that, everyone knows you nearly set fire to that kitten!” a civilian called out, with others vocally agreeing.

But whilst Hiro could be devious, he was hardly cruel, and would with great dramatics raise his hand in peace. "Please, do not be too harsh on her, I am sure she means the best!” Hiro calls out, gesturing towards the redhead to move into whispering range.

"If you buy me lunch, I’ll make sure you get out of here looking better than ever.” he proposed with a sly smile, the ‘innocent’ amount of blackmail now having been made.

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