[Samaritan]

Michael Faraday

Let The Cramps Sink In

As soon as Michael saw that little thumbs up from his friend all pretense of him being strong and together dropped. He collapsed limply on the ground, his limbs sprawled out. He couldn't even lift his head. Every muscle in his body felt like it was cramping at once, even the bit of air he used to keep his head inflated roundly was weak. His head looked like a balloon from a week old birthday party, just barely puffed up enough to not outline his skull off-puttingly, and even that felt like a strain. Michael let out a low groan of pain as he could finally stop.

"Ow..." Michael whined through the cramps. "I can't move my arms..." He was far more sore than tired, but he was quite hungry after all that, not that he could move enough to feed himself. As opposed to the warmth Yoko was going to need for her recovery, Michael wanted to be put into a cold ice bath and just lie there until his body could feel anything other than tight muscle spasms.

Notes & Tags: Yanai Yoko

TLDR: Michael's body finally gives out on him and all he can do is feel the cramps through his whole muscular system

[Yanai Yoko]

''Oi, no sleeping yet...'' She let out a small yawn, feeling the adrenaline drain from her body fast now that they were safe. It wasn't until she noticed that Michael was still lying down and his head was deflating that the panic set in. ''Hey, Michael! You can't sleep here!'' She tugged on his shoulder. ''We still need to get our grade!'' She looked at his arms as he said he couldn't feel them, lifting him back up slowly she would support him on her own shoulder. ''You pushed yourself way too much, didn't you?'' He probably couldn't see it but she was pouting. ''Idiot. I'm telling the others on you.'' Khepri, Wendy, Luna. Michael was amazing today, but he made her worry so this was the punishment he was going to be dealt.

''Snacks are on me.'' She felt her rain cloud manifest, but rather than worry about it she pulled Michael in front of it so the cold water could help cool him down. Of course if he protested she would stop immediately, but for the time being they were slowly making their way out of the training area. ''That's non-negotiable. If there's anything you want just tell me.'' She might even take care of him until his arms recovered at this rate. Like how was he supposed to get into his dorm room like this? This thought gave her a sudden idea.

''Michael, we should get you a girlfriend.'' She blurted out.

Samaritan

[Samaritan]

Michael Faraday

Who Needs a Girl When I Got You?

"I'm not sleeping..." Michael groaned out weakly. "I just can't move my body much at the moment..." He admitted as he chuckled through a grimace. "I didn't push myself THAT hard..." Michael lied so she wouldn't worry but then he whined when she threatened to tell their friends about him overdoing it again. "Nooo... don't tell them! It's not that bad! Really!" He struggled to slowly lift up his left arm. Despite the effort, he only managed to get his arm up a few inches. "See..."

Michael didn't want to worry Yoko. She was more protective of him than he felt comfortable with. Despite his pacifistic nature, he was quite durable... but he did tend to overdo it. Which is why he often hid just how much he did to not cause his friend concern. He had to make himself strong enough to deal with anything and back her up 200%, so he had been going Plus Ultra a lot to try conditioning his body. Michael chuckled softly to try bringing levity to the situation so it didn't seem so bad.

"A girlfriend? I already have you and the other girls, what would I need a girlfriend for?" Michael laughed ignorantly.

Notes & Tags: Yanai Yoko

TLDR: Michael tries to cover just how sore he is to keep Yoko from worrying

[Yanai Yoko]

''I'm telling them.'' She repeated firmly, crossing her arms after she watched him barely move his left arm. She was proud of him, incredibly proud of him, but she couldn't reward him for being careless, since that meant he was going to take more risks like this in the future. That was one thing that worried her about Michael. He was too kind and giving for his own good. He would wreck his body to save people if it came down to it, probably throw his self-preservation out the window like a dumbass. The ideal hero, but that didn't stop her from worrying.

''What do you mean?'' She blinked her eyes and looked over at him. ''To help take care of you and stuff.'' It was true that he had them and she couldn't speak for the others but Yoko herself wasn't exactly girlfriend material. Besides, she liked girls. ''Just imagine, your girlfriend could come pick you up after you've pushed yourself at an exercise like this. She could make you dinner, hold your hands and kiss you and all that couples stuff.'' She looked ahead to see where they were walking, letting her words hang in the air for a moment. ''Unless you would rather get a boyfriend. I don't know how boys work, but I'll help you either way.''

His odds were pretty good too. As far as she had seen he was pretty well-liked, just oblivious. With her expertise she could probably get him a date within a week. ''Is there anyone you like?''

Samaritan

[Samaritan]

Michael Faraday

Who Would Want to Kiss the Lipless?

Michael chuckled, finally realizing what she was referring to. A girlfriend rather than a girlfriend. "I don't really have anyone in my life I like like that. I mean I have you and the other girls and you're all really important to me. I don't think of any of you romantically, but I haven't really thought of that about anyone."

Michael managed to lift his arm enough to rub the back of his head weakly. "I know it doesn't matter really what someone's gender is, I've felt attractions before, but it always felt... intrusive?" He wasn't too sure on the word to use. "Like I could appreciate someone's alluring qualities, but after a while it felt kind of like... you know when you're people watching and you feel yourself staring too long? I feel like that if I'm admiring anyone too long, like its rude, so I never really felt comfortable thinking romantically. And I doubt there are many people that would be leering after me anyway, people can't even see my eyes." Michael laughed, oblivious to anyone that had ever tried to flirt with him or longed after him.

"And its not like I'm lonely. I have all of you. I don't think I'm really missing out on much when it comes to things couples do." Michael laughed innocently. The big sweet cinnamon roll of a man didn't know the appeal of romantic and sensual contact.

Notes & Tags: Yanai Yoko

TLDR: Michael doesn't really know what could be gained from dating, he wanted to just make people happy and comfortable and never really thought that he would have anything to offer to that kind of relationship anyway

[Yanai Yoko]

''Really?'' That kind of took her by surprise. ''No one at all? I'm not just talking school... What do you mean intrusive? Are you saying you're not allowed to have thoughts and feelings?'' She narrowed her eyes at him, but let him finish since Michael had a good head on his shoulders and usually didn't say anything dumb before he thought about it like she tended to do. ''You've got to be kidding.'' She huffed a bit. Was it a confidence thing? But he normally came across as pretty confident. ''You're not staring, I don't think so and I bet no one else is either.'' Although that wasn't something she could prove, however...

''People flirt with you all the time, dude. You have a good personality and you're nice to everyone you meet. You're a guy who can talk about feelings too, girls love that shit. That means a hell of a lot more than having a nice face. I guarantee I could help you find a date within two weeks.'' She wasn't exactly a matchmaker herself considering her messy past with love, but Michael was a lot more marketable than she was.

''Well... So long as you're not lonely I guess it's fine, but having more people that care about you could never hurt.'' She added. ''If I had broken my arm during the exercise I wouldn't be able to help you like this.'' Of course she would probably still have tried. ''Whatever you're happy with, I'm happy with, but don't think there aren't people interested in you that way, I know for a fact there is.''

Samaritan

[Samaritan]

Michael Faraday

Unaware of Flirterers

"It's not that I'm not allowed... its just. It feels inappropriate. Most people can't even see where I'm looking anyway. It would be horrible if they thought I was looking at them objectifiably..." Michael had a lot of insecurities from the idea of people misinterpreting him and feeling uncomfortable.

Michael knew Yoko was right and it kind of felt embarrassing to be someone their age and feel so nervous about the ideas of attraction and intimacy. He had always put the feelings of others first and foremost, making sure other's comforts were met before his or even at the expense of his. His feelings towards dating had evolved with those tenets in mind. He much more wanted to be someone's friend than romantically involved. Being a friend, he could actively contribute to their lives and happiness in ways that catered to their wants and needs. Being a boyfriend... he felt there wasn't anything for him to contribute that couldn't be accomplished better by someone more suitable. Maybe it was because he hadn't felt that kind of emotional and physical attraction to someone else that would make it click for him, but as he was, he just couldn't see it.

The idea of people flirting with him and him not even noticing was probably the most embarrassing part... it was a weird mixture of feelings from hearing that revelation, but none were directly feelings of desire. He more felt bad that he was so ignorant of people flirting that he hadn't even recognized it. It was one thing to not reciprocate feelings if you didn't share them, but to just ignore or be oblivious to someone's feelings just felt rude.

"I... I don't need you to find me a significant other... but maybe you can start pointing out when people are... flirting... with me?" Michael said, luckily too sore to feel the heat in his head from blushing. "I didn't know that people were showing interest in me... in that way. So I don't want them to think that I'm ignoring their feelings." Maybe if he at least knew of peoples attraction to him, he might feel more romantically inclined. As for now, he still had no one that pulled that kind of emotional response out of him, so it would be like asking which of his friends were 'hotter'. It wasn't something he ever thought about and felt weird to think about.

Notes & Tags: Yanai Yoko

TLDR: Michael comes to terms with he might not have felt any attraction to others because he was unaware of the attraction to him. So he agrees to have Yoko tell him if she knows when people are flirting with him so he can at the very least not be rude and ignore their feelings.

[Yanai Yoko]

''No one's doing that.'' A fact she couldn't exactly prove, but she was just trying to put his mind at ease. ''Besides, if they do then I'll beat them up for you.'' Looking or not, quirk or not, no one was going to discriminate against Michael because of his mutation on her watch. He had helped her find a way out of her dark pit of self-pity and self-hatred just by being friendly to her, so she was determined to help him whichever way she could too. ''In any case.'' She let out a small sigh. ''As long as you're happy, dating and all that it doesn't matter. You shouldn't go looking for love either just because other people are.''

She was speaking from a bit of experience, both because she had rushed into relationships in the past that crashed and burned, but also because she could probably have settled in a relationship with someone at school by now, but the person she was interested in, Mafdet Khepri, hardly even noticed her, or looked at her that way as far as she was aware. Still, that was the person she had a crush on, as sweet and annoying as that was.

''You sure? You don't have to reciprocate their feelings if you don't want to. The fact that you're so comfortable being yourself and doing things your way, that's what makes people interested in you.'' She would know because in a platonic sense, she was one of those people. ''I'll tell you, but don't start anything serious with anyone unless you mean it.''

Their long walk was coming to an end and soon they would emerge from the USJ. Victorious, more or less, although Yoko felt more tired and sore than anything. Was every training exercise going to be this intensive?

''Oh, right... Phantasmagoria-sensei said we need to find a partner for supermove evaluation. Wanna team up? I know you must be working on something that'll make you a top hero.''

Samaritan

[Samaritan]

Michael Faraday

Looking Forward

Michael chuckled at Yoko's kneejerk reaction to use violence if anyone was mean to her inflatable buddy. All insecurities of a relationship or uncertainties of how he could even have a relationships were irrelevant with Yoko by his side. She was his little champion and he never felt lonely when he was with her.

While they were leaving the USJ, Michael was relieved and enticed when she changed the subject to a future evaluation for them. The super moves, that was right! Michael had a big surprise to show her that he had been working on in secret for weeks. He still hadn't tested it, but he was really looking forward to showing it off to Yoko first. "Yes! I'd love to be partners! I can't wait to see what you've come up with!"

Michael rolled his shoulders. Despite being sore after that extensive exercise he was starting to get reinvigorated by the idea of the super move evaluation. His body didn't want to stay still being so excited. He likely would start training as soon as he got back to his dorm in preparation. He couldn't wait for Yoko to see it!

Notes & Tags: Yanai Yoko

TLDR: I can't believer I didn't realize I hadn't finished this yet!!! TT^TT This is my final post, so you can close up or I can submit if you want

[Jesse]

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