[Freja Helt]

She was relieved that an actual fight didn't break out on the ship and that she didn't have to get involved in it. She didn't have her bat with her for obvious reasons and she wasn't about to get between her quirked up, possibly drunk peers when they were about to throwdown. Taking another sip from her drink she psyched herself up to go join the others a couple minutes late. ''Are we voting? What are the stakes that might affect how I vote.'' She looked at both Ylva and Masao. One was really intimidating and the other had beaten her up several times during practice.

''I vote for Ylva's costume, sorry Masao!'' She smiled, putting her hands together in apology.

Samaritan, Takanashi Misaki, Masao Ando, Ylva Riis, Kei Hada, Mafdet Khepri, junsuina, 𝕐 + 𝕐, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲, Sumi Okita

[Ylva Riis]

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As she watched the larger girl throw a tantrum, she wondered how she had managed to get into UAU at all. Something like that breaking your composure wasn't exactly a good look, and she was even more confused when Kei, the weakest person here, managed to wrangle her away. Still, she wasn't going to worry about it as she had much more pressing matters at hand - crushing Andy.[break][break]

The blonde girl did surprise her as she initially intended to write her off entirely but she was here to win and winning was all that mattered. "Not a snowperson, but I'll take a point. Misaki." She didn't like her attitude but wasn't the worst-behaved person at the party. That person had made that very clear very loudly.[break][break]



And that person was Khepri, clearly. Ylva could already feel her irritation rising just from hearing their voice. Of course, they would be here. Why wouldn't they be? If there was one thing she wanted to pop, it was Khepri's head, It was shame that Michael and them didn't have their quirk factors swapped permanently.[break][break]

Speaking of quirk factors being swapped, Jun wasn't with her boyfriend, and her assumption of Ylva's orientation and subsequent interest in other humans...ew was very telling. Perfect timing was the host, Sumi Okita, coming back with drinks, and Ylva would take the clearest one. She would hold out her hand, and as she poured, she would freeze the falling liquid, using some finesse to turn it into what her best approximation of a mirror would be. Satisfied that she could see her reflection in it, she insisted that Jun take it. "Aside from more confidence when you speak up, I think you'll need this." She would emphasize the reflection part as Jun was the gayest one here, and as a certain person said.[break][break]

'And it’s not close.'

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[Yanai Yoko]

''Sure, you're free to go whenever.'' She shrugged casually at 'Kai' as he excused himself. When Khepri called her pumpkin she froze up for a moment, getting a little bit flustered. ''Yeah... Funny, that's my costume.'' The wordplay wasn't lost on her, she just didn't feel like laughing when she was around so many people. When Jun said Ylva wasn't into guys she just looked on puzzled in the background. It wasn't until she really took in the scene and Kei held Yaoyao that she realized what was happening.

So THAT was the fabled psycho girlfriend Jun had warned her about. Holy shit was she glad she hadn't been in Kei's workshop that day when Yoko paid him a visit. To distract from how being called cute made her feel she fired back at Jun. ''Shut up, you look great Senpai.'' She gave a reassuring thumbs up and took a swig of her drink.

Only to immediately spit it out when she overheard Khepri saying 'gay to meet you'. ''I voted for Ylva.'' She let out a small cough and wiped a couple tears from her eyes. ''So what's the costume Michael, are you some kind of horror character?'' Maybe she was just too uncultured to recognize it.

''Oh, the host, perfect timing.'' She immediately walked over to Sumi and accepted a couple of drinks. ''Here,'' She handed one to Michael. ''We're getting drunk and we're doing karaoke.'' She looked around at the other students. ''Anyone else wanna join us after this contest? Khepri?'' The mirror Ylva created caused her to suppress a smile by taking a sip of her glass.

Samaritan, Takanashi Misaki, Masao Ando, Ylva Riis, Freja Helt, Kei Hada, Mafdet Khepri, junsuina, 𝕐 + 𝕐, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲, Sumi Okita

[Samaritan]

Michael Faraday

Should Have Been Beetlejuice...

"I'm the phantom of the opera. From the British musical adaptation of the French novel? Longest running show on Broadway? Masked musical genius turned crazy killer from years of isolation and abuse and obsession with the career of a rising singer beneath the stage of an opera house in Paris?" Michael liked the musical while growing up. It was a favorite of his father's and Michael would think of how the story might have been different if the phantom was rehabilitated. But Michael began to wonder if he should have bought a new costume rather than just use one from his parent's storage. But so many of the spookier costumes he saw at the stores made him worry about being too scary. So he opted to be a serial killer from a Broadway musical... maybe he should have gone with Betelgeuse from Beetlejuice...

His thoughts were interupted by Yoko shoving a drink in his hand. "Oh. Uh, no thanks. I'm..." He tried to think of an excuse. "Not really thirsty. But karaoke sounds fun!" Maybe if he sang some of the songs from Phantom of the Opera people would get his costume.

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TLDR: Michael tries to avoid drinking

[Kei Hada]

Kei let Yaoyao rattle on about the cold student while he carried her away from the scene, knowing full well that silencing her mid-sentence wasn't the right play. Everyone should be allowed to let their frustrations out. It just didn't need to come to blows. He really didn't want to talk over her anyway.

As he set her down, he nodded in that kind of agreement that could only come from a loving boyfriend who's already seen what she was capable of. "Yeah you could've Yaoyao, you're very strong and pretty." He kissed her cheek for good measure.

Now that that was settled - and frankly he forgot about his whole jacket situation after the adrenaline rush - Kei finally let his eyes wander around the ship. He wanted to ask why Jun would even bring up Ylva's orientation (you didn't need to like girls to tell guys to put their shirts on??) but she seemed to already have struck a conversation with Yoko, and he didn't want to get between her and Ylva. With everyone else so engrossed in the contest though, his mind was coming up blank on what to do now.

His eyes did catch a familiar face waving at him though. Kei smiled. "Sumi! Thanks for throwin' this party! Nice costumes, both of you!" He'd compliment Freja as well. Matching witches, that's so cute. The drink was politely refused though, for he had his own already. He just had to get... it...

Kei blinked at the table next to him. He could've sworn he set it down here. "Where'd I put my water..." It hadn't quite settled in yet that Yaoyao's cup and the sewing kit also went missing.

It won't be long before he remembered that.

Sumi Okita,Samaritan,Freja Helt,𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲,𝕐 + 𝕐,junsuina,Mafdet Khepri,Takanashi Misaki,Ylva Riis,Masao Ando,Yanai Yoko

[𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲]

Kei was smart. If he wasn’t, I wouldn’t have chosen him to be my mentor. The likes of his earned intelligence — a humble beginning refined through repetition — were what would ensure his success in any field. He had a process. And while there were still kinks to sort out, like his inability to say no, it would be difficult for a ‘genius’ to compare. When you have talent, your largest hurdle is the art of learning.

Fortunately, in social domains, I was his superior. Yes, he deescalated the situation with Yaoyao and Ylva. But he had done what he always does when faced with a difficult situation: run. I don’t blame him either. I’ve seen what happens to him when his back is to the wall. I know how dangerous he really is.

So, I’ll comfort him.

I will send two bunnies. One for each of them to pet. But the one Kei chose would be his vote.

“Great drawing, but…” In such a meaningless competition, changing your vote wasn’t a big deal. Maybe it ruined some logistics but that wasn’t my headache. Still. In order to lock in Kei’s vote I had to play my cards right. “You can’t change a vote once it’s cast.”

With that in place. It all fell on Kei. Which bunny would you choose? The left or the right?

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Kei Hada Masao Ando

[junsuina]

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[Takanashi Misaki]

490 words Samaritan ,Masao Ando ,Ylva Riis ,Freja Helt ,Kei Hada ,Mafdet Khepri ,junsuina ,𝕐 + 𝕐 ,𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲 ,Sumi Okita ,Yanai Yoko Dinosaur costume

With an expression of utter zen Misaki sipped her Gin & Tonic. They'd had a wonderful five seconds. Certainly she'd have loved more but Rome wasn't built in one day. Baby steps. It was fine, they could roll with the punches. After all, the show must go on.

"That's one point and a compliment for both!" Misaki exclaimed while pointing her marker at Michael with a playful smile. A smile that was somewhat strange next to the ongoing exchange of words but Misaki was nothing if not an actress. Besides, Kei was nearby. She could read the room well enough  to tell one side of the conflict would be solved before long. Now she just had to hope Ylva didn't retaliate before then. Her smile turned just a little more strained.

"Buuuzzzz, that's a no, Masao-chan!" She continued while crossing her arms into an X shape in front of her. "Yup yup, we'll ask again later!" Misaki answered Ylva as well. She reckoned YaoYao's vote was pretty set in stone if she decided to participate but keeping the peace was more important than pointing that out right now.

"And another for Ylva-chan, thanks Yanai-chan!" Aiming a thumbs up at Yoko with the hand holding the glass she quickly added another stripe onto the board. All the while she kept an eye on the situation. It seemed to be going far better than she'd imagined, maybe she wouldn't have to step in at all. 

That thought evaporated the moment she heard Jun's comment. Seeing Ylva use her quirk Misaki walked over with feigned nonchalance while a single thought ran through her head.

'Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.'

They didn't know whether the alteration continuing with words instead of violence was better or worse. Especially given the choice of words. Still, the fact that Ylva hadn't fired back with violence surprised her and immediately put her back into good spirits.

"And another vote for Ylva-chan!" Misaki announced with a nod towards her fellow onesie wearer. "That makes three to one, time to make a comeback Masao-chan!" 

When she spotted her friend's drawing she had to both stiffle a laugh and push down the urge to say 'not like that!'. Misaki knew that there was something in the water here in the bay that made the fish mutate but clearly it also caused people to antagonize one another. 

"So it begins~, thank you Okita-senpai! Is this the start of a turnabout?" Misaki said with an air of mystique before crossing her arms once more. "Bzzzt, false alarm. Better luck next time! That's one more for Ylva, nice to see you Helt-senpai!"

Marking the points down on the board Misaki stepped to the side to reveal the total.

"Four for Ylva-chan and two for Masao-chan so far! A lead is starting to show but the fight is far from over, stay tuned everyone!"

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by Pinn @ THQ

[Mafdet Khepri]

"I remember! I was the one with cat features and a bug skeleton!" Khepri enthusiastically responded to Michael. "Yeah. It's hard for me to choose too because the knight made me these really cool spoons but the yuki onna is a good fri-" They cut off mid-sentence, their tail drooping a bit as they remembered what Ylva had said. "Oh, right. We never were. I'll vote for the knight." Even though Ylva was nice enough to have helped them before Khepri somehow felt like voting for her other friend whose name they definitely remembered. Did that make them a bad person? They'd have to ask someone later.

"Are you okay?" The catbug asked Yoko when she spat out her drink. They'd been startled at first thinking it was a hiss but turning to face Yoko had fixed that misconception. Hearing someone else approach they turned around just in time to spot the person they hadn't voted for. 

When Ylva pulled out the mirror Khepri froze in place despite her not using her quirk on them. Their breathing began to speed up and their pupils trembled while their tail stiffened. From where they were standing they could see the closest to them reflected in it. A blonde girl, a red covered face, someone that looked just like themself right next to the-

They were shaken out of it when a hand grabbed theirs. Blinking twice they looked down and up again. "Oh yeah, I'll take the drink!" Khepri happily responded while smiling brightly at Yoko.

Hearing Jun explain that they'd misunderstood Khepri tilted their head. If they'd misunderstood then why did they hear those girls that were with Jun at the barbeque say it to her and each other? With a frown they thought back on both it and the conversation with Jun, Ylva and the mirror just before.

"Oh, I get it now," they clarified with a nod before turning to Michael again. "Yeah, Karaoke sounds fun, let's go!" Khepri responded to both him and Yoko while pointing with the hand holding their glass and setting off in the wrong direction. It was a good thing they couldn't stray further than two arms' lengths or they'd have gotten lost once more.

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[Yanai Yoko]

''It's fine, I'm fine really.'' She reassured Khepri as she finished coughing. It was stupid, she knew it was just a joke but she couldn't help but wonder if Khepri was actually some kind of gay-

''Musical, huh? Don't know it, but it sounds tragic from what you just said.'' Did Michael like said movies? For some reason she assumed comedies would be his thing. Oh well, didn't matter. What did matter was getting herself and as many others drunk before they went to sing karaoke. ''Not thirsty? Have you even been drinking anything?'' She insisted. ''Trust me, you're gonna want to be drunk for karaoke.'' She had already made the mistake once of trying to do karaoke sober and the cringe memories still haunted her every night.

''Tempt him?'' She frowned at Jun. ''What are you on about I'm just offering him a drink, don't be so uptight, Senpai.'' Typical Jun getting in the way, she should have known she was a buzzkill. ''Also don't speak for him, Michael can speak for himself, isn't that right Michael?'' She looked up at him expectantly. ''Besides, it's just alcohol.'' She pointed a finger at Jun. ''You're telling me you're risking your life every day to be a hero and you're scared of a bottle of liquid? I've bet you've never even been drunk before. Why not try it in the company of people you can trust?'' Maybe she was already getting a little tipsy, but she just blurted out the next part without thinking. ''Seriously what's the worst that can happen? You get drunk and do something embarrassing? We're all embarrassing shitheads here.'' She gestured at everyone around them and only then noticed something was wrong with Khepri. Like that time during practice.

''Khepri.'' She took a step forward and grabbed their hand. She didn't want to say anything to call more attention to it so instead she just gave them a concerned look and let them know she was there for them. It was a relief to see Khepri respond with a smile. Probably just a false alarm, then. ''Hold on, wait a minute.'' She held onto Khepri's hand as they started heading off. ''I'm not nearly drunk enough for karaoke yet.'' She quickly finished what was in her drink and looked for Sumi again. ''One more drink should do it.''

Samaritan, Takanashi Misaki, Masao Ando, Ylva Riis, Freja Helt, Kei Hada, Mafdet Khepri, junsuina, 𝕐 + 𝕐, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲, Sumi Okita

[Samaritan]

Michael Faraday

Deception Check Critical Failure

Despite Jun attempting to dissuade Yoko's tipsy temptations to drink, Yoko was adamant about her friend having a good time and cut loose. Ironically scolding their senpai for speaking for him, only to indirectly speak for him herself. The benign peer pressure to join in the frivolities was starting to get to him. So if just to take that pressure off of him, Michael rose the cup to his mouth. He made the motions as if drinking, but as the uninitiated would think, the liquid just pressed against his seemingly solid balloon head. He had only pantomimed drinking the liquor but didn't actually drink.

However, in the attempt to fake it, Michael was accidentally bumped by another party going from behind. The startling sudden contact and concern for the other's safety, Michael drank from the cup. It was not clear how, as it looked no different than when he was just faking it, only now the cup was empty.

Michael coughed harshly from the burning taste of the alcohol stinging his esophagus on the way down, but through the coughing, Michael turned to the person that bumped him. With a hoarse voice from the liquor he swallow, Michael let out a raspy, "Are... you... okay...?"

To attempt to sooth his throat, Michael reached out to the table for what he thought was a cup of water and drank it, only to start coughing even harder as he swallowed the cup of pure vodka. It was almost more impressive how badly he had failed in not drinking alcohol than the mysterious way he physically was able to do so.

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TLDR: Michael fails to not drink alcohol... twice...

[Kei Hada]

As Kei stared at the empty spot on the table, he walked through the events of the evening in his head. He was convinced not to include a shirt in his costume. He "convinced" Yaoyao to let him at least button his jacket. Had to drink water afterwards. Jacket was no longer buttoned thanks to Rahul. Sewing kit was placed in his hands by a stranger. He almost voted for the better costume between Masao and Ylva but another cup was shoved in his hands. He put them all down so he could pull Yaoyao back before a fight started.

His eyes widened as his memory dawned on him. He put everything down. He put everything down. It wasn't just his water that went missing. Oh no-

Before the panic could set in though, something dark appeared in Kei's periphery. He turned his head to see two bunnies standing in front of him. A gasp escaped him. "Oh." And the lost items were forgotten for a moment as he crouched down. "Hi there!" They had to be Rahul's rabbits- he'd seen them before in that class he somehow got in. Was this his way of checking on him?

How nice. He petted the one on his right before giving the other one the same treatment. "You guys are so cute!" Picking them up gently, Kei offered the one in his left hand to his angel. "Yaoyao look! Rahul's bunnies!"

Little did he knew he made a momentous decision with his fondness of the critters.

Sumi Okita,Samaritan,Freja Helt,𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲,𝕐 + 𝕐,junsuina,Mafdet Khepri,Takanashi Misaki,Ylva Riis,Masao Ando,Yanai Yoko

[𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲]

Kei had locked in his vote.

When he pet the bunny, the other knew it needed to disappear and share the information given — it’s not as if I could actively see through my rabbit’s eyes, but after my course with Stellar, the idea was enticing. Fire for offense and diamonds for defense… My rabbits specialized as a support quirk and it’d be a mistake to only chase power. Or, one type of power.

It was easy enough to get distracted with how uninterested in everything that's happening. There isn’t anything wrong with it, but there are better ways to spend my time. Socialization is important, and a skill I continue to refine courtesy of my legacy (being slandered on the news will do that to you) but even I can’t help but feel I’m wasting my time.

Will this make me stronger? Unfortunately, yes.

When Kei offered Yaoyao the rabbit, it disappeared in a puff of smoke. There was genuine panic in its phase. I’m not sure whether that was because of its animal instincts or a part of me was still afraid of what I saw in the forest. Still, I got my answer.

“Kei’s consoling Yaoyao,” Ylva could vouch for Rahul’s quirk. They were somewhat familiar with how it worked after their three-legged race, but would not have been privy to this side of them. “I sent one of my rabbits to check in on him and get his vote…”

The truth of the matter was… Kei didn’t vote. Kei picked up a rabbit without knowing the implications of what happened. I wasn’t in the business of throwing him under the bus either. I saw potential in him, not just for his crafting either. People gravitated toward him. Myself included.

There's magic there.

While his vote may get him on someone’s bad side, if people accurately assessed him using the situation to avoid voting, then everyone would be mad at him. It was my duty to protect him the best I can and pin the blame elsewhere.

“Considering his seething partner,” This was safer than telling the truth — which rabbit he really picked. “He picked Andy.”

With that I went off to deliver the lost goods. In the heat of the moment, he had left a few things behind and it was my job to make sure he got it back — after all, my small joke escalated into so much more. It's the least I could do to apologize.

I exactly where they were. Before I arrived a bunny split from Kei's and would tepidly make their way to Yaoyao.

"Sorry," Kei's stuff was in his hand. What he knew of, anyway. "I didn't mean for all that." I turn to Yaoyao. This wasn't the reason why the rabbit turned to smoke, but it might not be a lie, either. "Didn't mean to be rude, by the way. The rabbit was, respectfully, terrified of you." A glance towards his other. "This one's trying its best, too."

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Kei Hada Ylva Riis Masao Ando 𝕐 + 𝕐

[Mafdet Khepri]

Seeing Michael launch into another coughing fit Khepri immediately showed concern for their friend. "Here, take this one," they said while offering their own drink. Oh! Michael seemed like the kind of person that would be concerned about Khepri not having a drink if they gave their own away so they should explain. "I ordered a non-alcoholic drink, don't worry." They could just go get it from the bartender if Michael took them up on their offer.

Their eyes scanned the area until finally they made eye contact with the bartender on the other side of the yacht. The man had an exasperated expression on his face as he shouted at the catbug.

"It's a costume! I'm not a bartender!"

"Oh, that's a really good costume!"

"Thank you?!"

Emphasizing their heartfelt compliment with a wide smile they turned back to Yoko to address the matter at hand.

"I didn't order a drink after all. Can we grab more on the way to the karaoke?"

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Tags: Samaritan,Takanashi Misaki,Masao Ando,Ylva Riis,Freja Helt,Kei Hada,Mafdet Khepri,junsuina,𝕐 + 𝕐,𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲,Sumi Okita, Yanai Yoko

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[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Jun flushed at Yoko's brazenness, and held up her hand. "First of all, stop cursing. It looks bad. Secondly, drinking looks even worse. Alcohol not only kills your brain cells, it also affects you negatively emotionally, plus it also impairs your judgement! Michael can back me up on that, too, if you ask him"! She crossed her arms, looking in Michael's direction expecting him to back her up, only for a look of horror to cross her face as he downs a drink. Twice. With the color draining from her face she turns around and walks away. She was in no way shape or form going to win there, so better to be a nuisance elsewhere. Hearing how the tallies were, she decided to throw in for the underdog. "Put one vote in for Masao," she tells Misaki, going off to find Yaoyao. She was not having fun already. This was going to be a bad night, and she had no clue why she even bothers. Ylva Riis,Yanai Yoko, Samaritan, Kei Hada, Takanashi Misaki,Masao Ando,𝕐 + 𝕐

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