[Kikurage Shimeiji]

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[attr="class","really"] [attr="class","exhausted"]That Sinking Feeling [attr="class","rhythm"] Fighting a Dinosaur student, sure.  That sucked, but it was a simple task ahead of her.  Racing with someone with a Quirk-induced personality disorder, fine.  She could swear there were some skid marks across her body still, but again still simple.  But of the competitions she had to be a part of, it just HAD to be a water based one!  Kikurage stood at her dock-podium as being one of the first people being in place when this leg of competition was called to begin.  Wearing the standard UAU Jumpsuit blues, the manic looking redhead was just beside herself.  Every time she even had the inkling of 'I've already handled the worst,' something worse comes barreling around this corner.  She had already been given the run down by the competition organizers, especially due to the fact that they had to make these discretions due to the danger involved with this specific event. Water.  Had to be water. Thankfully she had a rebreather, but her quirk wasn't going to be too useful.  There was some ingenuity she can pull, but there was so much that could be done.  She even had put her contacts in and had some goggles on so she could properly see under the water without that frozen water feeling against her eyes.  Just nasty business.  Her eyes would glance along the starting dock platform, trying to scope the competition of her fellow competitors.  Squinting eyes looking goofily magnified through her goggles, hair pulled in and peeking out through the edges of a swimming cap that looks like it's improperly applied, and a rebreather apparatus that was just dangling off of her neck ready to be used once all the other students were in place and it was about to begin. (tagged)⏤ @.someone

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Yasu inspected the goggles for a moment, really contemplating whether or not he needed to put them on for the exercise, before ultimately deciding that how he ended up looking didn't matter. Most students here needed some equipment to dive anyways. The moment he looked up and saw Kikurage across from him he wished he had kept looking down. Raising his hand he offered an awkward wave. After the three-legged race they had just been through she was about the last person he wanted to see. ''Small world.'' He had quite a few bruises of his own too, bruises that his quirk had brought on him during the race.

Much like Kiku, his quirk wasn't going to be any good for this test either. Yume made him faster, which might translate to swimming or diving faster but he had no way of knowing because...

Well, she refused to swim.

Something about refusing to carry him through another game. Berating him and telling him he needed to earn his spot as a hero student. What a pain. Maybe he could make up for what Yume did to Kiku during the race by looking like the biggest idiot during this geyser exercise. At least that way all the attention was off the other students so they could shine in his stead.

Much like Kikurage, he took a moment to look around at the other students that were getting ready to go under.

Kikurage Shimeiji

[Elijah]

What's a sports competition without a swimming segment?

It was inevitable really. As the summer season died down, the showrunners had to fit water in its agenda before it became too cold to swim. Not that it would be a problem if they had to host it another time- Elijah was pretty sure the institute would force them to go in the water at any season as part of their hero training. Plus Ultra and all that. At least they had access to their gear this time. Quirkless no longer screwed over like they were in the sky challenge.

Elijah's right arm was a shade of green that was a stark contrast compared to the rest of his skin, exposed with a sleeveless wetsuit so he could control it freely during the competition. His dreads were tucked in a swim cap of his own as it'd be a nightmare to get them ruined, and his rebreather hung around his neck. He left his daggers behind except for one that was attached to his hip.

As he waited for the challenge to start, he scanned his competition as well, everyone looking equally over-equipped. Not that he could blame them. Anything to win. Discoloured eyes eventually landed on the figure standing beside him, looking... well. "You don't look well." That. Elijah had been acquainted with Yaoyao for a while, so for her to seem so different from her usual headstrong self struck him as odd.

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All things considered, Ylva was a decent swimmer. On land, she wasn't exactly quick on her feet, but in the water, she could move, which meant she expected another complete victory from this event. She briefly scanned the people gathered for this event and with none of them being anyone she recognized or cared about she definitely didn't have to hold back. Not that she would either way, but fewer attachments, bad or otherwise, was always a good thing. At least, that's what her dad always told her.[break][break]

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Rebreather and goggles were all she needed. Water made her quirk a lot more potent and anyone who thought she wouldn't block off ways of escape or block their progress was in for a rude awakening. She stretched wearing nothing but the items required and her swimsuit. Carrying anything else was a crutch and she wasn't about to win with a handicap.[break][break]

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[Jouma Joukou]

"Excellent!"

To the abject horror of anyone and everyone involved Jouma was participating in this event. Wearing nothing more than form-fitting trunks and a T-shirt that was two sizes too small he set his hands on his sides as that arrogant smile of his crossed his face. Being the man that he was he had not put on any equipment, safety or otherwise. Most people might think that he had a quirk that would help him in the depths below, but nope. Might help some, but in terms of pressure management and breathing? Not a thing. He was going to go through this exercise with sheer will and muscle power all on his own.

"Each of you has talent, but do you have the power to perform in this environment? Especially once the sharks are released?" There were of course no sharks, but he was anticipating sharks. That was probably why he refused to don any of the diving equipment. "I hope each of you are capable of doing what needs to be done! PLUS ULTRA!" And as the challenge started, he dove straight into the water. What a legend.

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[attr="class","really"] [attr="class","exhausted"]And It BEGINS! [attr="class","rhythm"] The Mushroom obsessed redhead would look over the competitors and recognized the two-spirit of Yasu and Yume...  And from what she could tell, it was probably Yasu considering he wasn't freaking the hell out about some sort of Demon Lord or Shadow Realm.  She even gave him an acknowledging nod at the Small World comment, before looking over at another student who had an weird looking arm to him.  There was a light haired gal who seemed rather distant compared to the rest of them, and then... What in the gosh darn was that specimen of a human!?  Her eyes had a double take to look at his muscles and figure, which honestly wasn't bad at all.  Though his attractiveness stocks sank quite harshly upon him opening his yapper, and made mention of sharks.  "The frick you mean sharks!?" Kiku's eyes widened as she whipped her heard from Jouma to one of the officials standing at the ringside, who only gave a half-hearted shrug because he wasn't confirming or denying anything. Now with more self-doubt weighing on her shoulders, she watched as the officials would soon sound off on the beginning of the challenge.  Jouma was one of the first to dive in, and Kikurage would follow in suit.  Others that dove in would soon notice that underneath the surface of the water was a good swimming dive of at least ranges of fifteen to twenty feet below the surface that would divert into various tunnels.  Kiku wouldn't waste any time in going towards one of the nearest holes near her, and finding some surface level ore near the hole's lip.  Putting her hand on the ore, the redhead had to focus to allow spores to propagate from her hand to the ore.  Growing a cluster of Puffball Mushrooms that was far more airy than normal, causing the chunks to float towards the surface. Hopefully that counted towards a collection towards her, as the redhead would opt to get some of the easier ores on the bottom layer before even thinking of venturing into the tunnels down below.  Hoping to god that none of the other students would dare poke their nose into her business. (tagged)⏤ Jouma Joukou,Ylva Riis,Elijah,Yasu & Yume,Kikurage Shimeiji,

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this is where the game gets ugly.

Yaoyao’s officially having a shit day.

It started off pretty well, all things considered. Woke up, kissed her boyfriend good morning, made and ate breakfast with said boyfriend, made a couple jokes about skipping school and the sports festival together that they both knew weren’t gonna happen (baobao woulda been too anxious), hauled ass to campus for the sports festival, kicked some ass in capture the flag, and so on and so forth. And then her boyfriend got signed up for a buncha shit he didn’t wanna do, and won’t let her go punch in the faces of whoever’s responsible.

And now this.

Of all the events some idiot with a grudge could’ve signed her up for behind her back, it had to be the water one. Of course it had to be the fuckin’ water one.

Tanghulu — Hawthorne — wasn’t wrong. The guy doesn’t tend to be, sticks to facts, and hell, she usually likes that. Right now, though, just the sound of his voice (anyone’s voice, honestly) has her grinding her teeth, this close to the edge of lashing out at the next person to so much as sidle around her personal space. Yaoyao’s stone-still, staring down the rippling surface in front of ‘em all, and she’s… okay, yeah, she’s looking a little like she’s seen a ghost (pun intended). Pale in the face, white-knuckled fists, the whole nine yards.

Rain, she can do. A storm, a shower, a drizzle, whatever. Bathtubs are less pleasant, but she can handle ‘em. Same for ponds, puddles, what have you. This, though? This?

Yeah, no thanks. She’d rather drink acid.

Then some loudmouth breaks the spell. Shouts some nonsense and just - dives right on in, like it’s the easiest thing in the world, like Yaoyao doesn’t feel like she’s gonna be sick any seconds. Oh, she’s gonna kill whoever signed her up for this godforsaken—

But Lili wants to. Lili thinks this sounds fun. Lili wants to try, because she’s never gotten to do anything like this before, ‘cause she spent her childhood cooped up in a gilded cage and junior high in a body far too fragile to even imagine doing something as strenuous as all this, and Yaoyao, for better or worse, can’t say no when Lili longs for something quite so much as she longs for experiences like this. Only one condition: Yaoyao sure as shit isn’t going down there.

So it’s Lili who dives — lavender and smoke, wisping energy, sinking beneath the waves, while Yaoyao very, VERY reluctantly just… sits. Right there at the edge of the pool, feet in the water. The judges can kiss her ass — this is the best they’re gettin’.

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[Jouma Joukou]

As Jouma dove deeper and deeper towards the tunnels, a part of him wondered. Why did God give fish the ability to breathe underwater, but not humans? Quite frankly, it wasn't fair! He was graced with strength and wit that would put any Greek hero to shame, he shouldn't have to hold his breath to do combat underwater!

But maybe...hm. Maybe the true worth of a hero was being able to fight with a handicap? Yes, perhaps that was it...God imposed that restriction on humans because He knew they would be too powerful without it. Well, that and hubris was a thing, but that was no issue Jouma had to worry about! With lungs of steel he dove into the first tunnel, and for the first time he had to think: what was he there to do again? He didn't recall fighting sharks was on the docket, but he expected it. He'd be very upset if he didn't get to properly fight a shark, dammit! Those walking abominations he dealt with Khepri were nice and all, but he needed more!

Oh hey, what was that shiny thing in the wall? He reached over to pull at it, but found he couldn't find purchase. Drat. Guess he'd have to do things his way, which was use his quirk to dissolve the wall around the treasure. That worked like a charm! Though he would have to find his quarry quickly...he felt a burning in his lungs. Or...maybe that was his desire to fight instead?

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Ylva was entirely focused on the clear water in front of her. Some of the quirkers suited for this match were definitely more eager, but she didn't plan to let that stop her. Water wasn't as much of an obstacle as one would think and she wasn't exactly a bad swimmer. As the starting signal rang out Ylva wouldn't hesitate, running forward to diving headfirst into the water. She was surprised how warm it was as she had fully been expecting something closer to a plunge into the water.[break][break]

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With her sensory network muted, she didn't have the luxury of being precise with her quirk, and in the water, especially for this event, it didn't matter. She would dive deeper heading towards one of the caves before stopping to extend her arms out and create a sheet of ice that would rapidly expand into a large wall and begin to float up. For anyone unlucky enough to be in the path of this wall they would find themselves being brought rapidly to the surface.[break][break]

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Not even a reprimand came in response to his quip. Usually there would be a retort on how obvious the fact was, or he was simply told to shut up, but neither option came. The girl really was off her game. Not that it mattered to him. It was less competition to worry abou-

Oh right. Lili, her other half. It must be nice, having a permanent partner who could do things for you when you couldn't.

With Elijah's focus back on the challenge, he placed his rebreather over his mouth and dove in along with the others. Sharp eyes scanned over his competitors underwater, noting that many of them seem to be swimming at a normal speed. It wasn't as much of a skewed match as the flyers in the sky contest but it still didn't mean things would be easier for him.

Especially when a Quirk's strength came in a different form. Rather than speed themselves up, a block of ice was floating upwards to slow others down. While the scarred student could potentially go through it fine, the obstacle did cause him to glance at another Quirk at play. Several sponge-like mushrooms were also rising to the surface, each holding the rocks they were meant to collect. The student who made them was further down. They left them unattended.

Ripe for the taking, he supposed.

Elijah swung his right arm back before throwing it forward, letting it grow in length to reach the shrooms. Wrapping them in his vines, he reeled them towards himself before returning to the surface, climbing on the platform to deposit "his" haul to his area.

It likely wouldn't be worth much with them being so easy to get, but it was early points he'd take over dealing with the ice.

Kikurage Shimeiji,Yasu & Yume,Elijah,Ylva Riis,Jouma Joukou,𝕐 + 𝕐

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Even though he knew they were all just students he couldn't help but feel like an impostor. Like all these talented students had worked hard to get here, and then he had somehow conned his way into the event. Weak, out of shape, heck, any quirkless person who was in shape would be able to do this better than him. Even the acknowledging nod from Kiku did nothing to help with his nerves. His gaze shot over to Jouma next. ''...Sharks?'' He asked much quieter than Kikurage. Surely they wouldn't, but then again it was hero school, and what was more heroic than reaching the goal while dodging sharks?

He just stood there for a moment, staring at the water in disbelief as Jouma jumped right in. ''Plus Ultra, I guess?'' At least Jouma was so loud and extra that he might take attention away from a bumbling idiot like himself. More students he didn't recognize quickly followed after Jouma. Apparently hero course students didn't feel fear. Oh well, how bad could it be? Following right after Ylva and Elijah, Yasu dove into the water.

As if he had been dunked in an ice bath, Yasu flinched as soon as he got underwater. Yup, it was incredibly cold, he was going to die for sure. However, what was more embarrassing than having Yume completely win a competition for the both of them? Him tapping out after five seconds in the ice water. Taking a moment to gather his courage, he began diving down, noting the weird mushroom-looking things floating up towards the surface. Probably Kiku's quirk. However, as he was looking at them, he failed to see the wall of ice that came floating upwards, slamming into him and immediately sending him all the way back to the surface.

Elijah, Ylva Riis, Jouma Joukou, 𝕐 + 𝕐, Kikurage Shimeiji

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Was this the objective? He found a few more ore, as well as a gem, and shoved them in his pockets. It wasn't comfortable, but it'd have to do.

He also began to remember something. God didn't give him gills, He gave him lungs. That burning sensation was not his will to win, but his lack of air! No worries, he'd have to fix that momentarily. He turned to exist the tunnel only to be faced with the redhead that yelled at him earlier. No, wait, that was a different redhead. This one was another one...pretty sure she normally wore glasses. Either way, he posed for her, flexing an arm, giving her a wink and a winning smile, and made his way out; he knew when someone was admiring the temple that was his body, and they always expected a show. Something he always intended to give.

Oh. There was a giant block of ice in the way. That wasn't good. Whelp, guess it was time to use what accumulated material he had to help him up. Except in this case it wasn't much. At the very least, he could add on a few extra inches onto his swimming shoes to act like flippers that would help him get to the surface. Right in the nick of time, too, as he was on the verge of breathing in a big lungful of water.

Once on the surface he took in a giant breath, slowly letting himself get acquainted with how breathing worked. Oh hey, that hot goth lady wasn't diving in. "Don't chicken out now! The water may be cold, but it is still perfect for the competition!" He'd normally drag someone like that down, but he needed to get back to the bottom in order to find the materials necessary. So down he went again.

Kikurage Shimeiji,Yasu & Yume,Elijah,Ylva Riis,Jouma Joukou,𝕐 + 𝕐,

[Elijah]

Just like that, Elijah's points were secured. While he caught an early lead with taking the easiest stones, he likely wouldn't keep it- not if someone decided to resurface with a bigger haul. He had to work fast.

The scarred student was about to dive back in when something was fired his way.

Elijah sidestepped but it was too late. Spores caught on his left arm and it ate at his skin, revealing a reddened layer underneath from the irritation. A curious touch with his fake hand made him hiss. First sponges, now irritants. That aspect he'll have to keep an eye on while he's above water. For now he jumped back in.

The coolness of the waves eased the burn, though moving his arm ached. A setback. But whatever it was had no effect on his prosthetic. And with the ice block removed by someone he worked on a simulation with, he had a clear path to his destination.

Elijah reared his plant arm back before throwing it forward, letting the vines stretch out towards their target. An opening deeper down. Once he latched on to the edges of the tunnel, he reeled himself towards it, gritting his teeth at the pressure on his rash.

Ultimately the maneuver would be worth it. It was faster than swimming.

Kikurage Shimeiji,Yasu & Yume,Ylva Riis,Jouma Joukou,𝕐 + 𝕐

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While a few competitors had easy ways to deal with her ice block, more than a handful weren't so lucky. No named faceless 'background' characters were sent upwards by the ice block with at least one of the affected pulling themselves out of the water
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Ylva didn't mind the cold she had about a decade of experience with ice quirks not even including her own. It was a family thing and she wasn't going to let them down by losing here. Making her way down to one of the caverns she saw someone about to grab a few gems. Thrusting her hand forward, she would snap a block of ice around the feet of the competitor, making sure it was buoyant enough to send the person up to the surface by their ankles. [break][break]



From there, it was a matter of priorities. It seemed like at least a few of her competitors didn't mind sabotage as, from what she could see on the surface, some of them were waiting for others to come up. Ylva would take a different approach as she gathered the gems closest to her, and instead of sending them up, she would coat them in a dense ball of ice with multiple layers, causing them to sink to the bottom of the arena. When the time ticked down far enough, she would just gather them all up, and anyone who tried to take from her pile would find themselves on a one-way trip back to the surface. [break][break]

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