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Post by Natsumi Taiyou on Jun 23, 2023 6:06:19 GMT
Natsumi often found herself wishing she had taken the opportunity to go to the hero prep school, not only for a taste of what the campus would be like before being thrust into such a larger-scale environment but also as a chance to meet others who had decided against attending the academy. She was almost certain that with a smaller group, there was more chance to build friendships and trust with one another, which would give any student a much better start. They were having a good time. Now partway to the main building, she would still find herself occasionally looking around and waving at a few familiar faces who she saw making their way to their next destination. Typically, she would stop and exchange a few pleasantries, but with a plan set and her belly empty, she found it would be best to simply wave and continue on.
It would appear that his time in the academy had well prepared him for things on campus and in class, although the scales would be much larger. Farrin’s next question would be about Natsumi’s own training, a straight-forward question to which she wouldn't necessarily need to hold back bits and pieces of her answer; she had already told him about her upbringing and her training before the exams, which almost went hand in hand with it.
"I didn’t get the chance to go to a prep school, but my parents did pull a few strings. My own private tutor and a pro hero."
A bit of a sigh would be let out at the end. When she took the time to compare her story with others, she often felt that she had missed out on a large part of her life due to her parents' overbearing tendencies, but she had been fully prepared for the trials that were set ahead of her. But truth be told, with her occasional bratty nature and her drive for perfection, it was probably for the best that she found herself separate from others during her initial training. She would find her mind recalling a follow-up question she had forgotten to ask.
"Oh! You said you moved here; where’d you move from?"
She still hadn’t quite pinpointed Farrin’s place of origin from his accent and had finally decided to stop her pondering and simply ask.
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Post by Farrin on Jun 23, 2023 7:07:05 GMT
[attr="class","Farrin"] [attr="class","KC1"] [attr="class","FarrinBG"] [attr="class","FarrinTop"] [attr="class","FarrinContent"] The doors to the cafeteria were in sight. The aroma of a dozen dishes and more wafted out every time one of their fellow classmates entered or exited the doors. Victory in the form of a full belly was nearly within his grasp. Afterward, he'd go back to training for another hour, then meet up with Sada when she got out of class and they could go about their own exercises and studying together.
"Makes sense," he responded, "yuh' clearly have a decent head on yuh' fer' a fight. Made some good observations on that little bout we were watchin' so it was clear yuh' had some sort o' trainin'."
Most people watched others fight for entertainment. They kept their eyes peeled for the cool-looking moves and dramatic comebacks, completely ignorant to every subtle cue and call that truly decided the victor. A slight turn of the waist at the right time, tucking behind your arms just a smidge too soon, there were so many minute variables that went into a real fight's outcome. It was entirely demonstrated in his explanation of commercial boxing versus Farrin's chosen fighting style, which stemmed from dornálaíocht, an Irish boxing form. Speaking of which.
"Was born in Dublin, Ireland, but me' family moved ta' the United States when I was but a wee one. Both are sort o' home in a way."
Both and neither. He had some family in Ireland still, including his Nan, but he hadn't seen them in years. New York was his childhood, but only five years of that childhood were worth anything. The other seven were rather bleak. Home was here, with Sada, now. A person more than any place could hope.
When they reached the door, Farrin held it open for Natsumi. Manners. But his head was already deep in the potential desserts he knew he shouldn't have. He should eat a salad, but his stomach hungered for something far less healthy.
"So what yuh' thinkin' o' gettin'?" He asked, eyeing the options spread across the cafeteria.
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Post by Natsumi Taiyou on Jun 24, 2023 6:27:22 GMT
The smells that would waft out from the main cafeteria doors would only serve to further tease Natsumi’s belly, as she would feel another much less audible rumble slip out. In her mind, she had already begun to picture her decadent meal: a salad with more protein than greenery, dressing, and a fruit cup on the side. She would be pulled away from her daydream, soon to become a reality, by Farrin’s compliment; it would be enough to get a light blush and a warmer smile in response. It wasn’t that she wasn't used to getting compliments, but they were usually never directed towards her combat ability; it was a refreshing change of pace for her.
"Thank you. Because of my quirk, it’s best for me to pick up on small details during fights so I can exploit them."
Natsumi had told him something that she hadn’t told him anyway in the academy: the basis of her fighting style. It wasn’t supposed to be a well-kept secret, but it was much easier for her to fight against people who weren’t too keen on what she was doing. But Farrin was not without his own merits during the observation; he was able to accurately gauge the skill of the two fights almost at the start of the bout, an impressive and important skill to have for any combatant, and she was almost certain it extended much further than that.
"You’re no slouch yourself. You had a fight pretty much called almost before it started."
She would respond with a compliment of her own. His answer to her question was a bit of a two-parter, but it did satiate her curiosity. An accent of an Irishman born in Ireland who then moved to the United States. Although his time in the States hadn’t managed to affect his accent much, she was almost certain that he might have picked up a few things from his time there. Natsumi found herself getting a bit more excited than she would have thought about the concept of moving from nation to nation, but she could see herself eventually longing to return home.
"What was Ireland like?"
She’d ask with excitement in her voice. As they finally reached the cafeteria, Farrin would open the door for Natsumi, a true gentleman. Walking in, she couldn’t escape the aromas coming from the food, as she would seem to lose track of her question and go back to daydreaming, now thinking of adding a dessert, maybe some ice cream. As Farrin asked what she would get, she couldn’t help but grin a bit, as she had been daydreaming about the perfect lunch.
"A grilled chicken salad with ginger miso and extra chicken and a fruit cup!"
She’d respond joyously, trying her best to contain her excitement but failing miserably.
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Post by Farrin on Jun 26, 2023 4:34:43 GMT
[attr="class","Farrin"] [attr="class","KC1"] [attr="class","FarrinBG"] [attr="class","FarrinTop"] [attr="class","FarrinContent"] Barty, Pinnacle, and the rest of the Above & Beyond agency's heroes wouldn't have taken lightly to Farrin slacking off. If he couldn't call a few obvious points out on two fighters in a rather straightforward match, he would have never heard the end of it. Exploitation was a tool of the wise. Few were the truly fair fights out in the world beyond UA's walls. Though Farrin practiced his Emerald Fist incessantly, carving his fighting form to perfection, he was also extremely observant. There was no swifter path to victory than allowing your enemies to defeat themselves by revealing their shortcomings and weaknesses. Though the core of the Emerald Fist wasn't reliant on the enemy's weakness, the fact that Natsumi apparently fought strictly by exploiting such weaknesses further spoke to her wisdom in the art of the scrap.
"UAU may be a state o' the art institute, but I've seen what new n' experienced hero-aspirants look like at the start o' a school year. Ol' flames fer' fists was playin' aggressively because he knew he could. Goo boy was on defense because he didn't have any other choice. That simple really."
When they entered the cafeteria, Farrin let his nose do the decision-making. Before he made his move toward the Chicken Parm platter that was beckoning him, he'd answer Natsumi's last question, so as to not be rude.
"I dun' remember much from when I lived there. Like I said, we moved when I was very young, but we visited' me nan n' other family fairly often. It's, unsurprisingly, very green. Fewer cities, fewer people. They're much more in touch wit' the world 'round 'em. Looser on some o' the rules too, but mostly good people."
That didn't mean Ireland was devoid of the bad, of course. His distant cousins and family back there were part of an Agency "Clan O'Conner," not all O'Conners, but branched off that part of his maternal lineage. The only reason to need heroes though, was in response to villainy. Still, their plights were far fewer and typically less dire than those in other countries. Had he not been so stubborn after the passing of his mother, he probably would have gone back there to live with his remaining family.
"I see a table right o'er there," he said pointing to a vacant spot, "let's grab our food then meet there."
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Post by Natsumi Taiyou on Jun 27, 2023 6:01:44 GMT
Farrin’s observation on the spar was correct; the flame-fisted student was perhaps too aggressive for his goopie counterpart to gain any form of traction, but it would only make her wonder if the issue was potentially the amount of space they had to initially work with. But this was something that she would have to analyze at a later time, because now it was time to eat! As He would move towards his chosen dish, Natsumi would move for himself. Picking up her salad with a grin, Natsumi would turn her attention back to Farrin as he spoke about what little he could remember about Ireland. It was always something that she had wanted to experience, traveling to different places, but as the child of two political figures, it made simply going out on her own somewhat of a task, even more so with her slightly overbearing parents.
She would do her best to try to picture it for herself as he gave a brief description: luscious greens unburden by the sounding cities. Her grin for her meal would quickly change to a warm smile as she pictured Ireland, thinking that perhaps she’d eventually have her chance to travel; if so, this would be one of the first places she would like to visit. Deep down, she knew that no country was without its darkness, but for this moment, she could picture everyone being friendly—no villainy, only friendly people helping one another—exactly the way she hoped that Japan would be when she became the next number one hero; she would make her home a utopia.
"It sounds really beautiful!"
Picking up her salad and a small container of dressing, Natsumi would scan the dishes for a bit until she could also find her fruit cup, carefully balancing it onto her salad container. The cafeteria was usually busy, but luckily, Farrin had found them an empty table. Quickly making her way to the table, she would take her seat, opening her salad container for only a moment to pour her salad dressing of choice on, only to close the container again and shake it, her special method for making sure she got the dressing to cover as much as possible, before reopening the container and grabbing her fork, ready to dig in.
It was at this moment that she remembered something from earlier she had meant to ask him and figured it would be a good topic to ask now.
"Oh! Earlier you mentioned a partner; are you part of a hero duo?"
She hadn’t been entirely sure how it would work, but she knew of heroes whose quirks worked in tandem with someone else’s, so much so that they could easily be considered to be two people with a shared quirk.
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Post by Farrin on Jun 27, 2023 6:26:59 GMT
[attr="class","Farrin"] [attr="class","KC1"] [attr="class","FarrinBG"] [attr="class","FarrinTop"] [attr="class","FarrinContent"] Ireland was beautiful, and that wasn't some bias for birthplace. A vast expanse of rolling hills covered only in green. Farms dotting the island between the few big cities that populated it. A simple life for many, but a fulfilling one. He would have to visit his nan sometime soon and introduce her to Sada, but he was also due an earful for not returning after the passing of his parents. He didn't know exactly why he ran when the suits came for him, to return him to his remaining family, only that it felt like abandoning his mum even though she was already gone.
Farrin returned to the table, his plate looking like a slab of chicken covered in tomato sauce and cheese and framed in a few vegetables he scooped up to balance the meal. He took his seat opposite of Natsumi and began to scarf the delicious concoction down when her question reached his ears. A hero duo? He and Sada were that and far, far more! She was the star around which his life revolved!
"Could say that n' far more. Her name's Sada Tanaka, n' she's me' girlfriend. We met at Hero Prep n' both made it inta' UA. She's in class right now. I'd introduce her otherwise."
Maybe from the outside, it might seem weird he was eating alone with Natsumi when he had a girlfriend, but his loyalty to Sada was beyond debate or question. She was his everything. And it was she and Barty that pushed him to socialize more, so that's what he was trying to do. Natsumi appreciated the particulars that went into a proper scrap, and that was an interest that Farrin could go on about for quite some time. Evaluating why a fight went one way or another was fascinating when among others well versed in combat. The intricacies of a fight essentially led him to train with Miroru regularly, for both their benefit, and now there was someone else he could talk to about such matters. Despite his aversion to most people, Farrin was beginning to grow a small network of... acquaintances - perhaps even friends.
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