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May 17, 2024 20:51:02 GMT
Post by zaya on May 17, 2024 20:51:02 GMT
“Better than letting him clobber us!” Mark shot back, a bit of frustration in his own voice. As the mud based hero prepared to intercept his projectile, he watched as Jun caught it instead, and flung it back at a surprised Kollector, who had to slow down to catch it with his telekinesis. Seeing another hammer come at him, he threw the pot at it, which slowed the constructs velocity, but not enough to avoid taking a hit straight to the oversized face. “How dare you, you nobody! I’ll be damned if I get taken out by a no count like-“ His monologue stopped as the crook swallowed his gut seeing the guns. “Wait, hold on, hold on…” The grandiose flair in his voice was now gone, but his nasally accent remained.
Wait…He was pausing now? Looking over at the guns Jun was flaunting at the villain, Zaya wondered if she would actually unload on him…She wondered if she should just let her, have this nightmare end, or if she should possibly step in with something non lethal.
“Lets slow down a minute, nobody said anything-“ The Kollector didn’t get a chance to finish the statement. A giant brown hammer, as big as the criminal’s face, slammed down right on top of his head, squishing his head downward as his eyes bulged out in surprise. His hovering chair, no longer being held up by his telekinetic powers, sputtered to the ground and lazily crashed.
“Good job distracting him.” Reforming his weapon back into his arms, Mark looked down at the Kollector. The villain was nearly unconscious, groaning in pain. “Told ya clobbering him would work.”
Zaya let out the biggest sigh of relief in her life, sitting down and finally relaxing. “Oh thank god…” Was all she let out, glad to have the ordeal behind her.
And, as if on cue, a hero finally arrived, leaping down the stairs to apprehend the villain. The guy was dressed in flashy red and black clothing, complete with a cape and studded mask. “You kids take this guy down?” He asked, examining the defeated villain. Before Zaya got a chance to say anything, Mark spoke up. “Yep. We saw a villain rampaging, we took action. I’m Mark Haga, this is Zaya Inazuma. Not sure what her name is.” Zaya buried her face in her hands; This was attention she didn’t need. Still, at least everything was over.
“Thanks for your assistance; Seeing as it was self defense, I don’t see any need to bring charges against any of you.” Holding out his hand, the hero formed a large red bubble, which encased the Kollector. “Though you may be asked in the future for police statements.” Grabbing the ball, the hero started to roll it in the same manner as a dung beetle, though the Kollector’s body remained static inside the bubble, not rolling around.
Watching the hero start to depart, Mark turned to Zaya, and sighed. “Sorry about that whole thing. I know we aren’t exactly friends, so I’m going to head out.” Waving, he got ready to leave, only to be stopped by a hand on his shoulder. “Mark, wait…Look, thanks. I apprentice it.”
Hiding a smile was fairly easy for a shapeshifter; But Mark choose not to as he gave a thumbs up, and started to walk away.
Watching him leave, Zaya rushed to Jun, wrapping her in a hug. “Jun…I’m sorry…I got scared…” Finally letting her emotions out, tears started to stream down her face. “I panicked…I’m sorry…” Her voice was weak, completely drained from the ordeal.
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Post by zaya on May 8, 2024 4:27:43 GMT
“Come back and face the Kollector! I will be your e-“ A kick to the back of his oversized head stopped him mid sentence, and his hovering chair skidded along the ground, throwing up sparks.
“How dare you! You weren’t supposed to be part of this!” Kollector called out, getting his chair back up to a nice altitude a few feet above the ground. Zaya turned around to see why her attacker had suddenly stopped, and noticed Jun. “Thank god…Maybe she can take him out…” She thought to herself, still praying the villain wouldn’t interact with her further. “This is between me…And HER!” Turning back around suddenly, Kollector grabbed a large, vintage television out of a nearby display, shattering glass everywhere. Without any time to react, he chucked it at Zaya.
The girl cowered away in fear, not even thinking to use her powers to defend herself; The television wouldn’t hit her square on… But something stopped it; A giant wall of mud, having caught the object, tossed it aside. “You look like you could use some help.” Looking up, Zaya watched as the mud reformed itself into a familiar face. "Mark?" “I know I’m not your favorite person to be around…But I’m not just going to let this guy have his way.” The son of Thunderbolt Polymorph, Mark, WASN’T someone Zaya was too fond of, with how much he bothered her about wanting to become ‘teammates’, but she wasn’t about to complain about getting help. “Ah, TWO Thunderbolt prodigies! Time to squash two bugs…” Eyes still fully on the duo, not on Jun, the Kollector grabbed another television from the same store, this one a wide flat screen. “With one display!” Before he could get the chance to drop the flat screen on the pair, Mark morphed his right arm into a large fist, mud dripping from it. Reeling back, he sent the oversized arm crashing into the villains face, sending him flying far back, even enough to push him back from where Jun was. “Dunno who you are, but I think the three of us can take this creep.” Mark stated, shaping his fist back to normal. “I already called the authorities, but it seems like the closest heroes are a bit far out; We’ll have to clobber him ourselves.” Picking herself up, Zaya gazed over to the Kollector, whose path had been stopped by a large potted plant, who was already getting back up and brushing dirt off.
“I…Alright, we can do this…” Zaya still sounded unconfident and scared, but maybe with the three of them she could avoid confrontation. Lighting up her arms, she prepared to hit the Kollector once he came back at them.
“Why you miscreant…” Now fully back up, the Kollector grabbed three other nearby potted plants, and lifted them around him with his telekinesis. “You’re dead meat!” As the floating villain rushed forward, he tossed the plants, one at each young hero. Firing off a bolt from both her hands, one of her zaps managed to hit the plant long before it got close; Unfortunately, she wasn’t going to be able to hit the other two projectiles in team, forced to leave her friends to defend themselves…
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Post by zaya on May 1, 2024 7:35:53 GMT
Trying to calm down a bit, Zaya nodded in agreement with Jun’s plan. “Yeah, probably best to just get civilians out of the way…” Looking at the menacing villain hovering menacingly overhead, she prayed Jun could keep him occupied. Looking at the sea of panicked people, Zaya knew exactly what she had to do; Get their attention, lead them to safety. She paused for a minute, collecting her thoughts and trying to think of the best way to do that. Probably just yelling, right? The girl took a deep breath in…But no words came out. The mob of people was huge, all of them in a frenzy trying to get away from the scene unfolding; Yelling, screaming, shoving each other… What was one girl supposed to do? As Zaya looked around, a realization hit her; She was just one of them. Another civilian being caught in the crossfire, being targeted by a rampaging villain. And she panicked. The initial adrenaline from the surprise attack had worn off, and ‘fight’ was quickly being replaced with ‘flight’. Breathing heavily, the only thought on Zaya’s mind was if she was going to get crushed by flying debris launched by the Kollector. As she tried to move, her knees started to feel weak; Too weak to run, so she did the next best thing; She hid. Unfortunately for her, the only hiding place she could crawl to in time was a wooden bench, where she was still visible through the benches slits. There, she lied down and prayed Jun could take care of things…
“You IMBECILE! I care not for the shopping of untrained eyes! What collectibles can be found in a common mall?!” The Kollector asked, fed up with Jun’s defiance. Seeing the hammer flying at him, the villain activated his telekinetic powers, stopping the construct mid flight. “And I haven’t any interest in YOU!” With that, he attempted to fling the Mjolnir back at his foe; Whether or not Jun was hit by it, he’d fly past her and down to the lower levels of the mall. Scanning the area, The Kollector looked over dozens of panicking, fleeing targets, not seeming to have any interest in them; Not until he spotted Zaya, cowering under a bench. Lifting up the bench with his powers, he pointed a finger dramatically at his victim. “YOU! Quit hiding! Come out and face your doom!” Zaya started scrambling to her feet, tripping over herself; She waited for the impact of wood on her body…An impact that didn’t come. Opening her eyes and peering through her fingers, Zaya noticed that the Kollector hadn’t smacked her with the bench; Which would’ve been the obvious play. Rather, he had chosen to run his mouth. “I KNOW you’re the child of one of the Thunderbolts, and I WILL take my vengeance out for-“
His monologue was cut off as Zaya fired off a panicked shock blast at him; It was more of an impulsive attack rather than a concentrated strike, and with a lot of her power already drained, she didn’t expect it to do much. But it did; The Kollector took the blast straight to his stomach, hovering backwards and dropping the bench, which shattered on the ground. Stabilizing himself he moved forward once more. “A powerful blow, but you’ll need to do more than that to-HEY!” He stopped his monologue once more as he noticed Zaya starting to run in the opposite direction. “Quit your running! Come back and fight!” The fiend called out. He was completely ignoring everyone else, Jun included, as he began to hover towards Zaya.
“Gotta get out of here…Just gotta get out of here…”
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Post by zaya on Apr 30, 2024 21:45:36 GMT
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Post by zaya on Apr 26, 2024 1:12:37 GMT
“Awesome!” Zaya shot Jun an enthused smile before heading for the stairs. She was excited; More excited than she’d been for anything in a long while. Her mind was already racing on what to pick out, how Jun would respond to the attire she chose, possibly even seeing what other knickknacks Goth Topic had; Most of the times she’d been there she had quickly grabbed the clothing she wanted and left, so taking the time to actually explore was an exciting prospect.
Walking beside Jun, the goth was practically skipping down the stairs, elated as if it were her birthday; But good things hardly ever last. As if reality itself was punishing her for trying to be happy, an object flew at her, crash landing about halfway down the stairs; Thankfully missing any pedestrians. Zaya fell backwards, dropping her smoothie, surprised from the impact of what seemed to be a vendor’s cart, or at least what was left of it after its crash landing.
“Fools! I have come for revenge!” Looking upward past the horde of scattering civilians, Zaya spotted the culprit of the cart thrower; Floating downwards from high above the ground was a man in a chair; At least, it looked like a man. More like an oversized head melded with a seat, with tiny legs dangling below and equally tiny arms resting on the chair’s armrests. “I, The Kollector, have returned to extract payback on The Thunderbolts!”
Zaya raised an eyebrow at this comical looking villain. The Kollector, as he called himself, looked worse for wear, sporting a large bandage over his forehead, and part of his chair looking as if it was patched up shoddily with scrap metal; Probably where the revenge part was coming from. “A trip to the mall;” Zaya started to charge up a lightning bolt in her hand. “Was that so much to ask?!” More out of anger than anything else, the girl launched the bolt towards the floating fiend, who hovered out of its path. “If it’s the Thunderbolts you want, why come after me?! Don’t you have anything better to do?” Moving down the stairs and away from the debris, Zaya quickly peered over to Jun, to make sure she was alright. “I have no idea who this is…I guess we have to get away from him and wait for heroes right?” She asked, trying to find somewhere to duck for cover.
“Uh…No! I have chosen to extract revenge on YOU specifically!” Kollector almost sounded like he hadn’t thought things through, as he telekinetically lifted a smoothie cart, and prepared it for a toss.
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Post by zaya on Apr 15, 2024 18:44:59 GMT
Zaya just shrugged off Jun’s comment. “Nah, its fine; I’m used to being cozy, so I always wear a lot of clothes. I know it isn’t very attractive, but it’s comfortable to me. Rather be too hot than too cold.” Looking at her friend’s outfit, she couldn’t help but think it was cute, despite the corny shirt; Jun was clearly her most fashionable friend.
Which, considering how few friends she had, was admittedly not saying a lot. “Anyway…That’s actually what I was hoping we could work on, to be honest. I never really focused too much on my outfits before due to…Ya know, not getting out at all…But…I wanna look cute, get some cute clothes, ya know?” Zaya couldn’t help but feel the desire to get a bit more fashion in her life; Maybe it came about from being at a school surrounded by people her own age? Despite being a loner, she’d always wanted friends to do this sort of thing with, if for nothing else than to see what it was like.
“You wouldn’t mind going to Goth Topic, would you? That’s where I was looking at before to do some clothes shopping, they seem to have my aesthetic there.” She asked, already peering over at a glowing electronic directory to see where the store was. The brand was everywhere these days, and this mall was no exception, housing a rather large store on the bottom floor. Hopefully Jun’s fashion advice would be better than her wacky, unreasonable dating advice.
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Post by zaya on Apr 7, 2024 4:54:26 GMT
Wallflower; Offputting; Recluse; Terms that could no longer be used to describe Zaya. While her school life had started as an unwanted slog, she’d actually met enough people for the academy to become…
Not fun, but tolerable at the very least. Tolerable to the point of where the girl was more than willing to go out for several hours during the day, content to leave the warm safety and comfort of her bed, and readily accessible rest. She wondered, had her father actually intended for this to happen? For her to have an outlook on life that’s cheerier than a cold black pit?
Maybe he was trying to put her mental health first, but something told her that ShocK-King mostly just wanted her to follow in his footsteps. Still, the hand the punk girl had been dealt was looking better all the time.
The mall, while typically the home of peppy, preppy, pretty girls, was now housing one Zaya Inazuma; Who was currently waiting on her friend to join her for a bit of shopping. After their last conversation, the girl figured if she couldn’t get dating advice out of Jun, maybe she could get fashion advice.
Zaya had already sent out a text message to her friend, and now, with a smoothie in one hand and her cell phone in the other, she sat patiently and waited; Hoodie and baggy pants on, partly to conceal her identity and partly because the girl preferred comfort over fashion; Something Jun could hopefully help with. Maybe more stylish clothes would draw more unwanted attention…But maybe that was a risk this wallflower was ready to take.
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Post by zaya on Mar 25, 2024 3:40:10 GMT
“Yeah, I mean they remove their stink glands so they can’t spray anyone, but apparently pet skunks are really affectionate, like cats.” Maybe that’d be a pet to consider after graduation. Maybe.
“Yeah, his quirk is a bit odd, but I’ve seen way odder. He seems to have a good handle on using it at least.” Zaya smirked at Jun once again misinterpreting her words; It seemed like Jun was a bit dense; Book smart, but not street smart. “No, he doesn’t actually smell bad, I was just using that as an analogy; He smells kind of nice, actually.” Pausing, the girl tried to think of a better way to relay what she meant to Jun. “Haven’t you ever met someone that you didn’t like at first, but then grew to like, but like, not really like all the way? A frenemy? Is that the word for it?” Somehow, she’d made her words potentially even more confusing than before. “Well, in any case, we did help rescue a cat together. I dunno, I think I do want to see him again…Just…Nervous is all.” Putting her phone back into her pocket, Zaya realized they’d spent all this time gossiping, rather than actually studying, which is the whole reason she’d been invited over in the first place. It wasn’t like she was eager to study, but she did want to get her mind off of boys, and not stress about it…For now. “Hey, so uh…What are the upcoming exams about anyway?” She asked cluelessly. “I’ve done…Like no studying…”
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Post by zaya on Mar 19, 2024 3:10:25 GMT
“Probably only means a slight chance of the death of progress…” Zaya mumbled back under her breath. He was annoying, but at the very least he was honest about being annoying, admitting that he just didn’t feel like helping with the cat wrangling. Like a cockroach admitting it was a cockroach; Still a bug, but an honest bug.
Patting the cat on its head post successful capture, the kitty mewed, seemingly content with being held. With Miku not struggling at all, it felt like the cat wasn’t running away due to a lack of tameness, but possibly because it just wanted to explore; Probably just wanted to explore, without thinking of the consequences of straying too far from home. Quickly checking the collar and confirming that they’d nabbed the right feline, Zaya walked her way over to Homura, and lifted up the cat to place it on him. “I didn’t know I could speak cat either; Guess this time I got the cats tongue.” She laughed a bit at her bad pun as she unloaded Miku onto Homura, with the cat clinging its front paws onto his shoulder, getting itself a good grip and purring. “Ya know, all things considered…Hanging out with you can be…” Looking away, a flush came over Zaya’s face. Why was she feeling like this? Just because he was the first guy she’d spent a lot of time with?
“It was nice.” Acting completely on impulse, Zaya leaned in and kissed Homura on the cheek. Her powers almost seemed to react to this emotional moment, with small bits of electricity sparking off her body involuntarily. Stepping back both out of bashfulness and not wanting to shock Homura or the cat, Zaya began to backpedal. “Um…Well it was fun! Bye, see ya, have a good one!” Turning around, Zaya started into a full jog, not wanting to see just how red her face had become. Hopefully he could take care of the cat from there…
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Post by zaya on Mar 9, 2024 5:03:13 GMT
“Is he like…Who?” Unfortunately, Zaya had no idea who Jun was referring to. “I mean, yeah, underneath his jerky-ness, he really does mean well, and he is training to be a hero…Like, he isn’t the most approachable guy…I guess he’s like a hedgehog…Or more accurately, a skunk.” Pausing, the girl realized her analogy probably didn’t make any sense. “Like, everyone wants to avoid skunks and thinks they’re awful, but they’re actually really cute and cuddly if you bond with them; I know some people even keep them as pets.”
Too many videos of pet skunks had gone to her head. Still, hopefully her friend would get the comparison. Listening to Jun, Zaya couldn’t help but think about if a partner would actually help her in the field. “I mean, I guess he helps charge my power; Doesn’t make me stronger, but potentially would help my endurance, prevent me from running out of juice quicker. That’s just a hypothetical though, maybe its my emotions manipulating my mood…” Stopping, Zaya contemplated if it was wrong to think of her crush as just being a means to an end to help her in battle; Surely that wasn’t what normal couples do.
“Alright, I’ll tell you his name…But you’d better keep it to yourself, alright?” Taking a deep breath, Zaya tapped her fingers together nervously. “Homura; His name is Homura. His quirk is mouth hand things; Kinda creepy to look at at first, but I got used to it. You wouldn’t happen to know him, would you?”
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Post by zaya on Mar 6, 2024 5:05:25 GMT
Finally having Mark out of her hair, Zaya could relax, and let out a chortle at Jack’s comment about the guy. “Yeah…He’s never really gotten so confrontational like that before…” Checking around just to make sure Mark wasn’t in the crowd still, she thought about just how much she even knew the guy; Maybe he was told to be nice but had a short fuse he couldn’t control.
Her attention snapped right back to the dragon man as he mentioned the Thunderbolts, though. “Hey, hey, not so loud.” She hissed. “Not looking to get MORE unwanted attention.” Sighing, she realized how easy it must’ve been for Jack to put things together after seeing Mark’s quirk, and most likely knowing about his father. She wondered how much he knew, though. The less the better. “Yeah…We’re both legacies of current Thunderbolts. You’ll probably figure it out anyway once I use my quirk, but my dad is ShocK-King. I mean, you could probably eliminate Godroach and Polyphemus with process of elimination anyway.”
Speaking of those two, she wondered if they also had children; with Polyphemus’s size, she wondered if he could even have children; A cyclops baby would be hard to hide. Hearing him give his name, Zaya realized she hadn’t given hers. “I’m Zaya; Nice to meet you, Jack.” Thinking on his comment on teams, the girl got to thinking; Did she need a team? Sure she was strong on her own, but the thought of being out there alone, fighting villains as a solo act… Scary would be an understatement. “I dunno about going solo…Don’t solo heroes not make a lot of profit in the long term?”
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Post by zaya on Mar 1, 2024 18:10:24 GMT
Great, he was also the child of a hero; At least maybe she could have someone to talk to about the burden that came with; If she got to know him. She still wasn’t very keen on telling the whole school who her ‘famous’ dad was, and thankfully he had the brains to not press about it further. Sugarlumps? Zaya had to bite her lip to keep from laughing, not wanting to humiliate her new friend. What was he, from the 1960s? This guy was unbelievably corny; But it came off as a bit charming, especially when he started wagging his tail like an eager puppy.
“Sure, I don’t mind walking a bit, as long as your place isn’t too far, and as long as I can rest my feet afterwards.” She stated, knowing it’d get her away from Mark and hopefully into the good graces of Jason. “So… A teacher’s pet huh?” As she started to walk with Jason, she wondered if he realized the unintentional pun, with the animal like quirk and all. “Did you go to like, one of those prep schools? The ones they send you to as like practice before coming to UA?” With her reluctance to join the hero scene she’d never been to a ‘hero high school’, but was still curious as to what they were like; Maybe Jason could provide insight. “UA is really my first jump into the hero business; The only experience I’ve had with it is some practice with my dad…”
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Post by zaya on Feb 23, 2024 8:11:11 GMT
Uh oh; Not good. What started as Zaya casually trying to probe Jun for dating advice was slowly turning into somewhat of an interrogation. While she did make a valid point on not having good social skills, in fairness Zaya’s social skills weren’t much better; Possibly even worse, considering just how few friends she had. “I mean, well, ya know, small talk and stuff…” Zaya stated awkwardly, trying to bury her face deeper into her phone to avoid eye contact.
Though, the more she thought about it, the more she realized; Like it or not, Jun was probably the only person she could really splurge about her feelings to. And even then, she might get herself into a lecture about the dangers of holding hands with a boy. Worth the risk. “Well…I met a boy.” The teen finally admitted, smiling to herself as she clasped her phone to her chest. “We’ve only hung out a little bit and haven’t done a whole lot…But I think I like him; He is a bit of a jerk, but like, the endearing kind of jerk, and he’s really cute.” Zaya chuckled a bit at the situation she was now in; This was the first time she was ever talking about boys with a friend. Heck, this was the first time she was really getting a good hangout session with a friend in general. “And I know I really should be focusing on my studies first and foremost…But I can’t help it! I mean, whenever I think about him even my quirk acts weird, filling me with more energy than normal…”
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Post by zaya on Feb 7, 2024 3:26:24 GMT
This time Zaya tried harder to stifle her laughter at Jun’s over the top way of proposing to a man; It was like she was a caveman, clubbing her mate over the head as opposed to real courtship. “I dunno about that approach, seems like you’d be coming on just a bit strong…”
Thankfully, Jun’s revised answer sounded much more rational; At first. It seemed like if she ever did go on this theoretical date, she’d be trapping the poor guy thinking they would just watch an episode of two and locking him in for a whole series. “That seems a little extreme…But maybe you’ve got the right idea?” Zaya was beginning to ponder if she was actually better at relationships, despite having no actual experience herself. Hell, with how unhinged some of Jun’s answers were, Zaya figured she might just be better at people in general than her.
“I mean, I’m into rock music, maybe I could take a guy out to a music store and just listen to a full album or two with him, see if he shares the same tastes as me?” It seemed like a better, toned down version of Jun’s answer, so maybe it was a good idea? Then again, with how looney some of Jun’s other ideas were, maybe she should try doing the opposite of what she says. “Or…What if we did something that neither of us were for sure into? Like…Maybe picking out a movie at random and seeing how we both react to it?”
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Post by zaya on Jan 31, 2024 5:30:05 GMT
“I mean, I can probably just get my lightning stronger to the point of where a single shock can at least tip the battle heavily in my favor.” Zaya retorted, still unable to see the problem with her logic. “And I’ll probably get a team in the future to deal with any weirdos that don’t go down from my attacks.” Focusing back on the cat at hand, Zaya grimaced as she Homura tell her to ‘impress him’. “Oh come on! That’s just your way of saying ‘I don’t wanna help!” She snarled, giving him a dirty glare. Her attention was snapped back as the cat reacted to her raising her voice, backing away a bit.
“Oh no, don’t worry mr kitty, I wasn’t mad at you; Just that jerk back there; I’m not going to hurt you, I’m just going to bring you back to your owner…”
Taking a slow step forward, the cat retreated one step back in kind. “Its ok, you don’t need to be scared of me.” Taking another step forward, the cat backed up further; Clearly this strategy wasn’t going to work.
“Um, ok, think, think…” Its not like she had anything that could coerce the cat; Trying in vein anyway, she held out her hand, and hoped the feline would be curious enough to approach. It was not; Miku simply continued to stare at the girl. “Hmmm…” She couldn’t let the thing get away, there was no telling if they could find it again in this maze of a city. Desperate times call for desperate measures. “Um…Meow?” Perhaps speaking in its native tongue would relax the cat? To Zaya’s surprise, the cat gave a ‘mrrr’ in response. The teen smiled; It seemed like her wacky strategy might pay off. “Meow! Meow! Meeew!” Zaya started making more cat noises in a friendly tone, and started to approach; Miku started to move, but this time, towards Zaya, getting close and rubbing against her leg. Making sure her movements were slow, she reached down and picked up the now purring cat. Turning around with a smug look of satisfaction, she walked back to Homura, stroking the captured kitty. “There; Hows THAT for impressing you?” She laughed a bit, feeling like she’d gotten the upper hand over him; Still, despite her taunting, she did actually want some praise from her upperclassman. “Guess we should go drop the little guy off at his home, right?”
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