Sasaki was not feeling his best, to say this had been the most exciting day of his life so far, would be an understatement. The adrenaline coursing through him was not limitless, and he could only ignore his injuries for so long. Upon signing up to be a hero, he had known it would be a dangerous path filled with hardships and adversity, but no amount of psyching himself up had prepared him for just how much it would hurt. Before today, Sasaki had only met one other person who's quirk worked on the same wavelength as himself. Now he was in a massive game of quirk tug-of-war with the sake of the city at stake. Yet the chance to run away had already passed, he had made his choice to stay and help, and there was no going back now. Swallowing his complaints Sasaki renewed his focus on the charging Tide. His efforts hadn't been in vain, as the lumbering aquatic behemoth was starting to shrink and lose mass. While this meant it was moving quicker, Sasaki was long past needing to aim to have an effect on the creature. 

"You wanna heat things up? Lets really get cooking!" Sasaki belted out as he goaded the charging hulk. The lingering moisture from his clothes began to lift off of him with a sizzle as he attempted to turn his quirk on full blast. It was time Sasaki used every card he had up his sleeve. If the Tide could be flash frozen, then he'd boil just as fast. Two distinct commands were sent out through his hydrosympathetic link, become steam, and condense. Normally Sasaki used his water compaction to pressurize a stream, perfect for power washing the graffiti off his family's shop... but today he had a different idea. "...Used to think this quirk was sorta basic... water is useful, but it's so common and everywhere... how can splashing villains compare to what my peers can do... took getting boiled alive to sink in just how scary water can be" As he stared down the approaching adversary. "...It hurts more when it comes from the inside." With a snap of his fingers he set off his hastily prepared attack, releasing the condensed steam he had tried keep contained inside the tide, letting it violently erupt in all directions, hopefully disrupting the constructs form enough to halt it's charge. 

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Summary:
Sasaki goes all in on evaporating the shrinking Tide even more
Sasaki tries to create a pressurized ball of steam inside the Tide
Sasaki attempts to detonate it in such a way that it disrupts the Tide's charge

Sasaki could only look on in a panicked blur as the water he fired upon began to rapidly expand and solidify, the ice spreading throughout as the violent momentum of the wave began to abate. Yet the scene unfolding in front of him filled him with dread instead of relief. While slowed down, the wave was now far more destructive and dangerous. Had Sasaki made things worse? His heart sunk in his chest as he watched the frozen assault lurch toward King, yet there was something else keeping it wrangled. Just how many quirks were wrestling in this water!? "Figures I'd go my whole life with no one to compare quirk notes to... yet as soon as I make it to the city there are water quirks coming out of every crack." He grumbled under his breath. Sasaki was starting to lose his resolve, what did he think he was doing out here? Did he really think he could just wake up one morning and decide to be a hero? Sure, the TV and news made the job seem glamorous and exciting, but this wasn't some shonen anime in an alternate world, this was real life, with real people and real lives on the line. Maybe... he should evacuate with the others, he wasn't a full fledged hero after all. Hell he hadn't even finished unpacking his dorm room.

Yet no matter how much his heart wavered, Sasaki's feet did not budge from that spot. No matter how much the logical part of his brain screamed for him to turn around and leave this torrent of collateral damage to the professionals, he found it impossible to turn his back on the scene in front of him. If courage wouldn't come naturally to him, then he would just have to fake it until he made it. "No more half measures" He slapped both of his cheeks to center himself and caught Demura's words. "More Ice... that I can do!" Taking a long breath to center himself, Sasaki emptied his quirk into the air around him, his body seemed to shrink ever so slightly as the various sub-dermal bladders through out his physique purged the pressurized fluids from his anatomy.

Once removed, this Sasaki sized ball of water would surge toward the frostbitten frothy foe, freezing over as it began to metaphorically and literally snowball, soaking up all the moisture from the ground and air as further swelled in size as the water expanded into ice, moving to intercept the Tide with Sasaki heading in a different direction. As the two volumes of H20 would collide, Sasaki's Ice would attempt to absorb and solidify as much of the Tide as it could. Meanwhile, Sasaki was continuing to throw caution to the the wind as he climbed into the bus King had pointed out to him. "this-is-stupid-this-is-stupid-this-is-stupid" He pleaded with himself as he ignored his better judgement and slammed on the gas, freezing it in place and sending the vehicle surging down the path his ice-ball cleared for him. With a wince, Sasaki moved back as far as he could in the bus and braced for impact.

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Summary:
Sasaki feels bad about making the situation seemingly worse.
Finds his courage and doubles down on the Ice Plan
He creates a massive ball of packed frozen water and rolls it toward the Tide in an attempt to flash-freeze it
He then tries to drive a bus at full speed into the Tide
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Sasaki stared in defeat at the towering trial that laid before him. How could he have known that when he woke up today he would have to overcome such a staggering obstacle as his day went on. Yet with a determined gulp and a calming breath he took a step forward to challenge his adversary. "I'll take a number three... no mushrooms... and a milkshake?" He blurted out to the equally confused and tired fast food attendant who simply stared back at him with equal parts contempt and judgmental condemnation. "Like... Ice cream machine is broken..." The teenager with the crushed soul quipped back with a roll of her eyes. Panic overtook Sasaki as he staggered back a step, his rigorous mental preparations toppling like house of cards in the breeze. His whole order had hinged on that milkshake's flavor profile. "Ok... maybe a diet cok.."-"Soda machine broke too" the teen interrupted before clicking her tongue against her chewing gum. Crestfallen Sasaki felt the blood drain from his face. His spiral of despair was cut short by the growing queue that was forming from his awkward indecision, He needed to make a choice now... the very fate of the public peace was on the line. "Small Coffee?" he fumbled out, reading quite literally the first beverage he could off of the menu. He was met with a painful silence that seemed to stretch on for eons, when at last the moody minimum wage slave punched a key on the register and tallied his total. "That will be ¥760 sir... Can I get your name?" A grin spreading across his face in triumph, he only needed the girl to repeat herself twice before he managed to give her his name and finish paying.
Taking a seat by the window, he stared out into the pouring rain as he waited for his order, the rhythmic patter of weather calming his elevated nerves. It wasn't normally like Sasaki to get this flustered, but since moving to the city he had quickly become stunned by the staggering cultural shock. Back home there was only one fast food chain in his town, an American Fried Chicken joint that offered one thing in three sizes, nothing like the scavenger hunt of a menu he had just conquered. His eyes traveled across the scenery as soaked civilians scrambled to get out of the downpour, the hammering of the drops growing a bit louder, beginning to drown out the pop music being pumped through the whole restaurant. It was almost loud enough for Sasaki to miss his order being ready.
"Ebisu Garlic Royale and a small coffee for... Sausage?" A different teen in desperate need of a haircut called out. Taking a bite of his sandwich, he stepped outside only to realize there was a fair deal more screaming than he had originally been able to hear. The windows of a nearby car were beginning to crack as the liquid bullets rained down. This... wasn't normal.
Wolfing down his meal he ran out into the hazardous weather, drawing out a thin disc of water from within him that spun above his head, catching the rain and absorbing it as it slowly began to grow into an absorbent liquid umbrella that did it's best to protect him from the oppressive shower. A rallying cry to clear the streets echoed out a dozen meters from Sasaki as he watched a face he recognized from campus charge into the fray to engage a giant... was that thing made of water!? Sasaki nearly lost his nerve as he witnessed a second towering figure roaring into the battle as King made his charge. "Big city never ceases to surprise me..." Swallowing his courage again he followed the others into his first real fight of his life.

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