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Apr 29, 2024 14:29:56 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Apr 29, 2024 14:29:56 GMT
She liked watching him work through her question. Not just because she was actually searching for information, but also because she had taken quite a liking to this hero teacher already. It would be a shame if they crossed paths one day. As a rule of thumb she didn't want to cut down anyone that wasn't a villain or downright evil, but that didn't mean she didn't engage in other minor crimes. Nothing that risked innocent lives, but definitely things that could land her in jail if a hero caught her in the act. Such an outcome wouldn't be ideal though. Even if the one arresting her was handsome. ''<Wouldn't it?>'' She agreed, smiling as she tilted her head a bit to one side. She reached for her wallet when the waitress came back. ''<You're too kind, Mark. I can pay for myself, I'm not that broke.>'' She giggled. She wanted to pay for herself so she didn't owe him anything, but if he insisted on paying she wasn't going to fight him on it. ''<Something like that, yes. I saw it with my own eyes. Compared to that my quirk is more like a simple party trick.>'' She said it with a blissful smile, not intending to be self-deprecating in the slightest. Looking at the nearest window she stretched her arms as it slowly grew darker outside. ''<Where did the time go? I can't remember the last time I had such a good conversation.>'' She looked back at Mark and slowly stood up. ''<Where are you off to next?>''lonewolf
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Apr 13, 2024 16:49:57 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Apr 13, 2024 16:49:57 GMT
It was true that she had ulterior motives, but there was some genuine happiness and need for social interaction thrown in there too. Even as she was on her journey and had a specific mission she made sure to enjoy her date with Mark to the fullest. Not only was he fun to talk to, but he had a good taste in food and he was complimenting her. What's not to love about it? After she asked her question she took the time to finish her plate while he mulled it over. She nodded at what he said. ''<What someone considers 'power' is rather telling about their character don't you think?>'' She was both interested in what he had seen because he had such an exciting job, but also probing. What was power to Mark Browning? A gun quirk? Fire quirk? Gravity quirk? Or perhaps a time quirk? Maybe his answer would surprise her and be something totally different, either way she was going to come out of it learning something. ''<With a look? How scary, usually quirks that powerful are relegated to touch.>'' To avoid being suspicious she would offer her own perspective too. Sure, she was probing and looking for information, but it didn't hurt to give up a little bit of herself too. That way, it felt like a more fair exchange. She didn't have much to hide either. If he got suspicious of her that would be a shame, but she also hadn't committed any crimes since returning to Japan. ''<In my case...>'' She put her hands together. ''<I'd say it's a hivemind quirk.>'' She obviously needed to elaborate and she was happy to do so. ''<Say someone could make a perfect clone of themself, and that clone shares every memory, emotion and thought as the original. For all intents and purposes, you cannot tell the difference between the original or the clones. Quirks like that exist too.>'' She figured she would give an exciting answer, something she had actually seen, while hiding something that was crucial to her mission. Namely, the rumor that someone had a quirk that allowed them to extract quirks from others, and that this person was somewhere in Japan. lonewolf
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Post by Kokoro on Apr 4, 2024 16:53:22 GMT
''<I'm touched.>'' She grinned right back, ''<We've only just met, but to have someone as handsome as yourself notice me is flattering. Maybe I've still got it. ~>'' She stirred her tea quietly. If only he hadn't been involved in hero work getting to know him would have been so much easier. Not that she was going to spill every little secret, but she imagined a hero took much more issue with her true nature than a civilian would. ''<You've helped me so much already, but I was wondering if I could ask you something.>'' She ate a couple more mushrooms and vegetables to let her question hang in the air for him. Looking back at him she smiled, curious how he was going to answer this one. ''<In your own opinion, what's the most powerful quirk you have come across? I assume someone in your line of work has seen a lot of exciting things.>'' This way she could probe him without giving away too much of her own agenda. Was she coming on strong? Absolutely, but she was also flirting and just making conversation. It didn't matter if he lied either. She was having a good time and probably wouldn't forget this night for a while. Her only hope now was that she wasn't going to bump into him in the middle of work, swords by her side and everything. She was capable and she believed in herself, but she would rather not go toe-to-toe with a professional hero in her vigilante guise, that was just asking for trouble. lonewolf
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Mar 30, 2024 18:01:48 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Mar 30, 2024 18:01:48 GMT
''<Yeah.>'' Really neither of them were. Otherwise their conversation about this fleeting topic might have turned out differently. ''<It's a thought.>'' She mused while sipping her tea. She wasn't all too interested in talking about what-ifs. Now his answer to her question about his place of residence was much more intriguing. She had taken him for the usual city dweller. Someone who had traveled, sure, but he lived in Tokyo. He had probably lived in big cities his whole life and was comfortable that way, just like she was comfortable being a traveler herself. ''<Really?>'' She asked excitedly, though still as laidback as usual. ''<We have more in common than I thought, Mark.>'' What a fun thought. She had something in common with a hero. They were all just humans after all, weren't they? She turned her attention back to some of her own food, preferring to eat while it was still warm. ''<Makes sense. When you're working in the same place it's much easier to live around that place too.>'' It wasn't like she was a stranger to it either. She had contacts in China and had stayed with friends and strangers all around the world while on her journey. Sure, sometimes she would have to camp in the woods, but oftentimes it was much more preferable to just talk to some friendly strangers and stay with them instead. ''<Tomorrow?>'' She chewed on his question, giving it a little bit of thought before smiling. ''<I'll figure something out. Usually I meet a friendly stranger, or I contact some of my old friends.>'' She looked away briefly to put more food on her place before teasing him with a grin. ''<Why, are you worried about little old me?>''lonewolf
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Mar 29, 2024 11:17:26 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Mar 29, 2024 11:17:26 GMT
Her own plate had a mixture of meats and vegetables, some of the stuff she would occasionally forage for and had gotten used to eating out in the wild. ''<Right?>'' She grinned with a head tilt, picking up some of her food with chopsticks to put on the grill. As the food sizzled away she nodded her head to affirm what she had previously said. ''<That's right. That's all it does, but I can make these things too.>'' She waved her hand and made a little cloud appear again, vanishing instantly. ''<I see. That must be a pain indeed.>'' She flipped some of her food so it could grill on the other side. She had met many quirks like that before, the kinds that offered little to no control. Perhaps she could count herself lucky that one, her quirk was relatively simple and low risk so long as she wasn't stupid and two, that attaining control of it was about as hard as staying fit and working out. ''<Do you ever wish you had been born with a different quirk? I think about that sometimes.>'' It was an innocuous question, but also one that could tell a lot about a person. ''<For instance, wouldn't life be different if we were born with mutation type quirks?>''She looked down at the grill, smiling as she put her grilled food back on her plate. ''<Well, as long as I'd get to enjoy moments like this I guess it wouldn't matter to me.>'' Not that her quirk was that special anyway. Uncommon perhaps, but she wasn't as sought after as say, healers. All sides, heroes, vigilantes or villains wanted those. ''<Just a hotel room for tonight.>'' She said, holding up a small piece of meat and blowing on it. ''<I don't have a home.>'' She smiled cheekily before popping the piece of meat in her mouth, only speaking again once she had finished chewing and swallowing. ''<You could say I'm a minimalist.>'' She shuffled some of her food around, getting ready to eat some mushrooms next. ''<How about you? I bet you live here in the city, close to work.>''lonewolf
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Mar 28, 2024 10:47:01 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Mar 28, 2024 10:47:01 GMT
She acted clueless at his quirk advice. ''<Really? Is that another thing they teach you in hero school? But it'd be no good if I used my quirk too much, since I'm just a civilian. ~>'' She smiled innocently. ''<Unless of course, I'm getting permission from a licensed hero? No one could pass up an opportunity like that.>'' She teased, making it clear that she was just joking around by giving him a wink. She looked at him expectantly as she extended a hand. When he took hers she looked him in the eyes. ''<Your hand is soft, Mark.>'' It wasn't simply flattery to disarm him. Well, it was, but she was also speaking truthfully. After all the best lie was to be truthful. It left her feeling much less guilty about her encounters with others too, so it was a win-win for her overall. ''<What's it say, am I gonna die tomorrow?>'' She chuckled, not intending to mock him, but the whole process felt a bit like having her fortune read. ''<Pink?>'' She felt a faint blush on her cheeks. ''<Oh my, are you going to see me wearing pink? ~>'' She grinned, putting her hands up to her face. ''<I didn't know it was a perverted quirk.>'' She teased, ''<or maybe I'm the pervert here.>''The future was harder to read, huh... ''<I suppose you can learn a lot from the past too.>'' She shrugged and took a sip from her cup. How much of the past could he see, and had he taken a peek into hers? If he did there was a very real chance that he now knew what kind of person she was. To ease the tension she waved her hand elegantly. ''<I can my quirk for a party trick, just don't arrest me. ~>'' As he fingers danced in the air, suddenly a small white cloud manifested, but only for a split second. lonewolf
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Mar 23, 2024 18:32:53 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Mar 23, 2024 18:32:53 GMT
''<Like some kind of shonen character?>'' She laughed, finding the thought of a life-or-death basketball game amusing. ''<I'd probably have to work out in that case, using my quirk is exhausting.>'' What analogy could she use to make it easier to understand? ''<Think of it like this, if you had to start sprinting and use your muscles intensively every time you used your quirk, you wouldn't use it very often would you? Not if you can pull a muscle or tire yourself out early.>'' She wasn't sad about or anything, just explaining it in a logical way. ''<Nothing like those other quirks you see or read about. Making working constructs? How do they do it?>'' She shrugged casually, grinning up at him. ''<A seer?>'' She showed that same, carefree and relaxed excitement again. ''<Now that you mention it.>'' She offered a chuckle, humoring their unfortunate quirk situations. ''<We have that in common.>'' She couldn't stop thinking about it. A seer, how cool was that? It was risky as all hell, but she had to know more. ''<Hey, can you try it on me?>'' She extended her hand. ''<Maybe we'll be involved in something together.>'' She added with a cheeky smile. No hard feelings whether he did use his quirk or not, but she had to try him. There was always the slim chance that he might find out something important, her next clue, a missing link... Anything she could use to her advantage. lonewolf
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Mar 22, 2024 18:55:11 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Mar 22, 2024 18:55:11 GMT
''<How mysterious.~>'' She grinned, resting her chin in her hands as she kicked her legs back and forth casually under the table. What was he hoping to get out of their date? She didn't have a good read on him, guys like him could be full of mysteries. Not only did it sound like he had worked many jobs and in different places, but he was a hero to top it off. Heroes as far as she was aware were masters at misdirection and hiding things. ''<I'll take my guesses later, then.>'' She affirmed. ''<I see. I wrongfully mistook you for the academic type.>'' She chuckled, keeping her hands on the tea cup just to hold something warm. When he confirmed he could teach her a few things she celebrated by raising her fist slightly. ''<Lucky me.>'' She was excited, but her tone stayed just as laidback as it usually was and she hardly raised the tone of her voice from how she normally spoke. ''<So it's one of those types of quirks, huh?>'' She had met more than her fair share of strange and hard to explain quirks along the way, but she wasn't deterred from pressing him on it. Heck, he could probably lie and get away with it because she wasn't exactly an expert at telling when someone was lying, especially not a stranger. ''<If you want, I can tell you what mine does simply.>'' She took a sip, then put her cup back down. ''<My quirk helps me jump a little higher.>'' She raised her hand up from the table, as if she was measuring the distance it helped her jump. It wasn't much, it wasn't even the full truth of her quirk, but it was enough that it made sense as an answer. ''<Nothing too flashy, but there's a reason I didn't try to become a hero.>'' She offered with a smile. lonewolf
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Post by Kokoro on Mar 20, 2024 9:35:25 GMT
''<I can only imagine!>'' She chuckled at his example, but then addressed the first part of his sentence with a laidback smile. ''Aren't we all in it for one thing or another?'' She kept looking at Mark as she put a hand over the top of her tea cup to feel how hot it was and whether it was safe to take a sip yet. ''<I'm not saying I'll be handcuffing you to your bed, but this date is mutually beneficial wouldn't you say?>'' She picked her cup up with one hand at first, then held it in both, cupping it from below. ''<Like I wouldn't be in company this good if we hadn't started talking back there.>'' She smiled, but it was hidden behind the cup as she took a small sip before putting it back down. ''<I love a good conversation. That's the thing I'm in it for.>'' It was both a lie, but also the truth, which probably made her less suspicious. She did love a good conversation and talked to tons of different people on her journey, but it wasn't the only reason she approached Mark. Maybe some might consider it sinister, but what she was really looking for was information and connections. ''<I see. I never went to college>.'' She half-chuckled as she took another sip. ''<Your subject sounds important, maybe I could learn a thing or two from you. Tokyo is a big city after all.>'' Understatement of the year. She had been in and out of Beijing recently, but spent a lot of time on the road and in smaller towns too so she was still getting used to the bustle of Tokyo. ''<Nothing that formal.>'' She smiled, waving her hand casually. ''<I'm a traveler. I work for the people I meet as I travel around the world.>'' Both legal and illegal work, not that she was going to tell him about the latter. ''<Hey, what's your quirk? Is that a top secret question? ~>'' She teased with a little grin. Who knew, maybe just maybe his quirk might be time related. lonewolf
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Mar 18, 2024 19:02:24 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Mar 18, 2024 19:02:24 GMT
''<I can't imagine it's easy work.>'' Maybe they had that in common. After all, her goal of finding the person, or quirk she needed to was very much like trying to track down someone who was good at hiding their tracks. Of course there was also the chance that the person she was looking for had never existed in the first place. Was there a limit to such phenomenon as quirks? She wasn't all too interested in pressing him any further on his case, after all she understood the struggle. What she was much more interested in now was his quirk. Did he have one and what was it like? It would be a hilarious twist of fate if it just so happened to be time manipulation. ''<UAU? That hero school?>'' She smiled, giggling at his joke. Gentleman, outgoing, it made total sense for this guy to be involved in the hero business, but he was more subtle than the heroes on TV. ''<I didn't realize I was going on a date with a celebrity.>'' She teased. It wasn't meant as an insult or anything, but he really did just look like another citizen. Maybe his face had been all over Japan and the news, but she hadn't exactly been brushing up on her hero history since she tended to avoid heroes when she could anyway. Heroes were people trying to make a positive difference in the world, which was all she needed to know. Oftentimes it was the villains, or even other vigilantes that were far bigger obstacles to her. ''<Yeah,>'' She glanced down at the menu in front of her, about to pick it up with her hand when she stopped and looked over at him. ''<You could say I'm looking for someone.>'' Who that someone was, that was her little secret. ''<I had a lead that suggested they were in a village in the countryside.>'' She shrugged casually, clearly not hung up on the false lead. Even talking about it didn't change her laidback demeanor. When the waitress came by, Kokoro got herself a nice cup of tea, since it was often much harder to get warm drinks on the road. ''<What subjects do you teach?>'' She paused, her smile broadening with her curiosity. ''<What subjects do they even learn in hero school?>'' It wasn't every day she could sit down with someone working in the hero industry, much less so a school. In fact, she didn't recall meeting many heroes in her past, at least not in this type of situation. In that way, Mark was a first. Hopefully their date wasn't going to end abruptly or violently. lonewolf
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Mar 16, 2024 17:08:13 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Mar 16, 2024 17:08:13 GMT
She had spent the last few months in Beijing looking for clues pertaining to a quirk that can control time. As expected, almost all the leads she picked up didn't turn out well, but when one eventually lead her into the countryside to a small seaside village she started to regain her hope. She couldn't pinpoint why, but this particular clue felt more real than the others.
Of course it turned out to be another dead end. She had been looking for the quirk that controls time. So when a local excitedly introduced her to the boy that had a quirk that controlled tides she couldn't help but laugh. At least the locals were nice and helped her restock before she started her trek back to the city.
Well, almost all of them.
Two guys had been trailing her for a while now, but she had been casually strolling along like they weren't there. It wasn't until she stopped at a rocky passage that they closed in on her, flanking her on either side.
''Hey, hey how did you like our village, Miss?''
''You don't intend to make off with such a heavy backpack do ya? A lady like you shouldn't be lugging all that around! How about we help lighten that for you.''
She quietly looked up at the both of them, smiling like she had smiled to those villagers earlier. ''I'm quite all right, thank you. I was just trying to figure out which way to go.''
''I'm not asking you, take a hint.'' One of the guys pulled out a knife and gestured to the top of the passage where a couple more robbers lied in wait.
''Sir,'' She started, showing no signs of fear. ''Please lay down your weapon and surrender.''
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Mar 16, 2024 13:15:32 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Mar 16, 2024 13:15:32 GMT
An American that was losing the grasp on his English because his work forced him to use so much Japanese? What an intriguing problem human cultures could create. She empathized with him too, seeing as she had been losing her grasp on Japanese. Nevertheless, she was happy to continue in English. “<Really? Even if English is your first language?>”All over the Midwest, it sounded like he was well-traveled too. “<A case? Your work sounds important, Mark-kun, are you more of a career-minded person?>” Between teaching and a case he sounded like he had his hands full. Whatever the case was about, she really wanted to know. “<American barbecue is something else, they don’t make it here the same way they do in the States.>” That she could agree on. The worst part about traveling so much was she would miss a lot of amazing cuisine whenever she moved onto the next country. She bowed her head gracefully as he held the door open for her. “<Two years in Tokyo, is that how long you’ve been staying here?>”The eatery looked cozy, not too busy for a good conversation. “<It depends, but I have a feeling it will be for the long haul. I was following a lead in China until now, but it turned out it wasn’t who I was looking for.>” She smiled up at him as they went to go find their seats. “<Tell me more about this case.>”lonewolf
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Mar 15, 2024 16:42:44 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Mar 15, 2024 16:42:44 GMT
She blinked her eyes at him, then burst into a gentle, carefree laughter. ''Whoops, you're right! My game's completely off.'' She didn't take any offense to the teasing. If anything she found it amusing that he had been so quick witted to think of that, and from the looks of things it didn't end up affecting his answer either. ''Oh my! Well aren't we both in luck then?'' She held her hand up to her face, both to accentuate the 'oh my', but also to hide part of a faint blush. ''Here I was approaching you because I wanted a conversation with a handsome man.'' And here she was expecting to be doing a majority of the casual flirting. She couldn't believe her luck meeting such a friendly face on her first try. Now she just had to hope he wasn't a cop or private investigator, but what were the odds of that anyway? ''I'd be happy to, Mark, from the States I presume? What work brought you to this side of the world?'' With a name like that and an accent like his it was clear he either wasn't from Japan, or he spoke a dialect she wasn't familiar with. ''We can also switch to English if you prefer.'' She said in perfect English, granted her accent was also pretty noticeable while speaking another language. Assuming he would start leading them to the eatery she followed by his side. ''I'm curious, what's your impression of the food here, Mark?'' She put in an active effort to say his name the English way. lonewolf
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Mar 15, 2024 14:56:55 GMT
Post by Kokoro on Mar 15, 2024 14:56:55 GMT
He was a lot taller than her, not that she wasn't used to looking up at most people. She nodded when he asked to confirm, immediately taking note of the accent. Her intuition had served her well once again! ''From the States? I thought it looked familiar! What a find you got yourself there.'' She mused, refusing to elaborate. She was feeling good about this guy. First of all, he had actually engaged in the conversation and was smiling back at her. Both fantastic signs that it was going well, but then what he asked next all but confirmed it. ''No,'' She shook her head gently. ''Actually, I'm new in town. My name is Kokoro.'' She technically wasn't lying since she hadn't been to Tokyo in years, it just wasn't her first time being new in town. She couldn't believe her luck that he brought up a date, or maybe her makeup skills and her fashion sense was just a lot better than she thought? ''Or... Well... That depends on what your answer is.'' She smiled, it was a bit cheeky, but she couldn't resist asking him given the segue. ''Would you like to go out with me?'' Was she being a bit forward? Perhaps, but dancing around it didn't do her any good either. Besides, he was the one who had even brought up the topic of dates in the first place. ''If you aren't busy later, that is.'' Given how suddenly she had sprung the question on him she still offered him an out. As of right now they were nothing but strangers after all and despite being a criminal it wasn't in her best interests to toy with a stranger for no reason. lonewolf
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Post by Kokoro on Mar 15, 2024 2:48:03 GMT
Back at it again in Tokyo! For being gone for five years a lot of things look just the way she left them, and she had been basking in the nostalgia ever since she stepped off the plane. Of course she couldn't just mess around, she actually had a reason for coming back and since she was her own boss that meant she had to figure out when she was working and when she was relaxing too. She collapsed on her hotel room bed with a sigh, savoring the silence for a brief moment. Where would be the best place to start looking? Tokyo was a big place after all and who knew what kind of adventures she could pursue? No matter what her choice was, taking one look at herself in the mirror made it clear she should shower and get into her fancy set of clothes, since she tended to make the best impression when she wasn't wearing her travel fit and backpack combo. Now that she was dressed up to socialize all she had to do was find her next lead. She stood on the street corner of the hotel she was staying at for a moment and just looked at people passing by, trying to determine who would be not only interesting to talk to, but someone that was actually likely to tolerate her company and not just brush her off. Some big city folk tended to be busy after all and she would rather not disturb the grumpy types. Then she noticed a guy that stood out from the others. ''Hey you! I like your shirt, where did you get it?'' She approached him with a smile, genuine curiosity in her eyes because despite the fact that she had ulterior motives, she was still very excited at the prospect of meeting a new person. lonewolf
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