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Post by Thea on Jul 4, 2023 23:54:48 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]Again, Thea found herself wrapped in Miroru's arm. Again she found herself wanting to push away, to fill the fox's mind with nightmares so that she'd step away once and for all. She couldn't do it. She couldn't bring herself to harm the fox in any way. "Why are you being so nice to me?" She grabbed at the fox's sleeves like a child, fingers curling into the material tightly as if letting go would mean falling into the abyss. "People aren't supposed to be this nice to me." [break][break] The mentat's mind raced. None of this was supposed to happen. She was just supposed to have taken the memories and left the demo like she'd done countless times before. Somehow, she found herself interlinked with someone she'd not imagined in a million lifetimes she ever associated with. Somehow, all Thea could think about was how warm Mimi's presence felt against her. [break][break] The silences grew longer as Thea fought against the ever-expanding sense of now. Was Miroru telling the truth? Could the fox even know what that entailed? She knew the mentat only as she presented; Arrogant, smart, witty. But could she feel the same way for the addict? The Thea that slid through crowds taking people's privacy from them because trying not to do so made her insides itch and skin crawl. Could the fox care for the same monster who tortured men and made a mockery of their free will, not because it was the only way for her to end a fight but because the power made her feel good?[break][break] "You said you'd never regret me. You want me to trust you. And I do, I really do." She paused, trying to find the words. A way to explain how this was different. While everyone else seemed like an inevitability in the mentat's life, Mimi's wasn't. She was a choice like a crossroads, a decision that, once made, could not be unmade or forgotten. A decision Thea had to make for herself. [break][break] "I met a girl at the library once. She trusted me and gave me her hand just because I asked for it." A dour laugh escaped her lips. "But I was just so fucking hungry. The kind of hungry food can't fix." She pulled even tighter on Mimi's sleeves. "Before I knew it, I was gripping her arm with all my strength and taking horrible memories from her, forcing her to relive them. When she broke free and stepped back, all I wanted was more." [break][break] The mental looked at the door allowing a bit of the fox's red hair to enter her peripheral vision. For a moment, she wondered if someone outside could overhear them. A problem she'd deal with later in her own way if they did. "I don't know what I want for myself. A minute ago, I wanted you gone, and now I," She paused for a moment, catching the words before they could form, deliberating for what felt like an eternity in her warped sense of time. "And now I don't want you to let go." [break][break] "I'm not making myself miserable. You're just making me crazy." [break][break] [break] [attr="class","skullinfo"] [attr="class","skullcredits"] TAIKO![newclass=.skullhover]width:420px;-webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);filter: grayscale(100%);-webkit-transition:all 1s ease;transition:all 1s ease;-webkit-transition-delay:0.1s;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullhover:hover]-webkit-filter: grayscale(0%);filter: grayscale(0%)-webkit-transition:all 1s ease;transition:all 1s ease;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullimg]width:380px;height:200px;background-image:url(https://i.ibb.co/nrVgLSZ/Untitlesdffsdd.png); background-repeat:no-repeat;[/newclass] [newclass=.skulltitle]font-family:verdana;font-weight:700;font-size:50px;position:relative;text-align:center;color:#168D93;margin-top:-36px;margin-bottom:0px;text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black, 1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;[/newclass] [newclass=.skulloverlap]letter-spacing:1px;font-family:oswald;font-weight:200;font-size:9px;position:relative;text-align:center;margin-top:-0;margin-bottom:-5px;color:#e8e8e8;text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black, 1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullbody]div-align:center;text-align:justify;width:380px;font-size:10px;font-family:roboto;color:#e8e8e8;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullbody b]color:#168D93;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullinfo]width:380px;font-family:oswald;font-size:9px;font-weight:200;color:#767676;text-align:right[/newclass] [newclass=.skullcredits]width:380px;font-family:roboto;font-size:8px;text-align:center;[/newclass] [googlefont=Oswald] [googlefont=Roboto] |
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Post by Thea on Jul 4, 2023 23:54:38 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]Celebration was the furthest thing from the mentat's mind. While she was certainly better in a physical sense, mentally, she was still dealing with the consequences of her actions. To erase a memory, she had to take it. To take it, she had to live it. Over and over again, this was what she did. Over and over again, she buried the weight of it, knowing one day she would buckle under the pressure like a carbon fiber submarine.[break][break]
She took the Cheesesteak with both hands, awkwardly fidgeting her grip to avoid getting any grease on her hands. "Do you just, like, always carry cheese steaks on you?" [break][break]
The titan seemed inured to the world around them. While Thea was taken out of commission by her own quirk and a single gunshot wound, the titan not only took two shots but seemed completely unphased by it as they risked taking more during the fight. They had the making of a hero, impervious and unyielding. It was all Thea could do to keep up as she pretended to have a measure of their determination worth.[break][break]
"Yeah, I got some of their locations. Not sure if this is their HQ or whatever, but. Ugh, it's a lot to explain," Thea stuck her hand out palm side up, "It's just easier if I give you the information. I promise I won't take anything or fuck with your head. I've gotta save that for these fucks." She took a bite of the cheese steak. It was better than she expected. Food was always better with friends.[break][break]
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Post by Thea on Jul 4, 2023 23:54:26 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]The two decided to go somewhere less than hectic for once, at Mimi's behest. It was a welcome change of pace from the bender-inducing raves Thea often dragged Miroru to and a far cry from the rigors of UA's curriculum. "So you'd kill time at an art museum, you absolute nerd," She said with a smile. A playful shot across the bow that showed Thea was in high spirits. Unusually so.[break][break]
"I've taken a few. I don't really go searching for art and stuff like that. They're boring and kinda hard to find." More often than not, the mentat took memories based on what she described as emotional volume. Highest highs and lowest lows. They were easier to find than a night at the museum and served the dual purpose of being the most easily weaponized should she need them. [break][break]
"It's a nice thing to share." Thea didn't care about the museum one lick. She was just glad to be anywhere with the vulpine girl whose insistence on being there confused the Mentat. Something she thought should be impossible given the constant chorus in her mind. Somehow, the fox's presence managed to quiet the steady stream of opinions and consternation that echoed in the back of her mind. [break][break]
"Building looks stupid," she mocked the oddity of the design. "Are they running a special exhibit or something?" Thea gestured at what appeared to be a small crowd gathered by the museum's entrance by tugging Mimi's sleeve and pointing with a gloved hand. "So much for quiet," there was a hint of disappointment in her voice, "Might as well see what the big deal is."[break][break]
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Post by Thea on Jul 3, 2023 6:06:05 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]It wasn't just the glove. Thea was at least emotionally aware enough to know Miroru meant no harm by it. As much as the Mentat was remis to remiss to admit it, she trusted the fox almost implicitly. That was the real problem.[break][break]
Before she knew it, Thea found herself letting Mimi slip through her defenses. Defenses the mentat placed not only for her protection but others too. The gloves simply served as a way to remind her of that. The ever-expanding sense of time only served to make it even clearer. Whatever was happening to her over these last few weeks. Whatever chemical concoction was taking hold of her mind. It had to stop. It had to stop here.[break][break]
Thea paused. Letting Miroru speak her peace in full before responding. The fox liked to talk and had a way with words that managed to surprise the Mentat whose whole opinion of conversation could be summed up into three little words "Waste of time"[break][break]
Hollow eyes locked to the wall opposite Miroru as Thea's head looked away. The mentat did not move her hand. She couldn't bare to, but at the same time, she couldn't look at Miroru without risking stepping back into that ever-expanding now.[break][break]
Slow deep breath stilled by the weight of calming memories and then just words.[break][break]
"That's the problem. You're not scared of me, and for some stupid fucking reason, you trust me. I should hate you. I want to hate you. But I can't, and I can't get you to go away because when I try to, you take it personally and try to fix it, which only makes the whole thing worse. And even if I could, I don't know if I want to. Like I want to, I want you to just go away but I don't want to hurt you."[break][break]
A dour laugh escaped Thea's lips as she took another breath inwards. "Talking about dique1 armor between us and effort" The mentat's otherwise accentless Japanese began drifting as her mind lacked the space or focus to maintain the simultaneous translation. "¿Y ahora que? ¿Me das un guante por queue? ¿Qien piensas que for a querer tocar.2" [break][break]
She paused for a moment to focus the part of her mind she needed for communication back into service. "The only copout is me. You don't know me, but I've taken memories from you. And the thing that sucks is if you do ever get to know the real me I'm not even sure you'll hate me then. I just know you won't look at me the same way. So I'd rather you just leave now. Better to have you hate me now than waste any more energy on something that's not going to end well for either of us."[break][break]
In that moment, she wanted nothing more than to turn her hand around and hold onto Mimi's tight. Instead, she did nothing. She didn't move. She barely even breathed. She just sat there, waiting for the backlash or otherwise response. Her heart split between wanting Miroru to leave and spare them any future pain or staying and risk it anyway.[break][break]
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2:Now what? You gave me a glove why? Who do you think I'll want to touch?
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Post by Thea on Jul 3, 2023 4:23:14 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]"Every class here sucks," her response was fast, too fast. She had a pretty negative opinion of the school as a whole and wasn't afraid to share it at a moment's notice. "Nah, I don't smoke. Other vices, sure, but never smoking much spoke to me."[break][break]
The idea that they both may have been in Bomb class was funny to the mentat. She'd attended it a few times, which was more than what she could say for most. Just another series of red Xs on her calendar. "We haven't been in any classes together. You just have a reputation, and I just happen to have excellent memory," Thea tapped her temple twice to emphasize the statement. [break][break]
Thea approached the small staircase and leaned back against the railing. It was a few seconds of fidgeting until she managed to find a comfortable position against the metal. "Tell me how you really feel." she raised an eyebrow. "That's one hell of a chip on your shoulder. Not like I can shoot lasers outta my fuckin' eyes." Thea stretched an arm in Freja's direction, the Mentat's fingers spread, and she felt an ache in her palm as her body reacted to the potential of another fresh memory. "With that bad, you're a bigger threat to me than I am to you at this distance. It's not all sunshine and laser beams," Hollow orbs stared off into the distance as Thea's mind wandered in a million different directions. "Sometimes this shit sucks," she said wearily. "Not that your shit doesn't suck too."[break][break]
The mentat smirked at Freja's late realization. Despite her eyes betraying no emotion, the rest of Thea's face formed a smug look accentuated by a slight backward tilt of her head. "I am~," She said with a lilt. "But I didn't feel like it today." She never felt like it. "It's not like I really need to go. Aint shit this place can teach me right now. Big fuckin' letdown, ya know?" She looked Freja directly in the eyes. "You already figured that out, didn't ya."[break][break]
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Post by Thea on Jul 2, 2023 23:08:50 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]Something about Jack taking the lead sat wrong with Thea on a visceral level. Part of it was she simply didn't like taking orders. The other part of it was Jack's exuberance was like nails against the chalkboard of her mind. Though she could not bring herself to doubt his efficacy.[break][break]
"They're probably not controlling anything. Just waiting in the wings like some sort of X factor. Though I'm sure they can hear us now. The cowards." She wanted to mock them in hopes of drawing them into action sooner. Machines were far outside the Mentat's skill set, leaving her no choice but to take the back seat and support her allies. But living minds were her domain, and she was going to make damn sure she got into UAU.[break][break]
She made no comment about the deaths that had occurred in past tests. She'd taken the memories of dozens of previous applicants before applying to the school. She knew full well that despite every precaution, these tests were not to be trifled with. She realized it was probably that she alone may be the only candidate aware of even the finest prints in the waiver they signed and those of the professional victims.[break][break]
Swaths of machinery fell to the floor as Thea watched her allies dismantle the machines with ease. She reminded herself that while their cooperation was doubtless part of the exam, they were still her competition. She gathered the escaping survivors and gave each a pat on the shoulder or the arm. A boost of confidence, a shor of courage, and the route to ensure their safe exit. Once that was done, the mentat sprinted into action. [break][break]
While she couldn't fight any of the machines toe to toe, their exposed backs gave her the opening she needed to navigate reams of cloth other the back plates of two machines and pull their emergency off levers. She wasn't quite sure how the judges would score it, but they couldn't blame her for using every tool at her disposal, even if it was information she shouldn't have. That sort of information was her specialty. [break][break]
"you take the big ones. I can buy the victims time," reams of cloth spooled themselves around her arms again as she moved to help and elderly woman out from under some rubble. "Fighting the big ones isn't my place here."[break][break]
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Post by Thea on Jul 2, 2023 23:08:35 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]Wanderlust consumed her. Thea had spent too long caged inside her room, and despite the ability to be anywhere she wanted to in her mind, she caved to her baser instincts and the desire to roam. She found herself meandering through Tokyo without direction on purpose. On any other day, she'd take advantage of the outing to gather more memories from random passers-by. Today Thea wasn't in that sort of mood. [break][break]
Instead, the Mentat allowed her feat to carry her of their own accord. Something which after a time, she began to realize was nothing more than giving in to the silent whims of the senate within her. Fortunately, given the time of year, they all had one thing on their minds; sports. [break][break]
Eventually the wandering led them to the Tokyo Dome. Once a monument to exceptional athletics, now a monument to exeptional quirks. Looking down at her hands the mentat wondered if she had any reason to be here. No doubt UAU would start up its new teams soon and she wondered if anyone would even consider her for the part. Of course, she desperately didn't want to do anything of the sort. But being included would be nice. [break][break]
Looking up, familiar faces came into view. "Of course, you're all here," she murmured, cursing the vile gods that forced this fate upon her. "I just can't escape you lot can I?" She shouted to signal her approach. [break][break]
In truth, she didn't mind them. She just didn't like the feeling of inevitability that permiated her whenever they gathered. "If y'all are here, Leo can't be too far." She said aloud, almost as if mocking fate. [break]
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Post by Thea on Jul 2, 2023 23:07:58 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]Rules never sat well with the Mentat. To her, they were nothing more than the ways in which structures of power fought to maintain themselves. She hated them despite seeing no way forward other than to live and abide by them until she found the gaps she could slip between and do what she felt was right. What all those around her would be unable to do. [break][break]
Patrol assignments were the perfect time for her to exercise her freedom. Turns out it was easy to find incidents when no one could lie to you, even easier to find them when you could simply take the truth from people. It was an invasion of privacy in the worst ways but not something Thea ever paid any mind to when out on the field, or in day-to-day life for that matter. For her to stop and consider it would require her to care about someone. She wasn't the type who cared. Not usually, at least.[break][break]
The school had sent Thea on patrol to show their presence in some rundown prefecture of Tokyo. She already knew the administration intended for her to find some local thugs and report back. She had zero intention of reporting back. So instead, she followed the breadcrumbs to the telltale sounds of violence. By the time she'd arrived, the outcome had already been decided and the mentat could only see as she ran a finger across her mask.[break][break]
Dull clapping echoed through the quiet of the alleyway, muffled as it was by the material wrapped around Thea's hands. It sounded more like a mock punch than the faux applause it was meant to be.[break][break]
"Looks like you did my work for me." She approached slowly. Unlike Grinta, Thea had little in the way of hiding her identity. Her hollow eyes looked over the vigilante once more, committing every detail to memory in case she should need it later. "Now go on," she gestured with her head to indicate the vigilante should leave. "Get stepping before I have to do something you'll regret."[break][break]
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Post by Thea on Jul 2, 2023 23:07:48 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]Somehow, the sudden appearance of c4 did little to phase the mentat. On some level, she felt like this was the obvious outcome of the situation. As Robin sprinted from the classroom, Thea sat on the teacher's desk and pulled a second cell phone from her backpack. Fingers flew across the screen in a flurry of messages as she turned to eye the monitor once more before returning to her rapid texting. [break][break]
"Sorry, these are important. I hope you don't mind." Thea said to their professor in a mocking tone. Her phone rang. She placed it to her ear and held it with her shoulder. "You have about 2 minutes. Don't mind Saki; he's just some backup."[break][break]
Meanwhile, elsewhere, the roaring of rockets could be heard as a single quirked-up thug took to flight. He wouldn't arrive at the trolly before Robin, but he would arrive where the derailment would happen with some time to spare. As Robin flew, Saki shouted at passers-by to leave the area. No doubt they were all actors paid by the school, but there was no need for the thug to know that, so Thea didn't tell him. [break][break]
Thea turned to the class, most of whom were in varying states of confusion. "Alright class," the Mentat said, her tone and cadence now a copy of their professors. "Who here can tell me how to value a life?" She paused as the class gave no answer. "Oh please, you were just doing this a minute ago. Tell me, what authority do any of us have to judge the value of a life? What justifications will we have to sleep with when we pull that lever?"[break][break]
She stood up. Hollow eye's looked past the classroom and off into the distance of memories she'd taken throughout the years. "Do you see now we're not here to act as gods? We can not justify the taking of a life. We can only live with it." She looked across the room, knowing the sad truth. "Some of you will become monsters shielded in law."[break][break]
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Post by Thea on Jul 2, 2023 23:06:15 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]For the mentat, trust was a four-letter word. Transactional exchanges were exactly the foundation she based her ability to trust someone on. Though she always kept her hand on the scale for good measure. It was her prerogative, after all, if she wanted to trust someone or just take the truth. In every way, she preferred the latter option. Farrin's explanation of his quirk gave her a dose of her own medicine. [break][break]
"So you also don't have full control over your quirk?" The notion was reassuring to her. Seeing everyone else at UAU have complete dominance over their power always felt like a reminder of how she didn't belong here amongst the best of the best. She was just another monster shielding herself behind the law.[break][break]
She had only told one person that she couldn't control her quirk. And while the trust Thea received appeared unconditional, she knew it was only just a matter of time. Part of her wondered if she could trust Farrin about the same thing. Something in her stomach told her she could, while every other cell in her body told her she couldn't.[break][break]
"That must suck. Does anyone ever give you shit for it?" She probed, seeing if they received treatment in kind despite the differences in efficacy.[break][break]
"So you're saying there's like a timeline where I decided to learn Tire machèt for real," The idea was preposterous to her. Why would she use such a crude weapon when her hand alone could send someone to the psych ward or have them groveling at her feet?
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Post by Thea on Jul 1, 2023 21:35:54 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"] It was silent in the long moments between words, each second ticking by slower than the last as Thea's mind did its work. It was the prime reason she chose to live in memories, detached from any concept of now and then. The more she focused on the present, the more time distorted. It was easier not to be caught in the now if focused on nothing. There was only one problem. [break][break] She couldn't stop focusing on Miroru. [break][break] She felt her attention drawn in, like a winged insect to a funeral pyre. The myriad voices in her mind shouted their warnings at her, and as much as she tried to silence them, she knew they were right.[break][break] "I don't think I'm that smart. What do you even get the girl that has everything?" Her response was natural, taken as it was from the amalgamation of memories in her mind. It was part of the act she put on when people got close, too close. Though it was her voice and her body, the words were not her own.[break][break] She took the gloves and looked them over once before putting them aside on the edge of the bed. She hated gloves. Wearing them made her feel like a cat with its paws trapped in bags. "Oh, you shouldn't have." The words came from her mouth with the same joy present in the memory she'd taken them from. [break][break] Time began to speed back up, and she drifted back into an ocean of memory. Thea hopped the fox wouldn't notice her slowing backing away and building up the walls that broke down between them. [break][break] "We let her too close"
"I told you it was never just a hug"
"That cactus is mocking is"
"Glove. So she doesn't trust us after all"
"Even if she did, we're a mess"
"Even if she does, we can't hurt her"
"We absolutely can"
"I won't let you."
"I won't let you."
"I won't let you."
"I won't let you." [break] Thea smiled a rehearsed smile as Mirosu spoke of her gadgets. While she was fascinated by them, she was too busy realizing the situation at hand. Mimi deserved to be happy, and there were a million better people for that than the Mentat. "Yeah, that's awesome!" She looked over at the clock. Red LEDs flickered the time dimly. "Hey, It's getting late." It wasn't. "I have to go help Leo with some stuff." She didn't. "I'll uh, catch you later?"[break][break] [break] [attr="class","skullcredits"] TAIKO![newclass=.skullhover]width:420px;-webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);filter: grayscale(100%);-webkit-transition:all 1s ease;transition:all 1s ease;-webkit-transition-delay:0.1s;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullhover:hover]-webkit-filter: grayscale(0%);filter: grayscale(0%)-webkit-transition:all 1s ease;transition:all 1s ease;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullimg]width:380px;height:200px;background-image:url(https://i.ibb.co/nrVgLSZ/Untitlesdffsdd.png); background-repeat:no-repeat;[/newclass] [newclass=.skulltitle]font-family:verdana;font-weight:700;font-size:50px;position:relative;text-align:center;color:#168D93;margin-top:-36px;margin-bottom:0px;text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black, 1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;[/newclass] [newclass=.skulloverlap]letter-spacing:1px;font-family:oswald;font-weight:200;font-size:9px;position:relative;text-align:center;margin-top:-0;margin-bottom:-5px;color:#e8e8e8;text-shadow: -1px 0 black, 0 1px black, 1px 0 black, 0 -1px black;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullbody]div-align:center;text-align:justify;width:380px;font-size:10px;font-family:roboto;color:#e8e8e8;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullbody b]color:#168D93;[/newclass] [newclass=.skullinfo]width:380px;font-family:oswald;font-size:9px;font-weight:200;color:#767676;text-align:right[/newclass] [newclass=.skullcredits]width:380px;font-family:roboto;font-size:8px;text-align:center;[/newclass] [googlefont=Oswald] [googlefont=Roboto] |
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Post by Thea on Jun 29, 2023 20:30:45 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]"What am I?"[break][break]
The question bounced around in the mentat's mind, and a dozen voices answered along with a dozen more. Their answers piled on top of each other until the myriad voices reached a cacophony that even Thea couldn't make heads or tales of.[break][break]
"I am..."[break][break]
She had no answer. Despite the trove of stolen knowledge she held, this single question eluded her. A sense of self had no place in the Mentat's mind. All her life, she was an amalgamation of other people; somewhere along the line, she lost herself. Even when looking at her own memories, there was an intrinsic otherness to them; the more she looked, the more they bent and distorted, her internal view fragmenting and riddled with contradictions. If she could feel anything, she would panic. Fortunately, the Mentat's mind was grounded by task and the influx of new memory. [break][break]
"Thea," She answered. In truth, that wasn't even her name, but it was a greater truth to her than the one she had been given.[break][break]
"What happened to you?" She only cared so much as she wanted to fill the gaps in the memory. Instinct drove her to take the rest, but she knew that wouldn't end in her favor. Instead, Thea opted to try the old ways and ask directly despite the redhead's reaction. As she looked, she returned to her task of marking pages. Someone had to, or else they might all be forgotten.[break][break]
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Post by Thea on Jun 29, 2023 20:03:13 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]It didn't take long before Thea had already grown bored of everything Tokyo had to offer. While she had the advantage of a thousand lifetimes worth of memory, it often came with the curse of being bored to death by it all. Occasionally something new came up and broke the monotony of her day-to-day but more often than not, she was left with no recourse other than to drift deep into memory and create a whole new experience. [break][break]
Today was not one of those days. Her mind scattered in a dozen different directions as she walked down the street. She felt trapped, like an animal in a cage, despite being free. Thea looked down at her hands. Soft leather covered her palm, leaving only her fingers exposed. Obviously, they were expensive, more expensive than anything else the mentat owned in fact. And while she couldn't bring herself to remove them, every fiber of her being was yelling at her to tear them off and burn them. She was tense beyond belief. [break][break]
Heightened senses picked up new sensations. While she'd been down this road before in her mind, she'd only once before actually been in the area. The scent of tea and pastries reminded her that she hadn't eaten in what was quickly becoming "too long" neon lights reflected off of the glassy surface of her hollow eyes as she approached the door. [break][break]
A light ringing accompanied Thea's entrance as she awkwardly and uncharacteristically entered the establishment. Without the dulling weight of memories to sedate her, the world was an overwhelming place, and it was plain to see that several things were racing through her mind.[break][break]
She turned to the only other person in the establishment and waved meekly in a way somewhat reminiscent of a cat with its paw in a bag. "Uh... This place new?" She nearly whispered the words.[break][break]
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Post by Thea on Jun 29, 2023 19:16:33 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]Pointless. The whole thing was pointless. There was almost no class in the school's curriculum that appealed to the Mentat. She thought she'd like Ethics; she knew more than the teacher. She gave Quirks 101 a go; it turned out that using hers was "in bad taste" and "beyond the scope of the class." Again and again, the greatest hero school in the world did nothing but disappoint her. Again and again, she added classes to her "no go" list until her whole schedule was nothing but red 'x's. Again and again, the days blended into each other, with only the barest points of light to distinguish them. And so, Thea did what she always did. She wandered through campus again and again.[break][break]
Time and place held no meaning as she meandered through the school. Her mind drifted between memories, forming a hedonistic amalgamation of senses that drowned out the world around her. Only the barest sliver of her mind reached out to the present. Enough to guide her and enough to see the girl smoking on the steps before her, a trail of smoke curving gently in the breeze. Thea blinked, The smoke vanished, and the cigarette was nowhere to be found. Even still, mentat could still feel the imagined smoke in her lungs.[break][break]
"You're supposed to be in class." She said as she exhaled smoke only she could see.[break][break]
Hollow eyes looked over Freja; extra attention was paid to the bat she leaned on. Already her mind was piecing together the countless fragments of memory from across her collection. "Freja Helt." Of course Thea knew who she was. At this point, there wasn't a soul in this school she didn't at least know the name of. "I would never have guessed you were a smoker," she pantomimed the act with her index and middle fingers before ending it in a loose point towards the blunt instrument. "You waiting for someone with that bat?"[break][break]
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Jun 27, 2023 22:34:52 GMT
Post by Thea on Jun 27, 2023 22:34:52 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]間違い [attr="class","skulloverlap"]How do we forgive ourselves for all the things we did not become? [attr="class","skullbody"]
"Hey, I'll have you know, I'm excellent with plants AND animals." She appreciated the effort to get her something she wouldn't have to care for in detail. While she knew how to care for almost any living creature, she was also prone to letting them die from lack of care.[break][break]
The light shut off, and while Thea possessed no extrasensory ability to perceive the room, she didn't turn it back on again. Her mind tried to imagine how it was that Miroru perceived the world through infrared. "So she sees the byproduct of heat. That would mean I'm lit up like a Christmas tree." She took a moment along a separate train of thought to inventory her own temperature. She was running hot, cheeks flushed with a soft blush she didn't notice she had, one that her skin tone would have hidden from ordinary observation. The realization Mimi could see this clear as day only made her blush more despite her attempts to hide it. [break][break]
"Taro-kun," She repeated the name as Miroru spoke. "So what, didn't you sneak Takkun into your room first? I can't imagine how embarrassed he must feel being snuck around like some illegitimate lover." She let out a light laugh as she pressed her hand into the bed and shifted to lean on her side, overlooking where the redhead lay. Tendrils of messy black hair streamed down her face filtering what little light there was into even narrower bands. She imagined for a moment that she might look like something out of a B-rate horror movie. While the idea suited her, it wasn't what she wanted Mimi to see her as if the fox could see her at all, and so she tossed her hair back and watched the specks of dust dance in the unbroken light between them.[break][break]
"You know, you don't need to bring me something if you wanna hang out. I mean, I appreciate it when you do, but, I don't know, I feel like I owe you or something now." She knew she didn't, or at least she knew as much as anyone could know anything without reading someone's mind. For Thea it was a measure roughly equivalent to being clueless and it showed in the drop of her voice and the way she didn't look quite directly at Mimi.[break][break]
"You sure do like sparring a little too much. I don't think I've done even a single one." She hadn't. Sparring was a little too tame for her tastes. Instead, she went out occasionally and performed a wee bit of vigilantism. Sparring didn't let her push someone's mind to its limits, and she was pretty sure psychological torture was frowned upon. "Just try not to get too hurt. I was with Jack at my entrance exam. People like him are more dangerous than they let on. Marlene, too, she's terrifying. Yeah, I think I'll pass on sparring forever." She placed a hand on Miroru's forearm over her sleeve and gave it a light squeeze. "Besides, if I need someone's ass beat, I'll just have you drop the sun on them."[break][break]
Thea caught her finger sliding down Mimi's arm towards her hand. The realization caused her to retract the arm and put a little distance between them under the guise of shifting her weight and getting comfortable again. [break][break]
"Wait, you have gadgets?" Her head tilted. It had only just occurred to her that aside from the demo, Thea had never seen Miroru do any of the more typical hero work typical of students at this school. She'd certainly seen her more than most others, even those she shared classes with. "Wait, no, what are you having made? I didn't know you had any gadgets." Her voice filled with excitement. "When I was younger, I always imagined I'd have a bunch of different gizmos and shit if I was a hero. I was a huge fan of Iron Widow back then!" Once she realized she was rambling, Thea slowed down and resumed her neutral tone. "Yeah. I just have custom capture tape. Nothing exciting."[break][break]
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