...sounds pretty good to someone whose cool ability man is called The Hand, because the hand on it does the thing. Okuyasu pokes the orange back, nodding.]
Yeah, I get it! That's catchy! [3....2...] Do mine!
["Do mine," he says. Like she hasn't been carefully planning her own hero name since middle school. But he is her friend, and so, despite the difficulty of this request, she just laughs as she snaps the orange back to him.]
That's too hard! I can help, but your hero name is who you are. What do you want the whole world to think about when they see you?
[Hey, hey!! She's the expert on hero business, right, so clearly she can help him out here. And she won't make weird gestures at him like if he asked Iida... one day he will ask Iida to see what happens.
He catches the orange and this time sort of slowly dribbles it a few times, whapping it down and watching it bob back up. Hmm... essence of Okuyasu... the big-ass money symbols all over his clothes somehow do not factor into this.]
Probably that they shouldn't mess with me. Yeah, that's good. [He says this, and then taps the orange to send it gently floating back. Very tough.]
[Yes, go ask Iida about that very, very touchy subject. Please.]
So you'd try to sound scary. [He may be over there doing cool tricks, but she's just going to keep gently bopping the orange back to him every time it gets close to her.] But what about the people who aren't villains? You'd want them to like you, right?
[It's probably all mush inside by now, but oh, well. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Ask silly questions, win... a chuckle. And a quick shake of her head.]
No way! You just have to make sure that your name doesn't sound too scary, like... "King of Explodo-Kills." That's what one of my classmates wanted to pick, but it doesn't sound like a hero name at all.
[She pulls a face, because really? How ridiculous is that? It doesn't even occur to her that he might actually... like it...]
[That's so..... Okuyasu raises an eyebrow, almost not believing the weird thing he is hearing right now. King of what? Good gracious.]
What the hell? The second part's cool, but the king thing is pretty lame. [.....] That guy's not here, right? 'Cause I'm not gonna remember not to make fun of the king.
[Now he's grinning, and not even trying to pretend he isn't... it's silly...]
[It's absolutely stupid, so come on, Okuyasu!! Don't say that the worst part of it is cool! That earns him a mildly disapproving look.]
The whole name is bad, but... it fits him, I guess. It's probably a good thing that he's back at school. ["Probably" because he's a pain in the neck, but he's also the top student in their class, so.] Do you see what I mean about scary names, though? If you try to sound too tough, you kind of sound—
[Dumb, honestly, but finishing her sentence is less important than the steam she spots over on the stove. Potato watch is in effect! Raising up on her tiptoes, she sees... yep, it's definitely boiling now, so let her just hurriedly exchange this poor, beaten-up orange for her bowl of taters.]
Here! Dump these in for me, please!
[It's almost time to eat, and she! Is so! Excited!]
Oh— [Yes, yes, he'll accept this food swap to dump the potatoes into the water. No idea how long these are supposed to be in the water, either - but to be fair, they don't have a timer anyway, so they'll just have to watch. This meal may be kind of mushy in the end.
But back to the really cool name—] What's wrong with sounding tough? If you sound too cute, no one's gonna take you seriously.
[Food is food!! But here, let Ochako get serious for a moment and give him a mini lesson:]
But if you sound too tough, then you're not approachable! You want people to come to your agency! Plus other heroes won't want to work with you if you have a bad image, and that means you won't be picked for any joint missions.
[Those are where the big money is, but she'll just. Keep that fact to herself.]
You don't have to, but sometimes it's better to work together. Different quirks can help with different things! And if it's a really important mission, like the last one I— [Actually, that's... still a pretty sensitive subject, so once her brain catches up to her mouth she cuts that sentence right off. She'll just casually wave that topic aside, thanks.] A-Anyway, you can do it all alone, if you really want to. It's just a lot harder that way!
[Hmm, that's suspect... but he's not going to pry, both because it's fun garden afternoon and because his prying is more like sledgehammering, subtlety is dead, the whole nine yards. But he frowns, briefly, before shrugging.]
I'm not really a teams guy. You and Nanjo're all right, but it's usually just me and Josuke, y'know?
[Fun garden afternoon, you say? This looks suspiciously like the lobster dinner thread, but... hmm. You learn something new every day.
Also, wow, she's "all right." What a blessing.]
If you were both from the place I'm from, then you could form a permanent team. Lots of professional heroes are doing that now! You two could even pick a theme, and then your names and costumes could match.
For real? That's more like it! Do you get a team name, too? [He will make a list in the vain hope Josuke shows up one day to be bombarded by Hero Team Names...]
[Aw, he's actually excited about this idea? Now she's even more into it, because it's doubly cute. Honestly, his Tough Thug façade crumbled away, like, five threads ago... he should just embrace it at this point...]
Yeah! But you have to keep the theme in mind when you pick it, because everything has to go together. That way everyone remembers who you two are! Do you have any ideas?
[No... never... it's a lifestyle choice!! One he's terminally bad at, but details - he's committed to the bit, here. Mostly. Now let him think for a moment, since the best he can come up with right now is "two kewl dudes," and that's, you know. That's not kewl at all.]
Nope! [okay] Josuke's gonna worry about that more than me, anyway.
[In his mind, they're already a hero team... also he lied, he has One Idea:]
[She should have seen this coming from a mile away, but Ochako, the eternal optimist, did not. It takes a great deal of self-restraint not to sputter all over him.]
I don't think so, but that's kind of— [Hmm, how should she word this?] People might think that you're greedy? You'd have to think of a really good backstory.
[What is wrong with being excited about money, answer him this...]
Josuke's greedy and a slave to his stupid brands, [they are best friends for real] but I'm just broke. That's good enough, yeah? "I want money" sounds good to me. I'll stand in front so Josuke doesn't mouth off about his allowance.
[That spoiled little...!! Josuke can almost do no wrong, but god, if Okuyasu had a nickel for every time Josuke blew all his money on complete nonessentials, he could probably stop ribbing him about it. One boy sucks at finances, one keeps judging him for it, now that's a backstory.]
[One day she will tell him about her own motivation for becoming a hero. Greedy, yet wholesome.]
There's nothing wrong with wanting money! [She holds her hands up in front of her, giving him that universal gesture for, "It's cool, I'm totally not judging you." How can she make this idea work for him? HMM.] You two could be super popular if you went after the villains who rob people. They're all over the place! And you could even tie that back to your theme if you two dressed up like accountants or s-somethi—
[That's too much, because now she's picturing Salaryman Okuyasu! With Iida-like glasses! Excuse her as she turns to the side and tries not to burst into laughter.]
[Money... is good. And that's super specific, but if it gets them that sweet hero paycheck, sure. You know, as if this is possible and going to happen—]
Hey, I'm good at that stuff! [Accounting stuff. Not dressing like one, no, he'd look weird crammed into a suit-- Now he's leaning to the side to get a look at her face, eyebrow raised. Ochako...] You don't think I can pull it off? Huh?
[He can always count on Ochako to 1) make things as ridiculous as possible and 2) promptly laugh about them. But even though seeing him lean over like that is pretty darn silly, she can't handle someone—especially a friend—thinking that she's seriously making fun of them. That's such an anti-Ochako thing to do!
So she'll just be straightening back up, thank you, and shaking her head.]
That's not what I meant! You can do anything that you want to do, Okuyasu! I'm sure that you'd be great!
[HHM... hmm! This is acceptable; he reaches over and... ruffles her hair, twice, for sassing. There, punishment is served - he straightens up again in turn with a short hum.]
Yeah, yeah... Don't freak out about it, it's no big deal.
[...]
Two guys dressed like accountants fighting crime is pretty dumb-looking, though, that's a pretty good point.
[Is hair-ruffling a thing now?? It must be a sign of true friendship, so she isn't about to complain about it; she just reaches up to readjust her ponytail as soon as his hand is out of the way. All in all, it's a small price to pay to keep the peace!]
It wouldn't be that bad. I've seen stranger costumes. [Okay, the ponytail has been secured, so now she's shooing him to the side so that she can check on her half of the meal.] You get to design your own, so some people go a little crazy.
[Grabbing the spoon that's definitely nearby, she gives the potatoes a quick poke before carefully scooping one out of the water. Hmm. She wants... to eat it, but that would be rude.]
[She's short! He can't help it!! So yes, hair ruffling is definitely a thing now, he's 2 for 2 and counting. But he raises his hands in defeat as she shoos him away, turning his attention to the other pot that definitely doesn't have a lobster he killed in it.]
You haven't seen Josuke. [Shame that he doesn't have more pictures... With one hand he lifts the pot lid to look inside abd with the other sort of gestures above his hair.] He's got hair up to here, right, and there's no way he's gonna do it up differently just for the costume.
[It would look... even dumber. He looks at the potato, now. Hm.]
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...sounds pretty good to someone whose cool ability man is called The Hand, because the hand on it does the thing. Okuyasu pokes the orange back, nodding.]
Yeah, I get it! That's catchy! [3....2...] Do mine!
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That's too hard! I can help, but your hero name is who you are. What do you want the whole world to think about when they see you?
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He catches the orange and this time sort of slowly dribbles it a few times, whapping it down and watching it bob back up. Hmm... essence of Okuyasu... the big-ass money symbols all over his clothes somehow do not factor into this.]
Probably that they shouldn't mess with me. Yeah, that's good. [He says this, and then taps the orange to send it gently floating back. Very tough.]
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So you'd try to sound scary. [He may be over there doing cool tricks, but she's just going to keep gently bopping the orange back to him every time it gets close to her.] But what about the people who aren't villains? You'd want them to like you, right?
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Anyway, this is a fascinating question, and he gives her a look like is his answer not the same for both? Hmm.]
I guess so... Wouldn't that be two names?
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No way! You just have to make sure that your name doesn't sound too scary, like... "King of Explodo-Kills." That's what one of my classmates wanted to pick, but it doesn't sound like a hero name at all.
[She pulls a face, because really? How ridiculous is that? It doesn't even occur to her that he might actually... like it...]
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What the hell? The second part's cool, but the king thing is pretty lame. [.....] That guy's not here, right? 'Cause I'm not gonna remember not to make fun of the king.
[Now he's grinning, and not even trying to pretend he isn't... it's silly...]
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The whole name is bad, but... it fits him, I guess. It's probably a good thing that he's back at school. ["Probably" because he's a pain in the neck, but he's also the top student in their class, so.] Do you see what I mean about scary names, though? If you try to sound too tough, you kind of sound—
[Dumb, honestly, but finishing her sentence is less important than the steam she spots over on the stove. Potato watch is in effect! Raising up on her tiptoes, she sees... yep, it's definitely boiling now, so let her just hurriedly exchange this poor, beaten-up orange for her bowl of taters.]
Here! Dump these in for me, please!
[It's almost time to eat, and she! Is so! Excited!]
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Oh— [Yes, yes, he'll accept this food swap to dump the potatoes into the water. No idea how long these are supposed to be in the water, either - but to be fair, they don't have a timer anyway, so they'll just have to watch. This meal may be kind of mushy in the end.
But back to the really cool name—] What's wrong with sounding tough? If you sound too cute, no one's gonna take you seriously.
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But if you sound too tough, then you're not approachable! You want people to come to your agency! Plus other heroes won't want to work with you if you have a bad image, and that means you won't be picked for any joint missions.
[Those are where the big money is, but she'll just. Keep that fact to herself.]
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It's sounding less cool now, if it's just working... I gotta join a team or something?
[Is this now just sentai heroes irl?? Not nearly as exciting as cool vigilantes!]
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You don't have to, but sometimes it's better to work together. Different quirks can help with different things! And if it's a really important mission, like the last one I— [Actually, that's... still a pretty sensitive subject, so once her brain catches up to her mouth she cuts that sentence right off. She'll just casually wave that topic aside, thanks.] A-Anyway, you can do it all alone, if you really want to. It's just a lot harder that way!
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I'm not really a teams guy. You and Nanjo're all right, but it's usually just me and Josuke, y'know?
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Also, wow, she's "all right." What a blessing.]
If you were both from the place I'm from, then you could form a permanent team. Lots of professional heroes are doing that now! You two could even pick a theme, and then your names and costumes could match.
[She's way too into this idea. It sounds Cute.]
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ANYWAY... this idea sounds great.]
For real? That's more like it! Do you get a team name, too? [He will make a list in the vain hope Josuke shows up one day to be bombarded by Hero Team Names...]
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Yeah! But you have to keep the theme in mind when you pick it, because everything has to go together. That way everyone remembers who you two are! Do you have any ideas?
[And that's how they get that advertising $$$.]
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Nope! [okay] Josuke's gonna worry about that more than me, anyway.
[In his mind, they're already a hero team... also he lied, he has One Idea:]
Did somebody already pick cash as their theme?
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I don't think so, but that's kind of— [Hmm, how should she word this?] People might think that you're greedy? You'd have to think of a really good backstory.
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Josuke's greedy and a slave to his stupid brands, [they are best friends for real] but I'm just broke. That's good enough, yeah? "I want money" sounds good to me. I'll stand in front so Josuke doesn't mouth off about his allowance.
[That spoiled little...!! Josuke can almost do no wrong, but god, if Okuyasu had a nickel for every time Josuke blew all his money on complete nonessentials, he could probably stop ribbing him about it. One boy sucks at finances, one keeps judging him for it, now that's a backstory.]
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There's nothing wrong with wanting money! [She holds her hands up in front of her, giving him that universal gesture for, "It's cool, I'm totally not judging you." How can she make this idea work for him? HMM.] You two could be super popular if you went after the villains who rob people. They're all over the place! And you could even tie that back to your theme if you two dressed up like accountants or s-somethi—
[That's too much, because now she's picturing Salaryman Okuyasu! With Iida-like glasses! Excuse her as she turns to the side and tries not to burst into laughter.]
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Hey, I'm good at that stuff! [Accounting stuff. Not dressing like one, no, he'd look weird crammed into a suit-- Now he's leaning to the side to get a look at her face, eyebrow raised. Ochako...] You don't think I can pull it off? Huh?
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So she'll just be straightening back up, thank you, and shaking her head.]
That's not what I meant! You can do anything that you want to do, Okuyasu! I'm sure that you'd be great!
[Take this support and shush.]
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Yeah, yeah... Don't freak out about it, it's no big deal.
[...]
Two guys dressed like accountants fighting crime is pretty dumb-looking, though, that's a pretty good point.
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It wouldn't be that bad. I've seen stranger costumes. [Okay, the ponytail has been secured, so now she's shooing him to the side so that she can check on her half of the meal.] You get to design your own, so some people go a little crazy.
[Grabbing the spoon that's definitely nearby, she gives the potatoes a quick poke before carefully scooping one out of the water. Hmm. She wants... to eat it, but that would be rude.]
Do they look done to you?
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You haven't seen Josuke. [Shame that he doesn't have more pictures... With one hand he lifts the pot lid to look inside abd with the other sort of gestures above his hair.] He's got hair up to here, right, and there's no way he's gonna do it up differently just for the costume.
[It would look... even dumber. He looks at the potato, now. Hm.]
Dunno? Just try it. [food is meant to be eaten?!]
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