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[ashioki]

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[ashioki]

so maybe each suit is its own parasite...?

[ hm. or four parts of a whole... complicated. ]

alright, you're off the hook for now

[blastedass]

that's one idea. if there are six separate entities, we can pick our enemy and allies.

[the enemy of my enemy idea. anyways...]

what's your rank?

[ashioki]

[ squints... six ..... oushi counts the suits off on one hand and then decides, no, let's no look like an idiot right now. ]

four

[ a beat. ]

hearts

[blastedass]

you're in the basement rooms.

pros and cons to each rank group.

[ashioki]

yeah, i heard the higher you get, the more the people here pay attention to you
not having much storage space feels a decent trade-off

[blastedass]

a lot. it's fucking ridiculous sometimes.
for some people it is. i knew a guy who ranked down to 2 on purpose.

[ashioki]

on purpose?
dropping down to the absolute lowest seems a bit extreme...

[blastedass]

he said it was easier when people weren't watching him.

[Though was it really? When rank 4-2's tended to have people looking at them with scrutiny expecting them to steal or do some shit?]

[ashioki]

[ it's not the most pleasant experience, for sure. by now, oushi has learned to tune it out. but he imagines it's easier for him than a 2; because he's a little higher on the lowest rung of the totem pole, he hasn't received any treatment that's too terrible... ]

guess he must be a really private person

[blastedass]

[bakugo likewise hadn't received terrible treatment as a 3. though mostly because he didn't put up with bullshit. if he paid for something and they didn't check him out, he left the chips on the counter, walked out with his purchase, and beat the shit out of any guards which wanted to push the issue.

that's not breaking the law; that's self-defense. so fuck off.]

uh-huh. it helped him with his activities.

[ashioki]

[ . . . ]

you know when you say it like that, it sounds really suspicious

[blastedass]

that bastard would probably take it as a compliment

[ashioki]

are you hanging out with suspicious people

[blastedass]

what the hell's "suspicious" mean to you?

[ashioki]

i dunno ... people who are up to no good??

[blastedass]

you're gonna find a lot of those people in here.

[ashioki]

what, more than the alternative?

i guess i've been lucky then

[blastedass]

he wasn't some suspicious person.

he was a thief who stole from criminals and shit holes.

[ashioki]

[ oh, hadn't oushi just met a thief? though, they seemed pretty new, so it's unlikely they're thinking of the same person. ]

what, like a robin hood type?
there's really someone like that, huh? i thought thieves with a heart of gold were only in stories...

[blastedass]

[they're not. the one bakugo's referring to is no longer here.]

uh-huh.
always pissed him off when i made the comparison.

[so of course he compared him on purpose, for bully smirks.]

never said he was some fucking saint.
he was a vigilante.

[ashioki]

[ well that's just mincing words, isn't it? what is a vigilante, if not someone whose heart of gold is just a little more selective.................. ]

yeah, obviously, if they're a suspicious person they're not gonna be some boy scout

[ then again, bakugou himself doesn't exactly scream "role model," does he? ]

was he from your world?

[blastedass]

[some people like to make a distinction, and there are plenty of differences between vigilante and hero in his world. but those guys had good intentions in mind, even if some of their missions were motivated by selfishness and personal grudge.]

boy scout? che! some people think that kinda person's just as suspect.

[HE'S A GREAT ROLE MODEL! LOOK AT HIS SUCCESS RECORD!]

no. from his own. he had most of his teammates here for a while.

[ashioki]

[ actually, all this suddenly reminds him— ]

how long have you been here man?

[blastedass]

[usually people start with that question...]

over a year and a half.

[ashioki]

[ he has no excuse... ]

makes sense why you're so angry then

[ little does oushi know... ]