[ The ash is fairly fine and smooth and it's almost pleasant to touch, which is ironic in itself. ]
Huh. We have designer babies too, but it's more 'bout pairing off "complimentary" quirks. The current number one hero married his wife so he could have kids with both fire and ice quirks. He had three kids before the last one finally came out "right".
So yeah, yeah, that makes sense. Do you have any mutations among Coordinators? Kids who get a power that's not related to either of their parents.
[ Glowing, decaying... Fire and ice... Quirks really do sound like they come straight out of a superhero story, something the kids at the beach house might have liked to read. It's disturbing to think about them in such realistic terms. ]
Hmm.. not really. Second and third generation abilities kind of even out into more general 'advancements' like better health, higher physical performance, better memorization... Things of that nature.
But in the days of the first generation being made, there were often incidents where children didn't come out the way parents had specified. Natural birth isn't as forward as entering data on a computer screen after all. People blamed the mothers for it.
Man the current number one would fit right into your world! I'd offer to send him there if I wasn't gonna just kill him first. People will blame whoever they can that isn't themselves, no matter the world I guess.
[ ...eugenics smh. Though again, his issues aren't so cut and dry as that. ]
I asked cuz that's what I am. A rare mutation or whatever, neither of my parents quirks were related at all. That's why my hair and eyes are like this too.
[ Please do not hand her any more weird eugenicists, yes. She has enough of those on hand already. ]
... based on all you told me, I'm going to guess that caused you a lot of trouble.
[ Putting it mildly. Lacus can't say she thinks his hair and eyes look unusual to her, but it's not about what she considers normal. It's about what his parents, his teachers, his neighbors might have seen. ]
Well lookin' like this didn't happen until my quirk awakened. Fully, actually which was pretty recent. But yeah I mean, it's not like anyone knows when a kid will get their quirk, though it's usually when they're three. I was pretty late, so I think my parents thought I was quirkless.
One minute you're mindin' your own business, the next everything is turning into ash all around you.
[ She's just been thinking how depressing it'd be, to live a life in which you're always physically removed from everyone else. Another line of thought he wouldn't want and wouldn't agree with. Unfortunately, sympathy is just hard to turn off entirely. ]
... do you?
[ Though 'should' is not the most encouraging word. ]
Of course. I certainly have no plans of breaking your boundaries in that regard.
[ If he'd decided to pose this as another test, Lacus would have offered her hand despite the nervous pounding in her heart. But not having to take this test of courage right now is just as well. ]
[ Mr. Pink, flapping his little ears: ] I'll do my best!
All the really competitive stuff isn't on these islands. Working with what we have... Mario Kart. It's easy 'nough to pick up but there's more skill to it than you'd think.
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Huh. We have designer babies too, but it's more 'bout pairing off "complimentary" quirks. The current number one hero married his wife so he could have kids with both fire and ice quirks. He had three kids before the last one finally came out "right".
So yeah, yeah, that makes sense. Do you have any mutations among Coordinators? Kids who get a power that's not related to either of their parents.
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Hmm.. not really. Second and third generation abilities kind of even out into more general 'advancements' like better health, higher physical performance, better memorization... Things of that nature.
But in the days of the first generation being made, there were often incidents where children didn't come out the way parents had specified. Natural birth isn't as forward as entering data on a computer screen after all. People blamed the mothers for it.
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[ ...eugenics smh. Though again, his issues aren't so cut and dry as that. ]
I asked cuz that's what I am. A rare mutation or whatever, neither of my parents quirks were related at all. That's why my hair and eyes are like this too.
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Please do not hand her any more weird eugenicists, yes. She has enough of those on hand already.]... based on all you told me, I'm going to guess that caused you a lot of trouble.
[ Putting it mildly. Lacus can't say she thinks his hair and eyes look unusual to her, but it's not about what she considers normal. It's about what his parents, his teachers, his neighbors might have seen. ]
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One minute you're mindin' your own business, the next everything is turning into ash all around you.
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Horrifying context. Being a child and suddenly destroying your surroundings, not yet accustomed to your powers... ]
You had to learn to control it, then. How long did that take...?
[ How long has this little boy been a horrifying hazard to everyone around? ]
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[ He doesn't look bothered by it and even grins a bit. At some point you get used to your life being a disaster. ]
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It makes Lacus sad to imagine how much pain Tomura must have endured over the course of this, but she knows he's not looking for sympathy. ]
And now it's on command? If you wanted to touch someone without destroying them, you could?
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[ A beat. ]
Why, do you wanna try?
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[ She's just been thinking how depressing it'd be, to live a life in which you're always physically removed from everyone else. Another line of thought he wouldn't want and wouldn't agree with. Unfortunately, sympathy is just hard to turn off entirely. ]
... do you?
[ Though 'should' is not the most encouraging word. ]
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No. I'm not like Ho-oh but I'm still not big on bein' all touchy feely.
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[ If he'd decided to pose this as another test, Lacus would have offered her hand despite the nervous pounding in her heart. But not having to take this test of courage right now is just as well. ]
[ Mr. Pink, flapping his little ears: ] I'll do my best!
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If you decide to break something and don't tell me first, it'll hurt my feelings.
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[ Slightly tongue in cheek, complete with the shocked hand on her cheek. ]
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Sure would be. Anyway, I can't stay and chat too long. Got anythin' else you wanna ask?
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[ Though that means she can go to bed and maybe not be conspicuously tired tomorrow... ]
Then one question: which game in the Arcade should I try getting decent at?
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That depends. Is this to play against me or to beat everyone else?
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[ He doesn't seem like the type who thinks it's fun watching someone else learn to play a game he's good at. ]
Everyone else can gladly see my weak side.
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[ No time like the present to learn a random new useless skill! They do have a lot of time, after all. ]
And thank you for coming. It really was a pleasure to get to know you better.
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Later Lacus. [ He grabs one of the cookies on the way out and then jumps back on top of the t-rex into the shadows. ]