April 1st - Arrival

[cartesio]

Arrival

It feels more like waking up from a very restful night, instead of the jarring feeling of waking up in an unknown bed. That feeling may not last long, though, because you're definitely not looking up at any ceiling you're familiar with.

It's some kind of motel room -- maybe cleaner than you'd expect from such a place. There's a comfortable bed, a trunk with a military uniforn and a gas mask and enough space to stash whatever you get during the next two months, a closet with a familiar outfit or two...no other belongings in this room, and certainly no answers as to why you're here.

There's one thing that may bring more questions than answers: a calendar. Today's date is marked there: April 1st. Happy April Fools day? The entirety of April and most of May is empty, but the week from May 21st to May 25th is filled with one word:

END

The moment you step out of your room with AC you're hit by the warm, sticky air of Cartesio. Today is a rather dry day. You're not the only one who seems to be lost -- other people come out of their rooms. At some point, once you get to the lobby, you find a few things of interest: a guestbook, a rack of maps, and a note pinned to the wood of the counter:

"Meet me at the Lodge in two hours -- The Sergeant"
You now have a place to go to in two hours. In the meanwhile, how about you get accustomed to the motel and the town?

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[icariot]

[ Woah woah okay, not a great thing to do without information, so Hawks is going to come in from behind and grab Bakugou around the middle and one--two--three wingbeats and they have lift off! Time to just. Move farther back in the air.]

Alright kid, there's no way you're dumb enough to think this is a good idea, no matter your temper.

[amburere]

[ Chiming in helpfully! ]

No, he really does think that.

[kingbomber]

Fuck off!

[icariot]

Thanks, A+ support there.

[the most deadpan]

[amburere]

I try.

[kingbomber]

[ Definitely not, but Bakugou's not the type to even hesitate. But, he's being brought back and before he can fire off actually something that's definitely freaking strong, Hawk's intervened.

For Hawks' credit, he only struggles once, before settling. Kind of like a trapped, angry porcupine does. ]

... Hawks, we can't let him get away with this.

[icariot]

[Usually this would be a lot easier than it is right now, Hawks is going to make a mental note to explore that later. In addition it's good that the kid stopped too, because if Bakugou hadn't he might have been dropped from twenty plus feet in the air. Probably on Dabi, because at least he's reasonably fire proof.]

No, as heroes we can't. But that doesn't mean you can't think before you decide to explode something. Especially the mysterious person who somehow transported a pro hero, a hero in training, and a strong villain all without them realizing it.

[amburere]

[ Wow don't bring him into this. Even if he already brought himself into this, shh. But yeah take care of the brat Hawks—Dabi will be here asking the important questions like if the Sergeant likes videogames. ]

[kingbomber]

[ He looks pissy, kind of like how a puffed up cat does or something like that, even if it's Hawks who's pointing something like that out. So what? He's attacked when he got kidnapped before...

But no.

He's right. It's...different from then. Not only was he kidnapped, and not only was a pro at the top too, but a villain. Was it a trick, though? Who the fuck kidnaps a villain? ]

...Are you sure he doesn't realize it? He's a villain.

[ He's kind of legitimately curious on that. How does Hawks know? Even if he's at the top, Bakugou's not going to like accept all his words as gospel, so to speak. ]

[icariot]

[There we go, that's better. Definitely a much better question, even if it's also making Hawks' life more complicated.

He readjusts his grip to keep from slipping and keeps them aloft. Just in case, probably not the conversation to let people eavesdrop too much on. The wingbeats should cover some of the sound too.]

He's a villain but he's not stupid. I've had dealings with him a couple times before this, so I approached him when I saw his name. He didn't seem to have any more of a clue than I did about all of this.

[kingbomber]

[ That's Bakugou for you, making the lives of heroes difficult since 2016. ]

Fine, maybe he's just as stuck as we are.

[ Actually, now that he thinks about it... ]

I didn't see any of the usual crowd around him either. But what the hell would be a point in one villain kidnapping another instead of working together?

[ He is very well aware villains don't have to necessarily work together either, but this part was too strange, even for him. ]

[icariot]

Maybe, unlike with you and the League, this unknown villain knows Dabi wouldn’t agree to join them. If he was useful to them even while knowing that, there’s nothing stopping them from just taking him as well.

[How does Hawks know that? His profile is right he’s way too nosy for his own good, and has a looooot of access as a member of the top ten.]

[kingbomber]

[ Bakugou does furrow his eyebrows at that at first, but then his expression sort of settles because he figures it'd make sense Hawks would know about those sort of things due to his status. ]

Yeah.

...If he's really looking to make this into some kind of killin' spree, why not drag another villain into this mess?

[ He can't believe he didn't come to that conclusion before. Damn. ]

[icariot]

There’s the good sense I’m told U.A. students have! [Gold star Bakugo!] He’d still need Dabi to react a certain way to him for that to happen, but it’s a much more likely scenario than this being the League’s doing. We’ll just have to do our job and try to keep Dabi, ourselves, and whoever else is here from playing too much into the Sargent’s plots.

[Sadly Hawks doesn’t think they’ll be able to save everyone—too many people with their own agendas and plans. He’ll try his hardest to do that regardless, but he’s no All Might.

He’s also ready to put Bakugo down, if he’s not going to get himself injured being impatient.]

[kingbomber]

[ Bakugou feels a stab of pride at the compliment, and if he weren't being held by Hawks by now he'd probably just stand up more straighter or something. ]

That should be easy. Most aren't going to want to really listen to follow that bastard's plan; killing someone and getting away with it in this crowd could make even some idiots [ clarisse we're looking at you ] think twice about trying.

We'll find a way out of this in no time.

[ He wonders about something, though.

Bakugou is damn sure that they'll be able to bust out of here somehow. But, if this takes awhile, people could start getting desperate. He immediately and decisively pushes away the thought. It's not going to take them forever--he's here, a pro hero (number 2), and ugh, a villain's here. It'll be fine.

Anyway, he doesn't seem ready to charge at the Sergeant again. ]