01 ✦ Video

[mightdoriya]

[It could have all been a dream, given the way Izuku wakes up in a bed that isn't his own. It could also very well be the hospital- a fact that wouldn't have been surprising- but the stark lack of a sterile atmosphere leads him to believe otherwise even as he sits up with a start. His heart is hammering in his chest and between his ears with such ferocity that believing this is anything but reality would be difficult...

He isn't afforded much time to collect himself, because someone has noticed he's awake and immediately lept up onto his chest to greet him, his fluffy tail wagging excitedly.

Okay, maybe this is a dream after all.

Everything happens pretty quickly after that. Your usual fair of arrival: Izuku's "mom" comes in the room upon hearing his Eevee chirp at him, ushering him up-and-at'em even as he's stammering questions and trying (and failing) to get her to give him a straight answer. She is in fact not even remotely his mother but she doesn't seem to know that or care, and before he's able to get a word in edgewise he's out the door with a bag over his shoulders. Eevee had taken advantage of the chaos to climb up Izuku's back, sitting pretty on his shoulder as if he belongs there. So what does Izuku do? Well...

He starts to walk, hoping he'll be able to come into a town and maybe someplace more familiar than the route ahead of him. ...only for a Pineco to drop from a tree and attack both him and his Eevee pretty much immediately. It's a pretty sudden and surprising introduction to Pokemon battling before he's even finished reading up on it, leaving him to find a tree to sit down under for a while before anything else can happen. He has the PokeGear, so let's just try to contact someone. Anyone.]

Hello? I don't know if anyone can hear me on this, but it's worth a try...

[He pauses as Eevee pushes his head into the screen's view, hello he's here too.]

My name is Midoriya Izuku. I'm not sure what's happened, but I'm really not where I'm supposed to be right now. My only guess is this all is due to the effects of a Quirk, but I don't remember anything that could have lead to that.

[Unless Shigaraki had some tricks up his sleeve he really wasn't prepared for. Doesn't explain how his injuries have ceased to exist, either.]

I've been reading the guidebook, but it's really just giving me more questions than answers. Not only that, the pet the lady had in her house where I woke up followed me outside and I can't get it to go back home to her. She won't answer the door now so I'm not really sure what to do about that.

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[mightdoriya]

[He sure is! Gosh Kacchan you really do care-

Camping supplies though, he does have those. He took the time to go through his bag in its entirety before he contacted the network, he just...hasn't bothered setting up camp yet or anything like that. He hadn't planned on camping just yet if he had some traveling to do, but it seems like plans might be changing.

His mouth works soundlessly for a moment before he's nodding dumbly while his brain works to catch up to the sudden topic change.]

I have them, yeah...it doesn't look like it should be that hard to set up.

[Famous last words.]

[apshot]

[ Yeah, it is a bit of a sudden topic change. A needed one though. As much as Bakugou would like to talk this all out and get it sorted... There's just some things that don't need to be overheard by a public network where everyone can comment about it. Or know his business.

Their business. ]

This is a disaster in the making.

[mightdoriya]

[Smart move. Izuku would likely just keep rambling and trying to explain if he's not distracted, and this is at least something else that is relatively important he needs to figure out. It's cold out here, and it's not like he can just sleep on the ground. Even if Katsuki and Kirishima manage to get to him within a day, there's nowhere for him to stay until then. So! Camping it is.

Assuming Izuku can do it.]

I can figure it out! But...maybe I should at least go a little further, first. Even if I can't make it to Cherrygrove before it gets dark, I can save you guys some traveling time if I meet you halfway?

[Because you're definitely coming to get him right]

[apshot]

Are you saying that because you want to get a bit further or because you're using that as an excuse.

[ Bakugou is now snickering. ]

Just one more thing on a list of shit you could never get right.

[mightdoriya]

[WOW rude??]

I-I'm not! I wasn't even planning on camping yet until you mentioned it!

[So there]

[apshot]

Tch. Guess we're gonna have to come and get your sorry ass. You won't last out there otherwise. Useless.

[ And it has absolutely nothing to do with him of course. Nope. ]

[mightdoriya]

[Izuku ducks his head a little, looking embarrassed in spite of himself even though he hasn't even tried to pitch a tent or anything yet. But hey, at least Katsuki has confirmed he isn't going to leave him in the lurch, so that's nice.]

Thank you, Kacchan...I'll make sure to have everything ready.

[They can talk more about what's been going on back home when they're face to face.]

[apshot]

You better die from your lousy gratitude when we get there, got it?

[mightdoriya]

[He doesn't want to die though...but he knows better than to argue with Katsuki, simply nodding again.]

Got it.