A test of your reflexes. [ ignore my bad ffxiv refs Because you know what is meeting together like anyone normal, right? ] Guess that body of yours can't be falling apart too bad, hah?
[ Better watch it because you know another is gonna be coming. ]
[ Yeah sure it COULD be a hero thing, but right now it's not. Just Bakugou being a brat. A brat that likes a good challenge and you know... He'd be lying if he said that Dabi isn't just that. ]
Try not to before I kick your ass!
[ because you know foreplay and fighting are pretty much the same thing right? right If Dabi is going wide, Katsuki is going up. ]
[don't go overstepping your abilities kid. he's been using his quirk for years before you were even born.
he's not the only one who can fly though. dabi meets him in the air on a jet of blue flames. a little annoyed this is on a rooftop and he can't demolish the buildings around him... but hope no one wants the top floor of this building. cause he just put a flaming hole through it upon takeoff.]
[ Katsuki would hope that he's smart enough to, you know, choose a place that's relatively abandoned because despite his personality, he really isn't that kind of asshole. Mostly, yeah sure. Completely? Nah.
But also yeah won't be too flashy because no one really wants that kind of attention, right? also because i suck at fight scenes and avoid them if at all possible ]
Faster than the last time you know!
[ Also not out here with his gear so overkill will mean tore up hands. Not that he's not gonna make Dabi work for it. So as Dabi flies up, Bakugou drops, with every intent on forcing the guy to come to him. ]
[whereas this guy over his falls square in the "completely" section. it's far more fun to watch a hero go wrecking public property and endangering civilian lives while trying to struggle against their opponent. heroes are pretty predictable.
too bad for kicking it off with a guy who turns the horizon blue. but i thought this was a foreplay scene, not a fight scene, ohohohoho~ dabi isn't looking for a lot of attention right now either, but at the same time... this kid attacked him and he's a little on edge, wondering if this is a bait and switch trap attempt.]
Speed ain't gonna help ya, idiot...
[sucks to be you; dabi's always in his "gear" cause he's a stupid villain. come to him? has this kid paid any attention? this flaming psycho is a long-range fighter.
meaning another one of those flamethrowers if coming down towards him like a blue wave.]
[ To be fair, it it had been a bait and switch, then Katsuki would have went with a different tactic. He's just a prideful person that needs the excuse - either through winning or losing - to engage in behavior that is outside of his own expectations or those of others.
It's just easier on his ego to proceed with a challenge first. so it's totally both foreplay and fighting!
But yeah Dabi is a distance sort. Bakugou? He's whatever he wants to be. So his grinning like a maniac says that he knows. But what comes next isn't an explosion... Yet. The thing about having explosive sweat means that he doesn't need to be the one igniting it. All it means is that Katsuki can flick it in the space between them - using Dabi's own flame to create the blast.
Then using the resulting explosion to cover the sound of his own - and briefly hide in the cloude of smoke - to get around and flank. ]
[dabi merely doesn't trust heroes. even ones he's fucked around with before. always the possibility they're going to stab you in the back or try and dispose of you one way or another. he expected either from bakugou, from an attack to simply showing up. good to know he isn't let down.
if he loses out on a fun time waster with this kid, at least he'll have a fair consolation prize. it's an FF scene after all!
hmph... that explosion wasn't close to the kid. right, he uses his sweat. those droplets are also explosive.]
Tch.
[he can't keep flying around up here either. the strain on his body his quirk uses is irritating. with the smoke, dabi can't see what direction the bastard's gone. no explosions either, likely means he's running on the roof to avoid alerting his presence instead of using his blasts to move.]
Ah well.
[he lifts both arms over his head, flames charging up in an azure burning column. ain't the only one who can clear ground. with that, dabi slams his arms down, heaving a blast of blue fire towards the roof. it'll clear out the entire surface and blow the smoke away.]
[never promised he was a mastermind. but clearing out one swath of options limits the opponent. and if it means his flames now have punched through the roof of the building and are getting inside, well...
hope this building doesn't belong to anyone. For not wanting to call attention to this place, doing a real poor job of it, kid.
dabi does move, intending to drop down and land on another ro--
fuck!
the sudden glow of orange is all his warning before that blast lands. luckily more on the shoulder than right on his side, but it's enough to knock him out of the descend. into a faster descent, barely managing to curb a crash landing with a gout of flame.]
Bastard...
[pushing himself up on his side, dabi scowls at the space in front of him. someone's playing long distance too.]
[ Someone will... Probably want to check that out eventually, yes. Maybe Dabs shouldn't have such a hot flame. :T No one said he had to burn the entire roof.
Of course Bakugou can't perpetually stay in the air either, so he's also having to make a landing - on an adjacent roof. And giving a cocky wave. ]
Pretty sure that makes you "it" Patches!
[ Ah. It's tag. But a violent version apparently. ]
[he got lit on fire as a kid and never got taught how to turn it off. as for the roof... you know the meme about burning down the house in order to kill the rat/spider/pest? yeah. him.
dabi pushes himself up, rubbing at his shoulder with a front as he stands. little bastard. he's on another roof too, so that makes approaching him a damn pain.]
That what this is?
[he's gonna burn a hole in him. dabi's not the greatest at manipulating his flames in complex patterns (never got taught beyond go harder go stronger go hotter). but he's improved on his own somewhat.
meaning he can still abruptly blast out two curving streams of fire, intending to slam bakugou between the ends. (and set the second building on fire.)]
[ And if Dabi isn't agreeable to that ( on some level ) then he wouldn't be here at all. Or there's always the option to turn on his heel and leave.
But that's not what's happening. Rather the asshole is going along with it and Katsuki's already on his toes, running to try to get out of the way of that flame. Only marginally successful there - he's not getting pinched, but there's a lick of flame dancing up a pantleg and Katsuki is frantically putting it out. ]
[if that's how this game's actually played. at least bakugou's caught on that he's somewhat agreeable to this, even if the wary part of him is still expecting a double cross. he doesn't have the pride issue that'd prevent him from walking away from a trap. or a fight he's not invested in.
running, huh... not using his quirk to get outta the way. interesting. if he were better trained, he'd be able to reroute the flames to go after him. instead, they crash together and belch fire into the air before falling back to the building top.]
[ Because nah that's not going to happen. Too bad his own Quirk isn't meant to put out any flames. So maybe he really should just stick to one rooftop. ]
But if you're gonna say that -
[ The whole "touching" thing, then Katsuki's blasting his way back over to the original rooftop, gunning for Dabi head on. Katsuki is placing bets on his own reaction time. ]
[there's the previous rooftop, which is a smoldering mess with a hole in it as the fires are still eating away at the top floor and starting to drop lower. the rooftop where dabi's standing. and now the second one that's got flames on it. nice track record, hero.
dabi arches a brow at the sudden rush towards him. che... the hell's he thinking? coming at him head on could be a feint to dodge when he attacks him, or if he figures dabi would call that bluff, he'll get sucker punched.
he stands his ground. still not sure if he wants to kill this kid or not... that's not the point of this though, right?
guess he'll take what's coming and react to that... NOPE! Too close! dabi ignites himself in a cocoon of flames. he knows the power in those arms.]
[no one said you had to create smoke when you blow something up. oh wait, that's the natural result of an explosion. well fancy fucking that...
dabi kills the flames a few seconds later, eyes narrowed as the fires flare off his body. the faintest scent of burning flesh drifts along with them, suggesting he's reaching towards his limit of comforts.
god damn body...]
I'm pretty weak, ya know. Rather not get my jaw broken.
Ain't takin the risk. I don't match up well with physical types like you.
[no point in not stating the obvious. dabi shrugs his shoulder, bumping the side of his coat off. the metal cuff falls down to his elbow and he rolls up his shirt sleeve, checking on his shoulder where the ap shot hit. left shoulder, so it's not the one covered in purple scar flesh.
there's small bruise already showing from the impact, but nothing much else. should recover just fine. he tugs his sleeve down and bounces his coat back on with a forceful shrug.
before abruptly flaring out a ring of flames, shutting them off in the scorching circle atop the building.]
[ That's the difference though. Katsuki just doesn't want to have a weakness like that. So of course he wants to make sure that he can fight at a distance and then be a physical type as the asshole in front of him puts it.
Though now he can see what Dabi means. One shot and all that bruising... ]
Stalling. Right.
[ A ring of fire that they're both caught up in? How does that work? Dabi is at his limit and doesn't want to get all close for a fight so - ]
For someone that doesn't wanna take the risk... [ And Katsuki gets ready. For whatever's gonna happen next. ] You're sure not leaving other options.
[it's too bad not everyone got blessed with a powerful quirk and the best genes for a strong body to go along with great intelligence. ya got all that handed to you on a silver platter and talk about not wanting to have a weakness "like that". some people don't got the choice in having a weakness. not that this kid would know shit about that.
don't put that superfluous bruising too high on your pedestal, brat. he's come back from worse.]
Sure ya wanna get that close to me?
[dabi's mouth drags up at the corner, staples pulling a little against the sinew of his cheek.]
I'll catch ya tryin to go up. Can't go back. Going down's gettin into a burning building. And comin towards me...
[he lifts his arms in a casual shrug, though there's very much a callous "bring it on" challenge in the motion. he can ignite himself again. just cause he's singed doesn't mean he's burning.
[ Good genes, yes. But the rest of it? Katsuki worked hard for it, thanks. He's the one that studied in cafes after school. Trained when he could. Tries to come up with new ways of using his quirk.
He snorts anyway. ]
Pretty sure getting close is the ultimate goal, right?
[ Katsuki knows the options, of course. That doesn't mean he's about to -
Or maybe he does. By putting his hands up. With a smug look that doesn't seem like someone that's calling it quits. ]
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Date: 3/27/22 03:38 (UTC)But you know instead of answer by text the answer is going to come through a nicely timed AP Shot.
Because you know Bakugou can't do anything the easy way ]
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Date: 3/27/22 03:42 (UTC)rude! but hell if dabi's ever a trusting person and is always paranoid about attacks so...
he's dodging the fuck outta that, skidding on the roof.]
Tsk, bastard...
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Date: 3/27/22 03:55 (UTC)A test of your reflexes. [
ignore my bad ffxiv refsBecause you know what is meeting together like anyone normal, right? ] Guess that body of yours can't be falling apart too bad, hah?[ Better watch it because you know another is gonna be coming. ]
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Date: 3/27/22 04:03 (UTC)Typical hero.
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zeroes in on them.thanks for setting your side back another few decades, brat.]It'll fall apart when I tell it to.
[blast through this. blow a fourth of the roof away with that one. wide ass flamethrower.]
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Date: 3/27/22 04:16 (UTC)[ Yeah sure it COULD be a hero thing, but right now it's not. Just Bakugou being a brat. A brat that likes a good challenge and you know... He'd be lying if he said that Dabi isn't just that. ]
Try not to before I kick your ass!
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Date: 3/27/22 04:30 (UTC)[don't go overstepping your abilities kid. he's been using his quirk for years before you were even born.
he's not the only one who can fly though. dabi meets him in the air on a jet of blue flames. a little annoyed this is on a rooftop and he can't demolish the buildings around him... but hope no one wants the top floor of this building. cause he just put a flaming hole through it upon takeoff.]
Ya wont get close enough for that.
then my friend opened a terraria or whatever server and welp
Date: 3/27/22 06:38 (UTC)But also yeah won't be too flashy because no one really wants that kind of attention, right?
also because i suck at fight scenes and avoid them if at all possible]Faster than the last time you know!
[ Also not out here with his gear so overkill will mean tore up hands. Not that he's not gonna make Dabi work for it. So as Dabi flies up, Bakugou drops, with every intent on forcing the guy to come to him. ]
it's like a black hole
Date: 3/27/22 07:02 (UTC)too bad for kicking it off with a guy who turns the horizon blue.
but i thought this was a foreplay scene, not a fight scene, ohohohoho~dabi isn't looking for a lot of attention right now either, but at the same time... this kid attacked him and he's a little on edge, wondering if this is a bait and switch trap attempt.]Speed ain't gonna help ya, idiot...
[sucks to be you; dabi's always in his "gear" cause he's a stupid villain. come to him? has this kid paid any attention? this flaming psycho is a long-range fighter.
meaning another one of those flamethrowers if coming down towards him like a blue wave.]
it really was. what happened to 3 hours of my time!?
Date: 3/27/22 17:45 (UTC)It's just easier on his ego to proceed with a challenge first.
so it's totally both foreplay and fighting!But yeah Dabi is a distance sort. Bakugou? He's whatever he wants to be. So his grinning like a maniac says that he knows. But what comes next isn't an explosion... Yet. The thing about having explosive sweat means that he doesn't need to be the one igniting it. All it means is that Katsuki can flick it in the space between them - using Dabi's own flame to create the blast.
Then using the resulting explosion to cover the sound of his own - and briefly hide in the cloude of smoke - to get around and flank. ]
went into hershey's cookies and cream
Date: 3/27/22 17:53 (UTC)if he loses out on a fun time waster with this kid, at least he'll have a fair consolation prize.
it's an FF scene after all!hmph... that explosion wasn't close to the kid. right, he uses his sweat. those droplets are also explosive.]
Tch.
[he can't keep flying around up here either. the strain on his body his quirk uses is irritating. with the smoke, dabi can't see what direction the bastard's gone. no explosions either, likely means he's running on the roof to avoid alerting his presence instead of using his blasts to move.]
Ah well.
[he lifts both arms over his head, flames charging up in an azure burning column. ain't the only one who can clear ground. with that, dabi slams his arms down, heaving a blast of blue fire towards the roof. it'll clear out the entire surface and blow the smoke away.]
now i want one 8(
Date: 3/27/22 18:13 (UTC)Because Katsuki might have gone off to the side instead.
So Dabs is gonna have to move or suffer a shot coming from the side ]
best candy bar~
Date: 3/27/22 18:19 (UTC)hope this building doesn't belong to anyone. For not wanting to call attention to this place, doing a real poor job of it, kid.
dabi does move, intending to drop down and land on another ro--
fuck!
the sudden glow of orange is all his warning before that blast lands. luckily more on the shoulder than right on his side, but it's enough to knock him out of the descend. into a faster descent, barely managing to curb a crash landing with a gout of flame.]
Bastard...
[pushing himself up on his side, dabi scowls at the space in front of him. someone's playing long distance too.]
had to make do with a white reeses egg
Date: 3/27/22 18:38 (UTC)Of course Bakugou can't perpetually stay in the air either, so he's also having to make a landing - on an adjacent roof. And giving a cocky wave. ]
Pretty sure that makes you "it" Patches!
[ Ah. It's tag. But a violent version apparently. ]
hard to go wrong with reeses
Date: 3/27/22 18:45 (UTC)dabi pushes himself up, rubbing at his shoulder with a front as he stands. little bastard. he's on another roof too, so that makes approaching him a damn pain.]
That what this is?
[he's gonna burn a hole in him. dabi's not the greatest at manipulating his flames in complex patterns (never got taught beyond go harder go stronger go hotter). but he's improved on his own somewhat.
meaning he can still abruptly blast out two curving streams of fire, intending to slam bakugou between the ends. (and set the second building on fire.)]
true
Date: 3/27/22 19:20 (UTC)[ And if Dabi isn't agreeable to that ( on some level ) then he wouldn't be here at all. Or there's always the option to turn on his heel and leave.
But that's not what's happening. Rather the asshole is going along with it and Katsuki's already on his toes, running to try to get out of the way of that flame. Only marginally successful there - he's not getting pinched, but there's a lick of flame dancing up a pantleg and Katsuki is frantically putting it out. ]
Oi! Ain't one building on fire good enough!?
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Date: 3/27/22 19:27 (UTC)[if that's how this game's actually played. at least bakugou's caught on that he's somewhat agreeable to this, even if the wary part of him is still expecting a double cross. he doesn't have the pride issue that'd prevent him from walking away from a trap. or a fight he's not invested in.
running, huh... not using his quirk to get outta the way. interesting. if he were better trained, he'd be able to reroute the flames to go after him. instead, they crash together and belch fire into the air before falling back to the building top.]
Ya welcome to give up.
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Date: 3/27/22 19:52 (UTC)[ Because nah that's not going to happen. Too bad his own Quirk isn't meant to put out any flames. So maybe he really should just stick to one rooftop. ]
But if you're gonna say that -
[ The whole "touching" thing, then Katsuki's blasting his way back over to the original rooftop, gunning for Dabi head on. Katsuki is placing bets on his own reaction time. ]
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Date: 3/27/22 20:01 (UTC)[there's the previous rooftop, which is a smoldering mess with a hole in it as the fires are still eating away at the top floor and starting to drop lower. the rooftop where dabi's standing. and now the second one that's got flames on it. nice track record, hero.
dabi arches a brow at the sudden rush towards him. che... the hell's he thinking? coming at him head on could be a feint to dodge when he attacks him, or if he figures dabi would call that bluff, he'll get sucker punched.
he stands his ground. still not sure if he wants to kill this kid or not... that's not the point of this though, right?
guess he'll take what's coming and react to that... NOPE! Too close! dabi ignites himself in a cocoon of flames. he knows the power in those arms.]
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Date: 3/27/22 20:16 (UTC)But the cocoon of flame is cheating, he thinks. It does cause Bakugou to stop just short. ]
Bastard.
[ Because he can't do anything but wait until he decides to just. Drop it. ]
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Date: 3/27/22 20:19 (UTC)dabi kills the flames a few seconds later, eyes narrowed as the fires flare off his body. the faintest scent of burning flesh drifts along with them, suggesting he's reaching towards his limit of comforts.
god damn body...]
I'm pretty weak, ya know. Rather not get my jaw broken.
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Date: 3/27/22 20:48 (UTC)You really think that's what I was going for? To break your fucking jaw?
[ Because excuse you. That would defeat the purpose. Not to mention he's actually not that sort of person - dire circumstances aside. ]
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Date: 3/27/22 20:55 (UTC)[no point in not stating the obvious. dabi shrugs his shoulder, bumping the side of his coat off. the metal cuff falls down to his elbow and he rolls up his shirt sleeve, checking on his shoulder where the ap shot hit. left shoulder, so it's not the one covered in purple scar flesh.
there's small bruise already showing from the impact, but nothing much else. should recover just fine. he tugs his sleeve down and bounces his coat back on with a forceful shrug.
before abruptly flaring out a ring of flames, shutting them off in the scorching circle atop the building.]
And I was stallin.
[he is a dirty villain, katsuki.]
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Date: 3/27/22 21:10 (UTC)Though now he can see what Dabi means. One shot and all that bruising... ]
Stalling. Right.
[ A ring of fire that they're both caught up in? How does that work? Dabi is at his limit and doesn't want to get all close for a fight so - ]
For someone that doesn't wanna take the risk... [ And Katsuki gets ready. For whatever's gonna happen next. ] You're sure not leaving other options.
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Date: 3/27/22 21:19 (UTC)don't put that superfluous bruising too high on your pedestal, brat. he's come back from worse.]
Sure ya wanna get that close to me?
[dabi's mouth drags up at the corner, staples pulling a little against the sinew of his cheek.]
I'll catch ya tryin to go up. Can't go back. Going down's gettin into a burning building. And comin towards me...
[he lifts his arms in a casual shrug, though there's very much a callous "bring it on" challenge in the motion. he can ignite himself again. just cause he's singed doesn't mean he's burning.
yet.]
Can't take too long decidin or you'll cook.
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Date: 3/27/22 21:49 (UTC)He snorts anyway. ]
Pretty sure getting close is the ultimate goal, right?
[ Katsuki knows the options, of course. That doesn't mean he's about to -
Or maybe he does. By putting his hands up. With a smug look that doesn't seem like someone that's calling it quits. ]
Well what d'ya know. You got me.
[ Now there's a face you shouldn't trust. ]
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