Deer Country In-Box

[burnitblack]

un: dabi  *cla-chick* ... what?  *growl* [ that would be his omen ] [ contact through his omni stone can be text, audio, or video. contact through his omen can be visual, mental, or physical. ]

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[burnitblack]

oy, i told ya what was gonna happen if he got loose. sides, i was actin on ya orders.

[until he refused to follow them and forced twice to do it with zero hesitation.]

good to know ya haven't lost your sarcasm.

[comecatchthesehands]

Yeah, yeah. I wasn't going to keep him in chains his entire career with us, was I? They had to come off some time.

I haven't lost anything about myself. It's just the story arc that's changed.

[burnitblack]

even after he proved he wouldn't join us, why'd ya stick with keepin him? coulda just killed him, taken out a future problem.

so long as ya stayin alive.

[comecatchthesehands]

I could've said the same thing about any of you. As it turns out, better to let them have him, he's of no consequence in a fight. A fly to swat because they've held him back. So what's the difference?

[Is that... is that concern? A(n) singular concern? It actually takes Shigaraki a moment or two to just parse that and fight with himself. Realize he's reading into it and just thwap out things into the conversation.]

You, too. Don't do something stupid.

[burnitblack]

ya did. and we didn't listen to you. not sure where you're from, but those brats proved to be more than flies to you.

[so you missed a prime chance early on, boss. as for concern, please don't confuse concern for casual comment. (well, tbh, he might be a little annoyed if shigaraki got himself axed. he's lose this kind of entertainment.) so dabi says.]

already did. i killed a butterfly.

[comecatchthesehands]

Have we all been captured, or killed?

[No worries, it was a momentary lapse.]

Of course you did. Maybe wait and find out what happens to other idiots before you sling yourself into something irreversible.

[burnitblack]

not all of us, but we lost a lot of our ranks thanks to those brats and the other heroes.

[dabi's not really sure who "won" that war, but he knows for damn sure he accomplished a lot of wanted.]

relax, it was my first month. besides, the rest of the month was much better.

[comecatchthesehands]

Who did we lose? I already know about Twice.

[At least something of merit was won that day.]

The bar is pretty low after that.

[burnitblack]

the giant, mister, the doctor, almost all of re-destro's forces. over 16000 villains captured.

[oh he, personally, had a wonderful time that day.]

i'm used to low bars.

[comecatchthesehands]

[Out of all 16000, he could care less but for one, really.]

The old man was captured not killed?

Have you tried aiming for not dying in the following months?

[burnitblack]

[Ngl, that seemed like a ridiculously high number to me...]

heroes don't kill. unless ya force them to.

haven't died once since gettin here.

[comecatchthesehands]

If you think that's true, you're delusional.

Then your bar isn't as low as you think. I've seen someone cannibalize from the graveyard, so you'd have to go pretty low to beat the shit I've seen.

[burnitblack]

nah, i ain't that dumb. the bitch before the bird killed plenty.

they have a graveyard here?

[this whole place sometimes feels like a graveyard.]

[comecatchthesehands]

They'll get theirs.

They do. There's enough death to go around here.

[True and right.]

[burnitblack]

right, cause only the sleepers come back.

means killin one ain't gonna solve a problem permanently.

[comecatchthesehands]

I meant back where we're from. Here, though? There are worse things than death.

[burnitblack]

Yeah, I went through one of them. Wouldn't recommend it.

[comecatchthesehands]

I'll keep that in mind of things I don't want to go through.

[He's already been through a body-twisting hell, he doesn't need that.]

Or... we could use this to our advantage. Have you been attacked at all by any of them?

[burnitblack]

nah. only met three of em so far. each time they opted to help.

what kinda advantage are ya talkin about?

[comecatchthesehands]

Help? What've you had your charred fingers into that you needed help?

Easy. Use it to find out if there actually were plans or if whoever that is is acting on her own. In other words: we ask. Building trenches between them in the Trench. Those who we have to give a shit about and those we don't.

[burnitblack]

keepin lookout for anyone tryin to interrupt me. and gettin some of my ill-gotten gains outta storage.

[vague, but answering. shouldn't be any surprise to his boss. dabi's annoying like that.]

so what, ya suggesting you meet up with her and ask what she was asked to do once she met with you?

gotta say, boss, i don't think they really care that much here.

[comecatchthesehands]

[Knowing what they've all done to survive, it makes it a little easier to figure it out.]

No, no. Wait. You're saying they were helping you move stolen goods, and playing lookout... I'm guessing while you stole more shit?

[burnitblack]

[dabi's not be surprised shigaraki's able to string together enough thoughts to figure those points out.]

uh-huh. one of em even stole shit with me. just gotta find the right "excuse" they're fine with and a hero'll do the same thing they accuse villains of doing.

[comecatchthesehands]

[There's a brain somewhere up there. Imagine.]

That tracks. If there's anything those moronic NPCs wouldn't do in the name of heroism I'd be surprised.

[burnitblack]

[imagine how smart he'd be if he didn't rot his head on video games. case in point...]

as far as i know, they're not operating any heroic plan here. only getting involved with the hunter schism.