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]

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.

[comecatchthesehands]

[Rot? That's where he gets his hand eye coordination. Bad pun.]

All of them? Or just some of them?

[burnitblack]

[right. same way spinner's a master at driving cause all those arcade games...]

not sure. but ya know how those brats operate. if there's a choice between savin or killin, they'll pick savin every time.

[comecatchthesehands]

[That is a valid way to learn to drive! It worked for Shigaraki, how dare.]

One of the ones I've talked to, who didn't try to blow me up on sight, agreed there wasn't any reason to pick up where home left off. Do you believe them?

[burnitblack]

[he doesn't trust your driving either... rather let the lizard have the wheel.]

yeah. heroes are reactionary. until villains move, they're content to sit and patrol at best.

[comecatchthesehands]

[W o w. There's no way to prove how good he is here, either. Rude.]

Oh? I better be a good boy, then.

[Says the man who has already cleared out a life or two for his own reasons.]

[burnitblack]

[technically he never proved it at home cause ONLY SPINNER was ever shown driving. so you're all hot air, boss.]

somehow i don't believe you.

[because "good" for shigaraki is a far different "good" for the world.]

[comecatchthesehands]

[He can't prove it at home either! This is a setup.]

I can be the pinnacle citizen, I'll help old ladies across the craters in the road. Little children to get their beloved cats out of trees. Or whatever it is they do now.

[burnitblack]

[the onus of proof is on the accuser, but if the accused merely says "i can" without ever showcasing evidence of it, that's not a very good stand now is it...]

then what are you doing?

[comecatchthesehands]

[That's it. Time to steal a car.

The question, however, stops him in his tracks. What is he doing? Walking around and existing like a ghost of a memory for everyone else.]

What would it matter? The same thing you're doing.

[burnitblack]

[he's gonna find him half-through the windshield with the hood shoved up a tree trunk.

no apologies for the existential question.]

highly doubt that.

[comecatchthesehands]

[Yeah but he drove it there. He's not that bad.]

Doubt it all you want, I'm surviving and it sounds like you are too. What else is there to do here?

[burnitblack]

[who knows. he could've put it in neutral, wiggled a bit, and it rolled down the hill into the tree.]

carve out your own spot. we should meet up. i'll show ya somethin interestin.