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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[comecatchthesehands]

[What a happy go lucky guy.]

Why wouldn't I exploit it? If it's got an angle I'm going to use it. If it doesn't, then it isn't worth my time.

No, but enlighten me.

[burnitblack]

[ don't ]

and yet ya didn't take the bait in order to capture her and bargain with her friends.

huh? hell if i know; i don't know shit about this place.

[comecatchthesehands]

Why would I bother capturing her? I have her where I want. I know she's here, her quirk can't escape me, I know where she lived and I know the name of her girlfriend and what she looks like. Don't underestimate me.

Why would I know any more than you, then?

[burnitblack]

ya tried to capture one of them before, boss. coulda sworn it was a hobby of yours.

[he's got a face over here, enjoying antagonizing him regardless.]

ya might've heard something i haven't. figured i'd ask.

[comecatchthesehands]

Actually, I sent you to do it. Then offered them freedom that they slapped out of my hand.

[Isn't that just their existence though?]

If I hear anything on the Trench's housing crisis, I'll let you know. It's definitely my top priority.

[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.