bad rap

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bad rap

The things we become known for aren’t always what we’d like to be known for. Reputations are hard to run from. Sometimes they’re not even deserved. So here’s your chance to set the record straight. Clear up some misplaced assumptions, debunk any rumours about yourself and defy your stereotypes.

how to play:

Top level with something(s) your character is tired of people assuming about them, blaming them for, or pigeonholing them about, etc. Say it in person or over text.

Comment on any surprising, or not so surprising declarations.

Comments

[creamation]

[He raises an eyebrow because that doesn't sound like what she was asking about. He knows her different tones by now, oddly enough.]

I puke either way so it's all the same to me.

But that ain't what you were askin' about, is it.

[love_the_smell]

You get carsick and... warpsick?

[ She'd never experienced warping before. That didn't sound pleasant.

Nemuri could effortlessly put on her Pro Hero mask and shrug off the question - after all, she'd had practice since she was a student. But well... Dabi wasn't an idiot, and she didn't want to treat him like one. ]

...No. It wasn't. But it's alright. I don't expect that a lot of people know about where Kurogiri came from.

[creamation]

It's the same kinda shitty back'n forth. Does a number on your stomach.

[At least she doesn't treat him like he's an idiot. He appreciates that, even if he wouldn't admit it.]

What, you gonna tell me the old asshole was a hero or somethin?

[love_the_smell]

Didn't know you were prone to motion sickness.

[ Without even thinking about it, Nemuri gave him a pat on the back. She was so used to reassuring her students (and generally being a Mother Hen) that it came naturally. ]

...You got it. [ The truth was a lot more convoluted than that, but that was the essence of it. A beat, and then - ] The name "Sushi" came from him. It was his favorite food.

[creamation]

Not like I go around advertising it.

[He probably shouldn't have told her either. He doesn't want the heroes to know about his weaknesses.

her answer catches him completely off guard, because he really was being sarcastic.]

...What?

[love_the_smell]

[ Her reaction had been the same when she found out. ]

Yeah.

[ She kept her face straight, even if what had happened to him hurt to think of. ]

[creamation]

What the fuck do you mean?

[love_the_smell]

Exactly what I mean.

Kurogiri was once a hero. And he used to be my friend.

[ Not just hers. Aizawa's and Yamada's. ]

[creamation]

[ he narrows his eyes at her, still disbelieving. but why would she make something like up? he doesn't know, but he doesn't like where this is going. ]

Think you got your wires crossed. That's fuckin' impossible. He's been with the boss since... a real fuckin' long time.

[love_the_smell]

Is it really the craziest thing you've heard in the world that we live in?

[ It was no less unbelievable that Dabi was once called Todoroki Touya, son of Endeavor. ]

We were just kids when -

[ She paused. ] You sure you want to hear the story from me?

[creamation]

Right now? Yeah.

[ Many would find it unbelievable that he's the son of Endeavor as well. But this? This takes the cake. ]

Who the hell else would I hear it from? Clearly no one else felt like it was necessary to tell me.

[love_the_smell]

[ She nodded slowly. ]

We were still students in U.A.. His name was Shirakumo back then.

[ Nemuri kept her arms still, even if she wanted to wrap them around herself. ]

He died saving some little kids from a villain attack. He was crushed under a building.

We thought that was the end of his story but -

[ She swallowed, then continued. ] Garaki found him under All For One's orders. Turned his corpse into a nomu - and into Kurogiri.