awashlogs | June Catch All

So is my hope at least. I've never really tested it with invisible subjects... [ a sigh. ] But you raise a good point. Invisible wool for an invisible man - ah, look.

[ she points to the ground and small hoof prints can be found in small bunches. ]

[He squints at the prints.] I think they're sheep tracks? I'm not an expert, though.

Let's try following these. If we're lucky, the tracks will lead us right to the sheep.

They should be. Unless something is off about these sheep aside from their invisibility.

[ you never know! she pulls out her slate and takes a quick picture of the tracks for record sake, then she follows along. ]

You seem to be quite the observant young man, Izuku. Studious even.

With Chroma, you never know. [He says with a smile, unknowingly echoing what she was just thinking.]

Eh, you think so? [Izuku rubs at the back of his neck, suddenly bashful.] I, um... just think it's important to notice as much of this place as we can. The more we know, the faster we'll be able to fix things and go home.

[ hm. ]

So you believe we'll be sent back to our realms as soon as the world is healed. I agree with your sentiment - though I'm not sure if we should be too certain about it.

Maybe not, but it's the best we have right now. [He smiles at her a little helplessly.]

It's easier when people feel like they have a goal to work toward. I know it's a little naive to hope for the best, but if we don't hold onto some kind of hope that things will turn out okay, then wouldn't that just make us all miserable?

[He pauses.] If it turns out that fixing this place doesn't get us home in the end, then we'll just have to revise our plans and try another way.

[ she nods. ]

Your line of thinking is understandable. Optimistic too. And when things feel the darkest, it is belief and faith that can carry us through the hardest times. If it counts for anything... I don't believe you're naive at all for having that faith, Izuku.

[His smile brightens.] Thanks, Zelda-san. I know people have a good reason to be wary of this place by now, but at least the company's been great so far. For what it's worth, even if we didn't want to end up here in the beginning, I'm glad that I was able to meet people like you!

[Conveniently, just as he's done saying his bit, Izuku seems to perk up at something.]

Oh. Did you hear that just now?

Hm?

[ she stops herself from responding to him when he suddenly remarks on the sounds. her brow furrows and she looks around - right, invisible sheep. ]

No, I didn't. [ her voice lowed into a whisper. ] Do you think you heard the sheep?

I think so! [Izuku holds still, head tilted to the side like he's waiting--]

Baah. [It's faint and some distance away, but Izuku swings his head to look at Zelda hopefully, the question on his face. You heard that, right?]

[ and she follows suit, closing her eyes and keeping herself focused. and when the baah calls out her eyes snap open, a small gasp coming out. ]

That was- [ oh, wait, quieter- ] That was the sheep. We've found them.

[He grins at her, before saying, just as quietly--] At least we know which way to go now.

[And he'll pick out the sound of bleating and start walking in that direction now. Once the sheep sound a lot closer, Izuku glances in Zelda's direction.]

Do you want to try using the slate?

[ she nods at the suggestion, and carefully slips the slate out from its holder. a couple taps of the screen and she begins focusing it on where she thinks the sheep are. and when one of them bleats again, she feels confident enough to take the photo. the slate lowly chimes, an indication that it detecting a subject in the photo. ]

The sheep are here. [ and she lowers the slate so she can set it to its detection mode. a small circle begins to blink on the right corner, and beeps as it detects the sheep. ] It'll get louder as we approach. We have to surprise it.

That's amazing. [Izuku says again, still softly so they don't startle the sheep, though that doesn't mask any of the appreciation he seems to have for her and the technology she's using right now.]

I'm pretty fast when I use my quirk--my power. Maybe you can take the lead and point them out to me when we're close enough?

[ she nods quick, smiling in agreement, and lifts up the slate again. as they begin to move once more through the meadow, the slate continues it's low beeps. as any detector, she moves the slate horizontally, and turns her feet in the direction that the beep resonates in. and within a minute, she stops, as the beeping goes at its fastest. ]

Right ahead of us.

[Izuku turns his head and squints at the area near the ground like he's looking for something, and then, suddenly he's darting forward, sparking with green energy as he grabs at something in midair.]

Baaah!! [The sheep bleats at him indignantly as Izuku picks it up and holds it close so it doesn't escape.] Got it! Here, check in my backpack. I packed some shears that we can use for this.

[He turns his back toward her so she can reach the bag slung across his back.]

[ the slate is quickly shoved into her belt and she rushes to get into his bag, searching inside for a brief moment before she pulls out the shears. she's impressed by how he manage to catapult himself so fast, but she can ask about it later. ]

Keep it still. I'll... I'll do my best not to hurt it.

[ she has never done this before, she makes no promises. ]

Take your time, Zelda-san! [Even while the sheep is obviously wriggling around in his arms, Izuku smiles at her reassuringly.]

I don't mind holding it a little longer if it means we avoid hurting it on accident.

Probably easier to do it this way... [Gingerly, Izuku kneels down so he can set the sheep down on the ground, but he keeps a firm grip on its wool so it doesn't escape.]

[ she watches him lower the... invisible mass in his arms, and it dawns on her how difficult this will really be. she only has a sense of its sized from izuku's cradling, and scoots herself closer on her knees when he presents her the (invisible) sheep. ]

Alright then. Let's see...

[ she breathes in and takes the sheers to the center of the sheep, feeling it's better to start from an area she knows she won't miss and accidentally cut it. slowly she shears, feeling the soft wool tumble down the body as she does. ]

I can't fathom why they need invisible wool still. I do hope this quest has a good purpose to it, unlike the last trial.

[Izuku exhales quietly, but unhappily. Don't mind him, he's still a bit upset about the last quest.]

I hope so, too. I know it was supposed to be a test of will or something along those lines, but that last quest felt more like... taunting us than anything. [He frowns, looking down at the invisible, fluffy thing he's still holding onto while she snips at the wool.] At least, that's how it felt to me.

Your color is yellow - I heard what that trial was like for your group.

[ and though she was telling people that there was no 'contest' on who had the hardest trial, as they kept telling her not to starve herself, in retrospect it's very clear the yellows had it the worst. ]

You're not alone in those feelings. I was part of the group that had to fast. I've done it before, many times, but it was the way that food kept appearing in my home, or even just outside, that truly rankled me.

Yeah... [Just like that, the irritation that had flared briefly drains out of him, and for a second, he just looks wistful instead.

The sheep, oddly enough, seems to have calmed down a bit, even though it's still shifting uneasily on its feet, like it isn't sure what to make of this whole experience.]

I don't mind doing the quests most of the time if it helps the town get its color back... they didn't need to use the people we care about against us like that. [His gaze flicks of to Zelda.] Or the things we especially like. Was it your favorite kinds of food that you kept seeing?

[ she continues the shearing as izuku talks, finding it relaxing to keep focused on a task even as their discussion reflects on worse times. it's maybe for the best that the sheep is invisible, as it means more concentration on how she works. she's swiping wool off the skin and letting it fall as he asks his question, but even so she continues to shear right after. ]

When I was little, there was a fruitcake I always loved made of apples and wildberries. The -- [ royal ] -- family chef would make it for me when he saw I was upset, and he was kind enough to never tell my father I was sneaking desserts.

In the last day, I would keep seeing it appear in my home, no matter how many times I threw it out. Wildberries don't grow here like they do in my homeland, so I can't just make it myself.

[That's about what he expected, to be honest. So it hadn't just been Shouto who had been confronted with his favorite food, like Izuku suspected.]

That was kind of the chef. [Izuku tucks the story away in his mind. It's always nice learning new things about everyone like this.] Oh, hey! I just thought of something. Have you already used that wish coin we all got? If you haven't, you could always ask for some wildberry seeds. Then, we could plant them in the garden!

I could. But... I don't know. The power of these wishes seem too important to waste on nostalgia. It's not about the cake, but the mockery.

[ and then she stops shearing and moves her hand across the skin, not feeling much else that can be cut anymore. ]

Alright, I think we can move onto the next. Would you like a chance to shear? Holding the sheep must be tiring.

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