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Katsuki Bakugou

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[twomillionvolts]

For people like us? I mean, why else...?

[ He might have known Katsuki for a while but it's still a weird thing to open up about. Now being told there seems to be more than one supernatural thing going on out there just makes it weirder. ]

Uh... yeah? But that's been a thing since I was a kid.

[ Another pepperoni falls off the pizza, still frozen in front of the shellshocked faux-blonde. ]

Why now?

[callmekacchan]

You're making a mess, damnit! Watch it!

[At least he hasn't put carpet in yet. But still. Pay attention.]

I dunno why now. Maybe because they only started looking recently? I've also pretty much been dealing with shit since I was a kid though. So. I don't think it's uncommon for that to be the case.

[twomillionvolts]

Oh no, the pizza! Aw man...

[ He's gonna eat pepperoni from you floor, Kats. Sorry about him. ]

I thought I was like, the only one. It's been really weird.

[callmekacchan]

That's disgusting. What the hell?

[Denki please.

But Katsuki sits back a bit, slouching as he stares at his own slice of untouched pizza before setting it down on a paper towel and wiping his hands off.]

Yeah, no. I don't think anyone on the app is completely normal. And shit's just been getting weirder... I can blow shit up with my bare hands now. That started in June. And I'm fire proof. Dunno when that started. Definitely didn't used to be.

[twomillionvolts]

Five minute rule, Kacchan. I'm not wasting pizza.

[ He's kind of lost his appetite for the big piece, though, putting it down and rubbing his face a bit.

Denki's attempt to pull himself together immediately fails when he hears that, though. ]

Wait, you explode things and you're fire proof? That's so unfair, all I get is pain and fried brain cells.

[callmekacchan]

When I first got the app I could warm shit up and light candles. I had someone fucking protect me back in May. While I just watched and felt useless. But what do you mean you get pain and fried braincells?

[Because uhhh... Denki he's concerned. Even if he looks annoyed and sounds annoyed. That is concern.]

[twomillionvolts]

That's weeeeird, dude...

[ What the hell was even going on right now? Explosions and candles and Katsuki-fucking-Bakugou needing to be protected? It's a lot to take in.

As for the question, though, Denki shifts uncomfortably in his seat. ]

I mean mine is an ass sometimes?

[callmekacchan]

Your what?

[He hasn't quite yet registered what Denki is hinting at. But he is aware he's missing something.]

Your magic?

[That doesn't make sense though... hold on.]

...whatever gives you your magic?

[twomillionvolts]

I don't have magic? At least not something I do?

[ Not needing much sleep he blames on his ADHD, and he hasn't quite figured out how quick he really heals. He's never had any kind of serious injuries (to his knowledge, who knows what happens when he's out) and small cuts and bruises usually disappear before Denki even notices them. ]

The dog in my navel just likes using me as a generator and that fucking hurts sometimes.

[ Surely this is what it's all about? The creatures that live in them? ]

[callmekacchan]

The dog in your navel.

[Okay.

Okay.

He... thinks he understands. And Katsuki is... a little less cagey about the whole thing because he's been slowly talking about it to some people. So...]

You had a near death experience and now you're not the only one living in there, right?

[twomillionvolts]

Um...

[ Oooh fuck. He fucked up, didn't he? He somehow misunderstood all of this and now Katsuki thought he was crazy or something. Denki looks a lot more nervous, fidgeting with the hem of his shirt.

...until the other man mentions a near death experience. ]

Y-yeah. I was hit by lightning when I was ten. Should have died instantly, but this lightning animal thought I was a good home.

[callmekacchan]

[Katsuki studies him a moment and then sighs.]

Kitsune. My possession. And there is a support group for it. Meets bi-monthly. There's several of us. But not everyone on the app is possessed.

[He drops his head back against the couch. He can't believe he knew someone possessed even before all the bullshit...]

...okay. Before we keep talking, if you have questions, better ask 'em. I want to make sure we're on the same page here.

[twomillionvolts]

Kitsune? No wonder it's fire stuff, then...

[ He did do his research after getting 'Bolt', but almost all kids have a yokai phase back home. ]

There's really a support group? ...and other things than having creatures inside?

[ Okay, okay. This is a lot to take in. ]

Kacchan I don't even know where to start. How long have you had yours? Is it hurting you?

[callmekacchan]

Yeah there's a support group. If you want to go I'll take you. My friend's sister runs it.

[There has only been one meeting so far and Katsuki lurked near the wall and ignored most people.]

Yeah there's more. People gaining magic powers, features changing... [Here he indicates his eyes which have gone from brown to red since the last time Denki saw him.] Getting memories from what Zodiac seems to think are past lives.

[The other two questions get a pause before he hesitantly answers.]

I don't think I could have been older than four or five. Fell in a river. Heard a voice asking if I wanted to live and... yeah. Been with me ever since. It feeds on my energy. Y'know... my 'asthma'? That's really the kitsune wearing me out because it's chowing down on my energy.

[twomillionvolts]

Yeah... it would be pretty good to meet more people like us.

[ He leans in a bit when Katsuki gestures to his eyes, and gasps. That looked so cool! Weird, but cool. ]

Past lives. Like reincarnation stuff? And what's Zodiac?

[ Denki is so full of questions and so distracted by everything at the same time. It's a lot to dump on him and he can't believe he's been friends with someone who has had his same problem this whole time! ]

Oooh. Oh man. I guess my raiju is the opposite... it stores all its lightning energy in me and sometimes it just makes me overload. The seizure issue? All because of that.

[callmekacchan]

Zodiac are the corporate bastards who made the app. We'll get onto all their many shady behaviors later. But suffice to say we all fucking hate them and you can't trust them.

[Katsuki both feels like he's saying too much in one sitting and also like he still has so much to catch Denki up on?]

Yeah. Like reincarnation. It's... shit. The more I talk the more I realize how batshit insane my life has gotten... let me know if you need a break.

[twomillionvolts]

Honestly I'm still trying to make sense of everything. Like, I'm not fully convinced I didn't just accidentally eat an edible and I'm majorly fucked up.

[ Denki rubs his temples a little, and sighs. Reaching for the pizza slice again, he actually puts it in his mouth this time, eating it. ]

So there's people with magic powers, and people like us... and they've just been hidden all over the world? Then suddenly there's enough here to make a support group for one issue?

[callmekacchan]

There's still so much shit I haven't even gotten to yet. I'm glad you're not freaking out and accusing me of being nuts though.

[But he knew he had to at least give it a try telling him. Preparing him.]

It kind of feels like we're all being drawn here for some reason, right? All these people with ties to the supernatural. And then we have... everyone has been calling them Issekais because... yeah. It's exactly what it sounds like. People being dropped here in Kaisou from other worlds.

[twomillionvolts]

I'm pretty sure I'm internally freaking out, man. I can't call you nuts, that's pot and kettle, but... wow. It's a mess.

[ Denki sighs and finishes his slice, leaning back against the couch. His heart is thudding in his chest and he's not really sure how to handle this. ]

I guess I can see people being 'drawn' here... I can't believe there's a whole community, but...

[ Then the 'isekai' comment lands and the faux-blonde just stares at Katsuki. ]

...dude, no way.

[callmekacchan]

Tell me about it. Life has been getting steadily weirder each month. I'm barely scraping the surface of what's been going on.

[Months of magical bullshit, all piled up...]

That's where you draw the line in all this? The issekais?

[twomillionvolts]

Aw come on, Kacchan! Magic and mythology is one thing when you've pretty much lived with it for a decade, people dropping in from other worlds is definitely extra weird! What is this, the multiverse??

[ Denki protests, waving his hands a bit in disbelief. What the heck was even going on, here? ]

[callmekacchan]

No idea. Could be tied into the people getting memories of past lives? Supposedly they're past lives from other worlds.

[He finally sits back up and grabs his pizza slice.]

You should consider letting me show you this month's gate. The one we have right now is just a weird library. Seems pretty safe. It'll give you an idea what you're getting into.

[twomillionvolts]

I feel like I need a drink and I don't even drink outside of parties.

[ It's a lot to deal with. ]

There's seriously a gate to a spirit realm right now? Oh man, I wanna see that but I also definitely don't want to die. Unless Bolt makes it discharge time I pretty much have no offensive magic stuff, and that's a big stretch since it knocks me the heck out.

[callmekacchan]

You'd be with me. You think I'm gonna let you die? I'm suggesting you go in this one because it's safer. Not all of them are. But if shit does go down, I can fight.

[He's decidedly not concerned about that part.]

[twomillionvolts]

Okay, okay. That's fair, you've always been a brave guy.

[ Denki isn't, he'd made peace with that long ago. ]

What do you mean with weird library, though? Are the books talking or something? Ghost librarians?