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TDM 011

【 Thank you for choosing the Golden Peacock, 5-star resort and casino. You are currently registered as a WILDCARD in our system.
We are thrilled to announce that the Golden Peacock will be embracing autumn with a special outing. Current and new guests are invited to join us for a refreshing outdoor experience where participants can unplug, unwind, and connect with nature. During this time, all Watches will be disabled to the most basic functions (texting, calls, checking chip account) in order to encourage guests to disconnect.
Please look forward to two weeks of finding yourself amongst the trees. We hope you enjoy your stay, and have a fan-CAMP-stic time. 】

CAMPING
GETTING OFF THE GRID
As the resort moves into what it claims is autumn, the days grow shorter. The projected sun in the Vale sets in the afternoon, after which a faint chill falls. Then there’s the most excessive transformation of all – a portion of the Vale has transformed into a campground complete with a scenic lake, seemingly overnight. Statues nearby have been dressed up with flannel jackets and suspenders. Folksy banjo fills the air without any discernible source.
A section of the campgrounds have been reserved for tents. These tents vary in size, shape, and supplies. All tents, regardless of quality, are supplied with sex toys and lube. Staff and long-standing guests all agree — pretending to live in the wilderness and 'rough it' for a while is thrilling. This is what the peasants feel like all the time!
A section of the campgrounds have been reserved for tents. These tents vary in size, shape, and supplies. All tents, regardless of quality, are supplied with sex toys and lube. Staff and long-standing guests all agree — pretending to live in the wilderness and 'rough it' for a while is thrilling. This is what the peasants feel like all the time!
HOME ON THE RANGE
Welcome to the Peacock Campgrounds! Nicknamed the Stomping Grounds by long-standing guests. Rustic and right off a sparkling lake, guests will find everything they need to live in the wilderness. Staff have expertly set up fire pits, benches, hammocks, and a wooden shed to act as a tool depository. There's even an outhouse, which is a real novelty to many of the long-standing guests. Do they just... squat over that hole and do their business? How wild!
Unlike previous resort-sponsored excursions, guests are expected to manage without the help of staff. That pile of wood won't be replenished once used; guests will have to go chop down trees and split their own. Food won't magically appear in their tents regardless of rank. Camping is all about living off the land. Though staff make themselves scarce to make the experience feel real, they lurk in the shadows, discreetly providing necessary tools and fixing broken equipment so guests won't struggle too much. It isn't fun if it's real hardship, after all!
Unlike previous resort-sponsored excursions, guests are expected to manage without the help of staff. That pile of wood won't be replenished once used; guests will have to go chop down trees and split their own. Food won't magically appear in their tents regardless of rank. Camping is all about living off the land. Though staff make themselves scarce to make the experience feel real, they lurk in the shadows, discreetly providing necessary tools and fixing broken equipment so guests won't struggle too much. It isn't fun if it's real hardship, after all!

ACTIVITIES
TWO WEEKS OF ROUGHING IT
Camping can't be all about survival. Where's the fun in that? Before 'leaving', the staff arrange activities and events for guests to enjoy. A wooden bulletin board outlines times for group hikes, camping experiences, and wilderness delights. Adirondack chairs line the edge of the lake and a few tire swings hang over the water, tied to strong tree branches. For the first week and a half the weather is pleasant and sunny. Perfect for camping.
At night, acoustic guitars and other wooden instruments come out so that guests can make music around the bonfire. Projected stars dapple the night sky, forming various constellations sourced from guest worlds. The moon enters a different phase each night, shining a gentle silver across the campgrounds. Why not pull your sweetheart in and cuddle beneath the night sky? It's so romantic.
At night, acoustic guitars and other wooden instruments come out so that guests can make music around the bonfire. Projected stars dapple the night sky, forming various constellations sourced from guest worlds. The moon enters a different phase each night, shining a gentle silver across the campgrounds. Why not pull your sweetheart in and cuddle beneath the night sky? It's so romantic.

HOWLING
CALL OF THE WILD
Temperatures drop drastically at night as the camping excursion nears its end. Nights become so chilly that morning dew frosts over, crunching beneath guest feet. Every day the light and its warmth set a little bit earlier. Staff remain elusive and do not provide warmer blankets or clothes for guests, leaving them to cuddle for warmth or find other ways to sleep comfortably during nightly cold snaps.
The moon hits its apex on the final night of camping. Unlike the other nights, this full moon shines blood red. The Vale stills under this ominous sign, silent. Snowflakes begins to fall, spreading an endless clean sheet across the campgrounds. That reflected pink hue is inescapable.
The moon hits its apex on the final night of camping. Unlike the other nights, this full moon shines blood red. The Vale stills under this ominous sign, silent. Snowflakes begins to fall, spreading an endless clean sheet across the campgrounds. That reflected pink hue is inescapable.
OOC NOTES
▶ BLANKET CW: altered states; eyes (descriptions only, incl. eye injury); exhibitionism; hunting (incl. hunting fantasy creatures); orgies; public sex; survival; temperature play; tentacles; transformation; violence
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▶ All TDMs are game canon. This TDM acts as the game's September event. Camping will ICly begin September 15th and end October 3rd.
▶ Current characters may top level on the TDM. Any current characters posting to the TDM should note they are current in their subject header.
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▶ We ask you to kindly add content warnings to your threads as appropriate.
▶ If you do not currently have permissions and kinks listed in your character’s journal we suggest leaving a note in your top level of any limits or boundaries for other players to reference.
▶ All characters on the TDM are WILDCARDS, which means they have not yet been assigned a card value. Suits will not manifest until characters are accepted into the game.
▶ All TDMs are game canon. This TDM acts as the game's September event. Camping will ICly begin September 15th and end October 3rd.
▶ Current characters may top level on the TDM. Any current characters posting to the TDM should note they are current in their subject header.
▶ The top level directory is for new characters only. We want to make sure new characters are prioritized and receive attention! If you would be interested in a game invitation, you can note that in your comment header.
▶ Smut threads that take place on this TDM can be used for rewards. If both parties in the smut thread join the game, you may retroactively apply the character's initial card values to your 52 bank. If one character does not join the game the thread will not be applicable toward rewards (as that character would not have a card value). The character that does join would still receive a small payout for the encounter. Hopefully it was a fun thread regardless!
▶ We ask you to kindly add content warnings to your threads as appropriate.
▶ If you do not currently have permissions and kinks listed in your character’s journal we suggest leaving a note in your top level of any limits or boundaries for other players to reference.

Bakugō Katsuki 💥 Boku no Hero Academia 💥 A of ♠️
♠️ CAMPING ~ TENTS OUT.
💥 ❶ Tenting
[Tch. The last time he went camping, everything ended up a fucking disaster. Burning forest, frightened students, battling heroes, poison mist, shady villains. A goddamn hand on the back of his neck. But before all that? Eh, it didn't suck... Thick hide-like material flops on his hand's back as he shoves the tent flap aside. Being an Ace, his lodging in the woodland is a spacious piece of impressive shit: separate bunks with sleeping rolls and sheets, a wooden loft for kicking back in hammock chairs, personal firepit for cooking food, the normal glamping amenities. All trussed up in a mix of warm browns, autumn reds, earthy sage, and smokey gray. There's even a wrap-around shower section in the back, albeit requiring some filling each time. Mah, nothing wrong with heating up an oil drum over a fire outside, right?]
Oy. You gonna sit around all day or you gonna actually clean up?
[Whether you're a long-time companion, a visitor for the day, or a new arrival dumped on his head, he's still got the same bone to pick as he zips up the tent doorway behind him.]
💥 ❷Hunting
Hunting meat - bows and arrows, hatchets, axes, fishing poles and line, etc.
[He wasn't raised in the wilderness, despite his sometimes-feral attitude. Never had to secure his own food outside a grocery story or marketplace. Doesn't mean he's some wuss royalty unable to fend for himself in the wilderness. He took classes! Growing up, he and his friends roughed it in the woods a few times, because it was cool, because what kind of hero would be caught completely helpless in some less-than-ideal conditions. Survival training, camping-- uh --camps, wilderness clubs, he took plenty, and added those skills to his already impressive arsenal.
Clad in a brown and dark-striped ensemble made of dyed shirt, pants, and a few patches of leaves sewed on particular spots, he crouches beside a log, red eyes narrowed as his breath exhales in a silent stream. One of those crimson orbs closes, sighting down the length of his arrow's shaft to the matte metal head. He was hitting bullseyes in the carnival and festival games months back. This time-
*thwhizp!* ... *thock!*
-his mark strikes a heart. Leaves burst around legs and he shoves up from his disguised patch as the deer instantly attempts to bolt despite the fatal hit.]
Chase it down!
[Yelling at his partner as he rushes through autumn leaves, he hops a log and skids down an embankment on his boots. Like hell is he letting some other hunting party catch his quarry!]
💥 ❸ Firing
(A) [Didn't matter if his tent came with a stupid space heater and a lighter, or that there was a supply of firewood others were already mooching off of! He doesn't need such crap insulting his ability to make it on his own. A thick trunk squats before him as he sets another log atop its sandy-hued top. Light catches the head of his axe, trailing like hot fire as he swings it down through the glowing sun and slams straight through his wooden target. Both halves split to either side, one clattering a feet away, the other falling onto the ground aside his stump like it should. Fuck... He's been at this for almost an hour, splitting wood into quarters, halves, eighths, evidence by a pile of unorganized pieces chucked nearby. Normally he'd have stacked them neatly, but... Sweat drips from his temple and chin, wiped off with another rush of his hand. Another piece of wood's dragged onto the proverbial executioner's block and he hauls his axe once more. This isn't just chopping wood. This is venting. WHAM!]
(B) [Hey Bakugo! Can your Explosion make a fire? ... Of course it can, you idiot! And he proceeded to blow the fucking fireplace up. Much to his stunned, incredulous chagrin. Not the same kind of fine control his two classmates had with their Quirks. At least not in this capability. Hell yes it pissed him off! He knew people who could turn their fingers into a fucking lighter, enough focus to light a cigarette from the same hand that could erupt a goddamn street-wide flamethrower! Like hell is he gonna let any of them outpace him in anything! ... Which resulted in this. One hand turned palm up with fingers cupped, sparks bursting and popping in his palm like a miniature firework display. Orange at the sides of his palm, fading inward yellow to scorching white. Easy enough to shove a small bundle of sticks into the sputtering crackle. Smoldering wood catches flame soon enough and he pulls it free, then pushes the faggot into his firepit's kindling. Takes a few seconds and flames begin leaking upward.]
Oy. Fire's started. [Told ya.]
💥 ❹ Cooking
(A) [Gross. Dissection in science class had nothing on this. He's gutted fish and fowl before, but no one ever told him he'd one day be dressing out an entire goddamn deer! Dangling from its back legs currently lashed to a branch overhead with sturdy fabric strips, the young buck's long-since expired from his arrow an hour or so ago. Blood's probably collected into a gory balloon in its chest, what of it hasn't been leaking from its mouth. He turns the knife over in his hand a few times, eyes narrowed on its white belly. Cut right down the middle, from groin to ribs, then splay to either side for an inverted "Y" position so he can better reach the interior. Damn, maybe he should've done the gutting while it was lying on the ground. He feels eyes on him, senses a question or some looming comment, and instantly bristles under his shirt.]
I'm working on it, dammit! Gimme a fucking second! [Unless you wanna step in and offer hand...]
(B) [Wood clanks on metal above crackling flames as he raps the spoon's handle on the pot rim. Feels like a damn witch making a potion over here. Big ass black fat cauldron of a pot over the firepit, savory sauce and stew swirling about within as a thick red mixture with white potatoes and turnips breaching the surface every now and then. Venison chunks swim in there somewhere. Leaving it to continue bubbling, he takes a seat on the stump nearby and hauls a cutting board over one angled shin, ankles resting on his other knee. One carrot, cleaned and washed, drops on the surface, a knife flashes in the sun, and chopchopchopchopchop! with all the speed and precision of a machine slicer. One's done in two seconds and he sweeps it into the pot, the second one to follow.]
Sneak another sip and I'll add your fucking hand. [He won't. Right?] Did you find the herbs?
♥️ CAMPING ~ FIRE GOING.
💥 ❶ Washing
[Like hell is he gonna fight over some five-minute long bout of heat for the showers. Or the group rushing to get it. Yeah, he could take a shower in less, but among all those other people barging into the stalls? Fuck that. He retired to his own tent to figure things out or himself. Sure, his rank lets him have a wrap-around shower section in the back, but that requires filling the proverbial bucket each time. Better with two people. Not something he wants to count on right now. So the only other alternative for a hot bath...
Steam drifts from the lip of a chunked-out boulder. No surprise he couldn't find a goddamn oil drum in the woods. They want the guests to rough it here, but not a damn piece of litter, abandoned car, shitty magazine?! There's something to be said for having a demolition crew living in his hands. Blasting smaller chunks with specific angles carved his way down into the stone, crafting a small bowl within the rock. Sitting on his butt with his knees drawn up, it's only about chest high. Yet it's hot. He leans back on the stone rim, both arms thrown behind him at the elbow, one hand dangling in the water for an occasional few booms to heat it once more. Before turning his head to the side, eyes narrowed at the sound approaching.]
The hell do you want?
💥 ❷ Swimming
[Holy shit, that's cold! Thermal shock threatens at his chest and lungs, forcing him to hit the retreat and back out of the water in a splash towards shallows. So much for the reckless jump and dive! He rubs at his shoulders with dripping hands, both of them instantly lighting up in several large cracks and booms, as if small explosions were blowing up on his skin. Warmth floods his body, quickly chasing away the cold. Fucking lake. It's not even winter, dammit! You think you've beaten him!? Back he goes, charging into the water, this time igniting those same explosions.
Ka-BOOM! Water and sand fly out in a thick divot, launching him through the air. More rupture on either side, twisting his body around and wreathing him a small tornado-like cocoon of flame, combustion, smoke, and *BOOM!* He hits the water like missile. A single geyser crashes upward, searing this little patch of lake water in boiling bowl. Cool water from below rushes upward, mixing with scalding ripples, and he pops his spiky head back up through a far more tolerable tepid patch. There... now his body can adjust easier as the cold slowly leeches its way back into his presence.]
What're you looking at? [Oy, not like you didn't have plenty of warning he was coming! Light, noise, explosions?! Stop staring/glaring at him, dammit!]
💥 ❸ BLOOD MOON
[What the hell is this fucking weather?! It was clear for a week and then turned into the bastard spawn of winter storm and autumn slog! His own tent's been ravaged, barely surviving with the reinforcements from its walls and skeleton. Spent a whole damn day making sure he fortified it when he saw that storm front approaching. Doesn't mean it's escaped perfectly. Leaving his companions in the safety of its confines, he steps out during the night, rubbing the side of his neck. A patch of clear weather, huh. Ominous red moon, pink snowflakes, dark forest, someone's been watching too many B-grade horror films. Shoving one of his knives into a makeshift belt around his waist, he pulls free another branch after chopping it free. Explosions would only make things worse at the moment, if those growling howls are any indication. Most animals would steer clear of detonations, but...]
You're not like most animals, huh. [Heard this bastard approaching from yards away. Red eyes narrow as he turns around, leading with his shoulder and bringing one arm to bear. Branch clasped in his fingers, free hand curling into a fist as he readies his body in a challenge.] Listen up, furball; you wanna die, stick around.
[First and final warning.]
[ooc: general starters under headers; specific starters below. all prompt options can stay gen or go down a nsfw route. bakugo is 18. if none of these interest you, or you have specific ideas on prompts or plots you'd like to play out, send me a pm, drop a comment below, and we’ll hash it out. otherwise, feel free to wildcard it and we'll go from there. i'm always open to writing a unique starter for us if you'd prefer that.]
2. Hunting
So he doesn't complain (doesn't even say a word), when he's asked to be a companion to the guy to catch something more substantial for food. He's been under the covers and quiet the entire time, until he heard the signal.
The deer doesn't get to make it past the first couple of trees before the huge wolf apparates from the shadows and takes it down, using its jaws to finish it off. Megumi exhales and steps out of the hiding places, and motions to Bakugo to go over, as the wolf slowly stalks back to Megumi.]
hey megumi~
Leaves fly around his feet and ankles as he skates down the hillside and bounces over a boulder on one hand. Trees flash past his face, dodging through the woods in a rush after his quarry. Which suddenly snaps to the side in a furry t-bone and goes still. He skids to a stop beside a solid trunk, listening to a wet snap coup de grace.]
Is this gonna be enough for feed that beast?
[If not, they have another issue.]
o/
The Divine dog circles around Megumi, inspecting Bakugo for a moment, and then melds with Megumi's shadow when he makes a motion with his hand.]
It's fine. He doesn't need to eat.
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He reaches for the deer's legs and with a grunt, heaves the entire thing over his shoulder. A young buck. He's carried heavy shit before, but this is pushing his own limit. Better than dragging it through the forest though.]
Then you supply his energy?
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The deer would've bled out eventually, but this was a mercy kill, as well as stopping it in its tracks, so they wouldn't have to go after it deeper in the forest.]
Sort of, [he shrugs. Cursed energy levels depend on how much he uses them, and he's not sure if the food is involved with that. Probably? It's sustenance.]
It is a shikigami. [Said as if the guy is supposed to know what that is.]
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I should not be laughing... but I am
Totally worth it
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why are they... oddly domestic?
because meg's calm and quiet and baku pretends he's calm and quiet
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4A but also, he's 100% gonna try to score a night in bakugo's tent
[He'd been watching invisibly, but that still left plenty of room for Bakugo to feel Dodger's gaze on his back. Really, he just hadn't been sure how to approach - he knew he wanted to, but didn't get a clear read on where they stood past "both wanting to rail the other one into a mattress". Which is a start, he guesses.
Dodger moves forward, tipping his head while he looks the buck over. He catches Bakugo before he makes that first incision, keenly aware that this man is maybe the least trustworthy person to do this carefully. And it sure doesn't look like he has experience, at least not with larger animals.]
Here, give me the knife and help me move it onto the ground. It'll be easier to gut that way, then I can get its skin off for you.
[Distinct from any of the bravado he was showing the last time they met, Dodger's current tone is calm and analytical. He's in his element, and there's nothing more important than preventing food from getting wasted.]
Look, you! ... this is one way to score a night
[Bakugo almost slams that knife right towards the other man's voice! At least Dodger got to see the rare sight of the hero's shoulders twitching and his body jumping slightly in surprise. Bastard!]
Shut up! If you keep blabbing at me, I'm gonna lose my focus!
[He recognizes that voice easily enough. And only one person at the resort's shown him an invisibility power, so those eyes burning into his back and a feeling of being watched more or less narrowed it down to who was skulking about his camp site. Sucks he couldn't completely tell where Dodger was; seems the man took care not to leave impressions of his boots this time around. (Of course he looked for them!)
Bakugo clicks his tongue at the suggestion, flipping the knife around in his fingers a few times. Sounds like Dodger knows what he's talking about. As much as his pride roils against him, he's not gonna ruin food if someone knows better. So he'll learn.]
You tell me what to do and I'll do it. [Compromise He pockets the knife instead and helps unsling the carcass from the tree.] The incision goes from chest to groin and you cut towards the skin rather than against the meat.
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[Fine, he'll accept the compromise, even if he's itching to take over anyway. Once the buck is on the ground, Dodger crouches beside it so he can keep a close eye on things. And while he's at it, he pulls out a pack of cigarettes and lights one with the snap of his fingers.]
Yeah, those are the basics. Use the chest to practice your depth - the rib cage will stop you from cutting all the way through. You'll have to be a lot more careful once you get to the stomach.
[He gives more in-depth pointers once Bakugo actually starts cutting - he clearly has a lot of experience and interest here, even if it's his first time handling a deer specifically. (His mun on the other hand, is very afraid of watching the videos necessary to learn these things.) The only time he veers away is once the skin is mostly cut through, so he can fetch a bucket to put the offal into. He's sure there's a use for them, but he never bothered to learn anything past the butchering stage - he does conspicuously know what each of the organs are, though, guessing from their resemblance to other animals.]
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Magic or heat manipulation? [Yes, there's a difference. Bakugo narrows his eyes at the buck's torso, then slips the knife onto the chest. He presses a few times, not enough to penetrate, but to get a feel for where the ribs flow and end. Then takes the plunge below the sternum. Doubts this knife's gonna go through the bone without some more force. But once it's in, he drags his arm to the side, slicing clean through the animal's lower half in a smooth, neat swipe. Might be his first time, but he knows how to cut meat.
Thanks for the bucket save. Whoof, he wrinkles his nose at the sudden rush of copper and beast. Gross.] We can use those once we've washed them out. Here.
[Bakugo passes the knife to Dodger. The man let him do the cut, so he earned a modicum of respect.] You said you can skin it.
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Heat manipulation, invisibility, teleportation and super-strength. I usually call myself a fire-starter to save time.
[Bakugo has seen all of his powers in some form or another, so there's no point in masking them. And anyway, it's nice to not have to start a conversation about power-sets by explaining that it isn't magic. That deserves some openness.
He takes the knife with a gesture of thanks, and wastes no time in sliding it under the skin to loosen it. It's not a perfect job, but mostly because he's unfamiliar with deer specifically - he's butchered other animals about the same size, and he at least knows enough to get the skin off in one piece without too many nicks through it. And more importantly, he gets the meat divided out, cut into manageable chunks with the intent to cut them into actual portions afterward.]
...Do you know how to cook all this, or do we need to go searching for a third person?
[One it's done, Dodger takes the time to pull off the now-bloody bandages that were covering his forarms, but doesn't really bother with the blood that got on his shirt or pants. It's hard to say if he even notices it. But if Bakugo's observant enough, he'll get a view of what Dodger's hiding under those bandages - lots and lots of thin scars across his inner wrists.]
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SLIDES BACK IN HERE VERY EXTREMELY LATE--
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hunting!
he's loud. abrasive. feels familiar, in a way. maybe zenitsu is just missing someone. (absolutely not, shut up.)
he lets the guy do the main part of the hunting. not that zenitsu can't do it himself, but the terrain is unfamiliar and he'd rather not ruffle any feathers. but catch something? oh, he's perfectly capable of that, thank you.
zenitsu lowers his body and takes in a slow breath, eyes closed as he gathers all of his strength into his legs. they open again, briefly, just before what sounds like a loud crack of thunder splits the air around him and he's gone, nothing but a streak of smoke and the afterimage of lightning showing where he went.
whenever the other guy--bakuto? bokuto? bambino?--catches up, he'll find zenitsu putting the deer out of its misery with the small hand axe he's been carrying. ]
Got it!
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so far, a string of quail and rabbit drape from a sturdy stick, each tied off by the legs and dangling in staggered order so they're not bunched up in a knot of bodies. he's been trying to keep an eye out for potential edible plants, but so far, no root vegetables or fruit trees/bushes have shown their faces among the fall leaves. shit... guess it's pure carnivore tonight.
red eyes narrow as the other guy crouches like runner preparing to start. before-
the hell?! was that a fucking lightning bolt? no, the sound of thunder instead. any animal that wasn't scared off by the deer's dying bolt is gone now. bakugo clicks his tongue in annoyance before stalking after his quarry. no point in running. if the guy's this fast, he'll already be at the deer.
like that.] So noisy! You better be fucking glad we caught these before, Moptop! Everything else is gone now!
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[ zenitsu's eye twitches and it takes absolutely every single ounce of willpower that he has to not rise to the bait. he doesn't know this guy, doesn't know what he's capable of, only knows that he's capable of something. the sound from him is almost chaotic, a just this side of harmonious symphony of noise, and he's not entirely sure what to make of it just yet.
and he's right about the animals. but still! ]
How much more would you even need, huh?! Look at it!
[ he grabs one of the antlers and lifts it, giving the deer's head a small shake to emphasize his point. ]
It's big! This could feed a family of four for at least a week with enough left over to dry! You're just greedy!
[ zenitsu crouches down, muttering under his breath as he pulls out the spool of hemp from the kit left behind to make clothes. he's glad he has it now as he uses it to tie the deer's hooves together to make it easier to carry. ]
that icon is amazing
Urusei! You think all those shitty extras are gonna know how to survive in the woods?
[they're going to have people skulking from one campsite to the next, looking for food at the very least. he's already realized the door back to the casino proper is gone. they have from now until it reappears with whatever supplies they can manage. a quick lead will serve them well for the next week.]
Do you know how to dry meat? [he considers taking the antlers off, but opts to leave them on for now. they can remove them at the campsite. bakugo tugs the carrying pole out and brings it to the buck so they can lash its legs to the wood.]
he just has so many Faces
the words are harsh but the meaning behind them isn't. he reminds zenitsu a bit of inosuke, actually, and it makes his heart pang in a strange way. not that he'd ever miss that stupid boar head!! so he snaps his mouth shut and pushes himself back up to his feet, fully prepared to just heft the deer up onto his shoulders if he needs to. ]
So you just wanna make sure everyone'll get through this. Okay.
[ he nods and rubs the back of his head, face vaguely apologetic now that he knows there was more to it than just getting his deer down. ]
Hm? Oh, yeah. Dried meat's always been the best way to get through the winter when hunting's slim. Gramps usually does most of it himself if we can't get any from the butcher, but I've helped him.
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wildcard perhaps...!!
He ends up feeling like another task on the pile, like maybe he should let him have some quiet moments in peace.
So he does... For a bit. But it's only a few days before he finds himself unable to shake the thoughts of talking to him, of sitting around and whining about having to do work, of complaining just to hear him list off ideas and grumpily walk him through how to solve his problems. Fond thoughts, mixed with anxious thoughts ever-there but always buried.
He decides that he'd like to at least bring something, with how Bakugo has been helping him with the basement rooming situation. It feels wrong to stay with any one person for too long, feels like a burden, and so this time, before he prepares to ask to stay at least one night in his fancy tent, Esikko makes himself useful in one way he knows how: foraging. He gathers a variety of things he knows to be helpful, to be tasty, to be safe, and wraps them carefully in satchels he folds from some of the cloth scraps he'd seen deposited in the campsite. With this little bundle of goodies in hand, he arrives at Bakugo's tent, calling out once he's close enough. )
Helloooo~ ( He leans, trying to peer around the tent at the various amenities he has set up here. Is he outside, or inside? ) I have something for you, so can I come in?
( He's in more modern clothes, and more western, than his usual— jeans, a tank, a zip-up hoodie that's shrugged off his shoulders— and he looks tired, but otherwise healthy. Especially compared to the clinic. )
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Bakugo's leaned to a stone outside his tent, back slotted flush on its cool surface, a long stretch of fabric thrown over his lap. Took him a while to whittle down a few needles from a strong piece of wood, but he managed. Thread salvaged from a ruined blanket trails after one of those oversized splinters as he passes it back and forth across the tent flap's surface, quickly and efficiently sewing the tear shut with quiet motions. The front of his tent hangs open for now, its inner covering parted while he works on repairing the outer.
A call perks his attention and he glances up towards the voice. Hmph. He recognizes it easily. Doesn't bother rising from his place. Stays put until he sees Esikko finally come wandering around to this side of his campsite. He's got the front in eye view, so no one's gonna be successful at sneaking in while he's occupied. Doesn't stop the prince from peering inside his tent. Yeah, plenty of shit in there no one priding themselves on "roughing it" would be caught dead with. There's a reason Bakugo's got a fire going in the firepit, salted meat drying on a line, some scoured potatoes and carrots stored, and other things showcasing he knows how to survive.]
What the hell are you wearing? [He's never seen Esikko in something so... modernly casual. Are those jeans?]
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What? Isn't this something people wear often, these days?
( He was told as much, anyway, and he's going to be annoyed if that's not the case. Even if he feels plenty confident about his appearance, there's something about someone he likes questioning a simple thing like this that has a moment of doubt flickering through his mind. Just a moment, though, before he huffs. )
And don't I look good in anything?
( He offers forward his folded package of goodies. Layered and separated with different cloth scraps to keep them together and dry, he's arranged layers of mushrooms and a variety of herbs, harvested neatly and laid out with care. Once he's successfully passed it off to him, he folds his arms behind his back, eyes taking in the work that Bakugo's been doing on his tent. )
Anyway, I thought you'd find some use for these.
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[Did he seriously have to look down at himself?! What, forget what he was wearing already? Ugh, Bakugo runs a hand across the side of his head in mild frustration before returning to the work spread across his lap. Whatever, Esikko can wear what he wants. He's surprised the guy found clothes like that out here... unless he's been wearing them since the start.
Relax. It's not that he thinks the clothes look weird or Esikko dressed in them looks bad. He was surprised the prince actually wanted to don such modern casual things when he's so used to the guy wearing more upper-crust outfits and "pretty" clothing. As Esikko affirms a few seconds later.]
Heh, you pull off some things better than others.
[Don't expect him to butter you up, Prince Prick. Bakugo sets the thread and needle down when Esikko offers the packages to him. He reaches out for one, then carefully but quickly opens it partial to glance inside. Mushrooms and herbs. Huh, leave it to the plant fanatic to know where to find these things in the woods.]
Aa, I can use them in a stew tonight. Were there a lot where you found them?
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( Even if he gets a little puffy over Bakugo not directly complimenting him, he decides to let it slide without comment, huffing. This close, it's easier to glance Bakugo over, to check on how that arm is doing— even if he's not sure how the injury happened, he just wants to make sure he's okay. )
Mm, I gathered a little less than half of what was there, for these mushrooms. The ones who hadn't already lost their spores, I shook them out a bit to scatter them further. But I'd leave the rest for now.
( Because he wants them to grow back, even if they're only here temporarily. His fingers move to the next section, to some of the herbs. Sage, parsley, thyme, rosemary, some chives... )
Some of these were more plentiful than others. The sage, for example... I took a modest amount of each, but left plenty behind.
( Satisfied with that, he pulls his hand back, tilting his head at Bakugo. )
...Can I stay with you tonight?
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3) Blood Moon (cw: violent animal death)
Unfortunately this involves catching animals and killing them with his bare hands. His current victim being a wild boar, managing to wrestle it down without his vines, snap its neck, then violently tear at it. He rips a chunk of flesh out of its neck with his teeth, shaking it with satisfaction. Every now and then he idly wonders if he's getting rusty when it comes to getting his hands dirty. Doesn't seem like it!
Of course, a sight like that to any normal person. . .probably doesn't make him come off as not being effected by the moon, and he only notices Bakugo belatedly, glancing his way with a bloodied face. A flat stare, and he swallows the clump of flesh in his mouth in one gulp.]
Who the hell are you calling a furball, punk?
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He recognizes that voice well before he sees the person owning it. Red eyes narrow as he turns his head and find a certain blonde-haired bastard looking positively feral. Fuck, does this guy suddenly have rabies? No wait... That's something else's blood, not his. Bakugo glances down at the boar nearby, noting the vines around it and the chunk torn from its throat. Ugh, can Chobe get any more stereotypical with his threatening appearances? Dramatic.]
You, prick.
[Did he see anyone else around Bakugo could be referring to? He shoulders one of the branches, arm around it like he's carrying some wooden bazooka, other hand fisted around other soon-to-be pikes. Guess Chobe's done paying his "debt to society" as far as the hotel's concerned.]
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He can still be the stereotypical villain though, yeah. It's his job, so hey. He spits a bit of fur out to the side, eyeing the hero up. He's free of his shackles thank fuck, even if the prisons are nice, he was real tired of the cramped space. He plunges a hand into the boar's corpse, ripping out of a chunk of fat and muscle.]
Hardy har. If I'm a furball, you tryin' to take the tree role? The fuck are you gonna do with that, poke someone to death?
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Hmph. Stereotypical villain. Right now, Chobe looks more like a college student trying too hard on Halloween. There goes the fur and Bakugo hardly bats an eye as he walks forward. Good to know the guy's gonna eat that instead of killing for the hell of the hunt. (If he had, Bakugo was gonna commandeer the rest.) Wood clacks as he shifts the bunch in hand to pin between his arm and side.]
I'm refortifying my tent. Did you miss the fucking storm?
[That shit blew through here like a fucking pre-winter squall! So much for finishing out an impromptu camping trip normally. Now they've got damaged campsites, cold weather, and lycanthropy crap!]
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