jikan_network | un: sparky

Entry tags:

original: ike atalanta

un: sparky

Hi! I'm Ike!

I know some people here are from worlds that are a lot more technologically advanced than Nippon. If you brought your phone with you, it's probably dead by now, right?

I can charge them for you!

I'm a Thunder eleman, which probably doesn't mean a lot to any of the people here, but I can create and control electricity! It's the only way I ever charge mine.

I know some people would probably like having pictures or messages from home, or an easy camera, even if that's all they can be now. And after everything that happened earlier, I thought it'd be a nice way to get to know more people.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Ah...that's so weird. Ochako is never going to be used to non-Japanese people calling her by her given name at any point. It's way too familiar, but she's trying to be polite about other cultures and worlds that aren't as familiar with her customs and mannerisms.

A-Anyway, she fishes out her small, pink flip-phone - a much older and outdated model than her friends with their smartphones and expensive things, but it works just the same.]

Mm, I do!! Here. I, uh...I definitely don't know how much it needs, ehehe...that's not usually something I think about.

Don't worry about it! Figuring things out like this is like second nature for Thunder elemen.

[He reaches out to take the phone -- revealing that his hands are rather thoroughly bandaged, with every finger carefully wrapped up, all the way down his wrist. But unless she calls attention to it, he won't say anything.]

It'll just take me a minute or two to get the right voltage. Then I'll have a better idea of how long it'll take to charge -- it might take a little longer since it's been dead for a while, but it should charge faster in the future!

Thunder elemen?

[That's...not a term she's familiar with at all. Her eyes dart to the bandages, short brows furrowing slightly - does doing this sort of thing hurt him, maybe? - and a low hum escaping her lips. She might mention it in a minute, though Ochako's eyes are pretty set on his hands and the bandages. If it doesn't actually injure him, then maybe it's not so bad, but...she does worry.]

Mmh...thanks. I really do appreciate it. Ah! Right, I brought this for you, Ike-kun. [And she will shuffle through that baggy on her arm to produce a small container filled with her homemade ichigo daifuku.] I brought tea, too! There was a store that some bottles there, so I picked some up for us - it's not hot, though...if that's okay.

That's what I am! Elemen are people who produce liquid-element in their bodies. And I'm a Thunder Eleman, so mine turns into electricity.

[While she starts taking out the daifuku, he starts the process of charging the ohone -- a small spark traveling between his finger tips before the phone buzzes as it comes back to life. It'll still take time to charge, of course.]

[And really, if not the suddenly appearance of food, he might have noticed her staring, but--]

Whoa-- it looks like a tiny round cake! [EYES SPARKLING this is a sweets fiend.] Can I try some now? Sweets power my electricity, so it can only help! ...y-you'll have to put the container down, though, or I might give you a little static shock while I'm charging this.

Liquid...element? [What even is that? Ochako is not smart enough to even try to figure out the inner working of what that could mean, even for as scientifically gifted as she is. Most of that only translated into a cornucopia of space facts and physics. But, there is one takeaway she got there--] Eh, if you produce electricity, Ike-kun, then you're sort of like my friend Kaminari! His quirk made it so he generate and discharge electricity from his body at various charges. Too high a charge and he fries his brain and becomes really stupid for a few minutes.

[She giggles a bit as Ike charges her phone, mimicking her other blond friend's wheyyy pose, complete with sound and jerking thumbs up motions, then begins to laugh herself silly. Ah...she misses her friends so, so much. Rubbing at the corners of her eyes, Ochako does indeed set the food down between them, on a bench, and beams.]

Oh, wonderful!! If they help with your electricity, I can make other things for you, too, when I need another charge, ehehe - maybe some cookies...or a nice cake! [Motioning for Ike to indeed have his fill, Ochako takes one for herself, too. She made plenty to share, and mochi are he favorite food.] Please enjoy!!

[Cue nervous laughing at her joke. Unfortunately, he doesn't find it very funny, seeing as he spent a good deal of his childhood accidentally electrocuting himself for similar reasons, o-oops...]

[But the subject is changed quickly enough, and Ike goes to grab one of the mochi, immediately intrigued by the texture. And then he takes a bite and--]

Wh-Whoa! That's really different! It's so chewy... I've never had anything like this before!

[And the filling is so sweet?? What did she call it before... red bean? Surely this isn't made from real beans, right? It's so smooth, it doesn't taste like beans at all!]

[O-Oops...different strokes for different blokes, it seems. The differences between one world and the next can sometimes be quite vast, and Ochako is still a bit too inexperienced with the world to really comprehend how she may sound outside of her norm. Just another thing to learn as she grows.

Giggling again, though this time around for a totally difference reason, the brunette beams and feels a small surge of pride that someone likes her cooking. She's always been told she can make mochi really, really well - especially the traditional way done around the new year - but having someone not familiar with the taste try one of hers for the first time and like it...well! There's a tiny grin spreading on Ochako's face.]

Ehehe, good though, right?! You can do a lot of stuff with mochi - this is just the dessert version...but plain mochi with no filling can be put into soups, grilled, boiled...It's a really versatile snack! The red beans just make it sweet because you mix them up with sugar once their cooked, and the strawberry adds just the right bit of tang!

[She is going to have one herself, letting the chewing casing stretch a little bit before slurping it into her mouth. Nomf. ♥] M'gwad you wike ith!

I'll have to try it with different fillings sometime! The texture is really fun!

[He's already on his second one! But as he takes a bite, something...occurs to him.]

...say, maybe this is a stupid question, but when you said red bean, you didn't mean like real beans, right? Is it something like vanilla bean?

[Beans aren't sweet, right?? So it's gotta be something else.]

Mmh? [Ochako pauses, mouth full of another bite, and she blinks slowly and tilts her head to one side.] Yeah, they're called azuki beans, they're a popular filling ingredient for dishes here. Why--

[There's a tiny gasp, and Ochako's eyes widen suddenly, and she seems to pale a little bit. Oh my gosh, she didn't even realize--]

A-Are you allergic?! Oh my gosh, I-I'm so sorry, Ike-kun, I should have asked about stuff like that before I made you anything! Are you okay, do you feel alright? Sh-Should I take you to the hospital?!

[She doesn't know the severity of these sorts of things?? But certain allergies can be no damn joke... What if his throat swells up and he stops breathing?! Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit--] Do you need water?! I can get water!

N-No, I'm not allergic, but-- beans are full of protein, and I-I can't eat things high in protein!

[Stares down at the mochi.]

[...]

But it is really, really good... maybe... just a little should be fine?

[This is why he has to bandage his hands all the time smh.]

[Can't have things high in protein--...ah, yeah. Yeah. She fucked up big time. Beans have a ton of protein, and azuki beans still fit that category, too, regardless of how much sugar she added to sweeten them up to make the filling. At least he's not allergic, but--]

No! If you're not supposed to eat that sort of thing, then you shouldn't even finish the one you have!! I-I'm flattered that you enjoy it, but...um. Here, here, try and wash it down... [It's not water, but the bottle of iced tea should at least water down most of it, and get the taste off his tongue.] Are you really sure you'll be okay? If you need to throw up, it's fine, too...

[Seriously. Ochako is very used to that sort of thing.]

R-Right! Right, I shouldn't...

[He looks so sad tho as he sets the mochi down. Now it'll just go to waste.]

[He takes the bottle (which may give her a bit of a static shock, since he's still charging the phone), quick to drink some down. He'd been planning to heat it up with a quick zap, but cold liquid would be better now.]

It was only a little bit, so it should be fine... but I'll know if it'll make me sick or not in a few minutes.

[Better for it to go to waste than for someone to potentially get sick from it!! That's Ochako's thought process, anyway. Besides, it's just one mochi - she can easily eat all the others she made, and most certainly will. She and Bakugou aren't really hard-pressed for money most of the time, and the food and board is covered, but more luxurious things do take their funds...

Ochako jumps a little at the jolt, but it's not something she's not used to. Sometimes Kaminari does the same thing from time to time on accident. He's basically a walking, talking, ball of static most of the time, so on really dry days...he tends to discharge his electricity a lot more.]

If you really aren't feeling well, please let me know...I can take you to a hospital close by here. They should be able to help - I think there's magic they use as well. I know some first aid myself, but...not enough to help much without proper medical supplies. Do you mind if I check your temperature? Or pulse? I'll have to touch you, if that's okay...

Y-Yeah, that's fine. A fever is what I should be watching out for... if I start feeling out of it, I'll tell you.

[But for now, she's free to check his temperature! ...and upon doing so, she's sure to notice that he is unnaturally hot to the touch.]

[Yeah, the moment Ochako does put her hand to Ike's forehead, she's immediately screwing up her face, and scowling. It's not scalding, yet, but--]

Ike-san, you're hot. R-Really, really hot...are you sure you're okay? I-I don't think this is normal - I can take you to a hospital right now, it's not a problem. [Please let her take you to a mf-ing hospital.]

Wh-What? I don't-- feel hot yet?

[...actually, come to think of it.]

What's hot to a human, anyway? Different elemen have different body temperatures, so it can't be the same, right?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

un: sparky

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject