(catch-all) bitch, don't kill my vibe

[invinciblemikey]

Who ⬤ manjiro sano, aka mikey, and you? ah, and a closed for toman!
What ⬤ substories and a lil' sleeping beauty prompt, as well as dealing with the elephant in the room (kazutora) for the tokyo manji. i will most likely update this log as time goes!
When ⬤ september!
Where ⬤ all them places and an abandoned shop
Content Warnings ⬤ well. extreme violence, language, dissociation, mental health issues, psychosis, delusion, and the sad reminder that mikey, kazutora, and baji are 15 years old while this is all happening.

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[fullgauntlet]

[Izuku looks down at his wallet. His very empty wallet. And he sighs deeply.]

I think I might've gotten scammed...

[A little fly warbles its way out of his wallet before he folds it again and sighs twice more. It seems that the figure in black that has been stumbling through the city with supposed information on Iron Bear has gotten to Izuku too. He's one of the lost souls who willingly gave all his money to the man in hopes to help him out and get any information he could. How could Izuku be so gullible? He can't even buy a hamburger now!

But the person who joins about his plight makes a very alarming note.]

Wait-?! What do you mean, you're going to attack him?

[invinciblemikey]

No doy.

(poor kind soul. if there's one thing mikey is not at risk is this. even without responsibilities, he was never going to go out of his limb for a rando, much less when money was so tight. so, yeah, no reaction, you brought this on yourself, freckle boy.

but at the shocked tone brings mikey's hand to hover above the table and descend, as if he was asking for the volume to be down.)

Enma wants him, I'm bringing him. Some of us ain't gonna let our money run out.

(he says, while absolutely broke.)

[fullgauntlet]

[Rest in pieces his only money... Guess he'll be eating instant ramen noodles and relying on his roommate and boyfriend for a while longer.

The other makes a motion for him to settle down and Izuku frowns with some more embarrassment.]

So long as you're not going to attack him... I'll help you track him down and stop him then we can hand him over to the Enma. [And under his breath,] And I can get my money back...

[invinciblemikey]

... And why do I need your help? You're the one who got scammed, sounds like you want your money back and a piece of mine.

(which, if mikey agrees, he's losing thrice? one because a single kick of his does the deed the highest majority of the time, and two because he's not sharing the bounty, and three - he wouldn't shake down another person, but look, he wouldn't return it to izuku either.)

[fullgauntlet]

Wh- eh? Wait-

[Izuku frowns.]

Why would I want a piece of yours? I want my money back and to stop the figure who is scamming people out of their money! But I wouldn't take yours for it?

[He just wants to go the good thing and also get his own money back???]

[invinciblemikey]

How do you even plan on doing that? Asking politely? Kicking him unconscious is less effort.

(holy fucking-- oh, dear christ. he is certainly a Type, isn't he?)

[fullgauntlet]

[...........Well. He's not wrong.]

W-why don't we try talking to him first? If that doesn't work we can go with that plan.

[Wow, Izuku is kind of agreeing? Surprise.]

[invinciblemikey]

Ah, yeah, talking to the wastelands man who is scamming all of us, which gives him the opening to attack us first now that we've realized it's him. Brilliant.

(the sarcasm might as well be tangible.)

[fullgauntlet]

It's not really fair to attack someone off the bat without giving them a chance to surrender or explain themselves first, don't you think? I'm not saying he's innocent, he definitely did the wrong thing here. But attacking first doesn't seem right.

[What a hero speech.]

[invinciblemikey]

You're going to be a pain in my ass. Go get him, let's see who's right.

[fullgauntlet]

Right...

[... Wow, doesn't this feel familiar to him.

Izuku nods and doesn't seem that bothered by being called a pain in the ass. Instead only getting to work with searching for the figure that's been stealing money. It isn't long before leads send them down a dark alleyway. Typical.]

This way.

[invinciblemikey]

(... is he used to be called one? is he aware? he just agreed...

huh. strange boy, he notes that down as his hands sink into his pockets, a foot after the other following.)

You wanted to talk to him first, didn't you? Go for it.

[fullgauntlet]

Stay here, then. Please don't attack unless we have to?

[Izuku takes a step into the dark alley. Making his way carefully through the area. He can hear rustling in the distance. He attempts to call out.]

If you're down here hiding come out and return what you stole! We're not going to be asking twice!

[The rustling seems to stop. But then there's a whisper of a voice in the alley that he can barely hear. Something whispered like, "Scammers keepers losers weepers!"]

[invinciblemikey]

Stop telling me what to do.

(mikey he said 'please'???????

still. it's much more interesting to watch the other deal with the situation than going in himself. his shoulder touches one of the alley walls, and he keeps his gaze on the scene before him.)