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[willynilly]

[ hi!! uraraka here. leave a message and i'll get back to you asap! ]
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[willynilly]

Of course! What do you need?

[monolike]

There's some debris I'd like to get a closer look at, but it's too heavy for me to pick up. Mind lending me a hand?

[willynilly]

Oh! Yeah, I can do that, no problem! I can meet you if you tell me where to go.

[monolike]

I know how to do the coordinate thing now! [BEEP BOOP] Can you meet me here? We can get a ride over from there.

[willynilly]

[BOOP BEEP]

Oooh, that's perfect! I'm pretty close to there already. I'll meet up with you soon!

[She's already heading there, how very convenient.]

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[monolike]

Great, see you soon!

[And guess what he's got when she gets there? Some birds they can fly.]

Hey Uraraka! Wow, have you grown or something? You seem taller!

[willynilly]

[SCREEEEEEE birds!!!! Ochako gasps and hurries right over, eyes wide, bouncing on her heels.]

Ahh! Look at them! They're so pretty!

[She's seen them around, of course, but that doesn't make them any less cool each time. After a moment what he said clicks, though, and she glances down at herself.]

Do I really look taller? I hadn't noticed... oh, but I've been using my Quirk a lot more when I move, so maybe it's making a difference?

[Less weight, better posture, or... something.]

[monolike]

[They are very cool and they love to try and nibble on Sorey's earrings, which one of them is attempting now. Sorey has to gently nudge them away each time.] Maybe that's it...I know we don't actually grow here, unless we get that augment thing. This is human growth spurt period, right? When you're a teenager?

[willynilly]

Normally, yeah, but it hasn't happened to me. I still look the same as I did when I got here, more or less.

[monolike]

Ugh. That's annoying, right? I want to get taller. [this bitch is almost six foot]

[willynilly]

[Ochako peers up at him, from her five-foot eye level, and juts her lip in a pout before she reaches up to poke him on the nose.]

Yooouuuuu are tall enough already!

[that poke was very intentional, turns out, because he's also now floating. BE TALL IN THE AIR I GUESS]

[monolike]

Wah-! [Okay but this is literally always fun. Not a punishment.] I could be taller! I should be taller. [Crosses arms as he slowly rotates in the air.] Don't you wanna get taller?

[willynilly]

[She ponders for a moment, idly reaching up to push his shoulder so he spins upright.]

I guess I don't think about it too much. I used to want it a lot, when I was really little and my Quirk made me too sick to float up to whatever I couldn't reach. These days it's a lot easier. ...I'd have a better chance at fighting guys who're bigger than me if I was bigger, though! So yeah, it would be cool if I was taller.

[monolike]

How tall do you wanna be? [Makes no effort to try and right himself as he slowly starts to rotate too far in the other direction. oh man this is fun]

[willynilly]

Mmmm...

[She shifts one hand to the top of her head, raising it an inch, two inches, three- going back and forth as she considers her options.

Finally she stops a good foot and a half above herself, as far up as she can reach.]

At least this tall! With muscles, too! But cute muscles!

[monolike]

Well first of all, all muscles are cute. [So there] But I think you'd look good tall, personally. [slowly begins to rotate upside-down]

[willynilly]

You'd think that, but the public would disagree! The most popular female heroes are slim and beautiful, but have deceptively small muscles. Only the dudes get to be all big and bulky! So if you wanna rise to the top and make the most money, you have to play into the public expectations.

[Human society is super dumb sometimes, Sorey.]

[monolike]

What? Why? Won't people be happy to support someone who's being their true self? [IDGI?????]

[willynilly]

Some people, sure. But a lot of the time people care about appearances just as much. And girls have it extra rough! They have to be strong and charismatic but also beautiful all the time! You have to care as much as the public does.

[monolike]

That doesn't sound fair at all! Doing your job well should be way more important!

[willynilly]

You're right! You're totally right! ...Buuuut that's just how it is.

[monolike]

Well that's- that's ridiculous. I bet if you and a bunch of other women got together, you could change their minds! Humans get so wrapped up in what things look like, I swear...

[willynilly]

[oh

ohhh you sweet summer child

Ochako smiles sheepishly and reaches out to tug him upright again, guiding him down before she taps her fingers together and deactivates her Quirk.]

A-anyway, let's go flying! You wanted to take me somewhere, right?

[monolike]

[Well-

Well okay. Sorey isn't one to hold onto anger, even over such an obviously unfair situation.]

Yeah, that's right. Over to some cool ruins I saw! Have you rode one of these guys yet? [Climbs up on the bird like he's done it all his life and then almost slides off the other side.]

[willynilly]

Um... no, not yet. I rode the little ones! These guys seemed kinda intimidating at first. But I'm sure it'll be fine!

[It can't be that much harder than flying the shuttles though, surely! She gives herself a little tap and wobbles up the bird's body, trying to get to the saddle.]

Hey, Sorey... you said you grew up with seraph, right? That's why you don't know human stuff much?