06 — so sing it back if you're with me

[upfall]

(continued from here!)

[a few days pass. between recuperating and catching up with assignments and returning to the grind of their internships, they somehow find a moment to make it back down to the sealed off block (with sir nighteye and ryukyu's approval, of course).

by the time the bus reaches their stop, uraraka can already tell from her window seat that the reconstruction process is coming along nicely. there are workers moving from place to place, carrying materials or using their quirks to help clear away any of the wreckage. some volunteers have also gathered to help or offer food and water to anyone displaced. it's a community effort, and she can't but feel excited to dive right in and join it.

eyes wide with determination, she claps a hand on his shoulder, furiously shaking him.]

Deku-kun, Deku-kun! C'mon, we're here! Let's go!

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Right, got it! Divide and conquer, baby!

[she nods her head enthusiastically, arms pumping up and down.

uraraka's in her element, no doubt about it. she grew up in this sort of environment, watching on the sidelines as her father and his employees came together and did their part to build something long-lasting. sometimes she'd get to help out, but for the most part, her contributions were kept to little things. boring stuff like organizing all the nuts and bolts into different containers by size. bleh.

but now that she has the chance to really dig her hands into the thick of the work, she's intent on making herself useful, especially since she and deku had a big role in the destruction...

just as she's about to leave to go do some snooping of her own, she pauses in mid-turn.]

Er, do you want me to ask around? You know, to see if anyone's been missing a blouse?

[mightdoriya]

Ah...

[Izuku hesitates himself, then, reaching over to his pocket where the edge of the blouse is peeking out. It's since been washed, and though it's a silly and inconsequential thing, he feels responsible for it nonetheless. He's sure that someone who had lost their home would be grateful to have anything left from it returned to them.

So to her question, he nods curtly.]

Yeah. We might not have much luck with it, but it couldn't hurt to try.

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[at that, uraraka's eyes crinkle into little crescents, her smile stretching out far and wide, from cheek to cheek. this is what heroes do, she thinks. they try.]

Don't worry, I'm sure we'll fine them! Or someone who can point us in the right direction, at least. [she's about to turn around and get on her way, when she halts mid-turn, brows arching in a sort of ahah! moment.] Actually, hold on... I think I have an idea.

[flip phone still in hand, she taps at the keys until she's launched the camera application. then, with the slightest raise of her outstretched arm, she waits for it to focus onto deku. the quality's not all that great, grainy as it is, but as long as she's got a somewhat clear view of him, it should be fine.]

Don't you think it'd help if I had a picture of you and the blouse on hand? Just in case?

[mightdoriya]

O-oh! Yeah, of course! Uhh...

[He quickly pulls the blouse out so he can fully unfold it, holding it up with a somewhat awkward smile on his end.]

How's this?

[upfall]

Hmmm... [with one eye shut and her tongue peeking out from the corner of her mouth, uraraka definitely looks like she's trying too hard. especially with the way she keeps adjusting the distance of her camera's phone from deku, forward and back. this isn't some photoshoot?!]

It's okay, but maybe you should strike a pose?

[mightdoriya]

A pose?

[Pose...what kind of pose would a real hero make in this situation?

He falters, trying to figure out what to do, before he just...holds the blouse up in one hand and makes a fist with the other, his arm bent up at the elbow as he forces his smile wider.]

How about now?