A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 18, 2022 5:34:37 GMT

Post by 👹Kid Kaiju👹 on Oct 18, 2022 5:34:37 GMT

Superhero college. They were sending him, the government super weapon, to superhero college. The RV-TOL sat in the corner of a park and ride that was located within walking distance of the prestigious Millennium University. John looked at his outfit in the mirror, making sure everything was squared away, even though the outfit was the exact same one he wore every day. The white jacket and maroon pants woven with thread made of his own hair that allowed the clothes to transform with him when he took his Kaiju form.

He bit into a piece of depleted uranium, "M.O.M. can you remind again why I, the dude with government training, have to go to SUPER-HERO SCHOOL?"

"You Already Know The Answer To This John. The //Socialization Will"

"The //socialization will be good for my skills in the field but, you know what else is good for my field skills? Field work."

"John, Mr.Streit And The Board Have Agreed That This Will Be Best For Your Growth As A Hero. The Kid Kaiju Initiative Is An Effort To Restore Public Trust In The Government's Ability To Defend Its People..."

John swung his bad over his shoulder and made a b-line for the door of the mobile home.

"Sorry M.O.M. I wish I could stay and listen to the whole 'great power great responsibility' speech for the 1000% time but, I'm gonna be late if I don't leave. Okay bye." he hurried out of the vehicle, letting out a mixed sigh of exasperation and relief.

The Millennium City sunlight shone through the gaps between the buildings, its rays occasionally interrupted by the leaps and bounds of the Monstrous Man's approach towards his University. Touching down just outside of campus he made it a point to walk the rest of the way. He didn't want to draw too much attention to himself given his last appearance in the city. He caught stray glances from the more perceptive passerbys but, noone ever said anything. Whether it be out of indifference, fear, or just genuine kindness nobody ever asked 'Hey arent you that monster that tried to attack the cities powerplant almost plunging us all into horrific deaths by nuclear explosion?' which saved him the embarrassment of having to respond with 'nah, that was the other black kid with glasses, glowing green eyes, and impenetrable skin'.

He made his way to the dining hall to grab some normal food, taking a seat at an empty table in the corner. Breakfast today was pancakes, sausage patties, and a bowl of MAXIUMUM JUSTICE-MALLOWS AND STARS. MAXIMUM MAN may have been a bit crazy but, the future hero did pick a great cereal to be the face of. He didn't get any nutritional value out of the food, his body couldn't even process it since it got incinerated in his stomach, it just helped him feel some semblance of normal.

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-Bog got the itch to write again so here I am

-Feel free to approach Kid Kaiju as a new friend or an existing one, he's been at Millennium U for at least a month and a half.

-Have fun

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 18, 2022 8:07:17 GMT

Post by Maverick on Oct 18, 2022 8:07:17 GMT

"You're early, aren't you Ms Lethe?" Said the tour guide. To which the costumed hero smiled widely. "Where I come from, being early is being on time." She said.

"Tour begins after breakfast. You're free to move around a bit if you'd like. Though you won't be able to access everything." The guide said.

"That's fine! I'll be back."

20 might be a little too old for college.

Lethe handed a bit of cash to the cafeteria lady since she wasn't a student and thus didn't have an ID. Some people were obviously staring. She wore body armor and what some could tell was a violet wig. She'd twin swords on her hips and glocks strapped underneath her arms. All of which had been acquired legitimately. She probably wouldn't have been able to enter the campus like this had it been not millennium city.

Lethe was a full blown superhero after all, having participated in events as recent as the Millenium City music festival attack who'd saved the lives of a few people and prominently some of hero fellow heroes. She has been around for years however, and many know of her controversial past as a vigilante which had even drawn the ire of the SOS for a time. Now she had her own superhero brand. Her name had been cleared with the help on none of other than Noctua. And investors lined up at her back in front of her exploits.

Yet the former mercenary walked with a carefree smile plastered all about her face. And as she walked with her tray of pancakes, looked about the room with a bit of wonder.

A great many of the tables had people sitting at them. But Sacha's eyes seemed to lock onto one person sitting by themselves. And she knew the nickname of him. "Kid Kaiju." A boy who was once a rampaging monster and now turned into a superhero. In a few ways, she related more to his story than she would like to publicly admit. But from what she gathered he wasn't that bad of a person.

"Hi!" He would hear the petite woman greet him with a cheer that probably would match the birds outside.

"Is this seat taken? I can sit somewhere else, if you'd like." There were after all tables with open spots. But her falsely colored, hazel eyes found themselves currently affixed on this one. She'd not sit down unless he allowed her.

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 18, 2022 16:25:14 GMT

Post by illirica on Oct 18, 2022 16:25:14 GMT

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"Oh my gosh, purple BESTIE!"

Unexpected? Maybe, but this was, like, Millennium University, after all. It had been a long time since they'd met, but once upon a time, so long ago it almost felt like it had been another world entirely, Lethe had done everything she could to help a girl out of a tight spot, more than once. Those sorts of bonds didn't just disappear because of time and distance, or because one of them had become a superhero and the other one had become something that had once been completely unfathomable.

Kelly Sanderson was a graduate student.

She'd finished college and was currently going for a PhD in clinical neuropsychology, with a specialization in trauma responses and metahuman mindsets. This wasn't really something that had been a specialty before, so she was more or less blazing her own trail, but it was still something she felt was worth doing. She might not be out there bopping zombies any more, but there were a lot of people who were, and she wanted to make sure there was someone for them to talk to, when they were ready.

And if they weren't, well, anyone who'd ever met her knew that she could talk enough for ten of them.

"And hi, I don't know you but I saw you on Insta a few places. And, like, TV and stuff. Welcome to Millennium University! You've probably had, like, twelve people tell you that since you got here. Anyway, if you ever need anything, I have office hours Thursdays up in Psych 303A. Not just psych stuff! I can do paperwork and stuff too - wow am I bad at paperwork - but I can point you in the right direction and I know, like, everyone."

This was not likely to be an exaggeration. She gave him a sunny smile, completely unabashed. Kelly might have been aggressively cheerful, but it was also fairly obvious that it came from a place of truly wanting the best for everyone. She'd been known to show the same bright understanding to both superheroes, civilians, and supervillains, something which had occasionally raised criticism - or at least eyebrows - but Kelly figured they were people too, and often needed someone to talk to just as much as anyone else - sometimes even more so.

"I think you'll love it here if you're willing to give it a chance. That part's up to you, though!"

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 18, 2022 19:48:07 GMT

Post by Steadfast on Oct 18, 2022 19:48:07 GMT

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Cerelia "Cere" Boucher had been doing her best not to fight. She was swift as lightning itself bordering on breaking any fight she got into. So for a time she'd attempted to go the match opponent aproach. To try and limit her blitzing ability and fight at another's tempo. That had proven nightmarish however. Sure she could in a fight move at their rates, but that was still often in a brutalized slow motion for Cere. Going fast was what she enjoyed, so she'd been trying to find other ways to be a hero.

Cere mostly went to the incidents of disasters. The news said it was coming or there and the next moment so to was she. She'd been able to find the dance she liked by turning to rescue efforts. Of outrunning tides that lashed into the city. Or when a tornado ripped through a town she would work on stopping debris. That was fun to her. See she couldn't lift a car, but if she caught up to it and moved the opposite direction that force could slow it down. If she slipped up she could get hurt. That was something she also liked. Not the pain, she broke her arm once catching a tree it sucked. She wasn't into pain like those devils and regenerative sort. No it was seeing how speed alone didn't mean she couldn't slip up. That challenge was fun. When a plane got struck by lightning and people began to fall that was terrifying and to save them it wasn't as simple as "catching up".

For work she had picked up on Uber and other delivery services. Now most didn't want a piggyback to a destination, and some who did were total creeps. While that option was space though other deliveries she was the master at. She could get the meal someone wanted, from the best rated store in the area. And even if the meal came from the next town over for this she would deliver this sooner then anyone else in the business. She WA actually frying to expand this game into her own brand. Sure the local option made sense. Cere though she could get someone sushi not from Dave in Duskburg, but right off the Okinawa coast and still get it delivered fresh as could be.

This was where also her time at MCU came in Cere was working on the various computer and engineering degrees. She struggled with it a lot. She could check her work however a dozen times over as a advantage. No internship with the Frontline awhile back was going to make her a genius like some had been around there. However she had so much time to learn at any given moment with how she perceived things. At this rate she was fairly sure she'd graduate from MCU by the summer.

She was returning to the campus in her outfit. A breeze as she slowed down, a trail of smoke coming off her heels. Which was when she saw Lethe and Kelly. She'd gotten to know one more than the other granted but neither maybe as much as she'd like. Was kind of her weakness, she could be anywhere at any time. She had trouble at times slowing down to be around people or with someone. Her parents gave her endless grief for not having anyone that close. At any rate she walked to the others, key woes walked. It was something of an effort for Cere, the practice was rusty

"Let me help. Purple is Lethe. Rainbow is Kelly. And I'm Cere. You need anything? Any of you really. I'm no psych counselor but I know the best route to well, anywhere." She paused a moment, way longer for her. "By the way Kelly now that you actually got a office can I schedule a session sometime?" She'd had to think on it for awhile. She realized though maybe her issue in running so many laps was steming from trying to sort things out alone.

"Oh also great work by the way with that Shockguy kid. Know it didnt go as wanted probably but still." She knew what the kaiju was more known for. But Cere wanted to commend the more positive one though. She knew what it was like to get lost in the other outcomes or what could have been.

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 20, 2022 4:17:09 GMT

Post by 👹Kid Kaiju👹 on Oct 20, 2022 4:17:09 GMT

He looked up, mouth full of pancake, at Lethe. There was a slight pause as he processed her question after which he hurriedly gulped down the mouth full of food and gestured to the chair across from his.

"Uh...yeah, go *cough* ahead. Open cafeteria and all that, haha"

He shifted a bit awkwardly in his chair, most people didn't actually come up to his human form, let alone other heroes. Well in Lethe's case Vigilante's was probably a more appropriate term given her history with the S.O.S.. It was a label that was hard to shake when it came to government records and as someone who knew what it was like to be labeled he didn't let it influence his opinion.

"So uh, you go//"

His barely audible sentence was cut off by the perky voice of Kelly Sanderson who made herself comfortable in their conversation. He envied her very apparent confidence that seemed to radiate out like a warm light. It was comforting in the same way an older sibling's would be. The third person to arrive at the table was Cere and with her arrival he started to feel like he was fourth wheeling at his own table.

It was tempting to just let them talk it out while he faded into the background. Hell it woulda been really easy to let the three old friends hash it out while he snuck off to the bathroom to find a window to crawl out of. That would've defeated the purpose of him being here though. As much as he thought the idea of Hero School was dumb he respected Mr.Streit enough to at least give this a shot.

"It was definitely a tough one; especially when you have powers like mine" he scratched the back of his head, "John or Kid Kaiju, whichever one you guys prefer. Nice to meet you Cere...Kelly...and Lethe."

He took a beat to let his anxiety level out a bit.

"So you all go here?"

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 20, 2022 12:41:23 GMT

Post by Maverick on Oct 20, 2022 12:41:23 GMT

"Thanks!" She pulled out the seat as she prepared to sit. "I know. Just wasn't sure if you wanted to be alone or not. You might be surprised by how many people get anno-" Just before her rump had hit the seat -- there was a familiar voice that froze her in place and turned her expression into something even brighter. Suddenly, Sacha audibly gasped. Shock turned quickly into an excitement as she stood up and raised her arms as if to give her an embrace. However she'd launched all her food into the air.

"Kelly!" She exclaimed.

Still yet having to address the food in the air -- yet to hit the ground in a second or some change. Without so much as glancing at it she shifted her tray ever so slightly. And she caught each, plate, bowl, pancake, sausage and cereal in their respective places. Even the water landing squarely in it's cup without a single drop landing anywhere. The neat tray of food was then placed near the spot she intended to sit.

Clack.

Lethe became a violet blur before the eyes of those without enhanced reflexes. She hoped to rope her arms around Kelly lovingly and spin around her. And then she would pick Kelly up off the ground as hug turned into great big hug. "Oh my god! It's been forever! I can't believe this! You graduated and you're a a psychologist? That's amazing!" And she genuinely meant it. It always was nice to meet an old friend and see they were doing well.

At this point, the shorter woman would put Kelly down as someone came and chimed in her alias, introducing her. And to another newcomer whom she'd never met, she offered a brief two finger'd salute. Almost as though nothing happened.

"Nice to meet you John. Cere." She extended her hand to shake hands with the speedster. She didn't exactly offer the same hand to John as he was eating. And then she finally took her seat at the table and decided to eat a bit. But not so much that there would be any food in her mouth when she speak.

"Nah. I'm taking a tour. I have myself set up as a hero already but, I'm curious about learning some more skills that might help me out on the field. Who knows if they'd even except me or not. But I thought it would be fun and interesting regardless." A visual into the life she missed, most likely. A lot of colleges were a bit like lite resorts. And this one was no exception, if their pancakes were to be believed. She cut hers into small pieces, taking a brief chunk and eating it before speaking.

"Speaking of being setup as a hero-" She raises a brow. "Aren't you already one John? And a government one at that." She chuckled a bit -- as she already knew the answer to that.

"So, what are you doing here? Or is that all classified?" She asked. For that was a question she really did not know the answer to.

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 20, 2022 20:31:45 GMT

Post by illirica on Oct 20, 2022 20:31:45 GMT

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Anything more that Kelly might have said was ended off rather abruptly by the sudden onset of an extremely big hug. It was always kind of fun that Lethe could actually lift her - not that Kelly was a whole lot to lift: the purple-haired heroine might have been one of the few that was actually shorter than her. Still, Lethe worked out and had all that strong muscle stuff, and Kelly pretty much hung around the office grading quizzes.

Introductions got made anyway, courtesy of Cere. Once upon a long time ago, they'd both been starting out at the University at about the same time. Cere was engineering track, though, with all those maths and sciences. Kelly didn't exactly mind math and science, but she'd been fairly relieved to drop them before they got too intense, too. She was a decent enough student - otherwise she'd never have gotten accepted into a PhD program - but she wasn't one of those natural geniuses. She'd met a few, though. They were always inspiring, though the emotion was always mixed with a little bit of awe.

"I'm a grad student, not a licensed psychologist," Kelly corrected, before there could be any more misconceptions. "I can't do clinical practice without someone licensed there in the room as well. Three more years? I think? Before I'm on my own. But I am absolutely there to chat, in a non-professional and non-official capacity - and I can recommend people, if you do need to see someone. Therapy's super important, what with everything that heroes go through. It gets in your headspace and it's tough to sort out on your own." She was speaking from experience, there. She'd definitely needed therapy on and off over the years for a few things. She was in a pretty good place for now, though.

"So, do you like... identify as a hero, John? Or is that not something you're going for? Just, like... it's okay not to, if you don't feel it. I thought I was going to take the hero track for a while, but it ended up not really being for me, so now I'm on the professional track instead. I think a lot of people with specials don't get told that that's an option, so like: It's an option, okay? In case you needed to hear that."

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 21, 2022 6:35:47 GMT via mobile

Post by Azra on Oct 21, 2022 6:35:47 GMT

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"That might be better honestly." Cere remarked briefly at clarification. An excuse to get help without actually making a thing of it. Which was also kind of how she liked to be a hero. Just show up lend a hand and dash out. Help others without the cameras and news trying to bleed the scene dry. Of course her attention was more caught by someones reflexes.

Not the speed. Speed couldn't impress her much given how she perceived things. Being fast and reacting fast was another story. The tray of food was almost spilt and then caught. Was fascinating to watch but more profoundly to her nostalgic. Before she was a hero, or trying to be one, she'd been a kid who tried stunts like that. "Great reflexes by the way."

A question came on if they went here. She knew Kelly was of course but it was soothing to see how well it was going. Better then Cere could say for sure, the answer from Lethe also struck a cord. The speedster could relate, she was trying to learn to be a engineer and good with computers after all. "Came in same time as Kelly but struggled little more at first. Not being a super genius, maybe the science classes shouldn't have been the first pick." It challenger her though which she liked.

"And Kelly is right. Don't have to dedicate oneself to being a certain thing. Unless your Lethe they might tell her to dedicate to not bringing guns to school." She paused for a moment "ha that might have been to dark my bad." Given where they were walking around armed wasn't entirely uncommon, some things still triggered more of a response though.

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 22, 2022 20:43:08 GMT

Post by 👹Kid Kaiju👹 on Oct 22, 2022 20:43:08 GMT

"Nah it's all good" he said to Lethe, "The way they pitched it to me was that the 'socialization would be good for my teamwork skills in the field' so here I am."

He smirked at Cere's joke which broke the awkward silence of him not knowing how to answer Kelly's question. Sure he could tell the Government he didn't want to be a hero but, that would only end with him getting tossed in a cell. John didn't have much of a real choice involving his future. Hell he barely had rights since his classification as a Sentient Weapon didn't give him many. Looking to quickly move away from that line of conversation he chimed in with a joke of his own.

"If you think guns are bad, wait till they find out about the plutonium in my backpack."

He left some room in the conversation before continuing.

"Its my first year and its been kind of an experience. I didn't think technology would come as far as it has in the past 5 years and then there was that whole Surgath thing and the SOS and the Eldest. Its been alot to catch up on, not gonna lie. Sorry I'm rambling...uh...do you guys play any...video games?"

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 23, 2022 6:45:45 GMT

Post by Maverick on Oct 23, 2022 6:45:45 GMT

Sacha smiled sheepishly at her excitement at Kelly's success. It was perhaps a bit exaggerated sure. But she was still happy regardless.

"My bad. But even you aren't a psychologist, we can probably talk some time. Or you know, just hang out." Something told her she needed a little bit of that. Things sometimes in the field got a complicated. Especially when it came to the things that people like Radeka said. Things that she didn't have time or the desire to sift through in the heat of combat while people were dying. But that stuck.

She looked at Cere.

"Thanks! I tried to make it interesting. Even for someone like you who sees it all in slow motion." She said, a slight implication that some of her antics weren't accidents. It was strange to some that Lethe could tell many abilities from a glance. There was a lot to the trick. Lethe's reflexes could only be so fast. But one place in which the human brain excelled was in anticipation. She knew exactly where everything was going to land and thus she didn't even really need to look at it. And another the human mind could do was process data consisting more of certain qualities than nature.

Lethe raised a brief brow at Kelly's question, curious as to how he'd answer what she mentioned. She noticed how he skipped the question and how it seemed to make him a bit uncomfortable. While she had grown more investigative skills, such things not relevant to a threat. While she could tell he didn't seem too keen on the question, it would take a bit more to understand why. Still he seemed to be a bit happier. Cere's comment made her smirk. And John's had made her chuckle a bit.

"I feel more in danger with guns here." She said. After all, guns still had a certain image about them. "But at least I'm not wearing all black or something edgy. I think the purple is protecting me." While still incorporating practical aspects of body armor -- she deliberately wanted her armor to not be too threatening or dehumanizing as some might have seen. Though what she intended wasn't always what she got.

When it came to a lot of the history -- Lethe waved her hand. "Don't worry too much about it. It can be useful but best to start from now and go back." She thought on his next question. One that actually garnered a bit of thought from her. "I've tried it but the ones I tried didn't. I kinda get action in real life I suppose. I've never had a very normal life." She crosses one leg atop the other. Some of the highest grossing games were first person and third person shooters. But it almost hit too close to home. And wasn't as fun in that way.

"Plus I've been pretty busy for a while. I don't just enjoy working out but I had to if I was going to take more guys in non-lethally. And then I had to worry about all this marketing stuff with copyright, my brand and even the occasional legal stuff since I've got no agent. Bleh." She left it there -- not wanting to bore them with the details of being functionally a contractor with no agent. And explaining the part beyond just how she felt when things got complicated. She had simply been consumed by her work.

"So bouncing off my weird, action packed-life sucking the fun out action games...you know any other games I like?" She looked to John for an answer. But her eyes scanned around as she'd take any suggestions for something she might try in the spare time she had now.

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 24, 2022 16:28:45 GMT

Post by Steadfast on Oct 24, 2022 16:28:45 GMT

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"Just plutonium? Sure you'll be fine. Just come up with an excuse how it was for a super computer or something." Cere was only partially joking. Over at Frontline they did have a Dyson sphere for a power grid as it were. This sparked a lot of bright minds to try and get inventive. It also turned out when using essentially bomb materials for the latest gadget sometimes they just made bombs. Cere figured mentioning how she had ran one out of the building a few months back though wasn't going to help. Nor how a teleporter blinked one away two months back. Encouraging a classmate was good though, not more jokes on how they might be flirting with death regularly.

Different subject, video games. Briefly the woman in a blindfold was looking away adrift in thought. "I miss a lot of them. Used to be frame perfect with fighting games. Would try and master those insane combos. You know the ones, hundred hits and the opponent starts wondering if they could even play. Started feeling bad though eventually. Was a boy I liked and he tossed the controller in frustration after the seventh rematch to not go his way. Then it became to slow, started feeling like I had to wait an hour just for a button press." Wasn't all bad, it got her outside more. Wasn't to long after that she went from enjoying sports and physical activity to living for it.

"I'm still a sucker for those dance games though. You should try them Lethe, all that coordination and reflexes channeled into something else." The silver bullet couldn't help it she always enjoyed a dance. It wasn't a secret how her origins involved a school dance turned massacre, not everyone wanted to dance with her. The speedster always went though not letting her moment of violent heroics totally take that enjoyment from her.

She pulled up a seat. "Also don't sweat catching up on every news story and recap. This is your shot to pick your lap. Even I f some suit and tie says otherwise." Cere wasn't sure what all the government might have been saying or trying to force there were enough hints for an impression however. She kind of knew it, was a moment wanting to fight the swordsmen threatened her internship. Sometimes the "lead" wanted a leash to be shortened, didn't work that way though with people. Looking to Lethe and Kelly only seemed further proof of that. A vigilante with a body count being given chance to be a hero it didn't follow what other heroes would have said was permissible likely. Then there was Kelly who while not in the hero business now, had gone for a pacifist route. How many hadn't said that could work? Everyone could choose where their feet took them however.

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 24, 2022 19:12:50 GMT

Post by illirica on Oct 24, 2022 19:12:50 GMT

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"Oh, no, it's terrible when you know they're probably right," Kelly commented, with a giggle. That whole socialization would be good for teamwork line was one of the ones that wasn't necessarily wrong, but that didn't mean people wanted to be told they needed to socialize more. Kelly had never earned that particular line, given that she was prone to socializing with anything and everything, including people, pets, robots, questionably sentient individuals of questionably living status, mind-warping mechs, and occasionally Roombas.

She was, however, absolutely no stranger to being told to do something because it was good for her and knowing it was good for her, but still finding it difficult to do the thing, often in part because she'd been told it would be good for her. She resolutely ignored the next bit of conversation because, like, oof. Sometimes it was better not to say anything at all, and sometimes it was better to say something quietly in private. This seemed like one of those times, and not a "hey let's have a very charged and opinionated contentious argument in the middle of the dining hall" situation. Better to take a moment and a few calm breaths and check her phone messages for a couple minutes, then get back on track once the topic passed and reroute to other things.

"I play video games really badly," Kelly offered, "People are like 'Kelly you have to punch the other guy' and I'm like 'But they're my friends and I don't want to' and then I fall off a cliff. Also I'm really awful at that thing where you have to look in one direction and shoot in another. But! I'm a good sport about it, so that's all good."

Cere mentioned dance games, which perked her up - Kelly hadn't been thinking about arcade stuff. "Oooh, dance games I can do! It's all the ex-cheerleader stuff. We should play some time! Do an arcade run, get some milkshakes after. You should come! Even if you've never done it, trying new things is fun. And you can get milkshakes! You're not, like, radioactive-immune but lactose intolerant or anything, right? That'd be, like, horrible."

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 27, 2022 21:36:04 GMT

Post by 👹Kid Kaiju👹 on Oct 27, 2022 21:36:04 GMT

Their responses made sense to him. Heroes were usually busy training or doing field work and when you aren't used to video games as your default recreation it could be hard to get into them. When Cere mentioned fighting games his entire demeanor changed from an awkward kid to one in a candy store.

"I LOVE FIGHTING GAMES" he said, his voice shifting slightly more towards Kaiju than human for a split second. He reached into his backpack and pulled out a worn composition book labeled "Kid Kaiju's Special Moves".

"I was never very good at fighting but I studied alot of the moves in fighting games and anime to try to learn how to do em-"

He flipped through the pages of poorly drawn sketches of his Kaiju form doing iconic attacks like Ken's Tatsumaki, the Kamehameha, Sol Bad Guy's Bandit Bringer, and a bunch of others. Along the bottom of the pages were notes on modifications to make the move work in real combat or ways he could try to attempt them.

"-and don't even get me started on dance games. Me and my best friend growing up used to compete for top scores in DDR Extreme at my local arcade. I'd be so down for an arcade run."

"and no, I'm definitely not lactose intolerant. My internal temperature is so hot the food gets incinerated once I swallow it anyway. Here put your numbers in." He placed his phone down on the table.

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Oct 29, 2022 16:17:26 GMT

Post by Maverick on Oct 29, 2022 16:17:26 GMT

John's Kaiju voice boomed through the room. It gave her a piece of information about him that she'd processed fairly quickly. First there was a raised brow. She was calm for perhaps a moment.

Then she burst out into a shrill laughter. "HAHAHAHAHAHA! You're such a DORK I love it! Show me!" The man's monster voice didn't seem to get. People had begun to stare. It wasn't very long, but it was enough for people to glance over before they went back to their business. She shoved her tray aside with an eager precision -- moving it as fast out of the way as she could. She knew very little about fighting games but somehow seeing the way that John talked about it made her want to know about them. Then she leaned forward and looked at the pictures.

She knew practically none of where any of the art was from. But she liked to think she was an appreciator of them. The drawings while crewd, had heart and soul put into them. And they had a particular trait that she found herself able to relate to. "I like how high flying these are. I really try to make moves kinda like these work! They're flashy. An a bunch of them use a lot of your body's mass in one strike." Something that reminded her of how she fought. She tended to disorient and surprise with debilitating hits to key parts of the body. That way -- she could reasonably knock out people bigger and stronger than she was. And save ammo while doing it. It came with her less lethal path. Though if recent events and perceptions -- the news always focused on when she couldn't spare a life.

Her smile becomes. "Really want to make dreams come true, huh?" She said. At least -- it was her interpretation. She wondered if she was putting too much thought in it.

As Cere spoke, Lethe's eyes perked up as something came to mind. "Oh yeah! I love dancing. I actually played that game once. There was this arcade I used to go to. Years ago though." She said. Though talking with everyone was starting to remind her of her younger days. "I was pretty good at it once I learned. I've always loved to dance. Reminds me a bit of tapdancing almost!"

As he slid the phone over -- her smile turned coy.

"The government might've sent you to school to socialize but, I'd say you can be pretty smooth." Lethe reached over and took his phone. And then she decided to enter her number into it. It was entered under the name of "Lethe." And went to her work phone. One that was at least a little bit harder to hack and didn't contain all of the same information as her regular phone. But he'd be able to get a hold of her. One of these days, her identity seemed almost bound to get out. But she sought to keep it under wraps as long as she could. Particularly given people she'd just met.

After she punched her number in -- she'd hand it off to anyone else who wanted to give him their digits.

"I'll show up in normal clothes. But I'll approach you and you'll know it's me."

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A Kaiju Ate My Homework - A Millennium University RP Nov 1, 2022 12:27:11 GMT

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"Really just going to ask for the number of three girls at once huh?" Cere was kind of impressed. There was so many at the school, the city or in general who would hesitate to ask. There were plenty of others who would be some kind of weird about it. Here the kaiju was though seemingly just friendly and relaxed about it but still making a bold play. He seemed she thought a good fit for the university an actually good individual with a confidence good for a hero. Sure there was plenty of good intentioned heroes around, but there was also some crazy egotistical or thought themselves the center of the universe. Once Lethe put in her number Cere took the phone as well.

Or well handing it over to Kelly. The pace she typed in the number was for most a blur, her black and white gloves resulting in a silver hued mirage for a moment. She then went about adding Lethe's number to her own phone having briefly seen it on the phone. For the speedster th a t moment could have been minutes comparatively. "Sounds like a good excuse for a dance off if all of us play the same thing. Or hitting up an actual dance floor." Cere enjoyed any of them, be it classy or just head banging like an idiot. Much as she enjoyed dancing in general her music choice would always be fast. "Also I'm surprised you would even pick up a shooter Kelly."

Cere while laughing at the comment wasn't taken back by someone not being say good at a fighting game. The woman was such a pacifist compared to others though that even imagining her shoot a alien in a video game sounded like such a unlikely moment. The silver haired slasher moved toward the violet vigilante some to get a better look at the sketch book. "Good line work. Least to me, never had the patience for it myself. Let me know if want to practice these ever. Gym here is good for that, provided nobody has burned it down this week."