Guys' Night [OPEN]

[seafloor]

WHO: Dudes, dude. Bring all your dudely Outsiders, bro.
WHAT: Man I sure wish I could tell you Cracking a cold one open with the boys
WHERE: The Onsen
WHEN: 4/11
WARNINGS: Alcohol, nudity, dad jokes... This'll be updated accordingly

[ A few days after the girls have had their fun (cause girls just wanna have fun), another blanket text sweeps over the Outsiders' inboxes. This time, it's from Kaito: and he is proposing a very original idea that all the guys should come by the hot springs in a few days' time. Gossip and bathing are optional, but an empty stomach is mandatory.

Several pictures of newly purchased smokers, grills, and even a fucking pizza oven can be seen at various points throughout the message. There are also mountains of stacked beer and soda cases. Kaito's apparently going to be cooking enough to feed the whole base, or so he purports.

Where did he get all the money for this? Whatever, it's free!

He also adds in no uncertain terms that if any girls try to show up and sneak a snack, he will send them home with a stern warning and a bottle of water.

If you take him up on the invitation, welcome! It's a spring cookout and Pitmaster Kaito Nagano is going to be serving up enough barbeque to temporarily turn the onsen area into a Texan territory within Japan. Seriously, there's gonna be a metric fuckton of food and booze, and the hot springs will be right there when you're ready to get hot and hungover.

There are absolutely no plans after food. Feel free to stick around and socialize, but you will not be publicly shamed for just yoinking a plate and dip setting. Probably.

Aside from the barbeque, there are some horseshoes and cornhole boards set up (google it, it's safe, this is not a bit it's just a funny name for an american game) for dudes to try their hand-eye coordination at after having one too many drinks.

If you're feeling particularly brave, Kaito's got an ice box full of artificial fish (all the meat's artificial, let's be real) that you can try to attract a feral cat with. Good luck. ]

(( ooc: hello yes i didn't want The Boys™ to feel left out so feel free to make top levels and just get some general cookout social time in with your boyos. make it as friendly or awkward or awkwardly friendly as possible. go nuts. get naked. cause a ruckus. [ insert toxic masculinity here ] ilu ♥ ))

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[yuwon]

[ which is a topic that interests him. ]

Where's your rankings?

[blastedass]

Top 5 in the simulation training.

[He tries to hit up the simulations at least three times a week, working to achieve top scores in Kill, Assist, and Rescue.

But there are some he can't quite top... and lets be honest, not everyone cares enough to do the simulation training.]

[yuwon]

[ ...

... ]

Are those rankings so important? [ says yuwon who lives in a world entirely made up of ranks and trials. that said: ] It isn't exactly a good frame of reference when not everyone utilizes it in the same capacity.

I'm asking your opinion.

[blastedass]

Of course they are! Idiots who walk around and say they're strong are gonna get shredded when they can't back it up!

[unless LILITH stages an Outsider tournament, there aren't many other ways to address the strength of their numbers without someone taking count during kaiju fights. and no one's got time for that bullshit.]

If you're not gonna use it to train at some point, you're already putting out a good reference of yourself.

[not as much a sleight to people as it is a reality check between respective power. bakugou himself knows he's outmatched by plenty of outsiders in individual regards.

there are probably a few things yuwon can do that he can't, for example.]

[yuwon]

Who is shredding them just for that reason?

[ you?

he seems to stare at bakugou for a few brief seconds. ]

I just thought since you frequent the simulation room, training grounds, and participate in battles... you'd have your own idea of who is strong. [ or he could answer the other question about who's attractive, but yuwon figures this conversation was far more productive. ]

[blastedass]

Don't play stupid. You know what can happen to someone who's all talk.

[this time, his look at yuwon is more serious, indicating a fact any fighter should know. whether the bravado takes a bite more than they can chew or overcompensates and ends up endangering themselves and even others because they can't back up what they say. in this place, it can be anything as mundane as challenging another outsider to a game of cornhole to a serious event where you get slaughtered by a kaiju you had no business going up against in that way.]

Deku and Half-n-Half, from my world, are strong. Shachiku and the other sorcerers. Pink Hair, if she ever gets over her issues.

[Pretend he lists more but I can't OOCLY make up sim train records for other players, lah de dah. He leans back in the pool again.]

Wolfie pointed out not everyone uses the simulation training or shows their full power in it.

[That's his way of admitting Wriothesley has a point about the sim train not being the most accurate record. But it is a record since no one's taking notes during a kaiju fight.]

You haven't died yet. [That might be taunting... or a compliment.]

[yuwon]

[ it's true. people perish for far more commonplace reasons, but those who didn't know their limitations tended to end up on the waste side. or the wrong end of someone's blade. including yuwon's. it's a brief consideration, before he gives a small knowing nod in return, not discounting the point bakugo is making.

his own warped frame of reference aside, he does seem to genuinely listen to his response. it'd be good to remember these names, he thinks. but, there's only one issue here. ] These are all nicknames... [ he repeats back...

within context, there likely were only a handful each could adequately apply to ... but, on the other hand, there is one that seems to stand out.

wolfie... he's going to use this one. thanks bakugo.

but, at the last bit. ] Surprised you also didn't include yourself as number one.

[blastedass]

[knowing your limitations is another way to serve as a drive to break them or as the key to surpass them. pushing a wall that isn't there won't help anyone get stronger or make it past said wall. someone like yuwon, who bakugo figures is a warrior (of what kind, still working on that), would know this reality.

at current, he thinks yuwon's like the main character in one of those dungeon crawler games... says the guy who's basically a character from a superhero comic book.]

Yeah? [of course they're nicknames! you think he's gonna waste time with the real ones? which he knows, but refuses to use. yuwon's the kind of person who would rib him just for NOT using those nicknames. in his usual stoic-faced way of ribbing.

but given bakugou's way of nicknaming people, mutual acquaintances would likely not be hard to figure out.

you're welcome, wrio.]

I'll smash all those records one day and stand at the top of the list.

[he's proud. he's not a fucking liar.]

[yuwon]

[ lucky for bakugo, ribbing happens regardless of if he utilizes nicknames or not. never escaping the cringe allegations (but, is an adult who is calling a teen cringe any better? absolutely not). but, that said, he clarifies: ]

How am I supposed to figure out who they are? [ he speaks bluntly, his arms crossing over his chest as he seems to briefly consider who these people could be? but, the fact that two of them are from his world, he also has to ask: ] Those from your world, are they also "heroes"?

[ though, he did name the sorcerers, which also made sense to him.

at bakugo's declaration though, he gives almost a small quirk of his lips. that does sound like him. but, it seems to slip away as soon as he opens his mouth to speak. ] Do your best. [ he couldn't sound less enthused even if he wanted to. if this doesn't sound genuine, maybe it's because... it may not be, but only because he doesn't necessarily believe in the simulation (if just because what is this place if there aren't levels to gain and stats to increase tf). ]

[blastedass]

[calling him cringe is cringe, so fuck you, "adult" person. someone has to earn the right to get called their real name, and so far, few people have. (don't worry, yuwon, just get gobsmacked good and hard in a battle they're both invested in and he'll yell your real name in alarm.) the question earns the man a flat look.]

Aa. They're from my class, aiming to become Pro Heroes like I am. [he's not giving you hints on who those people are. something for yuwon to wonder about and maybe ask around since bakugo's not sparing anyone from nicknames.]

As if I'd do anything less. [he always gives his best whenever he's going for a task, though sometimes the execution is less bombastic than others. has to be invested to really blow the energy for it, but it's not too hard to get him irritably revving into some kind of activity if couched a proper way. yuwon's lackluster "encouragement" earns the man a glare. yeah, he gets the guy's not that serious about his well-wishes. some people just aren't into the simulation training.]

But the simulation results can go to hell if it means we can kill these fucking kaiju and get back home. [so he's not beholden to them completely, seeing the results more as guidelines than concrete evidence.]

[yuwon]

[ why are these the stakes to be called by their given name... despite bakugo's clearly unimpressed look back towards him, yuwon simply pretends not to notice; acting as unaffected as always. ]

Stingy. [ he responds in tune, but he also doesn't appear too bothered. while he doesn't expect he'll come upon their identities easily, there were only so many outsiders, and he doesn't doubt that names and skills circulated well enough in their own right. ]

I don't disagree with you there. [ though, the entire explanation of how they've been brought here, and the continuity of their previous worlds... well, it's a lot even now. but, without a lot to add, he just kind of gives bakugo... a pat on the back without any additional words. ]

[blastedass]

[because bakugo's a brat. he doesn't respect people until they earn it. and even then, it's not often that he calls someone by their real name. even his best friend back home has the moniker "shitty hair" despite bakugo's good relationship with kirishima.

one of these days, he's going to get a reaction out of yuwon.]

Urusei. [if he believed yuwon was really bothered about not getting more information on those nicknames' true identities, he might have considered. but alas, he doesn't. likely that yuwon will come across someone who recognizes the person behind the nickname and he'll get that cleared up. consider it some little detective work for your brain, yuwon.]

Oy! [don't pat his back like he's some little kid! bakugo snarls over his shoulder at the other man, though he's not dodging away like some kind of bristling cat. despite their clashing personalities, the blonde does kind of respect yuwon, and has interest in his skills and world.] Just admit I'm right!

[yuwon]

[ the fact he doesn't just dodge out of it was probably telling enough. hence, his actions just strike yuwon as being more humorous than anything else. per usual, he does little to actual de-escalate the situation, including not giving bakugo clear confirmation on being correct... or incorrect. ]

Is being right that important? [ lol. ] Seems kind of petty.

[ it's either yuwon has nothing to say, or ... he has to deliver the final word, no in between.

but, he respects you too, buddy. ]

[blastedass]

[WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?! DO YOU ENJOY RILING HIM UP?! HE'S GOING TO RAM A GRENADE IN YOUR FACE SOMEDAY AND WON'T BE A SHITLICK SORRY FOR IT!! ... preferably when the other man has time to recover from getting blown up. yeah.]

What the hell? You wanna go through life being wrong?!

[depending on the type of "wrong", that's probably an easy question, buuut for someone proud, successful, hard working, and high standards like bakugou... yeah. "wrong" is a good equivalent to "weak" and the like.

thanks for the respect.]

[yuwon]

I'm just saying, I hear heroes tend to be broad-minded.

[ even if his frame of reference is relatively limited. limited being that he only ever respected and truly considered one person in his life to be the perfect depiction of a hero. someone who would readily give in to others requests, even if they seemed outrageous (is this actually a positive thing? apparently, it is for yuwon). that said, it's not that he thinks bakugo can't show that kind of consideration...

he's really here just being contrary for absolutely no reason. almost like catching himself belatedly he does add in: ] But, if you want to be right, let's say you are.

[blastedass]

Not all of them are.

[his tone lowers at the admission, glancing down at his hand as he cups some water in it and pours it back out for lack of something else distracting to do. he entered u.a. with a brilliant mind, great power, amazing grades, a sparkling record, and thought he knew all there was about being a hero. turned out... that arrogant shit had so much to learn, so much he didn't know, so much he failed at when it came to being a hero. that arrogant little shit is still arrogant and a shit, but he's matured a lot through the year. broad minded was harder to accept than he thought.

he breaks back from his thoughts and looks at yuwon with his usual RBF scowl. thing is, when yuwon says he's right, it sounds like he's toying with him rather than actually agreeing.]

You're trying to get blown up, aren't you.