9 Jul 2022, 02:38
Fly High and Reach the Top!
| date: Sunday - 05/22/22 time: 07:00AM year: first school: mahoutokoro school of witchcraft and wizardry |
hair color: ombre - blond, red, purple outfit: pastel pink outfit, as close to white as possible. accessories: pride bracelet more accessories: a lone silver dangle earring in his left ear |
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| ── | The summer games were coming up soon. And Hiro was still on a Mahoutokoro school broom, which had taken him through thick and thin during matches. The ombre-haired boy did love Hoki, as he'd affectionately called the broom, but at the same time wanted a broom that gave him better stats. When he eventually managed to lay his hands on a Silver Arrow, he'd probably also give it the name Hoki v2. Hiro wasn't very good with names. Thus why he tended to always keep any names that he came up with for items. Because it was really hard for him to decide and settle on a name he liked for them. Regardless, Hiro was stuck with his current Hoki and that was how things would remain for awhile. Hiro didn't have any choice. He wasn't as fortunate as most of the other students, who were blessed with their parents giving them brooms to help them on their path in quidditch or as a broom racer. Hiro didn't even have an allowance like all of the other students got from their parents. So, although the school had a broom fund for those in quidditch and broom racing, Hiro was far behind all the others. A sigh escaped his lips at the thought of everyone else being on a broom that wasn't a school broom in the matches. What would they think of him? Would he be the only one on a school broom? The thought made him feel a bit lightheaded. Of course, Hiro's thoughts about himself were far from what people actually thought about him. Many loved the beater known as Tone, his most popular nickname. Unless his hair was sporting a pink or purple color and then the Pygmy Puff beater was what they switched into calling him. Calico was another name some people knew him as but the other two were more widely known. Hiro tried to stop the self-deprecating thoughts and shook his head as he tried to focus on what he was up so early in the morning to do. It was 7AM on a Sunday and Hiro had woken up early to head over to the quidditch training pitch to practice flying and maneuvers all by himself. If he couldn't beat the other brooms in speed, he'd make up for it with skills and maneuvers. Upon reaching the training pitch, Hiro mounted his broom and shot off into the sky, enjoying the cool breeze. Even though it was near summer time, having a breeze rush over you always felt good. The breeze ruffled through Hiro's blond, red and purple colored hair and the boy briefly closed his eyes. Maybe he'd just enjoy the breeze for a bit longer before he started to train. After awhile, Hiro started to practice his flying skills, held back by the poor school broom's 'abilities'. As in its lack of said abilities. Not to mention its speed and lack of stats too. Hoki was pretty worthless compared to other brooms. But Hiro still appreciated it because at least it hadn't broken on him during previous matches. And it did pretty well to hold up during practice training sessions with his teammates. ────────────────────── ㅤ 🎸ㅤ──────────────────────
actions: Hiro practices his flying skills and maneuvers up in the sky on the quidditch training pitch. notes: ------------------------------ tags: @Sophia Nelson as Ayako Yamamura word count 532 coded by draven mirador |
| kim sato tone bakugo | sta • 10 | eva • 16 | str • 2 | wis • 10 | arc • 7 | acc • 17 sta • 10 | eva • 15 | str • 12 | wis • 7 | arc • 4 | acc • 17 |
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10 Jul 2022, 06:44
Fly High and Reach the Top!
Japanese || English
Date: 22/05/2022 || Time: 07:15
Outfit: Black leggings, tight blue t-shirt, black boots
Summer was quickly approaching, which meant that the time to represent Mahoutokoro to the absolute best of her abilities was also approaching. Upon arrival to the British wizarding school, the students of Mahoutokoro would be the outsiders, which meant that the enemy would sense weakness and pounce like a predator in the wild.
This was unacceptable.
Any shred of weakness within the Mahoutokoro quidditch team had to be snuffed out indiscriminately, and that included her own.
Ayako had practiced her flying skills as well as various other quidditch drills well over two dozen hours per week, and she was certainly confident in her own abilities, but skill alone could not compete in an uneven battlefield forged by the quality of the competitors' brooms, so the decision had been quite simple.
She needed to buy a better broom than the standard school model. Not only for herself, but for Hiro as well. His skills were quite good, despite the fact that he seemed to treat quidditch as a game, but he was clearly being held back on his broom, just the same as she was.
Her first choice would have instinctively been the Yajirushi, as it had been proven in World Cup matches by her own fellow Japanese players, but upon further research, her preferences quickly turned to the high-quality Firebolts, or the decades-old, yet reliable, Silver Arrow models.
Unfortunately for her, those brooms were quite pricy, and she wasn't exactly wealthy. In fact, her family was teetering on the brink of poverty since her bastard of a 'father' had left. Her own mother had been supporting them all on her own, and Ayako's attendance at a boarding school had allowed the woman to - thankfully - fall back down to working at only one job as opposed to two.
Ayako would be damned if she was to ask her mother for money for something as frivolous as a broomstick, forcing the woman into working herself to death once more. It completely defeated the purpose of improving herself in her studies and - some day - supporting her family herself.
That didn't mean the child had no way to get money, though.
So she'd written letters to her mother. She hadn't asked for money, not at all, but she had instead requested that her belongings - manga, toys, muggle books and such - be sold, and the money converted to the gold-based currency favored by the magical community. Her mother had reluctantly agreed to do so and, while the money wasn't much, Ayako was now the proud owner of her very own Comet 180. It was a far cry from the Yajirushi she'd originally eyed with wonder, but it was certainly a cut above the school brooms.
And that wasn't all.
As she approached the training field with her Comet under her left arm, she was also bearing a gift for the friend - what a strange word to use. She'd never had friends before. - she knew would be on the pitch. Hiro Bakugo. The 'Pygmy Puff beater' as he fancied himself, with his colorful hair.
Ayako wasn't quite the fan of his flamboyance or overly familiar attitude, but she could recognize trauma when she saw it. She didn't miss the pain behind Hiro's eyes when he thought no one was looking, though he certainly hid it well.
Hopefully she could cheer him up, just a bit, and - more importantly - improve their chances of winning the summer quidditch match.
She mounted her Comet and quickly took off, unsure if Hiro had noticed her yet. It was a bit strange, flying on her own broom with another broom in her free hand, but it wasn't much more difficult than flying with a quaffle in her arm, so she could certainly handle it. If she couldn't, she had no business calling herself a Chaser.
She flew in a straight line toward her friend, wasting no time whatsoever. As her broom approached him, she pulled back slightly, coming to a stop less than two feet from Hiro's school broom.
"Hiro-san," she greeted in her usual curt manner. "Your broom is inadequate and your performance inefficient. I've remedied this."
Quickly, methodically, she held out the Nimbus 1700 she'd bought for him with her right hand, gesturing for him to take it. She impatiently gripped her own new broom, eager to begin flying drills. As soon as the broom was close enough for Hiro to grab it, she let go and turned to fly away. Now it was time to see how her new broom handled. Perhaps Hiro would join her.
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Interacting: @Kim Sato as Hiro Bakugo
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12 Jul 2022, 18:45
Fly High and Reach the Top!
| date: Sunday - 05/22/22 time: 07:00AM year: first school: mahoutokoro school of witchcraft and wizardry |
hair color: ombre - blond, red, purple outfit: pastel pink outfit, as close to white as possible. accessories: pride bracelet more accessories: a lone silver dangle earring in his left ear |
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| ── | Hiro had a lot of things to do. Not only did he need to improve his quidditch skills but he had other responsibilities as well. Despite the fact that many students seemed to consider him a nuisance, who apparently had too much free time on his hands, that was not the case at all. What they didn't know was that Hiro worked incredibly hard at anything and everything that he tended to do. That included 'bothering' others, which in turn, gave them the misunderstanding that he had nothing better to do with his time. He was very good at handling his time and was able to set a 'schedule' of some sort within his brain. It wasn't really 'strict' and allowed for flexibility but was useful for someone like him. One that allowed him to 'bother' others, study and become the best at whatever it was that he put his mind to, maintain a positive mood whenever he was with a group of people, carry out his responsibilities and help others achieve their goals, and take part in many activities. Hiro's partial photographic memory also came in handy during these times. He never forgot a face and although it would take him a few seconds to put a name to that face, he would always be able to do so. No one was unimportant to him, as he knew what it felt like to be ignored by others. To be considered irrelevant. Hiro was in the midst of going through a complicated maneuver when he became aware of a presence. The boy turned mid-maneuver and faced her as Ayako flew steadily over to him. She had another broom in her hand, a Nimbus if he was guessing from the logo. Was it a 1700? Yes, that was it. Not a bad broom. But why was she up there with a broom like that in her hands? Hiro's unspoken question was answered by Ayako and his eyebrows went straight up as a result of her words. "Huh?" Hiro's reaction was of confusion and slight disbelief as to what had just happened a few seconds ago. The boy blinked as Ayako closed the relatively short distance between the two. And handed him the broom. Hiro wordlessly took the broom and watched as Ayako turned around to fly off. For a moment he remained stationary and then glanced down at the Nimbus 1700. He looked down at Hoki and then back at the new broom. And then Hiro flew down to the ground and dismounted to gaze at the Nimbus 1700. He ran his hand along the broom's shaft and then checked its bristles. Making sure everything was fine with the broom, he laid Hoki down on the ground. Hiro's quidditch name, Tone, had been crafted into Hoki's handle, staking his claim on it. He would need to do the same with this new one. But despite the fact that he now had a new broom, Hiro didn't want to give Hoki up to anyone else. "Ue!" Hiro said as he held out his hand and spoke the word to make the broom rise up into his hand. When the broom instantly did so, Hiro swung his legs up over the Nimbus 1700 and decided to officially call it Nim from now on. And then, he headed up into the sky and chased after Ayako, wherever she might be. It was nice of her to have done this but Hiro still didn't know why she had done it for him. After all, they weren't exactly close friends, like SNACBASH. They might be friends but did friends usually hook up other friends like this? He wasn't entirely sure. ────────────────────── ㅤ 🎸ㅤ──────────────────────
actions: Hiro obtains a Nimbus 1700 from Ayako and joins her in a practice flight for awhile. notes: ------------------------------ tags: @Sophia Nelson as Ayako Yamamura word count 614 coded by draven mirador |
| kim sato tone bakugo | sta • 10 | eva • 16 | str • 2 | wis • 10 | arc • 7 | acc • 17 sta • 10 | eva • 15 | str • 12 | wis • 7 | arc • 4 | acc • 17 |
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