[ Now really is the time for dark laughter, given that Shigaraki lets his own bubble forth, as deep and dark as the tea. He lets it settle along with all the memories that accompany it, along with all the thoughts he has of the present, interweaving together.
Again, he'll leave the specifics to Overhaul, but before he does: ]
One more thing. Pick whoever you want, but Ibuki or Moravia if that's who they are today, is off limits. Got it?
[Overhaul's gaze flickers from Billy's glee on over to Shigaraki's little moment, impassive behind his mask but sharp and intent. There's both interest and disdain there, just as there always is with his glances, but the subject is up in the air.]
... If you'll indulge him.
[Or he might just be back to being the harried mother of four, who knows at this point. Maybe he could have done with some tea, but his gaze hasn't once strayed to the teapot.
Instead, he gives Shigaraki a nod -- fully acknowledging the request -- before getting back to the matter at hand.]
Staying focused is fine, but I meant what I said -- if your enemy is nigh-invulnerable, then getting near him will be the first hurdle. Spread your net wider, and that will be less of a problem. But you'll likely only have one shot.
That said, I can guarantee the strength of the drug once perfected. Our tests at home have been conducted on all kinds of quirks -- power users, that is, at all levels of skill and society. What we need here is to understand the effects on powers not seen at home.
Do you have a detailed list of powers for the superhuman you're after?
[Billy's eyebrows lower in curiosity, not expecting that sort of exception. Leave it to the strange shapeshifter to have a strange relationship with the administration.]
Fine, I'll keep the sauce away from your little pal.
[He takes a small sip of tea.]
Can manage the particulars once I get me hands on the material. Been waitin' too long to off this monster to fuck it up.
He's a near-invulnerable man with superhuman strength and speed, along with flyin' and shooting heat lasers from his eyes.
Indulge me? If he doesn't indulge me I'll indulge myself.
[ That's pointedly at Overhaul, though confusingly it's paired with him sitting more like a normal person on the couch; because a split second later he's reaching over to tap one finger on the table, cracks spreading out nearly instantly. A few seconds later, the coffee table is now a nice coffee table shaped pile of ash. The decay snakes up one of the plants too, claiming it as a second victim, but he halts the spread there.
Sorry this probably means the tea pot is on the floor in pieces? As is the remaining tea in the pot. But this is part and parcel of negotiations with Shigaraki when he actually has a vested interest, as at least Overhaul knows.
Anyway he'll take a sip of tea, not really concerned with the rest of the conversation. ]
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Again, he'll leave the specifics to Overhaul, but before he does: ]
One more thing. Pick whoever you want, but Ibuki or Moravia if that's who they are today, is off limits. Got it?
no subject
... If you'll indulge him.
[Or he might just be back to being the harried mother of four, who knows at this point. Maybe he could have done with some tea, but his gaze hasn't once strayed to the teapot.
Instead, he gives Shigaraki a nod -- fully acknowledging the request -- before getting back to the matter at hand.]
Staying focused is fine, but I meant what I said -- if your enemy is nigh-invulnerable, then getting near him will be the first hurdle. Spread your net wider, and that will be less of a problem. But you'll likely only have one shot.
That said, I can guarantee the strength of the drug once perfected. Our tests at home have been conducted on all kinds of quirks -- power users, that is, at all levels of skill and society. What we need here is to understand the effects on powers not seen at home.
Do you have a detailed list of powers for the superhuman you're after?
no subject
Fine, I'll keep the sauce away from your little pal.
[He takes a small sip of tea.]
Can manage the particulars once I get me hands on the material. Been waitin' too long to off this monster to fuck it up.
He's a near-invulnerable man with superhuman strength and speed, along with flyin' and shooting heat lasers from his eyes.
no subject
[ That's pointedly at Overhaul, though confusingly it's paired with him sitting more like a normal person on the couch; because a split second later he's reaching over to tap one finger on the table, cracks spreading out nearly instantly. A few seconds later, the coffee table is now a nice coffee table shaped pile of ash. The decay snakes up one of the plants too, claiming it as a second victim, but he halts the spread there.
Sorry this probably means the tea pot is on the floor in pieces? As is the remaining tea in the pot. But this is part and parcel of negotiations with Shigaraki when he actually has a vested interest, as at least Overhaul knows.
Anyway he'll take a sip of tea, not really concerned with the rest of the conversation. ]