[ Snacks! He'll take a peek to see what those are in a bit probably. As for how he looks, if anything, it's better than usual. It's subtle, but his eyes are particularly bright tonight, even among the neon colors of the arcade.
Also because I forgot to mention he has a stupid fur trimmed red cape draped across his beanbag. #fashion. smh. ]
Here or there? It's the same for both. Starts off slow, gets crazy at the end.
[ The smile on his face can be heard, even with his attention on the screen. Time to select 2 players and watch the monopoly houses load onto the screen. No instructions will be offered by either Shigaraki or the NES because this is retro gaming and a chuuni in their prime. ]
[ Definitely some Doritos in there, along with some candy and other types of chips. More importantly, good, he'll put those worries to rest and relax for now. It's gaming time, after all. He can sweat the bigger things later.
Shigaraki is so lucky that Ibuki has no room to talk with his fancy white coat. #fashion ]
[ And unfortunately, Ibuki isn't an avid gamer, so he absolutely gets surprised and hit by a bunch of obstacles. He sounds incredulous as yet more strange neighbors (?) appear, speaking up while trying to correct course and avoid some skateboarder. ]
Wait, really? They sure have no respect for the paperboy's route. What?
Maybe they don't wanna pay? People are weird 'bout money. [ It's more like his view of many things is sideways and backwards even if he should get it considering what he's been through.
And Shigaraki may be a gamer, but retro games are really something else. He's better at dodging for sure but he plays pretty aggressively and almost loses a life to a dog that spawns suddenly. ]
Haha, so they'll attack to grab a free copy? I can see that.
[ Wow, people downtown sure are unfriendly. And so his view of neighborhoods continue to get more skewed. Ibuki continues on, definitely trying to be careful to not swerve onto a hydrant and a dog on his end. ]
How rude of them.
[ And then he proceeds to send like three different papers straight into the windows, cracking them. ]
Hmm, it almost feels easier to throw things through the window.
[ Something about the way Ibuki says that makes Shigaraki laugh. Destruction is always a good time, but there's something simple and really enjoyable about it here. ]
It's less points but— [ Just yeeting the papers on his side now too into the windows, punctuated by 8bit screams. ]
[ They say laughter's contagious, and Ibuki's certainly not immune, leaning forward with the force of his laughter.
Still trying to keep the poor paperboy moving past a tire and lawn mower, he keeps chuckling at all the 8bit mayhem they're now intentionally causing. Newspapers after newspapers continue to shatter the windows. A grim reaper also gets smacked in the head with one, though that was unintentional on his part. ]
They better. Same goes for the tornado too. [ He's dying at least once to said tornado but he doesn't seem to mind since he respawns to bean a kid on a skateboard with a snicker. ]
What're gonna do with your cash? [ Virtual cash in a virtual game but maybe he's caught up in the moment or genuinely interested. ]
A tornado with a wallet? We should charge them extra.
[ And he promptly gets stabbed by some lady trying to dodge yet another skateboarder with no clue. Wow. He then manages to run into a dog not a minute later. Even so, he doesn't hesitate with his answer. His love for animals still holds strong in a video game. ]
I'd pay for rewards for the dogs, so they can chase away some of the obstacles. Especially the humans who insist on just kicking their legs in the air.
[ What are they doing on the sidewalk anyway? Who knows, but it's sure been the cause of a few tornado and drive-by deaths. ]
Actually a quirk like that would be real good at stealing.
[ Serious thoughts for serious moments. ]
You could probably pay them in bones so you'd have a dog army. Dogs aren't bad.
[ This is effusive praise coming from him, and it's one that he manages without missing a beat either. The goal is just up ahead too, though he stops before crossing it to shatter one more window for good measure. ]
Mmhm, dogs can be pretty cool when they want to be. The bones just add to their aesthetic.
[ Somehow, Ibuki gets stuck between a reaper and tire trying to get one more newspaper delivered. After the respawn from that fiasco, he chucks two newspaper through the window at the last house before following Shigaraki to the cheering finish line. ]
[ But again, the over part of overkill is kinda fun? Same goes for aesthetic, but he's already pretty much forgotten about the dogs because that's how his brain works. This logic.
The cheering crowd is very beepy, but it's an excitable beepy and that's what matters. ]
I think I prefer 'em to the crowds I'm used to. [ And here's the report. There are few resubscribers when you go chaos route, rude. He'll wait to press Go on the next level. ] But they should pay us too.
[ He turns to face Shigaraki as he crosses the finish line, beeping crowd in the background. And so ends the first level of Paperboy he's ever played. Not a good showing, but the increase of property damage as time went on after all those obstacles? Strangely satisfying. ]
I think I can take the beeping in moderation. [ And instantly after that report. ] I am now reconsidering the amount of beeping I'll allow.
[ Be more appreciative of their efforts, wow! ]
Yeah, if they pay, I'll think about it. Those bones won't pay for themselves.
[ Shigaraki grins, amused at the state of the beeping economy; he stands by what he said in that to him beeping beats a bunch of chanting about the Paranormal Liberation Front, but they're not even worth a mention considering he can't use their money to buy bones right now. Really, his priorities.
Instead he muses out loud about their apparent shared problem, turning his attention away from the screen and to Ibuki as he does. ]
I wonder if I could just leave the bones on people instead of disintegrating 'em entirely. Skin is attached to flesh and muscle, and that's attached to bones so since I can control what I decay now... Maybe I'll try it next time.
[ This much thinking requires snacking, which thankfully Ibuki had the foresight to bring—!
Shigaraki isn't head empty, not really, it's more that nowadays what he bothers to think about and what he actually has to think about isn't much. But he does listen even if a lot of the time it's just "storing that info away for later" than ever acknowledging that he's aware of it in the first place.
Which is all to say that he's been reminded of something he did do, since you know, video games. ]
Oh, yeah. [ He reaches over to the bag he brought; he had to bring the NES, controllers, and Paperboy since there's no way he's just leaving this with the group at large. But more importantly(?) he did bring two other things. ]
Hmm, yeah, should be doable then? Wouldn't hurt to have a good visual in your head to reference though.
[ For a bit, Ibuki continues to think on this subject, remembering the moving anatomy models he's seen in horror dramas. Shigaraki speaking up again quickly snaps him out of it. ]
[ Any thought to bring up moving anatomy models quickly disappears soon after. ]
Eh?
[ He wants to say more, but the words get stuck in his throat for a bit. Instead, he looks between the two containers and Shigaraki, eyes widening the same way they did when he opened the loot box on Monday. ]
[ After a pause, he brings the cupcake and goose a little closer, marveling at how cute both of them are. It's kind of amazing how much he adores them already, really. It seems almost a shame to eat the cupcake... Ibuki wants to take a picture before that. ]
Hahaha, thanks. You're pretty good at giving presents, huh?
[ He can't really help the big grin blooming on his face. An unexpected surprise this may be, but it's clear from his expression that he's having fun. ]
Raid bosses are supposed to give out the best loot. [ He looks kind of stupidly pleased about it for a few reasons, one of which is his luck being like This when it comes to gatcha. It's always satisfying to pull high no matter what it is. ]
But I figured why not game the weird dates and numbers here. And that old guy can't kill this goose.
Good to know. And yeah, you might as well take the chance. [ He can't help but laugh a little more before continuing. ] I'll be sure to take care of this little one.
[ But of course he can't ignore the other one, so he takes out his U-PINION to take a picture, one that won't be sent to the Toucan chat. ]
[ Keeping stuff from the toucans... Shigaraki tilts his head at the picture taking. He's seen this plenty before with Toga and Magne but it's still a ??? to him. Needless to say, he was not the one who created the selfie task it was obviously Overhaul. ]
[ After a moment he accepts that with a small "huh". Cute does not really exist in his vocabulary, but having lived with someone where cute runs in her bloodstream, he understands well enough. And that's kind of why he picked this cupcake because his intuition isn't terrible, somehow.
Anyway, he's finally grabbing some chips now. ]
Too bad there's not been any cool explosions here, or I could try to get a new wallpaper. [ Lobelia's explosions do not count, obviously. ]
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Also because I forgot to mention he has a stupid fur trimmed red cape draped across his beanbag. #fashion. smh. ]
Here or there? It's the same for both. Starts off slow, gets crazy at the end.
[ The smile on his face can be heard, even with his attention on the screen. Time to select 2 players and watch the monopoly houses load onto the screen. No instructions will be offered by either Shigaraki or the NES because this is retro gaming and a chuuni in their prime. ]
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Shigaraki is so lucky that Ibuki has no room to talk with his fancy white coat. #fashion ]
Haha, that so? There sounds good.
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Wait, really? They sure have no respect for the paperboy's route. What?
[ Who knew paperboys had such difficult jobs? ]
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And Shigaraki may be a gamer, but retro games are really something else. He's better at dodging for sure but he plays pretty aggressively and almost loses a life to a dog that spawns suddenly. ]
The dogs don't either.
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[ Wow, people downtown sure are unfriendly. And so his view of neighborhoods continue to get more skewed. Ibuki continues on, definitely trying to be careful to not swerve onto a hydrant and a dog on his end. ]
How rude of them.
[ And then he proceeds to send like three different papers straight into the windows, cracking them. ]
Hmm, it almost feels easier to throw things through the window.
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It's less points but— [ Just yeeting the papers on his side now too into the windows, punctuated by 8bit screams. ]
—it's more fun, ain't it?
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[ They say laughter's contagious, and Ibuki's certainly not immune, leaning forward with the force of his laughter.
Still trying to keep the poor paperboy moving past a tire and lawn mower, he keeps chuckling at all the 8bit mayhem they're now intentionally causing. Newspapers after newspapers continue to shatter the windows. A grim reaper also gets smacked in the head with one, though that was unintentional on his part. ]
Oh, they better still pay for these.
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What're gonna do with your cash? [ Virtual cash in a virtual game but maybe he's caught up in the moment or genuinely interested. ]
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[ And he promptly gets stabbed by some lady trying to dodge yet another skateboarder with no clue. Wow. He then manages to run into a dog not a minute later. Even so, he doesn't hesitate with his answer. His love for animals still holds strong in a video game. ]
I'd pay for rewards for the dogs, so they can chase away some of the obstacles. Especially the humans who insist on just kicking their legs in the air.
[ What are they doing on the sidewalk anyway? Who knows, but it's sure been the cause of a few tornado and drive-by deaths. ]
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[ Serious thoughts for serious moments. ]
You could probably pay them in bones so you'd have a dog army. Dogs aren't bad.
[ This is effusive praise coming from him, and it's one that he manages without missing a beat either. The goal is just up ahead too, though he stops before crossing it to shatter one more window for good measure. ]
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[ Absolutely taking it seriously. ]
Mmhm, dogs can be pretty cool when they want to be. The bones just add to their aesthetic.
[ Somehow, Ibuki gets stuck between a reaper and tire trying to get one more newspaper delivered. After the respawn from that fiasco, he chucks two newspaper through the window at the last house before following Shigaraki to the cheering finish line. ]
At least some of them appreciate these paperboys.
[ This colony is also cursed. ]
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[ But again, the over part of overkill is kinda fun? Same goes for aesthetic, but he's already pretty much forgotten about the dogs because that's how his brain works. This logic.
The cheering crowd is very beepy, but it's an excitable beepy and that's what matters. ]
I think I prefer 'em to the crowds I'm used to. [ And here's the report. There are few resubscribers when you go chaos route, rude. He'll wait to press Go on the next level. ] But they should pay us too.
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I think I can take the beeping in moderation. [ And instantly after that report. ] I am now reconsidering the amount of beeping I'll allow.
[ Be more appreciative of their efforts, wow! ]
Yeah, if they pay, I'll think about it. Those bones won't pay for themselves.
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Instead he muses out loud about their apparent shared problem, turning his attention away from the screen and to Ibuki as he does. ]
I wonder if I could just leave the bones on people instead of disintegrating 'em entirely. Skin is attached to flesh and muscle, and that's attached to bones so since I can control what I decay now... Maybe I'll try it next time.
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Shigaraki isn't head empty, not really, it's more that nowadays what he bothers to think about and what he actually has to think about isn't much. But he does listen even if a lot of the time it's just "storing that info away for later" than ever acknowledging that he's aware of it in the first place.
Which is all to say that he's been reminded of something he did do, since you know, video games. ]
Oh, yeah. [ He reaches over to the bag he brought; he had to bring the NES, controllers, and Paperboy since there's no way he's just leaving this with the group at large. But more importantly(?) he did bring two other things. ]
The last time was loot, so here. [ He hands over one tiny konbini bird cupcake in that exact container, and a gatchapon capsule containing this very tired goose, with string that can be attached to the u-pinion. ]
Happy Birthday.
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[ For a bit, Ibuki continues to think on this subject, remembering the moving anatomy models he's seen in horror dramas. Shigaraki speaking up again quickly snaps him out of it. ]
2/3 i lied
Eh?
[ He wants to say more, but the words get stuck in his throat for a bit. Instead, he looks between the two containers and Shigaraki, eyes widening the same way they did when he opened the loot box on Monday. ]
3/3
Hahaha, thanks. You're pretty good at giving presents, huh?
[ He can't really help the big grin blooming on his face. An unexpected surprise this may be, but it's clear from his expression that he's having fun. ]
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But I figured why not game the weird dates and numbers here. And that old guy can't kill this goose.
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[ But of course he can't ignore the other one, so he takes out his U-PINION to take a picture, one that won't be sent to the Toucan chat. ]
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it was obviously Overhaul. ]What's that for?
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Taking a picture of the cupcake. I want to be able to see what it looks like even after I eat it.
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Like a cool explosion?
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[ Cute and cool are both wonderful in their own ways! ]
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Anyway, he's finally grabbing some chips now. ]
Too bad there's not been any cool explosions here, or I could try to get a new wallpaper. [ Lobelia's explosions do not count, obviously. ]
But this is remindin' me why Paperboy's fun too.
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