[ clem is inside, continuing in her habit of being hyper-vigilant. she's going around and making note of where entrances and exits are, and tapping on walls before going into rooms. you know. like normal people do. ]
Mm. I was just looking around. Sorry - was I interrupting you?
[He's just pretty fearless when it comes to a lot of things that aren't social anxiety related, so wandering around a ghost mansion means nothing. Anyway, have a memory:
Mob and some weird friends of his are breaking into a base of an evil organization, Claw. Mob is with his ghost friend Dimple and his ESPer friend Hanazawa (currently wearing an awful blonde wig).
As they’re trying to break in, one of the members of the organization, Terada, attacks with his air whip abilities, and throws trees at Mob and Hanazawa.
Hanazawa is doing most of the fighting. Mob is being pretty useless here. When trees land on him, Hanazawa asks if he’s all right. Mob is fine after having trees thrown at him, but says “That startled me! Why did trees fall from the sky?”
However, Hanazawa, even giving it all he’s got, starts to lose to Terada.
Hanazawa: Kageyama-kun! While I’m concentrating on the whips, do something!
Shigeo: . . . I guess there are a lot of ways to use powers.
Mob is watching Terada’s special air whip ability, which he’s currently using to hold two trees in the air. Mob copies it, and makes both trees slam into Terada, knocking him out and ending the fight.
Hanazawa: . . . Apparently technique means nothing before absolute power. You were finished as soon as Kageyama-kun considered you his enemy.
(Part #2: This part is only on Crunchyroll, here at 17:10 to 19:37, but you can just read it instead.)
On the way in, they run into two security guards. Hanazawa knocks them out, and Dimple possesses one of them. They manage to get inside the building. Hanazawa is again doing all of the work -- knocking out security cameras, taking out guards. At one point, someone spots them and starts to raise an alarm, before both Hanazawa and Mob raise their hands and knock him with extremely strong force back into a wall.
Dimple: What the hell! Are you trying to kill him?
Hanazawa: It’s because we both hit him at once. Listen up, Kageyama-kun. Leave all the grunts to me. First we need to find out where they’re holding your brother.
Shigeo: (awkwardly) Oh. . . right, sorry.
Hanazawa is being very nice and friendly, but seems to be struggling with how Mob is just approaching all of this with a very subdued and awkward attitude, despite his immense amount of power. In contrast, Hanazawa seems really skilled and capable at all of this. Another Claw member sees them and starts to shout, and Hanazawa casually slams them against the ceiling.
Hanazawa: You abducted some kids, didn’t you? Tell us where they are.
Claw member: The. . . the children are in the basement.
Hanazawa (smiling at Mob while lets this guy drop to the floor): He said the basement!
Finally, they reach a fork on their way to the basement. They decide to split up, but instead another Claw member, Koyama, steps out. Mob instantly recognizes Koyama -- he is the one who abducted Mob’s brother, Ritsu. In their last encounter, he hurt Mob pretty badly, but Mob managed to defeat him by the skin of his teeth after a brutal fight. Still, Mob wound up more injured from it, so Koyama was able to get away with Ritsu. Hanazawa is obviously very nervous about this. Koyama looks very strong.
Mob is about as blank as he usually looks, but there’s a vibe there that he kind of hates this guy.
Koyama: I beat the crap out of you and you can still move? Well, I’m glad you’re doing well. I’ll kill you this time for real.
Hanazawa: Let’s both hit him at the same time with our full powers.
Mob raises a hand to silence Hanazawa.
Shigeo: We don’t have time right now.
Koyama: (laughing) You don’t have time? What? You trying to reserve your stamina? When you’re facing me? You stupid brats!
Laughing, he charges at them, powered up. Hanazawa, alarmed, braces himself, but Mob just walks calmly towards him, freezes him in place with his powers, and then slams him with telekinesis all around the room into the walls and ceiling rapidly about a hundred times and finally forces him through the concrete ceiling. Bye. When he’s done, the wall is covered in craters from the impact.
Shigeo: Sorry for being so noisy.
Hanazawa: I see. . . You meant you didn’t have time to hold back on him. . .
[ yeah, of course the kid she had pegged as the most normal person here has magic. telekinesis? same thing. and of course it's absurdly strong even by the standards of their own world.
she'll get to the whole 'breaking into somewhere' thing later, but for now she's too startled to be polite about it or to monitor her language. ]
You were rescuing someone, right? [ that's what it seemed like to her. in clem's book, that's a good reason to go all out against someone, however you can. ]
It wasn't. [Nodding.] He was okay. We were able to get him out.
[Of course, whether he's still okay is another question. But it's fine.]
My younger brother is very resourceful. He probably could have gotten out either way, even without me coming after him. But it was nice of Hanazawa-kun to help. I'd forgotten he did that.
Mm. I've always had powers like that, but I didn't realize there were others. Let alone an organization of them who are trying to achieve world domination.
[It's extremely sci-fi comic booky, even to him. Other than this and the existence of ghosts, his world is very normal.]
. . . I think it's because people who have powers usually aren't very good at social interactions. So all of them in Claw must read a lot of comic books.
[ world domination sounds ridiculous, and for a second she is worried she will have to reassess that judgment. but then, mob sounds kind of like he thinks it's ridiculous too. ]
So they're just so socially awkward that they try to become cult leaders?
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Ah! Sorry, sorry!
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It's alright. What are you doing out here - just exploring?
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[He's just pretty fearless when it comes to a lot of things that aren't social anxiety related, so wandering around a ghost mansion means nothing. Anyway, have a memory:
Mob and some weird friends of his are breaking into a base of an evil organization, Claw. Mob is with his ghost friend Dimple and his ESPer friend Hanazawa (currently wearing an awful blonde wig).
(Part #1: Video here)
As they’re trying to break in, one of the members of the organization, Terada, attacks with his air whip abilities, and throws trees at Mob and Hanazawa.
Hanazawa is doing most of the fighting. Mob is being pretty useless here. When trees land on him, Hanazawa asks if he’s all right. Mob is fine after having trees thrown at him, but says “That startled me! Why did trees fall from the sky?”
However, Hanazawa, even giving it all he’s got, starts to lose to Terada.
Mob is watching Terada’s special air whip ability, which he’s currently using to hold two trees in the air. Mob copies it, and makes both trees slam into Terada, knocking him out and ending the fight.
(Part #2: This part is only on Crunchyroll, here at 17:10 to 19:37, but you can just read it instead.)
On the way in, they run into two security guards. Hanazawa knocks them out, and Dimple possesses one of them. They manage to get inside the building. Hanazawa is again doing all of the work -- knocking out security cameras, taking out guards. At one point, someone spots them and starts to raise an alarm, before both Hanazawa and Mob raise their hands and knock him with extremely strong force back into a wall.
Hanazawa is being very nice and friendly, but seems to be struggling with how Mob is just approaching all of this with a very subdued and awkward attitude, despite his immense amount of power. In contrast, Hanazawa seems really skilled and capable at all of this. Another Claw member sees them and starts to shout, and Hanazawa casually slams them against the ceiling.
(Part #3: Video here).
Finally, they reach a fork on their way to the basement. They decide to split up, but instead another Claw member, Koyama, steps out. Mob instantly recognizes Koyama -- he is the one who abducted Mob’s brother, Ritsu. In their last encounter, he hurt Mob pretty badly, but Mob managed to defeat him by the skin of his teeth after a brutal fight. Still, Mob wound up more injured from it, so Koyama was able to get away with Ritsu. Hanazawa is obviously very nervous about this. Koyama looks very strong.
Mob is about as blank as he usually looks, but there’s a vibe there that he kind of hates this guy.
Mob raises a hand to silence Hanazawa.
Laughing, he charges at them, powered up. Hanazawa, alarmed, braces himself, but Mob just walks calmly towards him, freezes him in place with his powers, and then slams him with telekinesis all around the room into the walls and ceiling rapidly about a hundred times and finally forces him through the concrete ceiling. Bye. When he’s done, the wall is covered in craters from the impact.
The memory ends.]
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she'll get to the whole 'breaking into somewhere' thing later, but for now she's too startled to be polite about it or to monitor her language. ]
Holy shit, kid.
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Ah. . . I went a little overboard.
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You were rescuing someone, right? [ that's what it seemed like to her. in clem's book, that's a good reason to go all out against someone, however you can. ]
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[So he can't regret it, if it was for his younger brother.]
Those guys abduct kids with powers.
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It didn't look like it was that long ago. [ mob still looks about? the same age? ] Did it turn out okay - I mean... Was your brother alright?
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[Of course, whether he's still okay is another question. But it's fine.]
My younger brother is very resourceful. He probably could have gotten out either way, even without me coming after him. But it was nice of Hanazawa-kun to help. I'd forgotten he did that.
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It seems like something out of a sci-fi comic book or something.
But I guess kids get kidnapped in any world.
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[It's extremely sci-fi comic booky, even to him. Other than this and the existence of ghosts, his world is very normal.]
. . . I think it's because people who have powers usually aren't very good at social interactions. So all of them in Claw must read a lot of comic books.
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So they're just so socially awkward that they try to become cult leaders?
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I don't really understand it. . . but it must be something like that.
[It sounds familiar to him somehow.]
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Any plans for world domination I should be wary of?
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I tried once. . . to run for student council. But when I got up to give a speech, I wasn't able to say a single word.
So world domination is a little. . .
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You could always practice public speaking.
Then take over the world. Dream big.
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People will like you as long as you're just yourself around them.
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You just have to be sincere. Some people won't ever like you, but - if they don't like you when you're being yourself, you don't need them.
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All right. I like that better than giving speeches, anyway.
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I don't think many people like listening to speeches.
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Some people are good at them, though. But that's just another trait, like having psychic powers or being able to eat spicy food.
[Anyway I want a Clem memory too! If you have any you want to give him.]
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