[PFFFFFFFT. She tucks the blanket around her before shifting her attention back up to the sky. After spending night after night studying the stars, both here and back home, she's pretty good at picking out shapes; it doesn't take her long at all to point to a new cluster of stars.]
What about those stars right above it, then? They're kind of shaped like a bowl, just... longer.
[Ochako glances back over at him, mouth opening to say something, but—no. No, she absolutely can't stop herself from turning to the side, clamping a hand over her mouth, and losing it. He's just so serious about this??? She's dying.]
Perfect!
[That's the only word she can say, my dude. That's it.]
[She stays over to the side for another second or so, doing her best to get things under control, but when she leans back his way she is definitely hiccuping. That's what she gets for laughing so hard!! But at least the spitting is (thankfully) over.]
O-Only a few. [HICCUP!] There's a bunny head over... there! See it? One of its ears is longer than the other. I named it All Might—for Deku-kun, you know?—but I think I'll change its name to Busta.
[Since All Might is here now, it's just a lil awkward? Somehow? She shrugs.]
Maybe I should ask other people if they've found any constellations here! I can add them to the chart I'm making.
[All Might seems... content to live a quiet, unassuming life here; she's not sure if he'd like an All Might™ brand constellation on a star chart she will eventually share with the rest of the town, but she still takes a second to consider it. Hmm.]
Maybe I'll ask him? You know, just to see what he thinks. [Yeah? Yeah. She nods decidedly, trying to stifle a yawn. She's surprisingly cozy, thanks to Shouto's warmth! And being cozy makes her sleepy, but she's trying to fight against it as best she can.] I'll have plenty of time, too. I've been working on the chart for a while, but I have more work to do before I show it to everyone! It has to be perfect.
[Shouto doesn't even bother stopping himself from yawning. It's late at night and he's an early to bed kind of guy. It's just that Ochako is his friend, so of course he's going to try to show up for her-- it doesn't stop him from being sleepy.]
[She shakes her head, unable to keep herself from quietly laughing.]
Not really, but... a star chart is important. You have to make sure that everything is exactly where it should be, or else no one will be able to find anything. And some things move, so you have to track them, and track how fast they're going, and...
[And so on, and so forth. It's obvious that this is very important to her, but as animated as she is, she still feels drowsier and drowsier as she continues on; in fact, near the end of her speech she realizes that she's pausing frequently to yawn, and she brings both hands to her cheeks in an attempt to gently slap herself back awake. Surprise: it doesn't work at all, and she promptly shoots him an apologetic grin.]
Sorry! I'm sleepier than I thought I was. [Oh, wait—] B-But I don't want to go back inside! Not yet! It's fun spending time with you.
Huh... I didn't know how much time you though about the stars.
[Maybe that's just because of his own myopic view of the world. It's still nice to slowly learn something about one of his best friends here. So he listens, he absorbs what she says. Maybe he won't remember everything about it, but it's interesting learning about the stars from somebody who really cares about them.]
[Shouto!! She pulls the blanket a bit tighter around her, trying not to take too much from him... and trying not to smile too broadly. They've been "siblings" for such a long time now, but every time he does or says something sweet...]
Thanks, Todoroki-kun, but there's no way I'm falling asleep before we find another constellation! You look on that side, and I'll look on this side, okay? [A beat, and then:] Just... elbow me if you think I'm being too quiet.
[Does she think he'll actually do that? Well, she's determined that he won't even have to think about it, because she's staying awake! Even as her eyelids droop lower and lower, and as her head slowly falls right over to rest against his shoulder, she's... definitely not... going to sleep...
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What about those stars right above it, then? They're kind of shaped like a bowl, just... longer.
[So it's like a plate? It's a plate.]
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[Shouto follows her finger and notes the rectangular positioning of the stars. And then he's suddenly hit with a great idea.]
We can call it the soba set.
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Perfect!
[That's the only word she can say, my dude. That's it.]
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That's it's name from now on.
What about you? Have you named more stars?
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O-Only a few. [HICCUP!] There's a bunny head over... there! See it? One of its ears is longer than the other. I named it All Might—for Deku-kun, you know?—but I think I'll change its name to Busta.
[Since All Might is here now, it's just a lil awkward? Somehow? She shrugs.]
Maybe I should ask other people if they've found any constellations here! I can add them to the chart I'm making.
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I see it. You could probably still call it All Might. He's basically a legend, right? And some of the stars are named after those.
That's a good idea. How long have you been working on the chart?
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Maybe I'll ask him? You know, just to see what he thinks. [Yeah? Yeah. She nods decidedly, trying to stifle a yawn. She's surprisingly cozy, thanks to Shouto's warmth! And being cozy makes her sleepy, but she's trying to fight against it as best she can.] I'll have plenty of time, too. I've been working on the chart for a while, but I have more work to do before I show it to everyone! It has to be perfect.
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You're a perfectionist?
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Not really, but... a star chart is important. You have to make sure that everything is exactly where it should be, or else no one will be able to find anything. And some things move, so you have to track them, and track how fast they're going, and...
[And so on, and so forth. It's obvious that this is very important to her, but as animated as she is, she still feels drowsier and drowsier as she continues on; in fact, near the end of her speech she realizes that she's pausing frequently to yawn, and she brings both hands to her cheeks in an attempt to gently slap herself back awake. Surprise: it doesn't work at all, and she promptly shoots him an apologetic grin.]
Sorry! I'm sleepier than I thought I was. [Oh, wait—] B-But I don't want to go back inside! Not yet! It's fun spending time with you.
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[Maybe that's just because of his own myopic view of the world. It's still nice to slowly learn something about one of his best friends here. So he listens, he absorbs what she says. Maybe he won't remember everything about it, but it's interesting learning about the stars from somebody who really cares about them.]
If you fall asleep I'll carry you back in.
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Thanks, Todoroki-kun, but there's no way I'm falling asleep before we find another constellation! You look on that side, and I'll look on this side, okay? [A beat, and then:] Just... elbow me if you think I'm being too quiet.
[Does she think he'll actually do that? Well, she's determined that he won't even have to think about it, because she's staying awake! Even as her eyelids droop lower and lower, and as her head slowly falls right over to rest against his shoulder, she's... definitely not... going to sleep...
Until she suddenly IS asleep. Zzz.]
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He doesn't muffle his own yawn once she's asleep. It takes him a few minutes to extract himself and make sure she's still asleep.
Once he has he picks up the bundle of Ochako and starts walking her home. ]