[Shouto pulls out a drawing of his own "sweet guardian". They said they would trade, though he's realizing his attempt is never going to come close to the real thing.]
Mixed emotions are... pretty normal, I think. Even if she was awful.
[Because Shouto hates his father, sure, but he also doesn't really want him dead. It's weird. Family is weird and he doesn't know how to talk about it in a meaningful way, even when he tries.]
[Shouto folds up the terrible drawing of his father and hesitates before putting it back in his pocket.]
This is already pretty big. A hundred times?
[No wonder Vriska felt like she had to do what her guardian said. Outsized like that... it's scary, and he knows it. He knows what his father looked like when he was little.]
Easily. She was enormous. That's why I had to feed her, actually. Eventually she grew too big to remain in her old hunting grounds, and once she emerged, it was my job to take care of her. I think I was the equivalent of about six, in human years.
I mean, she was with me my whole life. She even came with us into Sgrub. All our custodians did. I mostly avoided her once we got into the game, and then I died. So.
[ shrug!!!!! ]
... I really have to figure out what to do with this thing. I don't want to destroy it, but looking at it is just going to piss me off.
"History" is a cute word for a whole lot of bullshit. But. [ The sharpness leaves her on a sigh. ] Actually, since I got back, things have been really different. We're actually getting along. It's been ... nice.
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Mixed emotions are... pretty normal, I think. Even if she was awful.
[Because Shouto hates his father, sure, but he also doesn't really want him dead. It's weird. Family is weird and he doesn't know how to talk about it in a meaningful way, even when he tries.]
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Yeah, I guess so. I--
[ This is the point at which she looks at the drawing he's pulled out. ]
.... I have no idea what I'm looking at. Why does he have misshapen fronds emerging from his head? What is he wearing??
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That's fire. His hair can turn into fire, it's stupid. He's stupid.
That's his hero outfit. The symbol on his front is the kanji for fire.
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[ look, ]
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Doesn't he realize a good hero should have flair? The look is everything!
[ ugh. ]
... if you got a figure of him or something like that, what would you do with it?
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... Stick it in a drawer, probably. Maybe ask Izuku if he wants a figure? I don't think he'd want Endeavor either though.
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... so you wouldn't get rid of it either, huh.
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Honestly, it has been an incredibly long time since I saw her. I don't miss her, but it's sort of... a little nostalgic, in a way?
[ Sighing through her nose she lets go and instead flicks the plush in the face. ]
She was a hundred times this size, by the way. At least!
[ At least. ]
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This is already pretty big. A hundred times?
[No wonder Vriska felt like she had to do what her guardian said. Outsized like that... it's scary, and he knows it. He knows what his father looked like when he was little.]
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[ shrug!!!!! ]
... I really have to figure out what to do with this thing. I don't want to destroy it, but looking at it is just going to piss me off.
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Maybe give it to somebody you trust? So you don't have to look at it but it won't be destroyed either.
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[ Vriska pillows her chin on the heel of her hand, staring thoughtfully at the spider. ]
Maybe I will give it to John. He would get it, I think.
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"History" is a cute word for a whole lot of bullshit. But. [ The sharpness leaves her on a sigh. ] Actually, since I got back, things have been really different. We're actually getting along. It's been ... nice.
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[Because he gets the feeling Vriska didn't really get to grow up with a lot of them.]
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You know, it's weird, but I feel like I already have a few.
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Good. I hope you keep getting more.