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[He's getting sick of this being ported out and ported back in shit. Only this time, months have passed, and he's not been left unscathed. Katsuki is wandering around Heropa, his movements almost...drunken, and while it might be harder to see via the network as he turns it on, it's apparent that he's bleeding heavily from his left shoulder. Those in his vicinity may also notice that he's bleeding from his stomach and both wounds go straight through his body. His breathing is strained as he growls out.]

Where is he-

["Uhm, Mr. Lord Got Arrested Killing People, you really should go to the hospit-"]

WHERE IS THAT SON OF A BITCH?! I'LL KILL HIM, I'LL-

["A villain! My purse has all my coupons!

With a controlled explosion, Katsuki goes flying toward the purse-snatcher, retrieving the person's purse with his teeth. Unfortunately, the second blast is less controlled thanks to his current state and he does a back-flip in midair before landing on his face. Standing up, he snarls and throws the purse at its owner, swaying as he continues his rant.]

OKAY YOU ASSHOLES, LISTEN UP! THE NAME AIN'T LORD EXPLOSION MURDER NO MORE, GET READY TO FEAR GREAT EXPLOSION MURDER GOD DYNAMIGHT!!!!

ESPECIALLY YOU, YOU CRUST BA-bas ...bastar-mmmph-

[The blood loss finally cuts his threats short, leading him to passing out right there.]

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KATSUKI?!

[This was...not what Ochako expected to see on her lunch break at school. She had been casually scrolling the network while eating a pre-packaged bento (she ain't touching the shit they serve here) when she came across the video feed of her friend looking like he was practically on death's door. Wasting no time, Ochako was grabbing her bag and racing out the building as fast as she could, grabbing bits and pieces of her hero costume as she went. Not everything, but enough to function.]

PLEASE, MOVE!! EVERYONE, OUT OF MY WAY! IT'S AN EMERGENCY! [Ochako knows Heropa - it's where she lives and where she does her patrols, usually after school, or on the weekends. From the video post, she can glean the location just slightly, and makes record time getting there with...a control of her quirk that Ochako has never displayed before. Rushing forward and leaping, activating her quirk on herself in the last second to propel herself up like a catapult, and then releasing it on the dive down to gain momentum for another upward burst. Rinse repeat. Finding him isn't difficult, there's a crowd around his body and Ochako snarls, shoving her way past them as they take pictures and videos. Some are trying to at least staunch the bleeding, but most are just standing around...

If she were any less the person she is, she would curse at every single one of them.]

P-PLEASE STAND ASIDE, I'M MEDICALLY TRAINED!! [Nodding, the person (who also confirms they're a volunteer EMT on their way in to work, hilariously), lets Ochako take the lead. She has a medi-kit in her belt and immediately gets to work trying to stabilize him while the person she was talking to begins to call an ambulance.] Katsuki!! Katsuki, stay with me! You're g-going to be okay, I-I'm here!!

[Save him. Save him, Ochako. This is what you were trained for. This is what you wanted to become - a hero who saves other heroes.]

[Katsuki's not sure how much time has passed, but the dark nothingness he finds himself in is hardly a reprieve. He can still dully sense the pain in his stomach and shoulder, and it feels as if the floor has been taken out from under him. He's a little too light-

The voices mean nothing to him. He can't pick out any words. But then there's one that's familiar-]

Mn-

[His eyelids feel like they're made of lead, and just opening them is harder than any training he's ever imposed on himself. His vision swims but he makes out a blur that's more recognizable than the other blurs.]

Ochako. You-

[The shoulder wound is easier to stitch up and bandage - no major arteries were severed or even punctured, it it seemed more like a flesh wound than anything too bad. That wasn't the issue. The issue was the damage dealt to his stomach. Ochako only knows emergency first aid, she's not a doctor or a surgeon, and this sort of wound looks bad. Critical, if he's not tended to very quickly. She can only stabilize him, but what Katsuki needs, is real medical attention.]

What's the ETA on the ambulance?! [Her attention is divided, people are muttering and yelling, children are crying because everyone is still watching like this is some sort of drama or...or something. When Katsuki wakes up, her head snaps back to him, and she places a hand on his cheek gently, to affirm her presence near him.] Yes, it's me, I'm...I-I'm here. D-Don't move much, okay? I'm going to help you. You'll be okay, but you need to stay still.

What happened? Slowly, though, don't force yourself too much... [She wants to keep him awake, alert, because that means he's alive, but Ochako is also monitoring his pulse and the clarity of his eyes as well.]

[Someone is at least composed enough to answer her. "They said five minutes!" But Katsuki doesn't hear them. He just smiles a dazed smile, his eyes unfocused.]

It's okay. It's o- [He winces, screwing his eyes shut.]

We kicked ass.

[It's fortunate that Momo thought to contact the teachers, or at least to contact Mic. Luckily, also, is that he's not far, so when he arrives it's not that soon after Uraraka. There's a grimace on his face as he arrives and pushes through the people who have gathered.

Figures people would sit back and gawk.]

HEY, LISTEN AND BACK UP, YO!

[Thanks to his quirk, his voice carries, and those who still had not given space to the girl trying to save Bakugo finally back off, giving the trio of them space and air to work. He's kneeling down immediately after, one hand setting lightly onto Uraraka's back.]

Hey, breathe. You've got back up. He's going to be alright.

[And then, his other hand lightly rests in Katsuki's hair.]

Hey, do me a favor and stay awake right now listener. It'd really help the both of us out, you dig?

[Now that's a voice that anyone from their world could recognize. Ochako snaps her head up when she sees her teacher approaching, and she feels a brief wave of relief crash into her suddenly. Mic can feel the tension in her body, how badly she's shaking under his palm, and see how pale she looks. And the flood of rushed words that spill from her mouth are another indicator that Ochako is, at her core, shaken. She's putting on her best face right now - remaining calm and professional because this is her job - but it's so much harder when it's someone she knows and cares about so much.]

Present Mic!! S-Sensei... I-I've stopped most of the bleeding but the injuries to his stomach are severe. An ambulance sh-should be here shortly - someone in the crowd was helping me before, and they alerted emergency services. I d-don't know how this happened - Bakugou-kun just...j-just appeared like this, but I think...it m-may have been some sort of fight.

[Kicked ass? Yeah, okay. Kicked ass and also got your ass kicked in the process. Stupid, fucking...idiot...! Why is it always him and Deku that get like this?! All the damn time!]

[He just wants to keep his eyes shut. It keeps the stupid bright sun out of them and he doesn't have to think about how the person trembling beneath him is his friend. He just needs a few minutes-

But there's no ignoring Mic-sensei's voice. It's his whole quirk, after all. Groaning, Katsuki opens his eyes-but it's so hard, and his whole torso feels like it's simultaneously on fire and being pummeled repeatedly. On top of bleeding on Ochako's uniform, he's sweating heavily. Great.]

Sensei...

Fucking shitty sun- turn it off...

Hey, take a breath, Uraraka. You've probably done a lot more for him than you think you have.

[A fight looks like it, if the way Bakugou's wounds look have anything to say about it. He half rolls his eyes at the commentary from the blond but does actually make an effort to shield his eyees from the light. Anything to keep him awake and alert.]

Dunno about you, listener but as far as I know there's not really a way to turn off the sun just yet. Pretty sure I hear sirens tho, kiddo. You ready for a real quick ambulance ride? Maybe once they get you settled in you can tell me what happened.

[He's clearly not in great or even good condition but the important part is keeping both of the kids calm. Hizashi looks at Uraraka again and offers her a genuine if worried smile.]

Why don't you and I trade places, and you wave down the Ambulance. Pretty sure it's just about here.

[Oh no you don't, mister. The moment Katsuki tries to close his eyes, Ochako has her hand on his face, patting it gently to try and rouse him. Sorry, Katsuki, but you can't close your eyes right now, Ochako doesn't trust that you'll open them again if you do. But Mic is here, and she relaxes...a little. It helps having the reassurance and presence of a Pro here. An adult. Because it's no lie that Ochako is shaking.

She nods, breathes, and lets Mic speak to Katsuki a moment as she gets up to go alert the medics that are on their way, pausing only once to look at her hands...covered in blood. Her friend's blood. It's the second time she held someone in her arms that was seriously injured like that. Sir Nighteye. He didn't make it. His injuries were too severe. She couldn't...do anything....

Ochako can't hear the sirens, the buzzing in her ears is drowning it out, but she manages to get through the crowd and spot the flashing lights, hailing the emergency vehicle over and directing them to where Mic and Bakugou are, letting them know the status of Katsuki's condition, and what she did to help.]

Mn. St- sto- stop it. M'awake.

[Katsuki mumbles at the face-patting, squinting his eyes before it becomes too much work and they become lazily half-lidded again.

Ambulance? Ah, fuck. He can't even argue with that. Ochako is probably panicking. He should have tried harder.]

Can't exactly walk it off, sensei. [He quips, irritated at his own weakness and sarcastic to try and lighten the mood. Unless...

He tries lifting his head up, digging the heels of his palms into the ground to try and sit up only to hiss and flop back down. Nope. He used up all his strength before.]

Edited 2021-01-12 13:10 (UTC)

Nah, no walk it off speech this time, man. Just need you to keep talking to me, you dig? When we get you straightened up I'm gonna need you to tell me what the last thing you remember is, ok? So think really hard about that and stay with me.

[He's going to stop Bakugo from sitting up, instead shifting so that he's supporting him as best as he can himself, at least until the Ambulance and the paramedics arrive. They take over almost immediately, working to get vitals, to secure Katsuki and try and take care of what they can.

Hizashi, in the meantime, stands up, not going far. He knows to give the medics the room they need, but he fully intends on going to the hospital with them. He spots Uraraka a short way away, and while he lets the medics take care of Katsuki he settles his hands on Uraraka's shoulders.]

Uraraka. Hey, wanna come back and lend me your ear, listener? Got some important things to say to you.

[He glances behind him to keep some attention on whats going on with Katsuki. It's hard to split his attention like this, but both of these kids need his attention right now. He's digging into a pocket for a handkerchief, quickly finding one and moving to help Uraraka clean the blood off of her hands.]

You did good. He's going to be okay, you hear?

[There's a moment that Ochako tenses when she feels hands on her - she hadn't even noticed Mic approaching until he was right in front of her - but does indeed seem to gather herself a little bit. It's still jarring, and she can't help but be very nervous - Katsuki always gets into fights and scraps, but it was never anything super serious. Nothing like this. Nothing where she was genuinely fearful he may not make it without immediate medical attention.

Swallowing down the lump in her throat, Ochako blinks the threatening moisture out of her eyes and nods her head, maybe a little too quickly. She did what she could, everything she was taught and trained for up until now, it's up to the real medical professionals to take over from here. Ochako just hopes what did do was enough.]

He's...g-going to be okay. [She nods again, breathing in and out slowly, watching absently as her teacher cleans the blood off her hands.] He's going to be okay...

[After a few more minutes, the paramedics get Katsuki on a stretcher and hooked up to several machines to monitor his heart rate, blood pressure, and other vitals. They're asking him questions, trying to get him to continue talking to them and stay awake and alert, and also to try and distract him a bit as one of them gets some information about his general health, since he'll most certainly need a blood transfusion once they get to the hospital. Hizashi will be called over, asked some questions as well, with Ochako hovering close by.]

S-Sensei...I'll call you later, okay? [She knows she can't go with him, but Ochako is reassured by the medics as well that her friend is going to be alright, that she really did do a great job, and may have even helped save his life with how fast she responded.] Please t-take care of...m-my friend.

[And with that, Ochako will let Hizashi and Bakugou enter the ambulance without her, watching the vehicle zoom off toward the nearest hospital that's ready and waiting to provide immediate care to her friend.

Much later, after Ochako's gone home, showered and changed, and calmed down considerably...she's taking a taxi to the hospital where Katsuki is being held. After getting told his room number by reception, and what his status is, Ochako is allowed in to see her friend at last. Knocking - since it's polite - Ochako waits a minute before peeking inside, hoping Katsuki's not asleep or anything. She's brought with her a small bouquet of flowers with a "get well" sign on them, as well as...a container. Yes, she's brought some food for him, since Ochako's pretty sure the hospital fare isn't the greatest.]

Ambulance

["Talk".

Katsuki doesn't want to talk. He's so tired. He wants to sleep. He could sleep- there's no threat here. Is there? He's not sure anymore. But something tells him not to fall asleep. So he hangs onto his teacher's instructions like a lifeline as the paramedics work to stabilize him, their words of encouragement blending together like muddied watercolors.

At least the ambulance lighting is dimmer. The lights create a fuzzy halo over the people hovering above him, but he recognizes Mic from the bright yellow of his hair.

He blinks at him a few times, his words tasting like sandpaper against his mouth and his throat raw from all the screaming.]

Where'd Round Face go...?

Hospital

[Katsuki has been awake for a little while, and as tired as he is he doesn't want to fall asleep again. He doesn't like that emptiness he experienced when he was, it was too close to-

Anyway. As soon as he sees Ochako his face brightens, and he temporarily forgets about his plot to escape.]

Hey. You saved my life.

[She's always been more heroic than him.]

[When she sees Katsuki's awake, Ochako also seems to perk up a little bit as well, and there's a tiny smile that appears on her face as she shuffles into the room and goes to set the flowers down on a bedside table close to him, pulling up a chair to sit by his side and...trying to keep her voice level. It's not like she hasn't seen Katsuki in the hospital before, but those sorts of wounds...it was unlike what she's seen before.

She can only imagine what sort of fight he got into, and who it was he was fighting against. She has an idea, but...well, it's Katsuki. It could be any number of nasty villains, there's no shortage of them in Musutafu, but Katsuki always...h-he always managed to get beat up, but never to a point where Ochako was truly worried for his life like she was.]

Hi, um...how ar-- [The comment catches her off guard, and Ochako sits in the chair heavily, swallowing the huge lump in her throat. Her eyes get misty, but there's a growing smile on her face.] ...Now we're even. You saved mine before, remember?

[Ochako pulls down a side of her shirt to reveal her shoulder, where on one side there's a faint bit of scar tissue, like a sharkbite, but more jagged and rough. Her first Swear-In, with those robotic dinosaurs...where one got a hold of her shoulder, and nearly ripped it out the socket. He and Deku came to her rescue right in the nick of time.

She sniffles, keeping her tears at bay, then leans forward to pull him into a gentle hug, leaning her temple against his.]

Katsuki, I...I-I'm so glad. I'm so glad you're alright. I didn't think...s-seeing you like that...I thought--! I didn't know if I'd make it in time...

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