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doublefried) wrote2021-02-22 08:12 am
doublefried) wrote2021-02-22 08:12 amimeeji memory registry
['registry' is a bit much for it]
doublefried) wrote2021-02-22 08:12 am
2. Top Ten
You're not really back, actually. You're stopping in to grab first aid supplies and a water bottle before you go back out, because tonight, like every night, is a busy night for you. (Your nights are always busy, because you make it a point to never not be busy).
Your sidekick greets you as you walk in. You've just got the one - he's a newbie, like you, and just happy to be here. He handles most of your paperwork and seems to enjoy it. He's listening to the radio.
"Hey, boss!", he says, waving. "You're just in time. They're announcing this season's ranking, right? But get this, they're at 14 and I haven't heard you yet."
"Am I like, 800?"
"Nawwww. They list those on the website! But the top 50 they like to announce on the radio, so- oh, hang on, we're at 11--"
The voice on the radio triumphantly lists number 11. It's not you.
Then number 10. It's not you.
Number 9. It's not you.
Number 8— crashing onto the scene faster than we've seen anybody ever rise! He just started his agency this year! Only eighteen years old, making him the youngest Pro Hero— in history— to make it into the Top Ten!
The wing Hero, █████!
Your sidekick looks at you, wide-eyed. You look back at him, in disbelief.
"Celebration dinner is on you, boss."