HAWKS PALACE

[doublefried]

The process of entering the palace is... smooth. Painless.


You are falling, but it's not scary at the speed you're going. You drop through the pre-dawn sky like a feather, light and easy on a breeze, descending towards a bright and multicolored island in a sea of dark trees.

When you land, you are somewhere new.

Comments

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

There is an UNATTENDED CHILD nearby, a little kid with fuzzy red wings, staring at the food stands with sparkly eyes.

Other than that, nothig.

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

[TO THE RIDES--wait no. Stares and then waves at him]

What the--a kid? Yo! You okay over there?

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"I-I'm okay..."

He doesn't look okay, he looks hungy.

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

[HM. approaches]

Hey now, it's not good to lie, y'know? The heck are you doing out here by yourself?

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"I-I wasn't lying..."

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

It's written all over your face!

[BOPPING HIM...lightly, on the nose, with a corn dog. offering it to him]

If you feel one way and say the opposite, it's no better than lying.

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

He takes it and DEVOURS!!!

"Well..."

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

[jeezus

offers the other...?]

Yeah, see? You skip breakfast or something?

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"I don't have money, so I'm not allowed to have any."

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

[looks at him like ?????]

Your folks just dropped you off here without any cash? That's messed up. . .

Well, it's your lucky day! I'm a hero, so I have a discount on everything in the park! Pretty cool, right?

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"You're a hero?"

In REAL LIFE??

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

[Kaito's head counts as real life,]

You heard right. [STRIKES A POSE] I'm Kaito Momota, Luminary of the Stars! The Ultimate Astronaut!

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"Um... what's your quirk?"

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

[just, assumes quirk means a gimmick or something;;]

Hm? Didn't you hear? I'm the Ultimate Astronaut! Admittedly it's. . .not really useful here, y'know? I don't have a space ship. But I know everything there is to know about it! So in the meantime, I just look after other folks and inspire them.

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"Space...?"

He seems confused.

"I don't get it..."

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

[just pats his head, totally unphased]

Don't worry about it. The point is, I'm a hero and I can look after you today. So stick with me, you can be my sidekick!

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"O-Okay... where are you going?"

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

Well, I was gonna go check out some rides. I thought we were supposed to be finding someone, but. . .[shrugs]

Might as well check everything! I'm hoping they have some of the spinny ship things!

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"Oh. ... There's someone who needs finding, but... it's probably okay to leave it, too."

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

Huh? Leave what? You?

Cuz a real hero doesn't leave a kid to fend for themselves!

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"The person who's missing is an adult. Is that okay?"

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

Don't see why it wouldn't be? Even adults can get lost sometimes.

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"But the park is still fun without him, right?"

Re: MAIN STREET

[truthliesinspace]

[. . .?]

I dunno, I just got here. But fun doesn't really matter. When someone's lost, you find them. When someone's hurt, you help them. That's what heroes do, right?

Re: MAIN STREET

[doublefried]

"What if the lost person is a hero?"