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[And also a hint he wouldn't get. Alien-kun never smiled for him. Not like that, anyway.]

No real signs of life out there either. Preeeeetty weird. [The alien was somewhere else. They both know that.]

I'm not really sure what I was expecting to find out there but it was more than I thought. Should we be worried about that?

definitely.

[ if alien-kun wasn't a lying liar who lied about having a contract with ceres... ]

unexpected discoveries means you have to prepare better for next time
superhero adaptability, you know

[ then their situation's changed from "ceres is sketchy" to "ceres smells more than a skunk thats crawled out from a middle of a durian. ]

And what makes you think I'm not already preparing for next time? You'll come to find that I'm usually working on multiple projects, dude. That's…it keeps me busy.

[Keeps him from thinking about the bad parts of this planet.] I'm already starting to formulate some kind of a plan.

[ sugoi hero buddy.

but no, legitimately. even through the fatigue, adrien continues to be amazed by hiro. ]

i'm impawressed
if you need some backup for that, you know where to find it
though my superpower doesn't lend itself well to the creating part of things

[ which is what he knows is hiro's strong suit, so. he's the... complete opposite. ]

Man, that pun needs work. But it was almost impurressive.

[Hiro, no.]

I could always use backup honestly. My team's pretty much lacking here. I can handle the building stuff part of it but I could use the help of another real hero. What DOES your superpower do besides let you wield a staff that can grow a thousand feet?

[ he's basically preening. as well as someone can preen after shit's hit the fan, anyway. tired preening? ]

hey, we might be friends, but i'm the authority on cat puns and i'm not giving that up

[ there we go. this helps. and since hiro's asked... ]

it depends.
super strength, super durability and animal senses (night vision is handy, let me say)
but my main thing is i can destroy anything with a touch

[ so, you know. not handy with building things at all. ]

All right, all right, keep your cat puns. Everybody's gotta have a calling card of some kind. ...what. Wait seriously? Like. What?

[What the fuck the black cat is actually a black cat??????] I guess that answers my question how you could see me down in the caverns. What do you mean you can destroy anything with a touch like...things just blow up or...?

surprise
you were a very nice shade of dark green by the way

[ he's not a cat just because he wants to be a furry, c'mon. it's got like... reasons, and stuff. a theme. ]

and things blowing up sounds awesome but kind of inconvenient for me considering i'd be right there
it's based on what i touch
metal rusts and breaks apart, some things just disintegrate, stone crumbles... touching a light switch'd break that and all the lights connected to it, etc

[ How Convenient. ]

Hilarious. And okay when you put it that way that really is pretty inconvenient. Please don't blow up. Anyway...think you could show me sometime? That actually sounds really cool. That only happens when you're in the suit right? I mean if it was all the time that'd make living pretty hard. You could cause some epic amount of damage if you wanted to.

damage usually isn't in the strategy
i use it for distraction or capture while my partner finishes things up

[ which is a sad thing to think about considering recent deets but!! ]

i don't mind showing you this suit-exclusive whenever you're up for it though
i'll just have to run off a little bit after, since five minutes after using it i turn back into a regular cat
( =①ω①=)
ps i had no plans to blow up but now i definitely won't, since you asked me personally

[ harhar. ]

I can see how that sort of thing would be really, really distracting. And hey, don't totally discount it. I've damaged some stuff as a part of my strategies and it's worked out perfectly fine. Kinda sucks that you've got a time limit on the supersuit though. Doesn't that get kinda inconvenient too? What if you changed back right in the middle of a fight? And thanks, I appreciate it. Already've seen enough people blow up in my lifetime.

[Joking, not joking, it's a mystery!]

Anyway, you show me how your suit really works? I'll introduce you to Baymax. If you want.

changing back's almost happened a couple of times, but ladybug (my partner) and i cover for each other well enough that that's not really a problem.
we run off, hide, then either of us can jump in again once we're finished recharging
her superpower solves our problems quickly enough that we don't even need the five minutes most of the time

also not discounting damage. we cut the eiffel tower in half once as part of a plan
(fixed that too)

[ he's aware some of this is real vague, like what does recharging even mean?? also he's going to take "already seen enough people blow up" as a joke... then again it could be serious since. superhero business. but.

also eiffel tower cutting. ]

you bet i want to meet baymax, so i accept your bribe
but when we say "really works" is it everything, or—

[.....]

Is there a reason you guys have a good luck/bad luck theme going, or was that just coincidence?

[All jokes aside though.] At least you've got somebody covering your back. If your powers destroy things does hers fix everything? And what kind of plan involves cutting the Eiffel Tower in half???

[All of this is super vague but he's fine with that. Secrets are secrets.]

When we say "really works" it pretty much means whatever you want it to mean. Ideally, yes, that's everything but...eh. Anyway next time we're both out I'll introduce you to him. He'd probably like to meet you anyway.

fate

[ ..... PPPPFFTTT (but seriously though) ]

but it's just how our powers ended up working out.
good guess on hers, by the way. she can fix all the damage and injuries from an akuma attack
plus she can summon an item that solves any problem she has at the moment, as long as she can figure out how to use it
sometimes "figuring out how to use it" involves cutting down the eiffel tower, but like i said: fixed
(the supervillain had to hold it up so we could get something of his)

[ this is his life.

weird superhero hijinks and ~oh god ladybug is amazing~ ]

i'll take really works as just showing you my superpower for now
where's the fun in revealing everything at once, right?

Figured it had to be something that was the opposite. You know how the stories go. Ladybugs bring good luck, black cats bring bad luck. You break it, she fixes it. It just made sense. But the whole summoning thing sounds pretty cool. Even if it involves plans that don't exactly sound real.

[Not that he doesn't believe him, but yikes.]

Oh come on. Can't you help a guy out? I'm curious about this kinda stuff.

if i wasn't one of the people fighting evil mimes and pigeon-men i'd have a harder time believing myself too
ladybug is very cool though

[ so. yeah. he gets it and he's not going to go "yeah my stuff sounds legit" because it doesn't sound legit at all.

~~ladybug~~ ]

okay, okay
superpower and one other thing

You're gonna have to tell me about these evil mimes and pigeon-men, dude. We've only got stories of a man in a kabuki mask. She has to be pretty cool to partner up with you.

[Compliment? Casually throwing shade? Both? Who knows.]

Superpower and one other thing. Do I get to pick the one other thing?

[ he's gonna just stare at the text on his screen for a little as he tries to figure out if that's a compliment.

... he hopes it's a compliment. he doesn't have a witty comeback if it's shade. ]

if you don't think i want to hear the kabuki mask story, you're wrong
anyway, those akuma i told you a bit about? they possess people with negative emotions and make them supervillains
so we get an evil mime who can make what he's miming come to life and a guy who can control all the pigeons in paris... one girl could go back in time

[ fun stuff, fun stuff. ]

you softened me with that compliment enough that i'll say sure, you can pick
one rule: any identity-risk options are off the table

Hey, that kinda comes with a price! Origin stories aren't free. But maybe someday soon. Somehow with a name like "akuma" that doesn't surprise me at all. That makes it even more dangerous though doesn't it? When you're taking people and emotions it's a lot more unpredictable than people with just their own two hands. It sounds like a lot to handle for just the two of you.

[Granted he tried to take on the masked man by himself once upon a time, so he's not really a great source of what is and isn't doable.]

I think that's a pretty fair trade. You've got your reasons, I've got mine, we'll figure it out. People ask you about your identity a lot?

give us a little more credit, fellow hero
i'm pretty sure ladybug could handle it all on her own if she wanted to, which means we don't have a lot of trouble with a two person team (most of the time, anyway)
danger's just in the job description, it's a job we have to do, you know how it goes

[ plus it's a job he enjoys, so like he's going to give it up because it's a little bit of !!DANGER!! ]

and kind of. to be honest, i'm more the one asking
maybe you'll get my origin story and identity the same time i get yours?
but i won't ask anything else about it
(^-人-^) cat's word

Are you sure you're just not biased because she's your partner? This is all the more reason I really hope I get to meet Ladybug someday. I've got a ton of questions for her suddenly, too. But you're right. I know how it goes. Danger, keeping people out of danger, all that stuff. I think that sounds like a fair trade, even if I'm pretty sure one origin story will be a little more interesting than the other. I just hope it doesn't disappoint you.

you'll get it when you meet her
there's a reason she gets a ton of merchandise back in paris

[ half a jest, half not. telling the president of the ladybug fanclub he's biased. how dare you, hiro.

but, seriously. he has his fair share too, but between the two of them ladybug definitely has a bit more star appeal. and it's not like he minds all that much either... considering he totally agrees. ]

also
disappointing's a heavy word
i don't think you need to worry about doing that

[ adrien what

it really is true though. he has a certain respect for hiro even if he's... really just met him. a certain respect that he's sure isn't misplaced, given how well they hit it off. ]

I can't even imagine having merchandise. Doesn't that get kinda weird? I mean that's cool but it was already kind of crazy seeing our faces on TV back home.

[Nope. Chat's still biased and nobody can tell him otherwise. He's aware that Chat's a more recognized hero than he is and that alone is enough to make him sort of question everything he knows.]

When you hear the full story, I'm going to remind you of this conversation. But thanks, dude. Anyway, I should probably put the device down for a while. Still in recovery mode and all that. But I'll talk to you soon?

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