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[There's A LOT Katsuki thinks and expects other people should infer from his actions and limited words. But slowly learning to break that habit and say things more. Even if it's usually just around Izuku cause other people haven't earned that right. But is his favorite in a lot of things. From sparring partner to fuck to friend to study partner.

All Might still takes top spot for favorite Hero though.]

Yeah. Helmet. [And stashes the two in one of the bike's collapsible side compartments.] Let's go.

[The arcade seems really lively today, probably due to the lazy storm rolling in. Just rain, no thunder or lightning.]

[ Considering All Might is still Izuku's favorite hero, that's probably okay. It would be hard to topple the man, retired or not.

Izuku heads in, looking around to try to figure out where he wants to start...

Maybe one of the fighting games? ]

[Once Dynamight goes Pro, he'll probably "bug" Deku about favorite Heroes (since beating out All Might in Izuku's mind would count as one area he can surpass his idol in, right?), but stubbornly hold All Might as his favorite as well.

Katsuki frowns at the people inside. Damn, there's a lot... Not extremely crowded, but... There might be some elbow bumping.]

We should check on your slime first. See if it's still here and how much it is.

[ Unfortunately that's one fight Katsuki may never win... ]

It was 3000 when I checked.

[ Which was only like two weeks ago. ]

[He'll keep powering forward, aiming for it, but not as pissed about losing IF he does. Hmph.]

Might've changed it.

[After all, if no one could win it, they might opt to lower the price so it doesn't clog inventory.

But nope, thar she blows. 3000 tickets~]

Um, well, if there's anything else you want you should find it now so we know how much of your tickets we can actually use.

[ You know, in case Katsuki doesn't want to go all in. ]

[Katsuki's already scanning over prizes, but nothing really catches his eye for himself. One or two things Izuku would probably like? ... No, they're aiming for the grand prize. The small fry can wait until after they claim what they set out for.

No distractions!]

I'm all in. Let's win a fucking slime and blow everyone else away in envy!

Do you wanna do laser tag first or arcade games then?

[ They can earn tickets from either technically. ]

Arcade games. There's no tickets for laser tag.

[If they win it, then they can put it on hold so no one else has a chance to snag it from them while they're doing something else.]

Can't you earn tickets if you win there?

[ He's not sure, but he's heading to the arcade games first anyway. ]

No, cause it'd be too easy for a group of friends to come in and fuck it up.

[Throwing the game to make sure their other friends got lots of tickets. Doing something stupid with the targets and the guns for the same reason. Far less controlled than the arcade cabinets and games.

Good thing there are a ton of games in here. Katsuki drifts over to some of the fighters. Wanna use their cards to directly dump in the credits, or go old fashioned and get tokens from the machine?]

[ They can do either, but Izuku goes to get tokens.

He thinks putting in the tokens is fun, okay. ]

[Katsuki joins him at the machine, standing behind and to the side slightly. The machine even has a turn crank for the true old-fashioned feel, dropping a handful of off-gold tokens into the dispenser.

There are little cloth bags with drawstrings on the side for use if wanted.]

[ Izuku ends up getting two of the bags as he divides up tokens, then passes one to Katsuki. ]

[Katsuki accepts it, giving the bag a toss in the air for heft before slotting it into his pocket.]

I'll get the next round. What're you feeling like? Fighter, shooter, racer, rhythm?

Um, fighters are actually my favorite kind so...

[ And he likes the hero-esque ones of those best. ]

Mh... this way.

[The games are grouped by genre, so the fighters are over here. Hey, there's a new one based on the Gem-Knights show they found.

A few people are milling around the place, most of them teenagers watching friends play or taking a turn themselves.]

[ By now Izuku has caught up on the show, so he is kind of drawn to that one...he's not sure if it can be considered a special "thing" for them, but he hasn't been watching it with other people? ]

[Katsuki hasn't heard other people talk about it, so for now it's pretty much their "thing" by default. But he does like it for the nostalgia and little touch of home it brings, being a close semblance to the hero shows they watched as kids.

The game itself specializes in two-character tag-teams, which utilizes a set of gem power ups, and then if conditions are right, the two characters fuse into a third fighter. Deciding to use the gems and fight in tandem or fuse for a strong single character is up to the player's preference.]

[ So Steven Universe.

Izuku picks his favorite characters from the show out because he's that person. ]

[Steven Universe thrown over the much-maligned Marvel vs Capcom Ultimate. Though this one doesn't suck.

The only problem with Gem-Knights is there's no "All Might" figure in the show; the fusions can certainly be the crowning strength, but none of the heroes are all powerful.

Katsuki waits on the side to watch Izuku take first practice. There's a training mode, so he's gonna learn over Izuku's shoulder. You know, at least until Izuku's first token runs out; then he'll take a turn.]

You don't wanna battle me?

[ It might not be the most cost efficient way to earn tickets, but look. ]

I wanna take a run through the training mode.

[He's not gonna jump in there and button mash like a noob.]

Then I'll take you on.

Oh! You can go first then? Or, uh, well -

[ He finds doing is more useful for learning. Maybe he can ask one of the teenagers hanging around to hop on the other side? ]

They look like they're free?

[Katsuki frowns at the screen before reaching out to tap the second control slot. When the training partner lights up for a second challenger, he shrugs and steps up to the system, taking a feel over the joystick and spreading his hand over the buttons to get a sensation for how the layout works for his hand.

Yeah, he can work with this. More likely intending to help Izuku train than try to actively beat him just by hitting buttons at random. But he'll be watching the screen and controls as well to learn.]

Hey if it's free.

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