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[ Having the ability to warp between worlds is pretty great — it gives Delphi complete freedom to visit friends and family across the multiverse! Heck yeah! ]

[ … Except for when timespace has a wibbly-wobbly moment. Like, right now. She could end up anywhere, and anywhen: from teamnesia games past and present, to jamjar games, to literally anybody’s world at literally any time. You’re minding your own business and, whomp, suddenly a young woman with fluffy short hair is just … there. Holding a bowl of plump red strawberries. ]

[ Hi?? ]

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Mori?

[He repeats without thinking- well, because if she's from some other reality as she says, why would she know anything about this one? Or has she been here before...?]

[In any case, that all seems very complicated, but not to the point that he can't understand her need for a place to stay the night. Perhaps he should be a little more wary of her... but beyond that-]

I don't think you meant any harm by deceiving me. I can see why you thought it was best to hide it- so I appreciate that you chose to be honest with me! I accept your apology. You're still welcome to stay the night, although it sounds like getting you home may not be quite as straightforward as I assumed.

[ Oh no … She bows again, even lower this time, before slowly straightening up. ]

Thank you very, very much. [ Somehow, his kindness and understanding makes her feel even guiltier … while it simultaneously takes a weight off her shoulders. ] Don't worry about helping me get home, you're doing more than enough already! I'll figure it out. [ Eventually. Somehow. ]

And Mori is — he's from here, actually! Or an alternate universe of this world. He's a friend of mine. His real name is, ah, what was it? Midoriya Izuku.

Still, if there's any way I can help...

[The existence of other realities, along with the power to move between them, is something he's going to have to mull over later. It's very fortunate that someone like Nakamori was behind it this time around, but it sounds like a power that could have dire consequences in the wrong hands...]

[As for this Mori person-]

Ah, Midoriya.

MIDORIYA!?!?

[there's blood everywhere.]

[ whAT IN THE DEAR SWEET FUCK ]

[ Leaps up to ... she doesn't know what she leapt up to do but she's here now!! ]

Y-Yes?! Oh my god, Yagi-san, are you okay-!

[blaeurgh]

I-I'm okay, but I wasn't expecting that twist...!

[okay he's. He's fine. He wheezes and wipes his mouth on his sleeve, his shirt already had some blood on it anyway...!!]

Can you run that by me again? He's a different Midoriya...?

So, you know him ...

[ That's one heck of a coincidence. And also, uh, hm. Awkward, considering everything that happened in Forest. ]

Maybe you should sit down first? Just for a couple of minutes.

[That was enough of a shock that he actually follows her advice this time, hobbling to the couch to sit down. He's barely started on the curry, but... this is turning out to be more of a mess than he bargained for when he offered her a place to stay the night.]

Yes, well, that is...

[Obviously he can't tell her the full truth of the matter...]

He's one of All Might's students, so I've met him before.

[ It's a relief, if a very surprising one, when he actually takes her advice. Hearing Mori's name must really have gotten to him … She sits back down, too, joining him on the couch. ]

I see … well, uhm. This might sound alarming, but I need to ask — he hasn't … [ DIED ] gone … missing recently, as far as you know? Right? If he hasn't, he isn't the Midoriya that I know.

[That's pretty alarming?? Not enough to get him hacking his lung out again, but still.]

Missing? No, he was... he was fine, last I heard.

[He has to stop himself from reaching for his phone to try and check on him. It would be hard to explain why Yagi has Midoriya's number...]

Why? Is he- is your Midoriya in danger?

[It has to be a different Midoriya, right? Somehow thinking of it as a different Midoriya doesn't help that much.]

[ Sorry!! It's all pretty (extremely) alarming, she's not even going to try to deny it. ]

He's okay now! Everyone is okay now, I promise. [ She hesitates for a moment, pondering how much she should say. ] Him, and the Katsuki from his world - they're back where they belong, safe and sound.

To keep a long story short, a group of people all ended up stuck in another world together. It was dangerous, but we all worked together to fix things and escape.

[Bakugou too? Just what happened to them? It's a relief to hear they're safe now, at least.]

So they're safe, that's good... but, stuck in another world? How did that happen? Is it something we need to worry about in this world, too?

[That's one of his biggest concerns, really. If this is an active threat, he needs to know about it.]

Nope! [ Clasps her hands together tight in her lap. ] No, like I said, it's all fixed now.

[ … Well … ]

I mean, I'm not saying it won't ever happen to somebody in this universe? They just wouldn't be going to that particular place. And, uhm. It's never something anyone can do anything about from the outside, as far as I know.

[That's not the most reassuring response...!!]

Could you tell me more about it-

[Yagi jumps and coughs as there's a knock on the door. Shit, he completely forgot...!]

Ah, that should be your clothes!

[He starts to stand- and nearly falls back down, leaning one hand on his knee to cough into his hand instead. Damn it, is this really his limit...]

Whoa! Whoa, take it easy ...

[ She reaches out to lightly touch his shoulder. ]

I'll go answer the door. You just focus on feeling better.

[But...!! He ends up sitting back down, if begrudgingly. The unusual circumstances aside, he really is being a lackluster host...]

Very well- I'll be fine in a moment.

[When she does answer the door, she's met with a woman with long dark hair slightly less messy than her own in a low cut shirt and high heel boots. She's holding a bag that likely holds the aforementioned clothes, but rather than hand them over right away, she looks Aoko up and down thoughtfully.]

Yagi likes them small, huh?

[ He doesn't seem fine! At all! But ... but ... Rather than push, she gives a small nod and a fleeting smile before she heads off to answer the door. ]

[ ... She blinks. Hard. Once or twice, or maybe three times, like she isn't sure she heard that right. ]

That's a weird conclusion to jump to. Uhm. Thank you for coming, Yagi-san is just sitting down right now ...

[There's a long-suffering 'Please don't give her any strange ideas!' from where Yagi sits. The woman doesn't seemed bothered, just holding the bag out with a smile.]

Good, try not to wear him out too hard. He's a very busy man. These are from my younger days, so they might fit you... well, mostly.

Ah, uhm ... [ Takes the bag with a bow. ] R-Right ...

[ Another bow! ]

Thank you.

[ There's no way these are going to fit her anywhere close to properly. ]

[Especially not in the chest area. Sorry??]

[She doesn't stick around after that, citing a get together with some other friends she's on the way to meet. But she wishes them luck(???) before heading off, and Toshinori seems a bit sheepish when she returns from the entryway.]

I apologize for that... I suppose you wouldn't recognize her, but she's a Hero.

[ Why luck! Why … … … b … ye … ]

It's fine, it's fine. I've met way weirder people. [ boy oh boy has she met weirder people!! ] It was nice of her to come out of her way to help us …

Does she work at that agency you're a part of?

All Might's agency? No, no... she's actually a teacher at U.A. as well- that is, All Might began teaching there recently.

[Talking about himself in the third person gets confusing fast, maybe he should change the subject...]

But you're from very far away from here, so I doubt that is of interest to you. Now that you have clothes to change into, you're welcome to take that shower. I should really get back to making dinner.

[He looks toward the kitchen, debating if he feels well enough to get over there without hacking his lung out yet...]

[ It's very interesting, actually — but he's got a point about the shower at least. She grins sheepishly. ]

Mm, I probably should. But you don't have to rush to make dinner if you're still feeling unwell, okay? Take it easy.

[ With that said, and the clothes clasped carefully in her arms, she'll head off to the bathroom. ]

Don't worry- with any luck, it'll be simmering away by the time you're back.

[Once she's headed off, he sighs and tries getting up again, more slowly this time. He still doesn't feel exactly peachy, but if he can at least manage dinner and a bit of socializing, he can give his lung some proper rest and be back in proper shape tomorrow. Hopefully.]

[Assuming she isn't in there too long, his prediction was correct- a delicious curry smell wafts from the kitchen where it's busy simmering, while he's back on the couch frowning at his phone- the piles of papers and envelopes that had been on the coffee table have also mysteriously disappeared, leaving plenty of space should she want to eat in front of the TV.]