[Closed] Are you ready to go?

[fullcowl]

Who: Izuku Midoriya and Tsubomi Kido
What: Prayer #10
When: April 11
Where: The prayer writer's apartment
Warnings: None yet


[They're outside of the woman's apartment, Izuku going over the prayer in his mind.

A woman who misses her daughter, huh? He can't technically relate, but he definitely feels for her. If his mother knew he was completely missing, he's sure she'd be just as distressed.]

I looked into it, and her daughter went abroad for the school year.

Comments

[blindfoldcode]

How is that the sort of thing a god can help with? [She raises an eyebrow, hands stuffed into her pockets. From what she'd heard before and the school experience, this seems super mundane for a prayer.]

[fullcowl]

There might not be too much we can do about the situation, but we can at least comfort her. She just needs to be reminded that her daughter is coming back soon.

[The two prayers he's taken have both been incredibly mundane. Help somebody find a job and offer some comfort.]

[blindfoldcode]

Seems easy enough, right? Set her up with video calling or something.

[fullcowl]

She wants to see her daughter in person though.

It's not as easy to go all the way to the United States.

[blindfoldcode]

I guess not. [But her kid's lucky and she had to have allowed it, right? She doesn't get parents.] So what're you gonna say?

[fullcowl]

I'll remind her that her daughter's coming home soon.

[Her mom must have allowed it- but that doesn't stop people from missing each other.]

She's studying abroad now, but she'll come back home to work.

[blindfoldcode]

And why do I have to be here?

[She's not going to be much help and that should be obvious from their conversation thus far.]

[fullcowl]

Um... tradition, I think?

Just in case there are any ayakashi hanging around?

[blindfoldcode]

So long as I don't have to do any of the talking, that's fine.

[Listen. She's just bad at people. She acknowledges this.]

[fullcowl]

I won't ask you to do that.

Just say if there's anything you don't want to do and I'll keep it in mind.

[Deku isn't amazing with people, but he can talk to them decently enough.]

[blindfoldcode]

[There's a lot of things she doesn't want to do. Like have amnesia and be dead, but she won't say that. He can't do anything about it. So she looks at the ceiling instead of answering.]

Are you sure she's home?

[fullcowl]

[That's not stuff he can help with.]

I'm pretty sure. She seemed like a house wife.

[blindfoldcode]

[Hence why she won't mention it.]

Well... I hope she listens, at least. [For his sake.]

[fullcowl]

It's just a little bit of reassurance.

[He'll knock at the door and wait for her to come over.]

[blindfoldcode]

[Kido tugs her hood down so she doesn't look like a delinquent, at least. They don't want to frighten the lady and she feels like this could be a little scary...]

[fullcowl]

[The woman comes to the door, maybe in her mid-forties, her dark hair is pulled into a ponytail.

She looks around for a moment, confused at who knocked on her door.]

Ah- Hello, miss? Over here, right in front of you.

[She practically jumps when she realizes that they're there.]

Sorry if we startled you.

[blindfoldcode]

[Kido stays a step behind Deku, surprisingly... shy? Is that what this is? Or just nervous. She tugs on her sleeves, avoiding the woman's eyes, instead trying to take in the surrounding for anything useful.

Before the woman can even ask--]

We're not selling anything, so don't worry about that.

[Kido cannot human.]

[fullcowl]

[He wonders if maybe he should have done this alone- it would probably be less awkward for all of them.]

We're here to um... To remind you that your daughter really is coming back. I know it's been a long time since you've seen her, but the school year almost over. She'll come home soon.

[blindfoldcode]

[She thinks maybe it would be better if she kept her mouth shut. It seems like a familiar thought as she thinks it. And it's a painful sort of familiar so she just bites her tongue.

She stares very intently at the baseboards. Deku has it under control.]

[fullcowl]

[She just kind of squints at them. "I don't think I've ever met you before? How do you know about my daughter?"

Ah... Man, this is awkward.]

You um... You've prayed about it.

[She just looks more confused.]

[blindfoldcode]

... It might be easier if you introduced yourself.

[Because she is scruffy and delinquent-looking and likely to be kicked out of anywhere if she says something that sounds this crazy.]

[fullcowl]

I'm Aidos's um... replacement.

[She still looks a bit confused.

Look, Aidos is not a well known goddess.]

[blindfoldcode]

[Deku, that's not what she meant...]

He's a god.

[She's not into beating around the bush, sorry, Deku.]

[fullcowl]

Um... Yes.

I'm responsible for answering prayers. My apologies if this is uncomfortable for you.

[blindfoldcode]

He really wants to help? [Please don't shut the door in his face.]

[fullcowl]

Please, just remember she's coming back soon, there's no need to worry.