I can't breath…
I cant breath..
I cant breath!
I thrashed, my lungs shuddering for oxegyn and only recieving water in return. Almost immediately the pain grew worse, and my body began heaving.
In this addled state, my only instinct was to move for air. But it was so dark that the surface was impossible to find. Up was down, down was up and there was no way to tell which direction was correct. Nonetheless I moved.
Just as my vision began darkening, as my consciousness began to fade and my body weakened, I broke through the surface.
I gasped, which was a terrible idea with waterlogged lungs. God, the water was so damn salty. My stomach clenched and I vomited out obviously lethal amounts of water. Even once I was done I could only take shallow breaths.
A minute or two later I had recovered enough to finally process my sorroundings. Black sky, black water and some lights far off in the distance. Not much to go off of, especially since I'd just been lounging on my bed. Still, light meant people, so I swam towards it. Thank god for being in the swim team in highschool, otherwise I wouldn't have made it.
Eventually I made it to a shore. The lights I'd seen were actually streetlamps adjacent to a hotel. Nice vacation spot, but how in the hell did I almost drown in an ocean?! I live 200 mils from the nearest ocean! Where am I?!
Ding!
Achieved: Survive something you really shouldnt have: 1 Silver Trait Ticket
Silver Roll:
[Nothing Strange]
|Uncommon Trait|
There is nothing strange about you. People try to normalize your weirdness or oddities, like why you keep skipping out on class, how you speak weirdly or how it's weird to kiss your relatives in the mouth. Just the normal stuff.
…..
Hm, a sudden onset of superpowers. Thats a good way to keep me from freaking out. A mental switch appeared in my mind, an off button really…
Hold on, kiss my- why the hell would I do that? Im turning this shit off for now. I may be southern, but not that southern. Yee haw hell naw!
It takes a minute or five to work through the adrenaline and near- fish-foodification, but I get through it. Now I need to figure out whats going on, and that means actually seeking help. So I put on my big boy shorts(thoroughly sea salted) and trudge over to the hotel.
—-TS
Its been a couple weeks since I've appeared here from my world isekai style, but I've adjusted somewhat. It seems I'm in the world of My Hero Academia, and currently in the USA. Don't know why I landed in America, but I don't speak Japanese and probably would have been deported on sight so its a good thing.
The adjustment was stressful, but you'd be surprised at how adaptable the human mind is. Mindset doesn't help much when you accidentally bump into a cactus man get an unwanted acupuncture session however.
Moving on, I arrived in florida. Lots of gator related quirks, sunlight and beaches. Ive had to turn my trait on and off quite a few so I wouldn't be asked questions I couldn't answer. It also let me snoop around a little since being suspicious counts as 'weird'.
As it turned out, the advent of quirks really did a number on government surveilance, so it was really easy to find a couple places that would hire someone who suddenly appeared onto the face of the earth. Quirkless predjudice knocked a few out of running because I can't easily prove that being not weird is my superpower.
I've gotten a job at a shady construction company. The kind thats off books and pays in cash. Can't really get a legal job with no government ID or records. Still, it pays well and I even got a ticket for my troubles.
Ding!
Achieved: Gain Employment: 1 Bronze Skill Ticket
Bronze Roll:
[Novice Performance]
|Common Skill|
You know how to put in a performance. You are able to play all musical instruments enough to play basic songs, you can also sing decently, you can dance without tripping. You would fit right in with a high school band.
…..
Not the worst thing to have, but not terribly useful at the moment. I'm mid twentys, average height and build. My only attractive feature is my chin. Maybe I could do a masked musician kind of thing when I'm off of work? Yeah, that sounds fun as hell.
I'm currently staying at a small apartment complex in the getto. My neighbors are pretty nice, all things considered. Well, except for the crackhead two doors down from me. Seriously, that dude must have a metabolism quirk or something, he looks like a pink-eyed chiuaua who just fought a flower factory.
I only fumbled slightly with the keys as I entered the apartment. The hallway light didn't work so I didn't flick it on. I set the beef jerky I'd bought down, took a terribly cold shower and collapsed into bed. My almost meagre muscles were whining in protest, but the singing of my wallet helped ease the pain.
Now that I've got some stability..ish for the short term, I need to decide what I'd like to do from here on out. I'm not completely sure if I want to participate in the main plot at all, even if it may give me some cool skills. I enjoyed the anime, but ultimately my safety matters more.
I'm not a very heroic person, but its not like I explicity avoid doing good things. I did some 'digging' and it seemed to be 4 years before the start of canon. Its surprising how publicised the fight between all might and toxic chainsaw was, much morso than a lot of his other fights.
Since I've got a couple years, I'll just bide my time and decide depending on how strong I become. Pussy I may be, Idiot I am not.
Its pretty late so I decide to eat out instead of cooking. Fugly bobs has a lot of good reviews(why the hell is yelp still a damn thing?!), so I decide to eat there.
I step out of the apartment and lock the door before descending the railing. Trash littered the ground. Like damn people, finish your cigarrets at least. The sidewalk relatively empty and I get to my destination quickly, minding not to bump into another cactus man.
The restaurant itself is pretty bland. Just two M shaped burgers with smiley faces and little chefs hat. Still, the parking lot is clean so thats a plus.
I walk in and find no line. Odd considering its just after happy hour. One old lady is shivering in her seat, staring owlishly at the man hunched over cash register. Its a bit rude to stare ma'am.
I walk up to the fine but massive gent wearing the burger mask. He's busy fumbling at the register, so I decide what I want before politely clearing my throat to get his attention. His gaze whips up from the drawer and to me.The motion strikes me as a bit odd but whatever.
"Hey, could I get the Fugly Signature with a medium feller yeller as the drink? Oh, and hold the tomatoes please." He stares at me uncomprehendingly for a moment.
"..Hold the tomatos?" Must be new, he seems really unsure.
"If you don't mind. Oh, and sauce on the side."
"..sauce on the side?"
"Uh, yeah, thanks." Wow, this dude needs a trainer, he's not even putting my order on screen. The silence following my words lingers for a moment before he shrugs.
"Sure. Hey you, get this guy what he wants." He points to the dude in the back with the fry shaped head.
"M-me?"
"No, I was talking to fugly fucking bob himself. Get this man his signature with feller yeller!" Coming on a bit strong there friend.
I absentmindedly hum for a couple minutes while waiting, testing my novice performance and trying to fill the deafening silence at the same time. Once all is said and done I put a 20 on the counter and grab a fry. Salty goodness, yummy.
"Thanks man, keep the change." I slowly walk out. Food smells really good, but the yelp reviews didn't prepare me for the atmosphere. I felt really awkward there.
Like damn, did somebody just rob the place?
Ding!
Achieved: Interrupt an active robbery without getting hurt: 2 Bronze Skill Tickets
Roll:
[Novice Communication]
|Common Skill|
Communication is the ability to better understand what others mean and how fo convey your thoughts effectively. At a novice level, you may not be that much better than the regular person, but at least you know how to properly communicate with people, which is a strangely rare skill these days.
[Sign Language]
|Trash Skill|
You know how to use the basic sign language of this world as well as you can speak your native language.
…..
…Wow.