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[truexman]

"Toshi--" He breathed out softly, rolling his eyes. Of course the other man felt like he should have done something when this wasn't his problem at all. Everyone wanted to talk to the Number One hero and Naomasa understood that. All Might had enough on his plate, he shouldn't have to worry about Naomasa's petty problems with other officers.

It did feel nice knowing that he had Toshinori on his side thou, leaning back against All Might.

"He was. He was the reason I wanted to be an officer, even before I knew what my quirk was." One of his earliest memories was wearing an officer hat far too big for his little head and declaring he'd be a cop too.

"Never made it to detective but I don't think he ever wanted it. Makoto never got to really meet him either, he passed before her first birthday but she takes after him a lot. Very sociable. Fun. Would have liked you. Not just All Might. Would have like you-you."

The laugh caught Toshinori off guard. Even more so than the initial incident in the conference hall.

He can't help the WORRY that blankets his features afterwards — and he wonders, for a second, if perhaps he was reading the situation incorrectly, until Naomasa's reassuring pat to his arm. His stare remains rather INTENSE as the other digs around for the right words, not letting up even after he found them.

There's a few seconds of silence between the two as Toshinori ponders on the situation, head bowing in solidarity as he finally replies,

"I see..." said as solemnly as All Might could. "I'm sorry. If I would've known..."

Or, rather, realized...before the situation escalated to the point that it did. He trails on that thought. Toshinori wasn't too keen on all the details of the situation in regard to Naomasa's father, just that it was rather TRAGIC. Something the hero was intimately familiar with — therefore he never asked for details. But he still felt the need to console the other, so he resets with a deep breath in before leaning a bit further into the detective.

"Unprofessional may be a word for it — doesn't mean JUSTIFIED isn't another. If he was anything like you, I'm sure your father was a very honorable man."

#osoreruna #papa tsukauuuchi i have so much love for himmmm

[truexman]

"Touche."

He handed the items back to Aizawa with a soft chuckle, noting a lot of it was cat themed. Aizawa worked a lot. He knew Present Mic did as well. The blond had multiple jobs where Aizawa just didn't take time off for himself. Naomasa was similar. He worked a lot especially when he was on a case.

"If you don't want to come all the way back, I can just call for someone to pick him up. But if you don't mind the walk then I don't mind walking him back to the precinct instead."

"When have you ever known me to take a day off?" He scoffed light heartedly with no malicious intent, tucking the magazine under his arm while picking up the last few bits and pieces, some energy jelly, eye drops, his usual basic shopping list and nothing fancy, never being one for impulse buys. Finally he turned to the detective, giving the villain a rather comical tug along the ground like a dog on a leash, taking the rest of the items with a quick nod of thanks.

"Guess I'll be coming back later for these, duty calls and all that...I'll accompany you to the precinct, if we are going in the same direction, that would be the logical course of action."

#erxsxre

[truexman]

Naomasa let out a soft laugh, helping Aizawa pick up any thing he might have dropped when he jumped into the foray. He was sure there were officers already dispatched but he sent word to his precinct anyways just in case.

Right now he had no handcuffs or quirk limiters on him so Aizawa was the next best thing right now.

"I think I'll be treating you to a few coffees for this. Especially since it looks like we both have a report to fill out for the day." He mused. "Is it your day off too?"

Tsukauchi/ @truexman cont from [X]

"No rest for the wicked huh?" It had simply been a case of the right place at the right time for him, where as likely the wrong place at the wrong time for the other, a situation easily de-escalated, though he now busied himself picking up the plethora of cat related objects that had been flung to the ground while leaping into the situation, having been in the same area for a bit of a top up on groceries. Speaking while attempting to locate what looked like a feline magazine that had skittered away under a store shelf, one hand still tugging tight on the binding cloth that had one of the villains in question wrapped up on the end of it. "Don't worry about it...just make sure you're buying the coffee next time I'm down at the precinct...then we'll call it even."

#erxsxre

[truexman]

[ 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 ] My muse steps protectively in front of yours.

"Eraser?"

The sigh of relief escaped him and he visibly relaxed after being on edge a moment ago. His one day off and he ends up in the middle of a small (big) situation at the grocers. His day off-- so he was woefully unprepared to be helping people escape from a villain attack while he was picking up some rice for the day.

His plan was to help those who could get out, keep his head down and call it in but he'd been recognized, unfortunately, having arrested one of them once before. He quickly became target number one but Aizawa swooped in at the right moment.

"Perfect timing. I owe you one."

#erxsxre

[truexman]

Naomasa hummed, his tongue clicking off the roof of his mouth. Right. They needed to find something to do while they waited. They could try more ways to get unstuck but aside from Toshinori's knife idea, he couldn't really think of anything else.

"Well...We can't exactly sit down. If you take a seat, you're going to stick to whatever chair or couch you're on." And that would leave them with an even bigger problem. He tilted his head in thought.

He's hushed by Naomasa and he hastily follows suit, doing the only thing he can do at the moment — eagerly await an answer from Sansa. Hopefully one that includes whatever's needed for the two to get unstuck...

but that hope wanes, little by little, as the menial conversation drags on between the two — Toshinori's attention beginning to drift elsewhere until Naomasa's reflexive squeeze of his hand.

It's the slightest shift in the other's expression that tips the hero off, Toshinori putting two and two together to twist his own expression into one of DISCONTENT. He didn't like it when Tsukauchi tried to gloss over his quirk like this, but he did ask the other to keep this a secret...that leaves a bad taste in his mouth.

"GREAT." And who knows how long that'll take — but he keeps his concerns to himself, not wanting to dampen the night anymore than he already has.

"Guess we better figure out some way to pass the time — otherwise, this'll be just as bad as watching a water pot boil."

#osoreruna #the ultimate test #both funny and #romantic ? ? #a true test of patience

[truexman]

send me "be honest..." with a question your muse has been dying to ask mine and they'll answer truthfully.

[truexman]

"Finally some nice weather!"

#helloooo #the weather is so nice heeere

[truexman]

He knew how often the other tended to ignore eating for the sake of his work, or eat at his desk without getting a proper meal...so the blond's gift had been a massive set of snacks that could easily be eaten at a desk with no prep.

"Happy birthday, Tsukauchi." A hand on the shoulder, alongside a small grin, were given from Toshinori. "Let me know if you want to get some lunch with me....and try not to work too hard. It's your birthday, after all."

"Thank-you Toshinori. I'll keep them stashed in my desk so no one can pinch them when I'm not looking." Because it looked like a pretty impressive assortment and a lot of the others would take some little by little while he was out.

"I've actually been told to take a half day today so I won't be working too hard and that makes me free for lunch."

#trulyquirkless #[naonao bday 2024]

[truexman]

He's having a great day today, so far.

#am hooome #henlooo

[truexman]

It's a little early in the day to be handing out birthday presents, but seeing as All Might had an event scheduled for early morning, he didn't want to risk missing it!

Inside a ribboned box is going to be a HAT — one Toshinori came across while on a call the other day, one that not only made him think of the detective, but one he KNEW the other would like! What made the hero so confident in that declaration? He wasn't quite sure at the time of purchase, but he sure was now...mainly because, as it's examined by Tsukauchi, it's quite apparent that it's VERY SIMILAR, if not, the exact same one he was currently wearing.

Perhaps he won't notice —

Naomasa purses his lips together into a thin line the moment he opens the little box and sees the hat sitting inside, fighting back a little laugh. There is in fact an identical hat sitting on his head as he looks at a second one. It came with the matching coat. An ensemble he wore nearly every single day.

Still. It was the thought that counted and Toshinori did get him something he knew he would wear.

"This is great All Might." The small laugh finally bubbled out of him as he took the hat he was wearing off of his head and replaced it with the new one he'd just been given. "My old one was getting a little run down so thank-you. How's it look?"

#osoreruna #PERHAPS HE WONT NOTICE-- TOSHI-- #I loved this #Nao's just like 'time to yeet the old one and wear this one every day now' #no hesitation #[naonao bday 2024]

[truexman]

Happy Birthday

Naomasa Tsukauchi (True Man) – April 4th

#LOVE HIM TODAY

[truexman]

I will be on later after work to do birthday things for naomasa 🎈

#i see all might in the inbox trying his best

[truexman]

*leaves him a thermos that says...worlds most okayest detective on it and a little note that says happy birthday*

He pauses when he sees the gift sitting on his desk, blinking at it because that wasn't there when he left to get something for lunch (for once.)

"Worlds most...Okayest Detective--"

That earns a laugh. Well he's using that from now on. It's going to be his go to thermos when he's out and about working cases.

He'll have to send Aizawa a thank-you later.

#erxsxre #nao at a crime scene; LOUDLY sipping out of his thermos #[naonao bday 2024]

[truexman]

The face of a man who forgot his birthday is tomorrow

#THE WEEK FLEW BY SO FAST #WHAT DO YOU MEAN NAO NAO'S BDAY IS TOMORROW #give him all the ties and mugs

[truexman]

HE'S BEEN CAUGHT

NOT ON ALL MIGHT'S WATCH —

#osoreruna #alksdjad pin him down you say-- LOL #nao; being carried off: I AM A GROWN ADULT I DONT NEED TO BE CARRIED TO BED #also nao: -passes out as soon as his head hits the pillow- #but yes it is late! #should be in bed!

[truexman]

Not him avoiding going to bed at a reasonable hour.

#me rn tho #[ic post]

[truexman]

His smile was small and kind, head tilted a little as the answer filtered through his quirk. Not a lie, which was appreciative. He wouldn't have called the other out on it. It was a taxing case, and he guessed, even more so for a pro hero who dealt with the flashier problems and cases. Cases like these came up constantly for the detective.

"I appreciate your help with the case. It's alright if there were more downs than highs. I'm not sure how it works for pro heroes but we often send officers to therapy for cases like these when it gets to be too much."

The blond was still grinning where he was sitting across from the detective, just glad to see him a little less sad looking. But then he was being questioned and Mic had to think about how to answer the man. He knew the detective's Quirk and didn't want to set it off, but also didn't want to admit how badly this case had effected him.

"Eh, so so," Mic shrugged a bit, hands falling to sit on his upper thighs. It wasn't a lie, he'd had some up and some down. More so downs, but there had been the occasional highs. Talking was generally his gift, but with someone who could read his lies? That was much harder.

#voicequirked