An Ambush Simulation Sequel. Minor trigger warning for self-deprecating PTSD references.
Legend has it Mr. Compress still can't find his way out of the woods. But give him credit for calling for help even though he knew Dabi was probably gonna be an ass about it.
Aizawa was my favorite part of drawing this one. Dabi may not be a villain in this AU, but he’s still an exhausting person to deal with, and the job seems to have been once again delegated to the usual crazy person wrangler.
"Kid, who hurt you? Give me a name."
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If you missed Part 1 of Ambush Simulation and are confused about the orange fire instead of the blue, Dabi has gone and turned the temp down for the purposes of not being identified.
The relative humidity and the soil moisture are both factors that affect forest fires. Happy, hydrated plants don't burn easily.
There is also a method to the madness behind the forest fire aside from scare tactic. After UA’s summer camp, the Wild, Wild Pussycats are planning on hosting a class on forest restoration after wildfires for people with plant-based Quirks. So they were planning on burning part of the forest down anyway.
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Aizawa: So…your brother——
Shouto: What I can tell you is he has no fear, no sense, and no restraint, but otherwise my oldest brother is an enigma my family has given up on trying to understand, and it’s probably best if the rest of the world follows our lead.
Hello there, quirkwizard! Could I request a quirk marriage between Half-Hot Half-Cold and Earth Manipulation?
New Quirk Name: Claybank
This Emitter type Quirk allows the user to produce massive swathes of clay from their body up to long ranges around them. The user has extensive control over the clay they make, both as they are making it and after it is made, capable of firing it off in different shapes and forms. The user can control the heat of the clay as well, capable of cooling to make it harden or rapidly heat it up to make it more malleable, letting them make and remake the clay into various forms. This gives the user a versatile power, their sheer quantity of clay and quality of control giving them a variety of options. They can sweep over an area with a wave of hot clay, form massive defenses around their allies, fire off clay projectiles, trap people in hardened clay, use the clay like a sealant to repair items, form the clay into humanoid shapes to use as minions, or just let the user artistically express themselves. Though making the clay can have adverse effects on the user's body, such as the causing it to form around them to weight them down or changing it's temperature raising or lower the temperature of it having a similar affect on the user. The user needs to make contact with the clay to alter it and changing it to much can cause it to start breaking down, rending it unusable.