May 13, 2025 • 31 mins
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Pairing: Kirishima Eijirou x Bakugou Katsuki, Fandom: MHA, Rating T Summary: "Follow the life & times of investigative reporter Bakugou Katsuki as he gets to know adorable new hire Kirishima Eijirou and tries to get the scoop on the cutting edge vigilante hero that’s recently begun protecting their city from evil, the hero he named ‘Red Riot’…
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Pairing: Kirishima Eijirou x Bakugou Katsuki, Fandom: MHA, Rating T Summary: "Follow the life & times of investigative reporter Bakugou Katsuki as he gets to know adorable new hire Kirishima Eijirou and tries to get the scoop on the cutting edge vigilante hero that’s recently begun protecting their city from evil, the hero he named ‘Red Riot’…
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi everybody, and welcome back to Therapize Tobacca, Go pod Fix.
I hope everybody's having a good month of May. I
am really stoked about what is coming on the Patreon
exclusive episodes this month, and I'm really stoked about the
public episodes of course this month. And I've been working
on a lot, and I've been listening to your feedbacks
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on the pole. If you go to the episode fuck Me,
is it called back to me or back to you?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
I think it's back to you? Fuck me? Jesus, it's
back to me.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Oh my god, I forgot the name of my own
my own thing.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
I can literally look it up. It's right there. Back
to me.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
It's called back to Me, which I knew the entire
time and I did not forget anyway, if you go
back to Me on Spotify, I have a poll regarding
the Patreon and the content of the Patreon and what
you guys would like to see if you were on
the Patreon, which, by the way, you can also join
for free. Occasionally free members will also get a little
some sum So I have been listening, and I have
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been integrating more sneak peaks into ongoing whips that I'm
writing as well as like ideas, headcanons, et cetera. And
I've been having a lot of fun with that, so
I'm and it's actually inspired another a new fick, a
new narrow sasufick that I'm working on. So there is that,
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so make sure to check that out. Link is in
the description as always, and uh yeah, I'm excited. I
we did have two Patreon winners, which means that instead
of you guys picking one work on Patreon, of the
two public ones, A pick two, which means for this
month that those will be the two that come out
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this month on the public Patreon. I might actually make that,
like adjust how that being the result of the poll
instead of just being what comes first, because sometimes there's
two winners, and I only do two public episodes typically
per month. So that's what's gonna happen here, which means
that the fit that I otherwise would have recorded this
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month is getting pushed back to next month, which is
fine because it all comes out. We're all gonna listen
to everything. So today we're here with chapter five of
the Adventures of Red Riot and Baka Go Kotski. I
will redo the tags, but I don't have to reread
the summary because this is an ongoing work. If you
have dropped in here and you have never listened to
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a chapter of this particular podfic before, I highly recommend
going back to chapter one and going all the way
up until this one. If you want to read it instead,
you can do that on AO three to ling wal
also be in the description. And if you really you
just want to dive right into chapter five you just
need somebody to talk to you, you just need somebody gabbing,
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then please, by all means, stay here, have fun, relax,
take a load off. This is a fun chapter. And yeah,
I'm I'm I'm excited. I think that I have solved
for those who have listened the previous chapters, I think
I have figured out how to do the next chapter.
Because I am two, we'd two chapters away on a
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three from finishing this uh fanfic, so and I hit
I hit a bit of a snag, and I think
I figured it out. I think I figured out. I
think I figured it out at least mostly. So I'm
excited about that. I'm excited to share that with you guys,
and I really hope it pans out like I think
it is yeah, okay, so uh, please remember that the
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tags I list in the when I read the additional
tags here today, those are for the entire thic as
of its like update, which is that it's a nine
chapters would only do chapter five, So not all tags
that I read out will apply to this particular chapter
because they are updated as of like chapter nine, and
we're not there yet.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
So this is rated T.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
It's a baccu though Kotski and kuriously my hro fic
out of primarily out of Kotski's perspective. The additional tags
are more uh more tags to come. I came up
with this three hours ago, which is obviously it's not
been a while. Uh. Superman and Lois lane Au kind
of superhero red riot, corkless investigative reporter baka Gokotski. You
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gonna have some classic superhero comic levels of violence, like
villain fights, but it's not gross. Also, the main ship
is Curibaku, but I might add background chips. I don't
know who, but it's always gay secret entities. My God
is finally happening. I'm using my ba in contemporary American
comic literature that does a real degree I have and.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
I stand by it.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
Background Shinkami, background relationships, background Eraser Mike. Mentions of blood
in the context of superhero fights and injuries, that tag
will be quite pertinent. In today's chapter. There's quite a
few descriptions of like blood and bleeding. Because Red Riot
is injured, so you don't see him get injured. I'm
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not gonna talk about how he got injured or specifically,
it's just gonna it's going to describe that he is injured,
that he's cut, and that he is bleeding, and that
he needs stitches.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
That's about the extent of it.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
It just is repeated a couple times, so like just
a heads up for that another attack is secret entity.
You'd expect a love triangle between Kiri Kotski and Red Riot,
but it won't go exactly how you think.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Happy ending will come.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
But it is a comic book story, so there's some
plot on the way to the happy ending. Also, the
happy ending will lead into a sequel. Weekly updates About
the weekly updates leave me alone. It's been a couple
months since my last update because reasons in life okay,
and also because I found a massive plot hole and
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I had to fix it, just as for Kaminari, he
was right and nobody believed him. You guys haven't seen
the chapter yet that that pertains to here on the
pod fix, so not that he knows that he was right,
by the way, fun times in drama brotherly rivals Decu
and Baku Goo sorry in the backstory and go pass
away when Deco was it's not going into detail, but
still also not really leant for this chapter yet getting
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together slight angst. That's appropriate our comic book or classic
comic book, I should say, because there's with it's a
big it's it's a huge spectrum, a sledge villain, which
a freeform tag, slight descriptions of drowning because slime. Nobody
who isn't a villain gets like big time injured ever
genre appropriate angst, happy ending promised. Technically a villain dies,
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but it's not like shown as it happens per se
because at the time Cosky's unconscious and we're in his
point of view. So most of those last tags don't
apply today, but you know we're reading them. So here
we are with chapter five, which is titled Issue five
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My friend read Riot. Okay, I've gapped enough I've yapped,
I've yapped. I missed you guys, so I'm yapping a lot.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Here we go.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Somehow, Kotsky managed to step aside to let bread Riot
into his living room and shut the door as the
man stood somewhat shakily. Fuck the bathroom through here?
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Come on?
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Bakago ushered him to his own suite and left him
there a moment as he dug around in his supply
closet for the first aid kid he used to carry.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
When he went hiking.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
It had been a while since he'd taken the time,
but everything should still.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Be up to date. Ah.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
He folded out and rushed back to the bathroom before pausing,
and Riot turned gingerly to show Kotsky's left shoulder, where
between the crackled rock like scales ran rivulets of blood.
The fuck happened to you? I thought you were basically invulnerable.
It's not deep. I just can't reach it to fix
it myself. That doesn't explain how it happened, Kotsky muttered
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as he took a closer look. Don't worry about it.
Came a tense, almost irritated response, and Kotsky drew back
with an eyebrow raise to holding his gaze and just
about resisting the urge to purse his lips. I really
don't want to talk about it. It was a fluke.
I took care of it. Let's just say I can
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harden my skin too much, and it has consequences, red
Riode admitted, after a tense moment of unwavering eye contact,
glancing away as he spoke, and Kotsky pushed the reporter
inside down with both hands to focus on the task
in hand. Hardened his skin too much. It already looks
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like it had sliced me up just to touch one
of those ridges. How much harder does he get? The
unintentional double entontra of his own thoughts made him hunch
his shoulders and huff out an irritated breath at himself
as he rummaged through his first aid kit, trying to
see what kind of options he had. His sewing needle
was likely out. He had some liquid stitch. Maybe that
would work. Get in the bathtub, it's easier to clean.
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Kotsky waved vaguely in the direction and watched it. The
hero awkwardly and carefully placed himself one inch at a time.
It seemed into the porcelain tub, as if he was
trying very hard not to scratch anything. Shit red Riots
sore as he shifted his weight trying not to crack
Kotsky's tiles and his l under his large, clawed, equally
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rock like feet as he moved. Kotsky couldn't have cared
less at the moment. Liquid stitch and an antiseptic would
have to do somehow. Still, Riot's distorted voice echoing in
his bathroom felt both strangely alien and strangely familiar in
a way he couldn't place, but stuck with him as
it had since their last full conversation the night before.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Christ. Do you always sound like that?
Speaker 1 (09:44):
He asked, readying the supplies and washing his hands, trying
to distract the hero from the upcoming discomfort, Like what
like you swallowed a garbage disposal? Careful, you're making me blush,
Riot deadpand and Kotsky's oh please, can you even blush?
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Is that one of your interview questions? As if I'm
going to interview you while you bleed out in my bathtub.
Kowsky resisted the urge to roll his eyes as he
tried to find a place to start around the tear,
but he couldn't actually find the root of the wound
through the overlap of jagged plates that made up his
thick skin. Oh shit, am I really came a moderately
(10:25):
alarmed reply. No, maybe I can't stop the bleeding because
you're too hard.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Don't laugh, Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
How about now? Kotsky snapped his mouth shut to stop
himself from gasping as the jagged rock gave way to smooth,
tan skin and.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Blood A lot more blood.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
Shit. Kotsky pressed a towel against the wound, frowning at
Red Riot's distorted hiss of pain. You don't happen to
have super healing, do you. I wish read Riot grided out,
but kind of. I tend to heal once I can
get a wound closed. That's the trickier part. I usually
use that stuff too, though, so I know it works.
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He gestured to the liquid stitch in Kotski's hands, and
Kotsky kept his mouth shut as he simply nodded, focusing
on his task. I actually really don't want to know
how you found that out, but okay, on three, I'm
gonna start pinching the skin for the stitches. I never
know riots chuckle rumbled through Kotsky's stomach like a bass base.
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How do you I always have trouble with that word
in English, the bass. I know his base, but my
brain is just like bass. I'm like, it's not a
fish rumbled through you know what?
Speaker 2 (11:40):
I made it like.
Speaker 1 (11:41):
Five whole minutes without fucking up, and the moment I
have a little note, I'm like, whoa, Okay, I never know.
Riot's chuckle rumbled through Kotsky's stomach like a base. If
it's on three or after three? Oh my god, shut up,
shut up, shut up, one two three foot fuck, Katsky
swore as he dropped the towel, spraying disinfectant and trying
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to ignore Red Riot's hisss of pain, before grabbing the
liquid stitch bottle from his first aid kit and getting
to work. Twenty minutes later, Kotsky was washing blood off
of his hands and bathtub that was absolutely scratched to shit,
and Red Riot was no longer dripping blood everywhere. God,
he was going to have to thoroughly mop his floors later.
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So Red Riot's voice rumbled from where he stood in
Kotsky's living room, the lights still off, only illuminated by
the fading storm's lightning and the faint glow from the
bathroom in Kotsky's bedroom. Should I expect an expos a tomorrow?
The ins and outs of Red Riot's greatest weakness. Kotsky
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stared at him blankly, exhaustion settling in again as he
glanced at the clock.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
It's three forty am, Christ.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
If he really thought that, you wouldn't have come here true,
Red Riots stretched, and it sounded like a slide from
a distance. Kotsky shook off the sleep clutching at the
edges of his mind and crossed his arms. Red Riots
studied him for a moment, tilting his head in thought
as he had the first time, like he had the
first time they'd spoken. You get three questions. I might
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not answer them all, but you can ask ten questions.
I might have just saved your life, kats equipped, and
he saw a small twitch in Riot's fanged smile.
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Five.
Speaker 1 (13:29):
Because you're definitely losing your security deposit over that tub. Suddenly,
sleep was the furthest thing on Kotsky's mind. He grabbed
his phone and opened the recording app. Five questions. He
had to make them count. There was one in particular,
burning on the tip of his tongue, but he controlled himself,
knowing it was the one the hero would never answer
on record, so instead he asked, why are city if
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you're not from here? Red Riot nodded, and Kotsky felt
a familiar thrill his job brought him. I didn't come
here to do this. I came here to get a
fresh start, and I saw the villain's tax rise.
Speaker 2 (14:08):
I wanted to.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
Help, and this was the best way I could do it.
Is that why you don't like it when I call
you a hero? That's your second question, Right reminded, and
Kotsky accepted it, nodding to confirm a hero is a
symbol of peace, or victory or chivalry. I'm just someone
with powers. I didn't choose trying to protect a city
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against a threat. It couldn't have anticipated. Kotsky bit his
lip and pressed pause on the recording. If fred Riot
was over there, god damn it. If fred Riot was surprised,
he didn't show it. You didn't choose your powers, but
you choose what to do with them. He locked his
gaze onto red Riots, holding it firmly. You can turn
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your powers off, the stated red Riot didn't flinch. That's
not a question, but neither da Katski.
Speaker 2 (15:03):
No, it's not.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
You can pass as a non powered person in your
day to day life. That's how you saw me looking
for you. He took a deep breath and relaxed the
intensity of his gaze. You make the choice every day
that you become, red Riot, to be a hero, no
matter how much you get knocked around or how tough
a threat is. Seems pretty heroic to me. He didn't
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let red Riot respond before he broke their gaze, clicking
the recording back on.
Speaker 2 (15:31):
If you were a hero by your.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
Definition, what would you want to be a symbol of?
What do you want to inspire in people? Red Riot hummed,
nodding as he considered it. I want people to feel safe, protected.
I want them to feel like they can live their
lives without regret or fear. What symbol do you think
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that would be? Guess you'll have to wait to see
when this article comes up. Kotsky quipped, what would you
say to those out there that who are discovering their
powers for the first time? Red Rye grew quiet again
for a moment before answering, I'd say it's gonna be okay.
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The world is changing. There's people fighting for your safety
and right to live the life you want to live,
regardless of what your powers are. I can't say things
will be easy, but you said it best. You can't
choose your powers, but you choose what to do with them.
I believe in you. He held Kotsky's gaze firmly as
he finished, and Kotski genuinely couldn't tell if he was
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still addressing the future audience. Arkotski himself. Last question, fanboy,
I'm not including that in the transcript. Kotsky rolled his eyes.
How long can our citizens depend on your protection? Will
you move on to another city? At some point, red
riots stretched out to nearly full height, headspikes scraping against
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Kotsky's ceiling as a low rumble came from his chest,
voice even deeper and more determined than it already was.
When he replied, I'm not going anywhere. I'll be here
as long as you need me. He crouched down and
exited via the balcony again, blood out there, long washed
away in the waiting storm, and with that he was gone.
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Kotsky took a moment to stare after him. Trying to
process his response before clicking the recording off and closing
the balcony door again. Cautiously, Queeny poked her head out
from under his bed where she'd been hiding, and, upon
seeing the coast was clear, she ran out to Katsky,
pawing at his leg until he picked her up and
buried his face in her fur. Queeny, I'm gonna tell
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you something, and you can't laugh or tell anybody, He sighed,
and felt his ears grow hot as he fought back
his own ingratulity.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
I think that fuck her is a crush on me
or something.
Speaker 1 (17:53):
Queeny started purring against him, and he chuckled, you little asshole.
I told you not to laugh. Jesus Christ, what happened
to Bacca? Though he's never late like this, Danky asked,
passing Kotsky's empty cubicle at work. Sarah glanced over and
shook his head. He's not late. He's in there, he
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pointed at as Ila's off.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
His door closed and blind shut.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
He went in there immediately and hasn't come out. It's
been two hours. I think they might have finally killed
each other. No way, five bucks has Baca grow usurped
Azawa and declared himself Supreme Leader of the paper dank.
He nodded sagely as if Asaul only looks like a zombie,
I bet he'd be able to take Baccu go in
a fight.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
But do you bet five dollars? I do? I do
bet five dollars?
Speaker 1 (18:46):
I bet if you two chuckle fox, don't shut the
hell up, You'll find out exactly what I'm like in
a fight, Kotski growled as he approached it. As he
approached his desk, man I almost went through that, so
was god.
Speaker 2 (18:56):
Damn it.
Speaker 1 (18:59):
Okay, Sarah and Cuminari froze, with Sarah less than subtly
slapping five dollars into Cuminari's hand. My bad, oh, Supreme leader,
space case. If you don't get the hell out of
my face, Cuminari, my office now, Asawa barked from behind
his now open door, But grudgingly, Cuminari slapped the five
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dollars back onto Sarah's desk, and Koski rolled his eyes
as he sat back down, logging into his computer and
immediately picking up where he left off, finalizing the last
at its teen as I agreed upon after hours of
proverbially duking it out over the details of the Red
Ride interview and Kotsky's secrecy, or on how and where
it was conducted. Eventually, Isawa had all but thrown his
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hands in the air and told Kotsky to get the
hell out of his office, which Kotsky knew was coded
for good job. Now get the hell out of my
office red Riot symbol of strength. Kotsky heard a voice
read out from over his shoulder, and if it had
been to anyone else, he'd have given them a tough
lesson on privacy, but instead he just smiled proudly and
slow He turned to face Kiroshima, feeling some degree of
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his stress seeping from his body. At the side of him.
Karoshima's eyes were wide behind his glasses, and Katsky traces
of a blush on his face as he read Kotsky's words,
and the blonde preened. You like it, he asked, nudging
Kiashima with his need to pull his attention away from
his work. Do I I mean, it's it's incredible that
you got an interview. I mean not that you wouldn't
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if anyone would, it was going to be breathe weather boy.
Karashima did just that, pausing his rambling with a sheepish
grin and taking a deep breath. Right, thanks, it looks great.
You're amazing. I've been more on the cautious side of
the guy, but all your writing has me you're rooting
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from and I'm he hesitated, stepping a bit closer to
Katsky and lowering his voice. I'm sorry for what I
texted you. It wasn't my place. I know how capable
you are. That was obvious, like in the first few
seconds of meeting you. Relax, Kiashimakatsy sharked it off, still
glowing from the phrase.
Speaker 2 (21:07):
It was sweet that you care.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
I'm not sure I wouldn't have some reservations myself if
I heard you were out I don't know, doing dangerous
weather shit. But Rio, it's not dangerous to me anyway,
just to Melins, So no need to be worried, he added,
noting curiously the way Karashima ended up looking a bit
more tense at the end than he'd have expected. Was
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he jealous riot? Huh, guessing he must have been interesting
to talk to, then.
Speaker 2 (21:38):
I am.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
I look forward to reading the whole article. Katsky felt
like the cat that got the cream. It was all
he could do not to stretch out luxuriously in his
office chair and preen like he was rolling around in
silk sheets and rose petals. Karashima was jealous. Oh I
don't know, I could think of send better ways to
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spend an evening. He shrugged, enjoying the way Kiaoshima's eyes
followed his every move. What would be a better way?
Kishima asked, it's like you summoned me. Should I grab
the paperwork again or shut it? Eyebags? No one summoned
an insomnia, A caffeine addict with hair like you struck
your dick in a socket. Shin so A sighed from
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where he stood by the water cooler close by. I'll
get the paperwork for that zinger on your desk by launch.
He turned to leave, and Kotski resisted the childish earth
to stick his tongue out after him, already half turned
back to Kiashima when heard a muffled snort and saw
Kiroshima had a hand slapped over his mouth and was
clearly trying not to laugh at the wildly inappropriate shit.
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Kotsky just flung it chin so that he as a
good employee of the paper should absolutely not be laughing
at He wishes he'd finally gotten with the freakin' thorustal
Buney over there, Kotsky muttered, just loud enough for Kishima's
benefit as he nodded his head towards where Danky was
standing at the coffine machine. Another small burst of laughter
escaped Karashima, and all that jealous tension from before dissipated,
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and Kotski found that, as reassuring as it was, he
much preferred seeing Kiroshima happy and relaxed to anything else. Well,
maybe not anything else, but that was not for him
to think about right now if he wanted to maintain
some semblance of self control. Bako Kishima laughs, he's through
his laughter. Jeez, how many of those HR violations do
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you actually rack up? He doesn't file any of them,
not when they're about him and he thought they were funny.
He just makes me fill them out because he's got
a weird sense of humor. He keeps them in a binder.
Caminari calls it the Hall of fame. They do dramatic
readings at holiday parties. You'll see soon enough. Fucking company
picnic is next month.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
They always do it.
Speaker 1 (23:50):
Then, he explained, turning his chair around to face his
computer again, I've got to finish this shit. If you
want to see what my better idea for an evening is,
I guess you'll have to text after work and see. Okay,
kioShiMa smiled, eyes crinkling. I'll have to do that. Then
he took a step back, still smiling at Baccago, and
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accidentally stepped into accidentally stepped into eat a Tenya sports
writer's path, eat a Tenya sports writer's path, as the
muscular man was once again speed walking around the office
as usual. When he ran into Kiashima like a car
crashing into a building, Karoshima didn't so much as stumble,
and Edo would crashing to the floor, papers everywhere as
Kiashima immediately turned in horror, apologizing repeatedly and trying to
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both collect the papers and help Eda.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
All the while Edo was focused.
Speaker 1 (24:37):
On asking him exactly where and how he worked out
and if he would be interested in sharing his routine.
In fact, Da didn't look at all distressed until Kiashima
shrugged and apologetically said he just lifted some weights once
every few months in his basement after work turned into
Kyoshi after work. Turn oh, after work, okay, I understand
what I was trying to say? Heey after work turned
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into Kiyoshima finally texting Kotski around seven thirty PM, when
he was tidying up a bit before starting his bedtime
routine and listening to a news segment on the Zoo's
new red Panda baby. When his phone lit up with
Kiroshima's name, he immediately grabbed it and sat down on
the couch, glancing at the clock and willing himself to
push back his routine by no more than ten ten
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twenty minutes. Twenty minutes Max tex uh Kirshima's text read, Hey,
what are you up to.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
Watching the news? You?
Speaker 1 (25:35):
Kotski texted back, I met this sports bar grill thing
Eda invited me. It's a bunch of us he eh,
Kishima texted back, and then Koski saw a photo pop
up of several of their co workers, Sarah da Mina
from Layout whose name he actually still knew, Pikachu atn't
even half and a half. Koski snorted at the vacant
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look in his eye. Kyoshima himself wasn't in the photo.
Has seemed to be typical for him, real meeting of
the minds. Kotsky texted back and smiled when he got
a flood of laugh Emoji's back. Ah, they're not so bad.
They're a fun bunch. You're not the super simple, super
social type, are you, Kiashima asked, Absolutely not. Kotski replied,
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Kami dragged me to enough parties against my will.
Speaker 2 (26:22):
She was my editor.
Speaker 1 (26:23):
She's to date Mina. Actually you got a reply soon.
I bet you had some fun, even if you won't
admit it. Anyone who dated Mina asked you the life
of the party, More like she tried to party me
to death. Kotsky rolled his eyes, But yeah, Kamie's all right,
it wasn't always the worst. Still not my idea of
a great night. So what is your idea of a
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great night? Better than a late night interview with Red Riot?
Speaker 2 (26:50):
Symbol of strength?
Speaker 1 (26:51):
Kiashima texted back, and Kotsky bit his lip as he
pondered his reply, absitindedly, wondering how Kiashima's possible jealousy would
fare if he knew Kotsky suspected the hero of Kara
some kind of torch rim you me take out in
a movie was maybe too simple. You me till Death
to Us part was coming on a bit strong in text,
maybe even for Kotsky. Hmm, for a question he'd been
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hoping and looking forward to receiving all day he had
not actually prepared to answer. He saw Kiashima typing again
and felt his chance slipping through his fingers, and in
a moment of overwhelming he fumbled his phone, which hadn't
fully deleted his last draft yet. It hit is simply
and hit send on a simple you fuck. He shot
up onto his feet and frantically pressed on the text
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to unsend it, but the two check marks betrayed that
it was too late. At least Kashima wasn't typing anymore,
he thought, with my old hysteria autocorrect, He quickly typed
and sent throat tight as he sent out a chain
as he let out a chain of exploitoves. Oh my god,
right of course, Kiaoshima replied quickly, I figured, he figured.
Kotsky frowned. Oh, absolutely not. It was supposed to say
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you me dinner at my place, Yes, Katski replied, the
need to beat Kiaoshima's apparent doubts into submission, winning out
over any fear of scaring him off. Oh Karoshima texted back,
like a date. Gotskey blinked his phone and then stared
at his ceiling for a moment as he sat back
down on the couch. My fucking god, he mumbled to himself.
Speaker 2 (28:21):
What do I have to do?
Speaker 1 (28:22):
Throw myself with the guy? He looked back down on
his phone and wrote back, Yes, not a problem. Not
gonna twist your arm about it. Queenie yowled loudly in
his ear as she jumped up on the back rest
of the couch, one paw on his shoulder.
Speaker 2 (28:37):
It's not too aggressive. What do you know?
Speaker 1 (28:38):
You don't even date. He turned to face her, and
she smacked him in the head with the plush pad
of her paw before jumping down onto his lap and
curling up. All right, Kowski conceded, I deserve that I
got a cat I knowingly send up for your eternal judgment.
Not bad, No, not a problem, just worried about work.
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Could we maybe keep it quiet? Flashed across Kotsky's screen,
and he felt a slight tightness in his chest before
letting out a long breath.
Speaker 2 (29:07):
Maybe I had to.
Speaker 1 (29:08):
Do with Kirshia's previous workplace. Maybe things had gotten messy
there and he'd wanted a clean start, only to end
up with.
Speaker 2 (29:13):
Kotsky hanging off of him.
Speaker 1 (29:15):
Maybe he'd breat this all wrong. If you don't want to,
I'd understand. I'd never be a dick about shit like this.
Kotsky texted back, and then has set his phone beside him,
lifting Queenie into his arms and giving her a hug
as she pressed her wet nose against his cheek.
Speaker 2 (29:29):
Out of the.
Speaker 1 (29:29):
Corner of his eye, he saw a screen flash repeatedly
as several messages came in rapidly, all at once. No,
I mean no, I want to. I want to go
on a date with you. I really do. Just prefer
to keep this thing private. That's all I totally get.
If that's not something you're comfortable with. Oh oh. Kotsky
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shifted Queenie to curl up in the crook of his
neck and arm, freeing one hand to text back. Relieved, understood,
it's fine by me. I'm pretty private too. Dinner Friday
night at seven, I'll text you my address, looking forward
to it. He sent it and chewed on his lip
before adding enjoy the rest of your night with her
boy end notes somewhat jealous Kiroshima has Katski kicking his
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feet and giggling. Good for him, Good for him?
Speaker 2 (30:20):
Next week?
Speaker 1 (30:21):
Well, next chapter, a new friend, a first date, and
some close calls. Also, hmmm, wonder who gave Riot that
chip on his shoulder there at the beginning. I have
all emoji like the little two ones, the double eye emoji,
Happy New Year?
Speaker 2 (30:37):
Shut the fuck up? Did I release?
Speaker 1 (30:38):
Oh my god, this chapter came out around New Year's
and it's now May thirteenth. Look, we're all staying in
our lane and minding our business.
Speaker 2 (30:49):
It's fine. It's fine.
Speaker 1 (30:51):
Then the update's coming. It's coming as soon as I can,
so say, lovey, it's okay. I always finish my shit,
even if it takes a long time. So I hope
you guys enjoyed this was a nice, longer one. I
am going to get some water, and.
Speaker 2 (31:06):
You should too. You should also get some water.
Speaker 1 (31:09):
You should hydrate and make sure that you are relaxing
and taking the time that you need for yourself today.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
There's always tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (31:18):
So I will talk to you guys next time.
Speaker 2 (31:22):
See you
Hi everybody, and welcome back to Therapize Tobacca, Go pod Fix.
I hope everybody's having a good month of May. I
am really stoked about what is coming on the Patreon
exclusive episodes this month, and I'm really stoked about the
public episodes of course this month. And I've been working
on a lot, and I've been listening to your feedbacks
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on the pole. If you go to the episode fuck Me,
is it called back to me or back to you?
Speaker 2 (00:30):
I think it's back to you? Fuck me? Jesus, it's
back to me.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
Oh my god, I forgot the name of my own
my own thing.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
I can literally look it up. It's right there. Back
to me.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
It's called back to Me, which I knew the entire
time and I did not forget anyway, if you go
back to Me on Spotify, I have a poll regarding
the Patreon and the content of the Patreon and what
you guys would like to see if you were on
the Patreon, which, by the way, you can also join
for free. Occasionally free members will also get a little
some sum So I have been listening, and I have
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been integrating more sneak peaks into ongoing whips that I'm
writing as well as like ideas, headcanons, et cetera. And
I've been having a lot of fun with that, so
I'm and it's actually inspired another a new fick, a
new narrow sasufick that I'm working on. So there is that,
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so make sure to check that out. Link is in
the description as always, and uh yeah, I'm excited. I
we did have two Patreon winners, which means that instead
of you guys picking one work on Patreon, of the
two public ones, A pick two, which means for this
month that those will be the two that come out
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this month on the public Patreon. I might actually make that,
like adjust how that being the result of the poll
instead of just being what comes first, because sometimes there's
two winners, and I only do two public episodes typically
per month. So that's what's gonna happen here, which means
that the fit that I otherwise would have recorded this
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month is getting pushed back to next month, which is
fine because it all comes out. We're all gonna listen
to everything. So today we're here with chapter five of
the Adventures of Red Riot and Baka Go Kotski. I
will redo the tags, but I don't have to reread
the summary because this is an ongoing work. If you
have dropped in here and you have never listened to
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a chapter of this particular podfic before, I highly recommend
going back to chapter one and going all the way
up until this one. If you want to read it instead,
you can do that on AO three to ling wal
also be in the description. And if you really you
just want to dive right into chapter five you just
need somebody to talk to you, you just need somebody gabbing,
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then please, by all means, stay here, have fun, relax,
take a load off. This is a fun chapter. And yeah,
I'm I'm I'm excited. I think that I have solved
for those who have listened the previous chapters, I think
I have figured out how to do the next chapter.
Because I am two, we'd two chapters away on a
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three from finishing this uh fanfic, so and I hit
I hit a bit of a snag, and I think
I figured it out. I think I figured out. I
think I figured it out at least mostly. So I'm
excited about that. I'm excited to share that with you guys,
and I really hope it pans out like I think
it is yeah, okay, so uh, please remember that the
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tags I list in the when I read the additional
tags here today, those are for the entire thic as
of its like update, which is that it's a nine
chapters would only do chapter five, So not all tags
that I read out will apply to this particular chapter
because they are updated as of like chapter nine, and
we're not there yet.
Speaker 2 (03:49):
So this is rated T.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
It's a baccu though Kotski and kuriously my hro fic
out of primarily out of Kotski's perspective. The additional tags
are more uh more tags to come. I came up
with this three hours ago, which is obviously it's not
been a while. Uh. Superman and Lois lane Au kind
of superhero red riot, corkless investigative reporter baka Gokotski. You
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gonna have some classic superhero comic levels of violence, like
villain fights, but it's not gross. Also, the main ship
is Curibaku, but I might add background chips. I don't
know who, but it's always gay secret entities. My God
is finally happening. I'm using my ba in contemporary American
comic literature that does a real degree I have and.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
I stand by it.
Speaker 1 (04:35):
Background Shinkami, background relationships, background Eraser Mike. Mentions of blood
in the context of superhero fights and injuries, that tag
will be quite pertinent. In today's chapter. There's quite a
few descriptions of like blood and bleeding. Because Red Riot
is injured, so you don't see him get injured. I'm
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not gonna talk about how he got injured or specifically,
it's just gonna it's going to describe that he is injured,
that he's cut, and that he is bleeding, and that
he needs stitches.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
That's about the extent of it.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
It just is repeated a couple times, so like just
a heads up for that another attack is secret entity.
You'd expect a love triangle between Kiri Kotski and Red Riot,
but it won't go exactly how you think.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Happy ending will come.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
But it is a comic book story, so there's some
plot on the way to the happy ending. Also, the
happy ending will lead into a sequel. Weekly updates About
the weekly updates leave me alone. It's been a couple
months since my last update because reasons in life okay,
and also because I found a massive plot hole and
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I had to fix it, just as for Kaminari, he
was right and nobody believed him. You guys haven't seen
the chapter yet that that pertains to here on the
pod fix, so not that he knows that he was right,
by the way, fun times in drama brotherly rivals Decu
and Baku Goo sorry in the backstory and go pass
away when Deco was it's not going into detail, but
still also not really leant for this chapter yet getting
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together slight angst. That's appropriate our comic book or classic
comic book, I should say, because there's with it's a
big it's it's a huge spectrum, a sledge villain, which
a freeform tag, slight descriptions of drowning because slime. Nobody
who isn't a villain gets like big time injured ever
genre appropriate angst, happy ending promised. Technically a villain dies,
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but it's not like shown as it happens per se
because at the time Cosky's unconscious and we're in his
point of view. So most of those last tags don't
apply today, but you know we're reading them. So here
we are with chapter five, which is titled Issue five
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My friend read Riot. Okay, I've gapped enough I've yapped,
I've yapped. I missed you guys, so I'm yapping a lot.
Speaker 2 (06:59):
Here we go.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
Somehow, Kotsky managed to step aside to let bread Riot
into his living room and shut the door as the
man stood somewhat shakily. Fuck the bathroom through here?
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Come on?
Speaker 1 (07:14):
Bakago ushered him to his own suite and left him
there a moment as he dug around in his supply
closet for the first aid kid he used to carry.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
When he went hiking.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
It had been a while since he'd taken the time,
but everything should still.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
Be up to date. Ah.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
He folded out and rushed back to the bathroom before pausing,
and Riot turned gingerly to show Kotsky's left shoulder, where
between the crackled rock like scales ran rivulets of blood.
The fuck happened to you? I thought you were basically invulnerable.
It's not deep. I just can't reach it to fix
it myself. That doesn't explain how it happened, Kotsky muttered
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as he took a closer look. Don't worry about it.
Came a tense, almost irritated response, and Kotsky drew back
with an eyebrow raise to holding his gaze and just
about resisting the urge to purse his lips. I really
don't want to talk about it. It was a fluke.
I took care of it. Let's just say I can
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harden my skin too much, and it has consequences, red
Riode admitted, after a tense moment of unwavering eye contact,
glancing away as he spoke, and Kotsky pushed the reporter
inside down with both hands to focus on the task
in hand. Hardened his skin too much. It already looks
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like it had sliced me up just to touch one
of those ridges. How much harder does he get? The
unintentional double entontra of his own thoughts made him hunch
his shoulders and huff out an irritated breath at himself
as he rummaged through his first aid kit, trying to
see what kind of options he had. His sewing needle
was likely out. He had some liquid stitch. Maybe that
would work. Get in the bathtub, it's easier to clean.
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Kotsky waved vaguely in the direction and watched it. The
hero awkwardly and carefully placed himself one inch at a time.
It seemed into the porcelain tub, as if he was
trying very hard not to scratch anything. Shit red Riots
sore as he shifted his weight trying not to crack
Kotsky's tiles and his l under his large, clawed, equally
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rock like feet as he moved. Kotsky couldn't have cared
less at the moment. Liquid stitch and an antiseptic would
have to do somehow. Still, Riot's distorted voice echoing in
his bathroom felt both strangely alien and strangely familiar in
a way he couldn't place, but stuck with him as
it had since their last full conversation the night before.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Christ. Do you always sound like that?
Speaker 1 (09:44):
He asked, readying the supplies and washing his hands, trying
to distract the hero from the upcoming discomfort, Like what
like you swallowed a garbage disposal? Careful, you're making me blush,
Riot deadpand and Kotsky's oh please, can you even blush?
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Is that one of your interview questions? As if I'm
going to interview you while you bleed out in my bathtub.
Kowsky resisted the urge to roll his eyes as he
tried to find a place to start around the tear,
but he couldn't actually find the root of the wound
through the overlap of jagged plates that made up his
thick skin. Oh shit, am I really came a moderately
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alarmed reply. No, maybe I can't stop the bleeding because
you're too hard.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
Don't laugh, Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
How about now? Kotsky snapped his mouth shut to stop
himself from gasping as the jagged rock gave way to smooth,
tan skin and.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Blood A lot more blood.
Speaker 1 (10:45):
Shit. Kotsky pressed a towel against the wound, frowning at
Red Riot's distorted hiss of pain. You don't happen to
have super healing, do you. I wish read Riot grided out,
but kind of. I tend to heal once I can
get a wound closed. That's the trickier part. I usually
use that stuff too, though, so I know it works.
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He gestured to the liquid stitch in Kotski's hands, and
Kotsky kept his mouth shut as he simply nodded, focusing
on his task. I actually really don't want to know
how you found that out, but okay, on three, I'm
gonna start pinching the skin for the stitches. I never
know riots chuckle rumbled through Kotsky's stomach like a bass base.
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How do you I always have trouble with that word
in English, the bass. I know his base, but my
brain is just like bass. I'm like, it's not a
fish rumbled through you know what?
Speaker 2 (11:40):
I made it like.
Speaker 1 (11:41):
Five whole minutes without fucking up, and the moment I
have a little note, I'm like, whoa, Okay, I never know.
Riot's chuckle rumbled through Kotsky's stomach like a base. If
it's on three or after three? Oh my god, shut up,
shut up, shut up, one two three foot fuck, Katsky
swore as he dropped the towel, spraying disinfectant and trying
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to ignore Red Riot's hisss of pain, before grabbing the
liquid stitch bottle from his first aid kit and getting
to work. Twenty minutes later, Kotsky was washing blood off
of his hands and bathtub that was absolutely scratched to shit,
and Red Riot was no longer dripping blood everywhere. God,
he was going to have to thoroughly mop his floors later.
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So Red Riot's voice rumbled from where he stood in
Kotsky's living room, the lights still off, only illuminated by
the fading storm's lightning and the faint glow from the
bathroom in Kotsky's bedroom. Should I expect an expos a tomorrow?
The ins and outs of Red Riot's greatest weakness. Kotsky
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stared at him blankly, exhaustion settling in again as he
glanced at the clock.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
It's three forty am, Christ.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
If he really thought that, you wouldn't have come here true,
Red Riots stretched, and it sounded like a slide from
a distance. Kotsky shook off the sleep clutching at the
edges of his mind and crossed his arms. Red Riots
studied him for a moment, tilting his head in thought
as he had the first time, like he had the
first time they'd spoken. You get three questions. I might
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not answer them all, but you can ask ten questions.
I might have just saved your life, kats equipped, and
he saw a small twitch in Riot's fanged smile.
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Five.
Speaker 1 (13:29):
Because you're definitely losing your security deposit over that tub. Suddenly,
sleep was the furthest thing on Kotsky's mind. He grabbed
his phone and opened the recording app. Five questions. He
had to make them count. There was one in particular,
burning on the tip of his tongue, but he controlled himself,
knowing it was the one the hero would never answer
on record, so instead he asked, why are city if
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you're not from here? Red Riot nodded, and Kotsky felt
a familiar thrill his job brought him. I didn't come
here to do this. I came here to get a
fresh start, and I saw the villain's tax rise.
Speaker 2 (14:08):
I wanted to.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
Help, and this was the best way I could do it.
Is that why you don't like it when I call
you a hero? That's your second question, Right reminded, and
Kotsky accepted it, nodding to confirm a hero is a
symbol of peace, or victory or chivalry. I'm just someone
with powers. I didn't choose trying to protect a city
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against a threat. It couldn't have anticipated. Kotsky bit his
lip and pressed pause on the recording. If fred Riot
was over there, god damn it. If fred Riot was surprised,
he didn't show it. You didn't choose your powers, but
you choose what to do with them. He locked his
gaze onto red Riots, holding it firmly. You can turn
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your powers off, the stated red Riot didn't flinch. That's
not a question, but neither da Katski.
Speaker 2 (15:03):
No, it's not.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
You can pass as a non powered person in your
day to day life. That's how you saw me looking
for you. He took a deep breath and relaxed the
intensity of his gaze. You make the choice every day
that you become, red Riot, to be a hero, no
matter how much you get knocked around or how tough
a threat is. Seems pretty heroic to me. He didn't
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let red Riot respond before he broke their gaze, clicking
the recording back on.
Speaker 2 (15:31):
If you were a hero by your.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
Definition, what would you want to be a symbol of?
What do you want to inspire in people? Red Riot hummed,
nodding as he considered it. I want people to feel safe, protected.
I want them to feel like they can live their
lives without regret or fear. What symbol do you think
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that would be? Guess you'll have to wait to see
when this article comes up. Kotsky quipped, what would you
say to those out there that who are discovering their
powers for the first time? Red Rye grew quiet again
for a moment before answering, I'd say it's gonna be okay.
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The world is changing. There's people fighting for your safety
and right to live the life you want to live,
regardless of what your powers are. I can't say things
will be easy, but you said it best. You can't
choose your powers, but you choose what to do with them.
I believe in you. He held Kotsky's gaze firmly as
he finished, and Kotski genuinely couldn't tell if he was
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still addressing the future audience. Arkotski himself. Last question, fanboy,
I'm not including that in the transcript. Kotsky rolled his eyes.
How long can our citizens depend on your protection? Will
you move on to another city? At some point, red
riots stretched out to nearly full height, headspikes scraping against
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Kotsky's ceiling as a low rumble came from his chest,
voice even deeper and more determined than it already was.
When he replied, I'm not going anywhere. I'll be here
as long as you need me. He crouched down and
exited via the balcony again, blood out there, long washed
away in the waiting storm, and with that he was gone.
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Kotsky took a moment to stare after him. Trying to
process his response before clicking the recording off and closing
the balcony door again. Cautiously, Queeny poked her head out
from under his bed where she'd been hiding, and, upon
seeing the coast was clear, she ran out to Katsky,
pawing at his leg until he picked her up and
buried his face in her fur. Queeny, I'm gonna tell
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you something, and you can't laugh or tell anybody, He sighed,
and felt his ears grow hot as he fought back
his own ingratulity.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
I think that fuck her is a crush on me
or something.
Speaker 1 (17:53):
Queeny started purring against him, and he chuckled, you little asshole.
I told you not to laugh. Jesus Christ, what happened
to Bacca? Though he's never late like this, Danky asked,
passing Kotsky's empty cubicle at work. Sarah glanced over and
shook his head. He's not late. He's in there, he
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pointed at as Ila's off.
Speaker 2 (18:17):
His door closed and blind shut.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
He went in there immediately and hasn't come out. It's
been two hours. I think they might have finally killed
each other. No way, five bucks has Baca grow usurped
Azawa and declared himself Supreme Leader of the paper dank.
He nodded sagely as if Asaul only looks like a zombie,
I bet he'd be able to take Baccu go in
a fight.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
But do you bet five dollars? I do? I do
bet five dollars?
Speaker 1 (18:46):
I bet if you two chuckle fox, don't shut the
hell up, You'll find out exactly what I'm like in
a fight, Kotski growled as he approached it. As he
approached his desk, man I almost went through that, so
was god.
Speaker 2 (18:56):
Damn it.
Speaker 1 (18:59):
Okay, Sarah and Cuminari froze, with Sarah less than subtly
slapping five dollars into Cuminari's hand. My bad, oh, Supreme leader,
space case. If you don't get the hell out of
my face, Cuminari, my office now, Asawa barked from behind
his now open door, But grudgingly, Cuminari slapped the five
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dollars back onto Sarah's desk, and Koski rolled his eyes
as he sat back down, logging into his computer and
immediately picking up where he left off, finalizing the last
at its teen as I agreed upon after hours of
proverbially duking it out over the details of the Red
Ride interview and Kotsky's secrecy, or on how and where
it was conducted. Eventually, Isawa had all but thrown his
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hands in the air and told Kotsky to get the
hell out of his office, which Kotsky knew was coded
for good job. Now get the hell out of my
office red Riot symbol of strength. Kotsky heard a voice
read out from over his shoulder, and if it had
been to anyone else, he'd have given them a tough
lesson on privacy, but instead he just smiled proudly and
slow He turned to face Kiroshima, feeling some degree of
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his stress seeping from his body. At the side of him.
Karoshima's eyes were wide behind his glasses, and Katsky traces
of a blush on his face as he read Kotsky's words,
and the blonde preened. You like it, he asked, nudging
Kiashima with his need to pull his attention away from
his work. Do I I mean, it's it's incredible that
you got an interview. I mean not that you wouldn't
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if anyone would, it was going to be breathe weather boy.
Karashima did just that, pausing his rambling with a sheepish
grin and taking a deep breath. Right, thanks, it looks great.
You're amazing. I've been more on the cautious side of
the guy, but all your writing has me you're rooting
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from and I'm he hesitated, stepping a bit closer to
Katsky and lowering his voice. I'm sorry for what I
texted you. It wasn't my place. I know how capable
you are. That was obvious, like in the first few
seconds of meeting you. Relax, Kiashimakatsy sharked it off, still
glowing from the phrase.
Speaker 2 (21:07):
It was sweet that you care.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
I'm not sure I wouldn't have some reservations myself if
I heard you were out I don't know, doing dangerous
weather shit. But Rio, it's not dangerous to me anyway,
just to Melins, So no need to be worried, he added,
noting curiously the way Karashima ended up looking a bit
more tense at the end than he'd have expected. Was
(21:30):
he jealous riot? Huh, guessing he must have been interesting
to talk to, then.
Speaker 2 (21:38):
I am.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
I look forward to reading the whole article. Katsky felt
like the cat that got the cream. It was all
he could do not to stretch out luxuriously in his
office chair and preen like he was rolling around in
silk sheets and rose petals. Karashima was jealous. Oh I
don't know, I could think of send better ways to
(22:01):
spend an evening. He shrugged, enjoying the way Kiaoshima's eyes
followed his every move. What would be a better way?
Kishima asked, it's like you summoned me. Should I grab
the paperwork again or shut it? Eyebags? No one summoned
an insomnia, A caffeine addict with hair like you struck
your dick in a socket. Shin so A sighed from
(22:22):
where he stood by the water cooler close by. I'll
get the paperwork for that zinger on your desk by launch.
He turned to leave, and Kotski resisted the childish earth
to stick his tongue out after him, already half turned
back to Kiashima when heard a muffled snort and saw
Kiroshima had a hand slapped over his mouth and was
clearly trying not to laugh at the wildly inappropriate shit.
(22:43):
Kotsky just flung it chin so that he as a
good employee of the paper should absolutely not be laughing
at He wishes he'd finally gotten with the freakin' thorustal
Buney over there, Kotsky muttered, just loud enough for Kishima's
benefit as he nodded his head towards where Danky was
standing at the coffine machine. Another small burst of laughter
escaped Karashima, and all that jealous tension from before dissipated,
(23:10):
and Kotski found that, as reassuring as it was, he
much preferred seeing Kiroshima happy and relaxed to anything else. Well,
maybe not anything else, but that was not for him
to think about right now if he wanted to maintain
some semblance of self control. Bako Kishima laughs, he's through
his laughter. Jeez, how many of those HR violations do
(23:30):
you actually rack up? He doesn't file any of them,
not when they're about him and he thought they were funny.
He just makes me fill them out because he's got
a weird sense of humor. He keeps them in a binder.
Caminari calls it the Hall of fame. They do dramatic
readings at holiday parties. You'll see soon enough. Fucking company
picnic is next month.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
They always do it.
Speaker 1 (23:50):
Then, he explained, turning his chair around to face his
computer again, I've got to finish this shit. If you
want to see what my better idea for an evening is,
I guess you'll have to text after work and see. Okay,
kioShiMa smiled, eyes crinkling. I'll have to do that. Then
he took a step back, still smiling at Baccago, and
(24:10):
accidentally stepped into accidentally stepped into eat a Tenya sports
writer's path, eat a Tenya sports writer's path, as the
muscular man was once again speed walking around the office
as usual. When he ran into Kiashima like a car
crashing into a building, Karoshima didn't so much as stumble,
and Edo would crashing to the floor, papers everywhere as
Kiashima immediately turned in horror, apologizing repeatedly and trying to
(24:33):
both collect the papers and help Eda.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
All the while Edo was focused.
Speaker 1 (24:37):
On asking him exactly where and how he worked out
and if he would be interested in sharing his routine.
In fact, Da didn't look at all distressed until Kiashima
shrugged and apologetically said he just lifted some weights once
every few months in his basement after work turned into
Kyoshi after work. Turn oh, after work, okay, I understand
what I was trying to say? Heey after work turned
(25:01):
into Kiyoshima finally texting Kotski around seven thirty PM, when
he was tidying up a bit before starting his bedtime
routine and listening to a news segment on the Zoo's
new red Panda baby. When his phone lit up with
Kiroshima's name, he immediately grabbed it and sat down on
the couch, glancing at the clock and willing himself to
push back his routine by no more than ten ten
(25:25):
twenty minutes. Twenty minutes Max tex uh Kirshima's text read, Hey,
what are you up to.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
Watching the news? You?
Speaker 1 (25:35):
Kotski texted back, I met this sports bar grill thing
Eda invited me. It's a bunch of us he eh,
Kishima texted back, and then Koski saw a photo pop
up of several of their co workers, Sarah da Mina
from Layout whose name he actually still knew, Pikachu atn't
even half and a half. Koski snorted at the vacant
(25:57):
look in his eye. Kyoshima himself wasn't in the photo.
Has seemed to be typical for him, real meeting of
the minds. Kotsky texted back and smiled when he got
a flood of laugh Emoji's back. Ah, they're not so bad.
They're a fun bunch. You're not the super simple, super
social type, are you, Kiashima asked, Absolutely not. Kotski replied,
(26:19):
Kami dragged me to enough parties against my will.
Speaker 2 (26:22):
She was my editor.
Speaker 1 (26:23):
She's to date Mina. Actually you got a reply soon.
I bet you had some fun, even if you won't
admit it. Anyone who dated Mina asked you the life
of the party, More like she tried to party me
to death. Kotsky rolled his eyes, But yeah, Kamie's all right,
it wasn't always the worst. Still not my idea of
a great night. So what is your idea of a
(26:46):
great night? Better than a late night interview with Red Riot?
Speaker 2 (26:50):
Symbol of strength?
Speaker 1 (26:51):
Kiashima texted back, and Kotsky bit his lip as he
pondered his reply, absitindedly, wondering how Kiashima's possible jealousy would
fare if he knew Kotsky suspected the hero of Kara
some kind of torch rim you me take out in
a movie was maybe too simple. You me till Death
to Us part was coming on a bit strong in text,
maybe even for Kotsky. Hmm, for a question he'd been
(27:13):
hoping and looking forward to receiving all day he had
not actually prepared to answer. He saw Kiashima typing again
and felt his chance slipping through his fingers, and in
a moment of overwhelming he fumbled his phone, which hadn't
fully deleted his last draft yet. It hit is simply
and hit send on a simple you fuck. He shot
up onto his feet and frantically pressed on the text
(27:35):
to unsend it, but the two check marks betrayed that
it was too late. At least Kashima wasn't typing anymore,
he thought, with my old hysteria autocorrect, He quickly typed
and sent throat tight as he sent out a chain
as he let out a chain of exploitoves. Oh my god,
right of course, Kiaoshima replied quickly, I figured, he figured.
Kotsky frowned. Oh, absolutely not. It was supposed to say
(27:58):
you me dinner at my place, Yes, Katski replied, the
need to beat Kiaoshima's apparent doubts into submission, winning out
over any fear of scaring him off. Oh Karoshima texted back,
like a date. Gotskey blinked his phone and then stared
at his ceiling for a moment as he sat back
down on the couch. My fucking god, he mumbled to himself.
Speaker 2 (28:21):
What do I have to do?
Speaker 1 (28:22):
Throw myself with the guy? He looked back down on
his phone and wrote back, Yes, not a problem. Not
gonna twist your arm about it. Queenie yowled loudly in
his ear as she jumped up on the back rest
of the couch, one paw on his shoulder.
Speaker 2 (28:37):
It's not too aggressive. What do you know?
Speaker 1 (28:38):
You don't even date. He turned to face her, and
she smacked him in the head with the plush pad
of her paw before jumping down onto his lap and
curling up. All right, Kowski conceded, I deserve that I
got a cat I knowingly send up for your eternal judgment.
Not bad, No, not a problem, just worried about work.
(28:58):
Could we maybe keep it quiet? Flashed across Kotsky's screen,
and he felt a slight tightness in his chest before
letting out a long breath.
Speaker 2 (29:07):
Maybe I had to.
Speaker 1 (29:08):
Do with Kirshia's previous workplace. Maybe things had gotten messy
there and he'd wanted a clean start, only to end
up with.
Speaker 2 (29:13):
Kotsky hanging off of him.
Speaker 1 (29:15):
Maybe he'd breat this all wrong. If you don't want to,
I'd understand. I'd never be a dick about shit like this.
Kotsky texted back, and then has set his phone beside him,
lifting Queenie into his arms and giving her a hug
as she pressed her wet nose against his cheek.
Speaker 2 (29:29):
Out of the.
Speaker 1 (29:29):
Corner of his eye, he saw a screen flash repeatedly
as several messages came in rapidly, all at once. No,
I mean no, I want to. I want to go
on a date with you. I really do. Just prefer
to keep this thing private. That's all I totally get.
If that's not something you're comfortable with. Oh oh. Kotsky
(29:51):
shifted Queenie to curl up in the crook of his
neck and arm, freeing one hand to text back. Relieved, understood,
it's fine by me. I'm pretty private too. Dinner Friday
night at seven, I'll text you my address, looking forward
to it. He sent it and chewed on his lip
before adding enjoy the rest of your night with her
boy end notes somewhat jealous Kiroshima has Katski kicking his
(30:17):
feet and giggling. Good for him, Good for him?
Speaker 2 (30:20):
Next week?
Speaker 1 (30:21):
Well, next chapter, a new friend, a first date, and
some close calls. Also, hmmm, wonder who gave Riot that
chip on his shoulder there at the beginning. I have
all emoji like the little two ones, the double eye emoji,
Happy New Year?
Speaker 2 (30:37):
Shut the fuck up? Did I release?
Speaker 1 (30:38):
Oh my god, this chapter came out around New Year's
and it's now May thirteenth. Look, we're all staying in
our lane and minding our business.
Speaker 2 (30:49):
It's fine. It's fine.
Speaker 1 (30:51):
Then the update's coming. It's coming as soon as I can,
so say, lovey, it's okay. I always finish my shit,
even if it takes a long time. So I hope
you guys enjoyed this was a nice, longer one. I
am going to get some water, and.
Speaker 2 (31:06):
You should too. You should also get some water.
Speaker 1 (31:09):
You should hydrate and make sure that you are relaxing
and taking the time that you need for yourself today.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
There's always tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (31:18):
So I will talk to you guys next time.
Speaker 2 (31:22):
See you
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