Mystery from Another World

Part 79: Two Teaming (unfinished)

Shine looked at all of them, and then she shrugged.

"Fine, first, do you guys hear or see anything else about this place that might be helpful?"

"The tech in this place is still 100 years old from the look of it..." Miss Joke noted.

"That's lucky for us," Aizawa said, "I doubt that so soon after getting out, Overhaul has the funds to install a lot of fancy security in this dump."

Mirko tilted one ear. "I don't hear anything..."

Jiro put her jack to the ground too. "It's a big place. I can hear some footsteps, but they're too faint to count... I can't identify anyone specifically from that."

Mirko looked annoyed at her but then shrugged. "There could still be some security, though. Maybe a patrol? How many dogs does this Overhaul guy have?"

"I don't remember that he had any dogs," Kaminari said, "Wasn't it just bad guys?"

Mirko looked at him weirdly. "What do you think I meant by dogs? It's called a metaphor, kid."

"Oh." Kaminari looked embarrassed.

"We should still be quiet even if there're no cameras," Aizawa said. He tried to remember who in the gang might still be loyal to Overhaul and good at detecting...but he hadn't met that many of them...

"Do you think they'll still wear those bird mask things?" Miss Joke asked.

"Plague doctor masks," Shine corrected, "You know those don't actually work."

"Tell Overhaul that. He's all 'it keeps out the filth.'" Dabi did a very bad impression of Chisaki's nasally tone. Which was lost on most of them who hadn't met him. "Though it didn't stop him from getting covered in blood."

They stared at him.

"Could you maybe not give the kids nightmares?" Miss Joke said.

"It's the truth. If they can't handle that, they shouldn't have come." Dabi was unapologetic.

"Gruesome as it is, Dabi is providing us with valuable information," Shine spoke. "Shigaraki, you met him also. What's your read on him?"

"You can't ask a villain for that," Hawks said.

"You sure talk a lot for a guy with broken goggles," Dabi said meaningfully.

Hawks gave him a stregne look.

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"The two go hand I hand," Shine noted.

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