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[rimuru]

WHO: Rimuru and YOU
WHERE: ImPort cities
WHEN: Through July
WHAT: Catch-all
WARNINGS: None so far

Looking for swords
[ Rimuru can be found in different cities, looking for something. That much is clear, because he has a piece of paper in his hand and as he walks through the streets, he looks around - some people think he is a lost child, but he really does have an objective in mind.

Rimuru wants a sword.

His powers are very limited when it comes to offense, he realizes. If someone were to suddenly attack him, all he could do is eat them and lock them inside his pocket dimension. Which is, honestly, something he'd rather avoid because it IS his best power. So a sword could be helpful, and maybe he can somehow incorporate his powers to the sword. Maybe not, but look, he will try it.

So he is looking for a swordsmith! Were he in his fantasy world, that is very easy to find. When you are in United States, year 2020, on a world where people have superpowers, finding swords isn't the easiest thing. All he can find are shops that sell old items and some might sell swords.

Which is not what he wants, he wants a brand new one, that is sturdy and will put up a fight.

After leaving another antique shop empty handed, he looks down at the piece of paper. ] ... maybe I should just get a big knife.

Or a gun.


Please don't try to date the slime
[ Rimuru's human form isn't originally his. Because Rimuru is a slime, he doesn't actually have his own human form, that form was given to him by a woman who has passed away. Because she was a woman, Rimuru ended up looking very feminine, so to counter that, he decided on the form of when she was a child. This way Rimuru doesn't look particularly feminine nor masculine. And looks like he's a young teenager.

Except ultimately people still find him a bit girly - it's the long hair, isn't it?

As he walks down the street, he is approached by a group of three teenagers, who pretty much surround Rimuru. In truth, the slime does look around their age (14 or 15) but these kids aren't here to make friends, not really. Instead they are here to... well, try to impress a girl.

Even though the girl is a slime. Not that they know. ]

I think you should move along. [ being hit on like this is strange. Rimuru passes by them, set on ignoring the three, but they come after him. One even dares to wrap his arm around Rimuru's shoulders while he tries to sweet talk the ImPort into giving them his name and number ]

You are an imPort right? Well, I need some saving, you see my heart is bursting thanks to you, girl! [ s-so lame!!!! These kids are so lame!!!!!!! ]

Did you learn that line from a soap-opera? [ rimuru pinches the guy's hand so he will let go of his shoulders ] Not interested. Plus, there are three of you. Am I supposed to date all of you? [ the kids laugh and they don't get the hint to leave. Rimuru just sighs and continues to walk, while they continue to follow and shout lame pick-up lines. Maybe he should kick their asses but... they are just weak human kids, they don't even look like they go to the gym. ]


Monologuing villain
[ This time around he is in his original slime form, sitting (? i mean, he is a blob, it's hard to tell if he is sitting or standing) under a tree as he watches people pass by. It's a quiet sunny day, perfect to relax ] Ah... so peaceful. [ he sighs, pleased, but of course peaceful times never last for too long, even in this place.

Suddenly there are screams, and Rimuru can see some guy with.... chainsaws for hands? It takes him a while to decipher what he is looking at, but this "super villain" calls himself the "SAWDUST" and he is holding technological advanced chainsaws in his hands, which he can throw like a boomerang and will come back to his hand after. It's something, for sure. ] What has been going on? [ he heard the of crime on the rise, but this is a bit too much, isn't it? Well, anyway!

Rimuru bounces from his spot so he can move and stand right in front of the villain, who is a very tall human for all accounts. It's almost ridiculous to have a slime the size of a cat in front of the bad guy acting as if he can stop him ] I don't know what's up with people lately, but I think this is getting a bit ridiculous. Where did you even find that sort of tech?

[ Sawdust laughs, and rises his chainsaw arms ] You think a puny little imPort like you can face me?! I will cut you in half!! And I will show, America and the WORLD, the power and strength that I have acquired, and I will NEVER be underestimated by ANYONE ever AGAIN!! I WILL - [ oh......... he is monologuing .......................................................................

and rimuru is just standing there, so confused. What the heck is even happening......... ]

Comments

Monologuing

[hot_handed]

Hey, Sawdumb!

[BOOM. From behind the "super"villain, Katsuki sets off an explosion to throw Sawdust in the air, and interrupt his terrible monologuing. Unfortunately, he hasn't noticed Rimuru, or taken into account that the slime might also be hit by his attack.]

[rimuru]

WAH!!!!!!! [ Rimuru only sees the guy flying right at him, so he is quick to move to the side and out of the guy's trajectory. Despite being a slime, he is pretty nimble, jumping high to avoid any hit, and when things seem to make sense, he stares at he villain.

Ah. His chainsaw broke. He seems to be kind of sad about that. Maybe angry, too.

And then Rimuru looks back at Bakugou ]

Don't just throw explosions around like that! You could hurt someone, Bakugou!!!

[hot_handed]

[Katsuki hears Rimuru before he sees him- and at first he thinks it's a civilian and he'll have to rescue them. When he sees the slime, and his opponent flying, he relaxes just a bit and grins smugly.]

That's the plan.

[He goes flying at Sawdust to headbutt him, using his explosions to create a much more powerful collision.]

[rimuru]

I meant other people!!!! [ and off he goes and Rimuru is certain Bakugou didn't even hear him.

Honestly.

Should he even intervene? Bakugou seems to know what he is doing with the guy, right? But well, since one of the chainsaws is now on the ground, before the villain remembers to grab it, Rimuru decides to swallow it. One less danger to deal with. ]

You don't have to knock him out, I can eat him when he gives up! [ and while that would make sense if you knew about Rimuru's powers, Sawdust does not, so that might get him a bit freaked out.

A lot, because he starts screaming something about "not being food for imPorts". Which means he is not really going to give up and will try to fight back by throwing his other chainsaw ]

[hot_handed]

[Rimuru is right. Katsuki didn't hear him, he's too caught up in the fight to care. He glances over his shoulder for a split-second to glare.]

Why do you gotta make it boring- SHUT UP!!! YOU THINK WE'D WANNA EAT TRASH LIKE YOU?! YOU AIN'T EVEN WORTHY OF BEING FERTILIZER!!!

[Katsuki throws an explosion in the air to destroy the other chainsaw and then grabs the man by the shoulders to try and throw him in Rimuru's direction.]

[rimuru]

[ oh there he comes! And as Sawdust is thrown at rimuru, his slime body suddenly expands, wraps around the villain and down the goes into Rimuru's pocket dimension.

Whoever is watching is absolutely on fire, taking pictures and cheering, and of course flooding the internet with Tweets and posts and videos of what just happened. This is probably what the imPort contest wants, Rimuru figures, though he doesn't expect much attention - he didn't do anything after all. ]

That was easy! [ he bounces closer to Bakugou ] And you held back, that's nice too!

[hot_handed]

[Ugh, what a headache. Katsuki brushes his hands off even though there's nothing on them and rolls his shoulder.]

He wasn't worth the effort.

[rimuru]

[ enjoy it, because Rimuru won't. He will just stay hidden away from the attention thanks to his small size ]

I never know what to do about these guys. I mean, I don't want to break their necks... [ and they do seem very frail ] And they look like they don't know what they are doing.

[hot_handed]

So break their arms.

[He flips some of the photographers off since they seem to be enjoying the show so much.]

Dating

[bifroster]

[Oh, god. Why do they always start so young? Maybe there was hope that they would mature and become ... she has no idea, better people? Yes. Better people and learn how to take a hint. Jane saw the whole exchange from across the street and quickly crosses when there is a break in traffic.]

Hey, there you are! I was getting worried! You're late for our training session!

Are these boys bothering you?

[Jane might also be carrying Mjolnir with her. It's no sword, but it is a big hammer.]

[rimuru]

[ Rimuru hears a voice, but imagines it has got nothing to do with him at first, since he wasn't expecting anyone. However, as he realizes Jane is right there and talking to them, he looks back a the woman for a second, and then back at the boys who look extremely awkward.

they didn't expect an adult.

specially not a hammer-carrying adult! ]

I'm sure they were just leave. [ rimuru smirks back at them, one of those little shit smiles he knows how to make, as the kids start stepping away ] Sorry, we were just trying to be friends with her-!

[ rimuru sighs ] Not a girl, and still not interested. [ he approaches Jane, specially by the hammer, so he can smirk wide. That's enough for them to suddenly run off as fast as they can ]

Ahhh? Aren't they a bit too young to be doing this?

[bifroster]

[Jane doesn't believe them for one second.]

Uh-huh. Sure. Keep telling yourselves those excuses, when you're old enough to know right from wrong.

[She sees his smile and smiles herself. Way to go!]

You're never too young to be an idiot and in this society? You're never too young to learn better. You alright?

[rimuru]

[ rimuru waves his hand ] Oh, I'm fine. It's not like they could do much even if they tried.

But I also don't want to traumatize children. [ rimuru's powers involve literally shoving people into his body and imprisoning them in his hammers-space aka stomach. That would probably be quite traumatizing. ]

Thank you for the help! That was a lot more effective.

[bifroster]

[Jane looks over at him, regarding him in new light.]

I'll take your word for it.

[She sounded skeptical, but also kind of wary. A good combination.]

But you're welcome. The best thing to do, even if you can do something horrific and traumatizing, is find an adult. A woman with children is usually your best bet.

[rimuru]

[ he's used to people being skeptical of him. He knows he looks like a child and... well, his original form is a slime, so both things are downright weird, he realizes. ]

Eh, wouldn't that be a bother to the woman, though? And probably creepy to the child.

[bifroster]

[And aren't appearances deceiving?]

If you need help, usually, no. Most people are fine with helping others, especially if they are in distress.

[And looking for someone who might be a mother or caretaker of some kind is generally a safer bet than just any random person, even though the percentage of people who would take advantage are astronomically few.]

And kids understand more than people realize.

[rimuru]

... Is that so? [ Jane did go out of her wait without having to, that is true. But in truth, Rimuru could handle it if he wanted to. It's just a huge hassle, more so than being harassed by little boys trying to impress ]

Honestly, I think it's because we are imPorts that people pay so much attention to us. Even with those kids, I'm pretty sure they were just awed to see one of us.


... as annoying as they were.

looking for swords

[devilyouknew]

[Oh hey, it's that slime kid from the network.

Takizawa would go on about his business and not step into anyone else's if not for the comments about weaponry.]

...You know, you can't just buy a gun. [Well, this is America, so maybe he can...] For one thing, you look too young. [Then again... America....] And there will be all sorts of paperwork to fill out... They'll probably need a background check...

[Honestly he's not even sure about any of that. Maybe the kid can just walk into a store and buy a gun.]

[rimuru]

[ Rimuru hears a voice and is a bit confused at first, until he realized that -yeah- he just spoke out loud. He laughs lightly, scratching the back of his head ]

I don't know, Americans are very lenient about weapons right?

[ but actually ] They tell us to be heroes regardless of how we look like, don't they? And the only paperwork is the swear-in. Isn't that worse than getting a weapon?

[devilyouknew]

Is it? That's an interesting way of looking at it.

[They might tell them all to be heroes, but anyone with half a brain would know that if you grab people randomly from various worlds you're going to end up with some who aren't exactly hero-like, so it still might not be the best of ideas to hand out guns without a fuss.]

In any case, I wouldn't advise getting one unless you know how to use it. Take a class and rent one there.

[rimuru]

[ super powers are a lot scarier than normal weapons. Rimuru could easily survive a bullet, for example.

He does take a moment ] Hm, you are right about that, though. I never learned how to shoot.

Honestly, I'm a lot more used to swords. [ but finding an actual real working sword is difficult ]

[devilyouknew]

Have you tried asking around to see if someone can make one? There's all kinds of people here with all sorts of talents. I wouldn't be surprised if one of them is swordmaking.

[This kid is even more strange in person than he expected - but there are a lot of strange people here so he doesn't give it much more thought than that.

Well, except that...]

How big of a sword are we talking about? [Because if he wants to swing around anything decent he has to be stronger than he looks.]

[rimuru]

[ a long defeated sigh follows and rimuru waves the paper he is holding on his hand ] Yeaaah. I've been trying shops and everyone directs me to another person, and I feel like I'll end up just travelling through America to find some secret weapon forger. [ it's not the type of quest he is into right now ]

My weapon back home was similar to a katana. Not quite, [ because it's a fantasy world, thus katanas don't exist there ] but still very similar. Shorter but sturdier, though.

I thought about buying a katana here, but no one is taking me seriously, I think. [ because you look like a CHILD, rimuru!!! ]

[devilyouknew]

Can't imagine why...

[Whoops, he muttered that out loud.]

You're the kid that's a slime, right?

[He asks this as if he's talked to anyone else that looks remotely the same.]

Did you ever eat any swords? Though I guess if you can't spit up any people or creatures you ate that would go for weapons too, huh.

[rimuru]

Hm, that's me. I'm not really a kid. [ he looks like one. he could look older if he wanted but... honestly, the thought didn't cross his mind. After two years living in his world, where people know better than to use age as a detriment when dealing with magical people, he kinda needs to relearn that bit ] it's weird I can have superpowers but not a sword, honestly. [ why does it even matter if looks like a kid? he's an imPort, supposedly has superpowers. ]

I can eat swords, it's where I will keep mine when I get it. [ if he gets it ]