Keep At It
thepowertobite:
Ochaco didn’t mind the girl’s order, a bit impressed and appreciative of the spunk. It was a welcome change, and a heartwarming surprise at best. “Right for the sugar, huh? I suppose we all have to restock the energy somehow.” Stepping up, she looked at the wait staff, “One medi–large black coffee.” She said, correcting herself as she thought on her schedule.
Stepping to the side after paying, the councilwoman eyed the younger girl and took a deep soothing breath through her nose, almost as if she was getting in a zen state. “So… what do you do aside from run and consume enough sugar to put down a horse?” she joked.
“Oh, it’s got a lot of sugar?” they said with a grin. “Sweet...” Prude muttered with truly no pun intended. The order of a large black coffee made Prude turned up their lip in a bout of a disgust, but she also respected how the older woman was sticking to the whole “I don’t even take BS from my coffee” persona.
Prude carefully considered her answer. This was an adult, and adults generally liked to rat to other adults. So, it was best not to bring up the Lost Boys. “I’m a fighter,” she answered. “Boxing mainly. I want to be the best fighter on the station. And I basically...am.” Prude didn't know what hubris was but she was overflowing with it.














