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Don't Forget to Water Your Bakugou

Day 4 Hypnosis, Day 5 Heat Stroke, Day 6 Not Realizing They're Injured, Day 12 Just A Little More, Day 25 Being Monitored, Alt #10 Shivering

Class 1-A goes on a field trip. It's a ridiculously hot and humid day, and unfortunately, Shinsou's group accidentally gets lost in the woods. Bakugou ends up getting heat stroke and Shinsou, Kaminari, and Yaoyorozu take care of him the only way they can.

Todoroki always talked about how field trips for Class 1-A were cursed, and at this point, Shinsou was leaning to the conspiracy theorist being right about that. They’d traveled to Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park, an island at the end of the archipelago of Japan, a forest that was isolated and uninhabited, something that almost guaranteed they wouldn’t be attacked by villains. They’d gone to study local plant and animal life, a science project of sorts. They’d been split into five groups of four, making sure that if anything happened, they’d have backup. Shinsou at first thought it was a bit much, needing backup on an uninhabited island, but he was new to Class 1-A, and he didn’t want to question anything he didn’t have experience with. Admittedly, it did kinda seem that wherever Class 1-A went, trouble followed.

The day had been much hotter and more humid than originally anticipated, and boy did it show. Everyone was sweating, uncomfortable, and complaining about it. Kaminari was one of the loudest, which came as no surprise. Todoroki had graciously offered some of his ice, but when they’d arrived, they’d been split into their groups to explore separate parts of the island. That had elicited a groan from everyone at the thought of losing their portable air conditioner, but Aizawa-sensei had shut them up with a glare. Unfortunately for Shinsou, Todoroki hadn’t been in his randomly assigned group, but at least Bakugou had, and he could take that. Not only was Bakugou one of the best in the class, he was actually kinda becoming Shinsou’s friend.

Kaminari had assimilated Shinsou into his friend group regardless if Shinsou wanted friends or not, saying that “You look like you need a friend, and these guys are the best!” It hadn’t been an easy transition for him, as he’d never had many friends due to his quirk, no one really ever trusted him with themselves, but Kaminari just steamrolled what he knew and before he really knew it, Shinsou had become a part of the Bakusquad and there was no going back. But strangely enough, Bakugou had been the one who made the transition more tolerable, as apparently, he’d been given the same treatment by Kirishima.

“The more you tell them you don’t want friends, the more they weasel into your life.” Bakugou had said. “They at least get more tolerable with time.”

And he’d been right. The more time he spent with the Bakusquad, the more he enjoyed their company. There was still a part of him that was waiting for the other shoe to drop, for them to ask him something like using his quirk on a teacher so they wouldn’t have to take a test, or to use his voice synthesizer as a prank, but so far they hadn’t. They just seemed… genuinely interested in his friendship. Shinsou wasn’t quite sure what to make of that honestly. He’d never met such sincere people who were willing to trust him, despite knowing his quirk.

His favorite way to spend time though was when the rest of the squad was playing video games or complaining as they did their homework, was to just sit sort of next to Bakugou in silence. Oftentimes Bakugou would be reading three chapters ahead, but he never said anything when Shinsou would sit next to him on the couch to do his own thing. Occasionally, he’d glance over at what Shinsou was doing, correct him if he messed something up, but mostly they just sat together. It was a much needed calmness in the hecticness of their previously unwanted friend group. He didn’t know if Bakugou enjoyed it as much as he did, but Bakugou never refused him, so he took that to mean he liked it too.

“It’s so hot.” Kaminari whined, for what felt like the fifth time. “I hate humidity. It’s not fair that we have to be here when it’s so humid.”

“Shut up, Pikachu.” Bakugou snapped, wiping his sweat from his brow. “Not all of us are so weak that we have to complain about each and every little thing. We fucking know you hate it, stop fucking complaining. Won’t change anything about our situation. Fucking deal with it.”

Kaminari pouted, and the last member of their group, Yaoyorozu, offered to make him a cooling cloth to put around his neck.

“Don’t give him an out, Ponytail!” Bakugou snarled, glaring fiercely at her. “He needs to fucking toughen up, a little heat is nothing. What happens if you get caught near a fire? We’ve trained for worse, stop being such a baby!”

Kaminari pouted. “Don’t I get a say in this? She didn’t offer it to you.”

“No, you fucking don’t.” Bakugou growled. “You’d cheat on tests if you could get away with it, I’m not fucking letting you cheat in this shit.”

Kaminari groaned, pouting, but he didn’t take Yaoyorozu up on her offer. Shinsou watched Bakugou carefully, and he realized something as they walked. Bakugou wasn’t just being a dick about this, making Kaminari suffer alongside the rest of them. But Shinsou noticed in his words that it almost seemed like Bakugou was trying to help Kaminari train. He was right, a fire was an intense amount of heat where things like cooling clothes wouldn’t help, or wouldn’t be available in the first place. It seemed as if Bakugou was trying to toughen Kaminari up himself, which was an interesting thought. Apparently Bakugou wasn’t as detached from the squad as he made himself appear to be. Very interesting.

Together, all four of them explored their area of the forest, Bakugou and Yaoyorozu writing down their notes of the things they observed. Only one person was really instructed to write everything down, Kaminari immediately made pleading eyes with Yaoyorozu until she accepted with a smile, but Bakugou seemed to be writing his own notes anyways. Shinsou kept an eye on what he was writing down, wanting to make sure he didn’t miss anything, needing to study twice as hard to be half as good as everyone else since he transferred in so late. It was actually the journal that initially gave Shinsou the first hint that something was wrong. Bakugou prided himself on his… well, everything, but one of the things was his very crisp, legible handwriting. But as they walked, as the minutes turned into an hour, Bakugou’s handwriting seemed to be getting worse.

“You okay, dude?” Shinsou whispered as Kaminari found a frog, (and then immediately shrieked when it leapt his way).

“I’m fine, why wouldn’t I be?” Bakugou snapped back, again wiping his brow.

“Just… thought your writing was getting a little messy.” Shinsou said, and when he said it aloud, he realized just how flimsy his evidence was. “You’re just usually so… neat.”

Bakugou just glared at him. “Keep your fucking nose out of my business.”

“I was just trying to help, okay?” Shinsou held up his hands. “I can’t believe I’m saying this but you and I are actually kinda friends now, and I was trying to look out for you.”

“I don’t need anyone’s help.” Bakugou rolled his eyes. “Let alone some stray that Pikachu brought home.”

Shinsou’s heart hurt a little at that, surprised by Bakugou’s testiness. Sure, the guy was always cranky, but this seemed a little strong for even the explosive boy. Bakugou had never called him a stray before, and even though he probably didn’t mean it, it still hurt to hear.

“Fine, asshole.” Shinsou snapped back. “Forgive me for wanting to be a decent human being to you. I won’t do it again.”

Shinsou then stomped off before Bakugou could reply, and went over to a giggling Yaoyorozu and a frightened Kaminari standing behind her.

“Hey, ‘Toshi, does your quirk work on animals?” Kaminari asked, staring warily at the tiny little frog. “It won’t leave me alone.”

“It doesn’t, Denki, but I don’t think we need it.” Shinsou just chuckled, and scooped the frog up gently. He then softly tossed it back near the river, and it jumped out of his hands to return to its house. “There. Now you’re safe from the itty bitty frog.”

Kamiari glared at him with a pout on his lips. “‘Toshiiiii. Don’t be so mean. We’ve already got Kacchan for that.”

Shinsou snorted bitterly. “Yeah we do.”

As dumb as Kaminari was, he said with love, Kaminari was actually very perceptive about people’s emotions. At least, when it didn’t come to flirting. “You okay?”

“Bakugou’s just an asshole, it’s fine.” Shinsou muttered.

“Oh, yeah, he gets extra cranky when he’s uncomfortable.” Kaminari shrugged casually, as if it was common knowledge. “And heat like this makes him cranky.”

Shinsou looked back at Bakugou, and saw him wiping his forehead again, panting a little. He vaguely remembered Kirishima making sure Bakugou drank lots of water on hot days, saying that Bakugou’s sweat didn’t cool him down like a normal person’s. It wasn’t an excuse, and he wasn’t forgiven, but at least Shinsou understood a little more.

Even so, Shinsou avoided Bakugou as they continued to explore, but the blond was quiet, reserved even, which Shinsou found odd but at the moment he didn’t care. He was just glad that Bakugou wasn’t yelling or snapping at anyone anymore.

“Um, guys?” Kaminari voiced after a bit, uncertainty clear in his tone. “Um. Does anyone remember how we got here? Because I can’t find the path we’re supposed to be on.”

Bakugou then stomped over to them with a snarl and a glare. “Are you saying you got us lost, Pikachu?”

“I- um, uh…”

“You stupid idiot!”

Shinsou then stepped between them, holding up his hand. “Hey! You weren’t paying attention to where we were going either. It’s just as much our fault as it is his!”

Bakugou just snarled at him and stalked off.

“Oi! Kacchan, where are you going?”

“Retracing our steps, idiot!” Bakugou shouted back.

Shinsou met Kaminari and Yaoyorozu’s eyes and nodded, following after him. If anyone knew what to do, it would be Bakugou. Kirishima had told him that he and Bakugou often went on hikes, even went rock climbing together too. He’d know what to do when lost in the woods.

Bakugou knelt down, seemingly examining their tracks. “Ponytail, make me a compass.”

“Kacchan, don’t you have one of those real fancy ones?” Kaminari asked.

“Yes, but it’s in my climbing pack, which is currently still in the dorms.” Bakugou said. “We weren’t going climbing, didn’t think I’d need to bring it. I wasn’t expecting you fucks to get us lost. So, Ponytail, make me a compass.”

“Of course, Bakugou.” Yaoyorozu said, and after a moment, handed him a compass.

“If we keep going southwest, based on our previous direction, we should make it back to the path Dunce Face wasn’t supposed to get off of.”

Bakugou then stood up, and wobbled for a moment. That caught everyone’s attention.

“Whoa, Kacchan, are you okay?”

“Bakugou, are you alright? Do you need some water?”

“I’m fine! Back off!” Bakugou snarled at them.

Shinsou noticed there was a faint flush of red on Bakugou’s cheeks as he shouted at them. A sunburn maybe? That would explain the crankiness, but not that moment where he lost his balance. Unless the sunburn was giving him a headache maybe? Most people were much more irritable when in pain.

“Just fucking keep up, I’m not fucking keeping track of you shits.”

“Why can’t you just let people care about you, huh?” Shinsou asked before he could stop himself, even though he knew that his question would piss Bakugou off.

“I don’t need your fucking pity!” Bakugou shouted back at him, wiping his forehead again. If Shinsou wasn’t so distracted by Bakugou’s anger, he would’ve noticed that Bakugou’s skin was too dry for the hotness of the day.

“I’m not fucking giving you any!” Shinsou yelled, refusing to back down. Shinsou had observed enough interactions with the explosive blond, he knew that the best way to get through to him was to not back down from his anger. “Not everyone who fucking asks if you’re okay is fucking pitying you, you asshole!”

Yaoyorozu then stepped between them. “Boys, please! Yelling at each other isn’t going to get us back on the path.”

Bakugou just snarled at him again before stomping off.

They quickly followed, Shinsou switching between fury and worry as he looked at his friend. Bakugou’s breath was coming a little faster than usual as they walked, and his skin was flushed red. But at the same time, Bakugou seemed his normal, cranky, asshole self. Though, he also knew that Bakugou would never tell them he wasn’t feeling well. Damn bastard. At this point, Shinsou didn’t even know whether or not he even should be worried. He didn’t think Bakugou was a liar, and he seemed very convinced that he was fine.

Suddenly, Bakugou stopped, and his hand came to his forehead.

When he didn’t speak, Yaoyorozu did. “Um, Bakugou? Is everything alright?”

Bakugou didn’t answer her.

Too late, Shinsou realized Bakugou was tilting to the side, and he watched in horror as Bakugou’s legs seemed to give out. His newly trained hero instincts had him moving before he could even process what was happening, his arms immediately wrapping around Bakugou’s body. But even with the strength training he’d been doing, he couldn’t stop them both from crashing to the ground, Shinsou doing his best to clutch Bakugou’s head to his chest, doing his best to protect his friend.

“Bakugou!” “Kacchan!”

Kaminari and Yaoyorozu rushed to their side, and Shinsou pulled himself up a little, still holding Bakugou close to his chest, adjusting so he was laying up against a nearby tree. Hands came to Bakugou’s shoulders, his waist, and together he and Yaoyorozu turned the unconscious blond over. Bakugou’s head lolled limply, and Shinsou’s heart began to pound in his chest.

“Fuck, he feels like he’s on fire.” Shinsou murmured, pressing his hand to Bakugou’s forehead. “And I think he stopped sweating.”

“His heart and breathing are also going too fast.” Yaoyorozu added, her face set in a serious expression. “I think he has heat stroke.”

Shinsou’s stomach twisted painfully with dread. Irritability and agitation were also a sign of heat stroke, and Shinsou had just chalked it up to Bakugou just being an asshole. Dammit, he knew something was wrong with Bakugou, and he let Bakugou’s attitude deter him from checking on his friend. Dammit.

“Heat stroke? Isn’t that the really serious one?” Kaminari asked, fear evident in his voice.

Yaoyorozu nodded grimly. “Yes. It means his body temperature is over 40 (104) degrees. We need to cool him down immediately.”

“The river.” Shinsou said, and Yaoyorozu and Kaminari nodded.

Shinsou stood up, and grabbed Bakugou’s right arm, as Kaminari grabbed his left. Together, they hauled Bakugou up, slinging his arms over their shoulders and grabbing Bakugou’s waist, running as quickly as they could to the river. Bakugou’s feet dragged limply as they ran, and Shinsou just tried to focus on getting to the river. Bakugou would be okay, they just had to cool him down. The river was close, they just had to get him there.

“Okay, so should we just toss him in or something?” Kaminari asked, clearly panicking a little. Shinsou didn’t blame him. He’d known 1A long enough to know that when something bad happened, they looked to Bakugou (and Midoriya and Todoroki) for the game plan, Kaminari and the Bakusquad especially. And he knew how Kaminari studied, which is to say not at all, so poor Kaminari must feel like he has absolutely no idea of what to do.

“No, we need to ease him in gently, otherwise we might put him into shock.” Yaoyorozu said. Then she shifted a little nervously. “And… we need to take his clothes off.”

Awkwardness hung heavy in the air for a moment. But then Shinsou just took a deep breath, and nodded. None of them wanted to do this, but it had to be done. “Alright. Yaomomo, you get his shirt off, and then Denki and I will get his pants.”

Shinsou watched Yaoyorozu’s nimble fingers undo the buttons on Bakugou’s white shirt, exposing more and more of his skin as she went. They wrangled Bakugou’s limp arms out of his shirt, and then he and Kaminari laid Bakugou down onto the ground. Shinsou’s hands shook a little as he unbuckled Bakugou’s belt, and then the buttons on his pants. Kaminari and Yaoyorozu lifted his waist so Shinsou could slide the fabric down Bakugou’s body, then they took off Bakugou’s shoes and socks, setting them aside so Shinsou could place the other clothes on them.

After taking a few moments to splash the river water onto Bakugou’s heated skin, all three of them carefully maneuvered Bakugou into the cool water. Slowly, they laid Bakugou down to where the water was coming up just below his shoulders. The blond made a soft sound as they did, but he didn’t seem to wake fully. Shinsou’s stomach twisted hard with dread again.

Yaoyorozu pulled a rag out of her chest. She dipped it into the water and wrung it out before placing it on Bakugou’s forehead. She then took a big, deep breath before her chest sparkled as she pulled a sunbrella out, which Kaminari set up to cast them into shadow. “Okay, that should be good for now. It’s not ideal, but this should keep him from overheating even further, and should hopefully bring his temperature down.”

Shinsou didn’t like how Yaoyorozu was saying ‘should’, but it was the best they had. A hand suddenly came to his shoulder, and when he faced it, Kaminari was looking at him with a sad smile.

“Don’t worry, ‘Toshi. He’ll be alright. He always is. He’s Bakugou. If he could survive like twelve villain attacks, then heat’s got nothing on him.”

Shinsou nodded softly, grateful for his friend’s optimism. “We need to get back to the teachers, they can take him back to the mainland and get him actual help.”

“I mean, that’s a good plan, ‘Toshi, but going back to the river made us even more lost.” Kaminari sighed. “Wait, Yaomomo, can you make, like, a GPS or something? Something that could find the teachers?”

“Well, I could make a GPS but that would only tell us where we are.” Yaoyorozu murmured. “I could make one if someone decides to go looking for the teachers, that would lead them back to us. But it wouldn’t make us any less lost.”

Kaminari deflated a little. Shinsou put his hand on Kaminari’s shoulder and squeezed.

“We’ll figure this out, Denks.” Shinsou tried for a smile. “We just need to put our heads together. We’re smart, we can think of something.”

A sudden noise caught all of their attention, and Bakugou’s crimson eyes fluttered open a little. Oh thank god. As much as Shinsou had studied hero coursework, being trapped on an island away from all medical help and other people with someone with heat stroke hadn’t exactly been covered. Shinsou was really relieved that Bakugou would be back to be able to guide them back to camp.

But when Shinsou’s eyes met Bakugou’s, his heart sank. Unfocused crimson was dull with haze, and Shinsou’s shoulders slumped. Bakugou’s mouth moved for a moment with no sound before he croaked out a quiet, “water.”

Everyone scrambled to grab their water bottles, and since Shinsou’s was the only one with a straw, it was quickly decided that that would be the one used, and Shinsou brought it to Bakugou’s lips. Yaoyorozu positioned herself behind Bakugou, lifting him gently so his head rested in her lap. Shinsou pressed the straw to Bakugou’s lips, and he took a sip.

“Come on, Bakugou, just a little more.” Shinsou softly coaxed, keeping his water bottle at Bakugou’s lips.

Bakugou made a hushed noise of negation. “Mm… mm. Feel sick.”

“The water will help, Bakugou, come on.” Shinsou said. When Bakugou refused again, his voice still slightly slurred, a terrible idea came into his head.

It seemed that Kaminari had the same idea as he said, “Um, Hitosh? Maybe you should use your quirk.”

Shinsou looked to Yaoyorozu, who he trusted with making this decision. He wouldn’t dare use his quirk without everyone agreeing.

“He really does need the water.” Yaoyorozu sighed. “Feeling sick is a symptom of heat stroke, and he needs the hydration to combat it.”

Shinsou’s shoulders slumped, and he nodded. He hated using his quirk like this, when the innocent person he was using it on wasn’t consenting, but it was for the greater good.

Bakugou, please, just drink a little more.” Shinsou pleaded with him one last time, wanting to save using his quirk as a last resort.

Again, Bakugou refused, turning his head away from the water bottle. It broke his heart, but when the blond murmured, “uh-uh,” Shinsou activated his quirk. He blanketed Bakugou’s mind with his quirk, calming Bakugou’s fierce willpower with a soft darkness. Bakugou’s mind was powerful, and if he was fully conscious Shinsou doubted he’d be able to get control of Bakugou. But he wasn’t fully conscious, he was suffering and dehydrated, so Shinsou easily got a hold of Bakugou’s mind.

“Drink five small sips of water.” Shinsou commanded, using careful language. He always had to be careful in the language he used on those he controlled, as vagueness just left them confused and disoriented, able to fight back.

As commanded, Bakugou drank five more sips of water, and Shinsou used his quirk to soften the edges of the illness Bakguou was feeling right now, able to feel his own stomach rolling as Bakgou’s did. But the power of telepathy behind his quirk also let Shinsou soothe neural impulses, and he could ease the nausea within Bakugou to keep him drinking without issue.

“Is that enough?” Shinsou whispered, not breaking eye contact with Bakugou. “Has he had enough?”

He could feel his friends’ discomfort as they watched him control Bakugou, even if it was necessary, and he hated it. He wanted it over with as quickly as possible, for all their sakes.

“M-may… maybe a little more?” Yaoyorozu responded after a moment. “I-I can’t tell if he’s hydrated enough.”

“Drink five more small sips of water.” Shinsou commanded, and Bakugou instantly complied.

Shinsou felt Bakugou’s mind wavering, and he knew Bakugou was close to passing out again, so he withdrew his mind from Bakugou’s. Still, it took a moment to meet his friends’ eyes again. He knew they wouldn’t blame him for doing that, but it didn’t make him feel any less lousy for needing to control Bakugou to get him to drink some damn water. He just hung his head for a minute, needing to gather his courage to look Kaminari and Yaoyorozu in the eye again.

“H-hey, he’s shivering.” Kaminari said, which caused Shinsou to look up at the electric blond. “Does that mean the water is too cold?”

“No I don’t think so.” Yaoyorozu shook her head, feeling Bakugou’s cheeks and neck with the back of her hand. “He’s cooled down a little though. He’s not as hot as before.”

“Think we can chance moving him?” Shinsou asked, with a pit of dread in his stomach that the river wouldn’t help their friend for too much longer.

“I’m not sure.” Yaoyorozu worried at her lip. “If we weren’t lost, I’d think we could, but we still have no idea how far our base camp is from here. We can’t take him and look for help for more than… I’d say a half an hour. It would just make him worse.”

“Then you guys stay here.” Kaminari said, suddenly standing. “I’m gonna go look for help.”

“Whoa, hey, Denki-”

“No, I got us lost, I need to get us unlost.” Kaminari said. “Kacchan needs a hospital where they can actually get him out of this humidity and actually cool him off and stuff. And Hitoshi, you need to be able to help Kacchan when he can’t do it himself and Yaomomo knows the most about heat stroke and can make anything he needs. I’m expendable, I need to go looking for someone who can help us get out of here.”

“You’re not expendable, Denki!” Shinsou argued, hating that what Kaminari was saying was making a little sense, but he refused to let his friend think so lowly of himself.

“Yes, Kaminari, Shinsou’s right. You’re not expendable. You’ve been incredibly helpful.”

“Well, I’m gonna go be more helpful.” Kaminari said resolutely, and Shinsou knew they wouldn’t be able to change his mind. Once any member of the Bakusquad set their minds to something, there was no talking them out of it. “Yaomomo, can I have that GPS?”

Shinsou and Yaoyorozu exchanged a glance, and he could see a resignation in her eyes that matched his own.

“Alright, but please be careful, Kaminari.” Yaoyorozu pleaded, and within moments, she handed him a fully functioning GPS system. “Walking alone in the woods seems to be inviting trouble.”

“I’ll be safe, Yaomomo.” Kaminari gave them a thumbs up, and unexpectedly, it did kinda make Shinsou feel better. “I’ll be real careful, I promise.”

Yaoyorozu then handed Kaminari a walkie talkie. “Take this too, so we can keep in contact.”

“Check in like every five minutes, dude.” Shinsou said, his worry clearly shining through. “And make sure to drink lots of water.”

“I will. Just stay here, guys, I’ll get help.” Kaminari said, giving them both a look before turning and taking off. Shinsou watched with a heavy heart until Kaminari was out of sight. He knew that the park was uninhabited, but there was always the risk of getting injured or heat exhaustion or spooking a venomous animal. Kaminari could break his ankle or get bitten by a snake or fall down a crevasse or…

“He’ll be alright.” Yaoyorozu then said, startling him from his thoughts. “If there’s anything that Class 1-A is, it’s good in a crisis.”

Shinsou huffed softly. “Yeah. Guess Fate decided that I’m supposed to see that for myself.”

“Hey-o, my dudes, I’m still alive.” The walkie talkie then chirped and they giggled a little, Kaminari’s words breaking the tension a little.

“Glad to hear it, man.” Shinsou said into their receiver.

Silence followed for a little while, but it wasn’t as awkward as Shinsou was used to. Most silences around him were awkward, people wanting too much from him or no one feeling comfortable around him, but for some reason, it was a calm silence, like how when he sat with Bakugou on the couch. If Bakugou hadn’t been so sick, it would’ve been almost nice.

As an amount of time that Shinsou wasn’t sure of passed, he and Yaoyorozu just kept tending to Bakugou. Re-soaking the cloth on his forehead with cool water, gently splashing his exposed skin, adjusting the sunbrella to keep the sun off of them. Bakugou regained consciousness a couple of times, and Shinsou was able to get him to drink a little bit more water, but he never stayed awake long enough for much else. Kaminari routinely checked in with them, telling them that he was fine, and venting a little about how all trees look alike. Shinsou just prayed that Kaminari wasn’t getting any more lost.

“I’m- I’m sorry guys, I feel like I’ve passed this tree like four times, I can’t- hey! Guys! Over here!” Kaminari shouted through the walkie talkie, and both Shinsou and Yaoyorozu perked up.

“What’s going on, Kaminari?” Yaoyorozu asked.

“Oh my god, I can’t believe I finally found you guys, I’ve been searching for forever!” Kaminari said, not answering the question.

“Where the hell have you guys been, man?!” That was Kirishima, worry evident in his tone. Kaminari had found their class again! “We’ve been looking for you guys for over an hour!”

“Kacchan got heat stroke, we had to go to the river to cool him down, and we got lost.” Kaminari said desperately. “But- but don’t worry, Yaomomo made me a GPS thingy, it’ll lead us straight back to them!”

“Then let’s waste no time.” Shinsou was a little surprised to hear their teacher’s voice, but he supposed that when students were missing, Aizawa-sensei would never let his students search alone. “Lead us back to your group, Kaminari.”

“Yes, sir, Aizawa-sensei sir!”

“Thank goodness.” Yaoyorozu murmured, softly stroking Bakugou’s cheek almost absentmindedly. “I was beginning to get really worried.”

Shinsou nodded, his body untensing as relief flooded through him. “Yeah, me too.”

After a bit, Kaminari shouted through the walkie talkie. “Guys! Guys! The GPS thingy says we’ll be at your location in three minutes.”

“Understood, Kaminari, and thank you.” Yaoyorozu answered.

Aizawa must have taken the walkie talkie because it was his voice that echoed through next. “How’s Bakugou?”

“Still unconscious, but he’s better than when he first passed out.” Yaoyorozu replied. “His shivering has calmed down a little, and we’ve been able to get him to drink some water when he does wake up.”

“Well done.”

Once everyone arrived, Shinsou thought it was like a sort of controlled chaos. Everyone else must have returned on time, as Aizawa had been walking with their whole class, probably to keep everyone together, and so many people immediately rushed in to help. Kirishima picked Bakugou up, Todoroki brushed a thin layer of ice over Bakugou’s skin, Sero grabbed all of Bakugou’s clothes, Midoriya and the girls immediately worried over both he and Yaoyorozu, checking over them as Aizawa checked over Bakugou. It was a lot of stimulation at once, and kinda overwhelming, but then Kaminari put a hand on Shinsou’s shoulder and squeezed gently, grounding him a little, and Shinsou managed a small smile.

As they headed back to the boat, with Bakugou in Kirishima’s arms, Shinsou finally felt a sense of tranquility come over him, safe in the knowledge that soon they’d be back in their air conditioned dormitory and Bakugou would be in an air conditioned hospital room. While they walked, Shinsou couldn’t help but find himself drawn to Bakugou’s slack face. It was strange, his blank face looked almost peaceful, serene. It was the gentlest expression he thought he’d ever seen on Bakugou. He wondered if the blond could tell that he was surrounded by friends and safety as they walked. He hoped so.

When Bakugou woke up later in Recovery Girl’s office, Shinsou would be there waiting for him.

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techniktagebuch · 1 year ago

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September 2023

Was ich nicht brauche, für Quark halte, mir nie zulegen werde

Mia Culpa zeigt dem Techniktagebuch-Redaktionschat einen ... Tweet von Karl Lauterbach. Ich weiß nicht, wie ich zu Tweets jetzt sagen soll, wo Twitter X heißt, aber vielleicht brauche ich auch keine Lösung, weil X vorher ausstirbt. Jedenfalls findet Lauterbach in diesem Tweet "Mirror TV" blöd und braucht das nicht.

Mia sagt: "Wär auch eine schöne TT Rubrik zur Wiedervorlage in 5 Jahren (ich brauchte z.B. mal keine Kamera am Telefon). Ich fänd es interessant (davon ausgehend, dass Karl L. und ich nicht die einzigen mit diesem Impuls sind), wenn es nicht bei einem Überblick vergangener Nichtbrauchtechnik bliebe, sondern Reaktionen auf neue Technik direkt protokolliert würden, evtl. plus einer Schätzung, wie schnell sich die Sicht darauf ändern wird. Dann Wiedervorlage."

Dazu fällt mir sofort einiges ein. Zuerst die Vorgeschichte. Was ich früher nicht gebraucht habe:

Ob ich wirklich, statt zu faxen, nur noch E-Mails schreiben wollte, wusste ich im Januar 1995 noch nicht so genau.

Ungefähr von 1997 bis 1999 wollte ich kein Handy, während meine Freunde alle schon welche hatten. 1999 wollte ich es dann doch, um bei Biergartenverabredungen nicht so lange suchen zu müssen.

2004 wollte ich keine Kamera am Handy, lieber einen Flaschenöffner. Ab meinem ersten Smartphone 2010 habe ich gelegentlich damit fotografiert, ab Ende 2012 ausschließlich mit der Handykamera.

Facebook habe ich lange nicht gebraucht, im Juli 2007 noch gar nicht, im September 2007 auch noch nicht, im Oktober 2009 sehr wenig, noch im April 2010 fand ich es langweilig. Dann habe ich es intensiv genutzt, bis es mich im Juni 2015 wieder langweilte.

Bis April 2013 dachte ich, ein E-Bike sei nur was für alte Leute, und wollte keines.

Wozu ich YouTube brauchen könnte, obwohl ich lieber lese als Bilder angucke, habe ich erst ab 2016 allmählich verstanden.

Eine VR-Brille fand ich zwar beim ersten Experiment 2014 sehr gut und beim zweiten Experiment 2014 noch viel besser, ich konnte mir aber erst mal nicht vorstellen, selbst eine zu besitzen. Eine tägliche Verwendung fiel mir nicht ein und zu teuer war es auch. Das änderte sich erst 2020 durch Beat Saber und die Möglichkeit, eine VR-Brille zu mieten. Inzwischen gehört sie mir, liegt aber seit Anfang 2022 ungenutzt rum.

Zwischen ungefähr 1995 und 2022 habe ich keinen Bibliotheksausweis gebraucht und dachte, ich würde nie wieder einen brauchen, weil es ja das Internet und E-Books gibt. Jetzt habe ich drei Bibliotheksausweise und hätte gern noch mehr.

Sofort gewollt habe ich eigentlich nur:

ein Smartphone, schon bevor man es kaufen konnte. Es dauerte danach noch fast zwei Jahre, aber ich hatte es praktisch am ersten Tag, an dem man als Nicht-T-Mobile-Kundin eines besitzen konnte

E-Books, lange bevor es sie in einer für mich praktikablen Form gab.

Und 2002 den Ambient Orb, den ich aber nie bekommen habe.

Was ich heute nicht brauche:

Ich brauche kein WLAN. Prognose: Das wird immer so bleiben, denn ich hatte zu Hause noch nie WLAN und nutze seit 2007 mobiles Internet aus dem Handy, im Sommer 2023 ungefähr 50 GB im Monat. Wenn das jetzt 16 Jahre gegangen ist, warum dann nicht für immer. Update: Aleks Scholz merkt an dieser Stelle an, dass das nur für meine Berliner Wohnung gilt, während ich in seiner schottischen Wohnung wegen sehr schlechter Mobilfunkversorgung auf sein WLAN angewiesen bin. Im Haus meiner Mutter brauche ich aus demselben Grund ihres. Aber in meiner Wohnung brauche ich jedenfalls keines.

Ich brauche kein Smart Home. Ich finde es schön, davon zu lesen, wenn zum Beispiel Felix Schwenzel davon berichtet, was er alles bei sich zu Hause einbaut, aber ich verspüre nicht den geringsten Besitzwillen. Erstens verspreche ich mir davon keine spürbare Lebensverbesserung, zweitens lese ich viel über eigensinnige Lampen und möchte mich ungern mit dem Debuggen von Geräten auseinandersetzen, die bisher keins gebraucht haben. Prognose: Das bleibt mindestens noch zehn Jahre so. Irgendwann wird es entweder nur noch Haustechnik zu kaufen geben, die sich mit dem Internet verbinden will, oder ich erkenne doch noch einen Vorteil für mich.

Ich brauche keine Siri und keine Alexa. Ich will nicht laut mit Technik reden, und Technik soll nicht laut mit mir reden. In den letzten Jahren ist noch dazugekommen, dass ich jetzt wirklich nicht mehr möchte, dass große Unternehmen alle Geräusche aus meiner Wohnung aufzeichnen. Früher war mir das egaler. Prognose: Das bleibt so, bis ich sehr alt bin und dann vielleicht nicht mehr anders mit Technik interagieren kann, wegen Sehkraft oder Feinmotorik.

Ich brauche keinen Putz- und keinen Saugroboter. Dazu interessiert mich Sauberkeit nicht genug, außerdem eignen sich weder meine Wohnung noch die von Aleks für den Einsatz solcher Geräte (Türschwellen, es steht zu viel Zeug herum, die Kombination Teppichboden + Hundehaare überfordert watt-schwache Sauger). Prognose: Für immer, wenn ich nicht putztechnisch noch ein anderer Mensch werde.

Ich brauche keinen Fernseher. Ich gucke Filme sehr gern auf dem Laptop, und wenn der 50 Zentimeter von meinen Augen entfernt ist, füllt er mein Blickfeld genauso aus wie ein sehr großes Display in drei Metern Entfernung. Außerdem müsste ich, wenn ich einen Fernseher hätte, immer am selben Ort Filme gucken. Prognose: Ich nehme an, das bleibt so. Jedenfalls kann ich mir keinen Grund vorstellen, warum es sich ändern sollte.

Ich brauche keine Maus. Ich verstehe nicht, wieso Menschen (außer für Gaming oder Grafik) ein externes Eingabegerät brauchen. Ich habe seit 2008 keine Maus mehr benutzt. Prognose: Ich werde auch nie mehr eine benutzen. Wenn ich nicht irgendwas mit Gaming oder Grafik anfange.

Ich brauche keinen externen Monitor. Schon weil ich nicht mehr an Schreibtischen arbeite, seit ich wegen der Pandemie aufgehört habe, in einen Coworkingspace zu gehen. Ich arbeite auf einem Sitzsack oder im Liegen. Und wenn ich an einem Schreibtisch arbeiten würde, wäre das nicht immer derselbe. Prognose: Für immer.

Ich brauche auch keinen zweiten externen Monitor.

Ich brauche keinen Herd, ich habe ihn seit 2007 nicht vermisst und schon vorher fast nie benutzt. Aber wenn ich einen Herd hätte, würde ich auf gar keinen Fall so einen Induktionsherd mit unsichtbaren Touchfeldern haben wollen, der mich bei jeder falschen Bewegung anpiepst. Das kenne ich aus fremden Haushalten und finde es umständlich und nervend. Prognose: Eines Tages werden solche Touchherde vielleicht ja doch benutzbarer werden. Dann brauche ich zwar wahrscheinlich immer noch keinen, aber wenigstens kann ich dann wieder alle Sorten Herde gleichmäßig nicht wollen.

Ich brauche keinen Kühlschrank und habe seit 1997 keinen gehabt. Ich wohne direkt neben einem Edeka, und fast alles ist auch ohne Kühlschrank so lange haltbar, bis ich es aufessen kann. Einzige Ausnahmen: Große Speiseeispackungen und leider alle üblichen Butterpackungsgrößen, weshalb ich nie Butterbrezen essen konnte. Prognose: Diese Zeit ist eigentlich schon vorbei, weil meine Wohnung 2022 vorübergehend von jemandem bewohnt wurde, der einen Kühlschrank mitgebracht hat. 2023 haben Freunde meine Wohnung mitgenutzt, die diesen Kühlschrank gern behalten wollten. Deshalb ist er jetzt da und ich benutze ihn. Aber ich brauche ihn nicht (außer, theoretisch, für Butterbrezen, das ist aber bisher nicht vorgekommen).

Ich brauche kein ablenkungsfreies Schreibgerät ohne Internet. Erstens kann ich ohne Internet nicht schreiben, ich möchte Sachen recherchieren, Synonyme finden und zwischendrin was anderes machen. Zweitens glaube ich nicht an die Beseitigung von Ablenkungen durch Gerätekauf, man findet dann doch nur wieder eine neue Ablenkungsbeschäftigung. Prognose: Für immer.

Ich brauche auch keinen E-Reader. Ein separates Gerät, nur damit ich Bücher auf einem separaten Gerät lesen kann, um so richtig zu spüren, dass es Bücher sind? Pfft. Prognose: So ein Quatsch kommt mir niemals ins Haus.

Ich brauche keine Musikabspielgeräte gleich welcher Art. Das bisschen Musik, das ich höre, kann ich am Handy oder am Laptop hören. Prognose: Das ist jetzt schon so lange so, das wird für immer so bleiben.

Ich brauche keine Spielkonsole. Der Grund ist aber hier eigentlich nur, dass ich schon zu viele zeitintensive Hobbys habe. Prognose: Das kann sich ändern, genau genommen denke ich schon seit Jahren gelegentlich darüber nach, wie es wäre, doch eine Spielkonsole zu besitzen. Dann recherchiere ich kurz, kann mich nicht entscheiden und vergesse das Thema wieder.

Wir sind noch nicht am Ende meiner Nichtbrauchtechnik, in der aktuellen Tumblrversion darf eine Liste aber nur maximal 4096 Zeichen haben. Deshalb steht hier ein listenunterbrechender Absatz.

Ich habe einen Führerschein und dank Landjugend auch ausreichend Fahrpraxis, brauche aber kein eigenes Auto und habe auch, soweit ich mich erinnere, nie den Wunsch verspürt, eines zu besitzen. Es wirkte immer sehr teuer und kompliziert, Versicherungen, Parkplatzsuche, Reparaturen. Ab 2004 habe ich etwa zehn Jahre lang Jahresgebühren für eine Carsharing-Mitgliedschaft bezahlt, aber nicht mal dafür fahre ich genug. Die theoretische Möglichkeit, ein Carsharingauto auszuleihen, genügt mir. Zwischen den Ausleihvorgängen liegen aber mehrere Jahre. Prognose: Für immer, ich werde keine fünf Kinder mehr bekommen, die ich ständig bringen und holen muss. Selbst wenn ich noch mal in eine entlegene Gegend ziehen sollte, hätte ich lieber ein E-Bike mit Anhänger.

Ich brauche kein Instagram und kein TikTok. Dafür interessiere ich mich zu wenig für Bilder. Prognose: Bei Instagram wird es wahrscheinlich so bleiben, weil es mich sehr schnell langweilt, schöne Fotos von Landschaften oder Mahlzeiten anzusehen. Bei TikTok wird es wie bei YouTube 10-15 Jahre dauern, und dann finde ich doch eine Verwendung dafür. Korrektur: Ich hatte vergessen, dass Instagram mich ja schon seit 2022 interessiert. Warum ich das vergessen habe, ist Stoff für einen eigenen Beitrag.

Ich brauche keine Smartwatch und kein Fitnessarmband, weil ich alle Einsatzzwecke, von denen ich bisher erfahren habe, äußerst langweilig finde. Schritte zählen, been there, done that, kurz nach dem Schreiben dieses Beitrags von 2014 habe ich wieder damit aufgehört. Prognose: Vielleicht wenn ich sehr alt bin und mich bei Herzrhythmusstörungen warnen lassen will. Oder wenn Funktionen dazukommen, die Smartwatches bisher noch nicht haben und die mich interessieren.

Ich brauche kein X und kein Bluesky und auch sonst keinen Wohnort mehr im Internet, der von Idioten aufgekauft werden kann. Ich bin seit Herbst 2022 bei Mastodon und dort geht mich zumindest dieses eine Problem nichts mehr an. Prognose: Ich hoffe, das bleibt für immer so. Wahrscheinlich werde ich es aber sofort vergessen, wenn etwas Neues auf den Markt kommt, dessen Vorteile mir gleißend genug erscheinen.

Ich brauche kein faltbares Handy. Oliver Laumann hat gerade aus Südkorea berichtet, dass das dort sehr verbreitet ist. Aber mir geht schon bei meinem nicht-faltbaren Handy ständig das Display kaputt, da brauche ich wirklich nicht was noch Fragileres. Prognose: Wie bei den bisherigen Handyentwicklungen bleibe ich dabei, bis man nichts anderes mehr zu kaufen bekommt. Was ja bei Handys sehr schnell gehen kann.

Esther Seyffarth erinnert mich, dass ich auch kein GPT brauche, jedenfalls nicht in Suchmaschinenergebnissen. Dann muss ich ja doch nur nachrecherchieren, was GPT dazuerfunden hat. Da kann ich auch gleich selbst recherchieren ohne diesen Umweg. Prognose: Bleibt so, bis dieses Problem behoben wird, ich bin aber im Prinzip zuversichtlich, dass es behoben werden kann. Ich meine, ich schreibe das hier unter einer Decke, die mit der Energie zuckender Froschschenkel beheizt wird, das wirkte ja auch erst mal nicht so wahrscheinlich.

Thomas Wiegold erinnert mich, dass ich auch kein Festnetztelefon brauche (seit 2003). Beim Nachtragen merke ich, dass ich auch keinen Drucker brauche (seit 2007) und kein Tablet (theoretisch vorhanden seit 2013, aber seit ca. 2015 nicht mehr benutzt). Prognose: Auch alles für immer.

Genau wie Karl Lauterbach brauche ich kein Mirror TV. Schon weil ich gar keinen Spiegel im Bad habe (seit immer). Prognose: Bleibt so, ich hatte ja schon keinen Spiegel, als ich jünger war, was soll ich da jetzt damit anfangen. Aber wenn ich einen hätte, fände ich es eigentlich ganz gut, wenn der auch Internet könnte. Dann müsste ich das Handy nicht immer in die Seifenablage stellen, um beim Zähneputzen zu lesen.

(Kathrin Passig)

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