“Yeah, looking fine down here. Especially for a Friday night. Will post if any B.O.P.,” Mirio lifted his thumb from the walkie and listened for confirmation. And people said he cluttered the frequency-this guy in the next district or whatever would just not shut his trap! Finally, when he stopped zoning out after hearing ’Togata?’ out of the walkie, he added, “10-4.”
It was a really nice night to be honest. It had been drizzling off and on, but that’s what his super awesome poncho was for. It was even yellow! He totally had grown on the Lieutenant more than his superior officer had let on-it wasn’t that most ponchos came in yellow or anything. But Mirio honestly really liked the rain, especially warm summer rain like this stuff.
It was kinda fun, too. To be on patrol. It was something he’d associated with Heroes a lot growing up, but the reality was that police did it just as much. Especially in lower-risk areas. Mirio just had a bit of a strength advantage, so a sliiightly more risky area like this shopping row was something he-and especially his biceps-could handle.
He waved at a familiar booth-tender who waved back-he’d have to stop by later when she wasn’t busy. Great company and free food were always nice to have. He’d pick her up a better umbrella on the way back in exchange. He liked this life. A lot more than he had expected to, at any rate.
Coming to a pause under an overhang, Mirio moved to extract his phone from his vest-any missed texts?
Bang! The door just ahead flew open and a rough-looking guy tore out like a bat out of hell, a purse tucked under his arm. Mirio moved on instinct he’d made damn sure to never relent on. The yelling from inside the building told him the impulse was the right one.
“Stop! Police!” Of course he didn’t stop. Duh. Mirio grasped at his walkie, huffing in his coordinates, he was in pursuit, just a crook, etc. Guy was fast, though. Probably a speed quirk if that 8-foot forward leap was anything to pay attention to.
They rounded into an alleyway-wasn’t it always alleyways-and the dude seemed primed to apply that jumping thing in an upward fashion. That was going to be a problem-
“You know it gets you more jailtime to avoid arrest, right?” He didn’t have the ability to turn physics on their head to make himself faster anymore. But he had a good understanding of how to make normal physics do about the same. His center of gravity was lowered, his back arched, he went to grab-
The guy, wild-eyed, grasped into his coat pocket. Before he saw it, a dozen images and memories and nightmares were sure it would be a gun. Couldn’t move, everything was frozen, damn it-
A flurry of white and violet, the sick sort of clatter of crustacean claws against pavement. The squelch of rain-wet octopus arms wrestling the man’s arms behind his back. Mirio threw his hands up in the air, cheering like home team had made a goal, “Whoo! My hero! Look at you, Suneater-!”
A crime was a crime and no matter what duty always called. Hearing a gun shot in the distance instinctively Tamaki’s head snapped in the direction of the sound. He was a couple blocks away but a gunshot and faint screaming was enough evidence for him to come rushing to the person’s aid. Manifesting wings on his back he took off into the air with a single leap. He hovered for a moment deciphering where the incident happened and searching for the culprit. It wasn’t until he heard a voice calling out to the criminal that caught his attention. Flying as fast as he could in the direction of the police officer and the criminal, the rain blurring his vision as he swept through the sky.
Following the police officer and the criminal into a dark alley way Tamaki stopped at the edge of the building. He watched as a familiar build chased after the criminal. Looks like he was having an eventful night. It was when Mirio almost caught up to him that a twinge of uncertainty concerned him, there was no way ... Before even more dangerous events continued Tamaki jumped from the building roof top, talons and tentacles subduing the criminal. If he was any second later he would have surely lost something dear to him.
Turning to gauge Mirio’s reaction, Tamaki couldn’t help but smile a little.
❝ You’re welcome. If I was a moment too late I would fear the worst. ❞
Tamaki said as he pushed the hood off of his head, allowing the light rain to drizzle on the jet black locks.
❝ -- Seems like you have your work cut out for you today. ❞
The raven still holding onto the criminal tightly with his quirk.