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[Gokudera is swimming about in the water, hasn't used the spell to breathe in it yet, because he's too startled by whatever the hell is following him. It's large, long necked, with a python-shaped face, strange webbed ears that somewhat resemble axolotl gills, and flippers that look sort of like river otter paws. Upon first glance, it could just be a giant salamander, or maybe you think it's an oversized river otter, or a mutant crocodile. It is seemingly stalking the poor teen, and he's trying to capture it on video or get a good picture of it.

Honestly, it's just playing with him and he doesn't understand it. So, here's a post going up on AOL.

There are two pictures posted on the network, accompanied by the sound of some heavy breathing and water splashing.

There's no shot initially of who is recording this video, but there is a sense of excitement in the air.]

Has anyone seen the strange monster living in the lake we all arrived in? It wont stop following me and I can't get a good picture of it!

[Here's another picture. Gokudera is having a hard time sharing what his familiar looks like.]

I'm pretty sure my glasses are in there somewhere...

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[Takao did not see the monster in the lake but he feels like he has seen it before, except, it is more like he saw a flash out of the corner of his eye when they were in the woods and he is not remembering exactly.]

I feel like I've seen it before, but I'm not sure and it wasn't at the lake.

When you saw it, if it wasn't in the lake, how did it move?

[He's sure he and Takao saw the same thing. This strange lake monster followed him on land... maybe it just lives in the lake and goes on its own adventures -following Gokudera around- during the day. It moved like a great heavy reptile would... if this is the same thing that'd been stalking him in the woods.]

Kind of like it was floating, I thought the woods were just playing tricks on me.

[From the sounds of it to Takao, the creature is only following Gokudera because when he thinks on it, he did not see it before or after he was around the other.]

I think...wait, wait it's behind you right now!

[Okay, that is a little panic-inducing, even if it does not appear n early as large as it did in the pictures.]

Maybe they were. You were stuck in there for a while.

[Gokudera doesn't know that the creature has mostly shown up around him. Maybe because he's so eager to find it, and the creature views him as some kind of threat? He's not certain, then blinks at his device before looking over his shoulder. There's definitely a swell of water behind him, and he swims towards it.

But there's nothing there.]

Are you fucking kidding me?!

It's possible, but it seems like you keep seeing it too.

[He's just saying, there is no accusation, just a simple statement as it seems he is not the only one seeing it now.]

I swear, I'm not messing with you, look how about I come down and help, two eyes are better than one,same as the time loop, plus I owe you one for helping me that day.

Probably because I've always been interested in things like that! I'm a mystery hunter! If it were bigfoot following me around, I'd keep seeing it because I'd be looking for it! For all we know, that's what it could be!

[It's not.]

I don't need your help, but the sooner I can find my glasses and get out of here, the better. [So he would like the help but is NOT going to say that.]

Wouldn't that make you a monster hunter? It sure didn't look like bigfoot, but if you say so.

[yeah, he knows, and he is not trying to be offensive with the question. He just thinks a guy who is looking for things like bigfoot, and that would be more monster than mystery.]

I'll be there soon. [Yeah, that is a response he knows well, Midorima is not much different, and Takao forges ahead and helps anyway, he is going to do the same here.]

No! It's the fact that they're mysterious that makes them so interesting! I'm hunting to learn more about them. It's a hunt for knowledge about cryptozoology in particular that I find fascinating. [He shakes his head vigorously]

I was just using Bigfoot as an example!

So you study monsters not go looking for them? Right? [He snickers, only because that is his way.] That's kind of interesting.

Wait, so you'd know which ones are lucky right?

[Because he needs lucky things, something lucky, anything lucky for Midorima. He will take any chance he can to get some knowledge.]

Right. I would go looking for them, but some are more mythical than others. I like to explore evidence of them.

Maybe? I'm not sure how you can tell if something is lucky or not... and I am a little superstitious.

Huh, I never thought of it that way, pretty interesting.

[He pauses, thinking here as he walks along to head down to get a ride to the lake.]

I guess stuff like rabbit's feet and that, if it's like that maybe it's lucky, creatures could be too right? Being a little superstitious is one thing, I am looking for anything lucky before he gets too out of whack without his horoscopes and lucky items.

So... charms?

Lucky animals would be pigs, crickets, rabbit, but it depends on the kind of luck, I think. There are some that are more lucky when it comes to financial gain, others for fertility, some for health... things like that.

Yeah, I should have guessed it would be complicated, I was hoping I could get someone with animal magic to talk some animal who is considered lucky to hang out with the guy or maybe get a familiar that is better luck than a night sparrow so mine doesn't hide when he's around. This place doesn't seem to have anything I'm familiar with as being lucky. Maybe if you see something, let me know?

Sure. In the meantime, look out for anyone with animal magic and they might be able to help you? Maybe the native people of this world know a bit more about what creatures are lucky here.

Good idea, thanks, man. Almost there, let's if we can get your glasses back.

Alright.

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