He’d trained for Total Victory. Not necessarily for what comes after.

[itmeanstruth]

Those that ventured out to Minoru’s world to watch this year’s American Ninja Warrior Finals live and in person, knew exactly why the resident hospital orderly had been on freerunning across Cloud 9 since he got back. Those who couldn’t make it out there might have caught an interdimensional replay on TV. The twins had already seen it playing on one of the many screens in The Angel’s Retreat.

To those who hadn’t, though, Minoru’s question was entirely hypothetical, an innocuous kind of thing lots of people chatted about after a long week at work. And perhaps that was for the best.

“Okay, so… if you suddenly had a million dollars, what would you do with it?”

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[tielle_mortevus]

"After living for so many years, one needs a little unpredictability to keep things from getting dull, that's certainly for sure. It's honestly part of why I keep coming back here, there's always something new to see and experience, good or bad."

She thought for a moment, giving him a bit of a knowing look.

"...you wouldn't happen to be fishing for ideas on what to do with some unexpected windfall would you?"

[itmeanstruth]

“Uh… kind of? I mean, I guess it wasn’t completely unexpected.” He shrugged.

Minoru hopped up on the back of a bench, before plopping himself down on the actual seat portion.

“I’d been training specifically for American Ninja Warrior since I first qualified. This was my third year to have a shot at the Finals. And I did it! I actually won!!” He explained, the excitement of Total Victory was evident in both his body and his tone. But then that excitement faltered a little. “I really thought about the prize money that came with that. I just wanted to beat the clock and climb Mount Midoriyama. But… now I have it. And I don’t really know what to do next.”

He grew up in a solidly middle class family that emphasized hard work and always living within your means. Isamu collected degrees and student loan debt while Minoru collected a regular paycheck working nights as a hospital orderly, a job he still had here in the Nexus. He saw how often people took advantage of Ziggy, to use him for money or fame. He may have been dating the rock star, but that lifestyle was still like another world entirely.

[tielle_mortevus]

She smiled giving him a nod. She had almost forgot that's what he had been training for, though he was pretty skilled when they had that friendly race a while back.

"Well there's no need to rush. For now just enjoy the moment, celebrate, and let the rest fall into place with due time. Just make sure to keep your priorities straight and take care of what's important."

[itmeanstruth]

He laughed. Leave it up to an immortal to tell him there’s no need to rush. Still, it was the best advice he’d heard so far. Perhaps there was something to that wisdom.

“I guess I really don’t have to decide to do anything with it right now, do I.” He smiled. “Well, maybe fix the hole I accidentally put in the wall last month. I’ve kinda been covering it up with a Ziggy Stardust poster so the landlord wouldn’t see it.”