Izuku isn't quite sure what to make of the task he was given this week. He'd put it off a while, of course -- till the last minute, basically. Izuku had an excuse, thanks. He didn't really want to walk on his leg anymore for a little while. shocking, right? Izuku, reckless boy extraordinaire, actually taking his health into account? Absolutely unheard of. He was feeling better today, at least. The constant burning had eased down and Izuku could put weight on his for a moment or two before wishing he was dead. With the healing though, there was, of course, drawbacks. What drawbacks you ask? Who knows, honestly. He just knows they're there.
Anyways, Izuku has spent his break mulling over what he should do for the task. Should he bring a group? ... Probably. Izuku could be observant, but he still missed things sometimes. Occasionally. Hm. Well. Even so it was probably for the best. Why, you ask? Good question. It just was.
"A -- anybody want to join me for some .. well, exploring, I guess. J -- just taking note of what plants or animals or stuff there might be," Izuku had long since learned that just sort of ... shouting for people tended to bring them over, no fuss. He had enough confidence to do it now without five minutes of just fretting over if he did anything wrong. That was good -- he was getting better. More time to focus on the task at hand. Izuku even had one of his many, many journals, even if he probably wouldn't be able to write in it. Definitely wouldn't be able to write in it. Oh well.

ATBASH CIPHER

i should've said what i hear
i should have let myself fear

bio | female | arcticplayer [hp] of snowbound

Izuku offers Atbash a little smile as she approaches, tail swishing nervously. He's glad he's not on his own, at least! And also that his call didn't get ignored, of course.
"Hi, Atbash," Izuku greets warmly, tail twitching. He's got a basic idea of why she's coming along, and Izuku doesn't mind. He's glad she's here, and the company would be nice. Maybe he should try talking to Atbash more often? He really did like her, it was just a shame they didnt talk more. I mean, they were kind of on the brink of being friends, but Izuku didn't wanna push it.
Anyways, after a minute of nobody else appearing, Izuku stands up. "If ... If anybody wants to join later they can I guess, but we can go now," He tells her, standing up. He wobbles just the slightest, squeaking at the surge of pain, but ultimately just grins. It's a little shaky, but there nonetheless, and that's what matters. "Do we wanna just go around the lake first?" That'd be ultimately easiest to start off with -- though Izuku isn't sure what to do after that. Even so, after Atbash's input, Izuku moves to set off, already impatient to begin. He doesn't like staying in one place, after all. Just in general. It makes him nervous.

ATBASH CIPHER

i should've said what i hear
i should have let myself fear

bio | female | chief [leader] of snowbound

Izuku had always been hesitant to consider people his friends. He never knew whether they considered him one, too, and sometimes the glares he got for calling people friends when they actually weren't just. Weren't worth it. And he didn't like the humiliation of being wrong, either. So he just learned to, well, avoid it. Anyways, Izuku, despite his appearances and behaviors, was definitely a fighter by nature. His clanmates hadn't got much of a taste of it, since Izuku tended to avoid it and it never really showed itself then. I mean .. he was less capable of defending himself now that he was scared to death of his own electricity and he was injured, but it's the thought that counts.
"That'll work!" Izuku chirps in response, tail waving still. He's still not quite sure how he feels about the lake, either -- he's had some bad experiences too, of course, but they're probably repressed enough that he doesn't think about them till he actually has to get in the water. Still, trodding along till they reach the water, Izuku's ears prick. "What sort of fish do you think are in the water? Would there be any in cold temperatures?" It was awfully cold for fish, after all, but Izuku doesn't claim to know a ton about fish. Besides, there could very well be a few since it was summer. Izuku isn't really sure there are any nearby, though. Not within his very limited sight range, at least. Hopefully Atbash could pick out stuff Izuku just kind of ... couldn't. Damn his near-sighedness and especially the fact his eyes were still healing after like -- a month.

ATBASH CIPHER

i should've said what i hear
i should have let myself fear

bio | female | chief [leader] of snowbound

Izuku didn't know a lot about fish, either. He liked it, of course, and just eating it was fun, but he kind of struggled to tell them apart. .. There was probably a book on fish that he could conjure if all else failed, though. In other words, Izuku was pretty reliant on books to identify stuff that wasn't plants. Plants may not come naturally but Izuku would be damned if he hadn't put himself through hell long enough that he knew em like that back of his hand. His paw. The back of his paw. He didn't have hands anymore.
"True!! The ice shouldn't be hard to break, but not falling in is going to be .. difficult," Izuku sighs. How do they clear enough ice to see whats down there? The ice was awfully thin, it being summer and all, and that's their only saving grace. After a few moments, Izuku approaches the iced lake and places his left paw on it and presses. Okay, yeah, not terribly stable. They don't want to go into the water, either. That's just asking for hypothermia. Should they just .. forget about this till they can come up with something else? Unless they just wanna make a small hole and try and lure fish or something, but that's not really that efficient. Izuku, if he were uninjured, might've been the one taking a swim, and honestly thank god that he was. Otherwise he'd be doing even more dumb stuff than he already was.

ATBASH CIPHER

i should've said what i hear
i should have let myself fear

bio | female | chief [leader] of snowbound

It wouldn't been a real shame if Atbash had fallen into the water or something. And by 'shame' Izuku means they'd probably both be crying and in absolute hysteria. And reasonably so, considering both of them were pretty panicked by the water just as it was now. Or at least they were uneasy? Izuku knows he is, but that's just sort of his default setting anyways so what does it matter, honestly.
"The river probably isn't frozen over -- it won't be perfect, but we can just check there?" Izuku offers. It's not a perfect solution -- not all the same fish will be in the river as there are in the lake. But it's close enough!! And today is just a day for exploration. Izuku will probably spend some time fishing later, maybe. Only maybe. Izuku doesn't have that kind of patience, at least not when it came to sitting still, and he'd probably get soaked and then he'd ruin his bandages again and Izuku just didn't want to deal with that. But he might deal with it anyways. "Okay, so, um, just ... pay attention for plants or feral animals," Izuku couldn't really see that far, so he hoped Atbash would at least be able to help that much. Or even if she didn't, what did it matter, Izuku was just glad for her company. So with this, Izuku begins trotting forward again. So around the lake, to the river. Neat. Okay.