Bakugou isn't afraid of crabs. While he knows they pack a mean pinch, he simply as other things to worry himself over. In terms of CCLIV, however, he doesn't think much of the child. He is aware of how they have ignored him before, perhaps upset or not noticing his presence. The young Quartermaster fails to link it with the fact that he had left the island so suddenly that one time to train, eyes drawn to the kitten after their cry in pain. Whiskers twitch, noticing the way they are being attacked by a tiny critter - a crab. The male approaches, hearing their voice - 'bad crab', they had called it. He notices they have been speaking more than usual, or at least more than what he had witnessed at first. When he sees CCLIV, he still remembers the little kitten by the fire, the way the child liked to stay around his fire place. They liked the dangerous warmth. He never understood it but he sees the pain that dresses their face, glancing between the sight of CCLIV and the crustacean which hung to their paw. "Try lowering your paw closer to the shallow water. It might be afraid of falling," Bakugou suggests, wincing a little at the sight of the child's flesh. There was bound to be an injury, maybe even blood after seeing the way they have struggled.

Of course, once the soldier crab lets go, the Quartermaster will retaliate against it for hurting them. He will use sand and fire beneath the crab to propel the crustacean high up into the sky, blasting it away. Should this happen, he will simply smirk in his own amusement as he looks towards the clouds, envisioning the sight of a glistening blue shell and a horrified crab.

[ ooc ] the last little bit will only happen if the crab ever lets go, if not then it can only be imagined as what bakugou plans to do as soon as it does