Go Beyond! (My Hero Academia)

[LostDeviljho]

"Most of the Villain fights you see on the news take place outside," All-Might, The Symbol of Peace says. "However, statistically speaking run-ins with the most dastardly evil-doers take place indoors. Think about it! Backroom deals, home invasions, secret underground lairs! Truly intelligent criminals stay hidden in the shadows. For this training exercise you'll be split into teams of Good Guys and Bad Guys, and fight two-on-two indoor battles!

"The situation is this: The Villains have hidden a nuclear missile somewhere in their hideout! The heroes must try to foil their plans! To do that, the good guys will either have the catch the evil-doers or recover the weapon. Likewise, the bad guys succeed if they either protect the payload or capture the heroes!"

All-Might whips out a box with the word "lots" written on the side and displays it proudly. "Time is limited and we'll choose teams by drawing lots! Let's go!"

The students file forward and draw their lots to determine their teams and matchups.

Match 1: Uraraka & Midoriya (Heroes) vs Bakugou & Iida (Villains)
Match 2: @Generic_Generica & @The3rdCorinthian (Heroes) vs @Itaywex & @Wizard_Marshall (Villains)
Match 3: @Azrael & @RexHeller (Heroes) vs @Space Multiply & @Takoe (Villains)
Match 4: @AProcrastinator & @Khawy (Heroes) vs @Lilithium & @Andelevion (Villains)
Match 5: @erlking & @God and the Snake (Heroes) vs Todoroki & Kirishima (Villains)

The actual matches are to take place in a series of nigh-identical buildings scattered throughout Training Ground Beta.

Now then, young students, show me what it means to Go Beyond! PLUS ULTRA!

 

[AProcrastinator]

The moment - the very moment - that Match Three ends, the boy sitting in the faun-esque clothing shoots his hand into the air. "'Ey, Sensei? If I drop a letter grade, or something, can I switch over to the villain team? I'm way better at defense than I am rushing into things."

Arata leans onto his shillelagh as he stands. "I could, eh, probably pull together some kind of motivational backstory about nuclear power being bad for the environment, if that'd sweeten the deal."

 

[LostDeviljho]

The moment - the very moment - that Match Three ended, the boy sitting in the faun-esque clothing shot his hand into the air. "'Ey, Sensei? If I drop a letter grade, or something, can I switch over to the villain team? I'm way better at defense than I am rushing into things."

Arata leaned onto his shillelagh as he stood. "I could, eh, probably pull together some kind of motivational backstory about nuclear power being bad for the environment, if that'd sweeten the deal."

Click to shrink...

All-Might turns and puts his hands on his hips. "No can do, young Suzuki! After all, if you're going to be a hero you won't be able to just sit around and wait for the villains to come to you! You need to be able to take action when the situation calls for it! Even if offense isn't your strong suit, that's what training exercises like this are for; To help you learn and practice in preparation for your career as a real hero!"
The Hero's smile seems to intensify in brightness as he finishes his lecture.

 

[AProcrastinator]

The Hero's smile seems to intensify in brightness as he finishes his lecture.

Click to shrink...

Arata sighs. "Worth a shot," he mumbles, before setting out to the building in question. Vaguely, at least. "Get my good side, Sensei? It's small, but I promise it's there."

 

[Andelevion]

As soon as the matchups were announced Nawa's face drooped comically.

"Mmmm, compared to Arata-chan, my Quirk's not great for defending something though.... but I guess we'll have to make do, yeah, Chihiro-tan?"

She perks up a bit, lunging towards Chihiro and hooking one arm around the girl's tiny shoulders.

Squeezing her arm tightly, in an outdoor voice without any regard for secrecy, Nawa loudly whispers, "Oh my god, we should totally role play this out. Do you think I could take you as a hostage??? Would that even work??? Should we try it, I want to try it??????"

Then, forgoing the fake whisper, abruptly releasing Chihiro, she loudly calls out. "Sensei! How creative can we make this? Like, the villains should totally behave like villains, right? Hey, Sensei, that should totally be a thing, right?"

 

[Hyacinthium]

Hearing what Nawa-chan said, my face lights up with understanding. To actually act like a villain? But hadn't the explody guy done that already? Still, it wasn't that bad!

Actually it was kind bad, I thought, I don't wanna be the real bad guy! That's suuuuuper bad! But role play is just joking...

"If we go suuuuper cheesey and hammy like sentai baddies, I think it'll be fun!" I say, looking up at All Might with a smile.

"Like stuff like 'AFTER A MIIIILION YEARS I CAN FINALLY TAKE OVER THE WOOOORLD' stuff," Fangs poke out as a lightly shout with one fist punching into the air! It'll be just like all the internet memes! "Nawa-chan is such a great partner! I never would have thought this situation could be funny!"

 

[LostDeviljho]

As soon as the matchups were announced Nawa's face drooped comically.

"Mmmm, compared to Arata-chan, my Quirk's not great for defending something though.... but I guess we'll have to make do, yeah, Chihiro-tan?"

She perks up a bit, lunging towards Chihiro and hooking one arm around the girl's tiny shoulders.

Squeezing her arm tightly, in an outdoor voice without any regard for secrecy, Nawa loudly whispers, "Oh my god, we should totally role play this out. Do you think I could take you as a hostage??? Would that even work??? Should we try it, I want to try it??????"

Then, forgoing the fake whisper, abruptly releasing Chihiro, she loudly calls out. "Sensei! How creative can we make this? Like, the villains should totally behave like villains, right? Hey, Sensei, that should totally be a thing, right?"

Click to shrink...

All-Might offers a grin and double thumbs-up.

 

[RexHeller]

Without a doubt, Hadrian was impressed by the first two matches. The skills put on display were humbling and the quirks of his classmates had quite the variety to them: Wormholes, Gravity nullification, actual lasers, it was also so interesting. Although, it was with some amusement that Hadrian noted that both fights so far had featured flames and explosions quiet heavily, something that probably wouldn't stop with his own match.

Most of all though, Hadrian was intrigued by Midoriya Izuku. At first Hadrian had been confused; Midoriya was going up against someone who made explosions with his hands and clearly hated him, so why didn't he use his quirk? But then Hadrian had seen the sort of destruction the much shorter boy could create when he unleashed his power and had understood. While Midoriya had been carried of by stretcher to the school nurse, Hadrian had silently promised to talk to him later. While Hadrian didn't have nearly as much strength as Midoriya, he knew what it was like to have to hold back everyday for fear of breaking something or someone. It would be good to talk to someone with the same problem.

But that was for later. Right now he had a fight to win. All Might was right there, and while the Symbol of Peace probably didn't meeting Hadrian all those years ago, Hadrian was determined not to perform poorly in front of his inspiration.

Glancing around the crowd of students, Hadrian called out for his partner. "Yamaikami-san?"

 

[AProcrastinator]

Then, forgoing the fake whisper, abruptly releasing Chihiro, she loudly calls out. "Sensei! How creative can we make this? Like, the villains should totally behave like villains, right? Hey, Sensei, that should totally be a thing, right?"

Click to shrink...

All-Might offers a grin and double thumbs-up.

Click to shrink...

An opportunity.

"And if we're heroes, we should act like heroes, right, sensei?" With a sound vaguely reminiscent of popcorn, roots sprout in quick jumps from Arata's feet, a couple random flowers blooming as he brings his panpipe to his lips and begins getting ready to blow. "Which means if we hear any evildoers sneaking around, we should do everything we can to stop them before they can do anything nefarious, right?"

To absorb more nutrients by stalling for time, mostly.

 

[Hyacinthium]

Seeing All Might give a literal thumbs up, I celebrate by clapping. Wow! This is sooooo cool! I still can't believe that All Might is my teacher! Umeko, Takumi, All Might just gave me a thumbs up! My tail swishes happily behind me and my hands clasp together in glee.

"Kkhihihihi! I'm super duper fired up now, Nawa-chan! Let's do our best to be good villains." Although, glancing back at the place where the green haired boy had been taken away on stretcher...

A feeling of concern wells up, although I'm sure that Recovery Girl will fix up greeny super duper well. Explody guy is really murky though! There are a few people that that around here, like the white-red boy or even All Might.

"Deff not like the explody guy though! I wonder why he doesn't like greeny so much? His costume looks really cool though," I pout a little. Just a little! "Oh well! I'm sure that things will turn out well if they just talk about their feelings together!"

I bounce a little from all the hype. The sweet cloying scent of decay lingers and I can't wait to start the test! My wings stretch out a bit from behind me with a few practice flaps.

An opportunity.

"And if we're heroes, we should act like heroes, right, sensei?" With a sound vaguely reminiscent of popcorn, roots sprout in quick jumps from Arata's feet, a couple random flowers sprouting as he brings his panpipe to his lips and begins getting ready to blow. "Which means if we hear any evildoers sneaking around, we should do everything we can to stop them before they can do anything nefarious, right?"

To absorb more nutrients by stalling for time, mostly.

Click to shrink...

Gasp! A rival! My hands cover my mouth as the bounce in my step kicks up. This is the perfect opportunity to pretend to be a super silly sentai villain!

"Thou art a foolish knave whom shall neeeeeever ever reach the missile! We shall launch our spontaneous sleepy time powder ALL! OVER! THE WOOOOORLD! And you cannot stop us tiny hero! WHAHAHHA-" I cackle. You always have to cackle!

"Also your is quirk related to plant stuff? That's sooooo neat! My best friend Umeko can grow plums and stuff, like from her hair and head so it's always like she has a super pretty plum flower crown on!"

 

[Andelevion]

All-Might offers a grin and double thumbs-up.

Click to shrink...

"Hell yeah!" Nawa fistpumps the air. "Mwahahahahahaha!"

But while hamming it up would be fun, what would be really cool is if she could get into a real villainous mindset. Maybe one of those guys? But they weren't that bad in the end. Ah! She knows exactly who she wants to try and copy! He wasn't so bad by the end either, but he was such a good villain..!

An opportunity.

"And if we're heroes, we should act like heroes, right, sensei?" With a sound vaguely reminiscent of popcorn, roots sprout in quick jumps from Arata's feet, a couple random flowers sprouting as he brings his panpipe to his lips and begins getting ready to blow. "Which means if we hear any evildoers sneaking around, we should do everything we can to stop them before they can do anything nefarious, right?"

To absorb more nutrients by stalling for time, mostly.

Click to shrink...

"Hey, Arata-chan! No starting early! Me and Chihiro-tan get the five minute head start, not you, kay?" Nawa begins to run into the building, pulling the still cackling Chihiro along with her, and after a few minutes, pops out her head from a higher floor window, pointing her pinkies at the opposite team, and two glowing red threads string themselves up between them.

"Also, villains are supposed to be the cheaters!" She pulls one lower eyelid down with one pinky, and the corner of her lip outwards with the other. "Bleeeeehhhhhh~"

She disappears inside but the strings remain, disappearing into the walls of the building.

 

[Hyacinthium]

"Hell yeah!" Nawa fistpumps the air. "Mwahahahahahaha!"

But while hamming it up would be fun, what would be really cool is if she could get into a real villainous mindset. Maybe one of those guys? But they weren't that bad in the end. Ah! She knows exactly who she wants to try and copy! He wasn't so bad by the end either, but he was such a good villain..!



"Hey, Arata-chan! No starting early! Me and Chihiro-tan get the five minute head start, not you, kay?" Nawa beings to run into the building, pulling the still cackling Chihiro along with her, and after a few minutes, pops out her head from a higher floor window, pointing her pinkies at the opposite team, and two glowing red threads string themselves up between them.

"Also, villains are supposed to be the cheaters!" She pulls one lower eyelid down with one pinky, and the corner of her lip outwards with the other. "Bleeeeehhhhhh~"

She disappears inside but the strings remain, disappearing into the walls of the building.

Click to shrink...

"Woah! We're blasting off already?!" I stop cackling and instinctively try to prevent any unseemly peeks, but I quickly remember that the frilly skirt I'm wearing is actually shorts. Such foresight! The people who made these costumes are amazing!

Oh- Nawa-chan and I have reached the missile! Sooooo biiiiiiig! I wonder if there really is sleep powder inside of it? My wings and tail twitch. Naaaaaah! I get a bit closer to the missile to check it out. All we have to do is protect this thing or tie up the invading Power Rangers! I race my tongue against the edges of my teeth and hide my mouth with a hand as I yawn on reflex.

My jaw makes a low pop noise when I move it around.

"Hey Nawa-chan? Do you-Doth thou think that I, BARONESS CHOMPERS, should prepare to HUNT DOWN the fooooolish heroes that wish to steal our SLEEP MISSILE OF DOOM!?" I can't help the impish smile. I do manage to hold back my giggles though!

Blinking, I remember to ask about Nawa-chan's red strings. I'd had a hunch that her quirk did have something to do with hearts! It was kind of obvious what with her looks and costume. The shared theme had been part of the reason I'd approached her right off the bat! And now that we got partnered up right away it was totally fate! Kkhi!

"So, what thingy did you do back there with your pinkies?" I ask. My tail curls around my waist in wait. We have five minutes to think about stuff... So short but so long!

 

[Generic_Generica]

It's actually... Incredibly noisy. Well that's to be expected really. I close my eyes, only half-listening to the chatter.

Looks like my fight's coming up next. Who am I with...

"Takeshi Matsuda, eh?" I half-murmur to myself. Visored jumpsuit. Blue and orange. No visible modifications, meaning no easy way to tell what his quirk is.

That's actually pretty important. The most important component to this exercise is going to be teamwork and synergy. Quirk combinations, or something along those lines. Ideally I'd be paired with someone who's good at shooting things or good at punching things. I'd be the transporter, and my partner'd be the one who punches faces in. Just a matter of detecting locations, a couple rifts here and there and it'd be an easy victory.

Of course there're several things that need to be considered. First, if I get paired with someone who has a shitty personality, I'm out of luck.

I really really do not want to end up like that Tenya Iida kid, what with his partner running off and doing his own thing. That's the worst case scenario.

Second, our quirks are still largely a mystery to our classmates. I have no idea what kind of quirk Takeshi Matsuda has, he probably has no idea what kind of quirk I have. Same goes for our opponents. There's no guarantee that this ideal combination'd actually be effective, especially considering the fact that we're competing with humans, not dumb slabs of metal.

Third...

... Third...

Wait.

Wait one second.

I was getting ahead of myself. Damn my obsessive streak. No, there was a ridiculously easy solution to this whole thing.

I raise my hand. "Sensei, just to confirm, all the heroes have to do is touch the missile to win, right? Just put a hand on the weapon?"

 

[LostDeviljho]

It's actually... Incredibly noisy. Well that's to be expected really. I close my eyes, only half-listening to the chatter.

Looks like my fight's coming up next. Who am I with...

"Takeshi Matsuda, eh?" I half-murmur to myself. Visored jumpsuit. Blue and orange. No visible modifications, meaning no easy way to tell what his quirk is.

That's actually pretty important. The most important component to this exercise is going to be teamwork and synergy. Quirk combinations, or something along those lines. Ideally I'd be paired with someone who's good at shooting things or good at punching things. I'd be the transporter, and my partner'd be the one who punches faces in. Just a matter of detecting locations, a couple rifts here and there and it'd be an easy victory.

Of course there're several things that need to be considered. First, if I get paired with someone who has a shitty personality, I'm out of luck.

I really really do not want to end up like that Tenya Iida kid, what with his partner running off and doing his own thing. That's the worst case scenario.

Second, our quirks are still largely a mystery to our classmates. I have no idea what kind of quirk Takeshi Matsuda has, he probably has no idea what kind of quirk I have. Same goes for our opponents. There's no guarantee that this ideal combination'd actually be effective, especially considering the fact that we're competing with humans, not dumb slabs of metal.

Third...

... Third...

Wait.

Wait one second.

I was getting ahead of myself. Damn my obsessive streak. No, there was a ridiculously easy solution to this whole thing.

I raise my hand. "Sensei, just to confirm, all the heroes have to do is touch the missile to win, right? Just like, put a hand on the thing?"

Click to shrink...

"Correct! You'll have to find it first, though."

 

[Azrael]

Glancing around the crowd of students, Hadrian called out for his partner. "Yamaikami-san?"

Click to shrink...

"Here." A soft voice replied, the source moving towards the dragon-boy. Turning around would reveal a rather petite figure in a rather hodge-podge collection of ill-fitting garments. A glance would reveal them to be female, though the raised hood, scarf over her face, and other coverings made it hard to point out which specific classmate this was.

The figure stops a short distance from Hadrian, and inclines her head slightly.

"Yamaikami Noriko." She introduces herself, "I'll save explaining what I can do for when we're in the field."

 

[Generic_Generica]

"Correct! You'll have to find it first, though."

Click to shrink...

"Ah, cool." I drawl. "Thanks Sensei." I lower my hand.

Okay, this... Just became easier. Quite literally the only two things that're going to be a problem is finding out where the missile's located and not getting thrashed by the opposition.

Of course those're still two very, very big problems.

However! Speedblitzing the missile might go against the spirit of the exercise. In the real world, you'd want to neutralize the weapon then neutralize the villains. Or vice-versa, at some point villains would be neutralized. Furthermore, the whole point of the exercise is simulation. It's UA's method of preparing us for the rigors of hero-work.

Speedblitzing the missile with my quirk's... that's kind of cheating, isn't it? In the sense that it sort of defeats the purpose of the exercise.

I shake my head. I'm sidetracking myself again. But still, the fact that I'm thinking this sort of thing through like this...

... Damn, I'm excited. This is gonna be great.

Oh right, I have to introduce myself to my partner. I wave over at the guy in the jumpsuit. "Yo. You're my partner, yeah?"

 

[RexHeller]

"Here." A soft voice replied, the source moving towards the dragon-boy. Turning around would reveal a rather petite figure in a rather hodge-podge collection of ill-fitting garments. A glance would reveal them to be female, though the raised hood, scarf over her face, and other coverings made it hard to point out which specific classmate this was.

The figure stops a short distance from Hadrian, and inclines her head slightly.

"Yamaikami Noriko." She introduces herself, "I'll save explaining what I can do for when we're in the field."

Click to shrink...

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Hadrian spoke softly and leaned forward in a shallow bow. "I'm Hadrian Adolfson and- No, wait. That's Adolfson Hadrian in Japanese name order. Sorry, I'm still getting used to the language."

"Anyway, we should get going then. I'm sure you're just as eager to get started as I am."

 

[AProcrastinator]

Conversations were the worst.

Saying stuff was fine - you didn't really have to think about just being you. Listening to stuff was fine - you didn't really have to think about paying attention to things.

But talking back and forth was so much effort. Keeping what you were saying relevant to what was at hand, stepping around people's feelings, judging what they were saying and how it related to what you were saying, and just the time investment. People could be people, fine, but did Suzuki Arata really have to be people with them?

All too often, he's envied the flowers lovers give one another, the paper flowers plastered on the wall, the lone flower at the beginning of Spring that is at peace with the hibernating world. All too often, Arata has wished that more conversations could just ... happen without him.

Seeing All Might give a literal thumbs up, I celebrate by clapping. Wow! This is sooooo cool! I still can't believe that All Might is my teacher! Umeko, Takumi, All Might just gave me a thumbs up! My tail swishes happily behind me and my hands clasp together in glee.

"Kkhihihihi! I'm super duper fired up now, Nawa-chan! Let's do our best to be good villains." Although, glancing back at the place where the green haired boy had been taken away on stretcher...

A feeling of concern wells up, although I'm sure that Recovery Girl will fix up greeny super duper well. Explody guy is really murky though! There are a few people that that around here, like the white-red boy or even All Might.

"Deff not like the explody guy though! I wonder why he doesn't like greeny so much? His costume looks really cool though," I pout a little. Just a little! "Oh well! I'm sure that things will turn out well if they just talk about their feelings together!"

I bounce a little from all the hype. The sweet cloying scent of decay lingers and I can't wait to start the test! My wings stretch out a bit from behind me with a few practice flaps.

Gasp! A rival! My hands cover my mouth as the bounce in my step kicks up. This is the perfect opportunity to pretend to be a super silly sentai villain!

"Thou art a foolish knave whom shall neeeeeever ever reach the missile! We shall launch our spontaneous sleepy time powder ALL! OVER! THE WOOOOORLD! And you cannot stop us tiny hero! WHAHAHHA-" I cackle. You always have to cackle!

"Also your is quirk related to plant stuff? That's sooooo neat! My best friend Umeko can grow plums and stuff, like from her hair and head so it's always like she has a super pretty plum flower crown on!"

Click to shrink...

Arata has regrets.

"...the girl's draining. Heh." Arata doesn't turn towards his partner in this venture. The very incarnation of settling down, he isn't fond of pulling up his roots. "Go over your Quirk again. I might got somethin'."

 

[Andelevion]

"Woah! We're blasting off already?!" I stop cackling and instinctively try to prevent any unseemly peeks, but I quickly remember that the frilly skirt I'm wearing is actually shorts. Such foresight! The people who made these costumes are amazing!

Oh- Nawa-chan and I have reached the missile! Sooooo biiiiiiig! I wonder if there really is sleep powder inside of it? My wings and tail twitch. Naaaaaah! I get a bit closer to the missile to check it out. All we have to do is protect this thing or tie up the invading Power Rangers! I race my tongue against the edges of my teeth and hide my mouth with a hand as I yawn on reflex.

My jaw makes a low pop noise when I move it around.

"Hey Nawa-chan? Do you-Doth thou think that I, BARONESS CHOMPERS, should prepare to HUNT DOWN the fooooolish heroes that wish to steal our SLEEP MISSILE OF DOOM!?" I can't help the impish smile. I do manage to hold back my giggles though!

Blinking, I remember to ask about Nawa-chan's red strings. I'd had a hunch that her quirk did have something to do with hearts! It was kind of obvious what with her looks and costume. The shared theme had been part of the reason I'd approached her right off the bat! And now that we got partnered up right away it was totally fate! Kkhi!

"So, what thingy did you do back there with your pinkies?" I ask. My tail curls around my waist in wait. We have five minutes to think about stuff... So short but so long!

Click to shrink...

"Hmmm, to be honest I can't stay here for long if we want to stall for time, because they'll be able to follow the strings to me and that'll probably make things hard since we don't know their Quirks. But I got Red Strings on them, so now their location, emotions, and current state of being are coming in nice and clear. Since it's just them, I can keep this up for way longer than what this exercise needs and ah!"

Nawa slaps her cheeks. "Shit! I wanted to do an impression of that guy for the villain thing, and I totally forgot to, after I thought I should do it! I'm such a ditz! Ahhhh, I'm gonna do it, I'm totally gonna do it...!"

When she lifts her hands, her face is still. She blinks slowly, and her face is cold. Leaning down towards Chihiro slowly, she states in a clear voice that seems quite different from her usual one, not lightened by her singsong cadence, "Well then." Subtly, her postures changes to a more professional stance.

Holding up one finger, she states. "First. What do we know? We know that the goat boy has a defensive type Quirk relating to plants. I know we can monitor them indefinitely, and distract them if need be, though preferably, I do not want to waste my time doing so and that can not be kept up for long either way unless my incapacitation will be necessary to win."

"Second. What do we not know? We do not know anything about the other hero. I do not know your Quirk, and how we can use it for our benefit. If I direct you towards them and distract them, will that be enough to incapacitate them? If we must keep a guard, there are benefits to having a mobile unit, after all."

She breaks character for a moment to wink and preen, "I think it's a pretty good impression of the ex-hero, Brain Spike, but he was definitely more of a local infamous figure in my old city, so you probably wouldn't know him. He'd go nuts about it though, since he's honestly sooo picky."

 

[Itaywex]

Emiko's face grew more and more pale as she witnessed the destruction that went on in the first fight. Weren't Bakugou and Midoriya afraid of killing each other?

Luckily for her, she had enough time to regain her composure. She didn't expect that they would get combat training so early, but now that she's here she had no choice but to do her best. She postponed thinking about how to fight later, and instead focused on the other conversations that were going on. All Might talking about why Iida was the MVP of the first battle, and all the other would-be-heroes talking to each other about the first battle and their own plans.

One conversation was especially relevant to her own fight.

I raise my hand. "Sensei, just to confirm, all the heroes have to do is touch the missile to win, right? Just put a hand on the weapon?"

Click to shrink...

She almost sighed in relief. Good, it seemed like her opponent wasn't as combative as the members of the first team seemed to be. Knowing that she didn't intend to win by capturing the villains could tell Emiko a lot about how Haru was intending to fight.

Aside from that, there wasn't a lot to learn from listening to the others, so she moved in from her point at the edge of the group and moved to approach her opponents.

Oh right, I have to introduce myself to my partner. I wave over at the guy in the jumpsuit. "Yo. You're my partner, yeah?"

Click to shrink...

"Shirai-san, Matsuda-san," The tall girl paused for a moment, "... Good luck," She simply said.

 

[Generic_Generica]

Shirai-san, Matsuda-san," The tall girl paused for a moment, "... Good luck," She simply said.

Click to shrink...

A girl's voice snaps me out of my thoughts. I look up at her.

Hrm. Emiko Izawa. My eyes trail across her, more observations running throuh my mind. Interesting hero costume. No noticeable alterations. Initiated conversation of her own accord. Wishing competitors good luck. Indicates that she's good-spirited at the very least.

Decidedly not like that Bakugou punk.

Well, the implications a-

I'm probably at the point where I need to give a response before things get awkward real quickly. I can hear my mother's voice in my head now. 'Haru, stop staring at people like that when they're talking to you, I know you're analyzing the situation but other people won't understand. That sort of thing is seen as creepy-'

"Uh, thanks. You too. Good luck, have fun and all that." I grin nonchalantly.

Phew. Crisis averted.

I turn to gaze at her partner-

Well.

That's an imposing costume.

I'm almost tempted to make some kind of remark but some part of me just isn't up to the effort.

That part of me's probably the wisest part of me.

 

[The3rdCorinthian]

All-Might turns and puts his hands on his hips. "No can do, young Suzuki! After all, if you're going to be a hero you won't be able to just sit around and wait for the villains to come to you! You need to be able to take action when the situation calls for it! Even if offense isn't your strong suit, that's what training exercises like this are for; To help you learn and practice in preparation for your career as a real hero!"
The Hero's smile seems to intensify in brightness as he finishes his lecture.

Click to shrink...

Not bad advice at all, thought Takeshi. If we just respond towards a villain's actions and allow them to set the tone of an encounter, then they'll be more likely to win. We need to fight a battle on our terms.

He might rely on those cheat sheets, but he does genuinely know his stuff...which I suppose I should already have known, given he's the Number 1 Hero and with how hyped my dad was when he learned he'd be teaching my year...I think the neighbours heard that one.

"Ah, cool." I drawl. "Thanks Sensei." I lower my hand.

Okay, this... Just became easier. Quite literally the only two things that're going to be a problem is finding out where the missile's located and not getting thrashed by the opposition.

Of course those're still two very, very big problems.

However! Speedblitzing the missile might go against the spirit of the exercise. In the real world, you'd want to neutralize the weapon then neutralize the villains. Or vice-versa, at some point villains would be neutralized. Furthermore, the whole point of the exercise is simulation. It's UA's method of preparing us for the rigors of hero-work.

Speedblitzing the missile with my quirk's... that's kind of cheating, isn't it? In the sense that it sort of defeats the purpose of the exercise.

I shake my head. I'm sidetracking myself again. But still, the fact that I'm thinking this sort of thing through like this...

... Damn, I'm excited. This is gonna be great.

Oh right, I have to introduce myself to my partner. I wave over at the guy in the jumpsuit. "Yo. You're my partner, yeah?"

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Takeshi nodded in response to the boy in the white Longcoat. "Looks like it. Name's Matsuda. Matsuda Takeshi. Heres to a good time working together." He said, smiling and holding out a hand

Takeshi looked towards the monitor, which now showed a half destroyed building, as well as scenes of a kid in green with a horribly broken arm, and a brown haired girl puking her guts out. "Looks like we've ended up with a hard act to follow up on." He muttered. The action packed scene of the very first test had been like something straight out of a shonen movie, what with the hot-blooded battle between the naturally talented Bakugo and the surprisingly skilled Midoriya. "Still though, I guess We've got to make the best of it that we can. So, my quirk allows me to exhale a flammable gas through my pores that I can channel into objects to either set them up to explode later, of set them on fire. And you?"

"Shirai-san, Matsuda-san," The tall girl paused for a moment, "... Good luck," She simply said.

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Takeshi turned towards the voice, which har originated from a redhaired girl. "You're...Izawa, aren't you?" He asked, before smiling. "Thanks a lot. It's nice to know we won't have to go up against another Bakugo. Although, I'd have thought it pretty strange for a villain to be wishing good luck to a hero." he grinned.

 

[Itaywex]

Takeshi turned towards the voice, which har originated from a rehaired girl. "You're...Izawa, aren't you?" He asked, before smiling. "Thanks a lot. It's nice to know we won't have to go up against another Bakugo. Although, I'd have thought it pretty strange for a villain to be wishing goo luck to a hero." he grinned.

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"Ah-" Emiko blinked in surprised, "Eh, I'm not a villain yet, the match hasn't started yet, you know..." She trailed off, settling for a subpar response to Matsuda's witty remark.

She turned to her partner, observing the imposing figure, unsure what kind of personality would take to ask for this kind of costume.

 

[The3rdCorinthian]

"Ah-" Emiko blinked in surprised, "Eh, I'm not a villain yet, the match hasn't started yet, you know..." She trailed off, settling for a subpar response to Matsuda's witty remark.

She turned to her partner, observing the imposing figure, unsure what kind of personality would take to ask for this kind of costume.

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"Don't try to fool me evildoer!" Takeshi announced, dramatically pointing "I can feel the aura of eeeevil from you!"

He held the pose for half a second more, before breaking out laughing "Ok, but seriously, thanks for the gesture. It's nice to know that there's no hard feeling between us". Takeshi offered out his hand.

 

[Itaywex]

"Don't try to fool me evildoer!" Takeshi announced, dramatically pointing "I can feel the aura of eeeevil from you!"

He held the pose for half a second more, before breaking out laughing "Ok, but seriously, thanks for the gesture. It's nice to know that there's no hard feeling between us". Takeshi offered out his hand.

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Emiko chuckled as well, seemingly relieved that Takeshi wasn't too serious.

She put her glove-covered hand forward and shook his hand, smiling back at him.