Yaoyarozu looked down at the schedule for the school year, already working hard to fix it up. She had to make sure everything rolled perfectly, no mistakes could be made. "You can do this. You wouldn't have gotten the position if the class didn't trust you not to perform well."
While the identity of one of the three votes in her favor eluded her, the fact that the other two voted for her was a massive relief that she didn't know she needed to have. Iida, despite his scathing review of her performance, believed that she could lead the class, which meant he had enough faith in her ability to lead a whole group.
And Suzuki, the partner she let down, the one she left to the hands of a probable homicidal maniac, still trusted her even when she failed him once before. He held such trusting eyes, eyes that she was determined to never let down again.
"The trip for the USJ is tomorrow, I need to assign seats so conflict doesn't brew up." That ment placing Bakugou with the least likely person to tick him off. That was a very short list, so she decided it should be Todoroki. They never interacted and he never called the boy out. "That still leaves a few problems. Both Hagakure and Uraraka have some sort of issue with each other, but they're amicable whenever Suzuki is in the picture."
Then the best place was him sitting between them. And across … " Let's have Tsuyu sit, she's calm enough, and mix it with some of the louder students like Kaminari and Ashido." Or maybe Jiro? She didn't talk too much with the others aside from a snide comment here and there, mainly towards Kaminari.
"Maybe have Jiro sit with one of the shyer students like Koda. He likely has a harder time communicating with others since he's always using sign language." Impressive considering the rather blocky fingers he has to work with. "Tokoyami is a bit annoyed by bright lights, so probably best to keep him away from Aoyama."
So far so good, this was working out much better than she thought. "Alright, I think that should fix it all up. What could possibly go wrong?" She didn't even comprehend the crack that formed in her glass after that sentence. "Now where did I leave that copy of First Love Memories?" It was cheesy, but she could indulge in a little fantasy every once in a while.
==
"Alright class, today we go over the art of a costume." Midnight wrote 'costume' on the board. "Now, who tells me why vigilantes used to wear costumes?"
"It was first used as a means to conceal one's identity so that they may evade the grasp of the authorities." Iida answered with the strict and stern attitude he always gave.
"Yes, while they did plenty of good in the early days, they still went against the law. Which means that they had to do their best to not be caught."
"Wait, so people can't just go out and help people? That's against the law?" Suzuki, the naive cute boy of class 1-A was tilting his head like a cute puppy. Adorable, but his grades made it more concerning.
"No, helping people isn't against the law." She stated. "However, they still interfere in police business. This made it difficult to perform stings, or cause a bullet meant for a villain to hit a civilian, that kind of thing."
"So helping people can actually hurt people?" It was like a four year old was being taught the basics of politics for the first time. Again, the confusion was adorable, but very concerning
"It's why heroes are taught how to interact with the police, to avoid dangers such as this." Iida explained.
"But since the hero system came into being, costumes have shifted. We no longer need to hide an identity, but in all actuality who could hide these girls." She leaned forward, giving the boys a little peak at her cleavage.
"So sexy.." The pervert of class 1-A mineta let out a nose bleed, as did most of the boys in class, all except for Todoroki, who looked neutral, Bakugo, who looked annoyed, and Suzuki, who once again looked confused.
"Now hero costumes are supported by the government, carrying practical materials so we can use quirks. Let's show you some examples with the big three." She hit a slide projected, displaying Tamaki. "This is SunEater, what can you tell me about his costume?"
"He's super shy and likes to hide." Surprisingly, it was Suzuki who answered. "The hood covers his face so people don't make eye-contact with him. It's baggy so he can hide supplies like food he can save to eat for later."
"Iruma, it's more likely he has tools in there." Uraraka said.
"No, Suzuki is actually spot on." And suddenly the ratio of understanding to confused students completely switched. "Suneater's quirk allows him to take on the traits of whatever he eats, so he has to carry foods such as octopus to remain effective on the field at all times."
"If Iruma had that power he'd be unstoppable." Toru muttered.
"Let's move on to another one." She switched it over to Neijire. "This is Nejire-chan." The girl needed a better name. Yeah it fit her, but it was just her own name! Where was the creativity!? "Who wants to tell me what they notice about this costume?"
"She seems super happy and peppy all the time, so she probably has a lot of energy!" Toru announced with some bubbly energy herself. "The spirals around her wrist probably mean she has an emitter type quirk that helps focus it."
"Correct, the gear she has helps focus her energy due to it constantly dissipating in large waves. This condenses it by matching the spiral patterns it emits."
"She's so cute." Kaminari blushed. Time for a little more flirting it seemed, get the attention back on her.
"Yes, cute indeed. But cuteness is hardly that eye-catching." She turned to the side, strutting as she showed off a little more leg. "Anybody can be cute. It takes real effort to be.." She licked her lips sultry-like staring back at the class. "..Alluring."
The boys of the class were struck dumb and silent, except once again, Todoroki, Bakugo, and Suzuki. "What's wrong with everyone? Why did they all faint?" Suzuki asked.
"No reason, no reason at all." Jiro groaned, extending her jacks into Kaminari.
"OW! Come on, you can't do that every time I look at a girl!"
"I can and I will. I'll know every time." Looks like a tsundere in the making. She'll give them time to blossom on their own.
"Now finally, we have Lemillion." She put on Mirio's costume.
"Oh, like a lemon!" Midnight had to stifle a chuckle. This kid was almost too much, especially since he got the whole class to refer to the number one hero as a bunny.
"But his costume doesn't have anything special, it just looks skin tight." Kirishima observed.
"That's right, but this costume isn't just for show, it's actually made out of his hair." The class looked disgusted.
"Imagine if that got in your mouth, it's probably disgusting." Kaminari groaned.
"I can confirm. Hair is inedible." Suzuki groaned. "I can still taste it."
"The reason it's made of his own hair is due to his quirk." Midnight explained. "He can go intangible, which actually was a problem for the sports festival. He got known as the 'naked kid'." The class screamed at the next picture. Hah, Aizawa was right, torture was fun when you knew how to do it. "But due to it being made out of his hair, it transfers with him, so nobody has to go into the field naked."
"But they told me I should just wear gloves and shoes." The class was silent at Hagakure's admission.
"So then … you're … naked?" Iida asked, a blush creeping on his face.
"Ah yeah, the support department said it was the option I had."
"..." Bakugou actually raised his hand. "Permission to murder the Support Department?"
"After Class." She supported anybody that chose to show off whatever they had however they wanted, but never supported underhanded stunts such as this. "Alright, then, that's enough examples. Everyone, right here in my hands are the files for your costume registries that you sent out before school started." She gestured to the piles of papers in front of her.
"Wait, we were supposed to do what?" Suzuki's cute but troubling questions arose again. "Bunny-sensei never said anything about that. I thought we had to make our own costumes."
"Oh, that explains your terrible costume!" Sero shouted, but got hit in the head by Hagakure. "Hey!"
"Don't rub it in! It's not his fault he got no support!" She was a little worried about the obsesion, but Midnight had bigger concerns.
"I'm not surprised All Might didn't tell you, he never had to deal with support gear himself." Always called it 'clunky'. "But what's this about a bad costume?"
"It's a cheap domino mask with a thin blanket as a cape." Asui stated as bluntly as possible. "Looked like something you'd make in your own bedroom." Ooh, that sounded really bad.
"I made it in my tent! I don't have a bedroom." That sounded even worse!
"You don't have a bedroom!?" Uraraka shouted.
"Nope, my parents need the money so we rent out rooms sometimes. It's fine though, the stars are really nice." The desire to hug a child in a parental manner has never been greater in her before now.
"Don't worry Suzuki, I'll drill you in on design elements, starting next class!" Nemuri shouted.
"Thank you, Midnight-sensei." She never knew how great innocence looked on someone before now. She never thought she would say this about anything, but Suzuki's innocence needed to be preserved for all time.
==
Koda thought about the class from outside, sitting down and feeding some nice squirrels that had real problems with the gardener of U.A.. Poor little guys couldn't enter the flowers without them being attacked. It wasn't like he didn't care about what his classmates were doing, but it was hard for him to talk to so many new people at once, and lunch was a perfect time to clear his head out.
"Oh, I thought I'd be alone out here. I'm sorry to intrude." A voice came from behind, and when he turned he saw a vine haired girl with a watering can. "Pardon my intrusion, I'm Ibara Shiozuki of Class 1-B."
Oh no, he wasn't prepared to talk to anyone today aside from the squirrels. He didn't want to be rude, but he wasn't sure if this girl understood sign language. He tried to sign that he wanted to be alone to help gather his thoughts.
"Do you want me to sit down?" NO! "Why thank you kind soul." AAAHHHH. "I must say, the flowers are blooming quite well today, spring truly is upon us." That was true, but Koda was hoping to enjoy it in silence. "Do forgive me for assumptions, but you wouldn't happen to be in the hero course as well?"
Koda gave a silent nod, trying to calm himself down by looking away at another random part of the campus. If he couldn't see her, he couldn't get scared, it would just be a voice in his head!
"So you are! I'm grateful to find someone aiming for such a noble position in life as well. May the Lord look on all of us foundly." Personally Koda was a Gaianist, but that was talking, something that Koda had not an ounce of will power to achieve. "You..you wouldn't happen to have any blue haired angels in your class, do you?"
That...well in all honesty wasn't the weirdest way to describe a person, people could have bird-like quirks like Tokoyami, but Koda had a feeling that she was talking in a more metaphorical sense. Certainly more tame than Hakagure's description of Suzuki at least, but he still looked at her confused.
"Oh, sorry if my wording came out more vulgar than I anticipated.." What part of that was vulgar."You took part in the entrance exam, correct?"
He let out a slow nod. He was lucky so many animals were willing to help him in pushing buttons, even if that one insect guy started to scream when a flock of birds came flying down. He felt bad about that one.
"I was participating in the battle against those sinful mechanical beasts" Why were they sinful? They were neutral robots. "And I foolishly let my guard down for a single second, tempting the lord with my recklessness…" This was her thing, wasn't it? "Before I could pray for intervention, a guardian angel appeared and saved me from my foolishness. I was only given a moment's blessing seeing his kind face before he ran off to provide aid to others."
Koda was kinda curious what made her think angels, Suzuki didn't have wings right? Last he remembered they said he has a breaking bones quirk, which sounded particularly horrifying, he was glad he could just chat with animals. Even if the birds have no concept of tax evasion.
"I've heard rumors that the young guardian took out the biggest of those monstrosities and injured himself greatly from it. I've wanted to express my gratitude to him personally but such a kind soul hasn't been placed in my class, no matter how much I prayed for such an outcome. I can't believe anyone so heavenly was rejected from a school of heroism, so I must ask: Is the angel in your class?"
Koda looked around, seeing no out, and the school bell still had time until it rang. Seeing no other option, he gave a small nod to the girl, hoping that would be the end of this, Koda already felt stressed beyond belief.
"Oh how wondrous, truly the lord has blessed your class with the grace of heaven to show them the light." If Tokoyami ever found out about this woman a religious war would probably take place. The school wouldn't survive. "Thank you, kind and gentle soul." He sighed, nodding again. "If it's not too much to ask...what would his name be?"
Oh crap, she was asking a non yes or no question! That required more than just nodding! He needed to do something. He tried opening his mouth but nothing came out other than a high pitched wine. Which, unfortunately, the animals nearby took as a sign that one of their own was in danger.
"Oh, there are so many squirrels today, it must be a sign of god's lov-AAAHHHH!" The rodents were merciless. "These vermin have been summoned from the depths of hell!" No, they came from a tree. "Now I see, it all makes sense!" It does? "The devil wishes to tempt the angel and keep god away!" Even if he had the will to argue, he wouldn't, her hair was moving. "I shall fight you, demon spawn!" He didn't want to fight!
==
Tsuyu sat with the bus, the mood a mix of awkward and fun. Momo wanted to do pre selected seats so that's what they all did, Suzuki and Iida were up for it after all. Some choices had been … better than others.
"What're you looking at, Half-and-Half!?" Bakugo shouted, trying to start an argument with someone who probably wasn't even paying attention.
"The window, you got the seat and the view as we travel is pretty nice." Todoroki answered, proving he was in fact, wasn't paying attention.
"Dude, what are you looking at?" Sato asked Aoyama, who was looking off..somewhere. He wasn't looking at anyone, but his face indicated he was staring at something.
"I am looking at the universe's camera, I must shine for it after all." That made him sound even crazier than he looked. "But I still must train, clearly Suzuki shines even brighter."
"What are you talking about..?" Kaminari began, only to see the biggest smile Suzuki had ever since they started class. "So bright…" He looked on like a moth to a flame.
"I'm going on a school trip, this is going to be super cool." The boy in question smiled. "I haven't been on one before, do we get motel rooms like they said they did in high school? Do we get to camp in the woods? Will there be lots of exotic food?"
"Iruma, on the off chance we're going to someplace with food, it likely won't compare to Lunch Rush." Uraraka explained.
"Oh that's alright. Food is food after all. I won't complain about a place that's willing to serve us food." He sounded like a glutton but that face was too pure to be greedy.
"Don't worry Iruma-kun! After school I'm sure we can find a nice cafe to hang out!" Toru leaned against the boy's arm while still showing off her clingy nature that should've and did scare off everyone with rational thought.
"After school?" Suzuki looked up in thought. "Might have to cut it close, I work at the shop this afternoon …"
Right, his multiple jobs. She actually had two questions she wanted to ask him, the first pertaining to his quirk or the seemingly lack thereof, but something told her the second question was more important. "Suzuki, or Iruma, I'd like to be called Tsu, do you mind if I use your first name?"
"No problem, names don't really mean that much unless you're saying thanks or telling who's who." Suzuki smiled brightly.
The frog girl felt like she was talking to her younger brother for a brief second. "Right, anyways, I'm usually blunt and like to get to the point. Do you really have twenty-five jobs? Seems like a bit much for anyone our age to have more than one, let alone over two dozen."
"Oh yeah, I need to make lots of money, so I figured I could fill in my free time with jobs." He smiled. "I mean, why sit around and do nothing if no one is going to hang out with you anyway?"
"You make it sound like you're unlikable or something dude." Ashido sent a smirk. "That's far from the case with what I've seen."
"Well you guys are actually my first friends." They were what? "Other than that people just hung out in their own groups and stuff. But if I help them out around the classroom they let me sit with them." So bullies, just what she needed to hear.
"Ah..you could always say no?" Jiro spoke, although she looked away when she said that. "I mean, if they asked you to do something for them, you could just...not do it."
"Why would I say no? They always said please." He smiled like that was okay. "And besides, we're aiming to be heroes, and that means helping people right?"
"I feel like we just stumbled into a very very deep problem." Kaminari muttered, as even Hagakure looked confused … probably.
"So you're a doormat, is what you're saying?" Bakugo still kept his usual garbage persona. "If someone told you to jump off a roof and said please afterwards, would you do it?" The explosion user rolled his eyes.
"Well I mean there's no roof around, so I don't know how I would go ahead and do that." The entire bus became very quiet and uncomfortable.
"Uh.." Even Bakugo looked uncomfortable...no...he looked utterly horrified by Iruma's response.
"You're a moron." Todoroki spoke bluntly, as most of the class stared at the boy like he was just plain-no he was VERY insensitive.
"I know, but I am working on my grades." They needed a topic change, otherwise this was just going to be spending the rest of a long bus ride against an uncomfortable brick wall.
"So, what's your quirk like?" Tsuyu decided to ask, hoping the boy would bite.
"Oh, it's really cool, I just focus on cooking my arms until they burst with power, like if I was buff, but I'm not."
"Cooking...you're not good with metaphors are you?" Tsu concluded.
"Bunny-sensei said it was good." Iruma tried to justify. "I just can't cook my arms too much or they're like chicken bones, and become super brittle noodles."
"Wait, so the broken arm thing Ochako said was real?" Eijiro asked with wide eyes. "So manly!" The class gave a deadpan stare. "... Not that he does that but that he's willing to do that!"
"Yeah, I mean if I'd known I'd do that, I wouldn't have jumped so high and broke my legs too, but I'll always put everything I can into helping people!" She was gonna have to look after this kid, wasn't she?
"Alright everyone, quiet down, we're here." Aizawa-sensei called out to the students. Hopefully he wasn't asleep the entire time and heard the conversation. Iruma needed all the help he could get. She'll start by being the big sister to the little brother of 1-A.
==
Aizawa heard everything, and added it to the ever growing list of concerns for his students. This was just going to be a pain in the ass in the long run. He could identify the main cause however. Suzuki was 'quirkless' according to his quirk registry.
This meant either he was lying about having a quirk, lying about not having a quirk, or got it during the exam and forgot to change it. He knew Suzuki was an idiot but he highly doubted that last scenario...then again All Might was his mentor and the man barely knew how to run a class. He wondered if this was the headache Kalego experienced with that Midoriya kid he had to deal with in his own class of misfits.
At the very least Aizawa had the option to expel his own brat. He just refused to do so out of genuine concern and desire to realize that hidden potential. "This is the USJ, and your Rescue instructor, Thirteen."
"THIRTEEN!" Uraraka shouted. "I'm her biggest fan!"
"Cool, an astronaut! Are we going to space?" Suzuki legitimately questioned. It was like hearing a four year old talk.
"Yes!" The class cheered. "And no!" The class collectively booed. "We've got a zero G lab that is in the back, but it is up to your teacher if you deserve to use it." She looked over to him.
"If they all manage to pass, maybe." He looked around the area, noticing the distinct lack of their final instructor. "Where's All Might? Did he book another interview again without reading the schedule?"
"He's running a bit late, out saving people and all that." She raised the signal for 'three hours', damn it. He was a teacher now, he had a responsibility to the students first. Let other heroes handle some situations.
"That man is the height of irrationality. Let's get going then. There's no time to waste." What the hell was that rat thinking about making him a teacher? He understood the part about the number one's incoming retirement, but he still didn't have any experience.
"Okay kids, let's go over one or two things. Or three, or four, or five. Sixe, seven, eight?" Thirteen was checking her fingers in confusion. "Anyway, welcome to the Unforeseen Simulation Joint! Or the USJ for short."
"Oh, like Universal Studios Japan? I worked there over the summer." Suzuki asked innocently.
"Don't tell anyone, it's in the contract you signed!" Thirteen immediately answered. Yes, treading the ground for copyright infringement. Just another layer of chaos Nedzu seemed to enjoy planting around himself.
"Here you'll be placed in real life disaster areas." The class looked excited. "Now then, let me talk a little bit about my quirk. It's called Black Hole. You, the pink one." She pointed at Uraraka, who smiled as much as Suzuki usually did. "As my fan do you wanna tell the class?"
"Yes! Absolutely!" Fanitism. He always had to deal with it at least once a year. "It sucks up everything you direct it at and turns everything to dust! You've been able to use it for so many rescues and disaster situations!"
"Yes, I can, but just as easily it can turn people to dust if I'm not careful." The smiles on everyone's faces were wiped off, seriousness on them now. "You all saw it during the battle trial, how dangerous quirks can be?"
"Yeah, they can make the ground liquidy and destroy everything in its path!" Suzuki's blurting actually made Bakugo turn away. Who knew the shouting brat could have a conscience?
"Exactly, which is why here you learn to use your quirks safely, to help people in need, using various scenarios." Thirteen explained the lesson to them.
"Like smokey fountains?" Smokey what?
"Did Higari set the thing on fire again? It's a water fountain. How hard is … it to …" Thirteen trailed off as everyone saw the black and purple fog forming around the fountain in the center plaza.
"What is that stuff, it's not moving like normal smo-"
"Everyone step back!" Aizawa shouted to the class, shutting them up. "They're villains."