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>What do you do?

>[Just check your phone and the class 1-A chat group. That thing is raking triple digits of unread messages now.]
>[Call Momo. She's always level headed and knows what to do!]
>[You could call Mina. She's more impulsive and carefree, but you need someone who sees the best in things.]
>[Maybe Pony would help, she's one of those people that gets you.]
>[Just call your Momma. You can tell her anything, right?]
>[Headbutt the window on the train and stare into the distance until the issue is too far away to matter.]
>[Write in.]

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>>4043588
>[The Pony and Itsuka group chat! Three heads are better than two and two perspectives might help...?]

>>4043588
>>[Just check your phone and the class 1-A chat group. That thing is raking triple digits of unread messages now.]

>>4043588
>[The Pony and Itsuka group chat! Three heads are better than two and two perspectives might help...?

>>4043588
>>[Just check your phone and the class 1-A chat group. That thing is raking triple digits of unread messages now.]
We need to do this, just to see what the hell is going on and let everyone know what happened.

Also >[Maybe Pony would help, she's one of those people that gets you.]
PONY.

>>4043588
>[Just check your phone and the class 1-A chat group. That thing is raking triple digits of unread messages now.]

>[Call Momo. She's always level headed and knows what to do!]

>>4043588
>[Just check your phone and the class 1-A chat group. That thing is raking triple digits of unread messages now.]

>>4043588

I was hoping to spread the love and care around during the visit but Ushi ended up avoiding Shoto the most. Feelsbadman.

>[Call Momma]
If anyone. But I feel like we shouls address the many group chat texts we have first...to distract ourselves?

>[Call Momo. She's always level headed and knows what to do!]

>>4043625
Changing from this to

>[Just check your phone and the class 1-A chat group. That thing is raking triple digits of unread messages now.]

>>4043588
>[Just check your phone and the class 1-A chat group. That thing is raking triple digits of unread messages now.]

>>4043588
>[Just check your phone and the class 1-A chat group. That thing is raking triple digits of unread messages now.]

>>4043588
>[Just check your phone and the class 1-A chat group. That thing is raking triple digits of unread messages now.]

>>4043588
>>[Headbutt the window on the train and stare into the distance until the issue is too far away to matter.]

>Shito

>>4043588
>[Just call your Momma. You can tell her anything, right?]

>>4043588
>>[The Pony and Itsuka group chat! Three heads are better than two and two perspectives might help...?]

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You stomp your way through western Tokyo, head low, horns first.

Not that you want to gore anyone, but you aren't in the mood to deal with anyone's crap yet.

Having gotten away from that room before doing anything dumb, there's nothing you should be beating yourself over about…

What if you did something dumb while leaving?

Sighing, you just make your way to the train station, trying to get your head out of that mindspace.

Even as you finally take a seat in the woman's car on the train, on your way to Yokkaichi, you can't keep yourself from thinking about not-thinking about what happened there…

In the end, you decide to kill two birds with one stone and distract yourself by reading the mess that must be the Class 1-A chatroom.

Once you tap into it, the overt and amusing chaos you were hoping for hits you in full force.

You can't help but smile at the mix of different styles shown on your screen, even if you aren't quite in on what's going.

>"Just saying that it was cool, nothing more!" Kaminari sent some time ago.

>"There's nothing admirable about it, not the imagery, nor it's acts!" Momo replied.

>"C'mon, you gotta admit the guy had some style!" Mina added to the conversation, following it up with a pink thinking emoji. "Grindhouse villain kinda style, but it made an impression!"

>"I'm glad he's behind bars now." Koda comments, and you somehow can feel his shyness through your screen.

>"Our own classmates were injured by this guy!" Uraraka interjected. "Can we please talk about something else?"

>"Thank you!" Kyoka replies, adding an angry emoji. "Dude was good talking shit and stabbing better people. Just forget about that shithead, we don't need the bunch becoming true crime fans."

You scroll down a bit more, feeling a bit lost, yet not entirely sure why.

Then it hits you.

The next message is from Uraraka, when it normally would be Iida's, chastising Kyoka for her language.

"Huh." You let out at that realization.

Scrolling back up, right after the worries of what the hell happened with Deku, his GPS location and the boy's run in with The Hero Killer.

>"Guys, check this out." Kaminari has posted, along with a gray square you recognize was once a video, now taken down.

>"Why are people so desperate to know his life?" Momo asked, right after.

>"Well, his actions make some sort of sense with the context?" The blonde replied.

>"Dude had conviction, but got it all wrong." Commented Kirishima. "That's what makes us heroes and him a villain! It's not just about punishing criminals, but about making the world a safer place!"

>"Who are you and how did you get Eiji's phone?" Mina then asked. "Nah, really, what was that?"

>"It's what Fourth Kind likes to talk about!" Kirishima answered.

You chuckle at that. You miss them all.

Scrolling back down to recent conversation, you read what Uraraka had written.

>"I called them at the hospital, seems they will be back on their feet for classes!" It said.

>"And the hospital just let you talk with them?" Kyoka asked for some reason.

It was ridiculously easy to just walk up to them in their rooms!

>"...Or did you call someone???" Mina prodded.

>"I just called Deku because he sent the message we all saw!" Ochaco explained.

>"SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY!!!" The ever calm Bakugo said, the first text of him you've seen.

>What do you do?

>[Keep it lighthearted! "Howdy! How's everyone doing?"]
>[That video might be important, or at least interesting. "Anyone can send me a link that works for that Hero Killer video? Wanna see what's the fuss all about."]
>[Send the picture you took along with a text. "Went to see the boys, seemed happy enough!"]
>[Write in.]
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Sorry this took so long, life and death got in the way.

>>4048429
>>[That video might be important, or at least interesting. "Anyone can send me a link that works for that Hero Killer video? Wanna see what's the fuss all about."]

>>4048429
>>[Send the picture you took along with a text. "Went to see the boys, seemed happy enough!"]

>>4048429
>[That video might be important, or at least interesting. "Anyone can send me a link that works for that Hero Killer video? Wanna see what's the fuss all about."]

>>4048429
>[Vid request + extension]
>“Hey yall, hope everyone else is staying safe. Been busy with the internship, heard the news and checked in with the boys as well, only got to the group chat now. Anyone have the vid? Trying to get the all of the story. We should try to do something nice for our hurt classmates, We all know how USJ made each of us feel and this only adds to that.”

Do NOT specify that you went in person.

>>4048429
>>[Send the picture you took along with a text. "Went to see the boys, seemed happy enough!"]
...You ok Mic?

>>4048429
>[Send the picture you took along with a text. "Went to see the boys, seemed happy enough!"]

>>4048544
Why shouldn't we mention it?

>>4048575
To prevent Uraraka feel bads

>>4048429
>>4048544
Support

>>4048429
>[Send the picture you took along with a text.]

> “They’ve been through a lot but you know they’re comin’ outta this stronger. Edgeshot let me take the time to check in on ‘em.”

>>4048627
Oh yeah, I guess we should make up with her soon right?

>>4048544
This

>>4048429

Seconding
>>4048544

>>4048429
>[Send the picture you took along with a text. "Went to see the boys, seemed happy enough!"]

>>4048429
>[Talk about real true crime villains from The States. "Hell, he ain't that impressive, we had a family of crazies like this back home!"] + >[Send the picture you took along with a text. "Went to see the boys, seemed happy enough! Iida and Deku loved my meat."]

>>4048429
>[That video might be important, or at least interesting. "Anyone can send me a link that works for that Hero Killer video? Wanna see what's the fuss all about."]
If we send the picture and someone try to talk with the boys, they could bring up what happened there, and seems that Ushi would ratter avoid that for now.

>>4048726
Oh we will ....we will...

>>4048429
>>[Send the picture you took along with a text. "Went to see the boys, seemed happy enough!"]

>>4048429
>>4048544
Supporting
>Try to keep the lighthearted tone throughout the whole message writing y'all, howdy, i do declare and other chipper southern slangs.

Chuckling at Bakugo's anger, you just go on with the flow, joining into the talk about the boys and how they were after their fight.

"I visited them!" You send before starting to upload the picture.

>"What?" Uraraka sends, nigh instantly. "I called as early as it was allowed…"

Then the pic loads, the thumbnail quickly occupying half the screen, showing a preview of your face and the boys behind you.

"They’ve been through a lot but you know they’re coming outta this stronger. Edgeshot let me take the time to check in on them on person." You add. "They seemed very happy to see me!"

You then finish your text with a smiley emoji.

>"I can't see under your neck, did you wear a nurse outfit?" Mineta then sends.

>"Do you want to go to the hospital and find out?" Kyoka asks him.

>"Would I get a private visit too?" He fires back.

>"You gotta earn the costumes man!" Kaminari sends, instantly making it less annoying than when Mineta did.

>"Can't you behave for five minutes?" Momo pleads. "Can we please finish talking about what's important?"

>"So… What did you go for?" Uraraka asks. "I mean, you did something there?"

For half a second, it looks like the chat might stay on topic.

But not more than that.

>"Yeah, like how come her emoji has a hat!" Mina asks, sending one of her own pink ones.

With the train coming close to your stop, you prepare to put your thumbs into use and get a last text out.

The japanese railroad system is certainly impressive.

>[Try to answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but maybe can put her at ease! "Oh, you know. Share a meal,talk and stuff with friends… [Face Roll]]
>[Address Mina instead. It would push Uraraka's text off screen… "You know, in the custom emoji sets, in the race part, cowboy is under pirate."]
>[Take this chance to jump off Kaminari's comment and get a point across to Mineta. "Kaminari's right, you know. Someone *might* consider that if she, you know, liked you."]
>[Write in.]

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Sorry for the inconsistency in updates.

>>4052956
>[Try to answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but maybe can put her at ease! "Oh, you know. Share a meal,talk and stuff with friends… [Face Roll]]
LETSA GO

>>4052956
>[Try to answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but maybe can put her at ease! "Oh, you know. Share a meal,talk and stuff with friends… [Face Roll]]

>>4052956
>[Take this chance to jump off Kaminari's comment and get a point across to Mineta. "Kaminari's right, you know. Someone *might* consider that if she, you know, liked you."]

"But with the way you act all the time, it's 100% impossible."

>>4052965
>[Answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but cooking! "I just gave Iida and Deku some hot stewed meat, and Shoto got some cold noodles."]
>[Take this chance to jump off Kaminari's comment and get a point across to Mineta. "Kaminari's right, you know. Someone *might* consider that if I, you know, liked you."]

>>4052956
>>[Try to answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but maybe can put her at ease! "Oh, you know. Share a meal,talk and stuff with friends… [Face Roll]]

>>4052978
Barring the typos, supporting this one. Straight facts Uraraka, scathing remarks for Mineta.

>>4052956
>[Try to answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but maybe can put her at ease! "Oh, you know. Share a meal,talk and stuff with friends… [Face Roll]]

>>4052956
>>[Try to answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but maybe can put her at ease! "Oh, you know. Share a meal,talk and stuff with friends… [Face Roll]]

>>4052956
this>>4052978

>>4052956
>[Address Mina instead. It would push Uraraka's text off screen… "You know, in the custom emoji sets, in the race part, cowboy is under pirate."]

the pecking order is Ninja>Cowboy>Astronaut>Pirate

>>4052995
The pecking order is Cowboy>Astronaut=Ninja>Pirate. I will agree ninja has increased in the internship, but it's no way over cowboy as of yet.

>>4052956
>[Try to answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but maybe can put her at ease! "Oh, you know. Share a meal,talk and stuff with friends… [Face Roll]]
Either we start on the path of becoming friends with Uraraka, or we fuck our relationship up even more. What could wrong?

>>4052956

>>4052995
changing vote to>>4052978

>>4052956
>[Take this chance to jump off Kaminari's comment and get a point across to Mineta. "Kaminari's right, you know. Someone *might* consider that if she, you know, liked you."]
>[Address Mina instead. It would push Uraraka's text off screen… "You know, in the custom emoji sets, in the race part, cowboy is under pirate."]

>>4052956
>[Try to answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but maybe can put her at ease! "Oh, you know. Share a meal,talk and stuff with friends… [Face Roll]]

>>4052956
>[Answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but cooking! "I just gave Iida and Deku some hot stewed meat, and Shoto got some cold noodles."]
>[Take this chance to jump off Kaminari's comment and get a point across to Mineta. "Kaminari's right, you know. Someone *might* consider that if I, you know, liked you."]

>>4053662
Supporting

>>4052956
>>[Try to answer Uraraka's inquiry. You don't know why she's that interested, but maybe can put her at ease! "Oh, you know. Share a meal,talk and stuff with friends… [Face Roll]]

Let us continue the proud path of fucking over our relationships!

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Ok. Sorry for being so damn slow...

NOW, ROLL ME- Oh, right. Relationship Dice.

Short Vote!

>[Use your Relationship Dice with The Gals to roll 3 Dice.]
>[She's not worth the risk.]

>>4054849
>[She's not worth the risk.]

>>4054849
>>[She's not worth the risk.]

>>4054849

Despite my want to get along with everyone....

>[Shes not worth it]

Lets burn this fucker to the ground and from its ashes a rivalry worthy of Bakugo and Deku.

>>4054849
>>[Use your Relationship Dice with The Gals to roll 3 Dice.]
Stop being pussies.

>>4054849
I don’t care for the framing there, but

>Don’t use RD, if you put your foot in your mouth, you’re sure someone will tell you and you can apologize.

>>4054865
Sorry, was a funny way to write it shortly.

>>4054849
>[She's not worth the risk.]

>>4054849
Ochako, I love you, but...
>[She's not worth the risk.]

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Ok then...
ROLL ME FACE, THAT'S 2d10!
BEST OF 3 AS ALWAYS!

Rolled 2, 9 = 11 (2d10)

>>4054881
TIME TO KILL.EMOTIONALLY

Rolled 4, 4 = 8 (2d10)

>>4054881
PLUS ULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLTRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Rolled 5, 9 = 14 (2d10)

>>4054881
Alright, here goes nothing.

Rolled 10, 4 = 14 (2d10)

>>4054881
FUCK ME UP.

Rolled 8, 1 = 9 (2d10)

>>4054881
YEAH!!!

>>4054885
We need to PLUS ULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLTRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA more.

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>>4054885
gg easy

>>4054885
>4, the number of death
I sure feel death after this unexpected plot twist

>>4052978
>>4052983
>>4052994
>>4053038
>>4053662
>>4053879
Even if we didn't make it, I'm glad everyone was ok with suggesting to Mineta that we like him, and telling Uraraka that Deku was enjoying our meat.

>>4054885
https://youtu.be/fNibXv--7DU?t=132

But we got a 14. Unless Mic averages the first 3 rolls.

>>4054907
Not looking for total, looking for matched dice. The 4s is a success, but that 14 isn't. Would be a not terrible failure.

>>4054918
So someone has to roll two of the same numbers?

>>4054922
Two at least, more is even better.

>>4054926
>>4054918
I think I understand now, thanks.

>>4054930
Welcome man.

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>>4054885
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rTzJIxBHKc

10% on the bell curve with 2d10 but you got it

USHI IS THE CREAM OF THE CROP

>>4054885

Well, now we have a bonus die to face when we talk about something that can kill our relationship!

That or we probably kill someone with our words in the future,
One or the other

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You don't know whether is your horns inbalance or just your body's empathetic response to your mix of curiosity and confusion.

"Oh, you know. Share a meal, talk and stuff with friends" You quickly type. "Why?"

>"Nothing." Uraraka immediately sends back. "Just wondering how come you took half a day off in the middle of your internship just because. Kinda weird."

As the train stops, you quickly pocket your phone and hop off to the platform, ready to head back to the tower and talk with Edgeshot about what you'll do tonight and the rest of the week…

Instead of doing that, however, you look for a nearby bench to sit on and continue your texting.

After noticing that the closest one is occupied by what you are pretty sure are four middle schoolers trying very hard to make a space for you, you make the decision to walk up to a wall and lean against that instead.

What to answer to that, though…

Why did you ask for that?

Why not?

You take a second to compress all your frustration of the day and put it aside for now, then get to typing.

"I just gave Iida and Deku some hot stewed meat, and Shoto got some cold noodles." You answer, typing as fast as your nimble fingers allow you, the clack of your nails hitting the glass sounding like a centuries old typewriter. "Good homemade food and some company to make them feel better while they are all cooped up in there, it's the least I could do for any of them."

Before she can send another text though, you send a small clarification.

"Would try to do the same for any* of my friends you guys." You send, remembering that it is a group chat after all.

>"Oh." Uraraka sends, followed by another short text. "That's nice."

Part of you hates this, you really wish you could see her face and reaction instead of just words. You add that to your growing ball of stress and try to carry on...

>"That means nurse Walker is still on the table?" Mineta sends, along with a rather tasteless winking emoji. "I've gotten some serious psychological damage while here."
>"Call it brain damage and I'll believe it." Kyoka replies, never late to try and mess with him.

"Reread the last text I sent." You type with what you think must be a devilish smirk. "That asterisk is for you. Kaminari is right you know, I might consider that if I, you know, liked you. You make it so girls don't even want to be in the same room with you."

>"Yeah, I know, nothing new." He replies. "I would accept pics too."

Reading that, you slam your finger on the lock screen button, convinced that you would have an aneurism before getting him to be a decent person over text.

At least it was somewhat cathartic to write that, you think as you walk up to Edgeshot's Agency's tower, entering the now familiar building.

>What do you do?

>[Go relax in your room and wait for the ninja to call you for your training! "We doin' jutsus today, right!?"]
>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]
>[Skip to internship's end.]
>[Write in.]

>>4056230
>>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]

>>4056231
>>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]

>>4056231
>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]
Catch-up time.

>>4056231
>>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]

ULTRAPLUS.

>>4056231
>>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]

>>4056231
>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]

>>4056231
>>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]

>>4056231
>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]

>>4056231
>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]

>>4056231
>>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]
Oh boy here we go.

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HEYO, DOESN'T THIS LOOK LIKE CONSENSUS!? WELL THEN, LEMME SEE YOU ROLL! IT'S OUT-THINK, BRAINS! THAT'S 5d10! LET ME HEAR YOU YELL IT, YEAH!

Rolled 7, 2, 4, 10, 10 = 33 (5d10)

>>4056293


Rolling!

Rolled 7, 4, 6, 3, 8 = 28 (5d10)

>>4056293
YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!

Rolled 10, 9, 8, 3, 8 = 38 (5d10)

>>4056293
Get It.

Rolled 9, 3, 8, 9, 3 = 32 (5d10)

>>4056293
no

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Rolled 1, 7, 10, 8, 5 = 31 (5d10)

>>4056293
YEAAAAAAAAAH

Rolled 1, 3, 1, 3, 10 = 18 (5d10)

>>4056293
ULTRAPLUS!

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>>4056296
WELL THEN!

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>>4056304

>>4056231
>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]

>Relax? Wait? Crime don’t do those, neither will Ah!

I forgot her quirk literally IS the substitution jutsu minus the escape.

>>4056231
>[Change and take your figurine to the padded training room. Maybe you can figure out the technique on your own? [Out-Think, Brains]]

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You wave at the receptionist as you walk past her, going around the pillar and into the once secret elevator, looking at the antiquated display showing the floor numbers going up, you let your mind wander off your classmates and into your training.

There's not much time left in your internship but despite your best efforts to squeeze the most off the experience, you still feel like there's more you could do, that there's just so much more you could learn under his tutelage.

You are certain your senses are sharper than ever and you've learnt techniques that should allow you to end fights ever faster!

But there has to be more!

"That's all nice…" You mutter to yourself as the elevator reaches your floor, its doors opening and letting you walk out. "But there's gotta be more to do!"

It's just who you are. Working on improving yourself is one of the best ways to deal with stress you know of, the other being a scalding bath.

Not quite sure of what exactly you should do, you drop off your bag at the kitchen for later cleaning and make a beeline for your room, stopping at the doorway.

Inside is a now familiar sight, with Tin the tiny robot playing dominoes with your one-of-a-kind figurine, guiding your- her- its movement with its own clawed tail.

"Howdy Tin." You greet your mechanical friend as you enter, intent on getting changed into something that won't burst at the seams under stress.

>"Greetings mistress!" The tiny white robot replies with its childlike voice, abandoning its game to follow you around. "It's nice to see you again. Despite looking nigh identical, watching over the figurine doesn't bring the fulfilment that you do, mistress."

"Say what?" You absentmindedly let out as you try to decide what to wear. Just yoga pants or maybe sweatpants, and some good sports underwear would keep everything comfy and in place…

>"My main purpose is to keep you safe to the best of my ability." Tin tells you once more, following it up with the information you really wanted. "As expected, there's no replacing you mistress."

"Ah reckon that if there ever was to be sumthin' to replace me, it'd be this fella." You reply with a nod, taking a moment to pick up your figurine. "But there's only one Walker Ushi, accept no substitute!.. Oh. That's a good one."

You immediately scrap the idea of using a simple sports getup, instead snapping your costume case open and grinning.
In a flurry of inspiration, you don't mind the mess you are making, throwing your clothes off and putting on your lovely, if maybe too insulating, costume.

You can always do more things! You have learned most of what you can do with your quirk on your own! How could you not find a way to do what seems to be the simplest ninja trick!?

Thus, you run to the padded training room, half-cape fluttering behind you, your plastic self in your hand and with Tin's treads in hot pursuit.

"Tin, sugar, start recordin' video." You tell it once inside the room, taking some care to not drive your spurs into the padding.

>"Doing so… now." Tin announces, following your movement with both of its red cameras.

You hold your figurine in front of you and place your free hand on your thigh, ready to start experimenting with your limits once again.

In an instant, you activate your quirk on both hands, subtracting mass from your own body and sending enough into the figurine to make it as big as you normally are.

"Show me the video!" You then demand of your helpful robot, who brings your phone to use as a display.

There's no difference in the before and after segments, other that the figurine's total lack of movement. It could easily pass as you for a second or two.

But that doesn't really matter all that much, what matters is that you can see it all happen on the video.

The white, wispy mist that envelops whatever you use your quirk on doesn't really cover the switcharoo as you hoped it would. It hides both changes, but you can easily make out a quickly expanding cloud and a quickly shrinking one instead of the consistent, larger one you wanted.

>"Is the result unsatisfactory? Is my camerawork lacking!?" Tin asks, it's pitch oddly shifting in the end there, but you just pat it on the head, between its antennae but away from the open hole in it.

"A tad 'nd nah." You tell it, growing back to size and grabbing the figurine, shrinking it down with your touch, paying attention to how the mist moves.

You aren't really know for being much of a thinker, but you are sure that's just because people notice other things about you before that.

Shrink down, grow up. Seeing what looks like your own body go through the process up close gives you more insight into not only what you are trying to do, but into your quirk itself.
When shrinking the figurine, the mist flows out of its surface, as if it was letting out smoke and burning from within. The mist envelopes the figurine in its entirety, then flows into your hand and is absorbed by your fingers.

When enlarging it, the mist flows from your fingers and surrounds it, disappearing inwards into the figurine's form.

You then take a moment to look at your hands, covered in fingerless gloves.
Unlike Uraraka's cute kitty pads, there's nothing but tough skin on yours. No biological mechanism you can see for your quirk.

It just works.

Thus, you go on to try something new, placing your hand on the figurine and reaching out with your quirk.

Normally, you'd compare it with a snake or a so called lasso, reaching fast and either pulling the mass and mist to take it for your own, or shoving the mass in, like a wood splitter wedge.

This time you take a different approach, reaching slowly and feeling the mist sizzle around your fingers…

Then you don't. You focus on that part of your quirk and stop it, halting the process.

The wisp of mist lingers around your fingers, flowing sluggishly and starting to flatten itself against your skin, but you don't let it in.

...It starts to hurt. It physically hurts to do, feeling like you had stuck your fingers in the vacuum cleaner again, or a very localized drowning, your hand needing its mist.

You then relax and let the process continue, and the normal feeling starts returning to your hand as the mist enters your body.

"Ah just gotta hold mah breath." You then state, blinking a couple times.

>"For your own safety, mistress, I must recommend you continue breathing." Tin asserts, nodding with both head and tail.

"Record again!" You tell it, excited to try it out properly.

>"Recording!" The robot answers, mirroring your excitement.

You grab the figurine and try again, adding your special twist this time.

It feels like exhaling with empty lungs, but you can make the mist of the shrunken linger, letting you change places under your own natural smokescreen.
The video confirms it. It's slower than what you would have liked, but the cloud forms and then collapses without a trace of anything wonky happening.

You smile. That's the basics. All that's left is to practice, and you are great at that.

"Yer on stopwatch duty now, sugah!" You tell Tin, jogging in place in excitement. "Ah need to get this down to a fraction of a second!"

>"Sure thing!" Tin replies, its eagerness to help mixing with its childish voice for an adorable if somewhat confusing result.

You don't keep track of time, knowing little more than by the time the ninjas sneak up on you, it must have been a couple of hours.

>"Well, there goes one of the things I was planning to do." Edgeshot comments, sighing dramatically.

>"I prefer the traditional way." Johai adds, pulling a couple glass beads and showing them to you. "Smoke and glassdust bombs are as iconic as the kunai."

>What do you do?

>[Planning?… Yeah, that'd be nice to know. "'scuse me sir, do ya have any plans for the rest of the week?"]
>[Ninja ninja ninja nin- "So, what do Ah have to do to be a real ninja? A journeyman exam? Get a big black hat?"]
>[Knowing some students were hurt badly during this internship, it's not hard to understand why he needs to keep you safer now. "Thanks again for lettin' me go see mah- my friends, sir. Whatever you have in store, I promise I'll do my best!"]
>[Write in.]
>[Skip to internship's end.]
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New Skill! I'm hammering the mechanical details at this moment, but you got it!

>>4060720
>[Ninja ninja ninja nin- "So, what do Ah have to do to be a real ninja? A journeyman exam? Get a big black hat?"]
become the MOOkage

>>4060741
>[Ninja ninja ninja nin- "So, what do Ah have to do to be a real ninja? A chew nin exam? Get a big black hat? Can sass uke try 'ta top that?."]

>>4060720
>>[Ninja ninja ninja nin- "So, what do Ah have to do to be a real ninja? A journeyman exam? Get a big black hat?"]

>>4060720
>[Ninja ninja ninja nin- "So, what do Ah have to do to be a real ninja? A journeyman exam? Get a big black hat?"]
>[Knowing some students were hurt badly during this internship, it's not hard to understand why he needs to keep you safer now. "Thanks again for lettin' me go see mah- my friends, sir. Whatever you have in store, I promise I'll do my best!"]

>>4060752
>>4060720
Supporting.

>>4060720
>>[Skip to internship's end.]
2 named fighting moves, an outthink die, and a new quirk technique. I honestly think we're bumping into the limits of what we can plausibly learn in just a single week in relation to the other people in our class.
I'd functionally just want to spend the timeskip getting the things we've learned down into muscle memory and a decent proficiency. Like Ushi said, she wants to get the substitution technique to a fraction of a second

>>4060720
>[Ninja ninja ninja nin- "So, what do Ah have to do to be a real ninja? A journeyman exam? Get a big black hat?"]
>[Knowing some students were hurt badly during this internship, it's not hard to understand why he needs to keep you safer now. "Thanks again for lettin' me go see mah- my friends, sir. Whatever you have in store, I promise I'll do my best!"]

>>4060720
>>[Ninja ninja ninja nin- "So, what do Ah have to do to be a real ninja? A journeyman exam? Get a big black hat?"]

>>4060765
I think we are the end, its just a matter of doing the final remarks with the Ninjas. The rest of the class kinda had theirs post-internship scene. I think a transitional conversation would be fitting.

>>4060720
>[Ninja ninja ninja nin- "So, what do Ah have to do to be a real ninja? A journeyman exam? Get a big black hat?"]

I just imagined Ushi throwing around Sheriff's Badge shuriken and it made me chuckle.

>>4060720
>[Knowing some students were hurt badly during this internship, it's not hard to understand why he needs to keep you safer now. "Thanks again for lettin' me go see mah- my friends, sir. Whatever you have in store, I promise I'll do my best!"]

>>4060924
I like this idea.

>>4060924

I'd rather not change anything to our costume, but if we do change it then I would prefer it to be something like this.

>>4060720
>[Knowing some students were hurt badly during this internship, it's not hard to understand why he needs to keep you safer now. "Thanks again for lettin' me go see mah- my friends, sir. Whatever you have in store, I promise I'll do my best!"]
>[Skip to internship's end.]

>>4060720
>>[Ninja ninja ninja nin- "So, what do Ah have to do to be a real ninja? A journeyman exam? Get a big black hat?"]

I'm really feeling the discipline and finesse route for Ushi. Her potential for collateral damage is ridiculous, so working on fine control first just makes sense for a career as a hero.

I am also amused by the thought of a bombastic cowgirl in a vibrant, bright costume who can move like friggin Batman.

>>4063575

Sneaky Ushi...
The toughth of ushi sneakying on enemy and then going all American on them amuses me.

Wrestling training + ninja techniques seems like the izuna drop would be a natural fit.

>>4064857
>Dallas Drop
>Frisco Fall
>Plano Plummet

>>4065362

Devine Drop, as it fits with the Izuna part of the move's title.

>>4065363
Not Dallas?

>>4065498
I get what he's going for
Izuna was a goddess in Japanese Mythology
Devine is a small town in Texas
sounds like Divine, reality divinity and gods etc

still leanin' towards Dallas

>>4065362
I read that as piano drop. And not for nothing, she could totally carry one just to go full Loony Tunes.

A safe and an anvil too, why not?

Oh right, lethal force. Darn. She could also carry around effectively unlimited amounts of dynamite too.

In fact, any form of stored energy becomes pretty ridiculous in Ushi's hands. Be careful with compressed gases, though. Those might not safely scale, depending on the container.

>>4060720
>stuck your fingers in the vacuum cleaner again

again? Ushi wow!

>>4065363
Bovine Drop.

>>4066381
Oh, if only we haven't named our stuff after Texas.

>>4066381

Nah.

>>4066381

Also too heavy on the cow bit.

>>4066381
Nah! Remember The Fall of the Alamo!

>>4066428

Blech

>>4066428
>>4066440
Fall of the Alamo is great.

A couple more names for consideration.

Grand Canyon
(I like the implication that this move just splits the earth apart with the impact.)

Sun Fall
(The sun rise and fall are pretty significant motifs in Westerns and in Japan so I like this one as it kinda encompasses both of Ushi heritages.)

>>4066605
Sunfall maybe could be an upgraded one. It feels like our End Move.

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You look at the ninjas for a couple of seconds, waiting for your heart to drop back from your throat.

For a brief instant, you consider yelling at them for sneaking up on you, but then you remember that you being hard of hearing and focused on something had more to do with it than their intent to scare you…

And that they are ninjas sneaking around is like, their thing.

"Sorry for skippin' ahead sir." You tell the elder ninja instead, bowing down for a second. "And thanks again for lettin' me go see mah- my friends, sir. Whatever you have in store, I promise I'll do my best!"

>"Had I not let you visit them, you wouldn't have been able to focus." He replies with a sharp wave of his hand a small nod of his own. "And antsy teens are prone to bad decisions… Especially prone to bad decisions."

>"Some of us grow out of that earlier than others." Johai tries to add, but your mentor just rolls his eyes at his comment.

>"While expected, I regardless thank you for your commitment." The hero tells you. "And I hope you hold on to that resolve."

You tilt your head to the left, confused… But fairly excited still. Ninjas, man!

"What'd ya mean?" You ask him, holding your figurine close to you, worried a surprise exercise may break it.

>"Fun's over, kids. I 'can't put you in danger' anymore, so we'll be working on technique." He says, crossing his arms. He clearly doesn't like what he's saying either. "It should be nothing but iteration and reiteration from now on. Still excited for what's to come?"

You only need to give one glance to side, seeing the younger ninja nod and bow with no hesitation, following his lead and bowing as well.

"Yessir! Just one question!" You say, waiting for him to nod to continue. "So, what do Ah have to do to be a real ninja? A journeyman exam? Get a big black hat?"

…

It feels silly. Mostly because you are being silly, bobbing up and down on your heels as you wait for an answer.

>"...Never stop, and no matter how immensely tall is the hurdle, jump higher." He replies after a couple seconds, shocking you with a piercing stare.

>"I love this part." Johai mutters, sending a shiver down your spine.

>"The way of the ninja has changed for about a millenia." Edgeshot says, his voice full of conviction. "What started with the most dishonorable path a man could take in a war torn country, a life of murder, theft and thuggery has been lionized by the ages, legends and myth."

You nod, not sure of what to say, or if you should even interrupt.

>"The blade in the dark, those who snuffed can both lights and lives became folk heroes, striking down corruption and evil instead, guardians of the common man." He continues without hesitation. "Jirokichi and Goemon both live in the country's heart as both heroes and outlaws, men who did what they knew was right instead of the daimyō's desires, shadows that undermined evil ploys unseen until their demises. They stand now as two of the three most important ninjas, whose legends are still told to this day, shaping the idea of the modern ninja."

Johai looks at you expectantly.

"What about the third?" You ask, knowing that it is what you are expected to do, even though you really want to say that you know it was Naruto[i/].

>"Chiyome, the Kunoichi." Edgeshot starts explaining, with a twinkle in his eyes that make you feel like he wanted to tell you anyway. "She who took in hundreds of wayward women and girls, widows and orphans. She took these victims of the constant civil wars and taught them how to pass unseen, how to act as shrine maidens and noblewomen alike and how to fight. They were victims no longer."

This time he doesn't wait for you to interject.

>"Anyone can run fast and murder for money, but if you ask me what you need to do to be a real ninja, this is my answer." He says, slowly blinking before staring straight into your eyes. "Be like the legends of old, a hero that appears out of nowhere to do the right thing, no matter how impossible it may look like, but knowing full well the risks in what you are doing. Can you do that?"

There it is again. The odd silence in which people expect you to say things and do it well. At least they know you somewhat by now.

>What do you do?

>[It's not the first time he has implied that. "Ain't that what you told me at the start? To mind the rules but not hesitate? Cuz Ah took that to heart already, sir! Ah can and will!"]
>[Just nod. No commitment.]
>[You can't do that. "Sir, Ah think mah homeroom teacher would hogtie me if Ah went back to U.A. actin' like that."]
>[Write in.]

>>4067301
>>[It's not the first time he has implied that. "Ain't that what you told me at the start? To mind the rules but not hesitate? Cuz Ah took that to heart already, sir! Ah can and will!"]

>>4067301
>>[It's not the first time he has implied that. "Ain't that what you told me at the start? To mind the rules but not hesitate? Cuz Ah took that to heart already, sir! Ah can and will! That is my nindō! My ninja way! Believe it!"]

>>4067301
>>[It's not the first time he has implied that. "Ain't that what you told me at the start? To mind the rules but not hesitate? Cuz Ah took that to heart already, sir! Ah can and will!"]

>>4067301
>[It's not the first time he has implied that. "Ain't that what you told me at the start? To mind the rules but not hesitate? Cuz Ah took that to heart already, sir! Ah can and will!"]

>>4067301
>[“Ah can and will!"]

Hopefully appearing from nowhere means he’s gonna teach us how to sneak. If we get sneaking and throwing precisely before the end of this I think we’ll be golden.

>>4067301
>[It's not the first time he has implied that. "Ain't that what you told me at the start? To mind the rules but not hesitate? Cuz Ah took that to heart already, sir! Ah can and will!"]

>>4067301
>>[It's not the first time he has implied that. "Ain't that what you told me at the start? To mind the rules but not hesitate? Cuz Ah took that to heart already, sir! Ah can and will!"]

Oh, I love Edgeshot...

>>4067301
>>[It's not the first time he has implied that. "Ain't that what you told me at the start? To mind the rules but not hesitate? Cuz Ah took that to heart already, sir! Ah can and will!"]
MUH NINJA WAY!

>>4067327
If we don't ham up the Naruto references, I kind of prefer this. Short, sweet, and blunt.

>>4067301

>>Commit and personalize- You say that they were victims no longer. Thats what I want, for everyone...as well as myself. I may not always know the risks, who does really, bur If ah can live up to that, be a hero, a ninja, no matter how impossible the scale of it, ah would say its a job well done.

>>4067301
>[It's not the first time he has implied that. "Ain't that what you told me at the start? To mind the rules but not hesitate? Cuz Ah took that to heart already, sir! Ah can and will!"]

Huh, I guess the idea of a hero doesn’t change, regardless of distance or time, a good person is still a good person.

>>4067347

>>Commit and personalize- You say that they were victims no longer. Thats what I want, for everyone...as well as myself. I may not always know the risks, who does really, bur If ah can live up to that, be a hero, a ninja, no matter how impossible the scale of it, ah would say its a job well done

Ushi gonna get all emotinoal!!!

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You don't even think about it. There's nothing to mull over, it's a foregone conclusion.

"Ain't that what you told me at the start? To mind the rules but not hesitate? Cuz Ah took that to heart already, sir! Ah can and will!" You tell him, ironically, without hesitation. "That thing ya-you said about the last ninja… That they were victims no more! That's pretty much what I want! For everyone!... Ma-myself too, really…"

Well, a little hesitation. It is a little personal, after all.

"A-Ah may not always know the risks, but if Ah'll can live up to that ideal bein' hero, a ninja like that, no matter how impossible the challenges Ah'd have to face!" You say, overwhelmed by emotion, taking a deep breath before continuing. "Well, Ah'd reckon' I'd be glad to call that my ninja way!"

>"Eraserhead was right, then." Your mentor then says, blindsiding you. "And he's going to hate it."

"...What?" You ask, a bit confused by the subject change.

>"...Who?" Johai asks at almost the same time. You don't blame him, your homeroom teacher embodies the antithesis of what you are taught at school you need to do to get in the public eye.

>"U.A. reached out to us all before sending you out for your internships." The hero explains with a lazy wave of his hand, tidying up his scarf with the other. "Your homeroom teacher wanted you to learn subtlety, but fully expected you to learn better ways to barge in."

"Ah… I'm confused?" You sort of ask, mostly stating the obvious. "I thought that was what I was supposed to do. To barge in and so what's right?"

>"No. Barging in is reckless and dangerous..." The ninja says, shaking his head.

He then crouches and looks at you straight in the eye.

Your emotions are roiling with your confusion and even your steely resolve feeling a tad brittle.

He, on the other hand, has a completely cool and serene look that reaches behind his eyes, as if he had either already figured what the world has in store for him, or...

You recall what you know of Edgeshot, the third fastest man in Japan, one of the fastest in the world, a master of his craft and beloved hero of Yokkaichi.

This is the man that trained a quirk some compared to a rubber band into a honed weapon able to break the sound barrier. He has spent his life doing the best he can, constantly pushing past what people believed he can do.

Seen that way, it's not surprising that he seems more like a willow in the wind, cool, relaxed and flexible at all times.

'He just does the best he can, all the time.' You think, trying to summarize it in your mind. 'It either is enough, or it isn't, no point in stressing about it.'

You don't know if it's quite right, but it's an inspiring thought.

Then you notice his hand reach for you, surprisingly. He could have easily gone way faster than that, but he seems to leave you the chance to step back.

But you don't, unlike Endeavor, you trust Edgeshot.

He doesn't grab you, taking hold of your half-cape instead and wrapping it over your face and neck like a scarf.

>"We better get you started on proper dynamic entries." He says, giving you a pat on your pauldron and standing up.

"Yessir!" You loudly reply, with a blazing smile on your face, ready.

The last two days of your internship aren't quite as exciting as the first ones, with patrolling relegated to a mobility exercise and watching from afar how the pro did his job.

It's still far from boring, though, with training ramping up to compensate. Nothing new, but you don't really need to learn more things. The hours of reiteration with the guidance of a mentor who knows how things are meant to look like is far more helpful than the barebone basics on another handful of techniques.

Day in and day out you work on your smokescreen, your jumps, hops, wall runs and size shifting on the move, how to hit the bundle of nerves at the side of the neck and how to knock the air out of someone's lungs in a single hit.

Not to say it'll come effortlessly, but your muscles are used to trying the moves by saturday, the last day of the internship.

It's at the doors of Edgeshot's office on a sunny sunday morning that the three of you meet for the last time this week.

>"I take great pride in returning that which was lended to me in even better condition than it was it was given to me." The hero says as you clutch your metallic suitcase, hugging it close to you. "I believe you are no exception."

In contrast, Johai's gear seems to be carefully packed into a square, almost cubical bundle that the younger ninja holds behind his shoulder with a string.
>"It was great to study under your wing, master." He says with a bow, which you follow.

Not real reverence, but earned respect.

"Yeah." You say, lacking in gravitas but not honesty.

>"I would be glad to have you again, next time the opportunity presents itself." Edgeshot comments, in that cool, serious yet relaxed way of his.

>What do you do?

>[That's nice to know "Ah'll keep in mind, sir! See ya soon, sir!"]
>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]
>[Well, time to go home, better not keep Momma waiting any longer. "Bye!"]
>[Write in.]
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Hope it wasn't too rushed.
you can make this part last if you want anyways.

>>4070980
>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]

>>4070980
>>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]
Good work as always, Mic. Nice and genuinely emotional. I really do love Ushi.

>>4070986
>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]
Either grow to bear hug the pair of them, or make it a final move to catch both of them and do something ninja-y.

>>4070980
>>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]

>>4070980
>>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]
Doesn't need to last too long. give hug, say bye and then we can leave

>>4070980
>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]

>>4070980
>>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]

>>4070980
>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]

>>4070980
>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]

Die Monster!
Monster!

>>4070980
>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]

>>4070980
>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]

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>>4070980
>[What kind of monster wouldn't at least hug them!? "...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir? Ah know Ah'll do!"]

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The only reason you weight as little as you do is that your skeleton is made of something better than bones, nice light wood. Everything else is as heavy and tough as you have been able to make it with your hard work, strong enough to lift a horse…

Which is why you try to hold back a runaway tear before it leaves your eyes.
You are too tough for that kind of silliness.

...Right?

"...Does that mean you'll miss us, sir?" You say, pouting as you give it up, letting a couple of tears fall down your cheeks. You aren't beyond crying at a farewell. "AH KNOW AH'LL DO!"

>"I-!?" Is all your mentor manages to say before you lunge at him, a sentiment echoed by Johai as you also wrap your arms around him, bringing both close and squeezing them, shaking them from left to right and to the left again.

"THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHIN'!" You loudly say, practically shouting as you crush them between your arms and heart. "I'LL MISS Y'ALL!"

Then you notice something poking you on the side.

Almost instinctively, you let them go and push them a bit away, stepping back and looking at them alarmed as Johai tries to catch his breath, red faced.

Edgeshot for his part, looks like a noodle, clearly having used his quirk to escape the crushing part of your hug.

>"I was wondering if we were really going to go through the entire week without that kind of incident." Your mentor comments, waving his hand in front of himself as his body retracts back into human shape. "But yes. I think I'll miss mentoring eager heroes..."

>"Heavens... I- I could already see Airi crying over it." Johai comments, hand over his chest as he still tries to normalize his breathing.

"Who?" You ask, wiping your tears with your sleeve.

>"My girl." The student replies, making you raise your eyebrows in surprise.

>"No one would have risked putting you under the same roof as a single teenage boy if there was another option." Your mentor tells you, pointing some sort of thin grey rod at you.

You suspect, and hope, that that was the object that poked you.

It looks… like a short stick, with a sharp tip and two little branches moving diagonally.

"...What's that?" You ask, before shaking your head and looking at Johai. "...You have a girlfriend!?"

>"...Is it that surprising?" The boy asks with an expression you can't quite decipher.

You get the feeling that you might be back on your stomping grounds of boot chewing.

>"Well, I'm sure she must be a lovely girl, so no need to go into that." Edgeshot interjects, placing one of his hands on one of Johai's shoulders and one over one of your own, saving you from digging yourself into a deeper hole. "I wanted you to have these, I'm certain you'll find some use for them."

"Huh?" You let out looking at the stick in his hand, and the… wedge and rope in his other hand. "A… Hairstick?"

Maybe the other thing is a trowel, then.

>"A discrete one." The hero says with a nod, grabbing it from the shorter, unsharpened end and brandishing it like a tiny knife. "You can't bring weapons to school, but no one would take a young woman's hairstick. Make sure to show it off to the next villains to ambush you."

>"...That can't be a common occurrence." Johai comments in clear disbelief, weighing the wedge in his hand and pulling the rope. "One time alone was nigh impossible. U.A. made it very clear that they are ramping security even further."

"Ah sure would hope so." You say with a sigh, wondering whether All Might's trick counted as another attempt on your life for this talk.

>"Villains are getting bolder, I wouldn't be surprised if they try again." Edgeshot tells you and you can't bring yourself to disagree. "You might have survived the attack, but they proved a chink in your armor."

Great. You really needed to think about that again.

You take the hairstick, planning on nothing but storing it away, but you are surprised by how well balanced the hairstick is…

Almost wanting to drive your palm into your face, you finally take the hint and spin it around your finger. A shiv alright. You nod at the hero, unsure if you would ever stab someone, but appreciating the gesture.

"...What's his for?" You finally ask, looking at Johai analyze the wedge.

>"He should know." Edgeshot replies, patting you on the head between your horns. "But you should get moving, you are meant to be home today."

"...Seeya, sir." You say for the last time, giving him a short one armed hug before walking off the building and towards the train station.

Then you turn around and wave at them, for a last goodbye. For realsies this time.

Thanks to the privacy of female exclusive carts, you allow yourself to zone off once in the train, paying only half a mind to the speakers to avoid skipping your stop.

It was a good week, all things considered. You helped with some villains, even if they were small fries. You learnt a lot, and will certainly miss that place and the ninjas…

But you missed your Momma and friends too! And you need to get Tin fixed!

You are really looking forwards to some calm hours in your room, some quality time with your mom and sleeping in your own bed…

With all that in mind, you don't waste time with silly things as walking, opting to jog from the nearby station to Momma's house.

Instantly, you notice something odd.

Momma drives a small-ish red car in which she only fits thanks to her quirk.

The huge black jeep with polarized windows parked on the street in front of the house is large enough that she could easily drive it at full size with more than enough room for her horns. Maybe it's more like a small truck.

You stare at it for a couple seconds before shrugging, digging in your backpack for your keys and slamming the door open with a swift kick to the base.

"HOWDY MA'!" You yell as you stomp in, excited to be the closest you'll be to home while this side of the Pacific.

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Then you feel a very particular range of sensations and feelings.

You are glad to see your Momma sitting at the kotatsu.

Similarly glad about your uncle sitting opposed to her, between the massive bull of a man and your momma, the rest of the place looks undersized.

You are worried about the bandages around his face and the disheveled look on his too-flat face.

The thin, tall but clearly very young horned boy in front of you covering his face and sobbing while pointing his cowish tail at you makes your heart clench.

The sudden feeling of your shirt getting thousands of times heavier just tops the surprise, and topples you, forcing you to fall forwards, knees hitting the carpet and nothing but your chest saving you from smashing your nose against the floor as well.

You are thankful for the inches of clearance but the hit still hurts like heck.

All this to say you are more confused than anything else.

>"ANGUS!" Uncle Rik yells, making the little kid sob louder.

>"Stop that, you are making things worse!" Momma interjects, straight up punching him in the arm. He takes it without flinching. "You okay hun'? Ah'm sure he didn't mean that, didn't you?"

>"N-No!" The boy says, lowering his hands and tail, showing tears falling down the kid's face. "P-please don't be mad, miss…"

Disoriented doesn't quite how you feel as the horned, and seemingly behooved boy approaches you, grabbing your arm and trying to help you stand up.

>What do you do?

>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]
>[Welp, there goes your rest already. "Ma, can Ah please get an explanation of what in tarnation 's goin' on here?"]
>[You are unsure of everything else, but at least Uncle Rik being here would explain the jeep outside. "Sweet ride out there, Uncle Rik. Whatcha doin' here? And who's the kid?"]
>[Write in.]

>>4076597
>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]
Protecc child

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>>4076597
>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]

THEY'RE FINALLY HERE!

>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]

>>4076597
>>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]
A...ara ara?

>>4076611

NO

>>4076597
>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]

>>4076611
NO

>>4076597
>>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]
A baby
>>4076611
NO

>>4076597
>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]

>>4076611
NO
yes
NO

>>4076591
I'm a little sad we couldn't ask Johai if it was girlfriend or daughter. We should text him to make sure.

>>4076597
Speaking of offspring...
>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus? This is Tin. Tin Ah want you ta meet Angus.]
The boys can play together. Momma Ushi can oversee.

>>4076597
>>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]

Just close the vote Mic, you knew this would happen lol

>>4076597
>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]

>>4076597
>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]

So I guess Angus' Quirk is density manipulation? That's a reasonable relative to ours and Momma's size-changing, he alters mass but not volume like we do. Looks like he doesn't have good control over it, yet, must have just knocked his dad over with it, too. Come to think of it, didn't Rikuto have a broken nose last time he showed up, in the post-Sports Festival interlude?This isn't the first time Angus has accidentally slammed his dad's face to the floor, is it?

>>4076597
>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]

Nee-chan Ushi on the rescued!!

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>>4076684

>>4076597
>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]

>>4076594
>Then you turn around and wave at them, for a last goodbye. For realsies this time.
Ushi is the cutest.

>>4076597
>>[Sad little boy detected, the rest can wait. "Hey there little guy. Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"]

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You have no idea what's going on, and only a vague idea of who this calf, this boy is or might be.

But it doesn't really matter. There's a sad little boy in front of you, everything else can wait.

"Hey there little guy." You say, taking a cue of what you've seen adults try with you and crouching to be at eye level with the boy. "Thanks for the help, Ah'm Ushi, Ah take it yer Angus?"

You tilt your head and smile, trying to be as non-threatening as possible.

>"Uhm... Yes miss." He answers, turning his head to glance at the adults in the room, then back at you. "Why aren't mad, miss?"

You chuckle at that, slowly covering your mouth as you do in the traditional japanese way you've seen Momo do.

Elegant, harmless and calm, all you'd like to project right now.

"Oh, quirk accidents happen all the time when one's little." You tell him, digging into your pocket and digging out a small bit of lint, then using your quirk on it, expanding the little ball of fuzz into a tennis-sized one. "But Ah reckon we all get better at it as we grow and learn. Just keep tryin' okay? One day you'll get the handle on that quirk of yours."

>"You really think so?" The boy asks, his tail swinging happily from side to side, and pressing the lint against his cheek.

"Oh, for sure sugah. You'll get it down pat, pat~!" You tell him, patting his fluffy hair between his rather-too-large-for-his-age horns.

He steps closer and leans onto you, so you take the opportunity to wrap your arm around him and hug him even closer, letting him rest his head on your chest and snuggle.

Feels right, in a way. Makes you feel fuzzy and warm.

>"Uh, miss? What's your name?" Angus asks, suddenly confusing you.

"Ah already told ya, I'm Ushi!" You tell him, smiling still.

>"You look more like a Meushi." He tells you, taking the winds out of your sails as he points around the room, first at you, then your Momma, then at your Uncle, then at himself. "You are Meushi, Aunty's Ushi, Dad's Osuushi and I'm Koushi!"

It takes a second to register what happened, all the while your Mom and uncle try to stifle a laugh.

He doesn't seem to grasp that your name is actually Ushi, thinking instead you are telling him you are a cow.

He just called you all Heifer, Cow, Bull and Calf.

...You aren't sure if you have the right to be offended if it's him that says it.

Wait.

"Hol' up." You say as you stand up, grabbing the not-so-cute anymore boy as you do and walking towards the kotatsu the adults are sitting around, holding him out in front of your uncle. "He's yours? How old is him? How come Ah didn't know Ah had a little cousin'?"

>"Well..." He says, looking around the room, clearly uncomfortable. "...He was living with his mom, okay?"

Your own mother looks at her brother with a raised eyebrow and a lazy smile, her expression just shy of 'keep squirming, you deserve it'.

You wonder if all siblings are like that all the time.

>What do you do?

>[No. Not okay. "So she did the hard part… Where's she now?" [Face Roll]]
>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]
>[Hand the fluffy boy over. "Great to meet you, Angus, and long time no see Uncle Rik… But Ah really, really miss mah bed..."]
>[Write in.]
---
Oops, trip fell off.

>>4080305
>>[No. Not okay. "So she did the hard part… Where's she now?" [Face Roll]]

>>4080305
>>4080305
>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]
>have some tact and talk about the situation later, instead of in front of the small child.

>>4080305
>>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]

>>4080305
>[Focus on adorable fluffy boy. "Dam-aang. Gosh Dang it, Uncle Rik, I gotta make up time bein' a awesome coz! So, Angus, 'you like robots?"]

How exhausted are we? Are we gonna fall asleep halfway through playing with Fluffy Koushi?

>>4080302
>>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]

Emphasis on for now. Don't need to get into it in front of Ango.

>>4080322
>>4080302

Supporting. While Ushi is tactless with peers, she knows she can just wait to play hardball.

>>4080325
Not that much.

>>4080305
>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]

>>4080330
This supporting now transferred to this
>>4080329

>>4080332
That's small thinking. ULTRAPLUS! Time to wear us both out.

>>4080305
>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]

>>4080325
This

>>4080305
>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]

>>4080305
>>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]

>>4080305
>>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]
I guess we can ask about the nose then too.

>>4080302

>No. Not okay.
Buy we are not THAT tactless, we have to find out... in the ninja way.

>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here

Also also, Angus already has a promising future!! Look at those eyes! You already know what he'gonna do when he grow up!!!

>>4080305
>>[No. Not okay. "So she did the hard part… Where's she now?" [Face Roll]]

>>4080305
>>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]

>>4080305
>>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]
We should introduce them to Tin

>>4080305
>[Sure, that'll do for now… "So, what are y'all doin' down here?"]
>[Hold your cousin closer in a confortable hug.]

Random crazy thought: what would happen if Ushi went to India?

>>4082760
She’d find no loo to poo in, and would need to use a designated shitting street instead

>>4082760
>>4082831
Fair point, but I think he’s asking about cows being sacred to the Hindu religion, or something like that. Basically what would Ushi and those like her be treated like in India?

>>4082760
Being mean to her would be taboo and she would be seen as a walking fertility and health charm.

>>4082760
She'd befriend a blue chick with multiple arms

>>4084177

But suddently, Face roll.

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Not really. Sure, that does technically answer the question, but it doesn't quell your indignation at the idea that a father would not know his calf.

Kid. You meant kid.

"So, what are y'all doin' down here?" You ask your uncle and cousin, but not really expecting the later to know.

Instead, you pull him closer, hugging the boy and holding him up like a plushie.

Once more, you can see your mom glaring at her brother, her tail whipping around in irritation while his stands on end, clearly uneasy.

>"Dunno." Angus answers, squirming a bit in your arms until he's seemingly comfortable. "The trip was fun though. I saw a fish owl by a bridge!"

"Oh, those are cool." You tell him gently rocking him from side to side, genuinely surprised. "...Reckon Ah didn't think there were any left."

>"Well, aren't you a curious one." Uncle Rik says, reaching for the bridge of his nose, wincing when he touches the bandages covering the area. "Damn. Uhm… Well, I thought it was finally time to leave, now that I don't have anything to tie me down anymore, so I thought I could ask Katsumi to stay here for a while. Just until I find a place for us."

Rolling her eyes, your mother just reaches towards him and hu-

Nope. That's a headlock.

>"And we'll let them stay, right Ushi?" She says, looking at you as she gives him a noogie. "Even though... They just… Dropped by… Without... Telling anyone..."

You look down, then lift your cousin a bit higher again to look at him.
He shrugs, ears flapping about and you just hug him again, a bit tighter this time. Cute.

"Ah mean, they are family and we have room." You say, chuckling. You always can make more room, be it living quarters or more space for Tin in your backpack. "Oh! We are missin' one!"

You carefully let Angus stand on his own hooves and go dig into your backpack, left abandoned next to your suitcase once you saw the small yet tall boy sobbing.

Once you secure your objective, you turn around, presenting your friendly white robot to your family, using your quirk to cloak it in mist for an instant and enlarging it to a third of its size, about the same height as Angus.

>"Hell's that!?" Your uncle yells, cringing and falling back, taking Momma down with him. Impressive in an embarrassing way.

>"It's just a nice friendly robot, you moron!" She tells him as she gets up and goes to headbutt him.

He intercepts it, and they bump horns, bouncing off each other, glaring at each other.

Then they throw their heads back, laughing.

>"It also mixes some mean cocktails, I'll show you some time." Your momma tells her brother, slapping him on the shoulder with the kind of force that usually topples furniture, yet only shoving him a bit to the side.

You just have no idea how siblings work.

>"Whatever do you need, mistress?" Tin asks, in a voice that now that you have something to compare it to, really does sound like a child on the phone.

"This is Tin!" You introduce your still damaged robot, pointing at him with pride. "Friendly, likes to play and apparently, an enabler when Ah'm not looking!"

You may or may not have made your Momma's ears fold with a glare at that last point.

>"Ah don't have a problem." She says.

Everyone else looks a bit confused at that.

>What do you do?

>[You have years of being the older cousin to catch up with! There's no stopping until someone drops! "Ever played Uno? Ah can show y'all!" (And start next thread with the next morning)]
>[Let them take the lead and play with them until Angus's bedtime, whenever that may be, then speak with the adults (And start next thread with the talk... After rolling Face.)]
>[Leave Angus playing with Tin and go sit with the adults to see what are they talking about. "Tin's great at games, Ah think it may even be better than me… Why dontcha let Tin show you a thing or two?"]
>[Write in.]

>>4084584
>>[Let them take the lead and play with them until Angus's bedtime, whenever that may be, then speak with the adults (And start next thread with the talk... After rolling Face.)]

>>4084584
>>[You have years of being the older cousin to catch up with! There's no stopping until someone drops! "Ever played Uno? Ah can show y'all!" (And start next thread with the next morning)]
Do this, while also waggling finger at momma, who has a problem, damnit, and Uncle who damnit, shouldn't be showing up.
Why are we the adult here, damnit! You're both making me wanna say damnit, and Angus is right here, damnit.

>>4084584
>>[Let them take the lead and play with them until Angus's bedtime, whenever that may be, then speak with the adults (And start next thread with the talk... After rolling Face.)]

I hate to do this... But it's time yet again

>>4084584
>>[Let them take the lead and play with them until Angus's bedtime, whenever that may be, then speak with the adults (And start next thread with the talk... After rolling Face.)]

>>4084584
>>[Let them take the lead and play with them until Angus's bedtime, whenever that may be, then speak with the adults (And start next thread with the talk... After rolling Face.)]
Face time

>>4084591
>>4084593
>>4084596
>>4084599
You're all terrible. This is family. We should be enjoying this time, not planning Talks.

>>4084645
Bruh our uncle just showed up sans nose.

>>4084655
That's what Momma is for. We're supposed to be the ray of sunshine that chases away the clouds, the the clouds.

>>4084659
We're of the age we should really know whats going on in our home

>>4084667
There is a difference between knowing and acting to help others and knowing and being a bring down and getting everyone sad.

>>4084584
>[Leave Angus playing with Tin and go sit with the adults to see what are they talking about. "Tin's great at games, Ah think it may even be better than me… Why dontcha let Tin show you a thing or two?"]

>>4084584
Having done a road trip recently myself, I was in no mood to get into hard topics or serious discussion following it. If Angus and Rik feel anything close to the same, it would be better to have these talks after sleep, that way, Rik can feel reassured that he has actually found a safe place for them both to be in (and minimize the chance that Ushi ultra-fails the face roll to the extent they immediately leave) as well as provide some rest to Ushi herself.

So my vote is [Start the next thread with the >promise< to talk the next morning] and if that induces the same face roll, thats fine but that context should change the matter from being an unwanted lecturer when failing to failing to convince Rik to promise, so not nearly as risky.

>>4084584
>>[You have years of being the older cousin to catch up with! There's no stopping until someone drops! "Ever played Uno? Ah can show y'all!" (And start next thread with the next morning)]

>>4084584
>>[You have years of being the older cousin to catch up with! There's no stopping until someone drops! "Ever played Uno? Ah can show y'all!" (And start next thread with the next morning)]

>>4084584
>>[You have years of being the older cousin to catch up with! There's no stopping until someone drops! "Ever played Uno? Ah can show y'all!" (And start next thread with the next morning)]

>>4084584
>[Let them take the lead and play with them until Angus's bedtime, whenever that may be, then speak with the adults (And start next thread with the talk... After rolling Face.)]

>>4084584
>[You have years of being the older cousin to catch up with! There's no stopping until someone drops! "Ever played Uno? Ah can show y'all!" (And start next thread with the next morning)]

>>4084584
>[You have years of being the older cousin to catch up with! There's no stopping until someone drops! "Ever played Uno? Ah can show y'all!" (And start next thread with the next morning)]

>>4084584
>[You have years of being the older cousin to catch up with! There's no stopping until someone drops! "Ever played Uno? Ah can show y'all!" (And start next thread with the next morning)]

uno

>Ushi gets the "don't moo or draw 25" card

>>4084584
>[You have years of being the older cousin to catch up with! There's no stopping until someone drops! "Ever played Uno? Ah can show y'all!" (And start next thread with the next morning)]