A Flux of Emerald Lightning
Disclaimer: Check chapter 1 for disclaimers.
Kei: So... nothing else to say?
Yusei: Besides the fact that we took his advice and changed some things? No. We're not spiting critics in our writing anymore, but MAN was that fun.
Kei: Sure... Anyway, here's the last chapter. The rest is up to you.
Chapter 3: Get to Know The Competition
"Izuku, hurry up!"
"In a minute!" Izuku says back as he shuffles putting his shirt on. He uses his Quirk to pull over a briefcase full of his effects as he uses his free hand to throw his backpack on.
"You're gonna miss the train!"
"In a minute!" He attaches his gloves on and exits his room. The boy passes by his dad strapping himself up for work.
"I can always give you a ride."
"That's okay, dad!"
"Izuku!"
"In a minute!" he repeats before grabbing an apple out of the fruit basket on the table. He heads out the door. Until…
"Mom, I gotta go!" he tells his mother as she holds him tightly and kisses his cheeks.
"In a minute!" She gives one more kiss. "I'm so proud of you for getting in, Izuku. Take care!"
"Okay, mom-"
"Don't interrupt," she snaps, before going back to a happier expression. "Izuku, remember to be careful. You'll be going into a world of danger, and I want you to make sure you reply to all my messages," says his mother with the utmost of worry. It seems a little much; he's coming back in the twilight.
"I will mom." He goes to her giving one final hug. "I'll be back!" Inko reluctantly releases her son into the world, as he heads outside leaving her behind.
Traveling down the steps hastily Izuku heads for the outside. He can fly, but only with something to stand on. Also, since the Japanese government has a law about using Quirks in public, he has to take the train to UA, otherwise he'd never make it.
He kicks off the group making his way to the station. "Well, at this rate I can make it just in time." Izuku smiles as he checks his watch, now an analog older watch wrapped around his left wrist.
Once he enters the train, he spots someone not far away from him running for the door. The doors close slowly, and with quick judgment, he can tell he won't make it. Making a move, Izuku holds the door open just enough to let the guy slip in.
This person is actually a skeletal person with long blond hair. Though as he looks at him, he feels something is off about him. Or, rather than being off, something seems familiar about him.
"Thank you, young man," says the person as he moves in to take a seat.
"No problem!" Izuku raises his hand to grab onto something for the ride.
As the train goes, he notices the man is examining him. He says, "I see you're going to UA."
At first, Izuku wanted to inquire how he knew that. But then he thought about it and realized he could tell from his uniform. "Actually, yeah. Thanks for noticing."
"I guess you'll be heading for great things, fame, and fortune as a hero and all that."
"I don't care about that," he replies, the electric teen giving a smile. "I just want to be a hero to protect others, just like my dad."
"As long as you don't regret that decision…" Why would he say that? It sounded so ominous. He should watch this guy.
Once the train reaches his stop, Izuku hops off and heads directly for UA's main campus. From there he checks the map, heading to the main building, the same one he went to for the exams.
As he passes by the monolithic halls, Izuku checks his
"I wonder which class Kacchan got into." Izuku checks his brochure that came a week after his acceptance letter and reads. "Let's see… since the orientation ceremony is at 10, I have an hour wait time. Until then, I have to head to my class."
He comes by Class 1-A's homeroom and opens the door, peering his head in to see who's inside. That's where he hears and finds-
"Get your shoes off the desk!" shouts the tall teen with glasses from the exams.
"How about you chill out? It's my desk!" This comes from Bakugo. "Unless you wanna force me off!"
"Such a vile attitude."
Izuku gives a defeated huff. "Well, at least I'll be with someone I know."
Bakugo takes notice of the emerald protagonist by the door. "Hey, Deku! Get your ass in here already!" He then starts coughing.
"Kacchan, you gotta stop yelling. It's not good for you." Izuku steps in now that he's exposed.
"You!" The tall one approaches Izuku, much to his surprise. "I've been meaning to speak with you again! I had assumed you were a ruffian trying to psyche people out but you were even more heroic than myself. You not only acted to save others, but you knew about the secret portion of the test!"
"Secret what?" Izuku then thinks back, recalling the rescue points. "Oh, that! I actually didn't-"
"Well, aren't you a rowdy bunch." The students present here take notice of the newcomer, a boy with messy, amethyst hair similar to broccoli. He has almost triangular purple eyes with white pupils and dark bags under them.
"Oh, it's you!" Another person comes out from behind the guy, who stares at Izuku with a smile. "You're the guy from the exams!"
"Oh, hey, yeah!" Izuku says as he recognizes her. It's the girl who he ended up saving among others, and vice-versa. "So glad you got in UA!"
"Un!"
Bakugo watches as the two converse with narrow eyes. Still reeling from that previous cough, he mutters, "This isn't a-"
"-social gathering." To his surprise, someone else speaks these words aloud just by the exit. Everyone turns to the door just in time to see a pasty face man wrapped in a yellow sleeping bag. The banana man sips up a juice box before standing, stripping himself of the sleeping bag and stepping inside. "This is the hero course; if you want to make friends, do it somewhere else."
'He's so tired sounding!' is the general consensus.
"Take your seats now," he says, and everyone gathers to their assigned desks. He takes a minute to count them, equaling twenty. "And it took twenty seconds for you to shut up and sit down."
Izuku recognizes him from the hologram. But, not what hero he is. "I hope you realize how precious time is, and I don't want anyone here who's only going to waste it. The sooner you realize that the better your time here will be. I am your homeroom teacher, Shouta Aizawa."
As everyone contemplates how this weirdo is their homeroom teacher, and who he is among the pros, he takes out a gym uniform with the UA insignia on the front from his sleeping bag. He says, "Each of you should have this inside your desks. Put on your gym uniform and then head out to the campus grounds; we're doing the Quirk Apprehension test."
Everyone hits the lockers throwing on their uniforms. Afterward, they head out where they get a good look at their sports area.
"A Quirk Apprehension test?" asks a few students in out of sync unison.
Confused, the girl with chestnut hair raises her hand and asks, "What about the entrance ceremony? Or the guidance sessions?"
"We have no time to waste on that stuff if you wanna be heroes." He turns around to face the group. "UA is known for its freestyle educational system. The teachers love to use this rule." He takes up his notebook.
"Softball throwing. The standing long jump, the 50-meter dash, endurance running, grip strength, side to side stepping, upper body training and seated toe touch; you did all these in middle school, the standard non-Quirk physical testing." He checks his notes. "Top scorer, Midoriya, step forward."
"Hm?" He walks up towards the teacher, surprising everyone else including himself. They all know their scores but are surprised to know about this. This boy who looks so polite and non-threatening did better than everyone else?
"Damn it," says Kacchan as he glares at Izuku.
Another interested party is the one with purple hair.
"Midoriya, what was your score in ball throwing back in middle school?" asks the teacher as he holds up a mechanical ball.
"41 meters," he replies.
"Good. Now, try it with your Quirk." He tosses the ball to Izuku, who grabs it. He holds it tightly and taps a finger onto it, infusing magnetic energy into it. He throws it up high in the air, and it flies far out of sight at amazing speed.
"It's important for us to know our limits. This is the first rational step to realizing the type of hero you are," he says, showing him his results: 900Plus meters.
"Whoa! We can use our Quirks for these?!" asks an ecstatic person with clenching his fists.
"Alright! This is gonna be awesome!" shouts a girl with spiky red hair
"… Awesome huh?" He becomes seriously foreboding. "You're hoping to become heroes in three years, and you think it's gonna be fun and games?" His dead eyes glare upon everyone. "Then how's this for fun? The lowest score in all eight events will be judged hopeless, and will be expelled."
"EH?!" The entire class backs up in shock at this statement. Some even say, "That's not fair!"
"Life is not fair. I'm sure some of you understand more than others," says Aizawa, his words touching Izuku more personally. "As heroes, you will come by these unfair situations more than anyone else and have to overcome them. So don't expect to spend your free time sitting at Burger World chatting with your friends; for the next three years we'll be wringing out your talents and efforts, and in the end, you will become heroes. Prepare to practice Plus Ultra."
Elsewhere…
Over inside the gymnasium, a pro-hero stands before a collection of twenty students. The fanged adult looks around while checking his watch. "Where's Class 1-A?"
He turns over to the bear rat thing on his shoulder. A dark thought then enters his head. "Ugh… please don't tell me the cheap one got them again this year."
"That's true!"
"Why do you keep making him homeroom teacher? We lost an entire class of students last year, along with all the gifts we had to return because he kicked them out!"
"We'll just cut his pay again."
He then sighs. "Alright, let's get a move on then."
Back to Action…
Back outside, the first event begins. The first event begins the 50 Meter Dash. While the contest is fair, most have better luck than others. The higher ones are the tall speedster, Bakugo, and this girl with a spiky ponytail.
After failing to do as well as he wants, because he couldn't exactly increase his speed with his Quirk, he glances on at the blond French boy and a girl with pink skin and hair using their powers to race; she's sliding on her acid while he's jumping and propelling himself with his navel beams. 'Hmm… That gives me an idea.'
The next event is grip strength. With a little magnetic application Izuku increases his tightening hold, he gains a decent score. You know, until he breaks it. The highest score ends up falling to the tallest in class and his multiple arms, with Izuku and the guy with purple hair in second.
The following event is the long jump, one skill Izuku has to accomplish by also using a repelling magnetic force on his feet. This gives him a mighty leap, allowing him to clear 3/4s of the sandpit. Following that is the softball throw.
"Go!" The girl from the exams throws her ball, and it floats into the atmosphere. Aizawa reads it as infinity.
'Huh… it's a Quirk that removes gravity…' Izuku realizes as he studies her abilities.
As he doesn't have to do it, he is allowed to sit back and watch the others try their best at this. The best ones aside from himself are easily the girl from before, the ponytail girl who makes a cannon, Bakugo, and the purple-haired one who simply uses brute strength.
Soon the events come to a close, and the scores finally tally up. Izuku notices that out of them, he scored fourth place. Bakugo is in fifth, and the girl who could make things scored highest. Another thing he noticed greatly is that both the boy with two colors of hair and the purple-haired one scored evenly in second place. The lowest is a miniscule boy with grape balls for hair.
"Your scores here reflect your overall performance. Explaining the process is a waste of time, so all you're getting is the results." Aizawa then clicks, turning his device off. "Because everyone performed as expected, no one will be expelled."
A sigh of relief escapes their lips. "Except, Mineta…" The little one erects shaking with fear. "While you can stay, you're not out of hot water just yet. I expect you to get better and improve yourself."
He then walks away. "We're done here. Once you change back, head over into class and grab the curriculum for the school year. I'll see you all tomorrow." The students take this moment to calm down and walk back to their dorm. As they do, he glances over at one of the students for a moment.
As he leaves, he finds the two pro heroes coming out to approach him from their hiding spot. Sweat drops down his face. "Principal Nezu, Vlad King…"
"So, no one failed this time? That's a good number this time," says the mouse thing. "I wanted to see if you're ready."
"…yes."
Later that day, the students of Class 1-A can be found leaving the confounds of the main campus in their uniforms. Among them is Izuku, who looks down at his watch getting ready to head for home.
"Hey, wait up!" The emerald protagonist turns around to see some members of his class coming up to see him. It's the gravity girl, the tall speedster, and the girl who makes anything.
After taking in a breath, for reasons repeating, he says, "Oh, hey! Uh…"
"Oh, I never introduced myself," says the speedster. "I'm Tenya Iida."
"Momo Yaoyorozu," says the creator girl.
"Ochako Uraraka," says the other girl. "And you're…"
Finally, a chance to introduce himself. "Izuku Midoriya."
"Izuku? I thought it was Deku."
Hearing that derogatory name, the boy has to ask, "Where did you get that?"
"Hey, Deku!" He flinches when the answer to his question comes forth. Bakugo passes by Izuku and asks, "You going home?"
"Of course I am, Kacchan."
"Good. My mom's coming over, so don't be late!" He then proceeds to cough from yelling again. "Damn it, stop doing that!" He leaves.
With him gone, the emerald protagonist turns to the others. "So, he and I are childhood friends/rivals. Like how I call him Kacchan because I was bad at names, he called me Deku as an insult for a bit. But he's the only one who calls me Deku as a nickname now."
"How can an insult be a nickname?" asks Iida.
"It's like one of those frenemy things," says Uraraka with a smile.
"Hmm…" Yaoyorozu looks over at where Bakugo left. "Where have I seen him before?"
That causes Izuku to flinch. "Wait. Ash-blond hair… explosive Quirk… it's him!"
Oh no.
"It's who?" asks Uraraka.
"That Bakugo person… he was the one captured a year ago by a villain!" says the girl as she faces the others.
Uraraka and Iida go wide-eyed when they recollect that moment in the news. It was horrible; a sludge Quirk villain rampaged in a shopping district after capturing and possessing a middle schooler. He caused thousands of yen in property damage and assaulted many heroes for forty minutes until finally being stopped by a hero with an appropriate Quirk. The boy's identity was revealed by watchers filming the scene and he was all over the news since day 1 before fading in obscurity.
"Yeah, that happened," says Izuku as he looks at the three of them. "Can you guys not mention that around him? It really hurt him."
"Is that why-"
"Yes, but don't tell him I said that."
"My lips are sealed," Yaoyorozu says, imitating a zipper on her lips. The others imitate this action as well.
"So," Izuku clears his throat, "what did you guys want with me?"
"I was curious when I heard about the boy who controlled a monstrous robot at the exams," says Yaoyorozu with a half smile. "When I saw your Quirk out there I could see why; controlling electricity is very powerful."
"She asked us so we guided her," says Iida.
Izuku lifts an eyebrow in confusion. "Weren't you there when everyone was talking about it?"
"I didn't take the exams," she addresses, placing a hand to her chest. "I was able to enter UA on an academical recommendation."
"Oh?" This intrigues them. Izuku then asks, "Did anyone else?"
"Actually, four of us can get into the hero course classes, two through an academic test and two through a practical test. I believe someone else in our class got it too."
Thinking on it, Izuku surmises that it was most likely the one who could utilize ice. Either him, or the one who has super strength. It only makes sense.
"Well, I have to go home now. My limo's waiting for me." Yaoyorozu waves to the crew and leaves for her luxurious vehicle, where a waiter opens the door for her.
"… she's rich?!" is the general consensus.
Later…
With all said and done, Izuku splits from his new friends heading for home. As he enters the living room and finds no one there, he looks around trying to find his parents. Since Mitsuki is coming over, he expected some sort of spread.
Shrugging, he heads for his bedroom. As he does, he hears voices. "This is starting to get weaker." He checks over at his parents' bedroom and tiptoes over. Hoisted by the weakness of any living human, curiosity, he crouches down on one knee next to the door and listens in.
"We'll just have to increase the drainage."
"No, Hisashi. This is at its limit. All we can do now is add another."
"I can talk to Tsuragamae! You're nearing the end of your time."
"… please. If they find out where I am I'll have to return to my old ways. I don't want to be taken away from you or my baby boy."
Taken? Izuku thinks about what that means. Who will take her away? And why does he think it's not the police?
His thoughts are distracted away when he hears a knock on the door. Knowing he'll get caught eavesdropping, Izuku gets up and heads to the door quickly to open it. In steps Mitsuki Bakugo.
"Hey, Izuku!" says the beautiful mother as she reaches down and grabs the emerald protagonist into a hug.
"God, act your fucking age!" says Bakugo as he comes in, carrying some bags of stuff. He receives a slap to the skull for his trouble.
"Watch your goddamn, filthy fucking mouth, boy!" she screams, having released the tomato-headed boy.
"Mitsuki?" Inko and Hisashi come out of the bedroom in a hurry, just in time to see the mother pulling on her son's cheeks like he was made of rubber.
Izuku can ask about that when the time's right.
…
Bright and early on this Tuesday morning, Izuku enters UA High campus heading for class.
Inside he finds his classmates inside chatting and what not. Bakugo gives him an upward head nod, still frowning, while Uraraka and Iida wave to him. Taking a seat, Izuku props out a notebook and begins to jot down words.
"Tenya Iida…" mutters Izuku as he writes down notes about the speedster. This goes into detail with his height and weight, his Quirk, and possible weaknesses. Once he's done, he switches to the next page and works on Ochako Uraraka.
The door opens quickly and in steps their teacher Aizawa. Almost immediately they sit down in their seats. The adult then checks his watch, saying, "Ten seconds. Much better this time, but not good enough."
His next move is to approach his desk and speak: "Welcome to the first day of class. Before your real classes begin, we'll start with introductions." He then points over outside the class. "So, come up and introduce yourself to the class one by one when I call your names while I grab your gift baskets."
"Gift baskets?" repeats Yaoyorozu.
"It was a congratulatory gift for everyone who made it into UA, something that was supposed to be given out during orientation had you gone. Obviously, you didn't, and the principal wanted me to waste time handing them over so we don't waste them, so I decided to go with two birds here."
'And who's fault was that?!' is for the third time the general consensus.
"Now when I call your names, stand up and tell them things about yourself…" He checks his clipboard. "Yuga Aoyama." He then heads out the door.
The blond Frenchman stands up tall. "Bonsoir, mesa mi! This one is Aoyama! You may find me extremely flashy because I live with style!" He then snaps his fingers to the side. "My Quirk is Navel Laser, which lets me shoot a beam from my body part. Where you might ask? Let's just say it's not a land or sky attack!"
Aizawa comes in and delivers Aoyama's gift, which is a blue basket of essentials, goodies, and toiletries. "Next up, Ashido."
"YO!" The pink girl rises up with a lot of energy. "I'm Mina Ashido! I like dancing and shipping! If you're wondering about my skin, it's because of my Quirk Acid. I produce acid from my body from any part! But don't worry; I can control how much it burns! Also-"
"Let's not go overboard," speaks Aizawa as he comes over with her gift. "Asui."
"Okay, gero." This time a girl with green hair and a crouching posture rises up. "My name is Tsuyu Asui. My friends call me Tsuyu. My Quirk lets me do everything a frog can do. Nice to meet you all."
After receiving her gift, Aizawa calls on Iida. He shoots up quickly and stiff, like a robot. "Tenya Iida! My Quirk Engine allows me to run at high speeds! It is an honor to be at this prestigious academia of heroism like the rest of my family! I hope not to bring shame to them and-"
"That's enough." Aizawa drops his gift bag on his desk, making him stop. "Uraraka."
"Uh, hello!" Uraraka gets up and waves nervously. "My name is Ochako Uraraka. I guess, what can I say? Eh to… Oh! I like sweets! I kind of always wanted to have a Quirk that lets me grow bigger. And my Quirk is Zero Gravity, where I reduce the gravity around objects by touching them."
"Next up, Ojiro."
This time, the guy with the big tail stands. "I'm Mashirao Ojiro. I don't really have anything special to say. Heck, even my Quirk isn't that special. It just gives me a super strong tail."
"Don't be like that." Aizawa comes inside with a gift bag. "It's not what your Quirk does; it's about how creative you can be with it." He places it on his table. "Don't give up so easily… anyway, Shinso."
Izuku looks over as he notices the one with purple hair stands. "Let's see… I guess Hitoshi Shinso is my name. And honestly, I can't believe I'm here considering how my life has been. My Quirk is Brai-" He stops at that. "Sorry. My Quirk is Super Power."
Once he receives his gift he sits down immediately, almost suspiciously. "Kirishima."
"HAI!" shouts the red-headed girl as she rises up. "I'm Eiji Kirishima. I guess I'm very honest as a person. I respect the heroic and brave people the most." She glances over at Ashido, who gives a thumbs up. "My Quirk Hardening allows me to toughen my skin to tank anything."
"Like Alicia Vikander…" speaks the smallest person in the class, who sits just behind Izuku.
"Huh?" As Kirishima turns over to him, Aizawa gives the boy the look before handing the girl her gift.
"Next up, Koda."
This time, the person with a rock-like head as big as only one other in class stands. He holds up a sign that reads Koji Koda. He turns the sign to show more kanji, which reads that his Quirk is Anivoice, allowing him to command and control animals.
It doesn't take long for Aizawa to come in and deliver the gift by the time Koda's done. "I'd argue, but then I'd be a hypocrite. Sato!"
"Yosha!" This comes from the bulky person behind Koda, his lips are big and round like a Kinnikuman. "Call me Rikido Sato. My Quirk Sugar Rush converts sweets into power! I love baking too, so that helps."
"What kind of stuff do you bake!?" asks Ashido, as many of the girls become interested now.
"Sunnovabitch!" mutters that same short guy.
"We don't have time for that," speaks the teacher as he delivers the gift. "Ten down… Shoji, go."
The tallest person in the class stands up now. From his arm tentacles, a mouth appears and speaks. "You can call me Mezo Shoji. I can talk to you like this because of my Quirk, Dupli-Arms. It lets me sprout my body parts from these tentacles. I can't really speak from my real mouth so expect this a lot."
Next up, a girl with purple hair and long earlobes stands. "Well, my name is Kyoka Jiro. I like to…" She pokes her eyes to the side of her head. "Nevermind that. I have very good hearing, so I can hear everything that that pervert over there is muttering." She glares at the short one. "My Quirk Earphone Jack lets me use my earlobes to produce my heartbeat for attacks."
Aizawa hands her gift over and calls up the next person. This person is a plain-faced boy with strangely big elbows. "I'm Hanta Sero. Nice to meet you all, hopefully. My Quirk Tape shoots cellophane from my elbows, making me perfect for trapping villains."
"We'll see," says Aizawa as he delivers his gift. "Tokoyami."
The boy with a raven bird head gets up from his seat. "My name is Fumikage Tokoyami. As punny as that name is, my Quirk is equally dark. Dark Shadow is a living creature that lives in me that I can manifest for combat." For further emphasis, a bird shadow rises from his stomach.
"I'm more than a fighter!" it says before retreating.
"Todoroki." The last person in that row ends up being one of the other boys Izuku was curious about, the one with heterochromia and hair that comes in two colors: the right white and the left red.
"Shoto Todoroki," he tells them all, eyes focused elsewhere. "My Quirk lets me make ice on the right side… don't worry about the left though; you'll never see it."
He then sits down, before Aizawa could step back inside. After sighing and handing over his gift, he faces the last row. "Hagakure."
"Yay!" A pair of clothes stands up. "I'm Toru Hagakure! Call me Toru if that's too long for you. My skin reflects light so you can't see my face. I can't wait to see the kind of hero this will make me."
As the short guy drools over the implications, Aizawa delivers her gift. "We'll see what kind of hero you become as well." He then turns to Bakugo, who is already standing up.
"The name's Katsuki Bakugo, future number 1 hero in the world!" he declares, pointing at himself. He holds his throat to keep himself from yelling. "My sweat is filled with nitroglycerin, which I can detonate. So don't be surprised when I say this; you are all pebbles to me!"
As Izuku expected, the rest of the class is appalled. "You extras all exist to sharp against me and turn me into a diamond, an unbreakable gem that will never be helpless and weak again!" He flinches upon saying that last part, and quickly sits down, muttering, "Why did I say that part?"
"Good luck with that," says the teacher as he delivers his gift. "Midoriya."
"Oh!" Izuku stands up and immediately turns red. "Let's see… uh…"
"You're turning into a tomato," Bakugo jeers.
"Well, I'm Izuku Midoriya. I really like heroes so I wanted to be one so much. My Quirk lets me control electromagnetism through my own superconductive powers."
"So, like Polaris?" asks Yaoyorozu suddenly. She quickly covers her mouth, apologizing.
"Polaris?" Before he could inquire further, Aizawa hands over his gift.
"It's probably best you don't know," says the teacher. He turns to the short one, saying, "Mineta."
"Yes, my turn!" Mineta hops up on the table so others can see him properly. "I(ore-sama) am Minoru Mineta! I like girls, girls, and lots of girls!" All the girls give him the look at that. "My Quirk lets me remove the Pop Offs on my head to stick to surfaces. Like you saw yesterday, I bounce off of them."
"Step down," says Aizawa before he plops down his gift. Of course, Mineta didn't and ends up catching the bag before falling over.
Without having to be called, Yaoyorozu stands up. "Good day to you all. My name is Momo Yaoyorozu. I have a Quirk that lets me create any non-living thing from my body." She demonstrates by holding her hand out and forming a slip of paper that reads Hello.
Aizawa delivers her gift and moves back to the front of the room. "That concludes introductions. I'm gonna take a nap." He grabs his sleeping bag and slips in. "Try to stay quiet until the next teacher arrives."
And with that, he dives into slumber.
Soon the others start looking at one another hoping to talk now that they've broken the ice. Izuku, however, is staring at Yaoyorozu. 'Who's Polaris?'
Lucas: I find that introduction scene unnecessary.
Julia: We had to. It was a decision where the consequences would either be lazy or unnecessary. So we threw some things in to be necessary to the mystery of this world.
Yusei: For the time being, this story will be completed. If you wish to see it continued, that depends. Are you here to see a story being told, pairings being made, or mistakes to write five paragraphs about?
Kei: You're slipping back again. Anyway, thanks for the stay. I gotta grow older today.