A/N: Alright, after that hiatus from MHA, I'm back. The spark is back, but I will be updating NSoA slower than before. This is partly for my own sake – this chapter especially was a pain to get out as I decided more and more to never use School Briefs books as more than a reference of events – and partly as I am still updating my DCAU SI, Seventh Thunder, over on Spacebattles. Why is it not elsewhere? Makes it easier on me updating it, honestly. Chapters will alternate between NSoA and Seventh Thunder, with exceptions made depending on how my mood goes.

Let it never be said that even a weekend day at the Hatsume's is calm and collected. Oh sure, I usually use one or two of them to focus on expanding my model collection – a mix of stuff that I remembered from before that… mostly had just become nostalgic or collectors' items – or spent time chatting with the others online-

Blizzard of Heroes: Don't get me wrong, I've seen the wiki page, but she'll have to go up against Abomination, the Absorbing Man and the others. She'll have troubles with them, even without being tired out.

MightyAllMight: Except Mirko doesn't tire out easily.

Blizzard of Heroes: Proof? You said before it's hard to find much evidence of how she fights.

MightyAllMight: That's because she doesn't hold back in any of her fights, she goes all out. I've only managed to make it to the site of her fights a couple of times, and there was as much damage there as Mt Lady or even All Might's fights get.

Blizzard of Heroes: Doesn't answer the stamina issue.

MightyAllMight: One time I got there as she just finished up. Got her signature. And then she leaped away with enough strength she left a rabbit paw imprint in the concrete. If she had used more, she'd have shattered it, any less and nothing. She did it on purpose.

Blizzard of Heroes: Hmm, if she had enough fine control for that after a battle...it's possible.

-but that's the core stuff I do. Saying that I do it also gives the idea that this household is… normal. The explosions from Yubi's lab say otherwise. So, imagine my shock in the middle of the day when I hear a whooping cheer from him. "Everyone! Te, Mei, Andros, come quick!" The pink afro'd mad chemist among other things called out.

I sighed, rolled my eyes… and grinned, grabbing my nearby containment suit and slipping into it. Oh sure, it wasn't really NEEDED around the house if I wasn't planning on going out, but if I'm being honest, it's kinda grown on me. I prefer my hero outfit, but that would need Te to have enough time to make at least three of them – one casual, one for school, one spare. And Te runs a business making these sorts of things, I'm not about to ask her to make three more without having enough money to pay for the commission of it – much like U.A. probably did.

Anyway, I wait a moment, and then walk out, smirking a bit as I see Mei having just rushed past me out of shared excitement. This sounds like something big. "Papa! What's going on? Is it…?" Mei trailed off, outright squeeing in excitement.

"What? What has Mei this excited?" I asked confusedly.

Te sighed. "Oh, you've asked for it now." She remarked dramatically.

"I-ISLAND!" Yubi and Mei declared, even as Yubi held out a set of tickets – that's at least four there!

"The artificial island that's powered by the most advanced technology that doesn't come made by my own hands!" Mei announced, pushing up against my screen.

"The top scientific minds gathering together in a great expo!" Yubi added dramatically. "And they've asked me to be one of the scientific minds to come there… I don't even have stocks in I-Island!"

"Because those stocks are out of either of our price ranges," Te noted. As ever the one relative source of controlled emotion.

I chuckled. "And it was founded by, among other people, David Shield, former sidekick and support to All Might himself." I remarked, even as I noticed Mei flash me a look at that. "… so, you got tickets for the big expo in a few weeks' time?"

"Exactly my boy! Exactly!" Yubi remarked. "Enough for us all-"

"One of us needs to keep the businesses in check while the other is at I-Island" Te cut in… before smiling wide. "You go. And take as many pictures of the support costumes and gear that they have."

Yubi blinked… and took off a set of goggles he'd had on, raising them onto his hair. "Are you sure sweetie? I might want to go, but you have just as much right to it." He insisted.

"I've already made up my mind." Te countered.

"And if you and Mei both went, I'd have to try and stop the two of you stealing one of the items at some point." I deadpanned.

"Yep!" Mei openly admitted.

"I'm not that bad-" Te started, before giggling, clearly not able to convince herself on that front.

"But that means a ticket's spare Yubi-san… so who else would…" I trailed off as Yubi, Te and Mei were all looking at me. "What? I was going to ask Neito first if I was allowed!"

Mei just giggled mischievously at that. "Oh, I'm sure Mina will be horribly jealous that you're cheating on her with him." She announced dramatically.

"That's not what I meant and you know it!" I yelled, feeling the heat of my blush. I'm willing to bet it's bright enough to be seen even through the screen at this point.

"Honestly though, it wouldn't be a terrible idea for one of you to bring a friend with." Yubi noted, stroking his moustache all the while. "I'd have suggested that Intelli girl, but her family almost certainly would have been invited too."

"Koda could probably do with the break from me, especially after the last few days." Mei admitted with a hint of sheepishness in her voice. Progress! "We could try contacting Neito and see what he says, but honestly, with the ability to adjust and make any acid… Mina seems like she'd be the most scientific pick, and she is in the bigger group."

"Alright alright, I'll give Neito a call first, and then talk with Mina if he turns it down." I noted, even as Mei giggled.

"Ahrerere? Andros, won't Mina be horribly jealous that you're cheating on her with me?" Neito asked. The next few moments consisted of me strangling empty air and Neito apparently finding it hilarious. "But seriously, as fun as that sounds, and I'd be down for it… but at the same time, I don't actually use much support equipment. My quirk is too versatile."

At that he sighed… and then smiled more earnestly. "Look. I honestly think it would mean more to Mina if she got to go with you than if I got to go with you guys. Not that I wouldn't enjoy it… but there's going to be other events."

… that's really nice. And suspiciously generous. "What do you want me to get you as a bribe?" I noted dully.

"Oh Andros, your gratitude for helping me pair you two is all I want." Neito declared dramatically. "That, and given such a gathering of minds there will be a comic store there."

"Blow it all on French and Belgian comics, preference towards Tintin, Asterix and Obelix, and the like." I listed off in a well-rehearsed manner. It's the highest priority on his Birthday list too. "Failing that-"

"Just a few will do." Neito insisted.

"Just a few antique comics." I muttered

Neito put on a guilty smile. "Ah… you could go for reprints?" He suggested.

"'Can you believe it Andros; they changed the dialogue from Blustering Blindsiding Barnacles to Blindsiding Blustering Barnacles.'" I said, imitating Neito's higher octave. The annoyed look on Neito's face was enough to make me laugh at least.

"Ah buh. Ah buh buh."

As you can probably tell by my eloquent and well detailed vocabulary beforehand, I was a bit dumbstruck at the moment. Although I feel like that's the expected result given the situation. It was Sunday, and Mina, Sero, Kaminari, Jiro, Ojiro and I had made our way to Yaroyozu Momo's residence. To call it a house would be a massive understatement, and just a mansion seems slightly underselling it as well. Almost fight of flight level big

But I finally collect myself and swallow, hard. "Y'know… probably best Uraraka didn't decide to join this group. She'd already have fainted." I commented hoarsely.

"No freaking kidding!" Kaminari exclaimed as we continued to stare in shock. "Are you sure that this is the right place Jiro?"

"Megamansion…" Mina whispered in awe

"It's the address she gave us!" Jiro insisted back… only for some of that fire to go out as she looked up at the mansion. "Ah… but…"

Sero scratched the back of his neck. "No offence Andros, but for once this is something I wish you knew more about to check." He confessed.

Ojiro nodded. "It is rather nerve wracking… I feel like I stand out just standing near here."

"Ah, Nebulos-san, Sero-san, Ojiro-san, Kaminari-san, Ashido-san and Jiro-san, correct?" As one we turned to look at the smooth voice, belonging to a petite man with greying hair and a fine suit, as well as gentle features and a ramrod straight posture that made him seem younger than he likely was. As we turned to him, he smiled, his face showing some of that age as some wrinkles became evident. "Welcome one and all. I am Uchimura, the head butler of the Yaoyorozu estate. Momo-san is expecting you, so by all means, come on in."

At that, the electronically locked gate moved aside. Uchimura… the name wasn't familiar, but I remember reading about a butler once. The fact I barely remember anything about one while staring at him means it was either excessively minor… or in side material. Still, we followed up after Uchimaru.

"A real-life butler! They do exist!" Mina squealed.

"Do you think that means they have maids too?" Kaminari asked. I was about to admonish him but… eh, it's not openly perverted and he's not flat out trying anything, so not Mineta levels.

"Guys, stop." Jiro admonished.

"Yes, the household employs maids as well." Uchimaru replied pleasantly. "But they are professionals as well."

Kaminari chuckled slightly guiltily at that. Huh… actually, this is the first time in a while I've seen him doing stuff without Mineta. What is that gremlin up to today anyway?

Minoru Mineta was fuming. He'd been hoping to come to this park with his bro in appreciating the… finer things in life in Kaminari. Even when he found out that Kaminari couldn't make it, he still went along for the chance to cruise for babes by himself and maybe score for once, he'd even ditched Tokoyami and Iida the first chance he'd gotten.

… unfortunately for him, he hadn't taken into account who else would take the ticket Kaminari left.

"So, you're telling me that you can replicate any part of your body?" One woman asked.

Her boyfriend next to her laughed. "Now dear-"

"Mind out of the gutter sweetie." The girlfriend lightly scolded. "I'm just asking because he seemed strong from what we saw of the festival."

Mezo Shoji formed a mouth on one of his hands at that. "I usually only focus on facial features." He admitted. "It allows my sensory abilities to be at the top of their game, but if I didn't focus on physical training…"

"It explains why you have so much muscle." Another woman commented.

Shoji had decided to come after him under the idea that nobody should be split up without a way to communicate. Mineta thought that was bull frankly, but he hadn't been worried to start with because between his rugged good looks and charm, a six-armed muscled wonder like Shoji wouldn't compare, right?

… ok, in hindsight even he had to admit that was flawed thinking. It wasn't fair! Shoji got as far as him in the festival, and yet they weren't even giving him a passing thought while Shoji got all the attention!

At the least though it could be worse. Apparently Tsuyu had been asked before Shoji. That girl scared him a bit.

Eh, hopefully he's being kept in line. As much as I dislike him, Mineta by himself is better than Mineta and Kaminari together. Even with the occasional thing with Setsuna, Kaminari and Mineta seem to bring out the worst in each other.

Still, I shook myself out of my little stupor to look around the Mansion in open amazement. Mina might have been right to call this a Megamansion, I've walked through historical castles that were set up less ornately! And I'm not even covering the inside, as we walk through the perfectly manicured garden with hedges and flowers a bloom… I swear I spotted an Australian wattle, but that would be insane to try and raise in Japan's colder climate! The Mansion itself was in a European style, making me feel just a little nostalgic for a time I barely remembered at this point… and given the others looking around, one of them probably wants to check we're still in Japan!

"Welcome!" A team of maids declared from the open front doors, all smiling with perfect poise.

I believe I heard a light squee escape Kaminari.

Before I could process beyond this though, another figure rushed forward through the central hallway, smiling as she emerged. Looking to all the world like an older Momo, but with a little less athleticism and a touch of a look that I couldn't quite put my finger on.

"Hello there! I'm Yaoyorozu's mother, it's so wonderful to meet my beloved Momo's friends." Mrs. Yaoyorozu remarked with a glowing smile that her daughter definitely inherited, if a little less bubbly and more warm. "And six of you! I'm so very glad that my Momo has made so many fr- oh, you there."

I blinked and at first thought – mostly because of past experience with the suit – she was addressing me, but Mrs. Yaoyorozu – that feels weird, I should check what her name is – was actually looking at Jiro. Not sure why, her outfit is pretty standard, but then maybe it's a thing I still don't get about Japan.

An odd look flitted over Mrs. Yaoyorozu's face before her smile returned. "Yaoyorozu has prepared the hall for you all, if you'd follow me?" She asked.

"Are you sure Yaoyorozu-sama?" Uchimaru asked, the symbol of respect.

"Oh yes, I must insist, Uchimaru! You do plenty already." Mrs. Yaoyorozu insisted, waving us in as she did. And my jaw dropped as my impression of the mansion skyrocketed further

Decorated with fantastic floral wallpaper, a wonderful marble floor way, paintings, statues and more decorating the halls that were already having me mentally trying to calculate how much was spent on them.

"It's like the Palace of Versailles… not that I've ever been." Ojiro muttered.

"Right? Bet this is what it's like though." Sero continued

Kaminari nodded. "Totally." He insisted.

"It's making my head spin just from thinking how much time and effort war put into it." I noted in a hushed tone.

Jiro said nothing, clearly stunned by her surroundings. Mina, however, was a bit more vocal.

"This is where YaoMomo lives?" Mina questioned eagerly. "She really is a princess!"

"YaoMomo?" Mrs. Yaoyorozu asked, turning towards us with a raised eyebrow.

Jrio swallowed slightly. "Um, YaoMomo is what we call YaoMomo – I mean Momo! Your daughter." She explained nervously.

A look of curiosity entered Mrs. Yaoyorozu's face, her smile almost wistful. "Oh, YaoMomo… it almost sounds like some exotic flower." She remarked, even as I personally just pictured Momo's face on top of a flower stalk – before Mina did a light chop to the back of my neck. How did she- urgh, nevermind. "Well, if that's her nickname, what nickname would you give me?"

Before I can even ask what her first name is to make one, Mina spoke up.

"Well, seeing as you're YaoMomo's mother, what about YaoMama?"

"Wonderful! Call me YaoMama then!" YaoMama stated.

"Sure thing, YaoMama!" Mina exclaimed happily.

"Yes Ma'am! I mean, YaoMama!" Jiro remarked nervously. Huh, she's a bundle of nerves today, wonder why? But I have another question on my mind, as I try to match my pace to get side by side with Mina.

"'YaoMama'?" I questioned quietly.

Mina flashed me a victorious grin. "What, you don't like it?" She asked.

"Never said that, but we don't even know her first name, we could've used that." I whispered.

Mina shrugged. "She likes it."

"It's the principle of the thing Mina." I grumbled. Still, I can't fully complain. YaoMama is happy and I don't have to feel awkward in always thinking of her as Mrs. Yaoyorozu. That always seemed a bit too formal for my taste anyway.

Of course, any thoughts on formality were sort of blown away as we entered the Hall, as Yaoyorozu had called it back at school. The room was simply MASSIVE, with a long table set up in the centre of it. As we got our supplies and books out, sitting down, YaoMama smiled.

"Oh, this looks so lovely, for my Momo to have friends who rely on her, and who she trusts so much in turn~" She cooed. "I'll go make sure she's ready, and make sure the refreshments are too."

Before any of us could respond, YaoMama walked off with a bouncy little spring in her step, a lot like Momo's own. Really it explained where Momo's more bountiful energy came from when she was enthusiastic. Still, as we sat down, we all kept looking around the grand hall, the windows behind us letting plenty of light in.

"I feel so out of place…" Ojiro remarked. "It's making me nervous."

"I know what you mean…" Sero added. "This place… it's like a whole other level."

I nodded at that… and then stopped and simply gave a thumbs up. "Yeah, there's being well off, there's rich, and then there's this." I said… "But YaoMama seemed ok, if a bit bouncy."

"See, it's comments like that which make me glad Mineta didn't see a need to come along." Kaminari snarked. "He'd have been all over that… but that reminds me, why are YOU here? You outscored everyone but YaoMomo in the midterms!"

I winced at that… and let out a sigh. "Is it wrong that I wanted to hang around with you guys?" I asked. Given that everyone but Ojiro gave me looks at that, and even Ojiro didn't look fully convinced, I let out a deeper sigh. "Ok, it's… well, with what happened with me, my brain isn't totally like it was before. I forget things, and the last thing I want to do is forget what could be useful in class. That and I thought I could help out with English tutoring."

Kaminari actually smiled a little at that. "Dude, you're seriously worried about falling behind?" He teased. "You?"

I blushed. "I… just don't want to rely on stuff. Like, you saw I'm not fantastic with History." I insisted.

At that, things went quiet… and I noticed that someone hadn't really spoken up. I went to ask Jiro… but then the door opened, a beaming Momo walking through with a tray that had a slight clatter as it carried a teapot, plates, some cakes, and what looked to be a plate of freshly made cookies. "Is anything the matter?" Momo asked, practically radiating wholesomeness.

"No, everything's fine!" The others remarked happily… even I couldn't help smiling. Momo just seemed so… excited about all this. I'm not about to ruin that for her.

As the study session wore on, we started to ease into things, getting into our respective grooves, and taking notes. Momo was the one playing tutor most of the time, but as per usual class etiquette, seemed to want me to double check her on English a little. I mean it was nice to know that even Momo wasn't entirely certain but… well…

"I have said I'm not fantastic with English grammar, right?" I insisted.

The others gave me mostly flat looks. "Dude, even if you're not, you're still better than any of us." Sero pointed out.

"It's a bit intimidating for us, being outsiders looking in on it." Ojiro added.

"Oh, don't start that, I know what that's like!" I exclaimed. "But Japanese makes sense, for all of the complications with Katakana and Kanji and the like. English is a language that mugged a dozen other languages and stole words from all of them."

"Don't say that like Japanese is easy!" Kaminari countered.

Of course, even as he said this, Jiro had picked up one of the cookies, something that the others were following with. I was waiting – mostly because I'm kinda a picky eater honestly. I hadn't exactly had much choice at home, given that Te and Yubi seemed to take my picky taste buds as a challenge for me to try new things, but even when invited in, I hesitated a bit.

It meant that I was the only one aside from Momo who didn't take a bite of the cookies. And as they did, I noticed something shift. Small shifts of the face, widened eyes, clearly suppressing… something. Their skin turned a bit paler and a slight sweat breaking out.

"Aren't they to your liking?" Momo questioned

"W-what? Naww, they're great." Sero spluttered with a tone of voice that sounded like he was barely convincing himself.

"So, this is how the other half lives? Wow…" Ojiro muttered as he was clearly stopping himself from being too hasty with the tea to wash it down.

At that, Momo's gaze and my own shifted to the cookies. I don't know what she's considering, but as I glance at her, she reaches for the cookies herself, warily. I snatched one up immediately, and snapped it in half to try and get a look of what was inside it. While Momo bit down on her own, I blanched as I immediately not only saw, but could smell a little of what seemed to be inside despite my suit.

The fishy smell was bad enough, but I could see a mix of what seemed to be a leafy vegetable or two, chocolate, and I… think some nuts! And the dough itself seemed to have a sparkle to it that I'm not too sure is sugar.

I put down the cookie halves at that, blanching hard. "Momo, I might need to keep these… for Mei to look at later." I groaned out.

The others glanced at me shocked, with Kaminari clearly forming an X with his arms to try and warn me off of what I had just said.

Momo on the other hand just covered her mouth, turning a little pale herself from her bite. "If something good can come from them… it would be a nice turn." She said with a bit of forced joy. "I… will be back in a moment…"

Once she left the room, everyone seemed to wretch, go for the tea or, in Mina's case, clearly look at her hands with the look of a woman considering melting her own taste buds to end her suffering.

"Yeeech! I can still taste it." Mina exclaimed.

"That wasn't a cookie, it was a bioweapon." Kaminari groaned out.

I nodded in response. "Why do you think I mentioned Mei?" I pointed out.

"Still, that was a bit direct." Jiro commented.

Sero shrugged. "Direct or not, it's not wrong." He admitted. "Still, maybe you should go apologize?"

I grimaced… but nodded, getting up and turning around.

Of course, if I had been thinking about what I was doing, I would have called for Uchimaru or one of the staff. Because while my reaction earlier might have seemed exaggerated, it wasn't. Momo's family lived in what I could call a mansion for mansions. Hallways that could be eldritch in style for all I know.

Or to be frank, it might just be I'm terrible with directions. Oh sure, once I've been somewhere I can probably trace the same path, but trying to find where Momo had gone with no guidance because I was acting on a whim? Yeah, not my smartest idea.

In fact, I was left wandering for a while, before eventually, my salvation arrived in Uchimaru… accompanying Jiro and Mina.

"Please don't tell me I was out so long you sent out a search party." I pleaded.

Jiro and Mina glanced at each other, Mina giggling. Jiro just let out a sigh. "No, you're being overdramatic. We just had to use the ladies room." Jiro pointed out.

"And… got lost on the way back." Mina admitted.

"These hallways seem to be endless." I agreed.

Uchimaru just put on a small but mischievous grin. "To the untrained, yes." He remarked, before walking on. We looked at each other, before following on behind him. And yet… I sniffed the air.

"What's that smell?" I asked. I hadn't really noticed it earlier – or maybe I'd just put it at the back of my mind – but there was a… pungent smell in the air, only getting stronger, to put it lightly.

"The cookies from earlier." Mina and Uchimaru noted simultaneously.

"… that fits." I admitted.

Jiro gave me a look and a smirk. "Mina said the exact same thing." She pointed out. And I'm sure I let out a small amount of Nebula Gas as a result of the embarrassment.

"Mother, please. I don't think that's an… ideal combination either."

"And why not?"

At that the three of us stopped, and Uchimaru simply gestured to the left of us, a pair of doors with one ajar, that seemed to lead to the kitchens. With the sort of coordination that can only be found in a trio of teenagers too curious for our own good, we quickly stacked against the closed door, with my suited self as the top of the totem pole of curious heads peeking in.

"It's just that sardines and chocolate are hardly an ideal pairing…" Momo continued.

"But Momo, fish oils are good for the brain, as is cacao." YaoMama stated. "Don't worry, once we blend it in with the oysters, you won't even recognize the fish! They were in the earlier cookies, and I bet you couldn't tell."

Even the magnificence of the state-of-the-art professional tier kitchen they were standing in was not enough to disguise the disgust I felt at just the memory of it all, something I could bet the others were mirroring.

"YaoMama mustn't be a great cook." Mina whispered.

Jiro simply nodded in response, as she looked at the ingredients off to the side. Cabbage, spinach, nuts and spices and more. "But why go to all the trouble of making them?"

"Mother, they smell horrid! Can't you smell it?" Momo insisted

YaoMama hummed. "No actually… do you think I'm getting a bit of a cold?"

Even so I looked at the ingredients, still trying to figure out why she'd use them all outside of… well… ditziness.

Jiro gasped, but before she could explain, Momo spoke up again.

"Mother, please. Take a break, you're working yourself too hard." Momo asked.

"I can't!" YaoMama insisted. "You told me yourself, these final exams are very important to you and your friends, if they fail, they won't go to the summer camp, yes? And with you tutoring them, the least I can do is give them a bit of a boost!"

Huh. YaoMama is just, in her own way, looking out for us. That's kinda sweet.

"T-that's so sweet." Mina said… a little louder than she probably wanted to.

Momo turned and saw the three of us totem poling our heads around the door. "Everyone! What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I brought them here, Momo-san." Uchimaru said in what I suspect was a fond tone – shouldn't it be Sama, not San? Gah, I hate Japanese terminology sometimes. "That, and to check that sugar is being used this time."

"Yes, do not worry Uchimaru, I didn't use salt this time." YaoMama remarked with a pleasant smile.

While Mina and Jiro started to talk with YaoMama I slid over to Momo.

"Ah… sorry about being a bit… blunt earlier." I apologized.

"No need." Momo replied, looking a bit… worn out. "Mother does these things sometimes. She means well but…"

I wiggled my left hand. "Not too different from most other mothers." I insisted.

After a brief conversation that I jumped on the end of – something about YaoMama liking Jiro's outfit? – YaoMama wheeled out a tray with a big chocolate cake on it that I was already drooling over… before Jiro tapped me on the shoulder, one of her earphone jacks pointing at… well, YaoMama. Ah, right.

"It wouldn't be proper to just have homemade cookies, so I made sure that this cake was prepared earlier." YaoMama exclaimed.

Oh dear. The dread is already mounting. "Ah… did you make it yourself ma'am?" I questioned.

She waved the question down. "No, no. I had Uchimaru and the staff prepare it early, so I can assure you it's quite scrumptious!" YaoMama noted.

"Then it's time for cake! And study, but first, cake!" Mina cheered, jumping into the air.

"Y'think they're still studying in there?" Mina questioned as we neared the door. It was just us, YaoMama and Uchimaru were finishing up the cake.

Jiro snorted. "Knowing Kaminari? I'm betting on not."

I raised a hand and opened my mouth… and then closed my mouth and lowered my hand. I had nothing to say to Kaminari's defence there.

"Then how about we surprise them, and see if they surprise us?" Momo suggested.

We nodded, and approached the door, opening it a crack. And to their credit, they weren't slacking off.

"Plan C is all about that crucial moment. Boom or bust." Kaminari stated, deadly serious.

"The problem is the noise." Ojiro pointed out. "Someone is bound to hear."

Kaminari nodded… and then perked up. "I know! Sero, you could get someone in the support course to make you a silencer."

Sero rubbed his chin. "A silencer huh… that could be all kinds of useful." He remarked.

Plan C, and all this coordination… and Sero's tape? I'm certain the others are confused to but what could they-

And suddenly, I couldn't help it. In the same moment that the realization hit me, I started to giggle a little, snorting, before bursting out into laughter, collapsing onto the floor inside as it hit me just what they were trying to do… and how stupid it was.

"Wha- you guys? Where have you been?" Kaminari asked, clearly a little panicked.

"Never mind that, what was this plan C of yours?" Jiro question, earphones raised.

I forced myself back up onto my feet at that, trying to control my laughing. "Oh… it's a poor excuse for it… but it's the little desperate thing all high school students consider around exam time." I groaned out. "Cheating."

The three boys paled at that as the girls gave them evil stares… but I raised my hands placatingly.

"Now now, while it's not a good thing… I DID say that all high school students think of it, right?" I pointed out. "I've heard of stuff like writing on the inside of water bottle labels, or people using morse code to share answers."

"Morse code?" Mina asked incredulously.

"It was likely a tall tale." I confessed. "But… uh… you guys-"

"Kaminari's idea." Sero said.

"We just got sucked in." Ojiro added.

"Oh nice, so much for loyalty!" Kaminari remarked.

"Well… you've missed one thing Kaminari." I commented. "Actually, two. The first is that these are teachers. They get hero students every year, and they've probably seen, heard, or use rules to cover all sorts of scenarios."

Kaminari nodded. "Alright, fair point… but what's the second?"

"I think I know." Jiro said. "Aizawa-sensei, right?"

I simply nodded in response as for a moment, I'm sure Kaminari could picture as clear as the rest of us Aizawa's eraser stare.

"Ah… buh… but I don't think I can study to pass this!" Kaminari cried out. "I feel like I'm at my limit!"

What surprised me though, was that Momo walked up to him… and placed her hands on his shoulders.

"Kaminari-kun. You didn't need to cheat to get into U.A., did you?" Momo asked gently.

Kaminari sniffed slightly. "No… I didn't do great on the exam, but I got in." Kaminari responded.

"Then you can do the same here. You are truly smart when you put your mind to it… I truly believe that." Momo insisted.

"Thank you, YaoMomo-sensei!" Kaminari declared. And with a bit of a sigh from Jiro and a chuckle from the rest, we sat down, with cake soon to come.

… and brief hilarity as Jiro took one of the remaining cookies and stuffed it into Kaminari's mouth.