Chapter idea by Melancholy's Sunshine. This isn't exactly like you suggested, but I think it came out pretty good.

Jirou, Satou, and Koda were in the living room, tuning into Present Mic-sensei's radio show. Jirou because she was an avid follower, Satou for the weekly cooking recipe, and Koda because Mic had hinted at a hint for the homework that day.

Currently, a popular rock song was playing. Jirou and Satou were happily singing along (though Satou was significantly less passionate about it) and Koda was just watching quietly, enjoying the impromptu concert.

Eventually, however, the song ended and the trio had to quiet down to hear what Mic was saying.

"-And now it is time for our cooking segment! For any new listeners, the radio show features a cooking recipe for our younger listeners, like our friends in college who are just learning to cook for themselves, or people that just want to learn in general! This week, I'll be telling you how to make katsudon pork cutlet bowls, so those of you interested, start recording!"

(Viewers are warned that I have not tried to make this before. I have no idea how accurate this is to actual katsudon, I just Googled the recipe. Cook at your own risk!)

"So this recipe makes enough for four people-"

"Ojiisan? What are you doing?"

The three listeners mentally paused. They would know that voice anywhere.

"Iz- uh, green bean, what are you doing in here? Where's your otou-san?"

"He's sleeping. Are you making katsudon? Can I help?"

Present Mic laughed nervously. "Um, I don't think your otou-san would like that very much…"

"Oh. I'll go ask him then!"

"Isn't he asleep?" Satou muttered. Jirou snorted.

"No no no, don't wake him up," Present Mic sounded almost panicked for a second. "You're otou-san is scary when he's woken up."

"So I don't need to ask him?"

Mic was quiet for a second. "How about we ask my listeners, huh green bean?"

"Yeah! Hiiii!" Izuku giggled. Jirou, Satou, and Koda giggled as well.

"Alright, well, I've opened up a live stream. Everyone, please vote on whether we should risk the wrath of a father in order to let little green bean help us today!"

Jirou and Koda opened the livestream on their phones. Satou (who had left his phone upstairs) leaned over Koda's shoulder to read the messages and the polls.

"I'm voting he stays." Jirou said.

"Aizawa-sensei's not going to like this very much," Koda replied as he also voted for Izuku to stay. The poll revealed that 99% of people voted the same.

Jirou scrolled down the messages:

(Any usernames were made up. If I happened to accidently copy anyone, it was simply coincidence)

(Also all of these are canon BNHA characters. Have fun guessing who :) )

Vectorwind: awww, what a cute sounding kid!

burned420: he sounds familiar somehow… #letthekidcookfood

Dittoditto: I will protect it *strongly agree* I want to see it grow up healthy *strongly agree* I want to tell my friends and neighbors about it *strongly agree*

veritaserum: safety first, ask his mother

imnothawksjustlooklikehim: #letthekidcookfood #makechickenlegsnexttime

AllInAll,NotABadDay: kids manipulative, I love it

ImNothingIfNotAGentleman: let him cook, he'll be a five star chef one day

Nat-suo-fast-69: #LETTHEKIDCOOKFOOD

(You have until the next update to get your guesses in. Answers next chapter!)

"Pffft," Jirou rolled her eyes at the new hashtag.

"I bet that's going to trend for a while…" Satou muttered.

(Once more reminding you that I don't know how accurate this is to actual katsudon and have never made it myself so it might not even be good idk)

"So, the ingredients… ah, yes, here we are. We need two center-cut, boneless pork chops, and pound them to a centimeter thick. We need salt, pepper, two eggs, flour, one cup of panko, oil, an onion... it says to slice thinly, guess I'll cry… one and one-fourth cup of dashi soup stock… one-third cup of soy sauce, two tablespoons of mirin, one tablespoon of sugar… and four cups of steamed rice…" there were some fumbling noises as Present Mic seemed to be lining up the ingredients as he listed them.

Satou was scribbling like a mad-man.

"Right, so, the first step is to season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Izu- Green bean, can you pass me the salt?"

"Here, ojiisan!"

"Thanks, little listener. Okay, that looks good. Next, we're supposed to sprinkle with flour all over the pork chops…"

"I wanna do it!"

"Alright, alright," Present Mic chuckled. "Here. Don't put too much on."

"I won't!"

"Okay, while you do that, I'm gonna crack this egg- that's the next step, by the way. The egg goes in a small bowl, and the panko goes in another… okay, there. And the egg is beaten…"

There was a short pause. The three listeners could hear Mic mixing up the egg.

Thump! "Oopsie…"

"Oh dear… no, don't cry little listener! It's okay! You did a great job with the flour. We'll clean up the mess later, okay?"

Another pause. There was a sniffle, then "Okay…"

"Okay. Sorry about that, everyone. Green bean just dropped the flour bag on the ground. Now we look like a couple ghosts!"

"Ghosts? Where?"

"There aren't any ghosts, green bean. We just look like them."

"Oh!" Izuku giggled. "Whoo!"

"So scary. Anyway, the next step is to put a thin layer of oil on the pan. Done! No, don't touch it, green bean. That'll hurt you."

"What are you doing?"

The three jumped and looked at the new speaker. Bakugou looked at the three expectantly.

"We're listening to Mic-sensei's show." Jirou explained.

"Izuku and Mic are making katsudon."

"Oh? Izuku's on?" Bakugou looked interested.

"-Crisis averted. Green bean, don't touch hot things. They hurt real bad." Mic's voice cut into their conversation.

"So, is Izuku 'green bean'?" Bakugou asked, sitting down next to Koda on the couch. Koda seemed to shrink into himself.

Jirou nodded.

"Please be quiet now, I need to listen," Satou muttered, leaning closer to the radio.

"Right, so the next step. Where did those instructions go… Ah. Next step is to… coat the pork chops in the egg, then coat them in panko. Okay, so, green bean, do you want to do the panko?"

"Yeah!"

"Alright. Here you go."

A slight pause, then: "Ojiisan, why are you calling me green bean?"

"Um, well, because… when you're on the radio, everyone has a code name? It's too kep your real name a secret. And green bean is yours."

"Oh. Then am I supposed to call you something else?"

"You can call me 'ojiisan' like you have been, but my code name is, uh, Present Mic."

"That's your hero name! *gasp* Wait, is that why you have a hero name? To keep your real name a secret?"

"...Kinda?"

"That's cool! You're like a spy!"

"It's good that Mic is keepin Izuku's identity secret." Bakugou muttered. "I don't want anything like Kamino to happen again."

Jirou, Koda, and Satou felt like they were missing something. No one who wasn't present knew about what exactly had happened at Kamino other than the rescue was successful, and whatever the news covered.

"The next step-" Satou hurried to start writing. "- is to cook the pork chops for 5 to 6 minutes, then flip and cook for 5-6 more minutes. I guess it is time to wait, huh?"

There was a bit of a sizzling sound.

"Wel, it is time for a commercial break, anyway. If you have any questions as to what we're doing, feel free to send them in! I'll answer the best I can."

And then an ad for some kind of vacuum started playing.

Jirou and Koda started quietly talking about the assignment All Might had given them earlier that day. The two of them were supposed to work on the range of their quirks, and Koda had found a secluded place to practice. Satou was going over his notes, borrowing Koda's phone, looking to see if he had missed anything, and was typing his questions out. Bakugou got out his phone and started scrolling through his social media.

#letthekidcookfood was trending everywhere. Bakugou wondered what that was for.

Soon enough, the radio show was back on. Izuku's voice could be heard trying to sing the jingle from the previous ad.

"Welcome back to the cooking segment of this week! To people just joining us, we are making katsudon bowls. And today, I have an unexpected partner-"

"Hiiii!"

"...now, I have to cut up the pork chops - they're called tonkatsu now - into strips, so green bean, do you want to try to read the questions?"

"Okay! Uhm… how long do you c-cook the… something?"

"Well, dear listener, we cooked the tonkatsu for 5-6 minutes. I hope that is what you were asking."

"Um… h-how old is… ojiisan, what does this say?"

"Let me see… the question is 'how old is green bean?' How old are you, green bean?"

"I'm three!"

"Yup! Now, what does the next one say?"

"Hm… what is g-green bean's real name? It's-"

"A secret, remember?" Mic interrupted. "Alright, that's enough questions. After you've cut up the tonkatsu, we're supposed to put the dashi soup stock, soy sauce, mirin, and sugar into a pot and boil it. Okay. Give me a second."

Some shuffling could be heard.

"Alrighty. So, for one serving - this makes four servings, total - pour a quarter of the soup and a quarter of the onion slices into a pan and let them simmer."

More shuffling. Something hit the microphone, ad a soft "sorry" came from Izuku.

"Did he just apologize to the microphone?" Satou asked.

"That's adorable." Jirou… not quite cooed.

"Tch," Bakugou found it cute, too - not that he would show it.

"Okay, now we put a serving of tonkatsu on top, then pour a beaten egg over it."

"Can I mix the egg?"

"Sure, green bean."

Another pause, then "Uh oh."

"That's okay, green bean. Are you done?"

"Yup!"

"Okay! So, all that's left is to boil everything on medium heat, then serve on a bowl of steamed rice!"

"Yay! Katsudon!"

"Yes, yes, go sit down outside. I'll bring you a bowl in a minute."

"Okay!"

The four listeners heard pattering feet, and a door close.

"Well, this is the end of our cooking segment! I found this recipe on , if you need to find a written version! For any of my students listening for that clue I mentioned, trying looking on page 243, in the second to last paragraph. Thank you for listening!"

And a song started playing.

"...Where is Present Mic's studio, anyway?"

I kinda rushed the ending, sorry. Mic's studio is just down the hall from the teacher's lounge. Yes, it's in the school.

Recipe: katsudon-2031259

Another reminder that I did not try this myself. It looks good, though!

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Appreciate you all! ~BP