Rule #24a: When backed into a corner, the first order of business is assessing your options
After the 'naming ceremony' as it had been unofficially dubbed, the class broke for a couple of minutes as Midnight and Aizawa-Sensei recollected the items from the activity allowing for the students to muck around for those few minutes. In that short time frame, Toru chose to use it hiding it in the bathroom where she tried not to psych herself out; inevitably this is where Ochako found her.
It's okay, you're okay. Toru splashed water onto her visible face for the nth time since arriving in the small bathroom. Your bandages are all in order, no one's suspicious about your activities over the break. You're okay, no one knows. It's fine…
"Toru? Can I talk to you? Toru?" Called Ochako's voice as she entered into the small bathroom not long after. What she found however was not what she had expected…Disarray was the first word that came to mind. Leaning over one of the few sinks with the tap still running; Toru stood with both her vest and shirt undone, leaving her bound chest & arm on display, dark and heavy bags had formed under her eyes and she stood tense, watching Ochako like an animal backed into a corner.
"Toru? What…happened?" Ochako asked tentatively.
"…" Toru didn't reply but unbidden tears had gathered in her eyes and she looked to be on the verge of crying.
"Toru? Please, tell me what happened. Shiro won't say anything and I just wanna help" She tried again.
"…The-There was a break in" Toru sniffed after a moment of silence, the tears started to roll down her cheeks "…T-Tamaki got h-hurt…my-my grandmother…d-d-died…and-and Sh-Shiro said…Shiro said he didn't…didn't wanna be my friend anymore"
"What?"
"I-It's…it's all my fault!" Fingers clenched hair as Toru's head fell into hands and she shamelessly wept, "I-if I ha-hadn't…left her…alone then…she'd-she'd…still be okay!"
"Toru…" Ochako wasn't sure if she was referring to her grandmother or Tamaki, but either way, she pulled Toru into her arms and held her close.
Toru's arms immediately wrapped around Ochako's shoulders as she buried her head into the girl's shoulder and quietly wept. No more words were exchanged as Ochako gently rocked the pair side to side in a soothing motion, gripping tight to her injured classmate; occasionally the pair would turn as if slow dancing to some unheard tune.
Toru's fists clenched tight to the back of Ochako's shirt as she shuddered with each intake of breath and small sniffles escaped her lips."…Please don't hate me" Snot mixed with tears when Toru whined into Ochako's shirt, the low keening sound pulled at the gravity girl's heartstrings.
"Okay" Ochako whispered, tightening her hold on the other girl she made a mental note to talk to her brother later that day.
Toru wasn't sure how long the two had stayed in the bathroom as she broke down in her classmate's arms, but soon enough the door opened once more to reveal Midnight in all her sensual glory.
Slowly pulling her tear-stained face from Ochako's shoulder, Toru could only meet Midnight's concerned gaze for a moment or two before she broke away and buried her face back into Ochako's shoulder as if doing so would hide her from the world.
"Midnight-Sensei?" Ochako questioned, turning to face the R-rated hero, "What is it?"
"The break's over" Midnight stated coming far enough into the bathroom to let the door swing shut behind her as she stood in the scene before her, "Is everything okay?"
"Um…" Ochako glanced down at the girl in her arms, "…can we have a minute?"
"Don't take too long"
"Okay"
No sooner had Midnight left the small bathroom, did Ochako move into action. Gently pushing Toru out of her arms, she quickly moved to button up the girl's shirt, making sure not to snag any of the bandages as she did so. Toru had never felt more like a child as Ochako redressed her in her school uniform, methodically going from the shirt to her vest and then wiping away her tears & runny nose before turning off the running tap.
"C'me on, Toru, let's back to class" Ochako held a hand out to her, palm up.
"…O-Okay" Toru took the offered hand and the two exited the bathroom hand-in-hand like it was the most natural thing in the world.
"…Now that everyone's decided on their hero names, we can go back to talking about your upcoming internships" Aizawa-Sensei lectured, "They'll last for one week and as for those of you up on the board, you will chose from among your offers whilst everyone else will have a different list. You have a lot to think about, there are around forty agencies across the country that have already agreed to take on interns from your class; each agency has their own specialty"
"Imagine that you were Thirteen" Midnight continued, "You'd want to choose an agency that focuses on rescuing people, not fighting villains. Understand?"
"Think carefully before you decide"
"Yes sir!" Chirped 1-A.
"Turn in your choices before the weekend"
"We've only got two days?!" Cried Sero.
"Yeah, so you should start now" Aizawa-Sensei dismissed the class as he and Midnight retreated to the staff room for lunch.
3E GROUP CHAT!
FLASHLIGHT HAS JOINED THE GROUP CHAT
FLASHLIGHT: Hey guys, could use some advice.
FOREVER FLAT HAS JOINED THE GROUP CHAT
FOREVER FLAT: ?
FLASHLIGHT: We're supposed to be interning for a
week & I'm having a hard time choosing
FOREVER FLAT: Well, what are your options?
FLASHLIGHT: I've only got a couple of offers
GENDER HAS JOINED THE GROUP CHAT
GENDER: Well, what are they? Do they say anything?
FLASHLIGHT: I've got three talking about improving
self-image, two talking about building confidence, one about
going back to basics and another about improving control
GENDER: What do you mean about "back to
basics?"
FLASHLIGHT: I assumed by the agency, they mean
my fighting skills
FOREVER FLAT: Well c'me on! What's the agency?
FLASHLIGHT: The Endeavour Agency
ENGLISH LASS HAS JOINED THE GROUP CHAT
ENGLISH LASS: YOU GOT AN OFFER FROM THE
ENDEAVOUR AGENCY?!
FLASHLIGHT: Yes?
ENGLISH LASS: HE'S THE NUMBER TWO HERO!
FLASHLIGHT: So…?
FOREVER FLAT: Rio's got a point; he's gotta be
number two for a reason, right?
GENDER: Plus he's got that fire Quirk.
He could help you with your light one.
FLASHLIGHT: You do make a pretty
good point, thanks guys ( ◠ ‿ ◠ )
ENGLISH LASS: ( ^ Ꮂ ^ )
GENDER: ( ◠ ‿ ◠ )
FOREVER FLAT: ( ᗒ ᗜ ᗕ )
FLASHLIGHT HAS LEFT THE GROUP CHAT
