Warning: This chapter contains bug descriptions. Sorry for the mental image. OTL
Sounds of rustling paper filled the tidy office room. The air was freezing cold, yet it did not seem to bother the old man sitting by the table. There was a cup of hot tea by his side, and in his hands was a pile of printed documents.
His secretary stood in front of him, waiting impatiently as he read. From time to time he would restlessly glance at the clock.
Twenty minutes had already passed since he handed that document to the principal. Twenty minutes of doing nothing but standing there in complete silence. The principal had always been slow at reading – the previous secretary told him before he resigned – but he didn't expect him to be this slow.
After an additional ten minutes, the old man finally moved. He stroked his long white beard thoughtfully as he nodded to himself, seemingly pleased.
"I see... I see..." He drawled, "We have quite a lot of promising talents this year."
"Especially this boy." He said, pointing to the paper at the front. "'Created three devices in the shape of bugs. Looked very realistic.' I'm rather curious. Did they really look like bugs?"
"... Yes, sir." The secretary's face turned pale. "... Two people fainted during the exam because of them."
"Oh? Fascinating." The principal nodded. "To make three gadgets with such detail within just an hour… and bugs, no less… This is quite the talent. I can see why he's ranked first."
"Tell me," He spoke, a twinkle in his eyes, "How realistic did it look from a score of one to ten?"
The secretary didn't want to continue this topic. He started coughing.
"What about your decision, Sir?"
"Ah. Right."
The principal pondered over it for a moment. He slowly separated several stacks of papers from one another and handed half of it back to the young man.
"These twenty people. They pass." He declared.
"As you wish, Sir." The secretary bowed. He turned to leave with the documents in hand.
"Oh, Mokuji?" The old man suddenly called out. "I want a refill."
"Yes, Sir."
"With extra sugar. This one's too bitter."
"... Please remember your high sugar levels, Sir."
"Hmm. You are quite right." He stroked his beard. "Never mind then. Just refill."
"Yes, Sir."
"Yocchan! Yocchan!"
"It's Yotsuba, Renjou." A short boy corrected the taller one with distaste.
"Yocchan, we passed the entrance exams!" The brown-haired boy ignored him as he playfully ruffled his friend's bright yellow hair. "Damn, I thought for sure you were going to fail there when that proctor fainted. Nearly took ten years off my life, I tell you!"
"They wouldn't be that shallow." The boy huffed, shoving his hand away from him. "I had no idea he was so terrified of caterpillars."
"I don't think it even matters anymore if they do." His friend smiled nervously.
Yukibara Academy, the high school they registered to, was best known for its support course, similar to UA's hero course. It boasted of the finest and most complete facilities, and was mostly taught by the top ranks of support. It was also known for its joint course studies, especially between the support and hero course. From time to time, both courses would join together for practical classes. The school focused more on teamwork than anything.
However, it didn't mean that they neglected solo work. Every student was expected to make their own equipment by themselves. Although it was fine to discuss ideas or work on collaboration projects in their free time, they were prohibited during exams.
Entrance exams for the support course were especially cruel, and it changes every year.
This year, the children had to make at least two perfected devices in the mere time span of an hour using materials provided by the school. Never mind the fact that just creating one can be incredibly taxing, some of the materials were things they've never even seen before, and a few of them had broken engines.
But the especially cruel part was the fact that not everyone who passed would be taken in.
Usually, every year Yukibara would only accept twenty students in their support course.
So, when they said to make at least two devices, they meant more than that. They had to impress the exam proctors.
And to make matters worse, if you accidentally broke what you're making, you'll instantly be disqualified. So they couldn't rush. But making three gadgets in an hour without rushing? That's impossible. This exam tested their ability to work with speed and precision while remaining calm in the face of a chaotic situation.
Out of all two-hundred people who took the exam, only forty passed. And that forty people were cut into half. Their acceptance rate was ridiculous.
It was to the point that Yotsuba wondered whether Yukibara wasn't known for their entrance exams instead.
When that proctor suddenly fainted after seeing Yotsuba's first creation, the Caterpillar Scissors, Renjou was afraid that his friend would be thrown out.
Worse, he just had to test that thing on a leaf.
He already warned him not to create anything strange, but did that brat listen? No. Instead, he just had to make them look like bugs. Bugs, dammit. Complete with those wriggly legs people hate so much. With their antennas. And their small compound eyes.
He almost thought he literally brought live ones. The only thing that made him believe they weren't was their size. But honestly? He'd rather look at real bugs than those.
How he managed to make them in one hour, he had no idea.
Renjou waited as Yotsuba tidied his things back into his bag and stood up. The short boy slung his bag over his shoulders and rummaged for something in his pocket.
"Where did you say we were going to today?" He asked, fiddling over a small remote he took out. The red-rimmed glasses he was wearing suddenly turned dark, and his fingers swiftly pressed a few small buttons on the remote.
"Yocchan, did you..." Renjou was anxious.
Yotsuba smiled darkly, but neither confirmed it.
Seeing a familiar sparrow suddenly flying into the now empty classroom, the brown-haired boy wanted to cry.
"Yocchan! You're no fun!"
"I'm not falling for the same trick twice, damn you!"
"Come on! We lack people! And this is for our graduation!"
"Hell no! Go find another Queen of Hearts somewhere!"
Two more months before Yukibara's Entrance Ceremony...
Welcome! This is a support course SYOC, set 3 years BEFORE the start of BnHA. Thus, they are in an era of peace! There will definitely still be villains here, but they probably won't be making national scale problems like the League of Villains, and I'm still not sure if I'll even be opening villain submissions. Right now it seems pretty unlikely. The children here will mostly work behind the scenes anyway.
Rules and Guidelines!
1. Send it via PM ONLY with the title format of: Name (First name, last name) - Gender - Quirk
2. I can't stress this enough. Note that they will be in the SUPPORT course. Not the HERO course.
3. Please fill these with DETAIL. I'm sure you're already aware of this if you've seen the other SYOCs. If you have problems writing the personality section, here are some tips: write the adjective and describe how they act in that way. Continue until you're unable to think of anymore descriptions for them.
For example:
Yotsuba gets angry and provoked easily, specifically when someone points out his height or calls him adorable. He is especially annoyed with the latter. Other than that, he can have normal conversations with people.
Like that. If you want to go further in depth than this, that's okay as well. Note that this example is only for the "anger" aspect of his personality. His personality is not only this.
Just mind your descriptions and try NOT to make them contradictory. Saying that your OC is cold and distant but friendly is my exact description of being contradictory. And no, being friendly to friends does NOT count as not being contradictory. If that's what you mean, then you might want to explain them as being "awkward around new people" or "quiet" instead.
This is why those explanations of how they act are important. We might not understand if you just give us their adjectives and get on with life. So PLEASE don't be lazy to explain. OTL
If you want, you can even write down short scenes for them.
4. Don't send an OC that you already sent to a different SYOC. I'm pretty sure this is the first support course SYOC in this fandom. I can clearly see if you're being lazy. *intense stare*
5. Deadline of submissions will be on March 29th. This is not first come first serve. I will only start accepting then, so don't rush.
However, I might accept your OC before the deadline is over IF your OC is written extremely well. So write them properly, y'all. I don't need 20 pages of content, I just need clarity.
How do you check if your OC has enough clarity? Imagine yourselves as someone who has completely no idea of the character you sent except for the info you wrote in there. If you're able to write different kinds of situations based on what you sent to me without worrying if the writer will make a mistake writing them, then you're good.
As an example, can YOU write a proper scene where the OC is going on an outing with friends with basically only "has anger issues" as their personality description, and especially with no other personality whatsoever?
Well, let me tell you how that will go.
Yotsuba stared angrily at the ice cream stand that stood before him.
"I HATE this ice cream truck." he declared furiously, glaring at the poor vendor with hateful eyes. "It makes me angry!!"
Annoyed, he turned his gaze away only to end up resting his eyes on a boutique store.
"I HATE that store too!" he pointed while glaring daggers at it.
Renjou uneasily looked back and forth at him and the crowd surrounding them.
"Um… Er… Why?"
"HOW DARE YOU QUESTION MY HATRED!" he shrieked. "Of course, that's because looking at it makes me angry too!!"
Yeeeah…
But well, if you actually want to make an OC with this kind of personality on purpose, I welcome them with open arms uwu
If you need any other explanation, please don't be afraid to ask me. I don't bite ouo/
The form in this chapter has been erased and is now in my profile.