During that week in class, Ears came up to Deku while I was getting my stuff out before class.

"Midoriya."

"Hm?"

"You're always taking notes in notebooks, yeah? What's your method?"

"Is there some hero you wanna take notes on, Jiro?!" He asked, sounding shocked.

Why's she asking HIS advice?

"No. I wanna learn how to take good notes. Like, how to make the point come across better. I scribble too much stuff down so the main points get lost."

Out of the corner of my eye I saw her hand Deku a pile of notebooks. He opened one and took a look.

"Oh, advice for your bandmates!? Did you write all this, Jiro?! Nice! I bet they'll love this!"

More advice? Come on.

"That's the idea. I was so sure people would just call this a useless hobby, so it feels like I've got something to prove!"

That was sensitive enough that I couldn't exactly turn around and yell at her for thinking I needed advice. Or Asking Deku for help to give it.

Later on practice, I found myself yelling at Tokoyami.

"Tokoyami! Thought I told to make it grittier, you birdbrain! However we ever gonna bust UA's eardrums with lame riffs like that!? Huh!?"

"Grittier!?" He asked.

"Tokoyami," said Ears. "Check lesson 3."

Oh. I guess she did get some tips from Deku.

And yeah, she had one for me, too. Just like Deku now, with her notebooks full of scribbling. Scribbling about stuff is fine but when you're in the field what goods it gonna do you without instincts?

And Dunce Face kept throwing us off by speeding up my tempo and refusing to follow me.

"Stop speeding up the tempo, dummy! Follow my beat!" I told him as we got back to the dorms.

"Of course it's all gonna fall apart when you start showboating!" He snapped back.

We passed by Ears and Ponytail, who was brewing tea.

"Jiro, you're a natural when it comes to teaching. Even a beginner like Kaminari already has some chords down after only a week!" Said Ponytail.

"It's nothing, really…whoa! Today's tea smells great!"

"You noticed!? Mother sent a care package! Golden tips imperial, an elusive and rare tea! I'd like to share it with everyone!"

Those were the magic words, of course, and the whole class started cheering "Yay, go Momoyao!"

"Never heard of it, but thanks!"

"No clue what that is, but it sounds fancy!"

"Deku? Want some of Yaomomo's tea?" I heard Uraraka ask him.

He was crouched over on the couch in the corner of the room hunched over his cell phone and muttering at a million miles an hour.

"All Might with items, All Might with items…imagine that, me not knowing about that Rare might. Inexcusable! Any merchandise? Pics!? No, not even a video clip…"

"EEK!"

I heard Uraraka cry out, and smirked a bit. Yeah, Deku at full throttle is a bit creepy.

From the sound of it he'd clipped on some random British video. "My dear viewers, what type of tea do you drink, and when?"

"A clip about tea? Fitting," said Uraraka, finally getting Deku's attention and handing him a drink.

"Oh, thanks.

The British-y voice continued, "Personally, I opt for a spot of tea before and after every job. I choose the variety based on the scale of the job. Can you comprehend what that might mean? This one? High-quality royal flush."

A girly voice piped up "It's so cool that you can even tell the difference, Gentle"!

"It implies that my next video will serve as a wake-up call. Not just for you, my viewers, but for the whole of society! I hope you've prepared yourselves for it!"

"Eek!"

"That was short," said Uraraka.

"That guy…" Deku muttered.

"Is he famous? That like to dislike ratio is harsh…"

"I only heard about him by chance. A sorta famous villain who goes around making trouble. Still, it's impressive that he uploads these videos without getting caught. I wonder what he's planning next?"