"And to conclude you should definitely add Cyber Safety to your teachings." She pulled out the last brochure, "This is a really good company that you can use to help with internet regulation. Since you have the dorms and campus now it could work well here. They specialize in customizable restrictions."
Principal Nezu looked through the brochure, "We have a cyber security system in place. Is this not the same thing?"
"I'm sure that your security is separate from this type of security. This one is one that will limit access to different types of forums and websites that aren't suitable for their ages and your staff can have administrative access so that they can customize the access for different locals. What they can view in the dorms versus in the school. This will also allow for the admission to cancel and locks for themselves."
Kokyu was really happy to see that her presentation and review was going well.
"The resources and teachings that Recovery Girl and Hound Dog teach are great. But they serve more as a base to health and abstinence. It's important for the teens to know about the health of their bodies and the diseases they could get. It's also important to understand that not having intercourse will help prevent those things."
Kokyu wasn't going to make it personal as she continued.
"We also can't turn a blind eye to the fact that there are going to be teens having sex, sending photos of themselves, and possibly ending up talking to people they shouldn't be. That's why I recommend adding the Comprehensive Contraception course and the Cyber Safety."
She stood her ground proud of herself.
"And the resources for teen pregnancy?"
Kokyu masked her face. She will be happy that Principal Nezu was taking the positive steps forward. Not resentful that he didn't all those years ago.
Future, Kokyu. Not the past.
"If a teen were to become pregnant they have the options of termination, adoption, and of course keeping it. Within the folder I have other papers and brochures of clinics and agencies that are confidential with their cases to ensure that current and future heroes don't have to worry about leaked information about procedures or adoptions. That also takes most hero agency insurances."
"The last two pages in the folder hold the 4 different online high schools and 5 different colleges for online learning. There are 30 different daycare centers throughout the Kanto region that offer hero childcare. There is a chart showing the different times, ages, wages and accommodations."
There was a moment of silence as the trio looked over the last paper.
"A lot of these care centers don't offer care for infants or late hours or are cost-efficient for young or single parents." Recovery Girl spoke.
Kokyu shifted her stance, "That is correct."
The three turned to watch the woman. As if waiting for an explanation.
She didn't have one.
A bell rang beyond them in the halls.
"Thank you, Ms. Thorn." Principal Nezu addressed, "I'm really grateful for the information that you've been able to provide us."
Kokyu did a small head bow. Careful of the child on her back. The child that she felt starting to wake up.
"If I may. Could I visit Rock Lock for a moment while I am still here? Gabe will be awake any moment and I was hoping he could see his Papa."
"Of course. You'll probably catch him in the teachers lounge. I'll escort you."
They walked through the halls that had started to fill with students. The commotion fully woke the toddler on her back. Kokyu was incredibly grateful that Gabe was such a peaceful child.
Jeremy was not. Neither was Yuki.
What was she thinking making this a business? She had Yuki on her hip bouncing the 3 year old to make her happy. Meanwhile Jeremy was using his quirk to blow papers around the living room.
She had another infant upstairs that had just woken up on the baby monitor and a preteen that was pissy on the couch because their hero parents wouldn't take them on their mission with them.
There were sounds on top of sounds filling her ears with noise. She stepped in something wet that made her sock moist and she could faintly smell that Yuki needed to have her diaper changed.
Kokyu was brought back to the present when they made it to the lounge.
There were a few teachers in the room eating their lunch. Even one with their head down on the desk napping. But it didn't take long for her to find the man she was looking for.
A small voice in her ear saying, "Papa."
The once serious face that the man always held softens at his son.
She started to take Gabe off of her back, "I hope you don't mind Takagi. I was hoping to surprise the two of you."
The two year old now in the arms of his father, "It's Rock Lock when I'm in uniform."
"Oh. Sorry. I don't normally see you in uniform." Which was true. It was a rule that she had at her home. No heroes could come in their uniforms for the safety of all the kids.
"Woow, is this Rock Lock Jr.?" A man she recognized walked over to father and son.
Feeling a bit out of place she turned to find a random seat. She observed as Rock Lock interacted with his son and shared the interactions with the other hero teacher.
Aizawa didn't move from his place even as his mind awoke from his slumber. He could hear that there was a child in the room.
Rock Lock's toddler and Present Mic was fully enjoying the youth that came with the child.
"Umm." He heard a soft voice speak, "Are you Present Mic?"
He heard his friends glee in his affirmative answer.
"It's awesome to see the face and voice together." There was a hint of something else in the voice. Something unspoken.
Aizawa looked through his hair at the new person.
She had short pink hair, fair skin and was wearing leggings and a blouse you couldn't see due to having on 2 backpacks.
A small backpack on her front and a backpack contraption on her back. He could make the rational conclusion that the toddler in Rock Lock's arms was in the contraption just moments ago.
He puts his head back into his arms to rest his eyes. Ears still open to his surroundings.
Kokyu wasn't going to mention to the pro hero that she recognized him from his youth. There held an embarrassment to it that she wanted to avoid.
Some of the teachers around them were starting to shuffle their stuff and leave. Present Mic along with them.
"See you, Little Lock. Gotta Run." The hero runs through the door. Leaving the room virtually empty around them. Someone was still sleeping at their desk but other than that it was just herself and Rock Lock.
"Meiko messaged me asking if I knew anyone to help with training for Yuki." Rock Lock starts a conversation.
Kokyu shuffles with her diaper bag to get out a snack and toy for the toddler, "It warms my heart that all of you parents lean on each other." There was a warm smile on her face as she handed the baggy of puffs to the boy, "She messaged me too. I was going to offer up someone but I guess Yuki wants me to help her."
Rock Lock leans forward. His elbows on his knees. "I hear a but."
Kokyu lets out her breath, "But I'm not her Dad. I'm not Majestic. I can't be what Enma was."
The man leans back and watches his son next to him eat the snacks the caregiver had given him. "You know. Majestic wouldn't have thought twice in your training Yuki. When Kau and I were looking for childcare for Gabe he highly recommended you."
She scoffs, "He was biased. I've been watching Yuki since she was Gabes age."
"Even so. There were many places that were willing to accommodate him once he became higher up in the ranks. He still chose you." Rock Lock's voice became distant, "I thought you were just another failed hero."
"Thanks." She mumbles to herself.
"But when Kau started to get depressed, Majestic kept advocating for you when my patrols got longer. I caved and when everything went down." He paused and looked up for a moment. He didn't need to go on any further about the events from two years ago, "I'm really grateful that they were with you during the evacuations."
Kokyu lifted a brow, "Even when they could have come here? Everyone was coming to UA."
"I trusted Majestic's word over UA's reputation."
Most of her clients did.
"The home got attacked." She deadpanned. It was stupid of her to fight against her own business.
"You did. But you were a hero about it." She was about to speak but he stopped her, "You did whatever it took to protect those kids. You might not be a pro but you have your license and you have the heart of a hero. None of these other civilian run centers have that."
There was a silence around them. It was a weight on Kokyu's shoulders. The lips smacking of Gabe the only real noise.
Another sigh escaped her lips, "I wanted to be a hero so badly when I was a student here." She looks down as she starts to play with her fingers, "And I know that in some way I still am." She scoffs, "I'm always reminding Jeremy that 'Not all heroes wear capes.' I say it as a reminder to myself and him. That I didn't make the wrong choice, just a different one."
She lets out a deep quick breath and sits up straight. Putting a smile on her face and getting herself together.
"Anyways, Jeremy is here now and he'll better discover what being a hero means to him." She points a finger at Rock Lock, "And don't you dare ever go easy on him if you ever have to train him. I worked too hard kicking his ass over the years for you to go easy on him."
They both laugh and start to get up from their seats. "And you'll do well with training Yuki next." He gives her a look while picking up the toddler.
"Ugh. I know. It will be good for me since I have to do the new law for license renewal." She adjusts the backpack while Rock Lock puts the toddler on her back.
"I just did mine. It was a simple paper test."
She laughed at his simplicity, "They have a different test for non active heroes with licenses. It'll be like taking the whole thing all over again. Except I'm not a second year at UA this time."
They start heading toward the door, "But when I give Yuki her Quirk Assessment Exam I'll just check on myself too."
Aizawa listened as they continued their conversation out the door. His head was still in his arms. Tuning in he could feel the weight of his prosthetic.
You did whatever it took to protect those kids.
Rock Lock's words were like weight that he would carry around with him forever. A reminder as to why he taught the heroes in the making.
Not all heroes wear capes.
He wasn't the hero that he once was but he was still doing something. The new thoughts brought him back to the moment. Sitting up in his chair he looks around the empty lounge. His new students carried a weight on them. They were kids but didn't carry the usual annoyance that normally came with that. The trauma of the event following them. The seriousness of being a hero versus the celebrity idol status that it once held with heroes like All Might and Endeavor.
He groaned thinking about how he'd probably have to spread morale and teen spirit.
Nezu listened to the proposal with interest on the phone.
"I will consider this proposal among the staff. But not until you have at a minimum of two other instructors under your proposition. As I see that this would be a great opportunity for UA and it recently came to my attention just how much the community is in need of this. I will send you a few contacts."
Nezu could hear the young hero's large smile as he thanked the principal repeatedly.