"Like, I could have been paid this whole time! On purpose mind you! And nobody told me about it!" Tsu was right beside Iruma as they started making their way through the now damaged area, listening to him rant. "Seriously, I barely get paid as it is with all my other jobs, and I could've been getting money for all the trouble I put myself through!?"
"I mean, they're actors right?" Shoto asked as they tried to find a civilian. "Can you act?"
"Sure I can." The boy coughed into his hand before speaking. "'Hello, I am a child in danger.' See, I nailed it." … No, no he didn't. He didn't even change his own voice or pull a face, he just said a line in his everyday tone.
"It's probably not as great as you think." Tsu offered her two yen for the matter. "There's only so many situations where someone needs to be in danger. They're only here because of the exams, which don't happen everyday."
"Aren't stunt people a thing?" Mineta asked. "Pretty sure they get paid alot."
"I actually did that a few times, but I kept catching fire or missing the landing mat." WHY DID SO MANY DANGEROUS JOBS KEEP HIRING AN INEXPERIENCED TEENAGER!?
"I worry about you so much, Iruma." Tsu patted his back. It was almost easy to forget about how much crap he's gone through, even before the Kamino incident. "At least this part of the exam shouldn't be as stressful." She pointed to the first 'civilian', a short man with a splash of fake blood on him, obviously meant to look like a kid.
"Help me! Please help me!" The guy spoke, fake tears in his eyes. This was a bit over the top, wasn't it?
"Okay, let's get you moving." Iruma spoke, still a little miffed as he went to pick the guy up.
"POINTS DEDUCTED!" The man looking like a boy shouted as everyone did a double take. "I'm supposed to be a crying child with possible injuries and you just want to move me without asking how i'm feeling? Did you even consider you'd make something worse by carrying me the wrong way?" He yelled at the group. "As a person in danger I'm having the worst day of my life as everyone I know could be hurt, and you're just going to brush it off like nothing? How are you supposed to reassure people as a hero if you can't even reassure me?"
Iruma looked stunned at the man for a few seconds before slapping both of his cheeks with enough force to sound like it really hurt. "I'm sorry, let me try again!" He leaned down, a small smile on his face. "There's no need to worry, the heroes are here. Can you tell me what's wrong?"
The man blinked for a second, letting out a microscopic grin before going back to his acting. "My head is bleeding and I can't find my mommy!"
"Alright then, we'll get you cleaned up and find you mommy." Wow, it didn't take long for Iruma to adjust. "Here, I'll wrap this around your head like this, just like a mummy."
"He got weirdly good at this all of a sudden." Mineta commented.
"Makes sense really." Todoroki responded. "He's been in danger so many times that it's probably the kind of help he wanted but never got." And the kind she didn't give … fuck she needed to talk when this was all over.
"Tsu-I mean Froppy, can you take this boy to the rescue area? I see a woman and I'm gonna try to help lift some rubble off her." He handed the man over to her.
"You got it Ir-Kettei." She corrected herself and held onto the 'boy'. Time to push everything down again until later … Oh god she was as emotionally broken as the rest of this class. "Would you like to tell me your name?" She ignored everything, doing her best to portray confidence for the sake of the test.
Sato grunted, holding up the rubble just a tad instead of completely removing it, as it was the only thing keeping the rest of the building from collapsing. "Alright, go go go." He told his classmates, doing his best to keep it steady.
"I shall assist, hold it there for just a little longer." Momo created a few steel beams for support. "Cellophane, wrap your tape around the structure. Uravity, use your quirk on some of the heavier pieces of rubble around. We need as little weight as possible if it starts collapsing again."
"On it!" Everyone saluted, having spotted an old 'civilian' underneath a collapsed rooftop. This time the exam felt a little more like the rescue simulations they had back in the USJ, so a lot of the tension was off their backs. That didn't mean no one felt a sense of urgency."
"Hey there old guy, are you feeling well?" Kaminari asked, helping the man out of the rubble.
"I'm not that old, points deducted!"
"Oh come on, you're not thinking about your leg right?"
"... Reinstated with vengeance." Wow, Kaminari was able to get away with saying something stupid. That was pretty impressive.
"Uravity, use your quirk on him and hand him over to me." Iida suggested. "I shall devote my efforts into delivering civilians to the rescue area. Ear Jack, keep your ears close to the ground, there still could be people buried in areas we've overlooked." It was times like this that almost made him think Iida was the class rep. Maybe they should've given the vice role to him instead of Iruma.
"On it, there's one woman hiding within the third building on the left." She stated. "It's pretty deep, we're gonna need to make a hole through the sewer lines."
"I can dig through that. I've worked a lot with pipes." Iruma readied his claws. "Wolf Claw Style, X-Scratch!" The boy began to tunnel his way into the ground. Impressive how far he's gotten.
"You can let go now, Sugar Man." Thank fuck, he was starting to cramp.
The couple waited, holding their position while letting out cries for help. Eventually their calls were answered with a red head that was shirtless and a pink girl with a gauche outfit. Hero Costumes could get so weird these days.
"Yo Bakubro, we found some people down here!"
"Two points for the Bakusquad!"
"Stop calling it that!" They were safe for now, but if they kept talking like this, points would be taken off soon. It was too easy to get distracted like that.
"Help, please, my arm hurts pretty bad!" She called out as a third hero came along.
"Mine too, save us!" Her partner cried out.
The blond kid silently looked over the situation, likely looking for the best way to make a gateway or path to carry them up. "Raccoon eyes make a slope they can walk up. Meet back up when you're done."
The way the boy said that was very cold, almost uncaring. Yes, that would help them out of the hole, but he wasn't even going to ask if they were okay? "Hey Bakugo, aren't you going to check on them personally at least? See if they have any more injuries?" The red head question
"Their arms are broken, not their legs, otherwise they wouldn't be standing up. There's an entire course we need to cover damn it." The blond walked off. "We shouldn't put our effort into someone that doesn't deserve it." The red head seemed to stare after that comment.
"How should we take that?" She asked her partner.
"He analyzed the situation and came to the conclusion we're non priority, only needing to escape the hole. Good observation skills and fast thinking." The man nodded. "But he was an asshole about it, Minus points!"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP AND SAVE YOURSELVES!"
"AHHHHHHH!" She and her partner held on to each other in fear. If this was anyone else in the situation, like a lost scared child, they would be running away crying, likely getting into more danger. Lots of points were being taken away here.
Mora slammed and grounded the rubble, making it flat and safe to walk on. A decent landing zone for rescue choppers. Add in some space, make an H shape and … there, a work of art. He tapped the comms installed into his suit. "Camie, Insa, status."
"There's like, a couple of cute old people cut up underneath a brick wall right over here." Camie, for once within the past week, started acting like she actually gave a damn about the exam. "Don't worry, we're here for you. We'll get you all out no problem." Looks like her people skills improved a bit at least.
"Leave it to me!" Insa shouted, creating a small tornado and moving everything around him. Despite looking like overkill, there was a reason he was the only first year here. His level of control was astounding, every grain of dirt was in a specific spot at the moment. "You'll all be safe!"
"Minus points for scaring the people you're saving!" Ouch. "Your subtle control is great but it's still reckless!"
"SORRY!" The boy stopped, and bowed his head, once again letting his enthusiasm take over his actions.
"It's also stupid to hurt yourself during a rescue, and you're yelling way to damn much!" The old man dressed like a baby kept correcting. And here he had high hopes.
"Don't worry little one, we'll take good care of you and get you home to your mommy and daddy." Camie treated the man like a legitimate baby. "Come on now, let's look around some." Somehow that felt more disturbing than it should be.
Gang Orca cracked his neck, looking at his boys.
"Number thirteen, how are the lights?"
"Perfect Boss!"
"Number twenty five, how's the music?"
"Bitchin Boss!"
"Number nine, my sandwich?"
"Filled with Tuna Boss!"
"Excellent." They took a bite out of it. "... Number nine, where is the mayonnaise?"
"We were all out sir!"
"...I can't eat a dry sandwich." He was certain he drilled the importance of this on their first day.
"I'm sorry sir, we brought double the normal amount of water to compensate. Along with some seal blood." They only brought that when it was serious.
"I'll let it slide, we have more important things to worry about at the moment." Playing the part of the villain. At one point in his life, he absolutely hated it. But after multiple kids and people he helped found the whole 'mobster' motif cool, he leaned in on it. "Mera, how's everything going so far?" He radioed the commission member.
"One or two have failed already, but the points taken off by the H.U.C have actually been pretty minimal. Less incompetency than usual it seems." If it got the tired man to actually sound awake, someone was doing something right somewhere.
"That's all fine and good, but to be a good hero, you must do more than just rescue…you have to adapt." Multitasking was a vital skill you needed to have in this profession. "Boys, it's go time … light em up."
They nodded, clicking the button. The wall in front of them exploded, rock music blared and spotlights aimed straight at him. Alright Mera, time for a good old introduction, WWE style. "Oh no, a villain has entered. Make sure he doesn't harm anyone." Or half ass it, of course.
"How will you react!?" He yelled out, letting the wind flow throw his cape, as his minions charged at the rescue center.
"I'm not going to get eaten by another whale!" The blue wolf kid shouted. Apparently they would react like PTSD morons.