So satisfying to finally figure out an idea…you'll see in a year or so
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"Hey, you're back!" Alan said when he saw the doors to Alliance Heights open again. Shinsou was over at the microwave warming something up, only acknowledging the return of his classmates with a quick, absentminded glance.
"So, how'd it go?" Alan asked.
"You want the full version or the short version?" Jirou asked in turn.
"Short." Alan said. "Then I'll decide if I wanna hear the full version."
"…so, I cursed Mineta out." Ochako admitted.
Shinsou chuckled at that. "Nice." He quipped, before pulling out his hot pocket.
And then it clicked. He turned over to see who said that.
"Wait, which one of you said that?" Shinsou asked.
"Me," Ochako waved, causing Shinsou's usually half-opened eyes to go fully wide in shock.
"You?" Alan and Shinsou asked in unison.
"I know, right? We wouldn't believe it if we weren't there to hear it!" Tooru said.
"It was...vulgar, yes, and yet somehow masterful as well," Iida admitted.
Shinsou smirked. "That's even funnier."
"I'm kinda embarrassed…" Ochako said, burying her face in her hands.
"He completely deserved every word," Kaminari and Mina nodded.
"Damn. Sounds like you wasted your time." Shinsou said.
"I'm glad I don't know this jerk." Alan frowned. "Sounds like a handful."
"Handful is being generous," Jirou sighed.
"And he only made it into the hero course because he could stop a few robots with his hairballs." Shinsou said. "I'm shocked he made it so far and didn't drop out during the first week."
"And he really thought he'd make a good hero?" Alan asked.
"Wholeheartedly, yes," Kaminari and Mina answered.
"The management course always needs more over-bloated egomaniacs to fuel their…ego. He'll fit in, especially with the stupid head teacher." Shinsou frowned.
"Who...is that, actually? I've only ever seen the head teachers for two of the Hero Courses," Izuku said.
"He's just some rat. I'm not even sure his degree is real." Shinsou huffed.
"Now...do you mean that literally or...?" Kirishima asked, thinking the head teacher had some kind of rat Quirk.
"I couldn't even tell you that." Shinsou said, walking off with his hot pocket.
"...huh. Right..."
"Well, now that that's over with, you guys wanna hang for a bit?" Alan said. "There's a few gaming areas downstairs, and I'm kinda cracked at Fortnite so if-"
"Wait, what?" Kirishima asked.
"Huh?"
"What do you mean 'downstairs'?" Kirishima said. "There's no downstairs."
Alan looked at him.
"…right?"
"Oh my god, we haven't gotten a full tour of this place." Ochako said- it suddenly hit her all at once. She was in a very, VERY expensive place, and she didn't have to pay a dime for it. Free boarding!
"Huh, well in that case, lemme show you," Alan smirked.
"How did we let this slip through our fingers?" Mina yelled.
Everyone looked at Mina.
"Oh. Yeah."
"Well, better late than never, right?" Kaminari asked.
The downstairs area was pretty packed with various forms of recreation- ping pong tables, pool tables, areas for video game consoles and even a small theater for watching stuff on a projector.
"Man! UA went all out." Kirishima said, walking over to a pool table.
"Hmmm," Iida hummed a bit, walking over to grab a pool cue, "You know, my brother actually had a surprising talent for pool. I wonder if...Kirishima, can you set the table up?"
"Aw, heck yeah! I warn you, I got one heck of an aim!" Kirishima said, rushing over.
"Woah, they got the new Nintendo Switchcube DX Plus!" Tooru said as she looked over the gaming consoles. "An XBox Unlimited Omega! And the PS8!"
"Huh, wonder if they actually have games in stock or if we need to buy them ourselves," Kaminari wondered aloud and looked for any cases.
"Oh my god, we could do actual movie nights down here," Jirou beamed, "Hell. Yes."
"Maybe I can finally watch movies I just haven't had time for…" Todoroki thought aloud.
"Oh, like. Which ones?" Sero asked.
"Anything from Pixar." Todoroki said
"...ok, I'm gonna need you to be specific, Todoroki," Tsu said, looking right at him.
"Um..."
"Oh my god, you've NEVER seen Toy Story?" Ochako sounded offended.
"Or anything from Miyazaki." Todoroki shrugged. "I was always busy with studying or training to really watch stuff."
Somewhere in the room, a glass shattered and everyone's attention turned to Todoroki.
"Ah crap," Sero gasped, "Sorry! I'll clean up the glass!"
"Right then!" Iida announced, "All in favor of a Pixar Movie Marathon when time permits it, say aye!"
"Aye!" The whole class agreed.
"Actually, while we're at it…how about we see each other's rooms? We've settled in, haven't we?" Mina asked.
"Yeah...we have. Buuuut we might have to skip over Alan's and Shinsou's," Kirishima said, "Since, well, just met 'em."
"Nah, I'm cool with you guys going into my room." Alan said. "It'll help 'open up' some conversation or whatever. Maybe we'll have some common interests."
"Let's begin on the second floor then!" Mina declared. "We have a pretty long list to go through; maybe we'll even involve the RAs."
When they got to the second floor, they started with Izuku's room. "Oh, guys, come on. Mine's kinda boring. Not much there..." Izuku said. But the peer pressure was getting to him. He took a deep breath, and opened his door. Everyone had one collective thought- Izuku's room was going to be an All Might fanboy room. They were talking posters and figures and books and signatures- but, they were shocked to see it was-
"Normal." Mina said, stepping inside. Izuku's room had a few All Might posters on the wall, a shelf chocked full of journals and books, a desk with a really dirty looking laptop and a bunch of Pro Hero figures.
"Man, Midoriya." Sero said. "I thought you'd have some more...pizzaz, y'know?"
"W-well, y'know." Izuku mumbled.
"It looks like your room from back home." Kirishima said.
Ochako hummed. "Yeah, now that you mention it, it kinda does!"
"That's what I was going for!" Izuku nodded.
Mina leaned in, a teasing look on her face. "Now how do you know what his room looks like, Ochako~?"
Ochako and Izuku turned beet red, and shoved everyone out of the room. "Hahahaha! Let's see Jirou's room next, shall we?!" Izuku nervously laughed.
That's a weird reaction. Who'd be embarrassed by that? Todoroki thought, dense as always.
As soon as the group started walking down the hallway, they came to an interesting door. It turned out that Izuku's neighbor on one side was actually Jirou.
"Okaaay! Let's take a look, Jirou, since first of the boys means first of the girls comes next." Mina smiled and quickly started moving toward the dirty-looking door.
"Ah well...It's not quite done yet, but I wanted to make something that makes me feel something, you know?" She then opened up and let the others see...something that looked like it came straight out of Punk Rock London.
"Wooooah, check this place out!" Kaminari said, stepping inside. The room had a checker pattern on the ceiling and floor, with a giant flag that said 'DEEP DOPE' on the wall where her bed was. A bunch of instruments were scattered throughout the room. Guitars, drums, keyboards- actually, there were a lot of guitars. There was also some stereo equipment, an amplifier, and some pictures of her with her classmates.
"Can you play all of these?" Ochako said, eyeing a rather expensive guitar.
Jirou nervously tapped her earphone jacks together. "Somewhat, yeah."
"Nothing really girly about this room, though." Kaminari teased.
"Non, mademoiselle~" Yuga added.
"Hey, you're one to talk." Jirou scoffed. "Isn't your room next?"
"Ah! Oui! My room is next, and even though it doesn't look very girly, I think it will add a lot of sparkle to these dull halls." Yuga shouted. As the group started to move toward it, they could almost feel light start to billow out from underneath. Some might think it was because of big lights, but...
In fact, it was just the opposite.
"Oh, my God..." Ochako said, stepping into the brightest room in all of existence. Mirrors were everywhere. There weren't just one, but TWO disco balls. And a knight's suit of armor by the verdana. A painted and fancily framed picture of Yuga and his family hung above his bed, which for some reason had mirrors on it too.
How do you sleep like that? Ochako wondered.
"I think I'm blind." Alan said, rubbing his eyes.
"Ah! Fear not monsieur! I also have a second choice, since my eyes are used to natural light." Yuga quickly flipped a switch, which changed the mood of the room a little. A few darker colors and, surprisingly, an atmosphere that felt almost like a nightclub, but without the loud music.
"Huh. I have to admit that the atmosphere is cool despite the glaring brightness." Jirou smiled and then turned to look at Tokoyami, who seemed...conflicted?
"This room could be handy for containing Dark Shadow..." Tokoyami thought.
"Next up is our class prez!" Mina said, bumping Iida's shoulder with her elbow. "So! Whatcha got for us?"
"Bring down your hopes, Miss Ashido." Iida smiled as he walked toward his own room, which, like Izuku's, had a surprisingly more normal look to it. Obviously, the big three-tiered shelf of glasses was a bit strange, and no normal person could understand why someone would need so many...
But all in all, it was nice.
"Oh, hey. The shelf's made their way from your old room to here." Izuku said.
"You mean this was in his regular room?!" Ochako gasped.
"Well, when I train, I expect ALL my glasses to break!" Iida was adamant about the shelf. "So, I have to pre-"
"Yoink!" Mina said, stealing a pair. She put them on, and blinked. "...Holy crap, Iida. Your glasses are weird."
"They're not that weird, come on now." Iida sighed as he simply started to pick the pair off of Mina's head, actually holding them up a bit as she tried to jump and grab at them.
"Next up is my room!" Ochako said, as the group went next door. "Now, be warned. Ship is napping, so we gotta be quiet and-"
"Your dog is oozing underneath the door." Jirou pointed out.
"Ah-! Nononono!" Ochako hurried into the room, her panicked voice echoing as she urgently called for him to wake up and pull himself together. There were a few bangs here and there, but a literal Mechamorph dog would be a very difficult pet to catch. Then, after what seemed like a long time, Ochako stepped out.
"Okay, he's good." Ochako said, with Ship on her shoulder. "Sorry, sometimes when he doesn't sleep in his containment bowl he gets all wonky."
"It's...all good," Izuku shrugged.
Ochako opened up her door, and revealed her more 'refined' room- Ben had generously gifted her a few housewarming gifts, like a beanbag chair, a coffee table and a rug, a few extra dressers, and a lamp. On the wall were numerous photos of her, her friends, some pictures she took while flying over the city and a bunch of her parents.
Again, it was a pretty normal room, except for the obvious containment bowl and maybe a few things that looked futuristic or had to do with space. But overall, she gave off a very humble vibe.
"I can't tell you how happy I am to not have to worry about rent anymore," Ochako said as everyone looked around her room. "Getting this apartment was a blessing."
"I have to ask: what are you going to say about Ship?" Kaminari asked, as the little guy stretched out his neck and rubbed his face against Kaminari's. "I don't know if Heights is pet-friendly."
"Oh, no they do." Kouda said.
"How did you know that?"
Kouda gave a small grin. "You'll see."
Next up was Alan, who lived right next door. Alan was a little more nervous than everyone else because, unlike everyone else, he hadn't known almost any of these guys for more than...maybe a few days? So, with most of them, except for Ochako, he was still going by first impressions.
"Well, here we are..." Alan said, presenting his room.
His room was a bit of a mess, but it was oddly efficient. Alan had a bunk bed, with his desk where the first bed would go. He had a few posters of rappers and old comics scattered on his desk, and some pictures of him with the Plumbers Helpers on a corkboard. There was also a whiteboard, and sketched on it was a picture of some 'designs' for a potential costume.
"This room is...pretty nice!" Izuku said, stepping over some of Alan's laundry.
"I'm sorry about the mess, but I tend to do that." Alan said as he started to look over that Jirou, who was great at noticing things that were important to her, had seen some CDs for different artists that were close to the desk.
"Huh, that's a good choice! I've always liked Sunflower." Jirou smiled as she tried to throw it back to Alan, but he dropped it. Still, he kept his cool.
"Yeah. I almost chose that name for my hero, but then I remembered that I wasn't half Methanosian." Alan looked around the group for a joke, but no one said anything.
"It's Swampfire." Alan said, begging for someone to laugh.
"Oooooooh." The class as a whole said.
"It didn't stick the landing." Sero muttered.
"It was funny to me!" Alan seemed to cringe inside as Ochako called out. Note to self: Don't make jokes about aliens...
As the group started to head back out though, the smell of the halls did seem to shift a little.
"Do you guys smell...wet dog?" Kirishima asked.
"Yeah, now that you mention it," Sero said. "I was wondering what that smell was all morning!"
"Oh! Well, that might be my room... Don't worry, I've been trying to take care of it." Kouda cracked a smile as he started to unlock his bedroom door.
When Kouda opened the door to his room, the only thing that stood out was a cute-looking golden retriever whose tail was wagging eagerly.
"YOU GOT A DOG!?" Mina gasped, as she ran over to snuggle the fluffy dog. Everyone's first instinct was to pet the dog, because it looked sooooo innocent and adorable.
"He's a service animal," Kouda said. "I got one to help deal with my anxieties and to help in my hero work."
"What's his name!?" Mina demanded, petting the good boy.
"His name is Yoshi." Kouda smiled.
The entire class seemed to be pretty eager to get a good look at Yoshi as the Golden Retriever seemed to be pretty patient with all of them. But of course the one thing that it did notice...
...was Ship.
Ship quickly seemed to slither down from Ochako's shoulder before staring up at the dog. The two of them just sitting there, not moving, staring at one another
"Oh, my god." Ochako said, grabbing Deku's arm. "He's never seen a dog before."
Izuku and Ochako and the class watched the interaction carefully. Ship stretched his neck, and Yoshi wagged his tail.
"Ship."
"Gorp."
Ship wagged his tail a little, and slithered around Yoshi a few times. Ship then jumped on Yoshi's back, and began rubbing his face on his head. He saw everyone else doing it, so why not join in?
Not one heart left unmelted.
Kouda and Ochako definitely had a moment together, knowing that they would have to let their dogs play together. It was too good of a chance to pass up, and Ochako did want to know more about Kouda. He seemed to be good with animals, so maybe he could teach her something about Ship.
"Who's room is up next?" Mina said, as they exited Kouda's room.
"Shinsou's- but I doubt he's gonna let us in." Kirishima said. "That guy's just...hard to talk to, y'know?"
"Well, there's no harm in trying, right? We should respect that if he doesn't want to let us in." Kaminari said before knocking, but when he did, the door suddenly flew open.
Shinsou...was always listening.
"What the hell are you doing?" Shinsou inquired.
"We are just taking a look at the rooms!" Mina told us. "So, uh. Can we look?"
"Fine." Shinsou slowly moved to the side and let everyone look inside. His eyes were already getting a little angry.
The room was pretty standard- in place of a desk, Shinsou had put in a small couch and a TV. Most of his work was probably done on his bed, which had an obvious imprint of where he was sitting. There was a dartboard, a guitar hanging on the wall, and a few posters. Izuku noticed a journal on the desk- 'How to Control Binding Cloth', by Shota Aizawa.
A binding cloth? Izuku thought. Is that part of his hero costume?
Shinsou then turned back to look at the others and sighed. "Well? Are you guys going to say anything, or are you just going to stand there and stare?"
"Well...it seems pretty cool." Kaminari nodded.
"And quiet." Jirou added.
"Uh, and look at this dog," Ochako said as Yoshi and Ship walked in- the little guy was riding on Yoshi's back like a horse.
Shinsou just looked at the dog for a moment, almost as if he was going to try to stare right into its eyes, before leaning down for a moment and quickly patting it on the head.
"Good dog..."
"YEAHHHHHHHHHH!" The class celebrated, making Shinsou jump.
"Okay, all of you get the hell out-" Shinsou said, forcing them out of his room.
As they all got forced out, it was time for Tokoyami to take the stage for his own room...and he did admittedly feel a bit nervous but also a little embarrassed at the same time.
"My room is a den of darkness. An abyssal womb. I cannot give you any comfort that you'll leave with your sanity..." Tokoyami said. With that intro, Ochako half expected the room to be something out of a haunted mansion and for an organ to start playing.
But, instead, the room was more...'occult'. Cloaks and robes, skulls, dark décor and glowing skulls with purple lights. Tokoyami had somehow even replaced the overhead lights with dim purple ones.
"Welcome." Tokoyami said.
"Whoa! This is awesome as hell!" Kirishima grinned as he quickly pounded his fists together and looked around the room.
"It is?" Tokoyami paused, then quickly coughed. "I mean, of course, only the most tortured souls can understand my realm of despair and dread."
"Check out the amazing skull lights, man!" Kaminari shouted while holding up one of the skulls.
The girls, Iida and Yuga were confused by the other boy's reactions. "I think those candles are a fire hazard..." Iida muttered, before Izuku came out with a sword.
"This room is awesome." Izuku said.
"W-why do you have a sword!?" Momo gasped.
"That is the dark blade known as The Shadow, a recreation of the one wielded by the Dark Lord Agnew, also known as the Shogun Executioner." Tokoyami said.
miyo, mikado ...
"Sweet!" Izuku said, holding it up.
"It can only be wielded by those with a tainted heart- but, because it's a recreation, it's just a sword." Tokoyami said. "...please put it down."
"Oh! Sorry!" Izuku put it back down quickly and carefully. Many of the girls were still looking around, confused and a little worried by the reactions.
But some of them did see some potential in this room. They thought it could be a good place to hang out.
"Next up is MY room!" Sero said, running ahead. To be honest, when it came to Sero, no one knew what to expect. Sero was such an eccentric person, and at least everyone before had some reflection of their quirk in their rooms...so, there was a bit of a mystery to Sero's room vibe.
"Behold, casa de Sero!" Sero said, as everyone peered in.
The room was actually a lot homier than you might have thought. It had a theme that felt like something you would find in a hotel or maybe even in Spain or Latin America. Sero hurriedly sat down in the hammock next to his bed.
"Woahhhhh." Mina said. "Fashionably foreign!"
"My mom is from Spain, so I inherited her taste." Sero elaborated. "I wanted to bring a piece of home with me, so when I set up this place, I went all out."
"This might be the coolest," Ochako said as she looked at the patterns.
"Aww, really? Thanks!" Sero grinned.
The rest of the class had some mixed opinions but it was clear a lot of them did enjoy the rather foreign feel that the room gave off. Sero, of course, was quick to show them all the proper techniques for hammock-relaxation.
"Who's up next?" Izuku asked.
"That would be me." Tsu said, walking towards her door. Her door was decorated, unlike the other ones- it had a bunch of cute frogs, surrounding a lily pad that said 'Tsu's pad'. Cute!
Tsu smiled a little before opening up the door and it was interesting to see that this room actually seemed to sport an outer and inner layer to it. A special personalization that she had requested, considering that she was indeed a frog.
The room was awash in various shades of green, adorned with cute frog plushies and accessories scattered throughout. Tsu had thoughtfully included a few plants and a fish tank with fish lazily swimming about.
"Cuuuute!" Mina exclaimed, plopping down onto a frog-shaped bean bag.
"Everyone seems to be devoted to their aesthetics." Momo noted.
"My room's set at a specific temp so I'm always comfortable," Tsu added, continuing the conversation. "And I've got some extra features. Watch this." She pressed a button on the wall, and the room's lighting subtly shifted to mimic the soothing ambiance of a sunset.
"Ooooh, very nice." Jirou nodded. "They also soundproofed my room, so it's good to know they care."
"And they added hella insulation to mine!" Kaminari added. "...Dunno why, though."
Jirou scoffed. "What, you got rubber sheets too?"
"S-shut up!" Kaminari frowned.
"The person who WOULD be next is Bakugou, but...he's not moved in yet." Iida said, looking at Bakugou's door. "I am curious as to what a Bakugou room could look like."
The first thing Ochako thought of was just a giant smoldering crater in the middle of a room. She shook her head. That's mean.
"So, we'll just go up a level!" Mina said.
The group started to move up to the third and final level of rooms. Kirishima was next, and Mina seemed more than a little excited to figure out what type of room her old friend had.
"You ladies probably won't get this, but..." Kirishima opened the door to his "den of manliness," as he called it. A lot of motivational posters, a punching bag, a few loose weights, and a clock that was flexing around gave the room a very passionate look.
"Hmm." Mina said. "Yeah, just what I expected."
"If my boyfriend had a room like this, I'd dump him." Tooru said.
"I dunno, I kinda like it!" Ochako said.
"Well, next up is meeeeee, so~" Mina said, skipping next door. "Get ready for my totally awesome aesthetic!" Mina swung her door open, revealing a bunch of pink leopard print pattern related items inside. Mina's room was a very 'chill' area, probably the ideal chill zone if anyone was up for it.
"It's so...pink." Alan said, walking in.
"What other color do you expect?" Mina added, shooting Alan a playful look with a puffed-up cheek, as if the notion of any different color was an insult.
"...I mean, I just met you, so, yeah," Alan replied.
Mina took a step back. "...fair."
"This is pretty cool, though, Mina! You've got a good style!" Ochako chimed in, laughing in response. She kept saying that, but she didn't care if it lost some meaning.
"Ain't it cute right?"
"Kaminari's room is next," Izuku said.
"Well, uh... I dunno if it's gonna really wow people, but...eh, all the other guys have had good reactions to their rooms, so I have nothing to worry about." Kaminari opened the door, revealing his...odd room. It looked like he just sort of threw together whatever and put it up.
"...what is your 'angle' with this room, exactly?" Ojiro asked.
"A-aw, come on guys! My room's really cool!" Kaminari pouted.
"Well, it is definitely...a niche?" Ochako said, rubbing her head
"I mean it's alright! Maybe you need to hire an interior decorator." Mina said. Kaminari deflated a bit.
"I followed my mom's instructions...she does interior design for a living..." Kaminari said.
Ouch. Ochako thought.
"My room is next." Shoji said. "But, I have to admit...compared to everyone else's room, mine is very 'minimalist'."
Maybe 'minimalist' wasn't the best word to use. Shoji's room only had a desk, and a bed without a frame.
"...this is nice." Todoroki said, trying to be nice.
"Wow, and I thought my last apartment was barren..." Ochako frowned.
"I don't really have any material needs." Shoji explained. "So, I didn't need to pack much."
"Are there any benefits to this?" Ojiro asked.
"Less stress, more productivity, more money, less cleaning..." Shoji listed.
Aw, now I'm jealous. Ochako frowned.
"I mean, are you sure you don't want anything in here? Maybe we could find something to add to the room, even if it's just a little something to make it stand out." Mina added, and Shoji just shrugged.
"Like I said, I am not a material person. I appreciate the gesture however."
"...how about a class photo?" Izuku asked.
Shoji thought.
"That could work." He nodded.
"I'm next. And...honestly, I feel like mine is a little dull." Ojiro said, opening his door. Inside was the most standard room known to man. Picture a bedroom in your head- and there you have it.
Mina started to think about it a little more, she definitely needed to teach some of these guys how to do some interior decorating - it was a little saddening how some of them seemed to go with such minimalistic looks.
"I'm kind of a minimalist too. Straightforward powers, straightforward man, straightforward everything." Ojiro explained.
"I mean, yeah, but you guys need to at least do something," Mina said.
"I have always liked neon signs, think that would work well in this room?" Ojiro asked.
"...moving on," Tooru said, quickly changing the conversation. "Last room on this floor is mine~!"
The others quickly glanced at Tooru's door, sparking curiosity about what her room might reveal about her personality. As Tooru swung open the door, her style became abundantly clear: it was undeniably cutesy. Plush animals and pillows adorned every inch of what could easily be considered the cutesiest room to ever exist.
"I like a room that's soft!" Tooru declared. "So I have a lot of soft things."
Ochako observed as Ship and Yoshi approached a giant rat-sized plush animal, fixating on it for a moment. Oh my god, they think he's real, she realized.
"See? Boys, pay attention: this is how you show what you're about." Mina appeared the most comfortable with this particular design choice.
"Shush. Dog's being cute." Jirou said, as they watched intently.
Tooru pouted. "Aw, come on! My room is- oh, hey that is pretty cute."
"We're up next then, Todoroki." Momo smiled.
Todoroki nodded. "I'm not too sure my room has anything of merit after all of this."
"How come you guys get a whole floor to yourselves?" Mina asked, as the group went upstairs.
"We got in on recommendations- so, we have a little more 'special treatment' here and there. Honezuki and Tokage of Class 1-B have a similar setup at their apartments." Momo explained.
Todoroki simply started to look at his own door which was a little more decked out before opening it up, "I hope my room is...to your liking?" He seemed not too fussed but he had a very particular style, that being a more traditional Japanese-style family room.
Jaws were dropping as the group entered his room. "H-how did you renovate this room so fast, Todoroki?!" Kaminari demanded
Todoroki stared at him for a moment. "With hard work."
Todoroki just sat down in the middle of the room and poured himself some tea. It was almost as if he was trying to show how dedicated he had been to this room.
Sero bowed his head in defeat. "I concede, Todoroki!" Sero said, getting on his knees. "You out aesthetic'd me!"
"Oh, I wouldn't say that-" Todoroki said.
"Nah, dude. You transformed this place into one of the coolest rooms I've ever seen. You win." Alan said.
All of them seemed to bow down to Todoroki because he had done something that seemed impossible to do. But Momo's room was still there for the class to look at.
"Thank goodness my room isn't too small." Momo said. "My space would have been severely limited in the standard dorms..."
The group took a step inside Momo's fairy tale bedroom. This was something a princess would wake up in. Ochako nearly fainted from the amount of wealth she was being exposed to.
"Your bed is HUGE!" Jirou gasped. "You could probably fit like 7 people in it."
"It's not that big, is it?" Momo asked, a little red in the face. She didn't seem to have a clue about how big most of the things in her room really were...
"This is fancier than the hotel on I-Island!" Sero said. "How much did it cost to get all these things!?"
"I'd...rather not say." Momo admitted; she felt uncomfortable talking about things in relation to the wealth that her family had, mostly because it was...definitely clear they weren't the best people in comparison to most.
"Well, it's nice, but it needs a bit more personality, y'know?" Mina said. "Throw up some more posters or academic stuff or something, Yaomomo!"
Momo began to think. "Well, I have to say that I'm not sure what parts would work in this room. I don't typically express myself in this way."
"Sounds like you need an interior decorator-" Kaminari said.
"No, not your mom." Mina said. "We'll help you revamp this room one day, okay?"
Kaminari's face got a little more pouty, but he just sighed and nodded. "Yeah, I'll help you no matter what, though. You need some help."
"We'll debate it." Mina said, crossing her arms.
"So, that's about everybody, right?" Ochako said. "Wow- lot of fun rooms."
"Maybe we should invade Class 1-B's dorms and see what they have." Kirishima joked.
I'm gonna laugh if Tetsutetsu has a room that's similar to Kirishima's.Ochako thought.
"So, should we all go back down to hanging out in the rec area?" Tooru asked. "I wanna see who can beat my Donkey Kong in Smash Ultimax Finale!"
"Oh, I bet you it can't hold a candle to my Master Chief." Kirishima challenged.
"Or my Jonesy!" Sero added.
"Please! You'd all get crushed by my Rayman." Kaminari laughed.
"Wait till you get a taste of my Sans!" Alan smirked.
They added a lot of weird guys in the new one. Ochako thought.
When they began to make their way back to the recreation area, it was obvious that a more upbeat mood had settled over the gathering. This provided for at least slightly more engaging exchanges. Plus, they now had two dogs, and who wouldn't want that?
But no one expected what came next. When the kids got back to the first floor, someone was talking with all the RAs.
"It is good to see you again, especially after watching that fight on the news." Rook said. "How are you feeling?"
"Well, I was in a coma, so...well rested." The person joked.
"I'm shocked you're back so soon. Thought you'd be taking a sabbatical or whatever." Yang added.
"Well, these kids are the future...and since I'm not gonna be doing much these days, might as well focus more on teaching." The voice said. Izuku's eyes widened as he realized who it was. Ren noticed the kids.
"Oh, there they are." Ren said. "I was wondering where they were..."
Each of the students could only look on, as standing alongside Ren was a man who could only be described as almost deathly skinny, sporting rather scraggly blonde hair but still maintaining that sense of power through his demeanor. He seemed to be much more calm though in comparison to what they had usually seen with this man...
Izuku gasped. "All Might!"
"Good to see you, Young Midoriya..."
"Woah, All Might!" Kirishima yelled, stepping forward. "I thought you looked bad on the news, but..."
"I know. I look worse in person. Believe me, I'm kind of bummed too." All Might said. "Just be glad I'm still here."
"T-thank you again, for fighting so hard for all of us!" Iida said, bowing his head forward.
"Look, just because I look like an old sponge doesn't mean I'm not going to be very different. I'm still the hero I was before." In that little moment, All Might put on a lot of muscle and he beamed. "This smile of mine never dies-!"
And just as quickly as he had used his quirk, he was coughing and sputtering. The kids flinched, but Izuku and Ochako kept a blank expression. They were used to this.. "Okay, that was a bad example, but do you kids get that?"
"What's the extent of the damages?" Momo asked.
"Well, I'm gonna be wearing this cast for a few more days…" All Might motioned to his arm. "And my lungs sustained some damage, but everything else is fine. Except…"
All Might looked at the kids, and then back at the teachers. "Well. I'm retiring from being a hero."
The silence was palpable.
All of them seemed to be in shock about what was being said. The number one hero was retiring...Who would even take that position over him?
"…I mean, I was wondering that, but…it feels so weird to hear it out loud." Kaminari said.
"Truth is, I've been running on fumes this entire time, kids. Thought I had a good year or two left in me, but thanks to that bastard, I expended all my power in that last battle." All Might admitted.
"I guess so... That's probably going to do it." Ochako admitted as she gazed at All Might and her eyes began to well up a little more. Why did it hurt her so much to see a hero like this lose everything?
"But, with a closed door comes a new opportunity." All Might said. "From here on out, I'm devoting myself to teaching you kids."
"You're going full time?" Izuku was surprised by this, but at least it meant that he might be able to train with All Might a bit more.
"Correct. I couldn't stick around for too long previously because of my state." All Might explained. "Another reason I wasn't at the summer camp."
"How long have you been dealing with this? Even with everything that's happened, you seem a little too calm about it all." Kirishima prodded.
"I've...had time to sort of reflect on that, young Kirishima." All Might said. "I've accepted what's happened, and...maybe it was because I had someone there to talk me through it."
Huh, you know that probably made a lot of sense. He did seem a lot happier considering the fact that, despite the fact that he probably would have been a lot worse off a few years ago...
Izuku smiled a bit. He knew the truth of what really happened, but he'd talk to All Might about it later.
"No more about me. How are you children? The teachers told me that you've been having a hard time lately." All Might said. "Everything all right?"
"Ehhhh...?" Mina started to wave her hand a little. She was still doing a mix of good and bad, but it was better than what she had been doing before.
"We kind of got our feelings out earlier, and now we're...at least feeling better?" Kaminari shrugged.
"Yeah, it's a bit of a curve, but we're getting there." Mina gave a small thumbs-up and smiled. The rest, of course, were a mix of good and average.
"Well, it's better than nothing." All Might said. "Even though it sounds strange, I think you've all grown since the last time I saw you. In terms of power and personality."
"It's going to be hard, but I want us all to show you what we're made of!" Izuku said as he got a little more fired up.
"And you will be able to. Tomorrow." All Might smiled. "The real goal of summer camp, developing your Ultimate moves, starts tomorrow."
"Ultimate moves?" Iida repeated. "What do they have to do with our Licenses?"
"As Aizawa said, hero licenses are tied to saving lives, so you have to be qualified and ready to take on such a big responsibility." Rook elaborated. "This is a hard test. In Japan, about half of the hero course students pass on the first try."
"Holy crap, really? So...it's possible that only half of us will get ours." Kaminari said.
"Since you kids have been working on your quirks, an ultimate move is how you can use your power to show what you've learned." Yang added. "For example, one of my Ultimate Moves, Burning Beauty, is a powerful uppercut that usually knocks out the opponent and uses the energy from my semblance to my advantage.
"Or, if you wanted to get more technical- something like Todoroki's Ice Wall." All Might added. "A powerful technique that combines his speed and precision with his ice side. Works as a good guard, a good finisher, and a good way to restrain criminals."
"I know that one first hand..." Sero muttered.
"I estimate the power of the ice wall's formation is around 3.06 Megatons of TNT- a powerful move indeed." Ren said.
"Wait, you calculated it?" Izuku asked, almost impressed.
"I get bored." Ren shrugged.
"Combat is all about finding and making use of your particular strengths." Blake said. "They symbolize who you are as a hero. By yelling it to a crowd, you can gain their trust by giving them a better idea of who you are as a hero. It's both a tool of communication and a statement."
"Intriguing." Iida said, rubbing his chin.
"We expect you to have developed at least two ultimate moves by the time we're done." Yang grinned.
"So, please. Keep that in the back of your head for the rest of the day." Rook said.
"That's it for right now," All Might said. "You kids enjoy the rest of your day- I think I'm gonna go sort through my new apartment. Ben and Ruby unpacked for me, so I have no idea what's where..."
"Of course," Iida said. "We'll see you tomorrow, then."
"Bright and early." All Might nodded. "Believe me- I'll whip you kids into high gear."
As the kids waved goodbye, Izuku stayed behind. All Might blinked.
"So...do you have a moment to talk about the fight?" Izuku asked. "I have some theories..."
Izuku presented All Might with a page full of scribbles and notes. "So, after analyzing your fight with All for One frame by frame, I tried theorizing what the other wielders' quirks are." Izuku explained. "You confirmed the 'Float' quirk a few nights ago, and we both know about Blackwhip, so-"
All Might held up his hand. "Slow down, kid. I'm trying to read the list real quick..."
"O-oh, sorry." Izuku blushed.
"You're fine, you're fine..." All Might read the list of powers...'Kinetic Boosting', 'Steam / Smog / Smoke', 'Energy Projection (? how else would you explain the lightning on our bodies)', and more and more wild mass guessing.
"All of these seem like solid predictions, kid." All Might said. "I didn't exactly know what I was doing- it was like the will of One for All was flowing through me, guiding me on autopilot."
"I might've also solved what your 'second' quirk was." Izuku said. "You were giving off a lot of smoke at some point in the fight. It wasn't like when you were deflating- when did your smoke thing manifest?"
All Might hummed. "Sometime after my first bout with All for One," He recalled. "After I assumed my muscle form, I kept on thinking 'I don't want people to see me'- I always assumed it was a side effect of the energy from One for All."
"So, that's...somewhat confirmed." Izuku said. "Do you remember anything else?"
All Might paused. "I had...a lot of headaches, but maybe because of the stress."
"So, we've got at least three quirks confirmed. A little over half..." Izuku frowned. "And I still need to get Blackwhip down."
"Pace yourself, kid." All Might said. "I know my time is done and gone, but I don't want you to burn out before a big exam."
"I know, but- I just need to have an understanding of what these powers can do." Izuku said. "I can't rely too much on my arms nowadays, and while my legs are pretty good as is...Blackwhip could be my answer on how to prevent further damage to my arms."
All Might took a deep breath. "I do know what you mean, though. Blackwhip kept All for One at bay at some points...but I don't think you can master it within two weeks."
"I don't need to master it," Izuku said. "I just need to know the basics, and work from there. It's not gonna be easy. I don't think I can toggle it like Full Cowling- this thing is always at 100%."
"Then you gotta find your balance." All Might said, poking Izuku's head with one not broken arm.
"I will. More importantly, I have support from others." Izuku smiled. "That's the best way to move forward, right?"
All Might smiled. "...yeah. Of course." He nodded.
"Well, I better get back to the others." Izuku said. "I overheard someone talking about a Mario Kart tournament. I kinda wanna show off."
"Mind if I borrow your journal for a bit?" All Might said. "I feel like this could help with some research."
"Huh? Oh, yeah. Go for it- borrow it for as long as you need." Izuku said, standing up. "I'll talk to you later, All Might!"
As Izuku ran off, All Might read through the journal again. He noticed a small blurb of text next to his refined drawing, and gave it a read.
... All Might has a presence like no other hero, and he kept the world's courage and hope up by just being himself and saving the day every time without any trouble. He brought people from all over the world together under his banner of hope and courage. Just by virtue of his fame and might, All Might is able to instill confidence and optimism in people all around the world. There are numerous would-be heroes and even support workers that look up to All Might as an inspiration.
I should be afraid of what will happen next, but...
A generation influenced by his charisma gives me hope that everything will turn out all right.
All Might chuckled, and wiped away a tear. "Well said, young Midoriya."