It was another day at the Deko Agency, except Deko had a little extra spring in her step. Having gone out with a guy who she thought was extremely handsome, not to mention actually pretty nice despite being a Satanist, she had that much more hope for the future. Then again, the fact that she and the rest of her agency were working to bring down corrupt heroes was helping as well. Naturally, she couldn't help but smile when Todoroki came in.

"Hey Todoroki, how's it going?"

"Not too bad. And you?"

"I'm doing quite well, thank you."

"Also, thanks again for going out with me yesterday. That was one of the happiest moments of my life."

Deko smiled. "Oh, you're welcome! I was really happy, too!"

For today's assignment, the Hero Enforcement Regiment was taking on a hero known as Melvin Ferrara – aka "Lemon Juice" – whose Quirk allowed him to shoot lemon juice from his hands. His special crime was attempting to kidnap a Ukrainian ambassador. Naturally, Deko and her team's efforts didn't go unnoticed by the media:

"Deko, what inspired you to take on corrupt heroes?" asked a reporter for ABC7 New York.

"Well, I'd heard one too many stories of heroes using their powers to take advantage of innocent people, and I used to think those stories were just rumors until I was attacked by a hero, so I decided that I wasn't just going to step aside and let these abuses continue."

"Some people are saying that what you're doing is illegal," said a reporter for The New York Post. "What do you have to say in your defense?"

"Can what my agency's doing really be any more illegal than what corrupt heroes are doing?"

"But aren't you concerned that the authorities will come after you and your sidekicks?" asked a reporter for FOX News.

"Let them come! I know deep in my heart that what I'm doing is the right thing and that the authorities will endorse my efforts!"

After the media frenzy she went through that day, Deko headed to the Wendy's in question, located on 5805 Broadway. Shortly after she got there, Todoroki arrived.

"Good to see you again, Todoroki!"

"The pleasure is likewise, Midoriya."

Deko and Todoroki headed up to the counter.

"Hi, what can I get for ya?" asked the guy at the counter, a tall Hispanic guy.

"I'll have a $5 Biggie Bag with a Chicken BLT and a medium drink please," said Deko.

The cashier punched in Deko's order. "Will there be anything else?"

"I'll have a Baconator with fries and a large vanilla Frosty, please," said Todoroki.

"So I have a $5 Biggie Bag with a Chicken BLT, a medium drink, a Baconator with fries and a large vanilla Frosty. Is that it?"

"That's it," said Deko and Todoroki.

Deko reached into her purse to get her wallet, but Todoroki was quicker to pay, after which the cashier gave Deko her drink cup. She then headed to the drink machine, but not without speaking up to Todoroki:

"You know, you're not legally required to pay for both of us every time!"

"Logically, no, but I like you, and I wanted to do a kindness for you."

"That's really sweet of you, but I should be the one paying for us!"

"Well, if you're that insistent, then I'll let you pay for us on our next outing together."

By now, their food was ready, so Todoroki grabbed the tray and headed to a table in the corner with Deko.

"So, Todoroki, what are some of your hobbies?"

"I enjoy listening to music, lifting weights, collecting firearms and playing video games." Todoroki took a bite of his Baconator.

"You like video games too? Awesome sauce! What kinds of video games are you into?" Deko took a bite of her chicken BLT.

"I like a lot of different games, but one of my favorites is Doom."

Deko nearly choked on her sandwich. "You love DOOM!? Oh my gosh, that's one of MY favorites!"

"Really? How interesting. Do you create your own WADs for it?"

"Of course!"

Todoroki smiled. "Nice. It's good to know we have a few things in common already."

Deko averted her gaze while smiling. "It is."

Todoroki's look turned serious. "Is something wrong, Midoriya?"

"Wha…?" Deko refocused on Todoroki. "Oh, n-no! I was just…thinking."

"I understand. Tell me, how did you get into Doom?"

"I discovered the game when I went over a friend's house, and he had it playing on his computer. Since then, I've been hooked."

"That sort of reminds me of my story: my older brother Natsuo was playing it on his PlayStation when I walked in on him, and I too have been a fan since."

Deko smiled. "Nice to know we have something in common!"

"Indeed."

"You know, you may be a peculiar guy who's obsessed with Satanism, but I like you, Todoroki, and I can tell you're a trustworthy person!"

Todoroki lowered his Baconator. "How so?"

"I'm extremely skilled at reading people, and based on the tone in your voice, the way you make eye contact with me and your nonverbal cues, you give off a very trustworthy vibe to me."

"Well, I try to be. When you told me about what your mission was, I decided that it was compatible with my values, and I wanna live up to your ideals and help you make people believe in heroes again."

Deko smiled. "Believe me, after the kind of missions we've undertaken, you've already lived up to my ideals!"

Todoroki nodded and took another bite of his Baconator.

After the two of them finished their supper, they headed on out.

"Todoroki, I had another good time with you! Thanks again for inviting me!"

Todoroki nodded. "Oh, you're welcome."

"I gotta be honest: I'm still weirded out knowing you're into Satanism, but I know you're not all bad."

"Well, I try not to be bad, especially considering what happened to my father."

Deko's look turned serious. "Why, what happened to him?"

"He…"

Before Todoroki could answer that question, Deko pushed him to the ground just as an energy blast zinged by them. Shortly thereafter, the one responsible for the energy blast ran over: a tall Asian man with a healthy tan, short, spiky black hair and a thunderbolt-shaped scar over his left eye. He wore a red short-sleeve jumpsuit with yellow trim, a blue undershirt and yellow boots. After recovering from the shock of nearly getting killed, Deku got up and confronted the man:

"Who are you and why did you try to kill us!?"

"My name is Captain Kamehameha; I was a good friend of Hell Knight. You're Deko, the hero who captured him, and I'm gonna make you pay!"

SCOTT "CAPTAIN KAMEHAMEHA" TSUKUDA:

QUIRK: Kamehameha Blast. Can fire powerful, destructive blasts of energy, but requires time to recharge, and he gets tired if he uses it too often.

Captain Kamehameha cupped his hands together. "KAME…"

Todoroki pushed Deko aside. "FLASHFREEZE HEATWAVE!"

Todoroki fired a superheated burst at Captain Kamehameha before he could finish his attack, thus frying the ripoff hero. Meanwhile, Deko watched the whole thing with awe, and once it was all over, she ran over to Todoroki.

"Todoroki, why did you push me out of the way? I could've helped, too!"

Todoroki blushed. "I'm sorry, I…I just wanted to protect you. I'll let you help out next time."

Deko smiled. "It's OK; it was really sweet of you to help me out!"

Deko gave Todoroki a big hug, which her gladly returned. It had been so long since Todoroki had gotten a hug that he couldn't remember if anyone had actually hugged him before. Nevertheless, feeling her arms wrapped around him made him feel all secure and snuggly. In this moment, he didn't think about how shy he used to be around women. Rather, he thought about how grateful he was that this particular woman had given him a chance to go out with her and that she saw the good within him. One of his favorite things about hugging her, though, was the fact that she was the softest, warmest, most cuddly woman he'd ever held. It helped to relax his blood pressure like nothing else could.

Deko enjoyed hugging Todoroki as well. After the horror of what she'd been through with Captain Famous, it was so refreshing for her to be able to hold somebody that she could trust. Granted, she'd only known this bicolor hero for a short time, but already, he'd proven himself in her eyes. She too felt safe being in his strong, manly arms, resting her head against his shoulder. Even if he was weird, none of that crossed her mind. Besides, he was right; nobody was truly normal. On the other hand, to her, it was his particular brand of abnormality that she found attractive, and she wanted to be with him for as long as possible. Eventually, she let go, but not without a smile on her face.

"Come on; let's get out of here," said Deko. "But first…"

"Yes?"

"How would you like to go to Infinity with me tomorrow night?"

Todoroki scratched his temple. "What's 'Infinity'?"

"It's this big disco located on Broadway."

Todoroki shook his head slightly and averted his gaze. "I don't know, I'm not very much into disco music…"

Deku smiled and put a hand on Todoroki's shoulder. "Then let me sweeten the deal: I'll do whatever you want with me if you go there with me!"

"May I spend the night at your place?"

"Of course!"

"Then I'll go. Luckily, I have a suit for the occasion."

"Grand! See you tomorrow night at 8:00!"

"Right."

Deko and Todoroki parted ways. If things kept going up for her, she figured she was headed for something really good.