They met back up about a half our later. Alice was back in her suit, feeling a lot more comfortable. Her Hero suit was a large black hoodie-like garment that went down to the middle of her thighs, shorts and a black T-shirt underneath it. Various violet belts wrapped around her upper arms and waist, giving her sort of a "tail" like quality to her hoodie. She did a small spin, showing off her knee high purple and black boots to the older female, who laughed and pushed her hood off her head. Alice preferred to wear the hood down, but who could resist the little "cat ears" that were sewn into the material? She wore a simple black mask anyway, but the hood gave Chess somewhere to hide when things got hectic or overwhelming. "You look good." WildSpire said with a laugh.
"I know, right? I did a revamp before I left home. Im really digging how this looks now. Its super simple and looks good." Alice looked down at her outfit. She really did like how it looked. The Support students back home had been excited to work on her outfit and did a wonderful job.
"So speaking of the call 1-A- we are going to be watching them today to get a good feel about how these Japanese Heroes work and function." WildSpire motioned for the girl to follow and they headed out towards one of the training areas.
Ground Gamma was one of the most complicated of the training areas. It had a variety of buildings with many pipes and tubes running through it- effectively turning the entire grounds into a complicated maze. Alice and WildSpire had headed over as soon as Spire got the text from Aizawa.
This time, the entire class was present. Alice stuck to WildSpire's side, but she wasnt as nervous this time. Being in her hero costume was the only way she felt at ease anymore. Her social anxiety was always at the back of her head when she was in normal attire, but out here- on the field. She felt so much clarity. She was confident and knew who she was. It was the whole reason she had taken on the name of Lucidity.
"Hey! Alice!" Kirishima waved from his place within his little group. They were just waiting for Aziawa to get things situated with the cameras before he released them into the training grounds.
Alice waved back before heading over after WildSpire's permission. A blond boy and a girl with dark blue hair were now apart of the group. "Hey! So this is Alice, the new Support student that is staying with us. Alice, this is Denki Kaminari and Kyoka Jiro. Another few members of our class. Im sure youll meet the rest of them soon enough." Kirishima grinned.
"Nice to meet you!" Alice bowed and straightened quickly, causing Chess to dangle around her neck before righting himself with a disgruntled meow.
"Same!" The blond boy shoved his hands in his pockets, his grin wide. "But wait, if you are support- Why are you out here?" He motioned around them, a small frown on his lips.
Alice laughed, "So Im not really "Support" support." She mused, using air quotes as she did. "I'm what is call "Field support." WildSpire had started an agency here in Japan recently when I was transferred. We are kinda like undercover heroes?" She wrinkled her nose in thought. "Truthfully, most Field support dont want to be a Limelight hero, but we are also not cut out for standard Support work. So Spire opened something up here for that."
Jiro nodded slowly, "That's actually a good idea. A lot of heroes dont like to be the center of attention." She ran her hand through her hair lazily. "If they ever go to offer that. I might have to take it up." She nodded, motioning to her ears. The girl's quirk let her "Jack" into anything and hear distances away. "I feel like Id be more use there than a full time hero."
"Fair. Thats how I felt. Im not the best people person." Alice waved a hand, her grin widening. She opened her mouth to speak again, but was cut off by a loud "snarl."
"The FUCK Support? I thought you said you'd stay out of my way!" Bakugo had finally spotted the girl, irritation on his face. He had marched over, ready to strangle the girl. "What are you doing here?"
Alice blinked at him and leaned away from the yelling teen. "I told you. I wont be in your way for Number one-"
"You better not!"
Alice held up a hand and rolled her eyes, which made the male even more mad. "Im here to observe today. So calm down." She locked eyes with him, which made him scoff. Alice could feel the anxiety bubbling up, but she kept her face straight. Kirishima had mentioned that Bakugo would be less likely to scream at her if she didnt back down from him. She didnt like the screaming, it made her jump every single time. The only quietness she had heard from him was earlier that morning when he helped her with her homework.
Bakugo crossed his arms and scoffed again, "What is your Quirk even anyway?" He looked her up and down, frowning. He had seen the cat again, but didnt know or care to even ask about it.
At this point, Deku, Uraraka, and another boy had appeared off to the side. The new boy had a mix of White and red hair, his red haired side sported a nasty burn scar over his eye. Alice shuffled in place, rubbing the back of her head. "Where's the fun in showing off?" She asked. "Today is for me to observe you guys."
That didnt sit right with Bakugo, but he took a deep breath and hissed through his teeth, wandering away again. Kirishima laughed and followed along after him to make sure he didnt go take his anger out on someone else.
"Does it have to do with the cute cat on your shoulder?" Urakaka had gotten closer to take a look at the cat-shaped thing wrapped around her neck like a scarf.
Alice felt her cheeks heat up and she laughed, "Yes. His name is Cheshire, but I call him Chess. He technically is my quirk."
"Really?" Deku's eyes widened and he moved in as well to get a better look at the cat. "Im extremely curious. He's such a dark black."
"Well.. Okay, technically- my quirk is similar to Tokoyami's quirk. We are both Shadow Quirk holders." Alice gave a wave to the bird boy- who perked up at hearing her voice.
"OH, SO YOULL TELL DEKU'S SHITTY ASS, BUT NOT MINE?" Bakugo had appeared again, ready to fly off the handle. Small explosions were going off in his hands and Kirishima was ready to grab him if he jumped at anyone. It wasnt that he was jealous that the girl had told Deku and not him, but he was irritated that Deku knew first.
Alice flinched this time, looking at Bakugo like he had just grown a second head. "Thats not showing off. I dont know what Tokoyami can even do." She shrugged. "Chess and I have our own techniques."
"BULLSH-" Bakugo went to start swearing again, but was cut off by a man who had stepped around WildSpire up to the podium. His hair was a messy mop over an exhausted gaze. He looked more tired than anyone Alice had seen before.
"Listen up Class 1-A. If you havent figured it out yet. We have a new student who is going to be sitting in on our class for a bit." He motioned to Alice and then to WildSpire. "These two are here to observe for today. They are here to train a new line of Pro-heroes known as "Field Support." These Heroes are specifically trained in patrol, medical, and hero assistance." Aziawa yawned into his hand, giving a nod to WildSpire, who stepped up to the podium to take over.
"Good afternoon students! I am WildSpire- I have opened up an agency here in Japan as a means of bringing more Field support to the Heroes here. We are a consistent thing in both the Americas and Africa. You lot will be learning to work along side us, so please be patient as we get settled into a normal routine." WildSpire smiled to the class, giving a nod to Alice. "Lucidity there is one of the few apprentices I have taken in my time. So please be patient with her. She is learning alongside you guys as a means to prep the new generation of Heroes to a possible new way of Agency training."
Alice nodded to WildSpire and Aziawa took back over. He explained the whole concept of their training. Theyd be doing something similar to Capture the Flag. Two separate groups going up against each other as a means to get their flag before the other team. Alice had settled on the edge of the platform- watching the screen with a curious expression. She knew nothing about the group's quirks or how the class functioned. She knew they were friendly, but how were they on the field?
Bakugo, Kirishima, Kaminari, and a fourth student- named Hanta Sero came up against Deku, Uraraka, Mashirao Ojiro, and who she had discovered was Shoto Todoroki. The groups went out onto the field, leaving a small handful of people left to observe.
Tokoyami approached and sat down with Alice, crossing his legs as they watched the screen. "How are you settling in?" He asked curiously, raising a brow at her as she opened her energy drink at last.
"Good, but tired. I have gotten caught up with Science and am not working on math." She puffed her cheeks and took a long drink, letting out a sigh of relief. "Im exhausted. I already dont sleep as is. Its even worse in a new place."
Tokoyami nodded and looked her over, curious about her outfit. She stuck to blacks and purples. It fit her. "Im enjoying the dark blacks." He mused faintly, reaching out to pet Chess, who had appeared to get head rubs.
Alice felt her cheeks flush and she scoffed, "Thanks. Its the closest I can get to my normal attire when Im not trapped in a uniform." She gave him a grin. "I prefer to wear blacks, Gothic attire, fishnets. Typical Shadow Quirk holder- huh?" Alice laughed. Tokoyami didnt. He stared at her like she had slapped him. No shit. The girl sitting in front of him was so much like him it was kind of stupid. The only difference was her personality. She was shy, but bubbly and outgoing once you got to know her. Completely opposite to him.
"No no, not typical. Beautiful." Tokoyami let out a sigh and looked out over the field, then at the screen to distract himself. He had made a oath with himself to not think about any sort of dating while he as in school for his hero training and here the gods dangled the perfect girl for him in front of his face. Alice blinked at him, watching the male stare at anywhere that wasnt her. She really didnt understand. Her brain couldnt wrap around that someone would even look at her that way, so she shrugged it off and took another long drink of her energy drink- watching the two teams clash against each other.
The next group came and went, leaving Alice to sit alone on the edge of the platform. She watched Tokoyami's movements with a trained eye. She didnt want to miss any possible technique she might be able to use later. All the things he did were so different than how she fought.
"You doing okay?" Uraraka approached and sat down next to her, looking at Alice with a concerned expression. She had been staring at the screen with a blank expression for the past 10 minutes. "You literally havent moved for like 10 minutes."
Alice blinked in surprise. "Yeah. Im fine. I just got extremely distracted. I wanna take in as much information as I can. My goal is to be able to help you guys do what you need to do. Ya know?" She smiled faintly at Uraraka, who nudged her arm.
"I think you'll do fantastic. Dont doubt yourself too much." She smiled faintly. Alice smiled and nudged her back and soon the girls erupted into a fit of giggles in a nudging battle, both sort of lost in their own world for a moment.