Chapter 16 - Quirks and Questions

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a/n – this chapter ended up being 'whoops all exposition' but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ what can you do? training exercise w/ class 1a next chapter (ノ'ヮ')ノ*: ・゚

edit: new cover :D

Miyuki fidgeted with her hands as the last few teachers entered the room. Ms. Shimizu, noticing her nervousness, frowned, putting a soothing hand on her shoulder. Miyuki took a deep breath, trying to calm her rapid heartrate.

"Well, it seems everyone has arrived," Nezu announced, as Mic and Aizawa-sensei sat down. "Ms. Shimizu, if you would please." He said, nodding his head towards her. Ms. Shimizu smiled at him, her lips curling into a haunting imitation of her usual soft expression, eyes glinting with a sadistic glee.

Miyuki sweat-dropped, eyebrow twitching. 'I forgot how scary Ms. Shimizu can be.' She could swear she saw Nezu's blank expression flicker to something fearful for a moment, a bead of sweat rolling down his brow.

'Hell yeah, fuck 'em up, 'mizu.' Viola cackled. Apparently, her time with Sakura-chan had not managed to completely eliminate her long held (resentment-) distaste towards heroes.

"Thank you, Nezu." Ms. Shimizu said, voice a perfect masquerade of politeness. "For those of you who don't know me, my name is Shimizu Kohana, and I am a therapist specialising mainly in heroism related trauma and uncommon mental disorders."

She took a short pause. Really, the introduction was unnecessary, everyone even slightly connected to heroism knew of Shimizu, though few knew her other name. Speaking of which...

"I am also the retired hero Lucid: The Daydream Hero." She said, swiftly moving on despite the sudden flashes of clarity and terror that took over some of the heroes faces. Good to know her reputation hasn't faded after all these years.

(Part of her found All Might's mix of respect, horror and nervousness particularly flattering. The rest felt a distinctly sadistic type of glee at her impact on the Symbol of Peace, but she'd never admit to it. She is not to blame for the more... troubling effects of her quirk, after all.)

"I am here to discuss the integration of Yuuei's new student, Rayan Zuri Miyuki, into the hero course, specifically regarding her new Class, 1-A, and to inquire about some more personalised assistance." She paused at Vlad King's raised hand. "Yes, Kan-san?"

"Forgive me for my scepticism, but I think it's pretty unlikely that a hero who retired over thirty years ago would still be alive, let alone looking as young as the woman in front of us." He stated gruffly.

Saffron sighed in distaste. 'So quick to judge, these heroes.'

"Ah, that's a common misconception. Allow me to clear it up for you." She paused to catch her breath. "You see, I actually have a dual quirk, much like young Todoroki. One of the effects of my other quirk involves slowing the aging process, thus resulting in my rather youthful appearance." She smiled, sinister. "But really, Kan-san, don't you know it's rude to inquire about a woman's age?"

"O-oh, I..." Her smile grew into a grin at his loss for words.

"Onto the topic at hand," she said. "You've all received the forum I sent you, correct?" Nods came from all sides. Midnight cleared her throat. "Kayama-san?" Ms. Shimizu probed.

"Sorry, but I'm a bit confused over the extracurricular quirk training. Normally that's only offered to students who have had repeated issues with quirk control, like Midoriya-kun." Midnight explained. "Rayan has showed nothing but perfect control of hers. N-n-not to imply she doesn't need it, but from what we've seen..." She trailed off.

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