Puppet Control

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"I AM HERE! To tell you that you, Tokido Yozamozu, have been..." 

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'Why wouldn't they accept me? I have the only quirk of mine that probably exists! I saved my peers and created an opportunity for Midoriya to take out that gigantic robot. I thought of ways to take out the other robots even though I'm not suited for it... Why? Did I not use my blade enough? I didn't even use it at all, is that why?'

Keigo and Rumi leaped up and began jumping around and yelling. Tokido took her head out of her hands and squinted at them, close to tears. 

"Why are you so upset?! Did you not want this?!" Keigo beamed. 

"What are you talking about?" Tokido mumbled. 

"What do you mean 'what is he talking about'?!" Rumi jumped in. "You just got in, weren't you paying attention?!" 

The surprise must've been evident on her face, because Rumi and Keigo burst out laughing. 

"Are you serious?! I guess I was just thinking too deeply about why they wouldn't..." Tokido trailed off. 

"YES! You're in! And your first day is guess when!" Keigo was way too excited. 

Tokido deadpanned. "I know it's in a week, dude, I did the research on UA." 

His smile dropped, as well as his hands. "You're such a loser. You could at least pretend to humor me!" 

Tokido smirked, reaching behind her head to fiddle with the straps on her mask. It was a nervous habit that she'd accumulated over the years. 

"So, I know it's a school on training heroes, but..." 

"But what?" The two asked in union.

"What if I get bad grades in math?" 

"Well, then you're grounded for the rest of the school year." 

"What?!" 

Keigo smiled again. "Don't worry, if she grounds you then I'll come get you and you can live with me instead!" 

 "I'd rather bathe in rat poison than live with you," she remarked. 

His grin dropped once again while Rumi cackled. He crossed his arms and waved his hand at her dismissively. 

"On a serious note, you're going to have to find time for studying. You'll most likely have time there since UA teaches basic courses like literature, math, science, and all of that," the woman explained." Oh, that reminds me, you probably already know, but you have to get packing! And choose what furniture you want to bring with you!"

"Furniture, what? Am I not coming home?" Tokido questioned. 

"So then you don't know. You're going to be living in the dorms. It's a requirement. It's actually a good idea, so you can easily make friends and hang out with your dormmates. You could probably ask for a few classmates to form a study group, too. It's a good idea if you want to pass math with good grades." 

Tokido thought about it. It sounded like fun, but on the other hand, she was worried. What if someone saw her scars? She only wanted trusted friends to be able to see. Nobody besides Rumi, Keigo, and Dr. Takao even knew she had scars in the first place. Was she going to have an individual shower, or would she be sharing with the other girls? 'Oh god, what about locker rooms? This is going to be a nightmare,' she thought. 

"Girly, calm down," Keigo said in a funny voice. "You'll get through it. You've gotten this far, haven't you? Just find your system, and you'll be okay. If you're worried about your scars, you could just wear some super thin clothing under your other clothes. And for the shower, you could just do it either super early in the morning or late at night. But I doubt they're just open like that, they probably have curtains." 

"Can you read minds?" Tokido questioned. 

"Please, if he can read minds then I can speak Latin," Rumi huffed. 

The other two giggled. 

"So what do you think you're going to pack?" he asked.

"Um, I don't know how big the rooms are, but I'd like to put in a loft bed and put a desk under it, and maybe put a little TV on the wall if I can so I can play video games or watch TV. I obviously want to take music posters, like the ones in my room, and I also want to take the rug in my room because I really like it. I'm obviously going to need my dresser for clothes, and if I can fit anything else I'll probably take... Actually, I might just take a twin loft bed 'cause those have built-in dressers and desks 'n stuff. Then I can put a bunch of other furniture, too."

"Uh-huh. Well, whatever you decide, I can come to help lift!" he replied. 

"I'll keep that in mind."

Rumi spoke up. "You should probably go start packing. You have a week until actual school starts, so you should probably start moving in and getting your dorm set up soon. It'd do you good to meet the others early, too, so you can have some already-established friends when classes start." 

Tokido nodded. She needed to start getting her things together so she could go as soon as possible. Besides, scouting out the dorms would give her a good idea of a system she can use to conceal her scars. 

"I'll go get a suitcase, then." 

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Did I get you? Heh

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