To Overthrow The Stars

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Warning: cursing, flirtatious teasing.

1229 words.

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The show Class 1A put on was epic, and I ended up quite liking the spotlight being placed on the class instead of myself because now I have to go and give speeches to people who want to view my product. I grimace as I shove my hands in my jumpsuit pockets, my orange shirt prominent with the "A Band" logo on it, courtesy of the Class 1A band group, which I took part in only moments ago. Now it's time to high tail it down to my booth and open it up to show off my new prized material possession, maybe hitting a food stand along the way. 

I look around for something, anything I can grab and go to eat along the way, "Hmm." I think aloud, looking across the food stands to intake my options, "Takoyaki... dango... mochi..." I mutter to myself, having a little ways to go to get to my booth, so I decide on one close to me, being put on by one of the general studies courses, "Hi, I'll get... takoyaki, nine please. Oh! And a uh, hot tea please. To go."

"Sure thing!" The boy says, opening up the till, "That'll be 1407 yen  (~10$) please." 

"Here." I hand him some cash and step to the side as I wait for my food and drink, excited to have hot tea when I wasn't able to have any earlier this morning. It doesn't take long for my food to be ready and none other than Shinso walks over with it, having brainwashed the kid who was originally carrying my order.

I smile warmly, "Hey Shinso-san." I take my food from him, using the stick given with the food to pick up the little balls of Takoyaki, "What brings you my way? Curious to see my invention unveiled to the business people?"

Shinso shrugs, "Sure, I'll see your invention. That wasn't my purpose though." He looks down at the cup of hot tea he's still holding and then at me. I nod, and he takes a sip, a satisfied hum coming from him soon after, "I just wanted to hang out." My gaze must shift to one of shock because he looks at me and chuckles, rubbing the back of his neck, "Didn't peg me for the hanging out type, did you."

"Well, not in public at least." I chuckle as well, throwing away the tray the Takoyaki was in along with the stick, reaching for my tea from Shinso's hands. He turns over and takes another drink before handing it back. I laugh again, taking a drink myself, "Ooh, that's good." I smile widely, bumping Shinso with my right elbow playfully, "Hey look, we indirectly kissed." I tease.

Shinso's face gets red, "N-No we didn't." He stutters, looking away, "And who cares even if we did."

"The only kiss that counts is the one that you mean to do." I smile, kissing him lightly on the cheek. He grows ever more red and turns to look away again as we walk towards my booth at a faster pace, "You're so cute when you're flustered." I tease.

"Knock it off already." He mumbles, shoving his hands in his pockets. Soon we make it to my stand and I give him a front row seat, quite literally, pulling up a chair next to my creation to hold my tea. He'll probably drink half of it by the time I'm done but I don't necessarily mind, at least my money was put toward someone's benefit.

When business people gather around my creation enough to draw a small crowd of onlookers I start, using a microphone I borrowed from Hatsume, "Goooood morning everyone! Welcome to the U.A. school festival and my lovely creation." I start, gesturing to the cloth covering it from view, "This has been something I've only worked on for the past month so it's not at its full potential, I will admit. But let's not dwell on that, I'd like to propose a question, and I just want you to think on it for a moment: what is the one thing civilians always say during a crisis?" 

Thank goodness I can switch my showmanship on and off, I'd be crawling into a hole right now if I weren't just putting on a show. I pause for a moment to catch my breath and to allow the businessmen to think on it. Their brows furrow in confusion as they look at me, so I continue, "'Where are the pros?' That is their question, that's what they ask over and over because heroes can't always get to the scene fast enough in their eyes." Everyone nods their heads in understanding now, writing notes on their little notepads. I glance to the side to find Hatsume just finishing up and sending a wink my way, a big smile on her face. I smile back, then turn to the people I've enthralled in my hook statement, "It's not like it's the heroes faults, they just sometimes can't keep up with the amount of crime in Japan. Well, I've invented my very own solution to said problem."

I cautiously take the cloth off of the things it covers and the businessmen seem... unenthusiastic? A few walk off and I let them, giving the ones who stayed the story that I'm going to present, "Yes, I know, uneventful, right?" Everyone nods in agreement, whispering amongst each other. I pick up one of the rings displayed on the table, the smooth, warm metal glistening a soft yellow under the sunlight, "These, my friends, are an innovation that I hope you can get behind. These rings are adjustable to fit any body type." I flip open the ring to the right size of my leg, the elastic bands inside allowing for easy expandability that can retract to the original size.

I pull the ring apart slightly, using the elasticity to stretch the band over my shoe and onto my ankle, then I do the same with another, leaving my jumpsuit pants rolled up so the businessmen can see how it works, "Don't pay too much mind to me, and watch as the rings do their magic." I click my ankles together and feel the energy run up my calves and through my entire body, small tendrils of energy coming off of me, this idea strumming from Midoriya's full cowling, "By clicking the bands together you activate them, what these do is improve your overall physical ability, enhancing muscle strength so that you can essentially have a second superhuman ability." I get into a crouched position, "I'll do a demonstration of my normal jumping height afterward if you so wish, but I'm sure the showing now will speak for itself."

With explosive force I jump, going a solid two meters into the air, about the height of taller people, and land down with a small rumble echoing through the ground, "Now, these aren't at their full potential, you could probably go a good distance running as well, but due to a recent... injury, I won't be running today." I click the bands against each other again and they make a clunk to turn off. I then slip them off my ankles and pull the pants of my jumpsuit down, "And that is why my project is a versatile tool for any hero, please consider helping me improve it." I bow, the adrenaline finally fading.