Mystery from Another World--MHA

Part 8: Do You Believe in Magic?

Once everyone was in their rooms, Yaoyurozu finally could think... It was sort of overwhelming. She hoped the event had accomplished what it was supposed to. 

A knock on her door startled Momo, and she slammed the phone down. "Who is it?" 

"Me," Shine's voice answered back. 

"Oh...uh, come in."                                                                                                                

Shine came in softly and shut the door. "I heard sound in here so I figured you were awake. Sorry to intrude." 

"Did you want something?" 

"Well...I thought both of us had a stressful day, and aside from the Bible, music, ranting, my go-to is chocolate." She held up some candy. "If you want some..." 

"I probably shouldn't..." Momo began. Tempting though. 

 Shine looked a little disappointed.

 "Okay, maybe a little..." Momo relented.

Shine hopped onto the bed without further ado and handed them over. "Is this okay?" 

"Yes, this is fine..." Yaoyorozu hope she wouldn't comment on how ridiculously huge the bed was for the room. 

"This is like three times the size of my bed at home," Shine noted, "How'd you get it in here?"

 So much for that. 

"Piece by piece," Yaoyurozu said, embarrassed. 

"It's all lovely though." Shine eyed the furniture. She shrugged. "Stop looking at me like I'm making a big deal out of it." 

"Oh, sorry." Yaoyorozu sat up straighter. 

"Reminds me of another friend of mine." Shine tapped her chin. "Only she's redheaded." 

 "Ah." Yaoyorozu wasn't sure what to say. "You must know so many people. All those worlds-- do you have favorites?" 

"Usually the one I'm in is my favorite. It's hard to compare things so different." She munched on candy between words. "But people, on the other hand, they usually remind me of each other, Wally too. It can be deja vu-ish. I guess some things don't change." 

"That's interesting," Yaoyorozu mused, "That people are the same everywhere." 

"Well, if the world was a stage or canvas even, each stage is set differently: different backdrop, different colors, different lighting-- but actors are all people, telling a story. Shakespeare was on it." Shine gestured around. "Worlds are creatively different but essentially stay the same. Truth never changes." 

"I never thought I'd ever discuss something like this," Yaoyorozu observed, "You make it sound so normal." 

"I appreciate your curiosity. Kind of nice not to get the 'you're crazy' treatment." Shine grinned, then sighed. "So how are you doing? You seem blue-- Does that make sense in Japanese? You know what I mean?" 

"Yes, I think I understand," with a slight smile. Momo wasn't sure she wanted to talk about it.... Yes, she did. "It's just how the PTA meeting went... especially the part with Endeavor."

Shine cringed. "Okay I see why that might be depressing" 

"It's not fair to Todoroki or the other students perceived as his competition," Momo said. Which doesn't include me apparently. "And I'm worried it will make him more of a target if people hear about it. It just seems--"