Silver Carrot

My Hero Academia: Raw Potential

Mako Akane

Mentions: @Lucius Cypher@Polaris North@Norschtalen@Conscripts@vancexentan@Melpaws@ShwiggityShwah@liferusher@TheWendil@ERode@Ryonara

Once everyone was done, Mako nodded to the teacher of the other class, and the Support students filed out, back to their own classroom. Once they were gone, she cleared her throat.

"The purpose of that wasn't just to show me what you can do, but how you used your quirks also told me things about you. First up, Maeda-san. Actually, this applies to Yang-san too. You two didn't demonstrate you quirks with a show of force or power but instead with a show. You entertained us. This shows that you both want your quirks to be seen by others, and for the crowds to be put at ease by you rather than impressed or scared. I think it would be fair to assume you think a Hero's relationship with the public is more important than their reputation for beating up strong bad guys. That's a perfectly valid view to have and a good philosophy to shape your journey's beginning around.

Horiyama-san. I assume that snacking is in some way tied to your quirk's recovery, in which case I will overlook it. Hoever, that is a glaring weakness in your quirk that we've already exposed. With training, I'm sure we can curb your need for immediate sugar after using your quirk so little.

Tarata-san. Quite impressive. Brute force alone would be formidable enough, but you're also quite skilled. In fact, I wonder if you've already had some degree of training. I wonder what nature of training it was..." Mako opened her eyes and stared into Dulga's. Her foxlike eyes were drilling into Dulga's being, or at least attempting to. After a second or two, Mako closed her eyes again, smiled and moved on.

"Nakamiji-San. You're quite fast, and precise, with a lot of control. You've also clearly been practising your flying for a long time but with your family I'm hardly surprised.

Majima-san. You need to have much more faith in your quirk, and push it to its absolute limit, if you're ever going to improve. You can't be afraid of using your quirk your whole life. Luckily, that's what this class is here for.

Nova-san. Impressive. You didn't make any noise. I see potential in you. Sorry that it's not the most optimal place for you to showcase what you can do. Outdoor exercises are what we're doing tomorrow, actually, you'll be pleased to hear.

Tennebalm-san. Your biggest obstacle seems to be your self-confidence. But, part of a Hero's duty is to perform whilst being looked at by crowds of citizens, and possibly even news cameras. We need to work on your stage fright. You are good enough to be here. You need to show us that.

Saki-san, very good, practical, display of some of the different things you can do. Of course I'll need to see you in action more to see what you can do well and what weaknesses you may have.

Kurowai-san. We can discuss your performance after school, in my classroom. Detention.

Sendachi-san. Thank you for picking those up.

And finally Yozakura-san. Very nice, very creative. Liked how you use your quirk. You're someone to keep an eye on."

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After this, the class would go back to get changed. The following classes were not hero-related, and not every student had the same classes at the same time. However before you knew it, it was lunchtime, and you could either get food from the cafeteria, the hallway vending machines, or eat a packed lunch.

My Hero Academia: Raw Potential

Mako Akane

Mentions: @ERode@Melpaws@ShwiggityShwah@Lucius Cypher@Conscripts@TheWendil@Ryonara@Polaris North@vancexentan@Norschtalen

Mako smiled as she listened to each student's answer. The two that particularly stood out to her were Dulga, and Junko. Standing out wasn't necessarily a good thing, but those two answers were the most interesting to her. One wanted to be strong. One was attracted to this class *because* she was teaching it. That's not to say she ignored everybody's answers. She remembered them, because different answers reflected different attitudes, and it was important for her to know them, and important for them to know each other's. But it was most important for them to know their own.

She pointed to Kouki. He gave his name, and then sat down. There was a rebellious air about him. Her grin widened and her eyes opened, revealing that they were a deep, dull golden color, and almost seemed to be piercing him. Looking straight through him. She kept her finger pointed at him for a very tense few seconds, before finally pointing at Nadeko, who stood up.

"Maeda Nadeko. I want to be a Hero because I want to be a public symbol of inspiration, and a role model to others. I want to be a positive influence on the public, and for children to take strength and courage from my example. Because that's what a Hero is to me; a symbol." Nadeko sat down, and seemed slightly disappointed and deflated when Mako-sensei seemed to give no visible reaction to her reason.

"All right! I've learned a lot about you all! You may have learned a bit about each other. Some of you might have even learned something about yourself. This is still a day of introductions, and of me getting to know you all, so I want you all to get changed and meet me in the school's gym in....we'll say ten minutes. That should give you ample time to get changed, and to find the gym if you get a little lost."

Mako-sensei didn't say another word. She turned, and left the classroom.

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When you got to the gym, you'd find another full class of students, all in uniform, with notepads and pens, sitting along the far wall. With them, was another teacher. Mako-sensei was standing in the middle of the gym, on some kind of small grey platform. There were two cardboard boxes at her feet full of stuff, but they were shut so it was hard to tell their contents. Once everybody was there, Mako cleared her throat.

"Pay no mind to the Support Class students. Their first class project as Hero Support is to design costumes or gadgets for you. Don't get too excited. They won't be finished for a while. What I brought you here to show them, and me, and your fellow classmates, is your quirks. And I know, you may have explained the nature of your quirk verbally to your friends, and I've read all your files. The purpose of this isn't to show us what your quirk is, but to show us what you can do with it! This time, I won't point. Whoever wants to go first, can step up, and we'll show you off one-by-one until you've all had your turn. So, who's first?

Maeda Nadeko

Nadeko stepped up first, before anybody else could object, and approached the platform. The handless girl turned to the teacher. "Do you have anything made of metal?" she asked. Mako nodded, and took some assorted metal scrap out from one of the cardboard boxes. None of it had any sharp edges. Nadeko nodded, and held out one of her magnet-like arms as all the metal shot from Mako's grasp and stuck to her arm. She pointed one of her arms at the other, then, with a cocky grin at the crowd, started to fire pieces of the metal up into the air, and then attract them to her other arm. Very quickly, it became apparent that by using her magnets to repulse and attract in quick succession, she was juggling. After a few seconds, she stopped, and resisted the very strong urge to bow as she casually (too casually) gave the metal back to Mako, and rejoined the group.

"Okay, who's next?"

My Hero Academia: Raw Potential

@Lucius Cypher@vancexentan

Yep, afterwards, it's quirk show-off in the gym, and then free time for characters to talk to each other.

My Hero Academia: Raw Potential

Maeda Nadeko

Mentions: @Lucius Cypher@Conscripts@TheWendil

Nadeko thanked Donny, and sipped at her Soda as she listened to him and the winged boy talk. They seemed to know each other, so she didn't interrupt. She noticed a slightly creepy shy girl approach them and grab and handful of Donny without saying anything. Her excuse was that he was cool.

"Told you," Nadeko remarked to Donny with a smirk, as she downed the rest of her soda, then aimed her arm, with the can stuck to the flat of it, and fired the empty can at the waste basket next to the teacher's desk. It was a bullseye. She looked back to make sure they had all been watching, but then sobered up from feeling smug when she was asked why she had come here.

"My parents don't want me to be a Hero. They want me to work in science or engineering. I tried pleading with them but we eventually settled on a compromise where I'd come here and take Hero classes but also take science and math and get high scores in them. They seem to think wanting to be a Hero is a silly dream I'll have grown out of by the time I graduate."

Mako Akane

Mentions: @Melpaws@ShwiggityShwah@Lucius Cypher@Conscripts@TheWendil@ERode@Ryonara@Polaris North@vancexentan@Norschtalen

The teacher, glanced at her watch, then cleared her throat. Her eyes were constantly closed and she had a sly smile. Her voice was high and sweet-sounding, but in a way that didn't make you think of a kind mother. More like a doppleganger who'd taken the place of your kind mother. There was something inherently off and untrustworthy about the way she presented herself.

"Alright, if anyone else shows up, they're late. It's time for class to start.

Good morning. My name is Mako. Call me Mako-sensei. I'll be your Hero Studies teacher for this year. This is the first time I've actually taught a real class, so today is going to be an easy one. I'm just going to get to know you all. So, here's what we're going to do, when I point to you, stand up and tell us all your name, why you want to be a Hero, and what a Hero means to you. Before I begin to teach you how to be a Hero, I think it's important to first make sure you're taught what a Hero is." Mako explained, before pointing to her first student.

X-Men: The New Era - Avalon Rising

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Heidi Williams

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Location: Danger Room - Courtyard
Mentions: @Pilatus@Almalthia

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Heidi silently watched the rest, after Ronnie left. Heidi could sympathise. If she had a choice to leave, be rid of this mutation, an go back to her old life, she would in a heartbeat. He brain is too fast. Her memories are too good. She'd gotten this far by utilising her power gradually and improving in small increments. She knew she had the potential to be the smartest person on earth, but her mind couldn't keep up with her brain yet. She had to keep things slow, and deliberate. And if she accidentally got set on a train of thought like "How does the Iron Man suit work?" she had to stop herself before she got dizzy. In time, she could surely master her mutation, and she did want to, but the journey was already hard and was going to be harder.

Last night was a night she'd have otherwise described as 'making no sense'. She carried two very large secrets in her mind. The existence of Ayel, and the identity of the Ghost Rider. There was a reason she was reluctant to tell Veronica any more information that she had already picked up. She just didn't get it. 'I'm already involved, so you may as well tell me everything'. She wasn't nearly as involved as Heidi. And Heidi wasn't going to say things that would change that anytime soon. She felt she owed Ronnie that courtesy, appreciated or no.

Leaving the Danger Room behind everyone else, Heidi saw a group including Mr. Ashford conversing. She couldn't read their lips from this distance, she she took note of each person's appearance, and turned her attention to Professor Everose and Mr. St John, who she started to approach. She couldn't just stay hidden, brush of Ronnie and live under a rock forever. She needed to unpack everything. This, she felt, would be the first step.

My Hero Academia: Raw Potential

Maeda Nadeko

Mentions: @Lucius Cypher@Conscripts

The black blob was stammering at being called cool, and it was awkwardly adorable. Still, it probably meant he was shy, and she'd just make him nervous if she was too friendly. Nadeko wondered why he was so shy, and why he reacted that way to being called cool. Maybe he, like, her, was here with something to prove to the rest of the world. To make a statement, that even with their quirks, they could be Heroes. He probably just needs to believe in himself a little more.

"Thanks!" she replied with a grin as she took the soda, gave a glance to the teacher, who glanced at her watch, smiles and shrugged, and then Nadeko tried to open it. Usually she asked her parents or friends to do it for her, but today, at this school, the last thing she wanted to seem to others was handicapped. So she placed the flat surface of her magnet arm, where ordinarily a wrist and hand might protrude from, against the top of the can. Very delicately, she tried to pull the ring tab, and only the ring tab. The entire can being metal was not making it easy. She bit her lip in concentration and was staring at the can as she tried to pull the ring tab and only the rind tab. There was a tiny clink, and she lifted her arm to reveal the ring tab had came clean off. Now th sode wasn't open, and there was no way to get it open without piercing the top another way. She sighed, and turned back to Donny, who was now in the company of a tall white-haired Bishounen with angelic wings. He was a bit too dazzling, so she didn't look at him and kept her attention on Donny as she held out the tab-less can.

"Kinoko, san? Can you, uh...Sorry, but can you open this?."

My Hero Academia: Raw Potential

Maeda Nadeko

Mentions: @Lucius Cypher

Nadeko watched several classmates enter one after the other. Some had wings, or horns. One of them seemed like they couldn't speak. But in the world of Quirks, none of these things were that unusual. But even among them, one of the students caught her eye. The one student she could say with confidence instantly made her feel normal. They were a large black blob. Nadeko had never seen anyone quite like them. What's more, they chose the seat besides her, and she realized she'd been staring in awe. She snapped herself out out it and turned away.

"Sorry if I'm being rude. I've just never seen anyone like you," she started, turning back to him. "Honestly, it's pretty cool. I'm Maeda Nadeko. This was the point when one would ordinarily offer a hand to shake, but Nadeko didn't even make a move to. She still seemed friendly and polite enough.

My Hero Academia: Raw Potential

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The Promise - Second Star to the Right, and Straight on 'til Morning.

Natalie Ellis

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Natalie was already awake. She knew that getting a good night's sleep would be important this night, so didn't sleep a wink. She got up at 5am, showered, and did her hair and makeup. She used the heavy black eyeliner look she had when she first came here. Then she put on her jeans and boots as normal, and the leather vest and fingerless gloves she'd bought at the skate shop. Before heading out, she looked at herself in the mirror. The scars on her muscular arms were starkly visible against her pale skin. "I look like a monster," she thought to herself, and then smiled.

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Heidi got her breakfast from a vending machine. A granola bar and a bottle of apple juice. After that, she headed for the meet point. Lynn and Keaton were already there, as well as a boy Natalie didn't recognise. He must be Packet. She waved at them as she approached, but today her smile was small, and grim.

My Hero Academia: Raw Potential

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