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Only a week into junior high, and Midoriya already feels like his teachers are out to get him. At least his elementary teachers would have scolded anyone trying to harass others, but here it felt like they were trying to teach the worst offenders who to go after. Particularly him and some of his “weak” quirked classmates. Even though some of these “weak” quirks are more powerful than they look.
His homeroom teacher even makes opportunities for them! Mrs Akimasa decided to ask one of Izuku's classmates to “demonstrate” his quirk at the end of last period, using their tendrils to flip Midoriya's open bag out the window.
Once the bell rang, Izuku ran outside to grab as much as he could before it blew away. my stuff is every where! I wonder what the tensile strength is? And it also unzipped t he front pouch, so it's capable of very delicate movement as well. He thought to him self while collecting his papers, Where did my analysis notes go?
"Is this yours?" Asked a woman with subtle spider-like features. Hero Analysis for the future #9 was held in her right arm like a precious thing with a couple of his school books propped against her hip. Behind her stood a scarred man that she waived off.
Is the corner of my math book missing? He wondered.
"Hard day kid?" She asked with a thick american accent, notebook now offered to him, "if this is yours, then you have a real future in Analysis. I'd love to introduce you to my current Analyst, I bet he'd like an apprentice like you."
"No, it's ok. I wouldn't be a good fit anyway." Deku stuttered, "plus, I want to be a hero."
"Kid, let me determine if you would be a good fit, given that I'd be your employer." The woman scoffed, "I'm Rani Frey. What's your name, future hero?"
"I-I'm Midorya Izuku. You think I can be a hero?"
"If you are working hard to be one, although I think I'd be a waste of your skill. What preparations are you doing?"
"I've been trying to join a dojo, but a lot of them won't take me. And my notes can't be that good…"
' so not much hero prepping then. Can't hurt to give t he kid a hand. Might be a worth while investment .' Rani thought to herself before praising the preteen in front of her, "They are almost college level kid, and some of these insights are more ingenious than my Head Analyst's."
"You don't have to pretend my 'stalker notes' are useful." Midoriya cut in, blushing as he took the notebook and hugged it to his chest.
Frey sighed, "Izuku, could you analyze my quirk for me? As a little demonstration? If you do a good job, I'll help you train for Hero school. I mean, both of my best friends started their heroics careers, so I know how."
(Pov change? Focus Rani)
Midoriya looked up at her with hope filled eyes, "Really! Who!!! You're from the US right? I mean I'm mostly into Japanese heroes, but I saw this new sidekick named Victory's debut against Counterstrike who is so powerful, I mean, a quirk that can counter any other quirk? The number 2 Star and Stripe has such a powerful quirk too… Oh! Do you know Dead Nurse? She saved almost a thousand people a day by herself after that hurricane! And Ace Of Spades can do so many amazing tricks with his Quirk!!! His quirk is called Shuffle right? I wonder if they have to be playing cards or could any small pieces of paper work? Is it the shape that determines if they are cards or the print? But the cards he uses are sharp so…"
"Damn kid" Rani laughed, already guessing where I'm from. Lets see how deep that analytical brain can dig. placing a gloved hand on his shoulder. "How about I tell you my friends' names AFTER you make it into a hero school? I'll even help you meet them. But first, I'd like you to try analyzing my quirk. Can you do that?"
"Oh! Yea ok. I can do that." Midoriya stuttered, "so I'd be easy to assume you have a spider quirk, given your extra sets of eyes and the 4 spider legs you have wrapped around your waist,’ Rani thought to interrupt right then , ‘most people don't realize the legs are real, and not a fancy belt or harness. ' "but that doesn't explain the long gloves or why you're wearing very nice clothes without any makeup at all. Does it have something to do with touch?"
"Correct! My gloves and clothes are technically support gear for my quirk. Even my shoes are custom made to help me control it."
"If you need so much coverage to do so, that would mean your quirk is always on and does something obvious… My math book! Did it hit your skin? If it did, then your quirk is, in simple terms, that your skin destroys anything that it touches!"
"Are you CERTAIN heroics is your goal? I've had professionals get stuck on my spider morph and you get it right with such ease." She grabbed a piece of litter and held it against the strip of bare skin at her waist. As she pressed it to her skin, it dissolved into fractals that then disappeared as they fell away from her. "My Quirk is Toxic Skin, it causes anything that comes into contact with my skin to be atomized."
"Can you control the rate? Oh! Do you have trouble with things like liquids or corrosive materials? Ah! Maybe, since it seems to crystallize initially you could develop some control of the material!"
Th is kid i s too sm art for his own good. Rani smiled, “Let's move this to a café, I think we have a lot to discuss, Midoriya.”
“yes please!” the boy cheered, "Come on! There's this AllMight themed café around the corner!” with the last of his things safely in his bag, he grabbed Rani’s hand and pulled her to the café.
"Ok ok!" The spider girl laughed, "hey, have you heard the theory that quirks play a huge part in diet?"
“A little bit, it seems so interesting but most articles just brush over it.” Midoriya said, “I mean, one of my classmates needs a lot of calcium for his quirk. It's a proven theory as far as I am concerned.”
"Maybe I should introduce you to my little brother then. He's a year behind you but knows all about Quirk based health and Medicine. Win wants to be a hero too so I bet you two will get along beautifully."