[Well, this spooky guy is going to be off exploring the graveyard. He's not wearing a Halloween costume, but he probably doesn't need one. But if Uraraka happens to walk by, he'll wave.]
If crunchyroll is killing you, videos here and here for up to being thrown into a car, but I don’t have the third part on youtube.
Anyway, Mob comes home from school and finds out his house is on fire. He walks right into the burning building, and tries to convince himself it’ll be okay and his mom, dad, and brother are safe, but then he sees what looks like their corpses upstairs. He starts to completely lose control, but Dimple manages to convince him that the corpses are actually dummies planted by the real kidnapper.
Mob buys this, but still goes extremely over the top. He learns a new ability instantly to locate psychics, finds some, and starts kicking their ass unless they tell him about the power to create dummies.
Finally, some shady guys come and throw Mob in a car. He doesn’t resist, because these are some former enemies and he thinks they’re kidnapping him to where his family is. He learns though that they’re acting teaming up with Reigen and some of his friends to go into hiding. When he hears Reigen is there, he makes the car fly and speeds off to where they’re taking him.
He goes right to Reigen and stands there melting down while Dimple explains. Reigen seems to catch on that Dimple’s dummy idea was a lie to keep him from going berserk mode, but he repeats the lie really reassuringly and convincingly. Convinced his family is safe, Mob passes out in relief.]
[ well, at first ochako is worried? because of course she is, mob's whole house was on fire with his family apparently inside it? but reigen, whoever that is, reconfirms that they were dummies, and he seems so confident, and mob himself so relieved, that she... doesn't want to question it, once the memory ends.
[Haha! Yeah. It definitely makes sense that they were dummies, right? (I mean, it's a shonen anime so that turns out to be true.) But it definitely doesn't make a ton of sense.
Mob is a little embarrassed to have had this memory play - it's pretty bad and he's not really proud of it. The question kind of catches him off guard, though.]
My power. . . ? Um. Yes, I can do that kind of thing. [That's not interesting?] But it's not like I'm a hero or anything, so it's nothing impressive.
Mm... You said you help people before, though, right? By dealing with the ghosts, and you wanted to help your family, too... so I still think that's pretty heroic, in a way.
[He sort of stares at her like he has no idea what she's talking about. And he cares about this, so she'll get a little more forceful version of Mob explaining himself, though he's still talking in his flat, unemotional voice.]
But that didn't do anything to help my family at all. I was hurting them because I was angry, nothing more. Just because you're able to throw someone into a building when you're upset doesn't mean you should!
And ghosts. . . I don't even care about that. I only ever do it because Reigen-san tells me to, and Reigen-san told me he could help me control my powers, so I've always thought I should do what he says.
[So in his view, the motives she's ascribing to his actions, the positive spin - it just isn't there.]
Those powers I have. . . the only thing they've ever been useful for is hurting people.
[He really. . . really doesn't see anything good in them. Especially not here.]
. . . 'Be someone who wants to help people, and don't run away when the chance comes.' [That's what she said a hero was, right? He was really, really happy, when she said that. She never mentioned powers at all, or being strong.] I'd like to become someone like that, too, you know? But I haven't been able to do that yet.
[ she's quiet for a moment, letting his words sink in... but what mob is saying does remind her of something, of a memory that doesn't belong with the others that ochako's still holding onto. ]
I think... being a hero takes more work than it sounds like. I'm pretty sure even they are scared, sometimes, or not sure what to do, and they make mistakes, too - even the pros. If it didn't take time, there wouldn't be schools for it, where I'm from.
But you do want to help people, right? Then it's just a matter of figuring out how to do that, no matter what powers you have, and that's different for everyone. So it's not like you can't still do it.
[Hmm! Something about the way she phrases that is odd. It's still encouraging, though. He doesn't want to hear anything about who he is now, but he believes strongly in the idea of improvement taking work and learning from mistakes.]
I've been trying hard to become a stronger person. I've been working out, and making friends a little, and trying to improve myself. Because I think it's like you said - being a good person has nothing to do with powers. If you only rely on powers, you won't know how to do the most important things.
Every time, it turns out like this. . . I don't know how to deal with situations, so I get angry and I wind up hurting people. As long as that's what happens, I don't think I can be a hero, Uraraka-san. I can't stop bad people if the result of me using my powers may be even worse. I think that I might be. . . the type of person a hero would have to stop.
[But he'll look up at her a little here, sincere.]
But you. . . if it means caring about people and being brave. . . I think you must be really good at it.
[ something about what he says tugs at the edges of ochako's mind. but this isn't the time to wonder about that, so she sets that in a box and pushes it aside to worry about later. ]
There's a guy in the hero course - Bakugou-kun. His quirk is Explosion. It's really strong, and he's one of the smartest in the class... but he has a really bad temper, and he goes out of control really easily. He still wants to be a hero, but he gets so angry, he yells at the people he's supposed to be working with or helping, and a lot of things can get destroyed or people can get hurt.
[Nod! Nod nod! Yeah, Mob and Bakugou are the exact same. But no, that resonates with him a little, except for being one of the smartest in his class?]
Whenever I get angry. . . well, it's not fully out of control. That's only happened a few times. But. . . with the powers I have, even against other ESPers, it's a little. . .
[Well, she saw. He swatted those two away like they were flies, and they weren't exactly weak.]
I haven't ever met anyone whose powers are like mine, so I still always need to remember to hold back a lot against that type of person, or someone will get badly injured. When I become angry, I don't try as hard to hold back as I should. [But he still does try.
. . . Also, I promise we will get back to "why would I be"]
You do still try, though, don't you? That counts for something. Knowing you could do more... that's still part of growing, isn't it? That's what "Plus Ultra" means. So maybe you just need some help figuring that out.
You said that you don't care about the ghosts, but... the Kageyama-kun I know wants to help people. He's tried to help a lot of us. I don't think someone like that could really be a villain.
[Oh no! She's so, so nice. It feels like maybe, coming from her, it might not even just be nice, but also true? If she's working to become a hero, then maybe she knows a little about that.
Anyway. He's not a totally clueless person, so.]
I wonder if you forgot something important to you? I wish I'd noticed sooner.
[ ...well it does seem a little out of left field. they were talking about mob, not her? but she'll offer a smile anyway. ]
Thanks. I used to want to do that, but it's kind of dangerous, you know? So I picked something safer so my parents wouldn't have to worry so much.
But I do still go to the number one hero school in my country, so I've heard some of what their class goes through, and I think you're being a little too hard on yourself, Kageyama-kun. Not all heroes are perfect when they start out, they just... have to want to try to help people. And you do.
Well. . . it's good not to want to worry your parents.
[Hmm. . . hmm.]
But you shouldn't give up on your dreams, either. Dreams after important. [But. Okay. From experience, he thinks he probably can't convince her of anything.] Mm. . . if it's you saying it, I'm sure that's true.
That's true, but I changed my mind years ago. It's okay.
[ and, well! another bubble pops as she clasps her hands together in a familiar gesture, and mob will be treated to a memory (19:55-21:23).
Before you stands your favorite hero, in the flesh - suit? - Space Hero, Thirteen. It's hard to contain your excitement as he goes over the idea for today's lesson, and you nod enthusiastically as he talks about his quirk, Black Hole, the power to suck up anything and turn it to dust. Beside you, Deku-kun speaks up, just as delighted to be here as you are, if not more.
"You've been able to use that quirk to save people from all kinds of disasters, right?" He's right, of course; Deku-kun always is when it comes to pro hero trivia. But you know, too, because Thirteen is the one who inspired you to become a support and rescue hero in the first place.
"Yes, but it is a power that can kill easily." Surprised, both you and your classmates pause. "Some of you also have quirks like that, right? In a superhuman society, personal quirks have been certified and stringently regulated, so that doesn't seem to be a problem at first glance. However, please do not forget that there are many quirks that can easily kill with one wrong step."
Yours counts, too, you realize. Even though your quirk is to remove gravity, if you drop it again... you could seriously hurt someone. So you pay close attention to what he has to say next.
"In Aizaza-san's physical prowess test, you found out about the possibility of your own hidden powers, and with All Might's person-to-person combat training, I think you experienced the danger of using those powers against others. This class is a fresh start. You shall learn how to use your quirks to save people's lives."
The excitement comes bubbling back up, filling you with warmth as Thirteen continues:
"You do not have powers so you can harm others. I hope you leave here with the understanding that you have powers in order to help others. That is all. Thank you for listening."
please understand that if i hadn't already picked this memory out for mob, i would have absolutely switched to it after this thread. ]
[Oh, good. I mean, it's interesting him, to listen to this, and envision her world, where having powers are normal and many people are out there trying to ensure people use them the right way. So often, he's felt like he alone was responsible for making those decisions. Maybe, if he'd had a nice teacher like this, one who could teach him out to use his powers without hurting people. . .
(But he did have a teacher like that, right? So many of the things Reigen taught him as his master were the same as Uraraka's teacher. Treat your powers like a useful tool, but never use them to hurt others. It's only that maybe, at the back of his mind, for many years he has known that Reigen doesn't really understand what he's going through, and he can't fully rely on him if something goes wrong.)
Anyway, his own feelings about that isn't really the point right now, is it? She's. . . so happy to be there, to learn these things. It isn't fair, for the Realm to take those feelings away from her.]
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week 4; monday
Hello, Uraraka-san.
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[Someday, maybe, maybe they'll graduate to first names.]
I haven't seen any ghosts yet. . . have you?
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[ the way the wind keeps howling... ]
But hey, those disturbances keep happening on Wednesdays, right? Maybe some ghosts will show up then!
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[Okay, have a bubble pop.
The whole thing is here from start to 7:52.
If crunchyroll is killing you, videos here and here for up to being thrown into a car, but I don’t have the third part on youtube.
Anyway, Mob comes home from school and finds out his house is on fire. He walks right into the burning building, and tries to convince himself it’ll be okay and his mom, dad, and brother are safe, but then he sees what looks like their corpses upstairs. He starts to completely lose control, but Dimple manages to convince him that the corpses are actually dummies planted by the real kidnapper.
Mob buys this, but still goes extremely over the top. He learns a new ability instantly to locate psychics, finds some, and starts kicking their ass unless they tell him about the power to create dummies.
Finally, some shady guys come and throw Mob in a car. He doesn’t resist, because these are some former enemies and he thinks they’re kidnapping him to where his family is. He learns though that they’re acting teaming up with Reigen and some of his friends to go into hiding. When he hears Reigen is there, he makes the car fly and speeds off to where they’re taking him.
He goes right to Reigen and stands there melting down while Dimple explains. Reigen seems to catch on that Dimple’s dummy idea was a lie to keep him from going berserk mode, but he repeats the lie really reassuringly and convincingly. Convinced his family is safe, Mob passes out in relief.]
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she goes for another question instead: ]
That's the kind of power you have, Kageyama-kun?
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Mob is a little embarrassed to have had this memory play - it's pretty bad and he's not really proud of it. The question kind of catches him off guard, though.]
My power. . . ? Um. Yes, I can do that kind of thing. [That's not interesting?] But it's not like I'm a hero or anything, so it's nothing impressive.
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But that didn't do anything to help my family at all. I was hurting them because I was angry, nothing more. Just because you're able to throw someone into a building when you're upset doesn't mean you should!
And ghosts. . . I don't even care about that. I only ever do it because Reigen-san tells me to, and Reigen-san told me he could help me control my powers, so I've always thought I should do what he says.
[So in his view, the motives she's ascribing to his actions, the positive spin - it just isn't there.]
Those powers I have. . . the only thing they've ever been useful for is hurting people.
[He really. . . really doesn't see anything good in them. Especially not here.]
. . . 'Be someone who wants to help people, and don't run away when the chance comes.' [That's what she said a hero was, right? He was really, really happy, when she said that. She never mentioned powers at all, or being strong.] I'd like to become someone like that, too, you know? But I haven't been able to do that yet.
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I think... being a hero takes more work than it sounds like. I'm pretty sure even they are scared, sometimes, or not sure what to do, and they make mistakes, too - even the pros. If it didn't take time, there wouldn't be schools for it, where I'm from.
But you do want to help people, right? Then it's just a matter of figuring out how to do that, no matter what powers you have, and that's different for everyone. So it's not like you can't still do it.
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I've been trying hard to become a stronger person. I've been working out, and making friends a little, and trying to improve myself. Because I think it's like you said - being a good person has nothing to do with powers. If you only rely on powers, you won't know how to do the most important things.
Every time, it turns out like this. . . I don't know how to deal with situations, so I get angry and I wind up hurting people. As long as that's what happens, I don't think I can be a hero, Uraraka-san. I can't stop bad people if the result of me using my powers may be even worse. I think that I might be. . . the type of person a hero would have to stop.
[But he'll look up at her a little here, sincere.]
But you. . . if it means caring about people and being brave. . . I think you must be really good at it.
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[ something about what he says tugs at the edges of ochako's mind. but this isn't the time to wonder about that, so she sets that in a box and pushes it aside to worry about later. ]
There's a guy in the hero course - Bakugou-kun. His quirk is Explosion. It's really strong, and he's one of the smartest in the class... but he has a really bad temper, and he goes out of control really easily. He still wants to be a hero, but he gets so angry, he yells at the people he's supposed to be working with or helping, and a lot of things can get destroyed or people can get hurt.
You're saying it's something like that, right?
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Whenever I get angry. . . well, it's not fully out of control. That's only happened a few times. But. . . with the powers I have, even against other ESPers, it's a little. . .
[Well, she saw. He swatted those two away like they were flies, and they weren't exactly weak.]
I haven't ever met anyone whose powers are like mine, so I still always need to remember to hold back a lot against that type of person, or someone will get badly injured. When I become angry, I don't try as hard to hold back as I should. [But he still does try.
. . . Also, I promise we will get back to "why would I be"]
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You said that you don't care about the ghosts, but... the Kageyama-kun I know wants to help people. He's tried to help a lot of us. I don't think someone like that could really be a villain.
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[Oh no! She's so, so nice. It feels like maybe, coming from her, it might not even just be nice, but also true? If she's working to become a hero, then maybe she knows a little about that.
Anyway. He's not a totally clueless person, so.]
I wonder if you forgot something important to you? I wish I'd noticed sooner.
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[ but they weren't... talking about that? so she's a little confused. ]
But it's not like I'm the only one. We're all forgetting things.
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[That's sad! But they are all forgetting things, so. . . ]
Ah, I meant like. . . you're working hard to become a hero, too. [She seemed unclear about that?]
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[ she trails off at that, though, frowning. ]
But I'm not a hero.
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I think . . . hm. I'm not sure what to say about that. I don't think it's good to argue with someone about who they are, or their own life.
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Um... Thanks?
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. . . Sorry if this is a strange thing to say. But I think. . . if you wanted to be a hero, you'd be a really amazing one.
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Thanks. I used to want to do that, but it's kind of dangerous, you know? So I picked something safer so my parents wouldn't have to worry so much.
But I do still go to the number one hero school in my country, so I've heard some of what their class goes through, and I think you're being a little too hard on yourself, Kageyama-kun. Not all heroes are perfect when they start out, they just... have to want to try to help people. And you do.
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[Hmm. . . hmm.]
But you shouldn't give up on your dreams, either. Dreams after important. [But. Okay. From experience, he thinks he probably can't convince her of anything.] Mm. . . if it's you saying it, I'm sure that's true.
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That's true, but I changed my mind years ago. It's okay.
[ and, well! another bubble pops as she clasps her hands together in a familiar gesture, and mob will be treated to a memory (19:55-21:23). please understand that if i hadn't already picked this memory out for mob, i would have absolutely switched to it after this thread. ]
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(But he did have a teacher like that, right? So many of the things Reigen taught him as his master were the same as Uraraka's teacher. Treat your powers like a useful tool, but never use them to hurt others. It's only that maybe, at the back of his mind, for many years he has known that Reigen doesn't really understand what he's going through, and he can't fully rely on him if something goes wrong.)
Anyway, his own feelings about that isn't really the point right now, is it? She's. . . so happy to be there, to learn these things. It isn't fair, for the Realm to take those feelings away from her.]
What did you remember just now?
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