The aftermath of telling 1A about their new classmates was a staggered effect. They were, of course, shocked and worried at first but after Aizawa had taken the time to reassure them and answer all their questions the class seemed more agreeable to the idea. Even the ones more outwardly scared of the notion went along with it and, naively, Aizawa had thought that meant they weren't going to be too badly affected by it all.
The next morning, however, he saw the tense posture and anxious faces and knew this was going to be just as difficult as he had expected. Dazai and Nakahara wouldn't be arriving for another day, and yet the class seemed on edge almost like they expected the two boys to jump out from around the corner at any moment. While Aizawa would love to sit and reassure the class once more he gets the feeling it won't be of much effect, the best way for 1A to feel more at ease with the idea is to see first-hand that the two boys aren't a threat any more. The first few days with them will be hard, Aizawa will have to keep a close eye on the whole class, but hopefully, after that nerves will settle.
There's another reason why he can't sit them down and that is because of the parent-teacher conference he has to attend. Regardless of if 1A is alright with Dazai and Nakahara joining the class, there is still the matter of parental approval. Aizawa expects this conference to be messy, those two boys had a nationwide effect on people after all, he severely doubts anyone would agree to the whole thing without further convincing. Having two murderers in class with their children, living in the same dorms as their children, no matter how pitiful the boys are that's still a hard ask. Especially given the prior attack on the USJ dampening the trust parents have with UA staff… The only saving grace is that Nedzu promised to do all the talking. Even with that promise the sight of the room filling with confused parents makes Aizawa want to turn tail and leave.
Once all the parents find a seat Nedzu begins, he speaks clearly and swiftly and in a matter of moments the room falls into a shocked silence at the news. A second later, just like their children had done, the room erupts into chaos. Questions are being yelled, explanations demanded and Aizawa's headache from the day before comes back in full force. Nedzu somehow takes all this in stride and simply calls for quiet, when everyone manages to be silent he speaks, "I understand your worries but rest assured we will be keeping a close eye on them both, any misbehaviour will not be taken lightly."
Someone, who Aizawa immediately identifies as Bakugou's mother, stands up, "I wanna know why those murderers are gettin' special treatment! No other villains have gotten this deal right?" Her voice carries loudly across the room, she doesn't sit down after either. Instead, she keeps a steady glare at Nedzu despite the way her husband tries to tug her back down.
Nedzu does not wavier under her gaze, "Of course, you are right! This will be the first time UA will be offering a rehabilitation course. For regular Villains, we would not have made such an offer, but I feel these two boys have extenuating circumstances."
Another parent, this time Sero's father, scoffs as he stands, "And what circumstances are we talking about? Because neither of them seemed reluctant during that damn live stream." Multiple other parents chime in with agreements as the noise level slowly picks back up.
"Quite, please, and I'll explain," Nedzu waits for the muttering to quiet before continuing, "While we were interviewing those boys we learnt some distressing information. Dazai, the bandaged boy, told us he joined the Port Mafia when he was 13 with an unknown amount of years before that spent working with gangs. Nakahara joined just a year ago and although he didn't say it outright I have reason to believe he grew up on the streets. It is very clear to me that the two of them had no choice in joining the Port Mafia." Quite a few people seem caught off guard by that like they expected two arrogant boys who joined for some power rush.
Not all are swayed by that, Kaminari's mother is the next to stand, "Even if they were manipulated into joining like you said they're still Villains, if they wanted to they could have left the Port Mafia already." Multiple others agree with this statement and Aizawa isn't entirely surprised they seem to think this way. In today's society Heroes and Villains are very black and white, Heroes are good and Villains are bad, there are no exceptions. No one cares about the reasons why Villains do what they do, no one feels sympathy for them, most people only care about Villains when they get to watch a Hero beat them up. For a long time, Aizawa had been the same, it's hard not to be when that's the society norm, then he started working a particularly gruesome case. The culprit had turned out to be a fellow Pro, something that still disgusts him to this day.
Aizawa is used to dealing with this sort of opinion, he is used to hearing people praise Pros he knows aren't nearly as nice in private, he is used to Villains who commit crimes to keep their families alive being destroyed by the media. He is used to all of this and yet… And yet something about this time rubs him in the wrong way. Aizawa remembers the way both boys asked about the other's health first and foremost, he remembers the tinge of real worry in Nakahara's gaze when Tsukauchi didn't answer his question, he remembers the way the two boys joked together like any teenager would. He's not an idiot, those two boys are far more dangerous than they have any right to be but hearing grown adults insulting them like that, suggesting that they could have just not been manipulated if they were truly good people… It's unfair.
Before Nedzu can respond Aizawa stands, he sets in place a glare that has never failed to shut someone up before talking, "You have all grown up with the privilege to choose to be good or bad but it would be moronic to assume that is the standard everywhere. In some places you must kill before you get killed, the fact you insinuate that a child is at blame for not resisting such an environment is appalling," He pauses for breath and watches in satisfaction as the parents seem taken aback by his bluntness, "If there is even a slim chance that these boys can change, that if they were given the right resources from the get-go they would have become good people then it would be negligent for us to deny them that chance."
The hall is silent and Aizawa resists the urge to feel regret, the parents of his homeroom class might hate him now due to his word choice. That would be rather troublesome to deal with but whatever, he'll deal with that later. Besides him, Nedzu nods, "Erasurehead is right of course! These boys have potential, if they do take these lessons to heart then they will be incredible Heroes. Besides," Nedzu pauses and adopts a calculating look, "If it were your own children you would wish them this second chance, right?"
Aizawa looks out at the expressions of the audience and feels slight relief, maybe it won't be too hard to convince them all after all. There will be questions still, demands for certain things to be put into place for student safety but all of that can be finalized in this very room. Hopefully, things will go a little smoother from here on out.
-
A few hours after the parent-teacher conference the principal of UA holds yet another conference, this time with the press. Much like the previous conference, Nedzu announced his plan to reform the infamous duo and was once again met with outrage and confusion. Online forums immediately jumped into discussion and debate, while most were against this decision and demanded the two boys be punished more seriously there was a small percentage of people who saw the merits of a reformation course. Much like the never-ending online debates the conference continued for hours as Nedzu answered every question with precise words.
Towards the end a certain reporter was called on to ask her question, when she spoke it was not in the same outraged and snobbish tone other questions had been spoken in, no, her voice was steady and determined to get an answer. "Principal Nedzu, if these boys refuse to change and it takes months upon months to see even a small change will you give up on them?"
Nedzu shakes his head, "No no, of course not. As long as they do not harm any students then I will provide as much time as necessary to see development." Not a moment later the room fills with more reporters vying for attention, each one shouts repetitive questions while waving their hands around. As such, Nedzu's attention is drawn away from the woman rather quickly as he answers another question.
The woman waits a moment before slipping out of the crowd of reporters and towards the exit doors. The security guards posted on the doors do not spare her a second glance and so she walks freely out the doors and soon after the building as a whole. The streets are more crowded than they should be for a weekday, but she supposes it makes sense. When UA is making such an announcement, who wouldn't want to take time away from work? She continues walking for a few miles, eventually slipping down a side street to an awaiting sleek black car. The woman climbs inside and gives the driver a nod to start driving, once the vehicle begins moving she relaxes and begins dialling a number on her phone.
The woman can't help but sigh as the phone rings, "Those lads can have someone else verify next time…"
The phone picks up and a sly voice answers, "I trust everything is going well?"
"UA will only give up on them should harm come to a student." She explains.
The man on the other side hums in thought, "Well, I'll have to hope Dazai-kun won't irritate Chuuya-kun into violence. I'll see you back at headquarters then, Kouyou-kun?"
"Of course."
-
The UA conference appeared on every news channel in Japan, everyone seemed eager to discuss the ramifications of two Hero murderers joining a Hero school. In such a case, anyone who owned or was simply near a TV could not avoid being informed about the future whereabouts of the two boys. That was the case for a certain bar, one that was hidden from the sight of Pro Heroes.
Inside that bar, a young man scoffs before turning away from the TV, "These new players joined the game too late…"
From behind the bar, a deeper voice spoke, "This is rather unexpected, but perhaps we could use this… moment of pity to further our agender."
"How would we? Those brats remind me of stupid Stain too much, I don't want them joining my party anyway."
The older man makes a noise of agreement, "Perhaps you are right. I merely think pitting UA's pity project against the very Pros who thought to 'reform' them, well, that would break the trust anyone has for the Pros."
For a moment the other man stays silent, likely thinking over the proposed plan. "Yes… the chaos of distrust will hit the Pros hard and a large-scale attack after that will bring Hero society, will bring All Might down to his knees…. Those two are valuable players after all."
-
Chuuya watches with mild discomfort as the car pulls up to UA's front gate, reporters are crammed into every available space with cameras already pointing at the car. He'll have to walk past all of them to get into the school, the pros in charge of escorting him will keep anyone from touching him but still, it's a lot of people. It doesn't help that no one had offered him a change of clothes yet, really, how long will they have him walk around in bloody clothes?
The car slows to a stop and the homeless-looking guy from the interrogation room, whose name he found out is Aizawa Shouta, unbuckles his seatbelt to leave the car. From what Nedzu told him, this Aizawa guy is the homeroom teacher of 1A and an underground hero. That last part is what interests Chuuya, if he works more discreetly then his Quirk can't be anything too flashy, something that isn't obvious at first or even second glance. Whatever it is Chuuya bets it's useful in detaining people, his reasoning is that otherwise, the guy wouldn't be preparing to walk through a crowd of reporters just to escort Chuuya into the school. The guy might look non-threatening, but there has to be a reason why he is escorting Chuuya and not Dazai.
Aizawa opens the car door and cameras immediately begin flashing, he climbs out and gestures for Chuuya to do the same. At some point before leaving for UA the Ability-nullifying handcuffs had been swapped for Ability-nullifying arm bands, they had somehow done this when Chuuya was asleep. When questioned Nedzu had told him that the armbands had some 'extra functions', which sounded suspicious as hell. They did allow for better movement though, such as shimmying across the back seat and out the door Aizawa held open.
If the cameras were excessive before then they started working overtime when Chuuya actually stepped out. Immediately people began yelling questions and for a moment he debates the merits of getting back in the car, his debate comes to an end when Aizawa gives him a look before shutting the car door. Resolved to his fate Chuuya walks forward with Aizawa trailing close behind, instead of being blinded by the flashing cameras he chooses to stare at the floor. Ignoring all the yelling is easier than expected as most of it just blends into indecipherable noise, it's still annoying to deal with though. There must have been another way into UA right? A back door or something that wouldn't be hounded with reporters that are giving Chuuya a splitting headache?
Thankfully, once they pass through the gate there aren't any more reporters. Chuuya relaxes a bit the further they walk away from the reporters, just before the actual entrance to the UA building Aizawa signals for him to stop. In what quickly turns into a mistake, Chuuya takes a look up at the building to judge the scale. Not as tall as the Port Mafia's headquarters but still decently tall and in a very odd shape, what puts him off the most is the many students peering out of the windows and looking directly at him. It's weird to be the centre of attention like this, usually when he's around this many people it's to take them all down not to stand around and be stared at. While he can't actually make out any faces from this angle the knowledge that his future classmates are likely up there somewhere watching him is freaky, the fact he's going to school at all is freaky. During his time in the Mafia, some people have tutored him in certain subjects, mainly maths so he can deal with money, but he'd never actually been to school. To save himself from staring back at the building any longer Chuuya turns around and instead watches as Dazai stumbles out of a car, this is met with louder yelling and more camera flashes.
The idiot rights himself and begins walking to the gates like Chuuya had done not a moment before, his uncovered eye jumping from person to person. Had the situation been different Chuuya has no doubt he would have been posing for the cameras already, as it is all Dazai does is wave when a reporter shoves a camera closer to him. Must be eating him up inside not pulling stupid poses and saying outrageous things to the reporters, not like he can blame anyone but himself for it anyway. If the idiot wants to act a certain way then Chuuya isn't going to stop him, especially not if that act means he has to actually behave for once.
When Dazai and his hero escort cross through the gate a large metal wall descends behind them, completely blocking anyone from entering or seeing through the gate. That doesn't solve the problem of half the student body watching from the windows, but whatever, they won't be hanging around out the front of the school for much longer. He hopes not anyway.
Aizawa dismisses the other pro, which is a bold move, before gesturing for both him and Dazai to begin walking down a path leading left. Chuuya waits for Dazai to start walking first, that way he could seamlessly position himself on the idiot's right side. They might have stuck a deal with the pros but frankly, Chuuya doesn't trust them at all, obviously, he's at a disadvantage without his Ability but his hand-to-hand is nothing to scoff at. Aizawa's Quirk is still a mystery, however, which is really bugging him, if he knew more about Quirks then guessing would be easier. As it stands now he only knows a couple of things about Quirks, but maybe he could think about this in terms of Abilities? Right, if this situation was swapped and the Port Mafia was escorting two heroes somewhere who would be the best non-offensive Ability user to bring… Well, Dazai obviously. So, this guy might have a nullifier Quirk? That would make sense actually, someone had gotten rid of Upon the Tainted Sorrow during the fight so it could have been Aizawa.
Which reminds him actually, he has yet to get back at Dazai for not informing him about the nullifier. Without waiting a second longer Chuuya uses his unbroken arm to hit the bastard in the arm, the yelp of pain he lets out is very satisfying.
"Ow Chuuya! What was that for?" Dazai whines.
In response to this Chuuya rolls his eyes, "You know what bastard." Aizawa doesn't say anything from behind them, maybe he's attempting to observe and analyse them. Whatever, there's something else Chuuya needs to talk to Dazai about anyway. He lowers his voice a tad, not low enough for Aizawa to be unable to hear but that's fine, "Your gunshot wound?"
Dazai responds in a similarly quiet tone, "Fine, yours?"
"Arm hurts but I'm good," Chuuya responds, "Surprised you didn't intentionally infect the wound."
Huffing Dazai shakes his head, "Stupid Chibi, infection is a terrible way to kill myself."
Aizawa takes a sharp intake of breath behind them, so he was listening in after all. "What was that?" he asks with a forced relaxed tone.
Dazai glances back at the man before shrugging, "Nothing~~ Oh! I meant to ask Sensei," he speaks the last word in an almost sarcastic tone, "Are we going to get new clothes? Being beaten and bloody would make a terrible first impression on our new classmates, you know?" Chuuya is glad he asked because again, the broken arm and bloody clothes are not very comfortable. So glad in fact he won't point out that they already had a first impression to the class and that was shooting one of their beloved heroes in the head.
For a second Aizawa seems unwilling to let the subject change like that and gives Dazai a serious look. Unfortunately for him, Dazai is the master of changing the subject, so his stare is met with a look of indifference. Eventually, Aizawa must give up on it as he sighs, "Yes, you'll get new clothes. I'm also going to take you to Recovery Girl to treat your injuries."
Dazai hums in agreement. It doesn't take long after that for the trio to arrive at 1A's dorms, which is another tall and oddly shaped building. Aizawa leads the two inside and through to the common room, the dorm isn't fancy by any means but definitely a step up from Dazai's shipping container. The common room is pretty spacious too despite the large sofas angled towards a wall-mounted TV, of course, Chuuya's own place is far better looking than this but he'll make do. Aizawa stops in the middle of the room and begins speaking, "This is the common area and that," he points to an archway along the wall, "is the kitchen. As of right now, you need either myself or at least two students to be in either room with you."
Chuuya scoffs, "Kitchen sure, but why the hell can't we sit in the common area alone? You think we're going commit a crime with a sofa cushion?" Dazai snickers next to him, clearly agreeing with his thoughts.
Their new teacher sighs, "No but those are the rules. Show some change and we can adjust them." Before Chuuya could make a comment the man turns and begins walking towards a hallway near the back, his silence forcing both boys to trail after him like ducklings. There are five doors in total in the hallway, two on the right, one on the left, and one at the end. Aizawa gestures to the two right ones, "These are your rooms, the doors have sensors on so we'll know when you leave the room. The room at the end is the bathroom, use it as you please. My room is here on the left."
Dazai and Chuuya share a look, sleeping separately in enemy territory is against everything they typically do on long missions. When they are required to be away from headquarters for long amounts of time it's safer for the two of them to stay side by side when possible, that includes at night. Typically, one of them will stay up while the other sleeps, which is beneficial for two reasons. One, no one can attack them by surprise and two, it's easier to get restful sleep when an ally is looking after you. In this situation, however, they have no say in the sleeping arrangements. Not to mention, if the pros know how much they rely on each other then they might get separated. The mission could still be completed that way, but it'd be easier to do it together. Plus, Chuuya doesn't trust that Dazai won't end up getting beaten up by some hero in training.
Dazai looks away first without acknowledging the silent conversation that transpired. Instead, he walks forward and opens both of the doors. He takes a look around both rooms before coming back out and nodding seriously, "Hmm, yes. Chuuya you take that one." He points to the door farthest from the bathroom.
Aizawa once again has a serious look on his face, maybe he thinks Dazai checked for cameras or escape routes. That isn't the whole case though, Chuuya can just tell from the bastard's face that whatever comes out next will be an insult. Still, he asks, "Why that one?"
"I like the view from mine… Besides, yours is smaller and a Chibi like you doesn't need as much space as I do." He explains with a shrug, like what he said is common knowledge. This pisses Chuuya off because really, when is the idiot going to drop the height thing? They don't even have that much of a height difference dammit! Possibly sensing Chuuya's intent to cause him pain Dazai quickly ducks into his claimed room and shuts the door tight. "I'm getting changed now! So you can't come in unless you're a pervert Chuuya!"
"I wouldn't wanna see that anyway!" Chuuya responds, not quite yelling but much louder than his indoor voice usually is. Without sparing a glance at Aizawa he turns and enters his new room, he'll get changed before that idiot and wait outside his door as an ambush. With his door shut, he takes a glance around the room himself, single bed, desk, wardrobe, nothing looks out of place. A school uniform sits innocently on his desk along with his hat and gloves, Chuuya feels himself smile at that. He probably won't be allowed to wear his hat during school hours but it feels nice to have it back, the gloves though he will be wearing.
Getting dressed with a broken arm means he takes longer than he would have liked but it does give him time to think things over. The separate rooms aren't ideal but they will just have to deal with it, having Aizawa just across the hall would have been a bigger issue if they had been genuinely caught, as it stands he shouldn't cause too much of an issue. Not when he doesn't even notice a code phrase being exchanged right in front of him, what Dazai did and said earlier wasn't entirely a jab at Chuuya's height. He checked both rooms and made it seem like he was only checking the size and using it to insult Chuuya when in reality he was checking for cameras and microphones. What he said, 'I like the view from mine…' was confirmation there are no cameras. He hadn't made a similar comment about possible microphones though, something like 'That room has an echo' or 'That room is too quiet' would respectively let Chuuya know there was or was not a microphone. Maybe Dazai didn't spot any on such a quick look, once Chuuya's arm isn't as broken he'll have to look around himself.
Despite his best efforts by the time he is fully changed and opens the door, Dazai is already standing outside with Aizawa. His first thought is disappointment he won't get to ambush Dazai, the next thought is just laughter because, man, Dazai looks bad in the uniform. There's just something about the bright red tie, green accents, and bandages that just looks terrible.
"Don't laugh at me," Dazai grumbles while glaring at Chuuya, if he was trying to be intimidating then it failed miserably. If only Chuuya had a camera right now, maybe he can get one of the 1A kids to take a picture for him.
Aizawa chooses then to speak, "Nakahara, you can't wear gloves or a chocker with the uniform. You'll have to leave them in your room." That very quickly ruins Chuuya's mood, he's already forgoing the hat and now both his gloves and chocker?
"No, I wear them everywhere. No exceptions." Which is true, he only really takes them off to sleep and bathe. Walking around UA without them will just put him on edge, even with Dazai by his side.
Aizawa must see something in his expression or tone as he doesn't insist on anything, instead, he stays silent for a moment before speaking, "The gloves or chocker, you can wear one. The other needs to be taken off."
Still not ideal and for a second Chuuya is about to push him further, if the idiot Dazai gets to keep his bandages then surely Chuuya can keep both the gloves and chocker? The only reason why he doesn't is due to the hand Dazai places on his shoulder, he applies some pressure so that Chuuya can't ignore him. Dazai isn't wearing Ability nullifying arm bands, possibly because the pros underestimate his Ability, so Chuuya immediately feels the cold rush of No Longer Human banish Arahabaki's whispers from his mind. He relaxes a tad, not because Arahabaki was fuelling his anger, but instead at the physical reminder that Dazai works better than gloves do in the long run- which makes sense, given the fact the gloves are more of a placebo effect than anything else. As long as they stay next to one another then Chuuya doesn't have to worry about Arahabaki, so really the gloves should be the ones to go. Then again, there is no guarantee the pair of them will stay together for the entirety of their time at UA.
Dazai speaks in a teasing tone, "If you get rid of the chocker maybe I won't see you as such a yapping dog any more~" Whatever kind of moment was created is broken then as Chuuya swipes Dazai's hand away with a huff. He takes the chocker off quickly and shoves it in his blazer pocket, that way he could put it back on at a moment's notice.
Aizawa, who watched this exchange in silence, nods at him, "Alright, we'll stop at Recovery Girl next before heading to introduce you to 1A." He gestures for the two of them to walk ahead, probably to make sure they don't wander off on the way. Just like last time, Chuuya waits for Dazai to move first before following on his right, he would rather not turn his back to Aizawa, especially without his chocker, but there isn't much of a choice here.
-
Aizawa stays silent on the walk to Recovery Girl, only speaking to give directions when necessary. Dazai and Nakahara are… interesting people. They're constantly bickering and throwing insults at each other without as much as a second thought, and yet still clearly cared for each other. The first thing they said to each other was a check-in on their injuries, not to mention how Nakahara seems prepared for a fight. Of course, the boy hasn't done anything too confrontational yet but Aizawa has been a Pro for a while now, he can see the subtle signs. Staying on Dazai's right, the side of his face that is covered in bandages, always being just a fraction behind Dazai, a fraction closer to Aizawa. If Aizawa was to attack right now then, should Nakahara notice in time, then he would be able to block it quickly. Like he said, subtle but there.
Dazai himself doesn't look too on edge but he isn't relaxed either, the entire walk he has been scanning the environment around them. Aizawa isn't sure how smart the kid is exactly, he might just be taking note of things he sees, or he might be creating some escape plan. They do all this while joking around and laughing, which Aizawa can't decide if that is worrying or impressive. Worrying that no teenager should be that good at hiding their true actions behind childish arguments, impressive that they can split their focus so easily.
It's when they are almost at Recovery Girl's office that Aizawa notices something… odd. On the back of Nakahara's neck, just barely visible from behind his shirt collar and orange hair lies a string of text. On closer inspection, which means Aizawa squints and tilts his head forward, the string of text becomes a code, A258. He hadn't noticed before as the chocker covered it just perfectly, which he now doubts is a coincidence. Unwillingly his eyes flick over to Dazai's covered neck, if the bandages were taken off would they find a similar code on his neck? Perhaps it's some sort of identification number used by the Port Mafia? At this point in time it's unlikely Nakahara would tell him, so for now Aizawa will have to settle with informing Nedzu.
When they enter Recovery Girl's office the woman herself has already set up a station and is waiting for them, "You two must be the new students, sit down and I'll fix you right up."
Dazai and Nakahara share a look which leads to the shorter of the two sitting down in front of Recovery Girl first. Wasting no time she reaches over and places a kiss on Nakahara's forehead, an action that causes laughter from Dazai and bewilderment from Nakahara. In between laughter, Dazai manages to say, "Was that Chuuya's first kiss?"
Nakahara's face turns red, either in embarrassment or anger, "That doesn't count and you know it!" After speaking he jumps up and makes his way to Dazai only to pause and begin moving his left arm around. Judging by the look on his face the Port Mafia mustn't have any Ability users that can heal as quickly as that.
"How does it feel?" Recover Girl asks.
"Ah, it feels great. Thank you." Nakahara gives her a nod of appreciation and speaks in a much softer tone. Initially, Aizawa had expected to have a Bakugou 2.0 on his hands but that might not be the case. All the yelling at Dazai had put him under the impression Nakahara is like that to everyone, but it seems there is a real possibility that he's a lot better mannered than other people. He also thanked Recovery Girl without being asked to, something Aizawa doubts a cold-blooded murderer would do.
Recovery Girl smiles in acknowledgement, "My Quirk healed your injuries at the expense of your energy, so make sure to get some sleep tonight." She waits a moment before looking at Dazai, "Alright, your turn."
Dazai seems to think for a moment, "Hmm, no thank you."
Neither Aizawa nor Recovery Girl had expected this response, somewhat confused Aizawa asks, "Why not?"
The boy rolls his eyes like the answer is obvious, "My Ability is touch-based remember? Your Quirk won't do anything to help me." Ah, Aizawa understands now. He had assumed the boy's Ability was activated on will but it must actually be on at all times, which would render Recovery Girl's Quirk useless.
"I see," Recovery Girl starts, "I am a trained doctor however, please sit down and I can check on the wound."
The first dismissal had been reasonable but there is no excuse to not let Recovery Girl check on the wound, and yet Dazai doesn't move for a few moments, almost like he's thinking of an excuse to not get the wound checked out. A bad feeling settles in Aizawa's gut about this, so he keeps a close eye on the boy.
Not even a second later Nakahara shoves the boy forward, "I'm not gettin' in trouble if you die of infection, just let her take a quick look, stubborn bastard." Dazai shoots him a dark look but sits down in front of Recovery Girl nonetheless. For a moment, he looks terribly tense, something that Aizawa files away for later, but the next moment he looks completely unbothered. His reluctance to be treated is curious and possibly related to his earlier comment, the 'terrible way to kill myself.' comment. Aizawa doesn't want to jump to any conclusions just yet but things aren't looking good, once again the most he can do in this situation is inform Nedzu and keep an eye out for any similar behaviours in the future.
"Do these bandages cover over injuries?" Recovery girl asks.
"Nope. I just think they look stylish, don't you?" Dazai responds in a more childish tone. Recovery Girl does not give that a response, likely thinking the bandages do not look stylish at all. If they really are a fashion statement then Dazai must not have a good eye for style then, which sounds a little hypocritical coming from Aizawa but whatever.
While Recovery Girls checks over just the gunshot wound, Dazai refused to move his clothes enough for her to see anything else, Aizawa busies himself with explaining how the next few days will work. "After this, you'll introduce yourself to 1A, including an in-detail explanation of your Abilities," Nakahara groans a little but Aizawa ignores him, "After that, you'll spend a couple of lessons with the class just to get used to things. While 1A has their practical heroics class you two will be introduced to your therapists."
"I'm assuming fighting happens in this practical heroics class, if we aren't there then how are we going to give them experience like Nedzu wants?" Nakahara asks.
"That's just for today, starting tomorrow you'll be following them to every class including practical heroics. Well, almost every class. You two will have lunch earlier than the rest of UA, that way during lunchtime you can have extra morality and ethic classes with me. Therapy will be on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday after school, don't be late." Aizawa explains and once again ignores any groans of protest.
Dazai then stands, seemingly done with the check-up, and retakes his place next to Nakahara. The shorter boy gives him a look and then gestures with his head to Recovery Girl, Dazai simply sighs before glancing back at her, "Thanks." It doesn't sound genuine at all but it's somewhat surprising that Nakahara got him to do that in the first place. Who would have guessed that the one that's almost always yelling actually has enough manners for both of them
"Well then," Aizawa moves towards the door and opens it, "Time to meet 1A."
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Aizawa had gone into the classroom ahead of them, which feels like a stupid move really. Leaving both him and Dazai out in the hall alone like this, they could easily make a break for it. Chuuya doubts they would get far, but still, it's a possibility.
Dazai hasn't said anything yet, so he's probably still annoyed that Chuuya had him get checked out. Given the circumstances, it made more sense to get the actual doctor to look at the wound, especially since Chuuya doubts he'll get a moment to check it himself. He explains as much to Dazai and is met with a moment of silence, for a second all he can hear is the soft sound of Aizawa speaking to his class before Dazai collapses against him. "Chuuya doesn't trust me?" he whines.
"Not with your own health, no," Chuuya says as he shoves the other teen off his shoulder. Dazai can't be that mad then, not if he's whining like a child again.
Before Dazai could offer a rebuttal Aizawa calls out to them, "You two, come inside now."
Dazai gives him a look, "You go in first."
To that Chuuya rolls his eyes, "Yea yea, I was going to anyway." For a second he feels nervous, this is a big moment in their plan after all. If they can't get into 1A then things begin to fall apart, not to mention that Chuuya had never been in a class setting before. Then he remembers that he has faced much worse things than a class of teenage hero wannabes, so the nerves melt anyway. With his usual confidence, Chuuya opens the door and walks right in with Dazai following close behind.
The effect of their arrival is immediately obvious, the room is deadly silent with tension so thick you could cut it with a knife. Chuuya stops walking once he is beside Aizawa, that's when he turns to face the class. Most of the class have expressions of fear or apprehension, and a few stare straight at Dazai with an almost angry look. So they won't all be pushovers then, good to know.
"Go ahead, introduce yourselves along with your Ability name."
"Nakahara Chuuya, my Ability is called Upon the Tainted Sorrow." He explains easily, knowing that Dazai wouldn't introduce himself first.
As expected, once Chuuya had spoken Dazai follows suit, "And I'm Dazai Osamu, my Ability is No Longer Human." If Chuuya was looking at the bastard, then he would expect him to have some sort of teasing look on his face. As it stands, Chuuya somehow found himself in a staring contest with some purple-haired kid and he's going to win dammit.
Muttering breaks the class's previous silence and a few moments later someone scoffs, "What kinda names are those? Why the fuck would you call 'em that?"
If Dazai wants Chuuya to respond to that then he's in trouble because right now he's focusing on this staring contest and not some loud-mouthed kid. Fortunately, Dazai takes it upon himself to respond, "Right, because what you call Quirks is soooo much more creative. Also, we don't get a say in the names."
Chuuya's eyes are starting to sting a little but he does not blink, not when the loudmouth says something else and not when Aizawa prompts them to give further explanation of their Abilities. Perhaps seeing that Chuuya is preoccupied, Dazai goes first this time, "No Longer Human nullifies whatever Ability or Quirk I come into contact with, that includes any effects as well."
Blink.
Ah, the kid blinked! Feeling good about himself Chuuya finally turns away and brings his attention to Dazai. As predicted he has an irritating look on his face, not the worst Chuuya's seen though so he'll take that small blessing. He decides to take this brief moment of Dazai not speaking to explain his own Ability, "Upon the Tainted Sorrow is gravity manipulation. It can affect whatever I touch, minus Dazai of course."
Aizawa gives them both a tired look, "That wasn't very detailed."
In response Chuuya fires back, "Want me to explain how gravity works? 'Cause I think it's pretty fucking obvious." Also, why the hell would he explain in detail how his Ability works? Chuuya might be under the pro heroes' control right now but that doesn't mean he's going to tell them everything, no, that would be stupid and unrealistic. If things go south then having a few tricks up his sleeve is more important than following the pro's orders.
Dazai sighs in an exaggerated way, "Sorry about him, he's not trained~"
Another dog joke? God, when will this guy drop that? The worst part is that if Chuuya insults Dazai or attacks him then the Mackerel will just say 'Oh look you proved my point!' Which would further annoy Chuuya and it becomes a cycle of beating Dazai up, which doesn't sound that bad actually.
Aizawa intervenes before that, much to Chuuya's disappointment, "Stop, both of you. I'm starting class now so go sit down, the rest of you can ask them any questions later." He gestures to the only two open seats, both in the front row on opposite sides of the room. Chuuya decides to take the window seat, for obvious Dazai-related reasons, and doesn't spare a single glance at Dazai before making his way over there.
The people around him seem a bit nervous when he sits down, but Chuuya doesn't care that much. Dazai finds his seat across the room and they share a look, a look confirming everything is going to plan. Now that they've made it into 1A the mission can truly begin