IC:

Ben raised his hand.

So quickly, in fact, he almost surprised himself. At least a few of the students in the room had seen the cage's behavior and decided against it, but far from dissuading him it urged the hunstman-in-training on. Some of the students here didn't have anything to prove, or their admission to Beacon hadn't ever been in doubt. Ben nearly hadn't made it, even after he got a shot at the entrance exam. He needed to make a good impression. And... Well, to be honest, he liked the thought of a challenge. A taste of what Beacon was going to be like, and what was going to be ahead. What better chance than a live Grimm in class?

His opposite hand set down his pencil, recently used for the brief notes needed to summarize the key points and moral of the professor's story. He didn't know the professor would pick him, he doubted he'd be the only one to raise his hand, but it was worth a shot. He had Artorius and Lawnslot with him, why not give it a try? You know, aside from the potential for utterly humiliating himself in front of the professor, the class, and most of his team. That would be rough. But... He didn't think that would happen. Chances were that whatever was in that cage was at a basic enough level for Beacon freshman to handle, and if they could he [i]had[/i] to be able to. 

No risk, no reward, right?