[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/171206/7b80a45525bbbbf8faac855d7219c63b.png[/img] [img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/180111/6417521970a6c071875b8bb3c60a2f0d.png[/img] [h1]Ezra Jasekade[/h1] [h1][color=ed145b]Tomoe Kishitmoto[/color][/h1][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/wOCaLOX.gif[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/R4jYqUl.png[/img] [img]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373260429339787265/373270219944099840/guy.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/6ecKNSD.png[/img][/center] Jett simply shook his head as Tomoe went through her socially awkward way of remembering someone. The girl looked up to him and asked if he liked her new hairstyle. He smiled and nodded, [color=007236]"It's nice, makes you look like a little strawberry."[/color] It wasn't soon after this his mother and aunt had come, embarrassing him in front of his classmates. Manda's kiss effected him though which he didn't say. Despite the light shade of Red on his cheeks, his headache from the day before now simply melted away instantly. As they walked away, Mina then said with a grin his nickname. His redness flared up again as he glanced at her confused. [color=007236]"After all of that... You bring up just my nickname?!"[/color] He said surprised... most of the time he got 'how is that your mother?' or 'you know those crazy chicks' or some rendition of the same question. But not her. She immediately went for the embarrassing part. His nickname....though...he did realise afterwards he didn't really mind her saying it, like Ms. Mako. [color=ffff99]"Oh, don't get me wrong,"[/color] Mina replied. [color=ffff99]"It did blow my mind that one of The Valkyries is your mom, but 'Jetty' is useful information, and I always prioritise useful information over all else. Onto business, I do agree with parts of your plan. Cutting the power, a good call with a human lightbulb on your team. I also like the game theory elements. However, Erza's right. We can't hang back. Even if they take each other out, they'll be amassing time spent on the point for their team. We need to interfere and keep them at each other throats, yes, but also off the point. Proactivity is how win this match. Also, we should try and stay off the ground wherever possible. Darkmatter is out biggest threat in this battle. He can attack from under our feet at any moment."[/color] Ezra lifted Tomoe from the ground with relative ease. The feeling of her feet being swept from the ground and your balance being of for a moment was a bit distrusting. A sudden gasp sounded from the girl her mouth as she held onto his arm for dear life while to be raised up to a princes carry. After settling down a little more in his arms she let go of his arm and placed both hands down on her lap while she gently dropped her head against his chest. Ezra told her to definitely use her quirk during the fight, Tomoe gave a nod as she stretched her mouth wide open for a yawn. She tried to keep her eyes open till they had to fight so they didn't need to bother with her not using her quirk at that time. [center][color=ed145b]"I'll try to... not sleep... wake me up if I do though."[/color][/center] Ezra spoke further on after Tomoe about what he thought would be a good approach to the fight. He agreed with Jett his idea for the most part and thought they should incorporate some more strategy into this plan. Tomoe just gave another simple nod with her head against his chest to confirm she was fast as well. Mina spoke about Jett his nickname which cracked up Tomoe as well, she dropped her head back over Ezra his arm and looked at them upside down with her voice sounding different from the way her head was dropped back like that. Ignoring most else what was said. [center][color=ed145b]"Jetty."[/color][/center] Ezra was surprised that Tomoe hadn't slept on his arms. She'd managed to stay awake from the most part and was even doing her part to listen, which made a drastic change to the Tomoe that he was used to that simply did as she wished and other people would have to suffer being embarrassed. It was quite refreshing. Within a short time, he'd got to know this girl pretty well. He decided to address Mina's concerns about Darkmatter, given as she seemed to see him as a huge threat. "Why do you think that Darkmatter is the biggest threat? He can did underground on us sure, but as far as I know, he's completely useless in open combat. I imagine with the restrictions of the referees present, he's not going to try anything stupid like last time and get away with it." he spoke with a shrug. He didn't want to downtalk Donny because he was an acquaintance who did help him after school, but he didn't see him as a threat at all. "I'm going to speak out here just because I probably have more in-combat experience than the two of ya, but the 3 biggest in-battle threats on their team are Dulga, Takeshi and Acion. I'll explain, but don't think I'm belittling you. Dulga and Takeshi are both very experienced fighters They know how to manoeuvre around a battle, and having witnessed a spar with Takeshi and this mornings escapades with Dulga, I can safely say they are both going to be problems. Acion is going to be a problem because he can literally fly. I'm not the best of strategists, but if you think that Donny is going to be the largest threat, combine that with someone who has surveillance and communication with his entire team over the sky. We're going to have to look for a way to take him out, because if that duo actually realizes their strengths then we are truly in danger." he spoke in a relatively calm tone. Whilst his words seemed as if he was trying to establish his superiority, his tone didn't at all and he was genuinely looking to win rather than to anger his teammates. Tomoe moved her head back up against Ezra his chest and softly spoke with her drowsy voice. Still no clue who all these people were when they talked about them, she didn't think she had to remember all their names and quirks right off the bat. She only knew like 2 more people apart from her group so she was useless with knowing how they would be fighting or what they were gonna be using to fight. Well not like it would matter much with her quirk. She would only move her clone around and try not to hit anything that wasn't the enemy. [center][color=ed145b]"Oh, Dulgy worked me to the bone when we met... I like her though. Do we have to fight her? I down't really wanna fight her. Any of the other people you talk about, no clue who they are really..."[/color][/center] Jetty only continued to look red when Kasuke said it was [i]useful[/i] information and glanced at Tomoe as she poked fun at him with his name as she lazily laid in Ezra’s arms. So he said nothing as she continued to to agree with part of his plan, and Ezra's. He shrugged his head as he noted their point of view as well. Ezra then continued to explain how he had more in-combat experience than the both of them. Rolling his eyes, Jett had been in so many fights growing up it wasn't funny, But him mentioning Takeshi and Dulga were the most experienced, he didn't disagree with that statement. He didn't see Takeshi fight but he held himself as one who been through some stuff, he had a air about him that he noticed with his mother and father. Same with Dulga. Acion though he didn't, though his flight was dangerous in it self. He also agreed that Donny didn't seem like a threat, while he did try to bring a building down, he was still a wild card. [color=007236]"We should still be careful of him, he doesn't seem all that stable as it is. He might snap and try and pull something still."[/color] As they drew close to their starting point Tomoe asked if they had to fight her. [color=007236]"That's the point of this exercise Tomoe... we have to fight everyone who's not on our team."[/color] [color=007236]"As for the plan, I agree we take out people along the way, but the plan I had was to get as many people as we could inside, cut the power, use a couple of flash bangs and Mina's flash, to disorient them and make the room darker, This gives me an advantage because I have night vision and thermals in this helmet, I could then use the darkness of the auditorium, and the added disorientation help me take out as many people as I can. While I think you Ezra would be best suited to knock Acion out of the sky if he gets close enough. Tomoe's double could back you up, while Kasuke and I work together. inside."[/color] Jetty didn't seem all too please with his new nickname, Tomoe simply gave him a drowsy grin pleased with his displeasure. Jetty was something that was gonna keep in their conversations for the rest of their lives. Jett also explained to her that she had to fight anyone on her team, the fact that she had to beat her classmates was already crystal clear to her but it was not so clear to her that she knew some of them and had a fun time with those people. It felt bad having to fight them but she would just have to take it since the people she would have to fight would do the same back to her. [center][color=ed145b]"Oh okay..."[/color][/center] [center][color=ed145b]"Pairing up sounds like a good idea, although... My quirk doesn't really listen to much, I don't know if you can keep it at bay really, since I can't at all."[/color][/center] Mina was slightly yet visibly annoyed by her teammate's underestimation of Donny and how much of a wild card he was, in more ways than one, though to be fair, Mina hadn't yet come toe to toe with Dulga or Takeshi. One thing she didn't agree with them on was the danger of Acion. The most dangerous thing about Acion was he was eyes in the sky and he could see them from above. Mina could take care of that with a simple beam of light into his eyes. And if the most threatening thing about Dulga and Takeshi was their hand to hand combat, well, time will tell if they were better than herself. She was no slouch when it came to sparring, nor was Jett. [color=ffff99]"I'd still feel a lot better if I could keep an eye on Darkmatter. You can prepare yourself for a hard fight against a strong opponent. You can't prepare yourself for the very floor caving under your feet at literally any moment. At least I know he's weak to my lasers, and he knows it too. Hopefully that deters him from coming straight for us. It's a pity we don't know the quirks of all our opponents. There's still a strong chance we'll get taken completely by surprise, though I feel this plan's our best bet. It plays to our strengths. At least, most of our strengths. Tomoe, if your quirk won't listen to us, just let it loose in the other direction and we'll keep out of the way."[/color] As the two continued the conversation, they began walking. Before long, the double of the teacher would have stopped at their destination and they would have arrived in good time, having a small amount of time to finish up their strategic talks between the group. Ezra didn't oppose to the idea of duos, and as far as he was concerned he didn't care who he operated with. He didn't mind operating with Tomoe honestly, as even though she was strong willed, he honestly preferred her company. Combat wasn't a concern for him. "I don't mind splitting up into pairs. I say we roll with that if that's what you want to do and execute the plan we spoke about in smaller groups" he spoke calmly, getting ready for the exercise to begin as he began stretching for the final time before it would begin. He'd ready the small amount equipment that he brought with him which was exclusively throwables as he lay Tomoe down on the floor as gently as he could whilst taking a moment to speak to Yui. Mina told her that if she wouldn't have to stay with them if she thought it would be dangerous herself. Probably the best thing to do but Tomoe didn't think it would be a smart idea either to take the other teams on alone. It was very easy to get someone to the ground with 4 decent quirks. [center][color=ed145b]"Thanks, but it'll probably be fine, I got some things I could do if it does go wrong."[/color][/center] They had almost arrived at the space they were gonna be fighting in, to be honest Tomoe was a little impatient just wanting to sleep right now, it had been very taxing to stay awake but she wanted to get a good impression on her teammates to just be kind and not just sleep and drop the rest in their hands. [Center][color=ed145b][i][/i]Yawn "Are we almost there? I don't feel like I can stay up much longer."[/color][/center] Ezra put her down on the ground next to one of the walls of the school building. She raised her knees up to her face holding her arms around her legs as she looked up at the other three. [Center][color=ed145b]"I can let her come out now maybe you can get a little introduction to prepare yourself and I could finally sleep. Maybe we need like rope or something to keep my quirk in place."[/color][/center] "It'll be fine" Ezra responded. Admittedly, this came from his pride. He didn't exactly think that Tomoe's quirk could outstrength him and if he had to restrain it, then it wouldn't exactly be an issue for him. "You can sleep now Tomoe. As long as your quirk knows to follow me, that's all we really need. Everything else should come naturally, right?" he said with a reassuring tone as he he sat down on the floor and waited for the exercise to begin. Ezra told her it would definitely be fine, Tomoe gave him a bit of a troubled look and sighed. Maybe she was overthinking this. They had quirks as well and were all in the top class so she shouldn't need to worry about her hurting friend. Furthermore was told that she could sleep now they had arrived. Ezra reassured her once more before she would sleep. Tomoe gave a gentle smile as she nodded. [Center][color=ed145b]"Good luck with the test, team. hehe."[/color][/center] Tomoe gave a gaping yawn as her eyes softly closed. Her head started hanging to the side as she drifted further away from the world into the world of clouds and dreams. It took only a few minutes before a cloud like substance formed in front of Tomoe, first small before it exponentially grew bigger and formed in a small human like form. The substance sat down the same way as Tomoe was sitting in front of her. It formed human skin, eyes and hair just like Tomoe. The clone had the same costume on as her. It took a few more moments before she had completely formed and started breathing. The quirk her eyes softly opened up her legs and arms began to move. She stood up and glanced down at the real body of Tomoe. She crouched down slightly and softly patted her on the head. Tomoe stood back up right and turned to the rest of the team. Her eyes narrower and sharper than the real Tomoe. She tilted her head to the side, gave a grin to the rest of the team and a small wave from her hand at the side of her head. [Center][color=ed145b]"Hai."[/color][/center] Her voice was far less eccentric than Tomoe and more mature as her own. Mina raised her eyebrow at just how different a girl could seem saying on word differently. With a nod to Erza, she parted with the words [color=ffff99]"good luck"[/color] specifically directed at Erza before heading towards the target building with Jett, leaving Erza and Tomoe to carry out their mission of disabling Acion. [@Aerandir][@liferusher][@Artymis] [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/AkrlPlR.png[/img] [h3][color=844E7A]Mako Akane[/color][/h3][/center] [color=844E7A]"I'll stop when I get told to stop. Besides, it's better a few tiles get broken than they go out into the big wide world and get tricked by a villain. I remember I used to relish coming face to face with a rookie and making complete fools out of them, and so too will the villains out there until I get these kids smart. Get them to understand villains, and to know why they do what they do, because that might tell you what they'll do next."[/color] Mako finished her beer, then stretched, before cocking her head as a thought struck her. [color=844E7A]"You know, I always wondered why you never got into teaching yourself. You really do seem to care about the students, and you're smart too. Got a lot of experience in the field. Guarding the door's important, but anybody can do that. Not as well as you can, but aren't you a little wasted? At least that's how I feel."[/color] [@pkken]