[Video] in his cocoon stage

[ex_eraserhead411]

[A rather tired looking face rose up into a video feed, surrounded by a soft yellow mass. It looked as if his head had been shoved into a Coney Island cutout--but, the cutout was absent of anything but plush yellow fabric. He shifted slightly, sniffing with what clearly looked to be disinterest.]

It sounds like you've all had a good run, so far. Despite that, I hope no one thinks they're beyond a little tutoring and critique.

[He seemed to retreat a bit into the yellow fabric.]

My name is Aizawa Shouta and I'm a Professional Hero. If you need advice or even a good place to hone your skills while you're not currently on a mission--I'm in my biome and I've had it fitted for the sake of physical and strategic training.

[The entire time, he struggled desperately to emote and yet--nothing happened.]

Alright, that seems good enough to get the point across. Talk to me.

[--Without a hint of dramatic flair, Aizawa's feed cut.]

Comments

[ex_eraserhead411]

That's good.

[He didn't seem offended at all by that. Shouldn't anyone have been upset with that sort of comment.]

While there is a certain strategy to my overall appearance, I'll ask you this: Is it more important to look like a hero or to act like one?

[sofresh]

[Wow... Not even a little irritation?! Kon genuinely hadn't meant to insult (for once), but the guy really just took it in stride.]

I guess it don't matter what you look like as long as you got the power to back it up. But do girls dig the whole "just woke up and rolled outta bed" look?

[Serious questions.]

[ex_eraserhead411]

Power?

[Aizawa lifted a brow. Everyone knew that old book, after all. 'Might is Right' was something that had gotten disproven in the end.

Even so, it said a lot that the greatest hero of his time was someone named 'All Might'. That somehow pulled a smile on his face--which wasn't a good thing.

Aizawa looked like a creep.]

I don't get many dates with my look, no--and, I can't even say I've got the power to back it up, either!

[sofresh]

So, like... You got anything goin' for you, or what?

[He was genuinely confused (not that it took much).]

[ex_eraserhead411]

By your standards, no.

[He shrugged a bit apathetically, at that.]

[sofresh]

[He's even more confused now. And while he normally wouldn't care too much about things he did or didn't understand, this was totally going to bug him!

But he definitely wasn't going to admit that.]

Then... how does a professional hero work? I mean, like, you gotta get paid for somethin'.

[ex_eraserhead411]

A salary and commission. Any damage to your designated area of combat is covered by insurance and a percent-based deduction of pay. Simply put--if you do your job well and clean without causing damage, you can lift very comfortably.

[The number of heroes who could brag about that were in short supply. Aizawa could brag that he made quite a bit of money, but he lived in squalor just because it was easier.

A sleeping bag was enough for him.]

[sofresh]

[...]

Ya know, I never thought about it before, but bein' a hero doesn't sound like much fun at all. I didn't think heroes had to worry about stuff like that.

[If heroes have to worry about things like salaries or insurance, what's the point.]

[ex_eraserhead411]

Some heroes have effective enough powers that they can live comfortably by totally avoiding any insurance issues.

Big, flashy powers and super strength work well on paper until you take in how you could ruin someone's home that they've spent their lives working on and ultimately end their peaceful lives.

Heroes are meant to protect people. Guidelines like that help protect people from physical, emotional and financial harm.

[The more you know.... so, you can sleep peacefully due to boredom.]