Momo waited to see what Shine would do.

Shine looked at Todoroki for a long moment.

"You really want to know?" she said finally.

"Yes," Todoroki said.

Shine bit her lip.

"I actually don't know."

"What do you mean?" Momo said.

"I'm still finding out, myself," Shine said, "I think you'll know when I do."

"But you sure made it sound like you knew," Todoroki said. 

"Oh, I know well enough the general reason," Shine gestured, "I believe I told you already: to help. But I'm still collecting data. Now the only part I could tell you, that you don't know, is who my boss is."

"Who is it?" Todoroki said.

"I'm not telling you that," Shine said, maddeningly, "You should figure it out for yourself in time."

"What? Why?" Todoroki said.

"Todoroki, do you just tell everyone things that will potentially make them afraid of you?" Shine shrugged.

Silence.

"Why would we be afraid?" Todoroki looked at Momo, like he wanted to know why she wasn't saying anything. Momo had her hands to her chest nervously.

"I think people are generally afraid of what they don't know and can't understand," Shine said. 

"Why do you think I can't understand it? That's kind of arrogant." Todoroki was becoming frustrated, and he wasn't trying to hide it.

"I'm sorry to upset you, truly," Shine sounded sincere, "but you will have to trust my judgment on this. When you are ready, I will tell you-- or you will not need me to anymore. You'll just know. I can promise you, it's not anyone you need to worry about hurting you." She looked them in the eyes. "I would never harm you."

Momo nodded.

Todoroki stared at her. "Why should we believe that?" He was disappointed. "You still don't trust us."

"Don't mistake me thinking you lack maturity for not trusting you," Shine said, with more vigor, "I have watched you closely. That incident back there was enough reason for me to think you're still impulsive and reckless about things. If I told you, and you acted on it rashly, not only me and Wally, but Momo and the others could be in danger. I don't mind your being inexperienced myself, Todoroki. I'm not here to judge, but I can't put something on you you are not ready for, either. It's asking too much of you. When you learn to trust a little more and not carry everything yourself, then it will be time to tell you more things... As it is, I'm saying far too much. I'll just upset you."

Todoroki was actually more hurt than he'd have expected to be by any criticism of hers...because it was true. But he wasn't ready to admit that.

"I would not endanger you," he said.

"I'm sorry, but that is not your call," Shine said, "This is akin to us forcing you to let us see your mom. That is not our place, is it? Please respect my need to protect my family too." She walked on, looking somber.

That point was too well made and also foreboding for Todoroki to argue with further. But he was not happy.

"If it helps," Momo said, "I think she told you more than anyone else."

"She told you something, didn't she?" Todoroki said, "She didn't say you weren't ready, and you didn't ask any questions. You already know."

"You knew that already," Momo said.

"I didn't realize how much," he said.

"No, it's not that much more," Momo said, "I'm not sure I've proven myself either. She's concerned about something, if she tells more. I don't know what it is, but it sort of frightens me if she's worried about it. She and Wally aren't afraid of anything."

Todoroki remembered what Shine had said the day before about trusting Momo not to let things slip. She was right to do that... and maybe that was why she'd told her more.

Momo was upset enough on Todoroki's behalf to tell Shine later, in private, that she thought she was being a little too harsh on him.

"You may know him better than me," Shine allowed, "but I can't risk being wrong. Look, sweetie, I'm telling him it in bits and pieces, same as you. Either he figures it out, or I'll tell him plainly when he's ready. One or the other. He is kind of dense, so it could take a while. But it's not his character I have an issue with, it's just... He has no tact, and he's very black and white. That's a good thing most of the time, but I don't know about this time."

"What would him knowing you claim to be from God do, though?" Momo asked.

"Momo," Shine looked up, "People who make claims like that are usually considered radicals and fanatics. I know about Stain. Do you really think that it would go over well? I knew you would be fair about it, because you were fair to us from the beginning. Todoroki is more suspicious than you. He'd definitely be afraid. I don't think he needs that on his plate right now."

"If you explained that you aren't--"

"Like I explained that we weren't spies?" Shine interrupted.

Momo paused. "Well...uh...still... I don't feel right hiding things from my classmates."

"I don't think you should try to explain something you don't know that much about yet," Shine said, "I don't want you to feel guilty, though. I can't make you do anything... You can tell them."

"I can?" Momo said, "But aren't you worried about that?"

"I am, but I won't force you," Shine said, "Wally and I are always prepared for that possibility. I wanted you to keep it to yourself, if you thought you should. If it's bothering you too much, tell them."

Momo considered it. "What happens to you, then?"

"Maybe nothing. I can't predict the future with that kind of accuracy," Shine shrugged, "Maybe something. What do you think would happen?"

Momo thought that they might be forced to leave the school, and... she didn't really want that... For the first time, she actually considered what would have happened had she told... She'd been so busy feeling bad, she'd never given it much thought.

Shine took her silence as displeasure.

"I'm sorry," she said, "Perhaps it was selfish not to explain this more sooner. I thought it was clear enough. We are not going to punish you for doing what you think you should. How could we? I didn't want you to be afraid of us."

"That's not it," Momo shook her head, "I just can't understand why you told me this--and only me."

"Actually, it's not only you," Shine said, "but you are the only student..." She rubbed her head. "Not all of it is up to us, Momo. When I told you, I was told it was the right time. In a way... that's all we go by is directions, hunches, and signs. It wouldn't make too much sense to you, I suppose. It probably sounds crazy, but that's the Wisdom of our faith. It's an honor to be chosen, but I'm afraid I can't tell you it is ever easy. I think the rewards are worth it, but that's something you have to decide for yourself, too. What's important to you?"

Momo felt strange about that, like she was being asked a question she didn't fully understand but really needed to answer correctly.

Shine didn't seem to think it was that complicated. She fingered the book she was holding. "It's never easy," she said as if to herself, "It never does get any easier to have this conversation...but..."

"I'm not going to tell them," Momo said, surprising herself, "It wouldn't be right after all this time acting like I would keep it to myself. It's not hurting them, after all."

Shine was surprised, but she smiled with obvious relief. Then she hugged her, catching Momo off guard. "Thank you."

Of course, after that conversation, Shine's long day was not over. Bakugo made sure he got in her way once she was in the common area again.

"I knew it," she said.

Bakugo huffed.

"Uh, look, I've had a long, strenuous day," Shine said. It was only about 2 o'clock. "Can we put this off till tomorrow?"

"That sounds like a you-problem," Bakugo said, "You made a deal. Live with it."

Shine gave him a look. "I can see your compassion is in fine form today."

"Don't make promises if you aren't going to keep them," Bakugo said.

Shine sighed. "Fine, but not in here. Anyone could hear us."

A minute later they were out in the front of the dorms. As far as Shine could tell, there were fewer cameras out here. "Go ahead, ask me your question."

Bakugo had probably been thinking carefully about what to ask. He knew she was going to wheedle her way out of giving him any information she didn't want to, unless he was very specific. 

"I want to know what you're trying to do with the class," he said, "Why are you messing with us?"

"That's two questions," Shine said.

"They're basically the same thing," Bakugo scowled at her.

Shine leaned back. "You picked a good one. I really don't know how I can avoid answering that honestly and without giving something away...Ah, well, I really don't care if you know. The truth is, you're the only student I actually think won't be thrown off by it, so it's lucky you picked that question. I was really afraid you'd ask who sent me here."

"The I'll ask that instea--" Bakugo began.

"No take-backsies," Shine said right away, with evident satisfaction.

"You b--  I mean... pain in the a--!" Bakugo said.

"Oh, I felt that one." Shine wasn't bothered. "Okay, I'll answer you: I'm trying to recruit soldiers for the army I'm part of."

Bakugo scowled. "Don't frick with me."

"Don't like that? Okay, I'm trying to cure people from their infirmities."

"Likstar," Bakugo said warningly.

"It's a family business," Shine tried again.

"I'll kill you!" he shouted.

"Hey, quiet down," she said, "Someone will hear you. Scratch that, I'm sure they already did." 

Sullen silence.

Shine tilted her head. "Okay, okay... all that was true, but I guess you want more details than that. I... guess you could say, we're here to make you all better. Stronger. Kinder. Though, I can't say I have the power to do that, but I do what I can. We are here to equip people with the same ability we have...once they are ready for it. There's a thing that one of us said... 'He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.' [references Luke 1:52] There."

"That didn't make any sense," Bakugo said.

"All of you are too literal. That's your problem." Shine rolled her eyes. "None of you understand metaphor or analogy or symbolism. Look... let me put it like this. When someone makes the choice to follow what's Good, regardless of how hard it is, then it's given to them to know things that can be said plainly, without using metaphors. But as long as someone is on the fence, they can't understand anything except by metaphor."

"That d--- metaphor didn't have anything to do with my question," Bakugo declared, "and what do you mean? I'm a fricking hero."

"That doesn't make you good," Shine said, without a shred of hesitation or doubt, "Surely you of all people ought to see that. Do you think you're a good person, Bakugo?"

The complete silence that met that remark was very telling.

"Are you saying I'm not?" he finally said, defensively.

"I am," Shine said, "I don't think I am a good person either. I don't think anyone is." She gestured. "But I do know what good is, and that's the main thing. You, my friend, do not."

"The h--- I don't! I know that!" Bakugo snapped, "And it's got nothing to do with this."

"Don't tell me what has to do with what I'm doing," Shine retorted, "This is your answer: This is all about good vs evil. We fight for good. That about sums it up. Of course it's much more complex than that in practice, but you don't need to know about that. It's much more fun for me to keep that part to myself."

"The frick-- You can't just hold back after that!" Bakugo said.

"Oh come on, you'll get bored if I just tell you everything now," Shine took on a fake demure tone, "I did answer you, I think I held up my end."

"I'll blast you to smithereens," Bakugo raged.

"Then you'll never know,  I guess," Shine took a sip of water calmly. "And don't even think of touching me with that quirk otherwise. I will make sure you regret it."

Bakugo choked back more threats. 

"Boy, you are easy to wind up," Shine said casually, "but I'll take it easier on you in time, if you stop taking everything so seriously."

"What?!!"

"Tell you what," Shine said, "You become my student, and I'll start telling you more stuff."

"What? I'm not becoming your student, freak! You're not even a teacher!" Bakugo said.

Shine frowned. "I'll have you know I am an excellent teacher, you impertinent little whelp! But of course, you wouldn't know that because you don't actually bother learning anything about me as a person, you just care about power. You can't human, Bakugo, and you certainly can't get anything on me if you can't even understand yourself."

Bakugo stared at her in some astonishment. "Why you--"

"Save it for someone who cares about your tantrums," Shine got up, "Come talk to me again when you want to actually listen. Until then, I'd thank you to leave me alone. I don't need someone stalking around me; I have enough to deal with. Either you're all in this, or you're all out. You want my knowledge, you get the authority with it. Otherwise, butt out. I don't need you in order to succeed around here. I'd like your help, but I don't need it. Thanks anyway, though."

"Who was offering--?" Bakugo didn't even get to finish. Shine vanished into a portal. She was using them so rarely now, doing it on the spot was nothing.

Bakugo blew up an innocent bush to relieve his feelings, but it didn't help much. Who the he--- did Shine think she was? She was the one on trial here, not him! She needed to prove herself, not him! Where did she get off acting like she had something to offer here?! All anyone cared about was if they were there to do any damage... Slowly, it dawned on him what might not have been clear to anyone else, but Bakugo got it: It was perfect. The perfect way to get taken seriously was to have everyone afraid of you, wondering about you, unsure about you. It was simple. He did the exact same thing himself. How had he not seen that before? No wonder they pissed him off so much!

Despite being furious, he had no intention of sharing this information with anyone else. He was no snitch, nor did he confide in people.

With more drama with 1-A underway, Shine decided to avoid the class for a few days, and she and Wally had to plan anyway. She told him at length all she learned about the Todorokis, though she downplayed parts she wasn't sure Todoroki would want her to share. Wally agree with Shine's conclusions about it all.

"But, you know, it could be really risky to act on it," he said, "I love a good one-up, but I admit, it's cocky. I can do cocky when I have people to cover my back, but it's just the two of us."

"Which is why you'll cover me," Shine said, "That is how we usually do it. It makes more sense that way. I can handle it. Don't worry."

"Look, I know you've got the nerve, but it's the speed I'm worried about," Wally said, "What if you get hit? Shine, you know you can't take it from these guys."

"Wally, they are no different from any other people," Shine said, "Just humans. It's fine...and I'm not saying I'm not scared about it, but I won't let that stop me. It's clear what we must do."

"Let's at least wait a bit," Wally said, "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I don't want to rush it."

Shine knew full well that was because he was worried about her, and, if she wasn't there, he'd probably have rushed into it already. She smiled lightly. "I'm not ready for another confrontation anyway. Let's give it a couple days."

Shine spent her couple days talking to more UA students while on her breaks.  She had met a lot of Gen Ed ones by now. Shinso had seemed to forgive her for her previous remarks after training with 1-A and 1-B, probably because he'd been a little nicer to some students and found it worked out better that way after all--and Kaminari had been friendly. He'd told her about his wish to be a hero, too.

Shine proved a good listener for such stories. "Tell me," she said, on the day after her little adventure with Todoroki, "Did you ever wish your quirk was different? At all?"

"That's an odd question to ask out of nowhere," Shinso said.

Shine shrugged. "Forgive me for it, but I keep hearing this around the school. That certain quirks are 'suited to villainy', as if some power are inherently evil, and it does seem like some are twisted. It must have been odd to figure out what your power was."

Shinso laughed a little strangely. "I was scared of it. When it first happened, and I couldn't undo it yet... It didn't last long back then though."

"You were right to be scared," Shine said, "and power we refuse to control is frightening... but once it's controlled it's reassuring."

Shinso gave her a strange look.

"Well, you were lucky to be afraid," Shine shrugged, "That made you want to learn how to use it safely. Can you imagine if someone just liked it? Being afraid of the right things is a gift, Shinso. Being afraid to do evil, it's something you should cherish. Never let that go."

Shinso laughed nervously again. "Well...that's the first time anyone's ever told me that." He tilted his head. "Were you scared of your powers, then?"

"Oh, no," Shine said, "Not the ones I use now... Well, there are times I fear my ability to read people and use that knowledge. I could easily cross a line... and I don't want to cross it. But one doesn't always know when one does. I have a partner to help me be accountable, but we might disagree without me being wrong, so I must run everything by my boss too. I suggest you get a very close moral compass, yourself, and don't diverge from it."

Shinso looked up. "I will become a hero," he said with determination. 

"Not what I meant, but I'm no longer amazed." Shine rolled her eyes. "I really don't think any of you can define heroism properly. But trying to be good can be just as tricky." 

She got up. "I'd like to train you too, but we'll see." She headed out. 

Shinso followed her. "What did you mean by that? You mean, teach me how to fight?"

"A hero without a cause is usually only a hero every so often," Shine replied cryptically, "To be a hero all the time, day in and day out, it's a little harder. Not everyone who risks their lives daily is a hero." She walked to a different section of the school... It seemed to take very little time. 

"That's not an answer." Shinso was not one to turn down extra training. "If I could use a sword too, that might be useful. Though the scarf is safer."

"Another way this world is delusional: as if saving people's lives is a safe practice." Shine rolled her eyes again. "Well, Shinso, what's your cause?"

"Huh?" Shinso couldn't follow her--she kept switching topics.

"Do you just want to a be a soldier flung at villains blindly? Or do you want to be a hero?" Shine said.

"Are you comparing heroes to an army?" Shinso was horrified.

"Well, I don't know that they are used as such, but I don't think thy way many of them think is so far off," Shine said, "The way people talk about villains, it's...well... it's disconcerting. Some villains are barely human, I'll grant you, but some are misguided, bitter, and it seems they are treated very much the same, regardless. You ought to understand that, I think, but I haven't heard you talk about any real ideals about it. And you don't talk much about upholding the image of heroes as they are... Why do you want to be a hero, anyway, Shinso? You could be a respectable citizen, and not a villain, doing anything. And with less trouble."

"I know, but being a hero is like the ultimate way to prove I'm not a villain," Shinso said.

Shine stopped, finally, outside one of the lab rooms. "Shinso, have you ever heard that heroes and villains are cut from the same cloth?"

"Uh... no..." Shinso said.

"I've never believed that saying," Shine said, "but I think I see where it comes from. Both heroes and villains are often outcasts. Heroes rise above the  world, villains sink beneath its weight. That's not true in every case, but in the cases of the outcasts, it's usually true. That seems to be the reason behind a majority of villain cases and more heroes than I would have thought, too. You are, to be blunt, nothing out of the ordinary as an aspiring hero... and I've been waiting for awhile--I've still yet to hear single unselfish motivation come out of your mouth."

Shinso blankly stared at her. "What? What is that supposed to mean?"

"Let me ask you," Shine was now worked up, "If I could predict the future, as in, if I could tell you that for the rest of your life, even as a successful hero, you would still be seen as villainous, and people would not thank you for what you do... ever... would you still want to be a hero?"

Shinso stared at her. "I don't think that would happen."

"If it did," Shine said, "and, believe me, there are those it has happened to. I could give you a whole book of 'em." [Note: she is not referring to the Bible, by the way. It could be any number of books, actually.]

Shinso had not spent much time thinking about failing... His fists clenched as he pictured it. "It would be the ultimate proof things really are not fair for people like me."

Shine stared at him, unblinking, for a moment, then she said, "You are not a hero."

Shinso flinched. "What?"

"Shinso... I don't give a crap about your quirk," Shine said, "but your heart...that's just not right. You are bitter with the very society you want to become the guardian of. That's not the right attitude for a hero to have. Even if you somehow manage to overcome that for a time, those feelings, festering for years, will make you eventually regret your choice. It may be, in different career, that would not happen. But it will, if you become a hero... One can hope society will accept you finally, but the rate things are going at, I'm not sure it will even accept a person with a less problematic quirk before too long... Things are changing. Soon the title 'hero' will not mean what is once did, and you, Shinso, will be left with nothing to stand on, if that is all you ever attained to."

Shinso didn't like her tone... and it was frightening. "What are you talking about? You mean, the controversy about UA?"

"It's bigger than that." Shine's eyes flashed gold briefly. This seemed to happen whenever she was impassioned about something, or it had some other significance they couldn't determine. "It just upsets me. People like you have a reason to understand this, but you don't. I'm not here for this... but... it sure is hard to watch."

Shinso was prevented from answering this-- even if he wanted to-- by a loud voice interrupting them. "Hey, if you two organic life-forms are going to argue, can you do it somewhere else? Some of us are trying to work!"

It was Mei Hatsumei from Support. Of course she would be here.... She'd helped design his support item, actually. Shinso didn't think he should say anything to Shine if someone else was listening... Wait, what if Power Loader was around and heard that?

Shine turned to regard Mei in some surprise. "Who are you? Why are you yelling at me?"

"Eh? Oh, Mei Hatsumei," Mei said distractedly, "I don't know who you are, but you're kind of loud. Even over my drill."

"I didn't know anyone was in there, sorry," Shine said. 

"Yeah, whatever, just keep it down." Mei was already drifting back inside. "I have babies to make."

Shine blinked. "What did she just say?"

"Her inventions," Shinso said, "That's what she means."

"Inventions?" Shine glanced at the sign. "Oh, that says 'support', doesn't it? Wait, is this that girl Deku mentioned who designed his gear? Iida said she's a madwoman."

"She's a bit eccentric," Shinso hedged, "but very creative. Could hold her own against the hero course students just with her inventions alone..."

"Sounds like Batman...Wally would want to see this." Shine headed into the lab before Shinso could stop her.

"Wait, Likstar," he followed, "I don't think you're supposed to be in here unless you need a support item. Plus, this place has a habit of exploding a lot."

"Like I'm not used to that. I live around Bakugo." Shine waved him off. "Wow, this is so cool..." She was staring at all the devices. "Who made all this?"

"Oh, most of it is mine," Mei looked up, from behind goggles. 

"What does it do?" Shine asked.

She shouldn't have asked that. Mei launched into an insanely detailed account of what all her "babies" could do.

Shinso couldn't follow most of it, though he found it entertaining to watch someone so cracked out on their hobby, but, to his astonishment, Shine seemed to understand it fairly well. She nodded a lot and asked for clarification. Then she said, "Wouldn't it be illegal to make some of this stuff?"

"Oh, only without a permit," Mei said, "but here at the school, it's permissible. Of course, no one can use this stuff off campus without it passing inspection. I'm going to get certified as soon as I graduate UA and then make a mint selling my babies!"

Shine stifled a laugh at the continued use of this word. "I think you'll be successful, if even half of this worked, and you could patent it..."

"Oh, we only make personalized items," Mei said, then, "Hey, what's your quirk? Do you use support items?"

"I have one," Shine said. 

"Oh, show me!" Mei said enthusiastically, in a mad scientist voice.

"Uh... okay." Shine drew a sword out of thin air.

Shinso hadn't seen this before, and he was startled. Mei was only mildly surprised. "Oh, wow, how'd you get it to expand like that? Who's your designer?"

"The master designer," Shine said, "I'm afraid I can't disclose its origins to you. I don't even know them that well, myself."

Mei had already forgotten she asked. "The make of this is very simple..." She ran her hand down it. "Mind if I take a look?" She grabbed it before Shine could answer.

"Don't do that," Shine warned. Mei suddenly fell over, sword first.

"What? Why is this so heavy?" She tugged. "It's like it's made out of solid lead! Ach! I'm stuck."

"Be glad it only went that far." Shine bent over and picked it up. "I have to give you permission first. You can't just take this from me. It's dangerous to try. Please don't. But I don't mind letting you have a look, here." She held it out.

Shinso wouldn't have touched it for money after what just happened, but Mei put her hand out, albeit a little more cautiously, and took the handle. "I don't know what difference it makes..." Suddenly she stopped. Then she moved the sword up easily.

"Hey, it's lighter than wood... How did you do that? Is your quirk increasing density?"

"Nope," Shine said, "but that trick always goes over big. Nothing throws people like breaking the laws of physics. Something about the Natural order of things being disrupted is just so unsettling. I got used to it though... Honestly, nothing surprises me much anymore. If that thing lit itself on fire, I wouldn't even blink."

Mei held it away from her face respectfully. "Wow... I've got to examine this..." She took it to a table and grabbed some kind of microscope.

"I want to say ADD," Shine said, "Not crazy."

"How did you do that?" Shinso asked, "What is your quirk, Likstar? I thought it was warping."

"It's not warping, it's portaling or tessering, if you will," Shine said. She sat down in a chair casually. "It's hard to explain."

Mei looked up. "Tessering? Ah, you mean the perfect cube squared? A tesseract. Hinton's Fourth Dimension. A lot of scientists want to make one of those. I'd take a crack at it myself, but I'm really more interested in quirk items."

"The Recognition of the Fourth Dimension, by C. H. Hinton is the first mention of the word, you're right," Shine said, "Which means, that we do share the same history... Hmm... Other things I've referenced the class understood too..." She glanced around. "Near as I can figure, our histories only diverged at about the time of the Information Age... Fascinating... The Quirk Age must have followed it directly."

"We call it the Age of Heroes," Shinso corrected, which reminded him of her cutting words from earlier, but he couldn't discuss them now.

"The tesseract is not something I really understand," Shine said, "but to tesser, to square the square, the act of doing so, is basically portalling, though that form of it is rather transcendent compared to the portals we use. Very dangerous to do too... It requires an understanding of the 4th dimension that we humans don't have. Portals are like the safety lock on tessering. Using them is the safe way we can access it...Mine rely on image and imagination."

"Not information??" Shinso said. He wasn't following this very well.

"No, I can use pictures if necessary," Shine said, "It helps if I've met the person or been there before, but I can squeeze by with photos. It helps if someone who knows them is there--usually that's the case."

"Likstar, are you telling me that your portals are limited only by your knowledge of people and places?" Shinso said in some astonishment, "that you can go to people specifically, not coordinates?"

"I can't even imagine keeping up with coordinates." Shine made face. "What binds us together is knowing people, our knowledge of them, really. To me that makes far more sense to anchor a portal too. But, then, I don't like warping as a rule, so of course I think that."

Shinso stared at her.

Even Mei turned to give her a strange look. "Wow," she said, "That makes you easily one of the most powerful people at the school."

Maybe the world... Shinso stared at Shine. Depending on her accuracy and speed...she could probably assassinate anyone she wanted... Who was this woman? 

Shine didn't seem to see what their problem was. "Why are you so surprised? I thought I explained how it worked... Then again, I guess you weren't there for that...It's not that big of a deal, really. It's hard to use portals a whole lot. It's too draining."

"What's your limit?" Shinso said.

"It's been ranging from 6 to 8, on a well rested day," Shine said, "but it's safer to keep it to 5, max, per day, with resting in between. Distance does seem to play a factor, if I use it to fight with, so I normally don't. I use it more to escape, since sometimes you just need to be fast."

Even that many was too many.

"With power like that, you could do anything... You could work anywhere. Why are you at this school being a babysitter?" Shinso was appalled.

"Huh?" Mei was lost. "I was just thinking, with power like that... you really should have a support item to attack with too, like sneak attack."

"I'm not a hero, Mei, I'm afraid you can't make me an item," Shine waved her off. 

"Oh," Mei immediately seemed more bored. "Well... I can't seem to figure out this sword either. What's it made of?"

"I call it Truthmetal, but that's more of a pet name. I don't know that much about it, myself," Shine said, "It was a gift... I didn't make it."

 "What are you?" Shinso asked, because between the sword and the "tessering", he was starting to get freaked out, and it took a lot to freak him out.

"Oh... human." Shine said that word a little differently than people usually do. "Humans are really quite powerful, Shinso... Quirks distract us from that more than anything, I think. I've seen nothing but that so far...You know, I have to go, I'm going to be late as it is." 

She held up her hand and the sword was suddenly just in it, though it'd been on the table several feet away. Mei jumped, finally spooked, but of course, any item disappearing from her desk was enough to scare her.

"Later, kids." Shine hurried away to take over for Wally.