[Raiomaru Toshigawa]

I got something deep inside of me
Courage is the thing that keeps us free

Well, nobody had ever claimed that this job was going to be easy.

Oh, not pro hero work, Leonid had been doing that for forty years now, he was more than comfortable with that. Rather, it was his body of work as a teacher that was currently vexing him. He had led seminars and exercises for U.A University for a little over two years now, but this was the first time that he was trusted with head responsibility for a class. These students were going to be his charges, and therefore it was on him to ensure that their behavior and educational standards were up to code.

That is why the incident during orientation bothered him so. Shana Inoue, one of the freshmen in question, had completely lost her composure during his introductory Q&A session. She was an animal mutant just like him and, as a result, it seemed as if she was... Unusually susceptible to the presence that Leonid's own quirk gave him, creating fear and subservience in most beasts wherever he went. Usually this had no effect on regular people, but when mutations came into play... Well, sometimes things went wrong, and in this case they had very much done so. So, he had made a decision. He needed to have a conversation with the girl, and thus had made sure to summon her as soon as he could.

While waiting on her to arrive, Leonid had taken the time to look into the unruly student in question some more. Poor background, large family. Lackluster academic and theoretical results, but had still been accepted for the Department of Heroes by the means of an exceptional practical exam and scholarship sponsors... Well, he knew that type well enough. That, Leonid could deal with.

Hopefully.

Who'd have thunk that at age sixty, he was still going to be sorely in need of training?

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Shana Inoue

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[Shana Inoue]

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[attr="class","Rajahright"]Yano, something about him had always bothered Shana. Even back when he was doing movies and tv shows and advertisements. She had just always had this feeling of not liking the lion. And luckily enough for her, after his fall from grace, he had basically disappeared. New people were picked for what was once his brands. His movies, while still out there, were suddenly found in the 50 60 75% off bins. And she thought that she might finally be done with him. She hadn't seen anything with him in so long that she hadn't even thought of the possibility she'd meet him again. He had basically vanished from her memory. Up until the orientation ceremony where he was not only forced back into her thoughts, but into her vision as she had been granted the oh-so-courteous position of having been close enough that she was in chair-throwing distance. And that his quirk seemed to radiate issues that collided with hers. And so it was already basically implied during the orientation that the two were going to need to have a chat, but that even at this point, she was still not super thrilled with the fact that she was being forced to come have a sit down with a teacher. And so when the time officially came that she did have to have that one on one chat she was still dreading it just as much. Making her way through the halls down on all fours, she slinked her way through, her ears perked back slightly and her tail hanging limply behind her as she maneuvered through, clearly not at all excited about her trip, but reaching his door anyways as she'd wait for it to open, coming in and slinking her way into the chair once she was allowed in. Sitting somewhat upright but still definitely uncomfortable. Even now, it seemed like she was having an adverse reaction to just his presence as she was nearly fidgeting in her chair. Her ears were laid back and she displayed all the signs that she was uncomfortable. [attr="class","RajahExtra"]Tags - Notes -

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[Raiomaru Toshigawa]

I got something deep inside of me
Courage is the thing that keeps us free

And there she was. Closing and putting away the file in his hand as soon as the tigress stepped inside, Leonid would turn to face his students, shooting her one of the meant-to-be-a-smile-but-impossible-to-tell-as-such expressions that his lion-like face allowed him, giving a court nod. "Miss Inoue. Please, come in."

All in all, Leonid's office was... Surprisingly humble, considering the man who claimed ownership of it. Generic, in a sense. A desk, a work computer, a few nondescript paintings, a large window with a potted plant next to it. A bookshelf with files and school documentation, only a few pieces of personal reading within - Leonid's own autobiography for one, one of the only signs of the ego present in this office space. Yet, considering the veteran's long and storied career there were no medals, no awards or newspaper clippings, no former suits or other hero memorabilia for the old lion. Sitting behind that desk of his, the teacher motioned towards a chair on the opposite side of it, meeting the gaze of his fellow mutant.

"By all means, have a seat. To sit on now, not to chuck in my general direction, we clear on that?" There was a soft laugh from the lion, an attempt at humor, just trying to make the atmosphere a little more light, here. Bring some levity to it all. Once she did in fact sit down, Leonid would lock his fingers together, resting his chin on his knuckles as he looked across his desk at the... Clearly uncomfortable student.

"Now, let me be clear. I did not bring you in here to yell at you, or to discipline you. I am not angry with you, Miss Inoue. I wish to explain what happened, during orientation, and I wish to apologize, because this was my fault. I should have read up closer on the fine details of your mutation, so that I could have predicted this. But I did not, I took my job far too lightly, and for that you have my sincere apologies."

Taking a short breath after getting that out of the way, he would look her way again, pausing to give the student room to speak. "Does that work with you?"

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Shana Inoue

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