"I do!" Khepri said when Stellar reached them, extending both of their hands for a double handshake in Yoko’s stead. Khepri had always been told you could tell a lot about a person by their handshake. Whether they were shy, cowardly, distrustful, mean-spirited or honestly working for their daily bread. Khepri always made sure to put their all into it to be seen as the latter, it was true after all. Back in Egypt the word for bread also meant life and as a rescue hero Khepri very much wanted to work for daily life. It was never good when there was a day where that wasn’t present.
Listening attentively to Stellar's words Khepri did their best to nod along when appropriate even though the interesting design of the room was incredibly distracting. They wondered if this was what the room most other students had been in during the games a few months back were like. Khepri themself had been in an arena that didn't make use of it so they didn't know. Oh, right! Focusing. This time on Farrin. A glint in the air caught the catbug's attention immediately.

They could see it. The turn of the coin. The metal spinning at a speed far different than it was used to. They could see it. Falling through space. Heading towards its final destination with a finality that-

Khepri blinked several times as it dropped onto Farrin's palm for the last time. They'd been in such a daze they missed his entire explanation. It was too late to change that now so all they could do was look back into their memory and remember.

They'd have to do that later though, the lesson wasn't learned yet. Making sure their attention didn't stray as the next student talked Khepri listened while only half-thinking about the roman additions to the calendar throwing the original form and function out of order. Seeing Yoko glance their way Khepri's attention was momentarily fully turned away just in time to hear Yoko mutter.
 
Their eyes shook at her words, their head turning so fast it was a wonder they didn't get whiplash. The blonde girl saw another Khepri? Their chest felt tight. Where? No. Khepri was probably just misunderstanding. There were no murderous dopplegangers here or anywhere else anymore. Khepri swallowed to stop their throat from being dry. They had to be in top shape for this class after all!

"I’m not allowed to give tips anymore, not since the sushi boat incident that wasn’t my fault," Khepri replied to May's instruction with the kind of sincerity that stemmed from truly believing in what one said. Then they turned their attention to Yoko's explanation. There was a saying that said the third time's the charm and it seemed to have some truth to it as Khepri was able to follow along far better this time. That was something. So long as they didn't pay attention to what they themselves were saying it meant they could listen properly to at least one more student's words!

Smiling at Yoko when she walked back Khepri stepped forward to do their part while deep in thought. There wasn’t an experience in particular that motivated them. Nothing had happened that made them want to be faster and more precise. Nothing. There’d been no right place they’d only gotten to at the wrong time. Their fingers shook briefly before they managed to refocus their train of thought. Super moves. Right. They had to be able to move super. 

"Hi hiya hello everyone! My name is Mafdet Khepri. I'm from Egypt and have only been in Japan for about a year. My favorite thing about this country is the alphabet because the one made in Egypt is terrifying. A bee sea? No thank you!" Khepri cheerily rambled on before getting to the point. "My quirk gives me a partial exoskeleton and lets me soften it to further expand my muscles. Like this," they continued while raising their arm in front of them. Clenching their fist both forearm and upper arm alike bulged unnaturally far, as if they were a bodybuilder on steroids. They held it for a moment before they relaxed and let their exoskeleton harden again.

"I like to enjoy every moment to the fullest so I think that's what I want my Super Move to be. Something that lets me be fast and precise so I can be on time and life doesn't slip out of my grasp! The amount of people older than us will never increase after all. Every bit of life lost is one that won't come back."

Finishing their explanation with an even wider smile than before they looked at each student in turn and gave a thumbs up to Stellar before returning to their spot next to Yoko.

"I'm back! You said no questions about the cloud specifically so does that mean you're taking other questions? Do you think that when Schrodinger was buried people were curious about the inside of his coffin?"

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Tags: Yanai Yoko ,May Twenty-First ,Farrin ,Stellar ,Auden ,Jack Orion