Feeding cats was somewhat of a hobby for Futaba. Ever since she had been a little girl, there also had been cats around in her life. She remembered growing up with two cats in the house and many more that lingered in her neighbourhood. Her brother always had the propensity to feed any stray or neighbour cat because 'they deserve a little treat'. Futaba adopted a similar mindset with her cats and the neighbourhood she lived in. She would make a point to feed any cat that would want food, which was most. Then add her condition which made things extra exciting.

Being a sort of observer of the spirit world, she could often see things that weren't cats but were pretending to be cats so they wouldn't spook normal people. These cats were often messengers or couriers for other spirits and had very particular pallets. It was often a hassle to find the right food, like uncooked duck eggs or pine cones. It was all very bizarre but she was fine with doing it. It made her life a little less annoying and there was therapeutic quality to it.


“Tama-chan! Dinnertime!” Futaba would call out. Two cats would wander into the kitchen, tails aloft. The Tortoiseshell made her opinions on the food known while the black and white cat happily started eating away. Laughing a little, Futaba gathered the food for the other cats that were naturally outside.

Pulling her screen door open, she was greeted by the variety of real and not so real cats. Pouring some dry food into the outside bowls she had set up, she watched 10 plus cats run to the bowls and start chowing down. The Spirit cats patiently waited for Futaba to put down the bits and bobs they like to eat. A pine cone there, a duck egg here, a set of buttons and what have you. Once all the cats were occupied, Futaba noticed the new cat. She hadn't seen in before so she figured it probably was a new spirit.

"Kami-sama, who are you delivering mail to?" Futaba would ask the strange cat.

Freja's reaction was very endearing. She rarely got to tell people about her profession. Her family had to sign a NDA before she could tell them. It was odd at first to her but understanding on how people view vtubers. Futaba was playing a sort of character. People wanted to see that character, not the person behind it. She was already used to it by this point so when she could tell someone who just seems to be a earnest fan was always great. "People don't talk to me enough here to recognise me voice." Futaba giggled a little, before continuing "Once you remove the models, we are less scary. I swear."

Futaba glanced at her phone, seeing a couple notifications from her gen mates. "We have a couple job openings that aren't being an idol. I need a editor for my stream VODs for example." Futaba would offer, looking at her phone again. "If you want, I can send you my managers number and you can talk to them?"

"I wouldn't mind that. I have the paper I wrote about my quirk we can use as a guideline. It's pretty extensive." Futaba would suggest, starring down her drink. It was some sort of beer one of the professors suggested. It wasn't exactly great but it would have to do. She wasn't in the mood to get too drunk in front of her colleagues. Not that it would lower the opinion most of them had of her.

"I know some academic papers that would love to publish a study like that if you are interested." Futaba would suggest. Publication maybe would mean she could have a different job eventually.

Futaba couldn't help but giggle a little. Hearing someone say they're a big fan of 'Oshiro', her friend and co-worker. She was just testing Suki a few minute ago about dinner plans. Suki and Futaba usually go out to lunch or dinner together after work. It was funny to her that she could overhear some of the students talking about people she knew really well and worked with. She has to remember to mention that to Suki when she sees her the next time. "Oh, yeah. That's my second job. I work for HoloStar." Futaba peered over to the door to make sure it was closed.

"Yeah, you can say I know Oshiro. I have lunch with her all the time. If you start working with the company, you'll probably meet her." Futaba couldn't help feel a bit giddy. Naturally there was a fandom behind her band but it was usually the regulars that supported generally most of the talent from the company. She loved being 'Momo'. Momo was very much like her but there were just parts of it that expressed itself better through Momo. Hard to show off your love for Ska and music in general being a librarian.

"Glad you liked the concert. My band mates and I worked hard on it. Was a really fun time. Anyways." Futaba casually dropped the detail without lingering too much on it. She wanted Freja to meet her own conclusions. "HoloStar hires many people, quirk or not. Some of us have quirks, some don't. Not everyone is an idol. My best friend works as a video editor for them. There are lots of opportunities there!"

Freja was a very interesting student to Futaba. Very rarely would she encounter a student at UAU that was quirkless, let alone a hero student. The last quirkless student she remembered from the year before dropped out of the school and moved home after feeling their prospects limited by being quirkless. Futaba felt like they failed that student so isn't going let that happen to another student if she could help it. "I know what you mean. Seems unfair right?" Futaba wanted to start in a way that it didn't sound like she was dismissive of Freya's concerns. Futaba had gotten lucky with the jobs she has but understands that she was the exception, not the rule.

"Well, as someone who lost their quirk before I really could do anything with it so a lot of my career options got limited but there a plenty of jobs out there for people like you and me." Futaba knew being quirkless in today's society probably meant that a lot of your career prospects were limited or eliminated in the latest, hottest economic trend: heroes. "Like, I want to be honest. With how heroes work, being quirkless puts you at a great disadvantage. Futaba paused a bit, giving Freja a soft smile. She didn't want to come off as discouraging so she continued "I got my degree from the University of Tokyo, at least I got my masters from there. I work for UAU so I do work for the hero course." Getting up from her chair, she went and closed the office door.

"I work two jobs because UAU doesn't pay me enough to live in Tokyo. I don't live in Tokyo anyway. It's too loud for me." Futaba laughed a little, before sitting down again."I think, however, if anyone can make this hero thing work, it would be you, Helt-san."

Futaba raised her eyebrow a bit but changed up her search terms. Micro details on how warriors fought can be a lot harder to pin down. A lot of times, there is a lot of unreliable information out there because it is hard to describe how someone fought when their tactics were more important. "So that be a lot harder to really get information on. Most historical warriors don't have accurate accounts on how they fought. Their strategies are a lot more well documented. I can look into that some more but there isn't something outside of history of kendo books and such that could give that particular information. " Futaba nodded a bit, pulling up some martial arts books on her device.

Pressing a button, it sent a signal to her office which would tell one of the library workers to pull the books for her. Gesturing around the library, Futaba started gesturing around the books. "As you can tell, UAU has one of the largest libraries in Japan. From every major Non-fiction category to movies, the library probably will have access in some way or another." Futaba would gesture along the aisles, pointing at some of the signs that would state different sections of the library.

"The books I mentioned would be found in the Science Non-Fiction section of the library for example." Futaba smiled a bit at the students question. She received the question often enough that she would often introduce herself at functions with a small bio. "I am not actually. I'm alumni of the University of Tokyo. I came to UAU last year. I was hired to run to the library and assist any of the departments when it comes to research materials. It can be a lot at times, when the staff remembers I exist." Futaba would add the final part as a small joke, giving a small chuckle at her own joke.

Futaba was delighted to hear that the student needed some help finding books. Most of the time, she would just get a grumpy reply. Most students were usually confused to see someone who looks barely older than them. Regardless, she pulled her school phone out of her pocket. It was special device she used at the school that is linked to the library system. She would be able to recall any book that currently is at the library, which ones are checked out, etc.

Scanning the isle, she put in some search terms already before asking some clarifying questions. "So, relating to ancient warriors, that's a pretty broad topic. Is there any specific era you are interested in? Do you want to learn about warriors from the Ancient History? Bronze Age? Iron Age? Do you want to learn things about specific eras of history of Japan specifically like the Heian jidai or Sengoku Jidai?" Futaba pulled up some books relevant to what she discussed but would change it if the student had other specifics in mind.

The other books would be a lot easier for her to pick out, however. "So, books relating to time relating to physics will show some crossover with philosophy. Time is a hard thing to quantify after all. The Direction of Time by Hans Reichenbach and From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time by Sean Carrol. We have the latter book in the library. I can request the other from the University of Tokyo." Futaba would pull the books up on her phone and add them to the cart.

"Quirkology books aren't readily available yet but we have access to thousands of resource papers on the library website that probably would help with that." Futaba nodded a bit before getting a ping that stated that one of her assistants had finished up for the day. "I can show you the books I mentioned or direct you towards the isle they would be." Futaba would add, gesturing around the the library shelves.