''Really?'' Wow, Sho had trained a crazy long time to get to where he was at. No wonder she was completely outclassed. ''I didn't know you had such a long history with this place.'' She looked around for a moment, almost getting caught up in her own daydreams before she turned to Sho and bowed her head. ''Yes! Just one more round.'' She insisted as politely as she could.

''Is that so?'' She looked down at her bat, ''there's a lot of areas where I struggle. We already tackled one of them so I'm sure I can take that with me into my own routine once I go back to the school.'' She blinked her eyes as she tried to recall anything else she might be struggling on. ''I fight using my environment.'' She looked back up at Sho. ''It's probably no surprise, but most people I fight are stronger than me. Whether it's speed, or just raw power. I can't win an exchange in either. Even if I can, my opponents often have a quirk to utilize too.'' She put the bat over her shoulder as she continued. ''Is that compatible with kendo, or is it a bad idea? I was taught that if I only stare at my opponent during a fight, and not my surroundings, I'm guaranteed to lose.'' Whether it actually worked was a whole 'nother story. It felt like Freja had taken loss after loss ever since coming to Japan. ''Other than that, I have technical skill, but my body often can't keep up with my brain.'' She gave the side of her head a soft knock with her knuckles. ''Like, I think faster than I can act and if something goes wrong in my plans it throws me off.''

Shō Matsui

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Stolen? If only. It was sweet of Sumi to suggest such a thing, and to even humor her after she heard that she was quirkless. “Well.. Not exactly.” She reached for her phone and pulled up a picture of her and Freja and showed it to Sumi. “Yeah, fraternal twins, this is me and my sister, Freja. My name, well… It was Elias. When we both died, my quirk activated and I was brought back to life in Freja’s body. I-I know it’s a lot.”

She blushed when Sumi got excited over how she passed the hero exam without a quirk. “W-Well I have my niche! It’s not that big of a deal, anyone could do it.” She averted her gaze as she rubbed the back of her neck. She forced a smile to help Sumi lighten the mood again. She clearly wasn’t freaking out or calling Freja a monster or anything like that, so she had to be okay with this revelation. “It’s just a lot of training and thinking on your feet!” She smirked, tapping her temple with her index finger. “And alcohol!” She went for another big drink, she definitely needed more. Somehow, Sumi’s infectious excitement had spread to her too. “Help me get my quirk back?” She raised an eyebrow as she poured another glass. She was a bit skeptical at the prospect, she had basically written off quirks forever. She was never going to have powers and that was okay. Then again, Sumi was a genius. She wouldn’t just say something like that without an actual line of thought to back it up. “Is that possible?”

Sumi Okita

The fact that the foundation of the platform was compromised inadvertently from her attack wasn't lost on her. In fact, this exact scenario, facing off against the android like this took her back to the very first advice she had been given when she started fighting people on the street, fighting for the glory of the gang she never ended up joining. Don't look directly at your opponent. If you only look at who you're fighting, you lose.

Instead, focus on your surroundings, look at their collar, find an opening and strike. Freja had managed to get the android into the right spot, well, somewhat, she could do better. Deflecting its knife attacks with her bat, just barely too, Freja forced the android further back with more attacks of her own, before smacking the pillar as hard as she could. It didn't even matter if her arms would be ruined after, if she used up the rest of her power, she needed to make sure this android was put out of service and she needed to join up with her teammates fast. It was the best way to ensure she wasn't dragging her team down. How bad was it going to look for their overall score if she ran off into an obvious trap, got overwhelmed and didn't make it back to evacuation? Seriously, it would be a disaster.

As the platform collapsed and it all came tumbling down over the android, Freja too fell to her knees, gasping for air. She had never been so exhausted before in her life. Not even in her previous one! ''..And stay down!'' She managed, making her way up slowly as she observed the pile of things start to move. The android, standing back up. However, before it could regain its footing she swung her bat at its head, shouting no over and over again as she hit it a few more times until it fell over and stopped moving.

Running back to the others, she was hurting, tired, sore, but still in it! Still back in time for the evacuation, hopefully. ''Hey everyone! How are things here?''

Fuyuko

Was she getting dizzy? Maybe she had taken one too many hits from the robots she had fought before. With one hand on her temple she followed the man. Wait… Where did he go? Wasn’t she just following right behind him? That’s weird, she was certain he was heading into that alleyway, and it’s not like there were many places to hide there. Following the lead, she also turned the corner.

Something she instantly regretted as she was met with the death trap she had so feared she was walking into. She only caught a glimpse of the platforms above before her body acted on instinct, raising her bat to parry the two knives coming for her. “T-T-Time out!!” She pleaded, wasn’t this exam super dangerous? She felt like she could have died several times already, but maybe that was just part of the experience. Straining to keep the blades at bay as she clutched her bat, Freja silently swore at herself that she hadn’t trained her muscles more, that she wasn’t just a little bit stronger. In her best attempt at a counterattack, Freja would try to kick the Android away from her. Her odds of running away probably weren’t great, but catching another glimpse at the platforms, she realized she might be able to use them to her advantage, so long as she makes the android stay under one of the platforms.

That was the biggest problem with her plan. That, and how was she supposed to even make the platform and those heavy objects fall?

Fuyuko