A documentary on UAU? Freja wasn't entirely sure why this Chirp was doing it, but surely participating couldn't hurt, right? If anything, if she showed up in a documentary maybe that could help her get to know more people at the school? If she put her best foot forward, maybe the others would see that she wasn't weird for being quirkless. She was just another person like everyone else. Was Freja joining this project purely for selfish gains?

...Yes.

That was how she found herself taking a seat and staring down the laptop. She had no clue how many students had been in here before her, she was just going to go in blind and answer from the heart. Well, so long as the questions didn't ask for anything too personal.

1) What makes you unique?

That's already personal!

''Nothing whatsoever.'' She said plainly, visibly mulling it over for a couple more seconds, ''though some might say the fact that I'm quirkless and got into the hero course is pretty uncommon. But that doesn't make it unique. Anyone can do what I do.'' They deliberately danced around the fact that they were their twin brother's consciousness stuck inside their twin sister's body. Imagine leading with that revelation? And to the entire school? The bullying had already been pretty bad as it was.

2) What are some random, fun facts about you?

''I'm from Denmark, which is pretty far away from here. All the way up in Northern Europe. Despite using a baseball bat, I've actually never played baseball because it isn't popular back home. Every kid grows up playing something called Roundball instead, which also involves a bat.'' What's another fun fact? I've already died once? No no, that's way too personal and gloomy. ''I really like flowers. I do a bunch of small scale land art projects in my free time and I've done flower art for years. I guess you could say flowers are my muse.''

3) What is something you want to learn or wish you were better at?

Pause.

...

Everything?

...

Freja pressed play again and cleared their throat. ''Being happy. Wouldn't that be nice?'' They didn't intend for it to sound so sad, but really how could it come out any other way? Just brush past it, next question, next question.

4) Do you know any good jokes? If so, what is it?

''Well I- I don't often do jokes but...'' With her hands in her lap she looked into the camera. ''If you go to a Scandinavian bakery, you could Finnish a Swedish Danish.'' There was a slight pause. ''Norway I'd make this up!'' Oof. That was fucking terrible, quick move on Freja move on!

5) Have any pet peeves? If so, which comes to mind first?

''Assholes masquerading as nice people. If you have to be an asshole, at least be honest about it. Assholes trying to act nice when they really aren't are the worst type of people. I have no respect for them.'' Wasn't the range of these questions like super broad?? Just moments ago she was being asked to tell a dumb joke.

6) What is your favorite place on Earth?

''Number one favorite?'' She crossed her arms as she thought about it. ''That's a really tough question! You're putting me on the spot! Uhh- anywhere close to the ocean.''

7) Who are the special people in your life?

Ouch. Pause again.

Freja looked down at her hands. Who were they? The special people in her life... Freja had a ton of friends when she was alive, but Elias? He'd rather forget all about trying to join that street gang. Turns out they weren't all that nice after all. Besides, this was the first time he had thought about them in years so they couldn't be that special anymore. Freja was a good pick, but a complicated one. Freja was gone, but Elias was also Freja... Their parents? They had refused to accept that reality and thought Elias was the one who died, not Freja, so family relations were super awkward too.

Freja pressed play again.

''Don't have any. I came to UAU to start fresh.''

8) What is something you are proud of?

''I'm pretty good at controlling my anger. Not a lot of things get to me and I like to think that's a good thing.''

Was that all? Somehow it had taken an eternity and yet, the time had gone by so fast. The camera was still rolling as Freja addressed it and got up from her seat. ''Thanks for doing this thing, Chirp-san. Hope my answers didn't suck, feel free to cut it all out if you need to.''

CHIRP ♪♪

''I mean it kind of is! I'm not an expert on what makes a good hero candidate, Rokuhane-san!'' She grinned, cracking an even bigger smile at the hard-headed idiocy of a fox line. ''Is that a mythological thing here, foxes being stubborn?'' She teased. ''I'd believe it now that I've seen it.''

''Yeah.'' She smiled nervously. Honestly, as much as she wanted to fight and prove herself to others, what was on her mind right now had already moved on from the discussion on how to handle bullies to the secret she felt comfortable enough to share with Miroru. It was going to be tough, but if Miroru knew, she knew, right?

Freja looked back at Miroru, both grateful that she let her speak, and shocked and sad to find out that Miroru was born as a boy. ''You...'' A few tears built up and spilled down her cheeks, but she quickly wiped them away. ''Thank you.'' She wasn't just grateful for the sympathy, the tears were more towards the revelation that involved Miroru, that she went through and was going through so much unimaginable pain. ''And I'm sorry too.. How would you... Like me to refer to you?'' When it got turned back on Freja she gave a helpless shrug. ''I don't know. I honestly don't know at this point. My condition was quirk induced, but for now, I'd like to continue to be Freja. That's who everyone knows me as and that's the person I'm trying to make happy. The person I made a promise to.'' She looked down at the palm of her hand, before looking back at Miroru. ''My parents refuse to accept the reality. They think I'm Freja and that Elias died. My original body was cremated long ago, so... There's probably no going back.''

''My biggest problem is how new it all feels. I feel like I just can't get the hang of things no matter how long passes. Being a girl is scary.''

Miroru

Freja was already dizzy. Trying her best to control her breathing and calming herself down with deep, silent breaths. She was facing a very real fear she had by signing up for this exercise. Facing her peers. When everyone had the potential to possess powers that could rip you apart in seconds, how could you face that without being completely paralyzed by fear? She hadn't found the answer yet, but she was hoping that no matter how disastrous her performance was here today, she was going to come out the other end stronger.

Glancing around at the other students, they looked so much more calm than Freja felt. Sebastian even seemed to be SO relaxed that he was falling asleep? Was it quirk related somehow or did he just not sleep at night when everyone else did? Miroru was here too. Freja thought back to the advice she had given her. In a way she was doing what Miroru had suggested. Stop running and take the fight to the others so she could prove why she belonged here. Although she didn't see any of her bullies in the crowd of students. Her eyes widened a bit at what Leonard said. Mental note, don't mess with that guy and pray you don't have to fight him. Akagi posed a legit question and one Freja hadn't even taken into consideration, but only made her anxiety spike more. She had no clue how to defuse a bomb! Where would you go about learning that anyway?? Was there some kind of bomb defusing course she hadn't heard about, or did every hero student just google bomb defusing in their free time? Thea's words brought a silent sigh of relief to Freja. At least not everyone here was ready to mutilate.

Looking at Jack and Leonard, Freja was thrilled that she wasn't anywhere near either of them seeing as there was already some tension building between them. She needed none of that! With Zenkai asking his question next, she was convinced that staying silent was the way to go. Just don't say anything at all and avoid embarrassing herself in front of her quirked peers.

She recognized Demura from the orientation, and Leonid had already taken steps to help her get in touch with one of the support students. The last teacher though, he was a mystery as far as she was aware. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she probably related the most to Alexandrei out of anyone here. The monotone voice, the sighing. So heroes like that existed too..