Voice

[fullcowl]

[His voice is a little shaky to start off, he's not that used to using the MID and he's still nervous talking to potential crowds. Addressing (potential) crowds is All Might's thing, not Izuku's.]

Hello, um- My name is Midoriya Izuku, I also go by Deku. I'm one of the personal defense specialists. [He says it, but he sounds a bit unsure, like he doesn't know if they picked the right guy for this job.]

I'm- I was in the hero course at U.A. High before I ended up here. [Now he sounds more confident.] I'm a hero in training.

As for personal defense, I focus on hand to hand. I have a pretty good range I can teach, I think. If you want to learn the basics, or somebody to spar with I can help with that. Or if you want scenarios to test yourself with I'll help create them for you.

Please let me know if you need anything. I'll be in the training simulation room.

Uh... Thank you for your time!

Comments

Action or assume?

[warandpeace]

It's no problem. I'm glad for the help.

Action sounds good

[fullcowl]

I was looking and it looked like you were the only one assigned to it before?

[He's already right outside of the room, staring at the console.]

[warandpeace]

Less that I was assigned to it, more that I was the one that requested it be put in.

Give me a few minutes.

[And Kaz shows up after a few minutes, two huskies in tow. One a pup, silvery colored, blue eyes. One with rust patches. The latter is especially wanting to stick close to him. Other than being followed by the two dogs, he's all business.]

[fullcowl]

[Izuku's reading the console and he feels like he's getting at least a little bit of it.

At the sound of somebody walking over, he looks up.]

Hello. Are you Miller-san?

[warandpeace]

I am. [He goes over to the console to join him.] Izuku then? What are you trying to figure out?

[The settings inside are mostly ones that he's gleaned from contents in the library and places they've been. The people are mostly species detailed similarly, though he thinks some might be about the accuracy of an ancient bestiary detailing the wonders of distant cultures from narrative alone.]

[Kaz is a big guy, a full 6'1'' even if his Boss is somehow taller. Barely Japanese in appearance at all with his blond hair and currently hidden blue eyes. But he still identifies with his country of birth.]

[fullcowl]

That's me. I'm used to being called Deku, if you'd like to use that.

Um... I'm not really sure what most of these are. Or where these are.

[He hasn't exactly seen aliens before- or any kinds of exotic creatures beyond what you'd see in a zoo.

Izuku is not even close to that big, he looks a scrawny in his hero costume, and he's only 5'5" standing up straight.]

[warandpeace]

[Taller than some people he's met here.] Alright then, Deku.

Most of these are pretty simple, already have settings programmed in. You can look up the information on any settings beside of it. Like ah...

[On the screen he brings up a map of a jungle, an overhead.]

Lets say I want someone to practice an aerial infiltration. So I'll make a tree village. [He scrolls through options, brings up a variety of tree houses, places some like one would would do in a game.] I want people to either avoid or combat, so... how about a carnivorous race.

[More choosing. And then he points at other settings.] Weather patterns. Temperature. Possible complications you can add like animal stampedes or insect swarms to keep people constantly adapting. Those are the more complicated runs.

[fullcowl]

[He watches Kaz go about setting up a scenario.]

Wow... That's amazing. We had places to practice simulations, but nothing this extensive. Usually it would be a disaster area that we'd practice moving around in.

This's definitely a good way to get practice in before anything happens.

[warandpeace]

That's the intention. And the scenarios are meant to change a little each time. Keep changing it up. People need to know some standards but they shouldn't memorize a program so well they don't know how to adapt to real situations.

It's also actually dangerous. People can get hurt in there.

[fullcowl]

[He nods.]

Adaptation is something that can't be sacrificed.

If people do get hurt is there a way to turn it off, or should I just go in and get them?

[warandpeace]

It turns off automatically if you go unconscious.

But otherwise, some people choose to muscle through some injuries and we have a decent Med Bay. So usually I trust their judgement. It's why I encourage doctors and medics to accompany people going into higher risk simulations, though. Or I opt to turn it off myself. MIDs record vitals, so you can watch for spikes in those.

[It hadn't helped John, though. Better not to think about that.]

Added bonus- you can make the program not aware of someone. So they can observe without being attacked while other people act. This is usually what I end up doing.

[fullcowl]

[He nods and listens quietly at the explanation- before bringing up a memo on the MID to take notes about it.]

Alright. It's dangerous and for higher risk simulations I should advise them to bring somebody with medical skills with them. That's good to know.

Really? I think that's probably what I'd prefer too. I'd feel better if I had the option to help.

[warandpeace]

Mostly I've found the best help I can give is to give them basic instruction, demand that they try, and then reward them for it at the end. Always end with a reward.

It helps to do better if someone acknowledges all of someone's hard work. Improving yourself even a little bit is never easy. Even harder if you're stuck in your ways.

[Though Kaz has resisted being as relentless here. He's Master Miller for a reason.]

[fullcowl]

[He nods as he continues taking notes.]

That's what Aizawa-sensei does for us, so it makes sense that it would work for most people.

[Even if Aizawa is likely to trick them into it, he's still a good teacher and there's a lot he can learn from that.]

[warandpeace]

Sounds like Aizawa-sensei knows what he's doing. My father was an American drill sergeant. His soldiers regarded him fondly. Even my own soldiers have in the past.

Give them something worth fighting for.

What else does he do that you think you can use?

[fullcowl]

[He thinks about it for a moment, and the first thing that pops into his mind is "It was a logical ruse!" But he's pretty sure he can't manage to lie to anybody for that long. He's too earnest to pull something like that off.]

He ran a bunch of challenges to test our abilities first, so we knew where our strengths were. After any training we did, he'd review it with us and mention the stuff we needed to improve on and what we did well.

[warandpeace]

Sounds like your instructor has you on the right track. That's exactly what you should be doing.

Thing is, how good are you at looking for weaknesses in other's performances?

[Which is always the hard part. It's easy to push, easy to be impressed, and any skilled fighter can find holes in a style. But with some it's harder than others, requires a little more raw demonstration.]

[fullcowl]

[When it comes to weaknesses... Well, there was the fight with Todoroki where he noticed his opponent was starting to shiver from overuse of cold. The fight with Stain where he noticed how that quirk worked and it's varying degrees of effectiveness.]

I can usually find weakness when I'm against them, or fighting with them.

[He hasn't gotten that many opportunities to just sit on the sidelines and evaluate people.]

[warandpeace]

It's fine to ask them to fight with you, too. I prefer an outside standpoint. But direct interference is good a chance to judge as any.

But some people might not want to fight someone as young as you. Still might need some outside help.

[fullcowl]

[He nods his assent. It's true he's a hero in training, but that doesn't seem to be a profession that most know about.]

That's fine.

It'll be good practice to learn weaknesses when I'm not in the fight. Still, that could take a while to develop properly... Especially depending on how they fight, I'm used to quirks- or powers- and hand to hand. I wouldn't be very useful to somebody who wanted to learn how to shoot or use weapons...

[The mumbling will continue until Kaz interrupts him.]

[warandpeace]

[He gently pats Deku as he mumbles, half to reassure, half to get his attention.] We have instructors for different defense types, too, like archery and firearms. Remember to call on our other experts.

They're pretty young too, in fact.

[fullcowl]

I will.

Um... who are they? I figure I should meet my... co-workers?

[warandpeace]

One is Link, he teaches archery, and one is James Barnes, he teaches firearms.

[He actually really wants people to communicate with each other. It's the best way to train people.]