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

[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.]