Toshinori shuffled awkwardly under Nezu's stare for a long moment, "Okay, I'll admit that giving the boy a new quirk right before a combat exercise maybe wasn't the best idea..."

Everyone: Ya think?!

"It wasn't even an idea, was it?" Nezu rubbed the bridge of his nose. "It was an impulse because you thought Kaminari was ready to receive it, so you passed it on the moment he accepted without even thinking of the consequences. I thought Viridian's warnings would have extended a little farther into your psyche, but what's done is done. Yaoyorozu's insulating fabric protected the other three students from the worst of the final lightning storm and we're monitoring young Kaminari's brain activity, which seems to be recovering more quickly than we expected, which is a blessing. Most of the damage done was to the building itself, the cameras, which will need to be replaced, and of course, the power outage that affected half the school! All things considered, we were very lucky this did not end much worse."

Everyone: Half the school?!

Kaminari: Oh my goodness I am so sorry-

Recovery Girl: Don't apologize, this is Toshinori's fault.

"I know." Toshinori responded quietly. "You're right, I wasn't thinking and I acted on impulse. I will try to do better."

"I am counting on it." Nezu said sternly. He held his glare for a few moments before relaxing into a smile, "All that being said, Kaminari's control of One for All is extremely promising. With the exception of losing control at the end of the exercise, it appears that he used the extra power well, especially considering that how he used it was unexpected."

Midoriya: Yeah I got into an incident much sooner than Kaminari did.

"I just thought it would make his muscles stronger." Toshinori shook his head. "I suppose it makes sense for it to strengthen his quirk instead, but..."

Before Toshinori could continue his sentence, the door to Nezu's office slammed open and Aizawa strode in, looking distressed. He was careful to close the door behind him before freaking out, "I'm sure you figured this out already, but Kaminari has obviously either been targeted by the villain factory or is actively working with them. How are we going to deal with this?"

Aizawa: Oh I'm assuming the same thing Viridian did.

Toshinori coughed up a bit of blood, "What?! Kaminari working with the villain factory?! Where in the heavens would you get an idea like that?!"

Aizawa looked at him like he was an idiot, "Oh, I don't know? Maybe, just maybe, the fact that he showed up to class today with a suspicious new quirk? Come on, All Might, I know you use your fists more than your brain, but think about it for two seconds! Kaminari's quirk is Electrification, not magnetism. Or, it was before today, but that also explains why his quirk control was so poor this afternoon when a few weeks ago, it was exemplary. All that on its own would be bad enough, but Kaminari obviously has some sort of connection to Viridian, based on their similar fighting style, so if the villain factory is actively targeting Kaminari, they are most likely targeting him as well or, worse, their whole connection could be a trap for the villain factory to get their hands on Viridian, in the worst case scenario that Kaminari is actively working for All for One."

Aizawa: Well I'm wrong about pretty much everything so that's good.

Toshinori sighed in relief. He had almost panicked for a moment thinking that he had been catfished into impulsively giving his quirk to a villain, but if the changes to young Kaminari's quirk were the only reason Aizawa had to suspect him, then they didn't have anything to worry about. He did seem oddly worried about Viridian being targeted, although perhaps that was simply because he was close to the boy.

He latched onto the idea, hoping to move the conversation away from One for All and young Kaminari, "What reason would All for One even have to target Viridian?"

Shigaraki: A lot. He's the kazoo in his symphony.

Mina(chuckling): I-kazoo-ku.

Aizawa sighed and collapsed into the other chair in front of Nezu's desk, "Where do I even begin? There's the talent he has for sniffing out information that he shouldn't have access to, and then of course the fact that he acts on it. From Endeavor and some of the other Berserkers, we know that All for One is aware of him and sees him as a threat, but I've got a theory and, as much as I hate it, I think there's more to All for One's goals than just getting rid of the kid."

"Hmm?" Nezu took a sip of his tea and poured a cup for Aizawa. "Do explain."

Aizawa glared at him, but gave in after a moment. He looked exhausted, "Well, we've never been able to identify Viridian's quirk, which means that it's most likely weak, passive, or mental. Normally, we could expect those quirks to be fairly common, but my most recent theory is that he has a very rare, and most likely very powerful, passive quirk. At first, I thought it was just danger attraction, because the problem child has an undeniable talent for finding trouble, but after the beach attack, I'm thinking it's more than that."

(a few people started laughing and Aizawa groaned. His other self was such an idiot. It was more logical to assume that Viridian was quirkless than having a danger magnetism quirk or something.)

He groaned and took a sip of the offered tea, "You have to admit, that with as good as the kid is at sniffing out danger, he's just as good at escaping it. For god's sake, the kid became a vigilante with the goal of a villain killing him and he failed spectacularly! Not that I'm upset about that, obviously, but the simple truth is that the kid should be dead by now, and he's not. The beach fight just makes that even more obvious. When I talked to Viridian after everything happened, he hadn't even known the bees were filled with anything and he insisted that he hadn't been stung, which sounds impossible considering the shape the rest of us were in. Even getting to cover wouldn't have protected him from every single bee and Queen Bee would definitely have targeted him if she realized he was trying to hack her hive. So the logical conclusion is that he was lying, or at the very least hiding something extremely important."

Aizawa heaved a tired sigh, "If Viridian had a quirk that not only attracted danger, but also provided him with a level of invulnerability to its effects, it would do a lot to explain how he's survived this long. In the case of the beach attack, either his quirk prevented him from being stung entirely, or simply prevented the poison from taking effect. If the invulnerability aspect of his quirk is a recent development or if he doesn't fully understand it, it also might explain why he is so insistent that he cannot be a hero. According to a lot of the propaganda, heroes are supposed to prevent danger, not draw it to them like a magnet, and he most likely would have been bullied harshly for a quirk like that. It makes too much sense."

Midoriya: Except I don't even have a quirk...

Bakugo: Which makes this all so much worse because how are you this lucky and unlucky at the same time?!

"And All for One would obviously be eager to get his hands on such a useful quirk." Nezu nodded. "Well, that is concerning. With such a quirk, All for One could make himself practically untouchable, not that he isn't already, but yes, I can see why he would want to get his hands on Viridian, even if the boy didn't make a habit of meddling in his plans. Are you sure of this, Aizawa?"

"About as sure as I ever am about anything to do with Viridian." Aizawa huffed. "So not at all. But don't think I don't see what you're trying to do. Viridian might be involved with all this, but he's not the problem child we're talking about. What are you trying to hide, All Might?"

All Might: A lot...

"Nothing!" Toshinori answered, probably a little too quickly. "I simply think you're overreacting! This is probably just a natural mutation. They're fairly common and quirks do develop oddly sometimes."

Aizawa looked at him incredulously, "Yes, when kids are little, or after highly intensive training, not randomly in the middle of class and especially not when we know that there's a supervillain on the loose who has figured out how to give people multiple quirks! Don't be an idiot, All Might!"

"Now, now, Aizawa." Nezu said gently. "I'm sure everything will work out fine, there's no need to lose your temper. And All Might, Aizawa is actively involved in the villain factory case, which, by extension, means that is involved in the All for One investigation. In addition, he is young Kaminari's homeroom teacher and would most likely be able to help him, so I believe that in this particular case, openness and honesty are likely the best course of action, don't you agree?"

All Might(deflated): Yes.

Hawks: Well this secret didn't last very long.

"So you do know something?" Aizawa accused.

"It's bad enough that Viridian somehow figured it out." Toshinori muttered. "It's dangerous, and I really don't think increasing the number of people involved will..."

"Let me get this straight." Aizawa growled. "There is a secret that is apparently so dangerous that you're actively trying to limit the amount of people who know it, even if those people should know, but at least two literal teenagers are knee deep in it with, correct me if I'm wrong, practically zero adult supervision?!"

All Might(suddenly realizing): Um...

Kaminari: Ah yes, the all important adult supervision.

"I, uh..." Toshinori deflated slightly. "I guess I hadn't thought of it quite like that..."

Aizawa's glare hardened a little more, "Start talking."

Midnight: Yeah, before Shou gets even madder.

Denki didn't know he could experience social awkwardness in his own head. The only reaction his greeting got was shocked silence and a couple wide eyes. He felt like he was intruding on something, which was honestly kinda unfair, considering they were all in his head... or at least he was pretty sure they were. It felt kinda like a dream mixed with the usual dazed-ish state he was used to when he shorted out, so he felt justified in making that assumption, but his guests just kept staring at him, their forms blurring slightly at the edges in a way that, in his current state, felt completely natural.

Midoriya: How is this even happening...?

"Um, I'm gonna be honest, I don't really know what I'm supposed to do in this situation?" Denki blurted out. "Um, am I supposed to offer you water or, like, muffins or something? Cause I guess you're kinda, like, my guests, in a way, but um... I don't know if... does water exist here? I mean, it probably can, right? I mean, it's my brain, so anything I can think up should exist, but does that make it real or..."

Midoriya: I have no idea...

One of the people, a mom-like woman with her hair half pulled back, chuckled, "You're quite the chatterbox, aren't you, Nine?"

Gran Torino(inhaling sharply): Nana...

Sero: Nine? Oh wait because Kaminari's the ninth holder isn't he?

Denki stopped rambling and blushed deeply, or whatever the equivalent to blushing was in this weird dreamspace. Some of his visitors seemed amused, while others looked mildly confused and one or two looked downright incredulous and kind of a little angry. It was terrifying.

One of those ones, a guy who looked like a scary biker on steroids, was the next to speak up, "What the @#$*(, kid, how are you talking?!"

Midoriya: I have no idea either...

Kaminari: Wait is that not normal?

All Might: No... how are you doing this...?

"Um..." Denki glanced from biker guy back to mom lady. "I... I thought this was my head. Does it not make sense for me to be talking?"

"Normally it takes a few months of having One for All to even be able to access this space and even longer to be able to communicate within it." A guy with ratty white hair said. "Most holders just aren't used to accessing this part of their brain yet. Sorry, you can call me One."

Shigaraki: He looks like sensei...

Jana: Well that's Yoichi Shigaraki. All for One's little brother and the first user of One for All.

"Cool." Denki nodded. "Weird name, but cool. Also, I mean, I guess I've spent a lot of time here already? I mean, I guess this is where I go when I overuse my quirk, so... "

"Wait, this happens all the time?!" Biker guy shouted. "Seriously kid?!"

(Kaminari winced)

"Well, it's been happening less!" Denki defended. "I've been training really hard, so I haven't really needed to go over my limits, except for that one time at the entrance exam, but then I got All Might's quirk today and I wasn't trying to go over, but there was just so much energy and I lost control and it was so scary and..."

"It's alright, my boy." A skinny guy with long bangs gave what was probably supposed to be a comforting smile, but it kinda fell short, especially considering that he was a lot more blurry than the others. "Adjusting to One for All can be a difficult process, but I was impressed by your performance in the exercise today!"

Momo: Wait why's All Might there?

Midoriya: Oh uh All Might was a vestige too. I guess a part of him came with One for All when me and Kaminari got it.

"Of course you were." Biker guy came and slapped Denki on the back, which was weird considering it was more of an emotional sensation rather than physical like he expected. It felt like... having a dad, maybe? "Our little Nine is a badass!"

"Um," Denki spoke up nervously. "Why do you keep calling me that?"

"You're the ninth holder of One for All." A guy who was dressed kinda like a knock-off Best Jeanist said. "I'm the sixth holder, so you can just call me Six."

Bakugo(snorting): How original.

Denki nodded and tried really hard to pay close attention as everyone introduced themselves, or each other when one of the holders didn't want to talk for some reason. Biker guy was five, apparently, mom lady was seven, and skinny dude was eight. It was all very confusing.

"Wait, wait, back up." Denki waved his hands around. "But, I thought you said I'm nine."

Midoriya: Yeah, you are.

One nodded, "You are."

"But, then who's he?" Denki gestured frantically to the skinny guy that had introduced himself as Eight. "Because I got the quirk from All Might, not whoever that is."

(everyone paused before they started laughing)

Mt. Lady: He doesn't even know what All Might actually looks like yet!

Recovery Girl(sighing): Toshinori...

To his surprise, that made Seven snort, "That is All Might, kiddo."

"You see what happens when you flex too much, pipsqueak." Five pulled Eight into a headlock and messed up his hair. "Your own successor doesn't even recognize you!"

(everyone giggled)

"I, uh, I apologize?" Eight, All Might, said sheepishly, trying to fix his hair with limited success. "I try not to show any weakness to the world and this form..."

"Isn't really that bad, all things considered." Four spoke up softly. "But whatever, that's not why we're here."

Denki raised his hand, "Um, why are you here? Like I get that you're part of One for All and you're the past holders and all that, but... why?"

Midoriya: It's just how it works.

One sighed, "It's just part of how quirk transfer works. When someone's quirk is pulled out of them, they leave an imprint on it that doesn't go away. Just like your quirk is part of you, you are a part of your quirk."

Spinner: Like how other me got Stain and Ogawa has Daita Ashido and that elastic person.

Denki nodded, trying to keep up, "So, you're all... what? Ghosts?"

Eight coughed, "No, um, I am fairly certain I'm still alive."

Shigaraki: Unfortunately.

"Not if Nezu has anything to say about it." Seven scolded. "Seriously, Toshi? Right before the combat exercise?"

(everyone laughed and All Might shrank in his seat)

"We're more like shadows." One interrupted. "Vestiges that encapsulate who we were... and still are, I suppose, just in a different way."

"We're the leftovers, kid." Five shrugged. "And you're stuck with us, so as long as you're all special and able to talk, we may as well get to know you."

"Yeah, kiddo!" Seven smiled kindly. "Tell us about you."

Kaminari: Uh... what do I even say in this situation?

Midoriya: I have no idea...