MHA/BNHA react to For The Want of A Nail by Clouds part 1

D?ITHSP... 5 The recommendation exam

"You'll have three hours for the written portion of the exam. Begin!"

Mei: Boring!

Kaminari: Skip!

Izuku sat in the auditorium with the other students after the written portion. He didn't think he got 100% because he probably got at least a few questions wrong in the English portion, but there had been a hero analysis essay at the end that, while optional, would probably bring up his score. But that wasn't what he was worried about.

Nezu: Don't worry, no one's gotten a perfect score yet! The highest was ninety seven.

"Hello, listeners! Rock On! The written part of the recommendation test is over! The practical's next, and then, finally, the interview!" Izuku resisted the urge to mutter like a fanboy as the voice hero explained, "This portion will be a three kilometer obstacle course run in groups of six. We will be looking not only at your times, but at your ingenuity and use of your quirks, so please go all out! As you leave the auditorium, please take a number from either Midnight or Snipe; these will determine what group you'll be in for the race. Any questions? Alright! Let's go!"

As they slowly filed out of the auditorium, Izuku looked around him and tried to evaluate the quirks of those around him. There were a few obvious mutant quirks, but there were some like a boy with a skull face and other with two toned hair that weren't as obvious.

Shishida: It's you, Honenuki.

Hagakure: And Todoroki!

Some didn't appear to have physical manifestations of their quirks at all. Izuku tried to calm his breathing. No matter what, he knew that all of them had strong quirks, they wouldn't have been recommended otherwise, and soon Izuku would have to face them. He counted his blessings that he wouldn't be facing them in combat. Even with two months of training, he still ended up on his back most of the time and he wasn't sure he was ready to face people using their quirks quite yet.

The first group was called up and went to the starting line. Present Mic nodded to Snipe, who pointed his gun to the sky and fired. The six were off quickly and Izuku felt his stomach sink as he saw their quirks. They were amazing! Izuku couldn't possibly compete! One boy controlled the wind to blow him forward while leaving his opposition in dust. Another stayed neck and neck with him by skating on ice that he shot from his foot. To Izuku, it seemed like the race was over before it even began, with the wind user finishing just barely ahead of the ice guy. Even Present Mic seemed shocked.

Everyone: Woah!

Todoroki: Ah, Inasa.

Sero: You're so cool, Todoroki!

Todoroki: Uh thank you.

He forced himself to pay attention as the next group ran the course, thankfully much slower since this group didn't have anyone with quirks that allowed them to completely ignore all the obstacles. They all used their quirks creatively and Izuku tried not to think about what everyone else would think when he didn't use a quirk at all during the exam.

Setsuna: Don't stress it, Midoriya. Don't forget some of us were there because we couldn't use our quirks in combat. You won't stick out too bad.

Midoriya: Uh, thanks, Tokage.

"Hey, are you ok?" Izuku jerked up to see a girl with a high ponytail looking at him with concern, "You were breathing kind of fast."

Class 1A girl: Yaomomo!

"Uhh... yeah," Izuku said, "I guess I'm just kinda nervous. Everyone here has such amazing quirks."

The girl laughed, "Yeah, I guess so. My name is Momo Yaoyorozu. You?"