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

Sato: Do we have to watch him take a test?

Thirteen: Apparently.

Izuku didn't think that tests were normally supposed to be fun, and while his test anxiety definitely wasn't, he found himself forgetting to be nervous the more questions he answered. Even though the questions for the general section weren't extremely interesting, since they only covered the standard subjects he'd learned in middle school, they were challenging enough to make up for it. Izuku was glad that he'd studied in preparation for the test, because that meant that instead of being intimidating, the more difficult questions were actually invigorating.

Kaminari(horrified): He enjoys taking tests?!

Bakugo: He's a nerd!

And then came the support section. Izuku assumed that part of its purpose was to gauge each student's potential for the other tracks, because the questions were pulled from all three. Izuku felt like he did decently well on the design questions, even if that wasn't exactly his passion, but the only questions about invention that he could even make sense of were the ones that dealt with computer hardware. Maybe he should have studied mechanics a little more? Oh well, it was too late for that now...

Mei: Anyone want any extra credit mechanics lessons?

Power Loader: Mei, I don't think they're going to need to learn that... And isn't that your job? You'll have more fun if you do it yourself.

Mei: Oh yeah, good point, Majima-sensei. Nevermind!

To Izuku's surprise, there were only two questions about analysis and both of them were essays, so he could only hope that would be enough to show his skills and set him apart from the other applicants. He didn't want to have to think about what he'd do if his new dream got crushed like his last one had been.

Bakugo: Those tests had better have enough paper for him.

Mt. Lady: It's only two essays, how bad could it be?

Spinner: Now you've jinxed it...

For the first analysis question, he was given a quirk registration form and told to theorize about the strengths and weaknesses of the quirk, as well as give suggestions about how to use it. To his surprise, he actually recognized the quirk! It belonged to a retired hero named Glimmer who could manipulate light energy around her body in the form of sparkles.

Midoriya: Don't recognize her... guess she's just a that world thing...

At first, it didn't seem like a very powerful quirk, but Izuku knew better. The sparkles that Glimmer controlled didn't just look pretty, they could get bright enough that looking at them was like staring into the sun. Tempting, sure, but definitely not recommended. As a pro hero, she had used it to blind and disorient her opponents, leading to a high rate of capture.

The drawbacks, of course, were that if Gimmer wasn't careful she could permanently blind villains, bystanders, or even herself. She had to carefully manipulate the light of her quirk to make sure that it was bright enough to be effective without causing permanent damage, which was a pretty fine line. She wasn't a well known hero, but from what Izuku knew about her, she had done her job well.

Mina: Oh yeah that's tricky.

Mineta: Guess you would know, huh?

All of that was common knowledge, though, if someone knew where to look, so while it was necessary to list that out, Izuku didn't think that basic level of analysis would help him stand out.

Tsukauchi: Midoriya, your definition of common knowledge is skewed.

Midoriya: Uh it's not that bad, is it?