It had taken him many tries. He had tried many things, taken many stances, but finally, like Hercules holding up the sky, he managed to hold on to that damn cube for an hour. As if it was the signal to his victory, the chamber depressurize from the other side, a loud hissing noise filling the air as door on the opposite side of the room opened. It was like something out of a sci-fi movie, really. Herc looked at the door, sighing to himself. Instead of going through though, he flopped onto the ground, his back leaning against the giant cube he was holding. He could afford a few minutes… or sixty.
Instead of those minutes, however, Herc was met with someone on the other side of the door opening it after a short while, peeking into the room and the man inside. On the other side of the door was a girl, from whom Herc could probably feel a disapproving look, even if her face showed no such thing. “Get up,” she coldly said. “You’re wasting your time, as well as mine.”
“Okay, but consider the following,” Herc retorted. “Is it really a waste of time to regain my strength, so I don’t waste my time being exhausted with… whatever it is we’re doing next?”
“Mock combat, according to the teachers. Regaining your strength is good and well, but you may one day have to capture villains whilst exhausted. If you’re going to catch your breath, at least do it in here so I can get a better look at you.”
“Fine, fine, I’m comin’,” Herc muttered as he stood up, groaning a bit as he stretched, walking over to the door and opening it, squeezing his way inside.
“Sato Rei,” the girl simply stated as Herc stepped in. “That’s my name. My Quirk is called Checkpoint. It allows me to mark a location and return to it later. Seeing as we’re likely going to be partners, I would like your name and Quirk in return now.”
“Geez, so pushy. You’d think we’re dating,” Herc muttered. “Well, I’m Herc Coleo. Now, I’m sure my quirk is rather obvious,” He mentioned as he motioned to himself. “But I’ll give you the rundown anyways. My Quirk is Brain Power, and its sustained by eating smart people. And as you might guess, eating smart people has an obvious effect,” He paused for dramatic effect. “It gives me electrical powers,”
“...” A mildly dumbfounded look spread on Rei’s face, as she looked at the impressively large beetle man on the floor, then back into the room he’d come from, and the large block in it. “Mutant-type Quirk,” she started, closing the door. “Provides the user with super strength. High durability is also to be expected, looking at your exoskeleton. I was asking about your Quirk as a formality, but you shouldn’t take me for a fool because of it.”
“Nah, just keeping the mood light. It’s sort of my gimmick,” Herc admitted. “Figures my partner is the one devoid of a sense of humor,”
“I’m more interested in my duty as a hero-to-be than making jokes. Trying to implement comedic timing into combat with a villain would just distract me. Whatever we’re about to face off with, I would appreciate if you took the same mindset; I doubt our opponent will be a pushover.”
“No promises, I’ve practiced my quips so much they’re now a habit,”