"It's me, please put the knife down I'm the next symbol of peace"
They heard a thud and a few steps before the voice came in,
It was a monotone emotionless voice, one not fitting of a symbol of peace, there's no emotion, no courage, no bravery, not a bit of nervousness, it was just blank, like the person on the other side was talking about the weather instead of the
declaring himself as the next pillar of hope for society
Tomura was intrigued
"Oh? I can't hear you clearly, come closer won't you?"
He heard a few steps forward
"Is this clear enough for you?"
"Ooh I like his voice! Tomu-chan tell him to facecam us! Let's see the guy behind that delicious voice!"
"I would but let's not forget who broke the camera in the drone in the first place"
"In my defense there was a very very ugly bug on it!"
"The shit you talking about? It was my hand on there" Dabi grunts
"As I said, there was a very very ugly bug on it"
"Hello?"
"Shut up, the symbol of peace is talking"
"Tell him I said hi! Wait no I'll say it myself- wait ask him his name!"
"You heard her, what's your name mr.next-symbol-of-peace?"
"...Don't you usually introduce yourself first before you ask the other person their name? "
"Oh? Forgive us, we're used to proud brave heroes declaring their names infront of us and not the other way around"
And then there was silence
"Tell them not to do that next time, that's rude, also it's pathetic you let people speak over you, try to fix that too"
"PFFFTTT"
Tomura stares at the screen though he knows he can see nothing, Toga is wheezing on the floor and Dabi puts away his phone, listening in amusement
"Excuse me?"
"Aren't you a villain? What kind of villain excuses themselves? I'd give a villain impression but I don't think it'll look good in my record since there's future heroes and actual pro heroes listening in right now"
"Please please pleaaaaase I know it hasn't worked yet but come on we gotta try to convert that guy to our side!"
"I agree" Dabi raises his hand, Tomura hisses
"We're not here to make friends, you, why aren't you nervous at all? You're talking with a villain, act like it"
"Act like what? What do you want me to say? Oh please don't hurt the children you can kill me instead! Is that what you want me to say? Just tell me, I've been told that I'm a good actor"
"Say it say it!" Tomura coughs
"So Mr....?"
"I told you, introduce yourself first"
"You may call me... Tomura"
"Okay hello Tomura, my name is Izuku, how was your day?"
"It was... fine and normal...? I have some questions for you"
"Cool so like you're doing an interview, is this like a test to see if I'm fit for the position or not? I feel like I'm applying for a job, very pressuring"
"Oh you should definitely feel pressured, if you weren't then we aren't doing our job right"
"Cool"
"Tell me Izuku, why do you think the hero killer was the focus of the villain attack when most of damage wreaked was by us?"
"That's a simple, it's because you guys act like savages"
"..."
"..."
"...that's all?"
"Oh you want me to elaborate? It's because you guys have no motivation to do stuff, you don't have a goal, even if you have one it's probably a garbage reason, when I see you guys wreak havoc, that's all I see, whatever message you're trying to get out there I'm not gonna get it, how can I when all you do is flaunt around your power like some mad people trying to label yourself superior to everyone else?
When I experience a villain attack like that, I don't try to remember anything, I try my best to get it out of my head, whatever your message is it's gonna sound horrifying to me, no one is gonna listen if you're too terrifying to listen to, when I hear words from your mouth I assume it's words from a mad mans mouth, when I see you hold children hostage to lure someone out I don't see someone trying to do something good for society, I see a horrible person threatening to kill children if I don't present myself out there
Hero killer had a message, and he didn't just attack anyone just for the sake of attacking someone, he had a target, he had a goal, he knew how to do it, it was wrong but he tried and his message got across, when you launch a wide scale attack and destroy people's lives, they're assuming you're doing it because you're either evil or have nothing better to do, who cares if you have a message or if you have a reason? If you're not putting out there of course no one is gonna listen to you
In short, you're horrible at showing that you have an actual goal for this stuff"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"This is awkward can I know about the children now?"
"Sure, just one last question... what is your message? Izuku?"
"..."
"Izuku?"
"I want to be the person who as long as they're there, the people can feel relief, the moment I am there, no one has to worry anymore, I want to be a person who people think that as long as he's there, there's nothing to fear....
which is probably what you expect me to say right?"
"Huh?"
"Come on, All Might may be my mentor but I don't wanna act like the sun shines out of my ass when I help people, I don't even want attention, I want to be an underground hero, I think that a true hero wouldn't thrive on attention, they'll thrive on how much people they had saved, also because privacy is amazing and I don't want it taken away from me"
"Hmm.... I see..."
"So can I know about the children now?"
"You're... interesting"
"Uh that's not really an answer"
"Hosu beach, go there alone, for every person you bring there I'll kill a kid so tell the pro heroes to stay off your back, We want to meet you"
"Isn't this like the number one thing you shouldn't do with strangers?"
"Don't worry I'm just interested in you, I wouldn't do anything else"
"Huh"
"I'll be waiting for you... mister symbol of peace..."
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The drone exploded
Izuku just was glad that is was over
"Midoriya? You can stop holding my hand now"
"Thanks Aizawa-sensei" He said releasing his hand before curling up on the floor
"You okay?"
"He wants me to meet up with him, he wants to see me, maybe I acted too good? Did I answer anything wrong?"
"It's fine we'll be-"
"No he says he murders one for every person I bring"
"Oh..."
"..."
"I guess I'll go now then"
"Be careful"
"I will"
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Izuku really wasn't sure what to expect
But he's glad to see the children running fast before hiding behind him, they probably recognised his voice
He didn't expect this
"Oh my god you're harder than you look like!" Toga says squeezing his body
"U-Uh Thanks?"
One grabbed his phone and placed his number there, Izuku squinted at the name
DABi🍆🍆🍆
"We'll add to our group chat" the man named Dabi says
"Uh aren't you like uh, not supposed to put future heroes in your group chat?"
"We have a private one without Tomura on it since he's such a whiny ass baby who doesn't know how to mute his phone"
"Oh...."
"Either way we need to get back, we're only supposed to let the kids go, see you next time"
"Hopefully there won't be a next time but see you next time too"