I hear a voice a'calling

[mightdoriya]

[Teamwork has always been a huge mainstay as far as training exercises at UA went. Competitions were one thing, but the skill of being able to work with your fellow heroes to get yourself out of a tough spot was invaluable for anyone looking to go pro. There were certain groups of them that worked incredibly well together, and others that...didn't very well at all. As a whole it was fine, but in some situations...

Well, there was a reason that Izuku and Bakugou had been put together for their exam against the teachers, All Might specifically.

Today's task was a bit smaller on scale as far as that went, but no less challenging. Students were being split into groups of two and placed into locked cells specially reinforced by Cementoss, enhanced using various techniques with the help of the Support Department. Basically, specifically designed to be impossible to escape from using simply brute force from just one student's Quirk alone. They'd have to either work together to escape through brains...or brawn. Nothing was off-limits barring the usual "don't kill your classmate for god's sake". They had thirty minutes to get out.

So that's how Izuku ended up stuck in a box with Bakugou, feeling about as confident about their chances of escape as he had during their exam. But things had been shifting between them, ever so subtly...so he hoped that, maybe, things would be different this time.]

Kacchan- [He starts innocently enough, looking up at the completely enclosed room save for the door they entered through.] -we're probably going to have to focus our efforts on the door if we want to get out before time runs out. It's the weakest part of the room, after all, and...

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[enginium]

[Iida's just going to gently ignore the Problem Child of 1-A, smiling brightly at him and letting him bitch. It was just how you had to deal with Katsuki-- he spat at you, and if you spat back it really only made it worse. Surely he meant it fondly, every now and again.] [Maybe.] [Probably not.] [He turns to Izuku, still smiling, and waves his hands in bizarre gestures as he always does, the action always exacerbated by excitement.] I may seem like a one-trick pony, Midoriya-kun, but I have many trump cards left to reveal! I can only imagine you both are the same.

[mightdoriya]

Oh, for sure! We're only going to be better the next time we have a test like that! Right, Kacchan? [Right Kacchan]

[bakucchan]

[DAMN IT Bakugo was literally getting ready to just mosey on out of this situation-- they're having a nice friendly conversation he clearly does Not need to be here but then of course Deku has to drag him back in. The asshole.]

I'm going to beat the rest of you no matter who I'm stuck with next time!

[aka you damn right they are

He does snap his head towards Iida though to address him, a pissed look to his expression.]

Just because you got out faster than us doesn't mean you're better. Next time we'll be faster, got it?

[enginium]

[His smile is a touch less overly sweet and sarcastic this time, turning toward Katsuki when Izuku drags him all but bodily back into the conversation, and his eyes pinch at the corners as he inclines his head in a short bow. He doesn't bother offering a hand to shake, because they both know Katsuki would just smack it away.] I'm looking forward to the challenge, Bakugou-kun. Speed is my specialty, and I don't plan to be bested in it. [Challenging Bakugou? Not the smartest move, but it seemed to be the only language he spoke.]

[bakucchan]

[A grin just spreads on Bakugo's face, and it's one of acknowledgement-- but also one of overwhelming confidence.]

Oh? That's a bold statement from Number Six.

[He's talking about the preliminary race. Of course that was a long time ago, as far as progress made before then and now goes. But it's amusing to him anyway to hear him claim that he doesn't plan to be bested after losing to Bakugo in a race.]

[mightdoriya]

[The thought of Iida and Bakugou racing was as thrilling as it was nervewracking. Needless to say, Izuku isn't sure if he'd be happier in the thick of it with them or watching to see who won in the end. He's glad to see them...actually talking, though? He never sees Iida and Bakugou interact, really...probably because Iida deliberately tries to avoid much direct contact with the other boy since it's almost always usually negative, but this was...nice. Some nice, friendly competition...right...] A race between Kacchan and Iida-kun would be so exciting! Iida-kun has the clear advantage on the ground, but Kacchan is just as fast if not faster in bursts once he's in the air...I guess it would probably depend on how long the course ended up being, and whether or not there were any obstacles to account for... [butsubutsubutsu]

[enginium]

[He smiles wider.] I was Number Six in the entrance exam. Things have ch-- [Oh, there goes Izuku, butsu-ing into the sun. He quirks a crooked grin, and turns back to Bakugou.] I won't lose so easily, now that I know what I'm up against. [This was absolutely positive. Sure, he tended to avoid their problem child of 1-A because it was easier, and he had never met a person who could quite so easily get under his skin and make him angry as Bakugou Katsuki, but that didn't mean he wasn't immensely glad to see him finally coming around and becoming a touch more personable. Even if it was... Still very much in his explosive, angry sort of way.]