[It'd be a lie to say that Ochako isn't pretty devastated with the loss of her quirk - it's so ingrained in her society that having a strong or useful quirk meant that you yourself were strong and useful yourself. A Hero. Plus, her quirk was there with her since she was five years old...it was a part of her, and a means to help Ochako reach her dreams. It's like chiseling off a piece of her. She may still be here in that sense but...there'll always be something missing.]

Mm...yeah. That's exactly it, what you just said. I should feel happy I'm here with my friends and everyone, and making new friends, too, but...it's still a lot to process sometimes. I still have days where I expect to wake up in bed and go to class with everyone else, you know?

[Ochako takes a deep breath. Yeah. Moving on.]

Yeah, I think with someone like that, being patient and understanding is best...but also not to back down when they test you, too. [Because boooy can Bakugou test you.] But once you really see that deeper side to them, it's what makes it worth it, ehehe. Bakugou-kun is like that. I know he probably doesn't consider me a really good friend or anything, but I like him.