Peeking inside, the rabbit boy nervously waves at the freshman. He doesn't say anything, but just wants help with his quirk overall - the poor lad needs it as much as he needs counseling.
Uh.. Senpai? Er, I guess you’re too shy to ask, huh…? Well, that’s okay! I’ll still help you! Besides, it sounds like you really need it… Your Quirk, Misfortune, must have been really hard to cope with, huh? A Quirk that literally gives you bad luck… Not to mention the fact that it’s also dependent on your mood. Something like that needs special training of the mind, because by extension, I’m pretty sure this also means that it’s influenced by your perspective, right?
Well, to begin with, I can’t really blame you for developing a negative impression towards your own Quirk if that’s what’s going on… I’m sure it’s caused you a lot of pain and suffering with this idea that it’s something you just can’t control in itself… But, even if that’s true, that doesn’t mean it gets to control your life forever. In the end, this is a Quirk we’re talking about – a physical ability with its own limitations, drawbacks, even conditions that need to be met in order for it to work to a particular degree…! There are still ways to control the situations it brings about other than just by bearing it all yourself and preventing it from spreading onto others who don’t deserve it. It may seem like it controls bad luck and makes it revolve around you, but if you really think about it, you can turn that idea around on itself because in the end, you can also control where and who this Quirk’s influences can reach…!
For instance: Misforune only revolves around you unless you make direct skin contact with someone, or at the very least be within close proximities with someone when they happen, right? That means that even though preventing direct contact with people you care about is one thing to think about, the opposite is just quite as applicable, too. People who only aim to hurt others for their own selfish gains, especially if it’s someone you care about or people you want to protect… Whatever misfortune they plan to bring onto others, it’s possible to use your Quirk on them if you deem it right to be done, and redirect this harmful intention back at them by becoming a catalyst for things that can and will go wrong with their plans. You’d be like a boomerang, a boomerang called Karma! It– isn’t really a healthy idea now that I think about it—you’d essentially be throwing yourself into potential danger like a suicide bomber depending how severe it can get—but still, it’s a matter of how you want to look at it. It’s a power that only affects you and anybody near you, but you still get to choose who’s affected by this Misfortune, its environment. Take that power and use it for what’s good and right! Nobody else can use its own flaws against itself except you…!
Think of it like this: instead of thinking, “this power only affects me and people near me, so it’s better if I suffer alone”, why not think of it the other way around? “This power only affects me and people near me, so it’s best I choose who deserves to be affected by it or not.” Thinking it like that, it sounds like a crazy powerful Quirk, doesn’t it? You even have the element of surprise to go with it! Not even villains would be able to expect and brace for whatever it can and will do, only you and the people you tell about your Quirk to…! Sure, it still does mean that you get hurt by it in the process, and I know it might be painful and difficult to want to let that continue on.. but, knowing that you can still save others by shouldering that pain yourself, somehow, I’m sure that in turn it gets a little easier to bear it. Besides, never forget: there are people willing to share that pain so that you don’t have to suffer alone. If there’s anything I learned about being a hero, it’s that we’re willing to take the blunt of the pain for others since we’re always expecting it anyways. Heroism is quite the occupational hazard, you know?
So, to summarize it all up: depending on how you see it, your Quirk can either be your ally or enemy. It may seem like a painful and unforgiving Quirk on the outside, but because it’s you who wield it, it can also be a kind and understanding Quirk on the inside, too. You have a kind and understanding heart, Senpai, I can feel it! You’re a kindhearted person who’s got enough experience to know just what your Quirk is capable of and is still capable of using its potential to protect others from the wrong…! Which is why I know your Quirk can do just as much, too. Just.. never forget who you are deep down before your Quirk defined who you are now, okay? Learn to identify all of its mechanics, learn ways to control it with your own hands, and then, learn to go beyond what it was initially meant to be for the greater good through your own will.
Your Quirk is what you want to make of it, so make sure it’s one that can still figure out who is worth protecting, and who deserves karmic retribution. Have faith in yourself in being able to control what this Quirk can conjure up…! A strong spirit will be the key to things getting better, okay? And even if there are people out there who will try to avoid or even hurt you for it, know that there are also still people willing to join and share this pain with you, too, for something greater than one’s self.
You don’t ever, ever have to be alone in your endeavors, Senpai. You have my support and more!
