7 Chapter 7: Exposssssition

Asa is sat in the back of the ambulance with her daughter at her side wrapped in a blanket with her little arm in a sling... "Don't worry Hitomi... You're not in trouble... I promise... None of these people hate you..."

"Good afternoon..." Aizawa arrives in front of them

"Good after-" Asa examines his face "Wait... We've... Met before haven't we? When Hitomi was born, you're... Aizawa right?"

"It's Eraser Head when I'm on the clock ma'am..." Hitomi stifles a giggle! "Something funny kid...?"

She quickly straightens her face! "S-sorry... I just didn't expect someone who looked cool like you to be called... Eraser Head" she holds in another giggle!

He sighs "Cool huh...? It's fine... A fr- Aquatince picked it so I'm not insulted" he frowns "You said Looked cool? You can see?"

She nods! "Mm! I can"

"How? You're blindfolded? I assume because you can't control the effect of your eyes..."

She smirks proudly but it falters a little when he mentions her lack of control... "Ther-mal ima- imaaaa... Heat vision! I have heat vision, I see things with a black background when blindfolded"

Asa chuckles warmly "Thermal imaging sweetie, we believe the senses and information from all the snakes is combined then fed to her and processed by her brain as her own" she sighs... "You're right too however... She can't yet control her Quirk... But she's practicing every day with mice"

Aizawa is impressed "I'm glad to hear she's seriously trying with her Quirk..." he rubs his scruffy chin "Those senses actually sound really handy... Snakes have good senses of smell right?"

Asa pets one of the snakes with a finger, getting a staisfied hiss in return "That's right, her sense of smell is the best of all her senses" Hitomi nods eagerly!

Aizawa pulls a folding wheelchair from the ambulance and uses it as a seat "What else can she do if you don't mind me asking?"

Asa looks at Hitomi "Are you ok with telling Mr Eraser Head?"

Hitomi nods "I don't mind, he's here to help so it would be mean to not in... Indul... Too blow him off, can you tell him though Mama? I forget stuff..."

Asa chuckles "Of course sweetie, now let's see..." She goes into a more formal mode like a Doctor explaining a surgery "Of all the senses as I said before her sense of smell is her most superior, are you aware of how snakes smell Mr Eraser?"

"Maybe... Remind me in case?"

She nods "Their tongues, when they flick their tongues they're actually collecting air particles and microorganisms which they then process inside the mouth with something called the Jacobson's organ, that makes for a powerful sense of smell and Hitomi has multiple snakes each with their own senses feeding her information"

Aizawa nods "Thank you, please continue"

"Her next sense is actually her personal sense of touch, either through her feet on the ground or her hands against the ground or walls she can feel the vibrations caused by anything moving nearby"

"I see... Much like a snake's stomach"

"Very good, you do know some snake facts" she smiles "When it comes to the rest of her senses then her sight and hearing are mostly average for a child her age, not counting the thermal imaging of course or the fact she's blindfolded, then finally she has a muted sense of taste but that's not much of an issue with stronger flavours"

He rubs his chin "Facinnating... Godly sense of smell, siezmic perception and thermal vision" he examines the snakes "Not to mention a 360 degree warning system... You have amazing environmental awareness young Lady and your senses will likely get stronger as you get older"

Hitomi is pleased getting complemented by a pro! "Woah really!? That's cool!"

Aizawa shows a brief smirk before going back to his natural deadpan expression "We could infer she'll also have other snake like aspects... Grip strength for example like a snake constricting a victim, focusing on grappling martial arts would be powerful for her" he mutters to himself

Asa smirks to herself "I see now... You're evaluating her worth as a future Hero aren't you?"

He stops his muttering! "My apologies... I'm not trying to influence your child into a dangerous career I was just considering a future possibility..." He stands and bows

Hitomi tilts her head "Me...? A hero?"

Aizawa smiles "I can't say you don't have potential... Great potential..." He considers... "How about this then... If we meet again and you're old enough to decide but haven't got a career in mind I'll help you become a true hero..."

"Hmm... Ok Mr Eraser!" She smiles out holds out her pinky finger to hook with his "Promise"

He raises an eyebrow but hooks his pinky with hers "I promise"