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2 - Quirk Assessment.

Sitting on the sofa in the house's living room. Deus explains to his mother about the late awakening of his unique quirk. To demonstrate the first and only ability he can use currently. He shifts between the GM form and the Zaku 1 form.

Deus' mother is a former pro hero turned Quirk Consultant who was forced to retire shortly after Deus was born due to an accident that cost her the whole right arm. Her name is Katherine Rainheart, formerly Greene, but she and Deus took on her maiden name after her ex-husband left her when Deus was diagnosed as quirkless. She goes by Kat most of the time.

Her quirk is called [Blink] and it allows her to instantly move short distances within her line of sight. She made a name for herself as a pro when she combined her Blink with her martial arts training and stealth skills. Her pro hero name was Shadow Kat.

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As Kat examines her son in his current robotic form. He cannot help but fidget nervously. His current form is the Zaku I. Green and purple armored with what appears to be a tomahawk and a machine gun on it's back. Upon closer inspection she notices the few items magnetically mounted on his back.

Kat: Son, is that a gun?

He reaches back and pulls the machine gun off and rubs it affectionately.

Deus: Yes! Cool huh? It's a 105mm Machine Gun!

He accidentally squeezes the trigger discharging the gun and shattering a vase nearby causing him to yelp in surprise and drop the gun.

Deus: Sorry mom!

Kat: Sigh... How about you don't play with the firearm son?

He nods.

Deus: Okay mom...

[Be advised that all armaments in your arsenal can be set to the lowest settings for safety and non-lethal combat.]

Deus: Oh sweet! Set everything to the lowest settings!

The weapons he is currently equipped with flash briefly before returning to normal. Deus grins as he picks up his machine gun causing Kat to raise her brow.

Kat: What did you do?

Deus: I set my arsenal to the lowest settings. Now my guns will only fire non-lethal rounds. Think of it as me firing airsoft pellets instead of live ammunition.

She nods in understanding and is visibly relieved.

Katherine: Thats good. I don't want to lose another fucking vase or have the cops called on me if someone were to get hit by a stray bullet.

Deus: I said I was sorry! I will be careful from now on!

Kat leaves the room for a few minutes and returns with a notepad and pen.

Kat: As my job is a quirk consultant I will need to record everything we discover about your unique new quirk. Normally it is rare for a child to become quirkless in this generation. Even rarer for a child to develop a completely new quirk instead of inheriting one from their parents. Although I am kinda sad you didn't get my Blink. I am very happy you did not inherit that bastard's Solaris.

Deus could not agree with her more.

Kat: Lets do some tests sweetie.

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After breakfast Kat called the school to notify them of Deus' absence. When they heard that it involved a quirk related matter they were happy to let it slide. Besides, Deus has the highest scores in class and could potentially skip grades if he put in just a bit more effort. Now that his super amazing quirk had manifested, he is tempted to plow through his grades and get an early graduation.

Thanks to the G-Cell's enhancements his intellect will grow further than ever. Even beyond his university level knowledge. He is smart, brilliant even, but realistically Deus knows he is not yet a pure genius. That will change real soon. He intends to take his intellect way beyond Tony Stark levels. But first his quirk's quirks must be recorded.

In his Zaku I form, Deus stands at the beginning of a simple running at the consultancy used to test and study individual quirks. This track is disigned to help those with more speedy and agile quirks get a handle on them. As it is a normal school day the two have free access to the gym.

Kat: Okay sweetie, lets test the mobility in this form.

Deus nods and starts a few simple stretches. When he is ready he starts running across the short track and reaches the end quickly. Jotting a few notes down on her notepad, Kat nods.

Kat: Not bad. Your a little faster than you usually are. I'm gonna chalk at up to the G-Cells rather than the robotic augmentations. Let's continue with the tests.

Kat had Deus run through a number of physical tests in both his shifted form and his human form. His physical capabilities are twice as they were before he gained the G-Cells and even twice that when he has shifted into a mobile suit form. He can run faster, lift heavier objects, and has much more stamina. Overall he feels better than ever.

Taking out a tablet, Kat presses a few options on the touch screen and a human shaped doll appears from below the ground.

Kat: I want to test out the full power of your weaponry at maximum settings. Just ballistic armaments, I don't want to see if your beam weaponry can melt through our walls or not.

Deua: Okay mom.

In the Zaku I form he takes out his machine gun and aims towards the dummy.

[Now activating the host's heads-up display.]

Upon hearing the prompt a series of options are displayed on Deus' vision. A bar displayimg his form's armor condition, ammunition, and one that display's the unit's boost percentage. Once armor reachs 0% his current form will explode forcing him back into his human form, thus forcing him to expend even more G-Cells to transform again. As for ammunition, once expended will require him to expend Fabrication, or what he now calls F-Cells, to create more.

Deus has decided to add an option to his systems to keep track of his Cells for future uses. For he suspects that with time and training, his cell count will grow giving him more to expend and producing more of this strange energy.

The boost bar involves a mobile suit's ability to move around quicker or even take on short bouts for flight using the boosters most mobile suits have equipped. Once depleted will require time to recharge, but the rate of recovery is quicker if it does not completely drain. It reminded Deus of the old Gundam games he used to play.

Aiming his machine fun towards the dummy a crosshair appears where he is aiming.

Deus: Handy but kinda cheating.

Squeezing the trigger he unleashes a full clip into the dummy at full power and watches as his bullets tear the dummy to shreads easily. He stops when the ammo in his clip runs out and whistles at the destruction.

Deus: Wow! If that was a real person then there wouldn't be anything left but a smear of blood!

Kat: Sweetie, never under any circumstances are.you to ever go above 10% unless it is a life or death circumstances.

Deus: I understand completely.

And he does. A 105mm machine gun was designed to take on targets much larger and much more durable than current Earth's most advances tanks. Mobile suits have more mass and armor. But lets not forget to take account some of the more ridiculous things they have in the later gundam series. What Deus' current forms have pales in comparison to the mobile weaponry in GW and SEED have thrown out.

Kat: Well, I can honestly say I am impressed with your capabilities and armaments. Even without your shifted forms your physical capabilities are much higher than other 5 year olds, not including quirks with strength enhancements. Your G-Cells are adapting your physique in order to better handle the potential of your form. Any improvements you make from exercising, workouts, and proper dieting can only be good for your development.

Deus: I know mom. I plan to take every advantage I can get to become stronger and smarter so that you can take it easy.

Kat: Aww! Aren't you a precious! Hoping to look ouy for little oh mom.

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