[ He blinks. Todoroki asked him directly, and Midoriya isn't a great liar. There are a lot of things eating at him. Loss, homesickness, worry for others' safety, to start nearer the surface. He picks just one. Just one thing to burden his friend with, and no more. His voice is low. ]

In the end we weren't able to do much but escape. I was there. I should have caught her, but I wasn't able to. I only got a few scratches. Maybe there was something I could have done differently... If someone else gets hurt because I wasn't able to do anything...