[There's no denial about the information failure. That comment, about he would have found a way, only reinforces the idea there may be some sort of leak. He and the principal had talked about it before in hushed tones. Don't tell anyone else, he'd said, in that light and airy tone that was still deadly serious. It will only cause worry until we're sure.]

[He keeps eating, idly listening to the news report. The Hero Killer incident was bad enough. It encouraged villains under a guise of righteousness. If heroes were unjust, it was fine to strike back against those heroes. That started a spark. Shigaraki was stoking that fire, trying to make it large enough for just or unjust to not matter. Heroes were failures, villains could lash out, and there would be chaos.]

I don't really care what they say about me. [He'll make that clear. He didn't behave the way he did for any media praise. It was annoying enough to hear the media using him to try and prove their point one way or another. He may have to tarnish his image more. If he acted like it would be the end of the world, then Shigaraki would try to get him on camera as soon as possible.]

... people won't be satisfied with idle condolences or weak words. [one burger down, time to grab the other one while idly discussing what the principal would do in his absence.]

Still, it's not like they can make a particularly dramatic statement. Probably a promise to cooperate with police. Maybe another revised school safety plan. [nom nom] ... he's probably going to push for the first years to try for hero licensure. We'd been discussing it before.