Bouffage

**Bouffage** (饗(きょう)宴(えん), *Kyōen*?) is a Quirk owned by Ryōri Hōma.

## Description

Bouffage is a unique type of Quirk that grants its user the ability to apply any type of effect they want into any kind of food they come into contact with. The user's finger tips are coated with a special group of cells that are capable of transforming their own molecules into whatever effect the user may want. The cells only activate once they have sensed a food item on their receptors, and will immediately shut back off once those receptors come into contact with the open air.

When the Quirk activates, the cells in the user's fingertips will stick themselves onto the food and inject their own DNA into the food's cells. Once they're inside the item, the cells themselves will tamper with the food's DNA in order to have it obtain the desired effect. The process the cells go through is similar to how a virus may spread its disease.

After the Quirk has finished doing its job, all it takes for someone, or something, to get the effect the user has applied onto the food, is to simply consume it. It is also possible for the user to be able to activate their quirk on foods someone else has made.

About the effects that the user can apply to the foods they touch, if a user of this Quirk has experienced a Quirk that gives off an effect, then the user is able to replicate that same effect onto the foods they come into contact with. For example, if the user had come into contact with the effects of a healing quirk, like Recover Girl's healing Quirk for example, then the user is able to copy that Quirk's effect and apply it with their own Quirk.

### Weaknesses

In order for the user themselves to apply the effects they want into the food, the user has to experience the said effect at least once in their life. The cells on her fingertips that are responsible for applying the effects onto the food rely on the information and data the user has about the effect, meaning that, if the user has not been afflicted with the effect they want beforehand, then the cells will not have the information they need in order for them to work successfully.

The user is also not immune the effects of their own Quirk either, so when they consume a food item that has been infected with their Quirk, the user will also get that same effect too. It is important for the user to keep track of the foods they've touched in order to avoid any backfires.

The user is also not able to copy any Quirks that damage or destroy the victim themselves, like Decay for example. They are only capable of replicating the effects of Quirks that are supplementary, examples of replicable effects are ones like Somnambulist, Heal, and Poison Gas.

This weakness is not that much of a weakness at all, but it is really important in the process of luring others into consuming foods that have been infected by the Quirk. The user's likeliness of having their Quirk infect their desired victim probably depends on the culinary skills of the user themselves. If the food they make is not desirable, then surely nobody would like to eat it.

### Awakened Version

When the user of this Quirk goes through an Awakening, the user's Quirk will be able to apply effects onto anything that is living and/or edible. This, however, will only imply to things that are actually visible to the user's eyes.

## Usage

Ryōri is a talented baker who owns their own bakery in Musutafu, Japan, just near U.A High School, as well as being an assistant to both Recovery Girl and Lunch Rush. Ryōri mainly uses her Quirk to apply helpful effects to the students of U.A. She is capable of producing foods that serve the effects of regeneration, healing, and poisoning. Ryōri, being an amazing baker, is able to cook food that are both delicious and well-presented, which is exactly what lured victims into consuming her products.

Despite not being a fully-fledged Pro Hero, like the rest of the other U.A staff are, Ryōri is well-respected individual that is often highly requested for her baking. Her culinary skills are ones that are capable of rivaling Lunch Rush.

## Trivia

* Bouffage's Japanese name literally translates to "feast" (饗宴, *kyōen*?)
* Bouffage is a word derived from French, meaning "a satisfying meal."
* The name of this Quirk was suggested by User:Todoroki Soba Girl, in a post the author made on the community page.

## External Links

* Virus - Wikipedia article about the similarity between the processes of this Quirk and a virus.
* Quirk - Fandom page about this ability's category.