[center][h2][color=pink]"Reina" - Subject 143[/color][/h2]
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A small girl with long, blonde hair was awakening. She felt the air rush into her lungs until it became uncomfortable which caused her to exhale. She must have stayed in her pod for too long as some men began to pull her out. She glanced at their faces and frowned. She looked around to see where she was and frowned once more. She did not quite understand her displeasure with her environment, but it felt like something was missing. 

She was standing among others who were probably similar to her in nature. A woman who was not like them began to speak and she was talking a lot. The girl, who had the strangest notion that her name was Reina, did not even understand everything that was being said. [color=pink][i]"Powers?"[/i][/color] The word somehow brought a smile to her face. 

However the rest of the speech went over her head. It was too much for her right now. She was too busy trying to figure out what was missing from the room. She scanned the room until her eyes landed on [i]him[/i]. He was what was missing. No, he had something that this room was missing. Beauty. 

As soon as he began talking, she absorbed every word. [color=pink][i]"Happy Birthday...implies that we were born today."[/i][/color] She began to piece words together in her head until she was also able to form sentences. [color=pink][i]"My name is Reina. I was born today."[/i][/color] 

As they left the Iron Maiden, she followed Hercules closely. She felt the need to stay near him. But she was also afraid. She yearned to see her own reflection. She had to know what she looked like. Was she beautiful like Subject 001? Was she ugly like everyone else in this hideous place? Would he not like her if she was not pretty?

It wasn't until they reached the gym that she had finally found a mirror. She stared at herself and felt... relieved. She had clear, pale skin and large, golden eyes. Her lips were small, but had a nice pink tint. However, her favorite part of her appearance was her hair. She had noticed how soft it was, but she did not realize how beautiful it was. She ran her fingers through the strands and watched her reflection copy her movements. She was so distracted that the group was about to leave her behind. She quickened her pace to catch up but could not get the image of herself out of her head. [color=pink][i]"I am so beautiful..."[/i][/color] 

Once the tour was over, Subject 001 had left them on their own. The others began to argue quickly. One of them was especially ugly and Reina did not like him at all. Everyone else was okay-looking, but they did not compare to her or Hercules. She did not feel like talking to them so she just left. It wasn't like anyone was going to miss her anyways or at least, she assumed so. She decided to go back to the dorms to claim one as her own. If she happened to run into Hercules on the way, she wouldn't be too upset about it.