Makoto had gotten up to follow Flood and Phoebe to class when the sprinklers went off, thoughts of still needing gym clothes fled from her mind. She had quickly put distance between herself and Flood to try and find a place close by with little water, then he brought out his guns. The guy was practically dancing in the ‘rain’. Makoto wanted to get out of the area with water as soon as possible. She didn’t want her powers to activate on their own due to her lack of control and hurt someone. She felt like a human live wire, if she could still be considered human. She had heard some call people like her mutants, in the plane ride to The Academy and as people cried out in fear as the X-Men rescued her. 

[b]“Phoebe? Phoebe?”[/b] Makoto called to her… friend. [b]“I can’t be here.”[/b] The wild fear clear on her face. Without meaning to, her fear, her emotions were inadvertently activating her powers. The water at her feet, should anyone step into it, would feel like its softly tingling.