[color=ffcf40][b]Hoshi (Shooting Star)[/b][/color]

However, there was an important factor in her "performance" that she would have been foolish to leave out. 

Shooting Star turned to the somewhat-awkwardly approaching girl from before, quickly appraising her condition--

Safe. Unharmed. A little shaken up, a little dirty, maybe even a little scuffed, but she was alright.

[color=0072bc][i]Priority Number One, no?[/i][/color]

The broad smile the high-speed fistic magical girl broke into was response enough. Snapping off a sharp faux-salute, any outward trace of her melancholy erased itself in a flash. Part of being a magical girl was being a strong pillar of the community in trying times, right?

[color=ffcf40]"Just doing my job as a heroine! I'm glad you made it out alright!"[/color]

Another, and the biggest part, was to always prioritize the lives of those in danger. Having done so didn't erase her mistake regarding the Negari by any means, but it certainly wasn't for nothing.

She could hold her head high about that.