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[h3][color=b16edd]Reina Mori[/color][/h3]
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Reina couldn't help but blush lightly, bringing her good hand up to gently play with her ear as she listened to the two's words. The implied positive expectations they seemed to have of her was something that'd take some getting used to--it made her nervous, but in an excited kind of way for now. Reina wanted to prove them right--and herself wrong--and the Komei-lympics was certainly the best place in sight to do that.

[color=b16edd]"It's not flattery, Mamoru-chan. I'm really thankful for you. I know I've been hard to talk to and deal with--I've been told as much by everyone I know the past few years. You and Take-kun, and the rest of the class though... you've been pushing past that, and I can tell it's already been helping me a lot. I guess I shouldn't have ever been surprised, though; there's a reason you're all attending Komei. For a school like that, being an amazing person is as much a requirement as being talented is."[/color] Reina smiled again for the two, glad she had expressed her gratitude for them in at least some capacity. [color=b16edd]"And I'm still going to look up to you, Mamoru-chan. I... might have a powerful quirk, but I really don't... don't think that's everything. That might sound kind of biased, coming from me, I guess--but like I said, I couldn't get into any hero school at all until a string of lucky incidents and a connection to Komei got me here."[/color] 

Reina's smile had faded as she spoke. Though her expression was still soft, just beneath were hints of the insane determination housed inside her that had surfaced slightly a few times since the school year had started already.

[color=b16edd]"I want to deserve this quirk. I want to wholly own it, and I want to use it and push it to its absolute limit."[/color] The girl's hand moved to gently hold one of her orbs that had floated in front of her chest. [color=b16edd]"I want to see just how far I can take it."[/color]

She flicked her wrist to send the orb on its way, the extra momentum quickly making it complete a full orbit around her before it started to slow down.

The girl was clearly going to continue speaking, but seemed hesitant on her next words. 

[color=b16edd]"I'm... I'm lucky... to have been born with it."[/color] The words appeared to be extremely difficult for her to manage. [color=b16edd]"I've never thought that before. Not until... these villains attacked. My quirk's been nothing but a nuisance at best, and a... [i]tragedy[/i] at worst. But for the first time, it did some good. I was able to use it to help save Michiko-chan.[/color]

[color=b16edd]"With such a quirk, I feel like I owe it to the world to not waste it. It's hard to not think it should've have ended up in someone else's hands. Someone more like you, I've always thought, Mamoru-chan. But it's not. It's with me. That's why I want to learn from you. I want to improve myself so I can utilize it to its full potential, because even though it feels like an obligation to me, it's still something I want for myself at the same time. I want to be strong enough that nothing and no one can ever threaten people I care about."[/color] The girl's gaze glanced to Takeshi's missing arm for a moment, the briefest flash of hatred coursing through her. 

[color=b16edd]"I'll make myself strong enough to protect [i]everyone[/i]."[/color] Another moment passed before Reina realized she was staring at the wall, her thoughts somewhere darker as her expression had changed further into one of contained turmoil and cold determination. The girl blinked twice, managing to smile again as she went back to playing with her ear and looking away towards the window. [color=b16edd]"Or at least, that's the impossible ideal I think I want to work towards--giving off that 'All Might' kind of feeling to the public, you know?"[/color]

She quickly grabbed another piece of watermelon and began to munch on it, her newly formed blush slowly fading.

[color=b16edd]"I'm anxious to get back to class too. I can't stand being monitored and told to stay in bed. Not that resting after, you know... not that it's [i]bad[/i], but I just start feeling so restless so quickly when I'm not doing [i]something[/i]."[/color] Reina gave a giggle at the admission. [color=b16edd]"I can handle not moving around, I guess, but I've always [i]really[/i] needed something to keep my mind busy at the very least. Hospitals aren't very stimulating, and playing games on my phone is kind of hard with one hand. It doesn't help that the one thing I really want to do right now is to get stronger--reading and phone games are fun, but they aren't scratching that particular itch,"[/color] Reina went on before taking another bite. [color=b16edd]"I can't imagine it'll be much longer until I'm discharged, though. I'll walk out the door if it takes too long."[/color]

[sub][@Aerandir][@Lucius Cypher][/sub]