[center][h1][color=pink][b]Elpis: The Maiden of Hope[/b][/color][/h1][/center]
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'What kind of hero do you want to be?'

That is the first question the management threw to her during her first audition, she naively muttered the 'hero who helps everyone back then', and it took her quite a while to realize that she is answering the question wrong. You see all heroes, from the passionate Mighty Man to the enigmatic Theorist to even the villains have this thing called 'character'. Character is what separates a man to a cape, the character is who the people root for not heroes themselves. Character is where the public clings and shapes their perception of her.

It’s little bit of a bummer back then to realize that the heroes she admired might actually be hiding in some sort of mask but also a little liberating knowing she could separate Phoebe and Elpis with a costume change. When you come and give it a thought being a hero 24/7 feels like an existential nightmare. Blame his stupid brother for casually dropping the most existentially questioning statements out of nowhere, it got worse when he started listening to the Theorist.

“Alright, be more attentive next time.” The cyan haired maiden told the little girl as she returned her cat that she took the tree. The child saluted at her as she walked away.

“Sorry about that, there’s just no way I can ignore that.” Elpis answered to Moon Arrow as she floated her way back to the patrol route. As much as the agency complained about her numerous ‘small acts’, it had an interesting side effect of allowing her to ‘sense’ problems no matter how big or small it is. A skill that she didn’t need to speak about to explain how useful it is.

“So any tips you could give me?” the maiden of hopes asked the moon arrow as she landed and matched her pace, she stared at her with the most innocent smile she could muster as she waited for an answer.