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[arora]

Hello,

I have a survey I would like you to fill out as it pertains to the next mission. Please note that your honesty is necessary for the mission to go as smoothly as possible.

Thank you for your assistance,
Aurora.

• What do you consider to be your greatest strength?
  
• Are there any other skills or talents you are particularly proud of?
  
• What do you think is your biggest weakness?
  
• Are there any steps you are currently taking to improve or manage this weakness?
  
• What is a fear you have that may surprise others?
  
• Have you taken steps to confront or overcome this fear? If so, how?
  
• What motivates you to improve or grow in areas of weakness?
  
• Can you name a time when you successfully overcame a fear or challenge? What did you learn from the experience?
  
• Is there anything else you would like to share regarding your strengths, weaknesses, and fears?

un: everybodysoracle

[furiousfists]

Alright, Aurora. I'll do my best...

• My greatest strength is my magic. I'm the most powerful oracle of my generation.
  
  
• I don't really have any other particular skills or talents. I'm fairly good at riding a scooter, I guess?
  
  
• My biggest weakness is my anxiety. It's not as bad as it used to be, but it can still hold me back. These days, my anxiety manifests as anger just as often as it manifests as panic.
  
  
• I'm medicated now, which has been a big help. I also have Boggy, my emotional support familiar. Jawbone has taught me breathing exercises, to help me come down from a panic attack. Besides that, I have my friends to keep me centered.
  
  
• I've confronted most of my fears already. I'm not afraid of much of anything, anymore. I suppose if I had to pick one... I'm afraid that the reason my parents didn't love me, is because there is something in me, something about me, that makes me impossible to love.
  
  
• I've confronted this fear, yes. Well... Sort of. The only way for me to get through the Nightmare King's Forest last spring was for me to abandon the hope that I might be capable of being loved. It worked, in the moment, and I've *mostly* been able to accept love from other people since then... my friends, my adoptive father... But I think there's still a part of me that remembers talking to the older version of myself, who was alone after everyone she had ever known and cared about had died. So... there's more work to be done to really be able to overcome that fear. I'm not sure if I ever truly will be able to.
  
  
• Usually what motivates me to improve or grow is being face to face with a great danger, and having my weakness thrown at me as an obstacle in my path. I overcome it because I have no other choice.
  
  
• In freshman year, my friends and I were fighting to stop our vice principal from taking over the world during prom. (It's a long story.) Basically, it was the six of us and a few allies, up against an ancient red dragon. At one point in the fight, I became terrified, and I started having a panic attack. So, I ran. I ran right out of the gym, leaving my friends behind.
  
  When I got outside, my guidance counselor, Jawbone, found me. He's the first person who told me that my panic and my anxiety weren't personal failings of mine. In that moment, he made me understand that my anxiety is a mental illness, and that it's not my fault. He helped me get over my fear and make it back inside, and then he helped us kill Kalvaxus as well.
  
  
• I'm not sure what my strengths, weaknesses, and fears will have to do with determining the outcome of a future mission. But I suppose if I have anything else to share, it is that my friends and I can and will overcome anything you or Echo throw at us, no matter how specifically tailored or targeted it is to hit us all where it hurts us most. We will never give up, and we will never forfeit, so long as the safety of our world and everyone we love is at risk.
  
  I hope that helps.
  Thank you.

[arora]

You are very brave, Adaine Abernant.

I appreciate the courage you and your friends have displayed, and I look forward to seeing you succeed in future missions.

Thank you for your time.