... [ pulling her knees to her chest with a calm smile ] When I was taken in, I was twelve, and somewhere in between levels Four and Five-- more powerful than a lower-level esper, but not too high, so a bit in the middle. Supervisor Tanizaki was the one who selected me to train. Not because I had potential, but because-- according to him-- I was the cutest one there. I guess you could say it began there.