"Of course!" Ally replied, no doubt in her mind about Kiro's abilities.  "You've been pushing and pushing yourself and that isn't easy.  If anything you have the potential to be greater than all of us.  Most of us started training when we were younger than you so it wasn't as bad when we got older.  You on the other hand started at sixteen!"  Then she thought for a minute, "You're sixteen right?  Yeah."  She thought about talent for a moment before pulling her lunch out of her bag.  She placed a couple fruits into her lap.  She didn't feel as hungry right now and knew fruits would give her nice energy.  "I don't think what people say is true," Ally said, "about people being born with gifts.  Yeah, some people are born with better hearing or seeing, but no one just picks up a violin and can play it like that!"  She held a green apple in her hand and tossed it in the air, catching it in her palm before taking a bite.  She thought carefully about what she would say next.  "When I started training with Shin and Bakusa in reaction timing, like avoiding kicks and punches, I was terrible.  I kept getting hit and hit.  It took me a long time before I finally got good at evading.  Before then, I remember this time Shin roundhoused me in the side of the head.  He didn't mean to hurt me, it was an accident, but still, I wasn't good enough."  She placed the apple back in her lap and pulled back her hair to reveal her ear.  The earlobe was permanently damaged, misshapen and slightly swollen.  "I don't really pull my hair back too much because of this.  I wasn't good enough so I got hurt.  What I'm trying to say is, Kiro, that it takes work to get good at anything, no matter who you are.  We all have our flaws and weaknesses but once you improve on them, you'll be as good as gold," she turned to reveal her other ear which was perfectly fine, "See?"