Confidence and independence, really. Independence she's starting to learn, but only when things are going right - she hides behind someone when they go horribly wrong.

Her biggest problem with confidence is pretty much what many human teenagers worry about - failing miserably - only magnified because she knows just how destructive she's capable of being.





Chiaki pretty much has it right when she tells people never to show what they're capable of right away, because someone will always find a way to beat you.