Can you break me down (open, joining)

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"Gwen." To be honest, any resolve she had had a few moments ago was slowly being chipped away, with every new person that joined. It wasn't their fault, no, of course not. Never. More her own, something that had been ingrained in her head in an attempt to make her more confident. Naturally, that only made it worse for the girl, and a black paw raises, as she moves to take a step back, before she steels her nerves.

She could do this. She could do this. Gwen just had to get through this, and adjust. At Izuku's offer of hot chocolate, she shook her head no.