[He wishes he could rise to the occasion on the challenge. Instead, his eyes soften, as he walks up to her and reaches into the pocket of his sweatpants, his vision in his hand.]

...I don't know.

[He flips it over in his hand, revealing the red plate inside of the back of it, a different symbol on the glass that resides against the hydro orb. His delusion, crackling with the electro element. He flips it again in his hand, thinking back.]

I've always had this, ever since I was born. My parents said I used to act strange when they took it away from me, so I've never been without it. I've gotten into plenty of trouble with it too, [he says, as he grins and laughs,] but the exact time I could ever say I was 'well-versed' in it is something I can't remember. Perhaps it's something I've always been well-versed in.

[It gets slipped back into his pocket, a tired smile on his face now.]

I always used to think I was lucky, but now...I think I was always meant to have it.

[At that thought, he feels like there's something just over the edge of the horizon that's waiting to be discovered, but he doesn't think about it too hard right now.]

Maybe just like I think you were always meant to be skilled with your own powers.