Dang.
Well, I got the other corrections in, but didn't have time to write out Kiko's outburst.
Nuts, normally I can get to revisions quicker, but had some work this evening.
As for Kiko's self worth, she does have the best sync rate. She gets 100%. A bad day for her is 98 or so.
And combat wise she is close to Shinju. Granted, close still means behind, and she does have her rivalry and other... feelings with "Princess". See the Tea Party they had.
Still, Kiko has found her change has made her a better and more skilled pilot. (Drat guess I didn't convey that sufficiently).
Which she has clung to in order to bear what has been done to her (I definitely tried to convey that)>
Speaking of being ribbed on by her teammates and not having any close friends. Here's something to chew on... Toji is arguably Kiko's closest friend. Unlike Hikari, Toji has some understanding of what it's like to be a Pilot. And Kiko is not jealous of Toji (unlike Rei or Shinju). There's also that Toji is not aloof (like Rei) and not creepy (like Shinju).
Yeah.
Another big thing is that Toji is starting to feel that he's under Damocles. To be fair, every other pilots has died: Kiko, Shinju, Rei (okay that was Naoko but still). Now he doesn't know about those two, but both Kiko and Toji are unnerved by the clones.
That's part of why Toji tends to confide more in Kiko, as she seems more "human" to him.
Hmm... I should emphasize that part of their relationship more.