Zoi was an antisocial child and didn't have many friends at a young age. It didn't help that the schoolyard bully kept picking on her because her quirk wasn't showing signs of developing. One day, Zoi befriends a cat-like girl named Abiko. Abiko's quirk had just developed and she hated it, but Zoi thought it was pretty cool. One day, Zoi was looking for Abiko and heard her yelp off in the distance. Zoi ran to help her friend, only to find Abiko being cornered by that same bully that picks on her. Without thinking, Zoi ran in front of Abiko and blocked her, threatening to tell the teacher if the bully continued. But she just laughed, charged up her laser eye quirk, and shot it at them. Zoi blocked her self with her hands, and awaited the pain. But strangely, it never came. Instead, Zoi felt... energized. She uncovered her face and glared at the bully, and all of a sudden, BAM! Zoi laser eyed her, knocking her out. That day, Zoi had discovered her quirk; The ability to absorb energy and copy other quirks. It was the coolest Zoi had ever felt, and Abiko was forever grateful to Zoi for saving her.
Zoi and Abiko get into the same middle school, and are inseparable. Abiko gets real territorial over Zoi, causing most students to avoid the two. There was one kid however, who didn't seem to fear Abiko or Zoi. It was the class clown, a boy named Koichi. Many students avoided him too, because he was always being goofy and joking around. It seemed like he was never serious and always over the top. Zoi and Abiko eventually started hanging with him a lot, they become a squad. Zoi decides that she wants to be a pro hero to get a chance at absorbing some of the coolest quirks, and her two best friends follow in her footsteps.
Miraculously they all make it into UA and quickly make friends outside of their squad. But no matter what, they remain best friends. To this day, Zoi strives to be the best hero she can be, although her once high confidence is beginning to wane a little.
