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She was late.

...

Again.



The young Ga-Matoran had a tendency to stay up late at night tinkering.



She had a passion for inventing. Her humble home was nothing more than a bed and a worktable, but that's all she wanted. Nothing to distract her from her work.



She looked up to great engineers like Nuparu. In her mind, his creation of the Boxors against the Bohrok horde on Mata nui was just as legendary as any battle with the Makuta.



That being said, there's still one toa that every matoran looked up to. The legendary toa of light. Takanuva had scheduled an important announcement in the city square today.



And again...



She was late.



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The crowd was packed. Takanuva didn't announce anything very frequently, so whenever he had, every citizen made sure to be in attendance.



The turaga filled themselves onto the stage and took seats in the back. Followed by the Toa Nuva. Then the Toa Inika, or at least four of them. Curiously, Jaller wasn't showing up.



The city was still unfinished, but even still, the majority of Matoran had been taking up residence. The crews worked hard to construct the massive housing complexes to accommodate everyone, but not many matoran had homes of their own. Groups of two to three typically shared housing in the city. There was room enough for most, but it was no where near it's planned size.



The crowd settled and silence fell, as the toa of light stepped out onto the stage.



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Takanuva was nervous.

He would try his best to keep composure, for the people, but it was clear that the pressure was getting to him.



"brothers, sisters" he started saying. He knew he had to say something fast or he'd never start talking.



"I could never properly express the pride I have for our hard work here. This City was built upon the will of its people alone."



Takanuva paused, as the crowd applauded.



"it is my great honor then, to be the one in charge of naming such a place. "



The construction began so rapidly, that no one even considered what they would actually call it.



"an old matoran word comes to mind"

He continues.

"Ora. It's an uncommon word, but stands for 'Dreams'"



Takanuva pauses a moment.



"I've decided to name this city 'Ora Nui'... To represent our Great Dream."



The crowd roared. He was relieved. He spent the entire night coming up with something.



After the crowd calmed down, takanuva proceeded.



"now then, on to the real reason I called you here today..."



And the real reason he was so nervous.



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Oh no, it was already started...

The ga-matoran rushed towards the opening and tried her best to nestle her way into the crowd.



She didn't know many other matoran, on the account of how much time she spends alone with her worktable. She recognized a few, but no one she knew more than their names.

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As he was speaking, takanuva was distracted by the frantic ga-matoran rushing into the crowd. She stood out wildly. She was blue, like your typical matoran of water. Although there was something unique about this ga-matoran, something takanuva could relate to.



She wore a bright orange kanohi miru.



she filed into the crowd and he regained his composure.



"I am leaving"



The crowd grew silent and the air became heavy.



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