[ honestly she's valid. nico's sort of aimlessly wandering because being trapped in a hotel is not good vibes, really, but at least he's no longer dressed as pikachu or loaded down with snacks. he's back in his all-black attire and his hands are in his pockets as he seems to be thinking. ]
I almost wish I could say I'm surprised, but I sort of expected this to happen. It felt too easy.
Yeah, I'm not a fan of being thrown into a contest I didn't sign up for. The information they were giving us about the competition was pretty vague, too. I'm going to try to ask more questions tomorrow, but I'm wondering if it'll be more of the same. "Do hero-things and save your world." As if whoever's in charge isn't the one putting our worlds in danger to begin with.
None of them seemed to be able to really answer who that might be. When I asked about the competition the only answer I got was that it was "probably" the work of a villain. Which...yeah. I got that. That doesn't give us a ton to go off of though.
Their penguins weren't exactly inspiring a lot of confidence. Maybe the leaders are just as in the dark as they are? Doesn't explain why we should believe them right away, but it's a thought.
Depends on your definition of useful. But that's about where I'm at, too. I want to see how far the city goes and how far we can travel before somebody tries to stop us. That's the first thing. Beyond that, I want to see if there're other newspapers or anything about current events. The one in the lobby was extremely unhelpful.
[Rita's sitting out in the park, writing in a notebook. She goes to turn the page, and in a terrible bout of luck, a sudden gust of wind tears the page from the book and sends it flying!
[ okay well i rolled a 9 which means this page immediately smacks him in the face and there's a startled noise. you know at first i read that the whole notebook went flying but this is somehow funnier that his own luck is so bad he can't dodge a sheet of paper. ]
Rita. [ he does not remove the page. ] Do you want this back?
[it's her notes about people's powers! it includes what was shown and mentioned in trial, but has a bunch of notes theorizing about the nature and parameters of people's powers, with questions in the margins about things rita thinks warrants further investigation.]
Just compiling my thoughts on some things. The powers that people have here are especially interesting.
[ huh. well he's letting her take it back and nodding along because this all makes sense. ]
You noticed too, huh? Some of them feel a lot more versatile than others...assuming people were being truthful about them. I still haven't really figured out why some people got the things they did.
[ there's a pause. ]
Mind if I join you? [ can he sit. he wants to see if she's willing to share and compare thoughts. ]
[ so he sits, but he immediately makes a bit of a face at the mention of his power. ]
Eletrokinesis, yes. I haven't experimented with it much. [ a pause. ] Saturday was the first time I used it purposefully. I'd prefer if they'd left me with something I was used to but I've asked Phoenix a few times. There's no changing it.
[ okay well yes, she has a point, but he still pauses to that. the reasons are fairly personal and he's not sure he feels like going into it. also very funny that realistically he knew the city worked on electricity but he still just didn't process that. ]
It's kind of a double-edged sword. It's useful in the right situations, but a detriment if used at the wrong time. [ like if there's a blackout that he didn't cause, people would probably blame him. ]
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Date: 2023-09-17 10:40 pm (UTC)Hmph. So in the end, we're still left with more questions than answers.
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Date: 2023-09-17 11:13 pm (UTC)I almost wish I could say I'm surprised, but I sort of expected this to happen. It felt too easy.
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Date: 2023-09-18 02:05 am (UTC)Maybe they're just idiots. That would explain a lot...
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Date: 2023-09-18 04:29 am (UTC)Their penguins weren't exactly inspiring a lot of confidence. Maybe the leaders are just as in the dark as they are? Doesn't explain why we should believe them right away, but it's a thought.
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Date: 2023-09-18 05:41 am (UTC)I don't plan on trusting them that easily, either.
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Date: 2023-09-18 05:56 am (UTC)[ not that he thinks it's a bad idea. he's curious what her thoughts are. ]
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Date: 2023-09-19 01:58 am (UTC)Might be something useful we can find in the city, too, once we can look around properly.
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Date: 2023-09-19 03:48 am (UTC)But good to know other people had the same idea.
Week 1, Tuesday
Date: 2023-09-26 01:49 pm (UTC)Right into Nico's face. Hi.]
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Date: 2023-09-26 04:40 pm (UTC)Rita. [ he does not remove the page. ] Do you want this back?
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Date: 2023-09-26 04:46 pm (UTC)Yeah. [she reaches out a hand in a grabby motion. gimme.]
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Date: 2023-09-26 06:11 pm (UTC)What're you working on now?
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Date: 2023-09-26 06:34 pm (UTC)Just compiling my thoughts on some things. The powers that people have here are especially interesting.
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Date: 2023-09-26 06:39 pm (UTC)You noticed too, huh? Some of them feel a lot more versatile than others...assuming people were being truthful about them. I still haven't really figured out why some people got the things they did.
[ there's a pause. ]
Mind if I join you? [ can he sit. he wants to see if she's willing to share and compare thoughts. ]
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Date: 2023-09-26 06:54 pm (UTC)You've got a pretty interesting power yourself. Influencing electricity, was it?
[now that he's used it in the courthouse and at the jailbreak for her to perceive.]
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Date: 2023-09-26 07:36 pm (UTC)Eletrokinesis, yes. I haven't experimented with it much. [ a pause. ] Saturday was the first time I used it purposefully. I'd prefer if they'd left me with something I was used to but I've asked Phoenix a few times. There's no changing it.
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Date: 2023-09-26 08:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-26 10:00 pm (UTC)It's kind of a double-edged sword. It's useful in the right situations, but a detriment if used at the wrong time. [ like if there's a blackout that he didn't cause, people would probably blame him. ]
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Date: 2023-09-26 11:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-27 08:03 am (UTC)Have you figured out yours?
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Date: 2023-09-27 02:22 pm (UTC)I didn't get any of the powers I'm familiar with, either. But I like a challenge.