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[tactile_telekinesis]

So, anyone know where life's volume dial is? I need it to seriously get cranked down. I'm totally cool with noise, heavy beats and stuff but yikes not normal noises.

[Kon is looking incredibly uncomfortable, for more reasons than what has happened recently. Seriously, can he not catch a break. His face scrunches slightly and he rubs at his right ear.]

Plus side is, totally found my specs from back home. [He holds up his red visor and grins.]

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[bereavements]

If you find it, let me know? [ He doubts there is one. ] Dialing life down. Yeah, something I'm interested in.

[ He's not commenting on the "specs." He won't be kind. So, better to say nothing at all. ]

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[tactile_telekinesis]

You too, huh? [A small grimace as he rubs his ear again.] Major suckage.

[Oh wow Isaac, you're a bit rude, huh? You wouldn't say anything unkind if you got to see those sweet ass babes in their underwear though, would you? Not that...he'd do that. Maybe at the beach.]

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[bereavements]

Life can majorly suck. Then you wake up on a giant turtle. It's not long before I start to wonder, is it me? [ And then Scott McCall also wakes up here so, he can breathe a sigh of relief.

Uh. He -- would. Say something and also do that. Maybe. Once. I mean - what? ]

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[tactile_telekinesis]

Yeah no kiddin'. Life got even suckier on a load of levels as soon as I got here. Lots of random weird crap. Some was okay though, y'know?

[He might even pass them over for a shot. You know, to be a bro.]

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[bereavements]

Life got worse? Sorry, man. Any signs of it getting better any time soon, or are we all just hopeless? [ He's not asking seriously. Because, somehow, he knows when there's a Scott McCall in the world, things aren't hopeless. How sappy is that? Read: very sappy. ]

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[storm_warning]

I'd take a week of mute right about now.

[Ororo's got her arms crossed and her legs drawn up on the chair, making herself not quite as small as possible, but her discomfort is, in turn, clear.]

You hanging okay?

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[tactile_telekinesis]

I'd just like every noise to go back to the way it was before I woke up this morning. I'm getting a headache with all the noise.

[He stays quiet a moment and watches her through the network. That question is pretty good at almost unraveling him completely because he's not as good as he likes to think or project he is. But he manages to smile regardless, it's a little empty and doesn't really pull up at the corners of his mouth very much.]

Still hangin', babe. You?

[A friendly face is doing wonders though.]

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[storm_warning]

There any brand of painkillers' that'd do you good?

[A legit concern, what with the meta population here.]

And I'm... [A break. Ororo has to think about it and, well, she's not so good with the facades. She frowns and looks away from the screen.]

Things have been crap. You been noticing the exodus of us early folk? It's like we're last week's trash or something.

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[tactile_telekinesis]

I dunno, anything maybe? I haven't had to use any in...whoa, really long time.

[He's had a lot of practice in being able to keep it up. It hurts to see her look away, he cares for Ororo a lot and seeing her like this is...it's never good. The smile he had held earlier hadn't lasted more than a few seconds and he was now frowning himself.]

No kiddin', just one thing after the other. Guess they want to keep things fresh. It sucks no doubt about it. But we're still here, right? It's not much but, I'm glad we are in some, seriously messed up way.

We seriously gotta meet again. Just...vent about this place.

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[storm_warning]

L-A-M-E.

[She spells it out to add emphasis to her discontent about it all. It's making her miserable to keep losing everyone that she knows, which explains why she's been shut-in at her suite ever since Khan made his post.]

Yeah, I guess there's a silver lining there. [Ororo looks back at the screen, her expression softening a degree before she stiffens again.] Just you make sure you don't disappear on me too, okay? [She doesn't think she could handle it.]

Wanna catch a pizza and scream it out? I bet one of the kedan've picked up on the art by now.

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[backinakidflash]

[Bart looks concerned. He's only been here a few months, and there's been way too many power oopsies.]

... you need ear plugs or something?

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[tactile_telekinesis]

Got any lying around? I mean I know I could hear differently any way, but it's like it's gone up six levels or something.

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[backinakidflash]

No, but I'm sure I can find some. Or come up with some outta wax and cotton.

What made your hearing go to 11?

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[tactile_telekinesis]

That'd be pretty cool, at least until I figure out how to phase things out again. I know I'll get used to it, it's just...y'know waking up and it was sort of noticeable.

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[backinakidflash]

On it!

Dodging the question.

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[urbanmagic]

Anything we can do about the dial? Unfortunately, Kryptonian physiology isn't part of my studies.

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[tactile_telekinesis]

Don't think so. It's not exactly mine either. Totally should be though. Guess I need to talk to the S-Man and find out stuff.

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[urbanmagic]

Do earmuffs work at all in blocking the sound? We could probably find something like that somewhere around here.

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[tactile_telekinesis]

Dunno. Not tried cause I don't have any. Bart suggested earplugs outta wax and stuff.

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[urbanmagic]

Sounds like that would chafe, but it might help. I could try to put a silencing spell around your room?

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[candystriped]

Looking for a vacation already?

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[tactile_telekinesis]

No?

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[candystriped]

Why are you whining about needing a break then?

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[tactile_telekinesis]

I don't need a break, I just need to deal with an increase in noise. Sheesh, totes a different thing.

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[candystriped]

Wait, you mean as in... actual noise?