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[backwordscompatible]

[Zatanna is seen sitting at the desk in her room, looking contemplative about something. She has a pencil in one hand, idly chewing on the eraser in between moments of inspiration. Whatever she was drawing seems to have her mystified, though the actual drawing was just beyond the view of the camera.]

[Behind her, the open window lets in a faint breeze that stirs her hair. She starts to say something multiple times before the words finally make it out, unusually cautious and deliberate.]

Okay, by now, I'm pretty sure we all know the mainland does something to those of us with powers. But I was wondering...does anybody's feel...I don't know...different since coming here? On the turtle, I mean. Like...[another pause]...like maybe it's coming from a different place? Or works a little different than it used to?

[And, because she knows people will ask, she ends with a very nonchalant shrug.]

Just curious, is all.

Comments

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[plains_hunter]

It wouldn't surprise me. I've never had powers, so I can't say I feel that much different. Not quite sure how magic works, but if it follows any laws of energy, it has to come from somewhere.

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[backwordscompatible]

So regular humans aren't affected.

[Interesting to know]

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[alpha_squad_leader]

Other than how messed up I felt when I first got here, my powers have been feeling pretty normal.

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[backwordscompatible]

You mean like how we all felt pretty drained?

Do you have any idea why that could be?

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[alpha_squad_leader]

Well yeah. I couldn't move and my whole body hurt. I was even having some trouble breathing right. It was like a slightly less worse version of the last time my powers got messed with.

How everyone feels drained? I'm not sure. Maybe it's because of the nearly drowning thing or a side effect of being pulled into another dimension.

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[littlecousin]

I haven't noticed anything? But my powers are pretty straightforward, I guess.

[She flies and hits things. And she doesn't consider any of her Atlantean attributes to be "powers," since they're normal for Atlanteans.]

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[backwordscompatible]

What can you do?

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[littlecousin]

Well, the only thing that's really a power is the flight. Everything else is 'cause I'm an Atlantean-human hybrid.

[Which she sounds perfectly happy about.]

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[notdreaming]

I haven't had my powers long enough to tell. Do you feel different?

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[backwordscompatible]

Not when I'm on the turtle, I don't think.

How long've you had them?

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[notdreaming]

A few weeks. Just since I woke up on Earth.

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[zerotoawesome]

My powers are pretty much who I am, and I don't really feel any different from usual...

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[zerotoawesome]

[a second later.]

Oh! I felt itchy the other day! That was kind of weird.

video; anonymous location

[andaway]

[This time you get to meet the Big Blue instead of the mild-mannered reporter, Zee. He's still slightly dumbfounded by the whole same-age-as-Dick thing but hey, he's definitely seen weirder.]

I haven't noticed with my powers, but since they all come from within the enegry my cells I suppose as long as there's enough sunlight I wouldn't notice the difference.

[Granted different suns, different kinds of energy but that's deffinitely not the case right now.]

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[backwordscompatible]

Superman!

[The reaction was instinctive; she'd known the possibility of him being here was fairly high, considering who else she'd run into. But it was still something of a surprise to see The Man of Steel himself appear on her screen.]

[Or, at least, a Man of Steel.]

anonymous; text; Batcryption 99%

[hackingyoursensors]

I thought your magic came from within.

text; Batcryption 99%

[backwordscompatible]

[It was the anonymous that momentarily threw her. There were only so many people who knew about how her magic worked--that she knew of, at least--and of that select group, none that couldn't just talk to her face-to-face. So why the texting?]

It does.

But it also weakened on the mainland, just like everyone else's powers.

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[sciencewhizard]

[ Wally had caught sight of this entry on the network and very quickly burst out of his suite. He made the short trek over to Zatanna's and, with his speed letting him break past the force of gravity just enough, he made it up to her window. Unfortunately, he did have to slow down to stop, and when he did, he had to scramble to grab the windowsill. ]

As you can see- my powers're all the same and all great as usual... [ He chuckled, because even he knew the irony of that statement. He pulled himself up, with a bit of work, through the window, and grunted as he hit the floor. ]

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[backwordscompatible]

[She heard him coming the moment he started up the tree, turning in time to watch his highly ungraceful landing on her floor.]

You're right. Nothing unusual here.

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[tactile_telekinesis]

Nah, I feel pretty much exactly the same since I got here. Got the obvious block when I first woke up and when I crashed into the water.

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[backwordscompatible]

The water drains your powers?

[wholenewstory]

Don't - have powers.

How do yours, um, work? At home?

[backwordscompatible]

Long story short, my power comes from within. It's something I was born with, so I've always had it.

Using my family's spells, I can make most anything within my limits happen.

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<fontface=courier>Does it feel different to you?</font>

<small>[Since her discussion with Septimus, she's been thinking about how powers work here compared to back in their respective universes]

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[backwordscompatible]

[Hmm. Another anonymous text. At least she could eliminate Robin this time.]


Not on the turtle, no.