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[ Olivia's looking down when the camera comes on, trying to find the right way to phrase this. When she finally looks up, it's with a thoughtful, worried expression, and she takes a deep breath before she speaks. ]

It's pretty obvious to me by now that having... abilities isn't exactly uncommon here. It is, where I'm from. I met a few people who did have... I guess you could say special powers, back home, and... Maybe it's just the circumstances those abilities came from, but to say the results were disastrous would be an understatement.

[ She glances away, pressing her lips together. Coming to the point isn't easy. If she were asking one person, that would be one thing, but she doesn't know who to go to, and letting everyone know just how clueless and confused she is right now... It's not her favorite thing in the world. ]

I was hoping someone with some experience with this sort of thing could tell me how you handle those abilities. How you control them. Something happened to me when the city was attacked, and... I don't want it to happen again. I don't want to risk hurting anyone.

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[neverleftharlan]

Hi.

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...hi.

[ This is not awkward. Not at all. ]

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[neverleftharlan]

[The silence hangs for a few seconds.]

You all right?

[cowled]

[Eyebrow raise.]

Holding out on me, Olivia?

[He sounds, of course, perfectly lighthearted about this entire scenario.]

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[ She smiles, a little weakly. ] Not really. I'm as surprised as anyone else.

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You weren't hurt, were you?

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[zerotoawesome]

So, you're developing powers now? What did you do?

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Apparently I am. [ A faint grimace. ] I started a fire. Does it matter what it is specifically?

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[zerotoawesome]

It kind of does, yeah. I mean, you wouldn't help someone with crazy psychic powers the way that you'd help someone like me.

That's kind of cool, though. Do you know how you did it?

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[alpha_squad_leader]

Hi. [Have a quick wave from the green spiky guy.] Back home at the school, they taught us training and practice were important to getting your powers under control and being able to use them effectively.

If it's okay for me to ask...what kind of powers do you have?

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What kind of training? Honestly, I don't know if it's safe for me to practice. All I know I can do for sure is set fires, and the two people I know of with that ability did a lot of damage before we found them.

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[polyhistor]

Could you extrapolate on the sort of powers you mean?

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[ Deep breath. ] I started a fire with my mind. I was injured, since before I got here, and... suddenly I was fine, like the accident never happened. That's all I know for sure - there were a few things that happened where I'm from that could be related, but I don't know if those were me or something else.

[kelpful]

Oh man, I can relate. [and then because he's nosy and read the other threads--] You've got fire powers, right?

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[ She nods. ] Apparently. Can I ask what yours are?

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[wintershepherd]

[ He can relate, Olivia. ]

It's kind of weird waking up one day and being able to do strange stuff, huh?

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More than kind of. Is that how it was for you? That sudden?

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[lostundercover]

Are you alright?

Abilities aren't a thing where I'm from, but I'm trying to find a way to fight them. In case we have to.

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I'm fine. As fine as anyone can be with this sort of thing, at least.

[ She pauses, lips pressed together, before she goes on. ] In my experience, people with abilities are as dangerous to themselves as they are to anyone else, but... I don't know if that's the case where other people are from, where this sort of thing is more common.

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[andaway]

I have helped quite a bit of... beginners get a hold of their powers, and I was a teen with no idea how to use them once as well.

I could try to help.

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I'd really appreciate that, if you don't mind. [ Her smile's pure relief - she'd hardly dared to hope for someone who actually knew what to do in these circumstances, abundance of powered types or not. ] Because I really don't have the first idea where to start with this.

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[superoverachiever]

You control yourself. If you handle that you can handle anything.

I know it sounds corny, but that's how it is.

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[ Olivia smiles a little thinly. ] That's usually not really a problem for me, but... this is a little more than I'm used to.

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[crossestheline]

What did you do?

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[ Olivia sighs softly. That question just gets more fun every time it's asked. ] I set a pack of zombies on fire with my mind.