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[nolimitation]

[ 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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[nolimitation]

Yeah, you could say that. So what am I supposed to do, just try and shove it back down? Somehow I feel like trying very hard not to set anything on fire would have the opposite of the intended effect.

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[superoverachiever]

Suppressing something and controlling something aren't the same thing.

[She rubs the back of her head.] You have to admit it's there. You just have to be stronger than it.

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[nolimitation]

[ Olivia doesn't answer for a moment, just closes her eyes and presses both hands to the bridge of her nose. Finally she sighs softly, drops her hands and looks back at the camera. ] Right. You have any advice about doing that?

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[superoverachiever]

You control fire? The first thing is always find a safe place to practice.

Then you practice setting only what you want to on fire. And then you keep practicing, because it's gonna take a lot of work.

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[nolimitation]

[ Wry smile. ] I was afraid you might say that.

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[superoverachiever]

It's not easy. But it's possible. [Her face twitches a little beneath the mask.] Good luck with it.

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[nolimitation]

Thank you.