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[animalhats]

[ The video comes to life with a scowling pre-teen in a cute pink hat with ears. She looks like she's trying to look threatening and not quite managing it. ]

I'm Princess Powerful, and I don't care what the weird meanie-faces said, I will totally find a way home and I will punch everybody if I have to. I woulda punched those those people who woke me up but they did something to me and I couldn't get my powers to work right. But they work now, so nobody better mess with me 'cause I can kick your butts!

[ she pauses, and looks a little less fierce ]

Um, but if there are people who died here, maybe some people I know are here? Gert, she's kinda fat but not in an ugly way and she wears glasses and has purple hair and is super cool. And Alex has big curly hair but he's actually a bad guy so I guess I don't really want him to be here, maybe.

And I guess my treehouse is pretty cool. But it's not as cool as the Leapfrog, so there.

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[crotcharrow]

--Mol?

[He blinks at the screen a few times--there's no mistaking it, he'd recognise that animal hat wearing 12 year old anywhere. Treehouse. So she's in the Wood sector. It wouldn't usually take him long to get there, but with this whole rationing thing, he really shouldn't be taking risks. But when did Tommy Shepherd ever think before he leapt?]

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[animalhats]

[ Aaaaand that just gets an even bigger scowl out of her ]

TOMMY I AM GONNA PUNCH YOU SO HARD IN YOUR STUPID FACE AND THEN I'M GONNA KICK YOU AND THEN I'M GONNA PUNCH YOU AGAIN!

[ Yes, she's yelling ]

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[crotcharrow]

[Okay, so that isn't the reaction he was expecting. He has to lean away from the console a bit.]

--Woah woah! What? What'd I do?

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[animalhats]

You left me at Mt. Rushmore! DUH.

[ She crosses her arms and scowls at him ]

That was stupid. I'm stronger than anybody, I could have helped. I'm not scared of stupid Skrulls. They're not as scary as Gert was when she was cranky.

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[shorttempered]

Princess Powerful, huh? Now that is a name. [While Mark might not really believe that, there's no hint of condescension here.]

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[animalhats]

[ You, sir, are rewarded with a big Molly-girl ]

Isn't it great? I picked it myself!

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[shorttempered]

It is! Though it raises the question: are you a princess or does your powers make you a princess?

[video]

[alpha_squad_leader]

Uh, hey.

[Vic offers a little wave. He remembers when Molly came to visit the X-men in San Fransico and how he and his classmates went clubbing with her friends.]

I'm sorry but I haven't seen either of those people or any of your other friends from back home.

[video]

[animalhats]

[ Alas that she has not yet done that. ]

How do you know my friends? [ suspicious ] Are you an X-man?

[video]

[alpha_squad_leader]

They're sort of friends of my classmates and I too. [He nods.] I am. I'm Anole...but you can call me Victor.

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[demon_brat]

Princess Powerful? Really?

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[animalhats]

[ SCOWL ]

Yeah, really. You got a problem with that?

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[demon_brat]

It is ridiculous.

Princesses rarely tend to be interesting, let alone powerful.

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[wintershepherd]

That's a pretty awesome name! I'm not sure how the rest of us are going to measure up to that.

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[animalhats]

[ GRIN ] I know! That's okay, it's a superhero name, so if you're not a superhero, you can still be cool.

I'm the coolest superhero ever, though.

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[wintershepherd]

We don't have superheroes where I'm from, but I think we're missing out if they're all great like you. So what's the right way to address you, Princess Powerful?

[video]

[withoutaworld]

[ Her lips might be twitching as she tries to hold back a smile, but she's trying. ] I don't think I know your friends, but uh... hi. I'm Nomad - I'm friends with Speed.

You got powers to go with that name, Princess Powerful?

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[animalhats]

[ Not a grown-up, friends with Tommy... Molly deems this person "okay" and grins happily ] Your friends with Tommy? Cool! Hi, are you a superhero? Do you have powers or just cool gadgets like Chase? How old are you?

[ when she takes a breath and finishes ASKING questions, she finally answers one ] Yeah-huh! I'm super-duper strong and when I was using my powers, a guy broke a shovel over my head once. It kinda tickled.

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[withoutaworld]

I think I'm officially jealous. Super-strength would make my life a lot easier.

I'm... [ Blink, frown. ] Probably 18 now, actually. I haven't been keeping track. But yeah, I'm a superhero. The only gadget I really have is my shield, and otherwise it's just me and a lot of training.

[video]

[nolimitation]

[ Olivia's smiling faintly as the video comes on, but it's friendly and not at all condescending. This girl could be Ella in a few years, albeit a bit more aggressive. ]

Hi, Princess. I'm Olivia. I like your hat.

...is there something else I can call you? Because Princess Powerful's kind of a mouthful.

[video]

[animalhats]

[ Accepting her name and complimenting her awesome hat? Molly's grumpiness fades very quickly in the face of that, even if Olivia is a grown-up. ]

Thanks! Isn't it awesome? I've got a ton of hats at home, kitty hats and dinosaur hats and hats with cool little pompoms on 'em.

Well, I guess so. You can call me Molly if you really want, but if I'm being a superhero it is definitely Princess Powerful, and not 'Bruiser' or something, because Chase is a dummy and Bruiser is a boy name.

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[nolimitation]

Got it. Molly for now, Princess Powerful if anything comes up.

I'm afraid we don't have a lot of cool hats here, but there are probably some people you could talk into making them if you need some new ones. Did you find anyone you know here? [ YES SHE IS CONCERNED FOR THE SMALL CHILD. Even if she has super strength. ]

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[justlittle]

[Bean doesn't do video with just anyone, but with other kids he doesn't feel the need to put up the same walls. Plus her hat is ridiculous what threat could she pose?]

Are you a metahuman?

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[animalhats]

[ Well, I mean, she's not exactly tactical, but if she takes a swing atcha, you better hope you're fast enough to get out of the way.

Cute hat notwithstanding.]

What's that? Like somebody with superpowers?

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[justlittle]

That's... roughly how it was described to me.

[He's only guessing because in his experience, kids don't brag publicly about being able to "kick butts" unless they can back it up, and she doesn't exactly come off outwardly like the physically strong type. So, Bean figures she might be hiding something.]