007: AMAs, Third Round

[tarnishedavenger]

So, we've got a load of new people, and that means it's time for me to do the only thing it feels like I get on these comms to do anymore: AMAs.

For you new people, I find it helps when we get together and explain a little bit about ourselves, any powers we have, and our skillsets. That way we know what we're starting with and what we can build off of. So, please, come and introduce yourselves and be willing to answer questions.

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[wheyoftheadept]

yeah, anyone going by Scylla, 8-bit, or Orchid.

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[credit_not_blame]

[Stacia laughs.]

Yeah, that sounds incredibly familiar. Politics, violence, and way too many teeth.

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[fuckcable]

[ Adorable, and yet he has no regrets about being cautious. Ric has known more than one person who isn’t always in full control of their powers. This miraculously doesn’t include himself.

He shrugs, and the corner of his mouth twitches upward. ]

Mm, I remember something like that. I get along with sometimes giant wolf monsters. I just give teenagers with powers space.

[ A lot of the mutant kids he grew up with were twitchy with good reason. ]

And I don’t want to cause an indoor earthquake any more than you want to be caught in one.

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[credit_not_blame]

[There are a few dead Jorgmund employees from Stacia's "interview" process that would say that she doesn't have full control over her powers. But they put a shock collar inside of her before she did anything to them, so she doesn't feel bad about turning them into empty meat and puddles of blood. They started it.]

That's probably for the best. We're a wild and rascally bunch.

[Stacia tosses her comm onto the cushions beside her and then climbs over the back of the couch so that it's between her and Ric, as though that's completely reasonable behavior. She turns her back and starts stripping out of her jumpsuit while speaking over her shoulder.]

Feel free to hang out by the door. I generally like to leave people with an unimpeded exit when I demonstrate this for the first time. No one's needed to flee the room screaming and peeing, but I think knowing that the option is there probably helps.

[notvulcan]

I wouldn't expect that. I sounds like you've had to settle a lot.

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[nyanhat]

Thankfully, we can all come together over the common ground of "not letting the world be smote by the wrath of an angry goddess."

For a very, uh. Weak value of "thankfully."

[ All things considered: it would probably be a lot better if they just went a few more rounds and the world didn't get turned to stone. ]

[breq]

Settle? No; I would say adjust.

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[credit_not_blame]

I don't think I've had to fight an angry goddess yet. Eldritch horror from beyond the bounds of space and time yes, angry goddess no.

[notvulcan]

Adjusting is a better way to put it, yes. Have you been able to deal with it?

[breq]

I do. Although there are times when I feel incredibly disoriented, still.

[fuckingaqua]

Yeah, no prob. Just remember, he was a huge asshole. It's basically 9/10ths of anything he ever said. So you could basically tell him he's a dick and then ignore him anytime if he acted up.

And that's the secret to staying friends with someone. Keep that hypothetical on lock just in case.

[ Reasons Tucker's friend group hasn't really grown and didn't really exist before Blood Gulch. ]

[notvulcan]

Installing a ship's intelligence in a human form is beyond the capabilities of our scientists.

[ Might as well return the observations of earlier. ]

I'm sorry that you're stuck this way.

[breq]

I am what I am now. And I can't change it.

[ She says that tonelessly; flat. Although it hurts. ]

So I just try to keep moving.

[bothbarrels]

[ North looks amused at that. ]

Not sure I necessarily agree, but it can be a good tool in the arsenal.

[notvulcan]

That's all one can do. I wish you success in the future, dealing with this thing.

[breq]

Thank you. The sentiment is appreciated.

[acroodawakening]

Oh! It's just soup! I know what soup is. One of my friends makes really good soup. I'm just used to it having stuff in it.

I invented some of the same things Phil and Hope did, at about the same time, like fire and shoes, just not agriculture. Wish I'd thought of that one, it's pretty inspired.

[Inspired by the death of his family but he doesn't say that.]

[He keeps digging through the basket, shaking the little jello cups and looking entertained by the jiggling.]

Where I'm from is kind of...new. I guess is the best way of explaining it. There's room for new things to be made that already exist in other places.

[notvulcan]

You're welcome.

[fuckingaqua]

Eh, everyone's different. Me and my friends deal better in the social version of those huge Legos they use for preschoolers.

[bringinghopewithme]

That 20 bucks better go in - I don't know - what are they calling the money you save for your kids in your time? College fund? That sounds right.

Also usually that bet happens the other way around. I want an explanation.

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[nyanhat]

Can't say I recommend it, but eldritch horrors don't sound much better, to be fair! And I don't even know what "eldritch" means, but it already paints a picture, you know?

[ There's no Lovecraft in Tellius, but man, those syllables just seem ominous. ]

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[credit_not_blame]

"Eldritch" is basically something so weird and spooky that you look at it and you brain goes "you know, I think it's time to curl up in a ball and scream forever". The only reason I'm not screaming and gibbering is that I had something making it a little more comprehensible for me.

Still gives me major nightmares, though.

[locked to South]

[bringinghopewithme]

Yeah, I did that. Irises and hydrangea, right? Did you find the care basket? I hid it in the vase.

[he's had to make so many that he has a little stash now of baskets in one of the tree planters. South got candied violets, a hot chocolate bomb, and raspberry chocolate squares.]

[bringinghopewithme]

[Bunny heaves his sigh before he returns to the communicator. The kids all understand the concept of hunting for treats, and here where their evil overlords are likely to confiscate everything, the adults need to catch on.]

I'll get you another one.

Actually if I'm making one sampler, I might as well make two. What are your favorite fruits, and do you like things that taste more bitter or more sweet?

[video]

[bringinghopewithme]

[quite literally, truth be told!]

You're in luck, I'm potting strawberry pups tomorrow. Soon we'll have double.

[and Tio will just happen to receive a small bowl of perfectly ripe strawberries every morning in the cafeteria now, when Bunny makes his fruit rounds checking that the new hire kids are getting more to eat.]