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[mildmanneredwriter]

So, I'm told it's customary to introduce ourselves after porting in.

[Clark adjusts his glasses and smiles into the camera, only a little discomfited by being on the feed. (At least, it only shows a little.)]

I'm Clark Kent. Different from the guy I heard used to live here—same name, no relation. Sorry I wasn't able to meet more of you in person at the swear-in, but I gave it a pass since lunar travel made me a little nervous. I don't even like planes. Might have been for the best, all things considered.

[He chuckles, slightly more at ease now.]

I've already gotten answers to most of the hundreds of questions I'm sure we all had upon arriving here, but I have to ask—does anyone else have a ridiculous power? Because I can summon a typewriter from nothing. And that's all.

[That is, of course, a lie.]

I'd love to hear some of your stories.

[ooc note: this Clark Kent is a human with powers, not a Kryptonian, and while he bears a superficial resemblance to DC's 'standard' Clark in a strong-jaw-and-glasses kind of way, it's nowhere close to identical, for those who knew him.]

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[reexamined]

I can also summon something. A weapon, specifically, a blaster pistol.

Yours sounds significantly less useful.

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[mildmanneredwriter]

It is. I mean, I can go out and buy a typewriter. I suppose I could find myself in need of one while traveling, but that's what laptops are for, even if I like the feel of a typewriter.

How does a blaster pistol work?

[reexamined]

"Like the feel of a typewriter."

You point it and fire it. It is a gun, Clark.

[mildmanneredwriter]

Something about the way the type hammers hit the paper. It's a quirk. [He waves a hand.] You called it a blaster pistol. Most people would just call it a pistol. Why the extra descriptor?

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[cassassin]

[ ... she's not going to assume anything. the tics are all off, and the face is vaguely similar, but... ]

That's... one of the weirder ones. That I've heard.

The same typewriter, or... [ would you get a room full to bursting with typewriters if you weren't careful, clark. ]

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[mildmanneredwriter]

I think it's the same one; I've only tried to do one at a time, and it looks the same. But it could also be that my power's set on a specific brand.

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[cassassin]

Won't wake up with five, at least. Maybe.

[ghoulking]

I have met someone who could summon small pigs.

Some powers are sillier than others, I suppose it's how you use them, in the end.

[mildmanneredwriter]

Summoning pigs doesn't sound so bad. You could sell them as pets. Or bacon.

[ghoulking]

She'd cry if she heard that.

She kept all of them, and all of them were called "Waddles".

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[cigarbribery]

I can generate fog. That doesn't really sound ridiculous in itself, but my name's Foggy.

[Yyyyyep.]

The Porter has a terrible sense of humor.

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[mildmanneredwriter]

[Oh, this poor guy. He has to laugh.]

It could be worse. What if your name was...ehh...Chip, and you could summon potato chips.

[cigarbribery]

It could be even worse. My name could be Chip, I could summon potato chips, and I would hate potato chips with a burning passion. [A chuckle. Yeah, it's a pretty funny power for him too.] At least with the fog thing I can make a dramatic entrance whenever I want to.

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[divaricate]

Ooh, pick me, pick me.

[ The voice is Eastern European accented, and she speaks in a flat, unimpressed or apathetic tone. ]

I have the great power to make everyone I care about here port out.

[ That's more of a consequence of being here for years but L O O K. ]

And I can do useless things with my current powers.

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[mildmanneredwriter]

Well. That's straightforward.

[He wants to sympathize, but he's not at all sure it would be accepted.]

Useless things like what?

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[divaricate]

Well, it's magic, so ... almost anything useless you can imagine. [ also useful, but details. ]

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[am_i_a_monster]

[She gives him a friendly smile.]

A typewriter? You think they'd at least let you summon up a tablet or a smart phone. I have an enhanced sense of smell. It's really annoying on crowded elevators.

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[mildmanneredwriter]

I don't mind, really. There's something about typing on a physical machine that's soothing...when I don't have to do a lot of editing. Enhanced smell sounds much worse. Do I want to know how many people skip deodorant?

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[am_i_a_monster]

I guess I can understand that.  I do tend to prefer my harpsichord over piano or a keyboard. 

[She shakes her head.] 

You really don't.  You don't want to guess how many I suspect skip showering too.  I mean, I understand when they're homeless.  But the rest are too much.

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[bodilesswarrior]

[She can tell that it's not her Clark, not quite, and she has to mask the disappointment. It would have been easier to go with audio, but she wants to see if her recognises her regardless.

Her expression is intrigued, her tone friendly; nothing more, nothing less. ]

Do you actually use a typewriter?

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[mildmanneredwriter]

[There's no sign of recognition, but certainly friendliness.]

Not all the time—my agent would kill me if I did. But yeah, if it's a really rough draft I just want to get out of my head, or if I'm in a certain mood. Sometimes I need something more tactile.

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[bodilesswarrior]

[At least that means they're on common ground.

Assuming he's not being as dishonest as she is, anyway.]

Makes sense. I still scribble in notebooks sometimes. [Not to mention the scrapbooks.

She misses her scrapbooks.]

A typewriter could make a good blunt weapon in a pinch, at least.

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[senateur]

[ She wears a cordial smile as the video begins and her tone is friendly when she speaks. ]

Hello Clark, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Padmé.

I've never seen a typewriter in person, though from what I understand, it's no longer commonly used by the people of this planet. Does it have some significance to you?

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[mildmanneredwriter]

[He raises a hand in friendly greeting.]

You're right about that. It's not sentimental, exactly, but sometimes I like getting my thoughts down on paper. It's about getting them out of my head, not making them easy to share with someone else. Feels kind of like meditation.

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[senateur]

Meditation; that's a lovely way to put it. I've never used much paper for writing before, it's not common where I'm from, but I have enjoyed the opportunity for it here.