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[ralltiir]

[ Here he is again: Commander Jeroen Akobi. Feeling much less like showing his face than he did when he made his last appearance on the network. Text feels like the better option this time. Gives him a shred of distance. Of anonymity. ]

I'm looking for anyone who might be able to help teach or otherwise strengthen control over Porter-given abilities. I'm afraid I have no experience being anything other than standard human, and the lack of finesse has led to some disastrous results thus far.

[ He's not outright saying the TMI event was his fault but... Yeah. ]

I would be willing to pay for the lessons, of course. Prices commensurate to experience.

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[violetnce]

I've done this before in my world -- I had my powers there. I can help you.

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[ralltiir]

Can you give me more specifics? What do these powers entail? Did you come into them suddenly, or are they innate to your very nature?

[slightlyoffchilt]

I hear therapy is rather helpful with that.

[Wonder who he heard that from!





... Himself!]

[ralltiir]

I was considering more... practical application than psychological assessment.

[ That said, he could probably ALSO use therapy. ]

[slightlyoffchilt]

Assessment and adaptive technique. One would hope you had a thorough doctor at your side.

[ralltiir]

Given my last few experiences in med centers, I'm not too eager to surround myself with doctors by choice.

[slightlyoffchilt]

This sounds particularly traumatic. Have you suffered deeply, or am I reading too deeply into the matter?

[ralltiir]

You could say that.

[ It's not like he's hid the information from others since he's been here. ]

My death was not a peaceful one.

[slightlyoffchilt]

[Oh dear.]

You aren't alone in your particular trauma, at least. Having died, I mean. A decent number of imPorts living in this world have died.

[ralltiir]

I know a few myself. If I were of a different sort, I might suggest some sort of support group.

[vanto]

We need to start a support group for this.

[ralltiir]

You as well, Ensign?

[vanto]

Unfortunately, yeah.

[ralltiir]

What particular flavor of inconvenient ability have you been burdened with?

[vanto]

I'm not sure how to explain? It's like... a bubble.

[ralltiir]

A... bubble. Like a soap bubble?

[vanto]

I wish, sir, that would be far too normal.

It's like ...an alternate reality? No, that's not quite right either... it's like something I can manifest. Isolates myself and whoever I target into a... bubble. I guess.

[ralltiir]

[ Squint. ]

And what happens inside this bubble?

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[iminthebook]

I know a little bit about training powered people. Albeit a different kind of power. Some things start the same, though, I would imagine.

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[ralltiir]

What sort of "different kind of power?" Not the Force, by any chance?

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[iminthebook]

Magic, so close.

From what I've heard, the means and methods are similar, but not quite the same.

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[ralltiir]

[ That's not giving Akobi the best impression off the bat. Force-users, or anything like them, were not to be trusted. ]

My particular abilities are more...physical, and they can spread to affect the people around me in catastrophic ways.

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[iminthebook]

[ Harry's used to be distrusted. its sort of what he expects, anymore. ]

That still does not preclude some of what I know helping. From my experience. Controlling and regulating the body and mind as the key to controlling any power.

The more you can gain exacting discipline of your body and mind, the more you can control them, and thus, any power attached to them.

No guarantees of course, but its a fair bet that martial arts will help, to start. Not just the physical part, but the mental as well.

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[ralltiir]

I can't say I've done much martial arts training aside from some self defense courses in my later teen years. For the rest of my career, my fighting style has relied on having a blaster at my side, or a troop of soldiers in front of me.

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[iminthebook]

Makes sense. In my time and world, there were far fewer who chose to pursue martial arts rather than weapons training, but I think it is something to consider.

Try maybe doing some research online, if you want. It might give you information that could help you figure out more if it is for you.

And I would be glad to answer any questions you have.