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[lifepreserver]

not 100% sure what's going on here but problem number one out of a million:
the delorean shrunk.

[No, that's not some strange euphemism -- this is Marty's first post to the network. And said post is totally very eloquent and not awkward at all. But really, who cares about eloquence at a time like this? A time when he can't get his brand-new, so-called "powers" outlined in his file to work properly.]

do these weird "powers" of ours work on command or what?
because I would like a car-sized car back
not a clown-sized car if at all possible.

[Okay. Does he sign off with his name? Does he just leave it at that? What do.]

-marty

p.s. all right, if this is all just some strange dream, I'm waking up in:
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well that's too bad.

[Is this where he hits "post"? There is where he hits "post".]

Comments

[walkingballpit]

How does a Delorean shrink? They weigh over a ton.

It depends on the powers. Some powers you don't turn off - like you're always super-strong or self-healing or have a kinetic shield. Others set off automatically or else you choose to use them.

You want a better answer - then you'll have to share what your powers are, bro. But nobody I know is a human shrink ra- actually check that. I do know someone who could resize your car, but he's not here right now.

It's definitely not a dream.

-- Robbie B.

[lifepreserver]

[Oh, okay. A response. Marty does his best to respond in a timely fashion, but touch screens are definitely pretty foreign feeling at the moment.]

they shrink when your power allows you to resize it?
I had to make it more compact to fit it through the door somehow

[Not to be taken literally. He basically means it arrived with him, and he had to make it more portable somehow in the transition from weird underground arrival to Heropa.]

now it's stuck like this; I can't reverse it.

[So signatures are a thing then? Why not.]

-marty m.

[video]

[hands4healing]

Sometimes, you have to practice with your powers to learn how to work them.

[Says someone who still doesn't exactly have a grip on her own powers yet.]

[lifepreserver]

[Marty blinks in surprise at the video feed, but in the end he just rolls with it.]

If I had something disposable to practice on, that'd be a good idea.

[But the DeLorean? Not sure he wants to use that as the source of an experiment. (Even if he really has no choice.)]

[worstprime]

Sooo...is your power only shrinking things? Do you know for a fact that you can make it er...big again?

Also, I'm gonna go ahead and ask...what the hell's a 'de lorean'?

[lifepreserver]

According to my file I can? [Though he doesn't say this with the upmost confidence, given that he's still pretty confused and disoriented, it being only his first day here.]

It's a car. [He says with the slightest lilt of what is more like "It's a car?", because maybe DeLoreans don't exist in this weird 2014 timeline?]

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[braided_icarus]

what's a delorean?

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[lifepreserver]

A car.

[He wonders if he's going to be asked that a lot.]

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[pacifistaggressive]

It depends, honestly.

Some powers work on command, others are passive, at least in my experience.


It's the passive ones you have to watch out for.

[lifepreserver]

because you don't know when they'll strike?

[Honestly, if you would have told him he would be talking about real superpowers a few days ago -- well. He might have believed it, given everything he's experienced. But still. This is all too comic book-y.]

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[brushoff]

Some do, some don't. Maybe you can find somebody who can make things bigger?

voice

[lifepreserver]

[Marty pauses at the voice feed, and with some fumbling, switches to match.]

Know anyone off the top of your head?

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[guerrilla_morph]

[ Somebody call the cops for vandalism!!! ]

HOW DID YOU GET A DELOREAN???

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[lifepreserver]

[this isn't vandalism!! It's a serious issue!! And oh god all caps.]

It came along for the ride

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[oxfordian]

Not a dream, I'm afraid; although not as terrible as it could be, all worldly possibilities considered!

[ "was that naive optimism or subtle and deliberate douchebaggery?" a game played often with charles xavier ]

With that statement aside, it may very well depend on your powers -- and what they are.

[lifepreserver]

[Marty doesn't seem to take the effort to differentiate between naive optimism or deliberate douchebaggery, at least not today. There are important questions to be asked, problems to be solved, etc.]

All worldly possibilities considered, you're probably right. But this ranks high up on the list of weird things I've seen, and it's a pretty impressive list.

[As for his powers...] I'm supposed to be able to make the DeLorean bigger or more compact, and then there was something about time manipulation. Someone's idea of a joke probably. [He's more concerned about the former not wanting to work a second time more than he is the latter.]

[animalage]

i wouldnt bother fixing your car. theyve got hovercars here anyways. totally cooler

[lifepreserver]

[blasphemy!!]

no, I really need to fix this car if I can

[And then, because he can't help himself (and because apparently hovercars are a thing here and it wouldn't be weird to mention it):]

besides, the delorean hovers just as good as any of these old floating classics I'm seeing around here

[selfimage]

[ when did all of his dreams come true? ]

That won't do at all. We'll have to get that fixed right away! Have you tried a little Huey Lewis?

[lifepreserver]

[Squinting at this response. Maybe he's interpreting it wrong.]

Huey Lewis and the News?

[aggressiveapathy]

try clicking your heels three times

[lifepreserver]

[helpful]

I left my ruby slippers at home

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[setright]

A car is your biggest concern?

[lifepreserver]

what can I say, I'm taking one thing at a time here

[In actuality, yes, it is one of his more bigger concerns; he doesn't want to be stuck in this wacky superhero version of 2014 permanently, you know.]

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[bulwank]

You must take command over your abilities. Make them your own. Defeat any difficulties you have with will and passion! Unfortunately a commanding voice alone will not be able to give you the experience you need.

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[bulwank]

Also I am confused about your comment concerning a car. Are you able to summon vehicles at will?

[Because that-

sounds amazing.]

[ex_question191]

Ok "marty"

[ he's met batman, but he still kind of thinks this is more likely to be someone who's watched bttf dropping some key words and a prank. actually, he kind of wishes he'd thought of it. ]

[lifepreserver]

[Another reply he's just squinting at, because just what is that supposed to mean? He glances at the name attached to the feed, then:]

ok "stiles"

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[bullysandwicher]

delorean... Is a car?

[lifepreserver]

[Woah, weird mask.]

Uh... yeah.

[altercate]

Why did you sign this?

[ don't give your name out to strangers!!! ]

[lifepreserver]

[hey he was going to go with an alias, before he realized that it's probably a moot point, given that the government already has documentation of him with his real name plastered all over it.]

I don't know
was I not supposed to?
I figured it was like leaving a note for the "network", and you always leave your name at the end of a note.

[parallels]

suppose you could find someone who's power is making things larger.

[lifepreserver]

know anyone like that?

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[xpostate]

[ marty mcfly. no, that's stupid and impossible. so maybe not strictly impossible, the multiverse is apparently a very big place. but still stupid, really really stupid. ]

I think you're a year early. But the good news is we have flying cars anyway. [ it is not 2015 yet, marty. ]

Depends on the powers, and how used to them you are. given that you just arrived, I'm guessing it's very low on the second. What did they give you, the ability to make your car bigger?

[lifepreserver]

[stupid and impossible, standing right here.

There's a pause after reading that first line. "A year early". That's rather... specific and out of the blue; but surely no one here would know about his little stint into 2015?]

a year early to what? [...seems to be the safe response. Though he is tempted to ask about Air Mags.]

don't forget about smaller, too
pretty useless if you ask me.

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[gevurah]

Sounds like a driver's nightmare.

[lifepreserver]

it's pretty high up there
but at least it's in one piece.

[He guesses. At this point he's taking a break from freaking out about it, to be resumed at a later time.]