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[teaspectre]

[ So hey, this is Annie. She's been a little hazy around the edges for almost a week now, having trouble even grasping certain items, cups slipping through her grasp- it's getting really out of hand. ]

Alright, this is getting ridiculous.

Has anyone else got powers sort of like ... Not invisibility-- Intangibility? Or something sort of like it? Because it's just being a right pain for me not being able to get a handle on it.

I can offer tea and lunch in exchange for any help, and I promise, I'm excellent, proper company.

-- Oh, my name's Annie, and really, I won't bite. I'd just really love to get the hang of this ... whatever it is.

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[paintjobs]

Ah, got phasing, did you? That's a useful one.

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[teaspectre]

Is that what's it called?

[paintjobs]

In some circles. We had an artifact that lent that ability, in my own universe. I got pretty handy with it.

[voice]

[weapabilities]

Intangibility? Meaning... things would go right though you?

Sounds inconvenient at best. I haven't heard of powers like that before, but I guess I'm no expert on them either.

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[teaspectre]

Well that's a lot of help.

[ SIGH. ]

Sorry- No, I don't mean. It's just, like you said, inconvenient.

[voice]

[weapabilities]

Sorry... is it an issue of activating it or deactivating it?

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[newsfeed]

[ Christ, it's a party.

And while he has no doubt that someone, somewhere, will tell her not to talk to him, it's far better to start off with a friendly text than get right to randomly locking conversations. ]

Maybe we ought to petition them to require user manuals with all new powers. I could use one, myself.

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[teaspectre]

[ Yeah but Annie's the best person to have at a party, okay. ]

That would be amazing. A bit unlikely, but a great idea.

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[newsfeed]

Then I'll text you when I've got the petition going.

Surely there's someone here with intangibility experience. Other superheroes. Ghosts, perhaps.

[ so subtle. ]

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[knightunbraided]

I have the ability to put anyone around me in a very good mood! It's like a powerful aura of cheeriness!

[Indeed, if Annie focuses she might feel that such power radiating over the network. How does that work? Who knows!]

It's a very useful gift and I'm quite thankful for it!

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[teaspectre]

That ... might actually help. I think it's a bit tied to my emotional state. Except even when I'm perfectly happy and fine it still acts up.

.. But you're lucky, that is kind of a useful gift! [ Oh, what was that? Is she somehow feeling happier already? Well, it's just subtle enough not to notice. ]

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[knightunbraided]

I'd be happy to take you up on that offer of lunch if you want your mood lightened.

[He seems genuinely pleased at the idea of being able to help.]

What is your power, if it's not too bold to ask?

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[rathercommon]

Hullo again.

[ Kitty's smile at Annie is fond enough. ]

I don't know how much help this will be, exactly, but I have got the ability to cancel out others' powers. If you'd like a bit of a...rest from the intangibility.

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[teaspectre]

You've--

Oh my god you're coming over right now. I'll make lunch.

Please.

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[rathercommon]

Oh!

[ Wow. That was fast. ]

Yeah, I've...got today off. I'd be happy to.

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[humanistic]

So-- how many more mugs do I need to bring home?

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[teaspectre]

[ How dare u. ]

It's not like they really need replaced. We've got plenty, haven't we?

[ s i g h ]

Three.

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[humanistic]

[He's not laughing at Annie, when he laughs--he's just laughing.]

I don't know, you can never have too many. [A little more kindly, he adds:] Three it is. Unmatching, since that's part of the tradition.

You'll manage all this, and soon. I know you will. Don't worry.

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[bratziska]

So what happens when your powers go haywire? You just go right through things when you least expect it?

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[teaspectre]

More or less. I mean I've sort of experienced them going a bit crazy back home already- they're mostly the same here, but. Even back home I never had the best handle on them.

Although it's- I mean I can tell when I'm getting a bit .. intangible. I start turning all hazy around the edges. [ s i g h. ] Sort've like a ghost.

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[bratziska]

( Oh. More people that had powers back home. She frowns a little. )

Well, at least you have those warning signs. It really might just be a matter of practice.

( A beat. ) Were powers common where you're from?

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[symbionic]

Oh, shit, you're an X-Man!

[ Because that's a reference everyone around here is bound to get, right?

Or maybe it's just people with universes with X-Men. ]

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[teaspectre]

[ Waht. But ugh no, she totally knows the reference, kthnx. ]

Uh, no, I am so not that special. Besides, I'm pretty sure there are a few X-Men here, and I am definitely not one of them.

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[rocketsmodernlife]

Can you phase through everything?

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[teaspectre]

Seems like it depends on my mood, but generally speaking... I suppose.