001 | Video

[honeyxlemon]

[ As soon as the video feed begins, there is a face that is, perhaps, just a bit too close to the screen. ]

Ooh-! It's working!

[ And then she backs up, eyes brightened and a broad smile stretching from ear to ear. ]

Oh, my gosh! I can't believe that this is actually happening! Superpowers! An alternate universe!! Can you [ you being directed towards nobody in particular ] imagine the possibilities?

[ She spreads one of her arms out and upwards (quite dramatically), the motion causing her glasses to slide down the bridge of her nose. She pauses for a moment, and, afterwards, promptly straightens herself, her forefinger pushing her glasses right back up.

Maybe she got a little too excited for a second there. ]

Anyways, I should probably introduce myself! My friends call me Honey Lemon, and I look forward to spending some time here with everyone!

Comments

[theslayerofgod]

Yeah, I think so too. But the good thing is, if there's bombing and you're surrounded by a bunch of people with powers, I guess that's safer than if you weren't.

Uhh... still better to just not have the bombs though.

Given the choice!

[honeyxlemon]

Oh, right! If it were a chemical bomb, I could actually stop that now..

But like you said, it would be better to just not have them at all!

[theslayerofgod]

Huh? Oh, Porter powers, I guess? Chemical bomb stopping seems kind of specific, though.

[honeyxlemon]

I'm still trying to figure it out, but I think I can speed up and slow down chemical reactions. Technically, I couldn't completely stop it, but I could temporally keep it from going off!

[theslayerofgod]

Hey, that's not bad. Sounds pretty useful, actually.

I wonder if those powers are connected to a person's personality or something, though. Were you involved in chemicals before?

[honeyxlemon]

I'm a chemical engineering student! I've always loved chemistry, so it can't just be a coincidence, right?

[theslayerofgod]

Huh. Yeah, its almost like that thing understands us.

Or maybe I'm thinking about it too much. Hard to say!

[honeyxlemon]

It might. If everyone's new abilities correlate with their interests, then it would somehow have to.

[theslayerofgod]

Right! Unless... there's also the option of people's interests somehow reflecting some kind of latent ability in their genetic code.

[Uh. He blinks a few times because... where'd that come from? But okay sure let's go with it.]

If that's the case, then it wouldn't have to see inside our heads or anything, just bring out a person's potential.

[honeyxlemon]

[ She nods in understanding, her eyes widening a bit at the possibility. ]

I've heard theories on that before [ in her own world ], so it could be possible. I mean, I've heard that certain genes make make a person more creative or more adept to critical thinking than another, but I wonder how specific it can be.

[theslayerofgod]

Yeah, me too! From what I've seen here, it's not that far-fetched, either. Even on other worlds, ones where powers are common enough like mine, a lot of people's abilities are in line with their personalities or interests.

[honeyxlemon]

I think some interests might be too particular to be found in your genetic makeup, so maybe the tech that brought us here is more like a mindreader of sorts?

[theslayerofgod]

...yeah, you're probably right. But that's a little worrying - makes me wonder. I'm not sure I want some machine reading my mind.

Still, I have to admit that's a possibility. Maybe even more than that.

[honeyxlemon]

Maybe we'll eventually figure out how it all works.

[theslayerofgod]

Hey, we can hope.

...anyway, if you ever need help getting around or recommendations for places to go, let me know, okay? Happy to help!

[honeyxlemon]

Thank you so much! I'll definitely let you know!