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[dreamshades]

[ The video comes on with a flicker, a boy obviously early to mid teens at best sits on a stump looking at the camera. Clearly not not dressing like many others here. He's not looking to fit into the society here, not unless it affords him some fun or what he needs.

He wants to be himself, after all. He will not be shaped or moulded as someone so clearly pointed out to him by this land's expectations.

For now though, he appears to be inquisitive, a curious look on his face as he rolls an apple in his hand.]

Tell me, what do you believe is the most powerful thing of all?

[He says it rather casually despite how odd a question it would seem from a boy.]

Humour me. After the ordeal that some of us have endured a distraction would be welcomed.

[ He touches his expression with nothing more than what appears to be a small shadow of sadness across his face. Something to give his audience to cling to, to feel sympathy for. ]

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[servesthehuman]

[ there's a pause, before Owen responds ]

Strong convictions.

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[dreamshades]

[ And on the first try to, Owen. My is he impressed. Conviction, just another word for belief but far more confined than the actual word itself. ]

That's very true. Conviction can have the power to change the world as we know it but convictions can only go so far.

[bindsthedead]

I suppose it depends on what you mean by power- the power to create, the power to destroy... or the kind of power of an irresistible force, or an immovable object.

I suppose one answer would be death- it's the one thing no one can resist forever.

[dreamshades]

Perhaps I'm looking more for a concept than brute force.
[ But her mention of death, it makes Peter want to scoff. Death was powerful, yes, but if you were smart, if you were clever and lucky enough death could be avoided. Death could never come. He had two of those back in storybrooke, but luck? It slipped through his fingers there. But, not here. He lives, breathes and walks again once more.

He has avoided death. It has no sway over him, no power to hold him and he would be sure to keep it as such. But, as these thoughts boil beneath the surface he gives a feigned sense of interest. ]

Perhaps, but I would have to argue that now. We have gods amongst us, immortal beings. I don't believe death can take the life of something that is supposed to be eternal.

[ Like he himself would be. ]

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[keybearing]

The most powerful thing? Hm. Friendship!

[Of course it is. To Sora, at least.]

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[dreamshades]

[ Your disney heart is showing, Sora. Your big, bright, disney heart. ]

That's very true, Sora. Friendship can be a powerful thing, but, what if someone has no friends? What if they're alone?

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[iamtetsuo]

Power's power. What's it matter what kind it is?

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[dreamshades]

Power without control leads to destruction. Of yourself and the things you hold dear. So, is it truly the only kind there is?

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[abadidea]

Why kind of power are you talking about?

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[dreamshades]

I'm merely speaking of concepts, not the ability to throw people against walls or setting fires with your mind.

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[animalage]

[With no pause whatsoever:]

Superman.

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[dreamshades]

[ Gar, really? ]

Excuse me?

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[rassera]

You wanna know what's the most powerful thing?


A really big gun.

[He's either being extremely or completely serious. Both are correct answers.]

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[dreamshades]

A really big gun?

You mean that odd bit of magic from the land without magic concocted? Seems hardly that powerful.

[ Considering, he could just poof it into something else if he wished. ]

[kendo_taisho]

Truth.

[Heiji...]

[dreamshades]

Truth can be a powerful thing. Depending on how it is used. It can make or break just about anything.

[ But, it could lead to weakness, the total destruction of a person. ]

[illuminescent]

I presume you mean to say that love is not the answer you are looking for.

[dreamshades]

Not quite, I won't deny however that love, true love, is one of the most powerful things there is.

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[112ounces]

Survival.

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[dreamshades]

Survival...hmmm, yes that is something I didn't expect. But, survival can also be a hinderance to some.

[ There are those who would sell their very loved ones up the creek if it meant they could live. ]

The will to survive is in many some just don't have it quite as strongly as others.

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[hisheartsdesire]

[Oh, look. Tobias recognizes Peter Pan. However, he's more or less dismissed suspicions of anything truly nefarious since their meeting in the woods.

This thing reminds him of that... network post Ruka made late last month.]

So, this is an open-ended question? You're not expecting any specific answer? And are you playing devil's advocate once we share our answers here?

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[dreamshades]

Not particularly. I just wanted to know. You get interesting answers all over the place so why not hear a certain point of view of another? How else do we learn and grow? [ says the immortal boy. ]

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[fridgeflower]

[ She still looks like she considering the question, when the feed cuts on, as if she's picking between completely claims or trying to figure out wording. Finally, though, she settles on: ] Human emotion, I think.

Even powerful people are governed by their feelings, right?

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[dreamshades]

[ Ah, yes. How could he forget that? People were a slave to their heart, to their very feelings. A weapon to use against them and game to play with them. ]

You're absolutely right, Laurie. I never even thought of that myself before. [ Nah, he has and will. ]

People may say they aren't but everyone is guided by some feeling, some emotion they carry the most strongly.

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[trickstar]

Luck! Pure and simple! You can do anything and get out of anything if you're lucky enough!

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[dreamshades]

Luck is fickle. Some may have an abundance of it, others may not. In the end, you can't be lucky all the time. Fate doesn't play that way.

[ Unless you have some kind of magic that Peter needs to know about. ]

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[rathercommon]

[ Kitty smiles at him in recognition - and in a bit of apology. Surprise! Guess who wasn't a local at all? ]

Hullo. I think that sheer will is the most powerful thing there is.

video; how dare. thousand year dungeon

[dreamshades]

[ He made his assumptions she hadn't been a normal girl. The locals all had their fears when he passed by them, so why not this girl? Now they're just confirmed.

He offers a smile in return, accepting the unspoken apology. Really, he figured it out awhile ago. ]

Determination? Yes, that would be powerful. Not many people have the passion, the drive to go after the things they want. They often hold themselves back. [ Be it from morals or just laziness. ]

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[dadroid]

[ He remembers the small party Peter had thrown back in the day. He'd mostly stayed to ensure Callaghan was safe, and hadn't interacted much himself. Still, the question is curious. ]

Progress.

Growth.