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[It's been a few days since Ryan's arrived in Heropa, and after the weekend in Nonah he's come to realize that he's actually not going anywhere anytime soon. He's actually a hero…like…with real powers. The whole thing's bizarre, but when the video pops on anyone watching will just see a blonde teenager with a newsboy cap firmly planted on his head sitting on the floor of his room at Residence #004, despite the fact he should possibly be in school right now. Whatever. He'll figure it out later.]

So I have a question. What if I don't want one of my powers? I can talk to someone about making an exchange, right? What if I want to trade out one of them for something less…[He just makes a vague hand gesture. He's not sure he feels like disclosing that his powers freak him out a little.] Like…like, I don't know, flying? Or…shooting lasers from my eyes? Something?

[There's a sheepish smile accompanying the sentence.] Okay, so I don't really know a lot about this whole hero thing. It's one thing to play pretend on stage my whole life, but this? I don't even know where to start. [A lull of silence follows as Ryan thinks of how to continue, but he seemingly grasps onto a totally other thought just then.]

Oh! But hey, speaking of, who can I talk to about getting a wireless microphone? I've got something I want to try.

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What? Is it normal to be able to stretch yourself ten feet where you're from?

[A beat.] ...but yeah. We're pretty superpower-less in Albuquerque.

It's not normal. But it's not the worst you can get stuck with either.

Maybe not. I just sort of wish they made this more clear.

Okay. So...I told you what mine are. [And yours are...?"]

Mine are worse than being able to stretch myself ten feet.

What's so bad about them that you're not giving them a name?

Would it be rude of me to say that it's none of your business?

Probably! But I'm still going to ask anyway.

Then I'm probably gonna be rude anyway.

You say that like I've never dealt with rude people in my life. Come on.

Listen, unlike you, Stretch Armstrong, my powers are actually of a pretty personal nature, alright?

But if you really didn't want to tell me about them you wouldn't have tempted me with the knowledge that they're worse than mine. See what I mean?

I didn't realize you were a psychic too.

I don't hear you denying it. So?

Maybe false temptation is my superpower.

But that wouldn't be a very bad power. [Ryan

The point.]

I can't even tell if you're for real right now.

Exactly.

Seriously though. Since yours are worse than mine supposedly haven't you ever wanted to trade?

No. Not really. Mostly, I've just wanted them turned off.

Is that even possible for any of our powers...?

Sometimes. If other people have the right powers to use on yours.

....really? Like negation? [Well now he's going to cling to that false hope.] I didn't think that was possible here. Think they'd be hard to find?

No. I live with someone that does it.

[...he's thinking. Plotting, actually.]

Can I get a name?

I'm not pimping my housemate out to a guy I barely know.

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