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[canaria]

[This video opens with a woman in a bubble bath; the bubbles stop just a couple of inches under her collarbones, and her hair is pulled back in a tight bun. Sara has the device precariously balanced on the edge of the tub and leaning against the wall.]

My name is Sara Lance, hello, hi, greetings, etcetera. Among the ranks of the new here, I guess. Clearly, I'm already taking advantage of some downtime in my new place of residence.

[And trying to not think about recent painful losses back home.]

So fun story: Back in my world, I don't have any powers that would be called superhuman per say. But according to that file thing I have some now? Anyway, I have a more serious question about that: Are control issues a, well, issue with those ones we get here? Because uh. If so, I'd rather get that adjusted sooner rather than later. Any and all advice welcome and appreciated.

[She's absolutely not considering the weird bloodlust side effect from the Lazarus Pit back home as a 'superhuman' power, despite its weird magical/mystical origins or whatever the hell. As for her powers here, she's not saying what they are yet. Most of them seem not really dangerous on the surface, exactly, but she's not dumb enough to think that they couldn't be dangerous in some circumstance. Something can always go wrong. Something can always control her rather than she it.]

Or, if you don't have any advice on that topic, you Maurtia Falls people especially can give me advice on the best places to get coffee here.

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[trigeminalheadache]

[ Caitlin isn't one to judge others' choices.

...okay, she isn't apt to do that out loud. She's gotten a few looks herself for not (yet) opting to have her shoulder and arm healed. Said injuries are the reason why she has the device carefully aimed to just show her face. ]

It's nice to meet you, Sara, even if it's here and not back home. [ Pause. ] I'm Caitlin. I'm friends with your sister and other, um, mutual friends. Anyway, that's not the point. I can definitely attest to power control issues. So, yeah, they're a thing.

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[canaria]

[She's multitasking.]

Home's kind of a mess, as I'm sure you well know, so maybe we're luckier to meet here rather than there. [or maybe here is just as messy WHO KNOWS, not Sara.] So, is it like meditation and yoga to get the powers under control here when they DO go south?

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[helpline]

Depends on the power! Do you have eye lasers or spontaneous sugar cube generation?

[ said 100% seriously ]

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[canaria]

Not exactly eye lasers, but something close. Ish. And more vocal. [She means like a sonic scream thing. She's got a couple others too.]

But sugar cube generation would be nice for tea. [Yeah, she puts sugar in her tea when she drinks it; she doesn't drink it plain.] Although, probably sticky.

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[pyrogue]

Not from Maurtcia Falls, but found a good place last time I visited - the Lean Bean Grinding Machine on [ handwaves street intersection here. ] They can make one hot cup of joe.

[ He also can't quite stop himself from raising those eyebrows. ]

You could've waited half an hour, you know. [ The "not that I'm complaining" is unsaid, but possibly apparent in his voice. ]

not here

[catchacold]

[canaria]

Ah, excellent! Thanks. Also? That's probably the most hilarious name I've heard for a place here so far. I love it already.

[She makes a mental note of the intersection, and will put it in her phone as soon as her hands are dry enough. Drying hands on a shower curtain is harder than it looks.]

I'm multitasking; I'm mastering the fine art of relaxing and information gathering.

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[sentielemental]

[She asked for advice but that doesn't mean Toro has to look at her and how she's all...bubble bath-y. And if his face is a bit red, well, no one has to see it.]

That--uh--really depends on powers but--most of them take a little fine-tuning. You don't learn how to read or write without practicing either.

[voice]

[canaria]

[ha, sorry, she's multitasking -- relaxing and information gathering at the same time. Sometimes that meant the results are ... this.]

Understandable. I mean, I've done the control issues thing before, even though it wasn't really a power back home --- long story -- and it's not something I'm excited to sort of repeat here with actual powers. Hence the 'sooner rater than later' hope.

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[boobwindow]

[ Sara Lance now, huh?

A tall, blond woman appears, dressed in some kind of white costume and red cape. Her blue gloves can only be seen for a quick second. ]

Control issues are commonplace for those who've never had powers before.

[canaria]

[yep, more Lances!]

Then I guess it's too much to hope that the results are more on the harmless and hilarious side rather than the disastrous.

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[catchacold]

[So that is Sara.

Len doesn't know why she chooses to do this from a bathtub, but he honestly isn't even thinking about judging that one way or the other, not that he likely would have cared much either way. Her choice, her business, but most importantly this is Sara. This is the Sara he knows, he is certain of that. Looks, voice, mannerism, everything.

What he's less sure about, what he can't know, is whether this is also the Sara that knows him. Part of him almost doesn't want to find out.

Even so, he finally turns on his device, switches to video - not in a bath and fully clothed - and realises that he has no idea what to say. Not a feeling he's overly familiar with.]

Sara.

[canaria]

[Because she's multitasking, that's why.

If she'd been drinking or eating something, she would have half spit it out and half choked on it as soon as she saw that face and heard that voice. God, she's got to see him in one piece. Somehow.]

You're-- [--not exploded?!?

ok Sara be chill, be chill. She doesn't really know what to say, how to follow that up, either.]

I mean. Holy shit, hi. [That's relief in her voice, yes. And surprise.]

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[notsheepish]

Should I start with, "Welcome to the neighborhood?"

I'm Ruby, one of your new neighbors-ish, and I can definitely send you some recommendations for coffee here in a bit if you want. Personally, I'm pretty fond of this little place called "Flour Crown." The coffee's just okay, but the pastries are to die for.

As for the powers, yeah, it can take a little testing to work out. Depending on what it is, I'd say find a friend and some space and just practice a bit.

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[canaria]

Neighbors with pastry recommendations? I hit the cool neighbor jackpot. [Said with a smile.]

I don't know if start out by intentionally subjecting someone to these. I mean. Unless they've got some sort of resistance to effects of powers or something. Is that a thing? It's probably a thing.

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[lovestoys]

[A video of a pretty girl. A video of a pretty girl in a bath tub. Hello. This is like all his desperate pathetic fantasies come true and while he has absolutely nothing helpful to offer because he never read his welcome packet nor paid any attention thus far, he just has to comment.

Because, well, you know.]

Hey baby. What's your power? [he smirks into the camera, trying to look at cool as possible. Which is hard to do in the dorky outfit he's wearing combined with the fact he looks about twelve.] It's gotta be like super hotness, right? Cause you're so fine, girl.

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[canaria]

Uh, thanks? [she's not 100% sure how to respond to that but OKAY. that happened. she almost laughs. almost. at least she doesn't, though.]

I will say being here has quite a sense of humor when it comes to bestowing new powers.

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[prostheticbody]

Practice makes perfect, so they say. What kind of power is it?

[The purple-haired woman isn't exactly an expert on powers, though, but she is familiar with Maurtia Falls. Too familiar, perhaps.]

There's a place on the corner of 12th and Diamond Avenue that's decent. Just watch out no matter where you go. If you haven't figured out already, Maurtia Falls isn't always the friendliest place around.

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[canaria]

Two of them sound painful, the other sounds weird. [Super vague, but. Eh.] It'd be nice if our arrivals here came with our own personal trainer or something.

[She nods.]

I'll do my best - I'm not too afraid of a fight. [Starting one, finishing one, whatever.]

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[beautifullies]

[Claire hasn't had the chance yet to really formally introduce herself to her roommate. She hasn't had one in a long while, and honestly, she's been busy trying to understand what it means to live in a place with one of the highest rates of crime. Not that she hasn't seen a lot of death, but it's a legitimate concern.

From the living room, she gives a little wave.]

Hello, Sara. I'm Claire and funny story: we live together.

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[canaria]

Hi! Nice to meet you. [A small smile.]

I promise not to walk around the residence covered in nothing but bubbles. [Just in case she was worried about that.]

[assays]

Hello, Miss Lance.

[Peggy offers her a warm smile in greeting.]

In answer to your question about ah, control issues. I did have a few problems with my powers when I first arrived. I found that taking the time to practice with them helped me a lot.

[canaria]

[she offers a quick smile in return.] Guess it's different times for everyone, then? Depending on the person and the power in question?

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[lightinside]

Sara!

[She can't quite believe her eyes. Out of all the people that could come from home.]

You're here! When did you arrive?

[Laurel has so many other questions but she doesn't want to bombard her.]

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[canaria]

[That makes two of them who can't believe their eyes. First Leonard and now Laurel -- those losses she was trying to distract herself from seems to be alive and well here, thank god.

Laurel lost Sara twice back home, so if Laurel doesn't know about her own fate back home, Sara isn't saying anything about it. She wouldn't want to risk putting such a damper on the reunion here, considering the stack of tragedies and bad luck in this family as it is already. And if she does know about her fate back home? Then, well, not much changes -- then they both know.

When she speaks, she speaks quickly, but with emotion in her voice because she can't hold back all of it -- she's holding back a lot of it though, considering. Largely relief, but a few other emotions stacked in there too. If it looks like her eyes are watering, she'll blame it on the bath. She'll also blame her voice on the fact that she's just really glad to see Laurel -- which she is, but again, there are other reasons for it too.]

A few hours ago? Long enough to get information, get to my residence, and hop in a bubble bath. Not long. How about you? Where are you?

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[airshow]

What kind of control issues are we talking?

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[canaria]

Any and all possible kinds that may come up. I'm not ruling much out in thinking about the what ifs.

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[tardily]

Sara!

[ There's this burst of bright light on Barry's end of the feed before it settles into something that just goes back to normal sunlight. ]

Depends on the— powers involved? There's some that are more involuntary than anything else.

[canaria]

[she smiles.] Man, it really is a big Central and Star City reunion up in here. [oh hey, bright light!]

Uh, mine are apparently a loud scream type thing, and a couple of others which just. Sound too weird to even be real. And I've seen Some Stuff.

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[magnitudes]

( Forgive her how aggressively Australian she sounds, and the fact there's a grey parrot with a red tail perched on her shoulder, investigating something in her hands. )

I'm not in Mauritia, but there's this pretty sweet place called To Bean Or Not To Bean over there, if you can get past hipsters and Shakespeare references for five minutes. Nice espresso, caramel macchiatos worth dedicating a postcard to.

Power thing's messy. Figure you got help with that already, but.