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[wordaday]

[Try as she might, Sookie can't figure out how to do this anonymously, so at the very least she won't show her face. It's too damn embarrassing.]

does anyone have good tips on faking powers? i need to know in the next few days.

thanks!

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voice; private

[shifting]

You've got me. You've got yourself. I just - worry you're bringin' some unwanted attention to yourself now. It's just gonna raise questions.

voice; private

[wordaday]

Look at it this way- now if I tell anyone a power, they're not gonna believe me anyway.

[It's not an elegant solution, but she knows enough about the human mind that she's fairly sure it'll work out that way. People are people are people.]

Besides, I'm not worried about other...["imPorts" still feels strange in her mouth. She can't quite use it yet.]...other people like us, who's gonna pay me any mind? I'm more worried about those weirdos. They're like fangbangers, I swear to god.

voice; private

[shifting]

You kiddin' me? It's other imPorts you should worry about, yeah. Trouble can come packin' some big guns here, same as home. That Crane guy? Some of the people who out and call themselves villains? [he shakes his head.] I'm not saying the imPort fangbangers are any better, I'm just sayin' you've got reason to be cautious on all sides. Telepathy... that's still somethin' people could be inclined to use. Even if they've got powers of their own.

[a pause.]

...And I know you won't, but just take a little extra care not to mention your gift 'round a guy named Dr. Chilton. Guy's an asshole.

video; private

[wordaday]

Sam, you don't think I've got 26 years of knowing how to handle this? I'm not stupid, I'm not going to go out looking for villains for fun.

[Then she switches the feed then to video, so he can get a good eyeful of this Look™.]

And I already spoke with both, unfortunately. Dr.Chilton seems a little full of himself, got uptight when I said something about Dr Phil. And the other guy is just creepy.

video; private

[shifting]

Doesn't stop them from findin' you half the time.

[just being honest here, Sookie.]

That sounds about right for him. But what the hell did Crane have to say to you?

video; private

[wordaday]

[....well just because it's true doesn't mean you gotta say it like that, god.]

He asked me if I was a cheerleader in high school and then suggested a church in Miami he said he liked.

[Weird crap, man.]

video; private

[shifting]

...Yeah, I've got no explanation for that.