002 - Take your protein pills and put your helmet on ; video

[geonomy]

Who: Clay Terran and all of YOU!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Vanquish, bridge
When: 6/29, afternoon

[When the video comes on, Clay's looking at it with a big, excited grin on his face that seems to only increase in wattage once he realizes it's on. He sits back on his heels then, arms wrapped around his knees, though they probably won't stay like that for long.]

I haven't been here very long, but I've still met so many people with such cool powers! [And, indeed, he begins to gesture and lean forward as he describes each power.] Super strength, fighting with magic cards, reality bending, and flight! I never even knew those kinds of things were possible outside of comic books and tv shows!

[He rocks back again, arms winding around his knees once more as he seems to calm just a bit.]

So tell me about your powers. What are they like? Is it natural to you, or do you... I don't know, have to call on something in order to make it happen? And for you people who don't have powers, like me, what kind do you wish you had? [And the thought of it just makes him move once more, arms out and gesturing.] If I could have powers, I'd have flight, the ability to breathe anywhere I wanted, and super durability. Or maybe - maybe adaptability? That way I could go into space any time I wanted without getting into a heavy suit!

[... Aaand calm again.] So, yeah. Powers? I really want to know. It's of astronomical importance.

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[ino]

[ She looks amused ]

You're taking all of this well.

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[geonomy]

Can't think of any other way to take it! I'm not going to get anywhere if I sit around feeling sorry for my awesome-powers-less self.

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[radiantwingedone]

Everyone of my world can learn to use magic, so I would not consider it a power...

... But I can understand animals. [ That one he does consider a bit weird. Oh well. ]

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[geonomy]

You can? Wow, that's awesome! [He's never heard of that one yet, and he's thrilled to learn about it.] One of the greatest mysteries of my world is what animals are actually saying; people are still discovering new things!

So, what kind of things do they talk about?

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[innercactus]

[ This one is purple and pretty clearly made of plants. ]

It is a Sylvari thing, but I can make plants grow! Like taking a seed, some fertilizer, and some clean water, and then there's a bridge! Or just growing clothes instead of making them from cloth! [ He waves a hand, and the petal-like sleeve should be fairly obvious. ]

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[geonomy]

[Holy christ he looks like awesome.]

Whoooa... How do you get them to grow like that? We take a seed, some fertilizer, and water, and we have to wait forever just to see a little sapling show up. But look at you - you're wearing plants!

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[stefanged]

Adaptability would be pretty cool. [For a second, bro, he almost thought you had asthma from that "the ability to breathe" comment.]

Hm... you know, I'd like to be fluent in every language. These translator-things are useful, but it feels like cheating.

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[geonomy]

[Hahahaha oh hell no, Clay's pretty much at the top of healthy, physical condition here.]

Man, tell me about it! I only know two, and I'm not even that great at the second one! To be able to understand anyone in the world... Think about how much we could just talk to people.

... You know what'd be cool? Fluent in every language, even extraterrestrial language. That way, we'd be able to communicate even when we come across alien life forms!

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[unbearablynaive]

[yeah he's maroon and has a bright yellow stone in his forehead--but he's also smiling at the question]

I can do most of those things you mentioned, though my adaptability is somewhat limited and I do require breath. Food, drink, and sleep are optional for me, however.

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[geonomy]

[Moon and stars, he looks like awesome too.]

Most of those things? [By the look on his face, one would think he said "all" instead of just most.] That's still amazing! And you don't even have to - Dude! You don't even have to worry about getting lost in the wilderness or anything - That's awesome!

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[bolder]

Magic cards? That sounds pretty lame to me. [Toph's face is the epitome of unimpressed as she scoffs loudly.]

You're sort of a dork, aren't you?

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[geonomy]

Hey, don't knock the magic cards! The person who uses them fought giant skeleton monsters with those things and knocked them down flat! [HE IS SO PROUD OF HIS CAPTAIN OK]

And I think I went way beyond "sort of" years ago. Total dork, here.

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[savedtheworld]

Hey, check this out!



[That's right, he's just... going with that right off the bat this time.]

[Video] i love you

[bolder]

Wow, Aang, that's amazing! [Going with this, too.]

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[geonomy]

[His eyes go wide at that, because seeing powers is super, super cool.]

What is - [He leans forward to get a good look.] Is that telekinesis? Or something else?

[everydayhero]

Getting to fly is pretty awesome, I'm not gonna lie.

But if I could have any powers, I think I'd want... to be able to manipulate the flow of time. You know, speed it up or slow it down around me.

[geonomy]

Oh, man. That sounds like it'd be so useful. Getting through a boring lecture just by speeding up time a little? Yes. Gimme that.

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[blindoptimism]

... Magic cards? Really?

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[geonomy]

Yeah, really! My captain's taken on huge monsters with those things, and guess who won? [THAT'S RIGHT. HIS CAPTAIN.]

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[save_the_souls]

[He makes an amused sound]

Adaptability sounds like it'd be a useful power.

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[geonomy]

It would be, huh? I mean, if you really think about it - If you could adapt to anything, you could pretty much survive anywhere! Man, that'd be the coolest super power to have!

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[recopy]

You mean, like superheroes and things from movies? [The fact that they're literally in a tv show right now is going to occur to him a bit later, maybe. BEAR WITH HIM HERE THERE'S ONLY COMPUTER WIZARDRY WHERE HE'S FROM.....what is this superpower business] I don't think I've met anyone here like that yet, as far as I know! But I guess we are out in space...it only makes sense that people from other planets might be able to do crazy things. Man, it's still a lot to think about though (･o･;)

I don't really have any powers! I just equip things my Operator gives me, so I guess it's more like picking up weapons than anything. If I could do things without having to equip them, though, that really would be pretty useful! Being able to fly anytime you want...I don't think I'd mind that too. So easy to get to high places!

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[geonomy]

You wouldn't even have to worry about taking the plane to go somewhere at all! If you did, that'd just be plane ridiculous. :D :D

Being able to use any weapon your Operator gives you is cool, though! I haven't even touched a weapon ever. What kinds do you get to use?

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[notmutantbutmiracle]

Nice to see you are just as positive as when we first met, Clay.

[Wanda grins mildly as her video feed clicks on. Clay had certainly been nice enough to reach out to Wanda and try to explain things when she first arrived. Perhaps that is why she's willing to indulge his question.]

My powers... they were... well, they were given to me. So to speak.

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[geonomy]

Hey Wanda! [Clay grins back, though his isn't nearly as mild.] Good to see you with a smile on your face. [And he means it, too; he'd been worried about her and her reaction to everything, so he's happy to see that she's loosened up enough to smile.]

Given to you, though? By who, if you don't mind me asking?

[averagestar]

Hm... I don't think I ever really thought about it before. Rather than some sort of power, I think I'd just like to be able to stand out a bit more?

Oh! Maybe being able to heal people with music!

[geonomy]

Oh! Like, you sing a song, and they get better? I saw a movie with a character like that when I was a kid!

That sounds like it'd be really cool to have. Really helpful, too!

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[pain_train]

I don't have any innate whatsits. I just don't ever give up.

[The power of... Stubbornness.]

Though it'd be so fucking cool to be able to fly! I think that's the power I would want too.

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[geonomy]

Never giving up is a super power we both share, then. [Better to call it that than stubbornness, most definitely.] But oh man, wouldn't flying be so awesome? You could go anywhere you wanted and fly up there with the birds! And you wouldn't even have to pay for any of it.

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[experiencepoints]

Well, I'm a mage, but that's pretty normal for my world. I can do a little bit of healer, too, but I'm best as an offensive fighter, focusing on elemental attack magic and status effects.

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[geonomy]

Oh, so like - [A standard RPG game, he was about to say, but uhhh. Probably best not to say something like that.] Llliiike... fire, water, elemental stuff like that?

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[horrendous]

[Wow, that's quite a list. And this guy is bouncy. He's interesting, though, so Hiccup bites.]

Does being in the wrong place at the wrong time count as a power? What about sarcasm?

I'm working on the flight thing, myself. Nothing-- nothing beats the feeling of flying.

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[geonomy]

You can fly? [Gosh, every time he hears about a person that can fly, it's as if he's heard about someone being able to do it for the first time.] Dude - that right there totally counts as a super power!

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[thebarkside]

youve got a million answers already!!
but im gonna chime in anyway :D
im the witch of space!
so i can fly and i am sort-of immortal
and also i can manipulate the sizes of things
and also because i lived in asgard i can grow plants and things really fast??
its all sort of confusing but pretty neat too

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[geonomy]

The witch of -space-? [Of course, that's the first thing he latches on to.] dude, that's a whole list of powers there! which one's your favorite out of them all?