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[wing_attack]

[He can do this. Who cares if people think he's weird for this? He has people who don't think that, too. He turns on the video and smiles a tiny bit, before speaking.]

So I'm just wondering... a couple of things, really. First of all, how many people are here who are under the age of twenty? It feels like that's a lot of people here - more than you'd usually see in any kind of population. Has anyone tracked that kind of stuff?

And second...

[Here we go.]

How many people had what people might call... powers or abilities or magic at home? Like, stuff that most people can't do but you can do? I'm not counting if you come from some kind of world where magic is common, but where it's rare and people would stare at you for doing it, that's what I mean.

[... He's kind of run out of steam.]

Th... that's what I was wondering. Let me know. I'm not trying to like... track people down or something. I'm just curious.

[He flicks the video off and goes to get a drink of water. That was kind of scary.]

Comments

[chickshades]

Yeah...

Damnit, I really hope that's why.

[wing_attack]

... Are you going to be okay?

[chickshades]

Yeah, it's fine.

[ It's not but... if he can't get home, worrying about it won't help. ]

So... did you have some kinda power too?

[wing_attack]

... Yeah. I'm usually a bird at home.

[chickshades]

...like a strain?

[ Those are the only ones he knows can take animal forms. ]

[wing_attack]

A what?

[chickshades]

Like...a person who's got powers but didn't get them from one of the Kings.

[wing_attack]

The whats? Uh... technically it's technology, but not from my planet.

[chickshades]

Never mind, I guess that's just a my-world thing.

But what, so you're like a robot bird then? Cause that's pretty awesome.

[wing_attack]

No, a feathery bird. A red-tailed hawk. But I wasn't always one. The technology that let me change is what's not from my planet.

[chickshades]

Oh. Still you can fly and everything, right? That's still pretty cool!

[wing_attack]

Yeah, I can. That's my favorite part about being a hawk.

[One of them, anyway.]

[chickshades]

Are you gonna collect all the flying-types then?

[wing_attack]

I'm already well on my way, I think.