savetheearth | o3. → audio / video

[Luci's voice comes on over the network, and she sounds pretty excited.]

I got something back! Not just some vague feeling or a maybe memory, but an actual power! This is completely unexpected! I didn't think in my wildest dreams that I'd be able to use magic or anything like that, especially like this!

It started earlier, and since then, through lots of experimentation, I've been able to figure out the following: I can make things brighter, and I mean REALLY bright, but not darker; I can make little balls of light in my hands, but I'm not sure if they just stay there or if I can do anything with them--I really don't want to accidentally break something in my room; also, this--

[The video turns on to a bright, glowing blond's face. And arms. And yeah everything. It's almost like there are dancing lights underneath her skin. Meet Luci, resident goody two-shoes, overachiever, and now human disco ball.]

Which is really cool, but I haven't actually figured out how to turn it off yet. So, um, help? Anyone?

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Hey, unintentional or not, I'll take it. [now she's the one beaming, though it's slightly more metaphorical.]

I didn't give you an echo, did I? I recognize that look.

I did! I feel like it's a really important one, too!

If it got the lights to turn out? I'll say. Crisis averted! For now. Can you turn them back on?

No, wait, don't test that. Not yet, at least.

Well, it kind of did. It's hard to explain. It's more that I remembered what I needed to be doing in order to turn them off.

[She lights up again.]

And on.

Oh, cool. Crisis seriously averted. Wait, I'm the one who gave you control over it? That's... okay, that's kind of awesome. I like helping people, even inadvertently. And vicariously.

All right, so this was probably mostly you, but if you want me to take any credit for it, I'd be happy to.

No, see I remembered something about myself. Well, my former self. And that helped me figure out how to control it, at least somewhat.

[Lights out.]

But you did help. You've been very helpful!

Awesome. I'll call it a victory.

Sorry, I've never had an echo come up in casual conversation. I don't know how they work. I mean, even less than I understand regular echoes.

Really? Because a lot of mine have triggered when talking to someone. Of course, apparently former me knew him so that's understandable, but still.

Huh. I guess that would make sense, but I am a little surprised that this is the first time I'm hearing about former people knowing other former people. At least, that I can remember. The only other time I've seen conversations kick off echoes was between a boyfriend and girlfriend having a yelling match.

They weren't mad or anything, I think they just like yelling.

It wasn't a yelling match, it was an argument. And we're not boyfriend and girlfriend!

[Pause.]

Oh. You were talking about someone else, weren't you?

Yyyep. [she gives Luci a very amused look.] If you've run into Tavia, you already know how she can get. If you haven't... well, look forward to it. She's a good kid, she just gets loud and talks about abs and butts and Nic Cage a lot.

No, I haven't.

[Don't think she didn't see that, Brooke.]

What was that look for?

What look? I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. And if I did know, it would have nothing to do with the "he's not my boyfriend" thing that I have heard from so many adorable teenagers in love.

First of all, I'm not. We're just friends. I would probably be much more giddy and giggly if I were; not that I know from experience, but that's usually what I tend to see when my classmates have crushes or when they're talking about their boyfriends.

Ez is just a friend. A good friend even, but just a friend.

Hey, I believe you. I'm just teasing.

...Out of curiosity, is there anyone in the numbers club you're interested in? Sorry, sometimes I get really gossipy. It's a side effect of hanging around so many teens.

I haven't really been on here long enough. And anyway, school keeps me really busy, so I wouldn't begin to have time. Or interest, for that matter.

Ah well. I'll just have to get my fill of gossip somewhere else. Not like we're running short on it anywhere.

What does Mecha-Stalin allow you to do when you're not a disco ball, anyway?

Sorry, I'm pretty boring for the most part.

[It's not nice to call her dad Mecha Stalin, Brooke ~~although it's pretty accurate~~.]

Huh?

I mean what do you do for fun. Sorry, I guess I could've just come out and said that, but why use one word when ten will do?

Oh, right, I should have thought of that. I don't know, not much, school keeps me pretty busy most of the time.

You don't have, like, any other interests? I know you don't know a lot about dance music, but what about other genres?

...Wow, sorry, I'm getting kind of nosy. If you want me to stop probing you, let me know, I totally will.

It's okay, I don't mind.

Well, I like to read up on and learn random things.

Oh, cool! When you get old enough to drink, remind me to take you out to a bar. There's one around here that does trivia nights that you would probably be pretty good at. It's not, like, Final Jeopardy tough, but it's not single Jeopardy either.

I mean, I assume we're still going to be friends in a few years. I don't think it's too far out of the question.

That's not for a long time, but sure. I can't promise that I would drink, but I would be all for random trivia games.

I don't see why we wouldn't be.

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