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Dear guy at the restaurant if you're actually a network person and not just someone who's really weird:

That was really lame.

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[Oh, come on, now he's got ten year olds criticizing his complete lack of secret agent skills. At least, he's guessing that a kid's handwriting with this message is probably referring to that.]

Well, I couldn't think of any other way to get your attention.

I guess it kind of worked.

Mostly it was kind of suspicious and this was the only supsicious-y thing I knew of.

How'd you know I was a network person though?

[Ah, the awkward part of the conversation. As though it hadn't been awkward enough already.]

I can sense power. I've gotten a lot better at it lately.

[Better than telling the kid, "I think you triggered something."]

You were kind of setting that off. I was curious to see who it was.

Setting it off? [yea guess who has no idea how much power he radiates??]

You're radiating a lot of power.

[Is he just now breaking this to the kid? Crap. But someone should...maybe there's a way to shut it down a bit so he's not as noticeable.]

Have you gotten some special skills back or anything like that?

I can summon these blob things, and I heal faster, but nothing else really.

I heal pretty fast, too. That might be relatively normal for the network.

[But the blob things...that's interesting. Is that the power he felt?]

What are the blob things like?

They're these dark things that come out of the ground and they look like they have masks on and they slash at things.

[Yeah, that sounds like something his idiot bugmonster self would like to fight if he didn't keep it together.]

And you control them?

Not really. Mostly they show up and then run away from me.

How do you get them to go away once you're done with them?

[long pause]

Usually they end up getting killed. [meaning he doesn't.]

So you've only called them out when something bad is happening?

I summoned it once to show someone, but I couldn't get rid of it so I had to chase it away.

I wouldn't mind seeing them either, although I wouldn't need to chase it away. I'm good at dealing with that sort of thing.

Maybe if you worked with them, you could get more control of them? And get some of that power under control?

If you can get rid of them I guess that's ok.

Maybe! I never really thought about it.

Yeah, I'm the guy who turns into the big bug-thing. I won't have any problems with them.

[Congrats, Phillip, you just ate at a restaurant owned by a giant cockroach.]

It's not a bad idea. Could come in handy if something bad happens.

Really? That's so cool! [phillip you think everything is cool.]

Yeah. How should I practice with them?

Yeah, that's me.

[He's always weirded out when people think the bug is cool, but in the case of a kid, he'll excuse it.]

Find a quiet park somewhere. A place where people aren't likely to accidentally find you. And make sure you have someone on hand who can take care of them if they get out of control.

Ok. [that's actually pretty easy seeing what the bitties on this network can do.] How should I actually try and practice with them?

Edited 2014-01-04 03:48 (UTC)

Maybe just try telling them things to do? Like really focusing on it? Something simple, like "Hey, you, blobby thing, please go pick up that can and throw it in the trash."

Ok. I can try that. Thanks!

Good luck. Let me know if you need someone to help you keep them in line.

Thanks!

What's your name?

I'm Hajime.

What's yours?

I'm Phillip. It's nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too, Phillip.

Just be careful when you're testing your blobs out, okay?

I will!

[Nevermind the content of the initial post. It's the replies that catch his attention.]

He's right, you know. How do you not notice that you're leaking so much power out?

I don't know. I don't feel anything! I don't even really know what you mean.

[He does not understand this. His own powers make sense compared to this!]

I've been able to sense spirit energy or whatever for a little while now. I get a damn headache whenever you're around.

Spirit energy? [you keep not actually explaining things.]

[He doesn't see the leap of logic here.]

I can sense where people are and how strong they are. You've got a lot of power coming off you and it gives me headaches.

What's it feel like?

[He . . . actually doesn't know how to explain this. How do you explain a sixth sense? It a couple of minutes before he replies.]

I just feel a sort of pressure on the air, I guess. I can tune most people out like background noise, but I can't do that with yours. Now that you know about it, think you could try toning it down a little? I'm really sick of having my head hurt.

[it takes a while for Phillip to reply back- a minute for the Echo and a moment longer for him to figure out exactly what happened.]

I think I can feel that too now. But I still don't know how to control my own.

Ugh. Terrific. Why the hell is it that I seem to be the only one who can regulate their power in any way?

[Luke and his fire technique, and now Phillip and his spirit energy. Why is it so impossible for these two to tone things down?]

Sorry. I can bring advil?

I'll handle it.

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