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[twelfthspark]

[At first, Arlene thought the number belonged to that guy from the party. Alex or whateverhisface. Perhaps it's lucky the network popped up before she wrote the message she was going to; asking the numbered at large on a date would have been awkward.]

Wow you guys really believe this stuff, don't you.

[Totally sincere and not backhanded at all. Really. What, can't you tell her tone from her typing?]

Okay. So how do I get my own superpowers?

[That actually is asked out of genuine interest, although if she'd bothered to read just a bit more, she'd have an answer to that question.]

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[pheromonecoffee]

Get bitten by a radioactive turtle.

[twelfthspark]

Cute. Come on you all had to get them somehow.

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[ursoreckless]

find a glowing pink snake statue or go mess with a blood key

except that you might not get any powers for a very long time. that's the nature of the club.

[twelfthspark]

Mess with a blood key? I'm not dumb you know.

[boredallready]

i think it jus kinda hapns u cant contrl it or u may not get ne

[twelfthspark]

Well that's no fun at all. >:(

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[summit]

Mostly by accident, or, fighting the bad guys.

[twelfthspark]

Bad guys, huh? Tell me more.

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[dododo]

Get involved. Talk to people.

[twelfthspark]

I'm doing that right now and look! no superpowers yet.

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[dragon_blossom]

only cuz i saw it with my own eyes

go have a party with the blood keys everything will work out just fine

[twelfthspark]

Nice to meet you, too.

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[poisonousflame]

cross your fingers and wish real hard

watch as i'm getting the reference totally wrong

[twelfthspark]

and say "I do believe in fairies, I do" right? Cute.

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[ninthmelody]

From how everyone else seems to be getting them, put yourself in massive danger.

[twelfthspark]

Yeah yeah Blood Keys right?

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[destinedforrock]

Well you know - [High-drawled.] - it's a tad difficult not to believe when it elevates you quite all at once to a whole new level of eloquence, and fits you with a new natural accessory!

[twelfthspark]

[Welp. That sure is a talking unicorn.]

holy crap

Is that real??

[maven]

I wish I knew. I'm a bit jealous of everyone gaining things.

[twelfthspark]

See, someone knows where I'm coming from!

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[belphe]

I'd only recently become aware of this network myself. Someone here had told me that we are hosts for a past incarnation and that things we do (or don't do) will force us to remember and gain things that had once belonged to them.

What you believe, of course, is up to you. I'm not even sure what I believe at this point.

[twelfthspark]

What I believe is my business. Let's just say I'm *intrigued*.

[parkourbot]

what was your first one

[twelfthspark]

If I already had one I wouldn't be asking, would I?

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[darkcharge]

Maybe you don't have any.

[twelfthspark]

[Maybe your face.]

Then what's the point?

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[grannyfucker]

See? That's what I want to know! Christ, and people got on my case for asking the same question. That's injustice is what it is!

[twelfthspark]

They keep telling me to go play with the Blood Keys. What do I look like, stupid?