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[imanapexpredator]

sooo what kind of powers do you guys have? were you born with them or get them in some freak incident or what?

[He pauses as he types out the text, considering if he should be honest about his intentions or not. It's not like he had any sinister plans or anything. It's just a matter of being private. But he doesn't want to sound too weird or shady. This sounds shady doesn't it??

He types and deletes a bunch of times, unhappy with most of the reasons he tries to give for asking the question. This one makes him sound too weak, this one makes him sound too ignorant, this one just makes him sound stupid. Eventually he settles for...well, nothing. He just gives up and hits send.]

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[takeitslow]

Yeah, yeah. Just saying. There's ways around the law.

But why not after you got stronger. Genuine curiosity, not lecturing here.

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[imanapexpredator]

By the time I was stronger I just - I had a lot going on. My mind was occupied with other things.

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[takeitslow]

Well, there's a mission for you when you go back. Maybe touching the thing again will give you more powers. Like heat vision or something.

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[imanapexpredator]

[Andrew doesn't say anything right away at the mention of going back. But after a moment he shrugs.]

Maybe. I don't really want to go back anyway.

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[takeitslow]

Yeah? [Peter doesn't sound that surprised. The longer he spends here the more reasons he finds to like about this life. He can't fault anyone else for preferring it.] Well, just a thought.

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[imanapexpredator]

Yeah. Traveling through space is pretty awesome.

[A little chuckle, because he realizes how he sounded just then. Not that traveling through space isn't cool but that's not really the reason he wants to stay.]

Thanks, for like, answering my questions and stuff.

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[takeitslow]

True.

[Peter's still waiting for the novelty to wear off, the downside to being a speedster is that everything is quick to get old. But he can't fault anyone else for getting excited by all this. He'd been ecstatic those first two weeks.]

No problem. If we're all going to live together we might as well try to make nice, you know? So don't mention it.

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[imanapexpredator]

[He's still not sure about the whole 'making nice' thing. He's waiting for the moment when people realize whatever it is people normally realize about him that makes them want nothing to do with him. Would they still make nice then? Probably not.

Andrew doesn't say any of that, of course. Instead he just nods his head.]

Yeah, you're right. Still.

[He still appreciates it. Whether or not he'll regret appreciating it later remains to be seen.]

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[takeitslow]

Hey. Seriously. Don't mention it.

[Because it's still a little embarrassing for him. He's not quite used to it yet.]