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Yeah, I wouldn't really call that a good way.

No, but I imagine that's how a lot of the doctors with blessings like it practice so they're not doing it when it's critical.

...You know, I never really thought about that.

Me either. It's not really something you think about unless, like, it involves you somehow?

But it kind of makes sense? And with my other blessing it'd be pretty bad if I was just useless at using it when we need it.

Hey... You're never useless. You know that, right?

- Sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Seriously. More like I want to be capable of using it?

No, you don't have to be sorry. I just wanted to make sure you knew.

[ He smiles, fondly: ]

I appreciate it. Maybe I'll ask Forte about it tomorrow, since he was doing the whole list thing.

So. You know most of my blessings and I know you can talk to animals, got any other cool ones you want to talk about? Or not, that's fine too.

Oh! Yeah, um...

[pauses for a moment, glancing around until he sees a spot where a sunbeam happens to be landing - he puts his hand over it for a moment and for some reason the light seems to dim a little, before he holds his opposite hand up and it glows a little bit]

I have to absorb it somehow before I can use it, but it's good in a pinch if the lights go out.

[ Stops eating for a moment - though he's mostly done by now, flow of time what are you - to watch looking interested and then.... Amused. His smile is both fondly teasing: ]

... Are you telling me you can become a literal mini sun?

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[laughs]

Like, a lamp at most. It's not that cool.

Okay, maybe it's not traditionally cool but it is cute and very you.

[goes a little red and lets the light fade]

What about you? What's your third?

I mean it.

[ He says helpfully but then thinks about the question. ]

It's an outfit change ability? I can manifest a new outfit for whatever situation I feel like I'm in. Others, too, if I want. The clothes go back to normal eventually and I can't always control it.

Whoa... I've never of one like that before! That's so cool.

It's convenient. I rarely use it intentionally, though?

Wasted on someone not in the Arias.

You have an insanely good fashion sense so I don't think it's wasted on you at all. For the record.

[ no don't do that, ]

... I would tease you about being into goths, but then we wouldn't be here if you weren't.

And your third one?

Oh, it's—

[holds up his hand again and watches as a bunch of vines spring out of nowhere and entwine around it]

I can't take them off or anything - they have to be touching me or they just disappear. The most it can do is kind of act like a cushion if I get hit by anything.

[ blinks. ]

Woah. So it's basically like a leafy shield?

Pretty much, yeah.

[it shrinks back down until it vanishes out of sight]

I've always thought it's kind of weird, but it's useful enough. Not the first thing I'd think of if I had to make a shield, though, you know?

No, but neither would others. And it can just grow back over it. At least it offers a little bit of protection, right?

True! It's better for more minor stuff, but it's not, like, the worst.

[finishes eating probably, the flow of time is a mystery--]

So... Movies? Or did you want to do anything else?

[ The flow of time is an illusion. He half laughs. ]

Movies. We have a soda machine back in the suite unless you want lemonade. [ Moving to pick up the plates real quick. ] And I have a nice projector and an infinitely more comfortable bed to relax on.

Soda sounds great if that's okay with you. We can still grab popcorn on the way if you want, too.

[reaching for his hand as he stands up]

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