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[glaciers]

So the weird memories are happening to everybody, right?

What kind of superpowers would you want? You don't have to explain it if you don't want. Superhero name too.

Apparently, mine are creating and controlling ice and fire.

My superhero name is Shouto.

[Which is obviously still his real name, but alternate him and actual him share the exact same naming sense.

Is that supposed to be comforting or not?]

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[glaciers]

I wasn't afraid.

But that's what it is. Right?

[wantshappiness]

you must be really brave then!

I guess. but the word 'manipulation' is a bit...

couldn't we just call it the power of happiness or something nicer like that?

[glaciers]

At least my alternate wasn't.

I guess? You can call it whatever you want.

[wantshappiness]

but are you scared now?

then I'd rather call it the power of happiness. emotional manipulation makes me sound like some kind of villain.

[glaciers]

Of setting myself on fire?
I'm not planning on doing it.

Okay.

[wantshappiness]

bu why did the other you do it?

[glaciers]

He felt backed into a corner.
I think.

[wantshappiness]

but how does setting himself on fire help?

[glaciers]

A threat display?
Like how a rattlesnake rattles before it strikes?

[wantshappiness]

wouldn't it make more sense to set the threat on fire though? I mean, I rattlesnake wouldn't bite itself...right?

....do rattlesnakes ever bite themselves???

[glaciers]

It's not like that fire hurt him.
Me?

Rattlesnakes rattle.

[wantshappiness]

but setting yourself on fire hardly seems like a threat? it'd be more threatening to set someone else on fire.

not that I'm saying it's okay to set anyone on fire! I'm pretty sure that's illegal.

but after they rattle they bite, right? unless their rattling creates some kind of sound that makes people's ears bleed...

[She clearly has no idea how rattlesnakes work so she supposes it could be possible that that's exactly what they do...]

[glaciers]

If he could set himself on fire, he could probably set somebody else on fire.

I'm not setting anybody on fire now.

Do you know how rattlesnakes work?

[wantshappiness]

I guess that makes sense...did it work?

good! because some people were talking about setting things on fire before so I didn't want to encourage anyone to do that!

no.

[glaciers]

I don't know it cut out.

Who wanted to set what on fire?

Maybe you should look them up. They're interesting.

[wantshappiness]

hopefully he (you?) got out safe!

I don't remember who it was but he was talking about setting the retrospec building on fire...

okay. [Because why not?] maybe I'll go to the library later too.

Do you like snakes?

[glaciers]

That's illegal and the police would get involved.

They're not my favorite animal.

[wantshappiness]

that's what I said too. I know the app can be a bother but it's nothing worth being arrested for!

oh. but what's your favourite animal then? I like cats.

[It's only after she sends the message that she thinks. Oh right. No one asked her. An she panics a little because what if she seems weird now...?

(As if everything else she's sent wasn't weird...]

[glaciers]

Cats are cute.

But I think I like rabbits best.

[Shouto registers almost nothing as weird when it comes to people.

So at least there's that.]

[wantshappiness]

rabbits are cute too! especially their long floppy ears!

do you have any as a pet?

[glaciers]

I can't keep any at home.

Maybe when I move out.

[wantshappiness]

why not? Is someone in your house allergic?

[glaciers]

My father doesn't like animals.

[wantshappiness]

[Oh. Well. Yuuri understands that. After she got President she kept worrying that her next caretaker won't allow her to keep him. If they asked her to give him up to a shelter she honestly wouldn't know what to do.]

that's too bad. but at least there are still petting zoos!

is there a petting zoo here?

[She hasn't actually...checked. And even nearly two months here she still doesn't know this place at all.]

[glaciers]

I don't know. I haven't been to one before.

I think Anya might. She seems like the type who's gone to them.