audience: Rita

[becomemod]

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[becomemod]

Pretty close! It's about avoiding misfortunes. Not necessarily death though.

But it really only works on the user, and all three of the team powers are like that too. So it's not too helpful in a battle. Mostly I use Fate Avoidance to keep myself from getting hurt really bad in a fight.

[rizomata]

Hm... Well, I can't complain about having some extra protection.

What about the others? Transfer and Accomplice?

[becomemod]

Fate Transfer is one you use on someone else and it gives them a second use of their team power that week. I...I'm not sure why I have that. But oh well?

Fate Accomplice ties yourself to one other person of your choice, and whatever happens to one happens to the other. So like, if you and I were tied together and someone punched me, you would get a bruise too.

[rizomata]

I see. I can picture how those could be useful... though I'm pretty glad I didn't get the latter.

[rita's battle role is usually that of a glass cannon. she's supposed to not take hits. she doesn't take them well.]

What about mine? The... 'Look in a Book' or whatever.

[that's not what it's called.]

[becomemod]

I actually don't know what your power does. But we can find out.

[They use their phone to look up Rita's profile.]

"Take a look, it's in a book"...Probably has something to do with like, bringing stuff from a book to life? We can grab a book and try it out.

[rizomata]

I borrowed some from the library earlier, so there are a few we could test with.

[No storybooks or anything, though. If Ox noticed the books lying around the common area, they might have noticed that they're largely about science and technology.

Right now, she is shoveling a lot of curry in her mouth, though. Rita doesn't give compliments easily, but it looks like she likes it.]

[becomemod]

[Rita is a nerd...

And that's okay, Cobalt Ox sees Rita still eating it and will take that as a compliment.]

It sure would be easier if we were just given files on you and knew how your power worked, but that's now how it is here.

[rizomata]

I'll be thankful there isn't more personal information of mine getting passed around, besides those creepy profiles in the hero database.

[she shovels another spoonful of curry into her mouth.]

Looks like they were light on the details for you, though.

[becomemod]

They were light on the details for all of us leaders, which is probably for the better.

[rizomata]

Really? I'm not sure why you guys should get so much privacy when the rest of us don't.

[becomemod]

You can have privacy too if you want, just make sure your hero costume has a hood and sunglasses.

[rizomata]

We're not seriously going to be expected to wear costumes, are we?

[becomemod]

You don't have to when you're not on-duty, no.

[rizomata]

That implies that we'll be expected to do it the rest of the time!

[becomemod]

Well, yeah. That's part of being a hero, you have to be recognized as one.

[rizomata]

Do we at least get to choose what it looks like?

[becomemod]

Well.....

[The answer is no.]

[rizomata]

If it's lame, I'm quitting and joining the villains, just so you know.

[becomemod]

You can't, we need you!

[rizomata]

Then it better not be lame.

[Anyway, she's cleaned her plate (thoroughly, at that), so she's putting it aside and getting up to go gather some books.]

Okay, let's see what we can figure out about this power.

[becomemod]

[Dropping the dishes in the sink before following after her.]

When I use mine I focus on the object I need to. Maybe focus on something in the book and see what happens?

[rizomata]

[I'm glad Ox is here to be responsible when Rita is mostly a slob and would just leave them out.

She flips open one book -- a science text about electricity and circuits, and turns to a page with an illustration of a light bulb and an explanation of basic circuits, complete with a diagram. She places a hand on the page and focuses...]

... I'm not really getting anything.

[becomemod]

...huh. Maybe it's one of those 'bring drawing to life' kind of powers. Hold on.

[They run off to the scrapbooking room and come back with a small blank journal and a pen.]

Try focusing while you draw something?

1/2

[rizomata]

... Fine. Here goes.

[She opens it up and starts drawing... well, it looks like a light bulb, like the illustration she was just looking at. She starts with the outline, and focuses as she presses the pen to the page...

... and then it's gone.]

[rizomata]

Huh?

[she holds up her empty hand.

next to the beginnings of a lightbulb-shaped outline is an ink drawing of a pen, much like the one she was just holding.]