audience: Rita

[becomemod]

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[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.]

[becomemod]

...woah.

Immediately grabbing a coaster from nearby and excitedly handing it to Rita.]

Try this.