@andy.anderson

[scythias]

Anyone here choose to not use the ability they were given for whatever reason? Or is it sometimes impossible to avoid using it?

I haven't figured out what mine is yet but I thought I'd just check in to see if they're easily controlled when you have figured them out or if they just pop off without preamble. Might be a little bit of a mood killer in certain situations if that were to happen.

Can you turn them off even if you can't actually turn them off?

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@james.barnes

[freightcars]

I don't use mine. Not unless it's an emergency, and even then...

I'm not a big fan of it.

Guess that constitutes turning it off?

[scythias]

Sounds like it to me.

Do you not use yours because of what it is or you just don't want to use any power?

[freightcars]

What it is.
I had something back home. It was different. Didn't mind it so much, not that I could turn that one off. They ripped it out somehow, gave me what I have instead.

[scythias]

Makes sense.

I didn't have anything back home but didn't tend to need it. Not sure why I need it here. You think you could get by without it?

[freightcars]

For the most part.
Saved me a couple times when we had that flood of monsters a few weeks back, but I might've been able to figure something else out.

Guess it depends on your world. If it's as bad as this one gets and you managed without one, you'll be fine. If you're from one of those safer, calmer worlds, you might need the advantage.

[scythias]

Wouldn't call it safe and calm. I don't really know this world enough to judge it save for what people have told me.

But the only monsters we had were of the human being kind. No actual monsters.

[freightcars]

If that's the case, I wouldn't rule out using it entirely just yet. Not until you get a feel for what we're up against.

Those things don't stop. They don't think. They've got abilities of their own. Hopefully you won't ever have to see 'em, but considering the last few weeks...

I'm not betting on that.

[scythias]

Comforting.

What type of monsters are we talking about? You say that and I'm just thinking Frankenstein and vampires and things like that.

[freightcars]

Not exactly
Think I might prefer Dracula to what we actually got. Some guy was working on this, might help answer a few questions.

[scythias]

Thanks for the information.

( nicky's probably read that twice by now. )

Not sure what it says about this place that you're wishing for a vampire instead of what's here.

[freightcars]

Nothing good, trust me
It's not all bad, it has upsides, but it's kind of hard to balance out the whole
monster thing/span>

[scythias]

Guess it's good this place has some positive aspects. I don't know if I see them yet but I'm glad to know they're there.

[freightcars]

Medical's free. Anybody can marry anybody. I hear karaoke technology's improved.

[scythias]

Might have to see that to believe it. I can't remember any karaoke being good. That would be a genuine miracle.

[freightcars]

They gave the person who improved it a nobel prize in 2200

[scythias]

You're shitting me.

[freightcars]

Yeah, I am

[scythias]

Not very nice to do to a new person.

( she laughs because how freaking gullible had she been. )

I'll remember that one.

[freightcars]

My job here is actually to make the transition harder for new arrivals by giving out incorrect facts about karaoke. You were my designated work of the day. Nothing personal.

[scythias]

I guess that's fair. But just know I'm going to remember your name and I won't forget that you made me think karaoke was that important here.

( gullible with a capital g. )

But you're really good at your job. Standing ovation.

[freightcars]

For the record, there are two James Barnes here. When you show up to deliver your justice and you hear "you're looking for the other one", that's me. Just keep going.

[scythias]

You saying you'd run away from me?

[freightcars]

Well when you put it like that it sounds like I can't anymore

[scythias]

I've got a lot of time on my hands. I'd make sure I found you even if I did.

Can't be that hard.

[freightcars]

I'd be willing to make a bet on that
I can be hard to find when I need to be