001 } Day 358 } Video

[shesearches]

[Jane's been gone for a couple of weeks; not that she has many people who were likely to be looking for her yet. Her time as a grey person doesn't seem to have dampened her any, though; she looks almost determinedly cheerful sitting in front of the camera, eyes bright from having learned something new.]

So, anyone else who's new and might be thinking about taking off their bracelet for a while, apparently, that ends in going colorless. It doesn't actually hurt, so worse things could have happened, but it's good to know if you were thinking of trying it. [She shrugs, spreading her hands in a 'what are you gonna do?' kind of gesture.]

Kara Thrace? If you're still available for setting up self-defense lessons, can you contact me? --Or, ah, you know, anyone else, for that matter. I could probably use the help.

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[cerebral]

What is it like, then? If you don't mind my asking. [For science, etc.]

[shesearches]

[For science is the best reasoning. Jane shrugs, taking a moment afterwards to gather her words, trying to describe the experience.] It's almost like sleepwalking. Existing on a basic level. I wasn't... me, really.

And then somebody brought me this [she taps the bracelet, even though it's not onscreen to really show] and I was again. No worse for the wear, as far as I can tell.

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[cerebral]

Hm. [Charles frowns and wishes he still had his telepathy for the seventy-billionth time since arriving. Until he remembers - ] If there's not any real danger, like you said, I think I might try and wrangle someone with reasonably developed telepathy to have a look at what's going on at a subconscious level. I mean, it's interesting, and it's not as though the gods are very forthcoming other than calling it a sickness. Presuming no one's done it before, of course.

[becauseichooseto]

Personally, I prefer researching to practical experience if I can help it, but, ah... kudos?

[shesearches]

[A shrug.] Research is good, but sometimes you can't beat practical experience as a way to learn.

[becauseichooseto]

Sometimes one needs one to inform the other.

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[subecho]

[ The first time he set the device to record, he was in such haste that the poor thing was placed diagonally.

The second time, he jammed all buttons, quite possibly at the same time.

The third time is - joy to the world! - a charm, and don't mind Thor just. Beaming. At both Jane and his Great Success against Foreign Technology. ]

Then, you will have it. You will have everything you need, without pause or failing. I so swear it.

[shesearches]

[Her first answer is just to gape, because... of all the answers she expected, of all the people she might have expected to show up? Thor is not one of them. If only because, well, she did do her research. And does that mean there's two Thors running around now? How does that work?

Gaping only lasts so long though. Even logistics questions only last a minute. Because all of that gives way to grinning like an idiot.]

You're here? You're here! --Wait, how long have you been here? Because last I checked there was only... the other Thor. And I checked. [It's Asgard. There was a chance.]

[subecho]

[ It works beautifully, if only because it means there is now a Thor deadset on grinning blindingly right back. ]

Perhaps I am so small and feeble your eye missed quarry when it searched.

[ Yes. Look at him. Small. And feeble. ]

You are well? Unwounded? You've kept away from the battlefield?

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[disarmer]

Going colorless--[ HMM. ] Tell me, if it does not hurt, then what is it like? [ Gotta learn about Asgard.]

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[shesearches]

It doesn't feel like much. I kind of -- forgot myself, I guess. Hung out with the natives for a while. Life just went on, and it was like I was one of them.

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[disarmer]

[ So blending in to the extreme. ] Were you able to think, at all, or were you completely lost to all notion of self?

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[flightofdeath]

The Citadel has a more formal atmosphere for self-defense training, if you would be interested.

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[shesearches]

Yes. Definitely. Thank you. Where is that?

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[flightofdeath]

There is a complex in the Thor district that serves as its base of operations.

[trust_us]

Good to...know?

[She's not quite sure why you'd take it off for that long; what if you get in trouble?]

And I'd be willing to give you lessons, if you don't have too many offers already, miss...?

[shesearches]

[A shrug.] I thought it might be.

I don't. I have a couple of offers, so if it's inconvenient then thanks but I'm okay, but if you have the time.... I mean, everyone's probably going to teach a slightly different method, right? So it's probably best to learn from more than one person, and get more than one kind of defense.

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[wontbeforgotten]

[There's a small wave, though she can't completely keep the small frown from her face at the mentions of being grey.]

Hey. Good to see you're back? But sure, I'm around and willing to help out, unless you found others or something. Can't remember if I mentioned Arthur and his group. They can help with training. The teachers council is for help with your powers and figuring them out, apparently.

[shesearches]

[She smiles when she sees the familiar face on her screen, shaking her head a little as she responds.] I didn't hear about them, but I'll look into it. I'd still appreciate a couple of lessons, if you have the time. I feel like the more kinds of defense I can learn a little of, the better. [She laughs a little, but that doesn't mean she doesn't sound serious about it, too.]

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[comeonthensexy]

I've heard it's a pretty unpleasant feeling even so. What do you think?

[shesearches]

[She smiles a little at the familiar face when it shows up on her screen, contemplating the question for a few silent seconds before answering.] Unpleasant, yeah. Not as much as I'd thought it would have been, if I'd known in advance, but not exactly a walk in the part either. But it wasn't terrible, even if it's not my favorite thing in the world.

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[ladykisses]

Why would you want to take off the bracelet?

[shesearches]

Curiosity? I was wondering how much harder it would be to get around without it, and if anything else would happen.

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[1066]

Kind of you to provide the rest of us with some empirical data. Shame we're stuck with the gaudy little things, but I suppose the trade-off isn't worth it really.

Can't really offer much in the ways of self-defense, fancy myself to be somewhat of a pacifist, but if you're ever in the mindset for some yoga, I could show you a thing or two. Very useful for grounding yourself, helping clear your mind, you know?

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[shesearches]

To be fair, they do a lot. It is less bulky than a wallet, a phone, and a tablet.

I was never much of one for yoga, but thanks. Can I ask you, how do you manage being a pacifist here? Isn't fighting sort of a requirement, if only to not die sometimes?