asgardeventide | {06th Gunshot; Video} Day 406

[Clementine looks more than a little disoriented. Her features seem less round and childish, thinned a little given the apparent time she appears to have spent back home when she looks to the bracelet almost wearily after glancing to her arm. She never meant to have to end up doing what she did. Hadn't wanted to, but if it was a chance of her survival, she was getting more used to doing whatever it might take. Still, she is evidently recognizable, still wearing her precious 'D' hat her father gave her. Her arm, shirt and face are splattered with blood, reminiscent of when she initially arrived in Asgard months ago.]

Hi again, I guess? I'm not sure how long it has been here, but back home it was....about a couple of years. I haven't missed anything too major, have I? The bracelet is still the same colour, the gem I mean, so. I guess I'm still in Sigyn and all. I lost my bag, back home. I don't have any supplies or my pistol. I know some people have or can draw weapons. I'd appreciate the help. I mean, unless the pistol I had before is still here.

Oh. And I'm....sorry if I worried anyone. It's...it's good to be back.

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Right. That's okay. I only met you the once. We can...start over, if you wanted. Like I said, it happens. Nothing we can do about it, and it's not your fault.

[There's a pause.]

You said you healed me. That is the ability given to you by our patrons, then?

I did, yes. And it seems I still have healing here this time around too. It's one of the abilities for those in Sigyn House.

Hel's house is the one I was placed in.

[He has to keep himself from saying 'I'm in Hel', as that sounds overdramatic.]

Apparently this isn't the same as what I was in before.

You changed houses? I have heard of that happening, but it doesn't seem to very often. I guess that means you have to get used to a different power too. What one do you have now? That's the one with the shadow or body control, isn't it?

... Shadows. [His brother had the other.]

I think I would have preferred healing.

Right. You know we don't get a choice. Just have to make do with what we are given. You don't even have to use it if you don't want to.

I am aware. It would be foolish of me not to make use of them, as little as I trust anything given by our 'benefactors'.

[His hands weren't meant for healing anyway. At least that's the way he feels now.]

Maybe you can figure ways to use it without necessarily killing if you wanted? I'm sure someone in your House could help.

I consider myself fairly resourceful. I should be able to use my abilities in a way that suits me, once I've had more practice.

Right! I'm sure you'll get there with practice. I guess your power is a bit less obvious than mine is in how you could use it after all.

It isn't as apparent, no.

But... there are some from my world who have a form of shadow control of their own, so I have an example to work from.

Really? Some people had powers like that back home for you? I thought it would sort of...mostly be here. But I guess my home didn't exactly have anyone with any sort of special powers. All that was just...you know. In books. Imaginary.

It takes a lot of training and chakra control. Sometimes you have to be born with a particular skill as well.

Only ninja use those sorts of techniques.

Chakra? Oh. So that doesn't sound like something you could teach anyone here then. What is chakra?

Chakra is the life energy of a person. Some have more than others. Some have difficult even tapping into it.

Even if everyone here had chakra in the same way that people from my world did, I wouldn't be able to help anyone use it with our original abilities gone.

Oh. I guess so. I just wondered if it might be something you could teach me. The better I can fight and defend myself, the better I'll be able to help. And keep myself going back home too, if I remember any of this.

I could still help with basic combat techniques.

But you've already returned once. Did you remember anything then?

Ril is teaching me some basics.

Anything from before? I do. This is my first time going home and coming back though. I don't know how many times it might happen for others.

I mean when you were back in your own world. Did you remember anything from here?

Oh. Right. I don't think so. I remembered once I woke back up here, but....not back home.

So this training may only be helpful to you while you're here. Not that knowing how to protect yourself here isn't useful - especially given that we don't know how long we'll be staying.

Exactly. We need to be stronger. Smarter than the Giants.

That is the goal no matter the enemy. How is your training progressing?

It's...I think I'm getting better. Slowly.

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