2nd Force Field [Text]

[ultra_vi]

[All that's on the scroll is a message, the writing a bit difficult to read.]

Need help. Invisible. Intangible. Don't know where I am.

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[want_a_vacation]

Yeah. I don't have a lot of combat related abilities, but...well, anyway, the point is that you should be careful.

You might also feel a presence in the back of your mind. That's a Persona. You can summon it through an effort of will and it has its own abilities.

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[ultra_vi]

A Persona...?

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[want_a_vacation]

It's...kind of like a fragment of the consciousness that can manifest in the form of a mythological figure. It's an ability I picked up in the last place I was stuck.

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[ultra_vi]

Oh...kay...

[She still doesn't quite understand.]

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[want_a_vacation]

Don't worry, I haven't quite figured out how it all works either, aside from it being tied to Jungian psychology. Just don't freak out if you hear a voice in your head, they can be chatty sometimes.

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[ultra_vi]

Um...okay.

What does your, uh...Persona...usually do?

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[want_a_vacation]

He supports me when I need to fight and lets me use a couple of scanning abilities. He's mostly good at healing, though.

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[ultra_vi]

Oh, I see...So having a Persona is kind of like having another power?

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[want_a_vacation]

Pretty much. Just a bit more personalized than an Ether.

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[ultra_vi]

I see.

[Well, that's still pretty cool.]

Well, if we're going to be in each others' bodies for a while, I guess having someone to talk to in my head isn't the worst thing.

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[want_a_vacation]

I can definitely think of worse powers to have. And at least having a Persona is more useful than being able to turn into a ghost.

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[ultra_vi]

Well, that's not so bad either. It's pretty good for sneaking around and gathering information.

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[want_a_vacation]

Yeah...sneaking. Good if you want to be a spy or something.

*He sighs and shakes his head.*

A-anyway, I'm sure you don't want to be stuck like that much longer.

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[ultra_vi]

Oh, yeah...okay.

[She feels like she might have hit a nerve, but wasn't really sure about asking. They had only met, after all, and maybe she was just imagining things.]

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[want_a_vacation]

It'll be less disorienting for you if you're already close to the body, so...follow me, I guess.

*He heads into the Commune, ears drooping a little.*

Oh, I'm Allen Ridgeley, by the way.

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[ultra_vi]

I'm Violet Parr. Nice to meet you.

...You okay?

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[want_a_vacation]

Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm just...a bit unsettled. People with powers like I have...well, we're not exactly popular back home. I know it's kind of silly, but it still makes me uncomfortable when people find out about what I can do.

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[ultra_vi]

Oh yeah...? I kind of know what you mean. Back home, people with powers weren't really welcome either.

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[want_a_vacation]

I'm not really surprised my world isn't the only one like that. Maybe that's part of why I still worry.

But it wouldn't really be fair of me to ask you to try to hide who it was who asked for help...

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[ultra_vi]

Well, I don't really mind. I know what it's like to need to keep certain things a secret.