Yeah, the detective. I was wondering something about the both of you. Do either of you still have the same abilities from home? Whatever it was you could do.
[ honestly it's just a guess--he's really just kind of. assuming? akira probably had powers?????? ]
Huh? Oh, no, I just ... kinda thought you probably had powers.
[ that's it. that's the whole dang thing. ]
So you can't access any of it at all, right? It's happened to a couple of us, but it's still just ... hard to believe. Have you ever talked to the girls about it?
Uh, yeah, kinda. I'd honestly be a lot more surprised if you didn't. [ a pause. ] Besides, Hunter made an interesting point to me really early on. We all seem to come from places that, like, aren't really normal, so it follows that we'd have powers to deal with whatever is going on, right?
Hunter and I talked about that when we first got here. You guys are right; everyone here seems to be "abnormal" in some way. For a definition of "abnormal."
[WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF NORMAL ANYWAY. . . EH]
It means that Akechi and I can only use our powers in a certain world, and this world that we're in isn't it.
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[though. . . at Isaac's question, Akira's expression turns pensive]
. . . Akechi.
[he eventually answers, albeit slowly]
You've talked to him, right?
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[ honestly it's just a guess--he's really just kind of. assuming? akira probably had powers?????? ]
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[. . .]
[in the end. . .]
No. I don't. And I assume Akechi doesn't, either. Though I didn't ask.
Did Akechi tell you about it?
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[ that's it. that's the whole dang thing. ]
So you can't access any of it at all, right? It's happened to a couple of us, but it's still just ... hard to believe. Have you ever talked to the girls about it?
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[said with a lilt of amusement, like who just ASSUMES that. . . probably people who come from worlds where powers are common, he thinks]
I haven't, but that's because the reason my abilities don't work here might be because the conditions where they do work haven't been met.
[i.e. this isn't the Metaverse]
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[ but uh. ]
Wait, what does that even mean?
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Hunter and I talked about that when we first got here. You guys are right; everyone here seems to be "abnormal" in some way. For a definition of "abnormal."
[WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF NORMAL ANYWAY. . . EH]
It means that Akechi and I can only use our powers in a certain world, and this world that we're in isn't it.
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[ but he'll nod along at that explanation. ] I think I get it. So you and Akechi can do the same thing? Were you guys friends back home?
[ forgive him, he knows not what he says. ]
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We were. . . rivals?
[Akechi would probably accept that better than "friends" lbr. though Akira sounds uncertain]
1/2
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[ looks considering ]
... I think I understand.
[ you don't? stop??????????????
is this an anime ]
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What? How?
[EVEN AKIRA DOESN'T UNDERSTAND?? HOW COULD ISAAC??]
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[ he seems so sure of himself. nodding, and everything.
IT'S DEFINITELY AN ANIME. HE'S SEEN THIS SHOW BEFORE ]
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Isaac, my life isn't a video game.
[GETTING AWFULLY META HERE IN THIS THREAD]
If it was, I'd totally be the rival. Not Akechi.