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[jackpots]

[ this is Mary Jane Watson. it's pretty lateish at night and she's laying on a bed in a tanktop and sweats, hair pulled back. there's a book open before her and she's tapping a pencil against her bottom lip when she speaks up. ]

Hi, everyone. It's -- uh -- it's MJ again and I promise I won't start screaming or freaking out over this. I just have a question.

Like, I understand the major gist of this place, right? The Darkness and the Core, the big Two and so on, but... can you guys talk to me about your powers? The ones you have or the ones that were given to you. [ she pauses, twirling her pencil around her fingers ]

Just anything about them. I'm curious.

[ there's a beat, as she considers saying more and then: ]

Well, thanks.

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[duomaxwell]

A few. And a coupla offers to work with my power, since I just figured it out like... a month ago.

You got anything good yet?

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[jackpots]

Mostly just more questions. What kind of powers do you have?

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[duomaxwell]

Ah...

Uh, energy manipulation of some kind. I'm still learnin' the ins and outs of it. Looks cool, though!

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[jackpots]

Like... what do you mean?

;video

[duomaxwell]

Well uh...

[holds his hand up, and after a second curls of darkly colored energy start to crawl up the back of his hand and over his fingers]

I kinda figured out the other day that I can shape it an' stuff... but I can't do much more than a little orb right now.

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[jackpots]

Woah, cool!! And you don't know what kind of energy it is at all?

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[duomaxwell]

Not entirely, no. I mean, it's comin' from me. I figured that much out when it almost knocked me on my ass a few weeks ago. So... I gotta be careful, how much I'm lettin' out.

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[jackpots]

-- Wait, it's not harmful to you then, is it? Like, you won't die if you use all of it, right?

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[duomaxwell]

[shrugs]

Dunno. Not really keen to find out, either. Be a shitty way to die, yeah?

;video

[jackpots]

Yeah, that'd be a little anti-climactic.

;video

[duomaxwell]

[snickers]

I survived two wars. Shitty as it'd be, I'd prefer an anti-climatic death over an explosive one.

;video

[jackpots]

An anti-climatic one would probably be less painful.

;video

[duomaxwell]

Usually, yeah! I mean there is the occasional kitchen accident death that is both painful and anti-climatic.

;video

[jackpots]

Shhh! I like being able to go into the kitchen.

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[duomaxwell]

[laughs and puts his hands up]

Okay, okay. Forget I said anything. Replace kitchen with... I'unno, spring making factory.

;video

[jackpots]

A spring-making factory.

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[duomaxwell]

It was the most random, unlikely place I could think of.

[holds up an actual spring from some sort of appliance]

... that and I was fixin' something. Can't always be witty and creative.

;video

[jackpots]

You're good with fixing machines?

;video

[duomaxwell]

Yup. Unless it's completely crushed or absolutely fried, I can probably get it workin' again.

;video

[jackpots]

So you're pretty talented then.

;video

[duomaxwell]

[shrug]

Yeah, guess so.