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[charring]

I'm all for stopping the curses and changing things. The curses can be a huge problem when safety is at risk.

[Oh, boy does she sound mad. She also sounds like she's trying to keep this emotion in check and is failing.]

But I wasn't hurting anyone in the park. I was well away from anyone and even if I wasn't, no one would have gotten hurt.

[And she fails even more to keep her anger in check.] The fire extinguisher was overkill, assholes. And make note, no one tells me what to do with my ability. I don't give a fuck who you are. No one tells me when I can and can't use my fire. I make that decision. Not anyone else.

Go fuck yourself if you think otherwise.

[She switches off the device, but not before saying;] ...this shit stings. God damn.

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voice;

[brobeforehos]

Charlie? Are you okay - what's happened?

Re: voice;

[charring]

I got fucking hosed by some douche bag with a fire extinguisher! [And then shouted over her shoulder.] YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU! KEEP WALKING!

[Not that this person will listen. When Charlie's not looking, he'll walk back over and wait until she's talking]

I wasn't even doing anything. The fires were controlled and disappeared seconds after they appeared and--

Ability use is prohibited!


they said that and then sprayed me.

voice;

[brobeforehos]

Oh man - if this is the beginning of some witch hunt...

Re: voice;

[charring]

I wouldn't be surprised at all.

video

[sympathyforme]

Fire extinguisher, huh?

How many were there?

Re: video

[charring]

Four. That went after me. There's a lot more of them wandering around in groups.

worthless fucking... [Grumble grumble argh.]

video

[sympathyforme]

Did you manage to get any attack in? Did they hold you? Just spray you?

It might be useful if we can figure out their powers.

[skintoskin]

You gonna be okay, shrimp?

[charring]

They got it in my eyes and it stings like a bitch.

[skintoskin]

Rinse them out! Quick!

[immortal_machine]

The Deities are cracking down. Luckily, I have no magical ability, and no one has tried to disconnect my cybernetics yet.

Today's death does not seem to show favor toward us. I believe that we are now disadvantaged against the Deities.

[charring]

I think we've always been at some kind of disadvantage. This just makes it worse.

Hi. I'm Charlie. You new here?

[immortal_machine]

In a way. I have been to the City before, but not recently.

My name is Rebecca.

[medials]

Goodness. They really got you, didn't they.

[charring]

Yes. Yes, they did. And they gave me no reason for why they're banning ability use.

[medials]

What in the world are they up to now?

[Voice]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[ Long pause goes here. ]

So those... things are...?

Re: [Voice]

[charring]

Look under the kitchen sink. You'll find a red, metal container with a hose attached. It's filled with chemicals that put out fires.

[See why she finds these things offensive? There's a groan from her, a faint 'ow' and she speaks again.]

It hurts terribly if it gets in your eyes.

[Voice]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Oh, yeah, right, uhm. And those... people suddenly about... did that why?

voice;

[universaltranslator]

Wait a minute -- who did what now?

Re: voice;

[charring]

Some fucking douchebag motherfucker with more space in his head than actual working brain cells decided he didn't like my ability or how I was using it and sprayed me with a fire extinguisher.

[...that is a lot of swearing for Charlie.]

[universaltranslator]

...he sprayed you. With a fire extinguisher.

[She's trying really hard not to laugh because she understands that Charlie's angry and it can't be safe, spraying somebody like that, but the mental image is just....REALLY....FUNNY.]

[lawbender]

Who did this? A police officer?

[charring]

No. One of the new militia idiots running around.

I don't think the police force would run around banning abilities like this ever.

[lawbender]

It would inconvenience us just as much as the public.

The new militia doesn't seem interested in making our job any easier.