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[ex_erring42]

Very funny City. And Deities. That ability to control fire that I got? I need it back. ASAP.

You know how we can't fucking survive without oxygen or how some people can't function without smoking at least a pack of cigarettes a day? Yeah. That's kind of how I'm feeling right now without my mutant power.

So give it the fuck back. Right now.

I'm not waiting a day for this shitty curse to be over.

-- not your average fucking joe --

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[ex_erring42]

Do you get a kick out of being a monotonous smartass?

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[dropkick]

Depends on the day.

[ Pause. ]

Theoretically you'll get them back by the end of the day. Why's it matter so much that you get them back right now?

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[ex_erring42]

[ Good question. ]

I don't know.

I've just always had it. It feels weird, you know. Like a big chunk of me is missing.

I don't know how else to explain it.

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[dropkick]

[ In truth that's a more...honest and thoughtful answer than he was expecting and he pauses, processing it on a couple levels. In the background audio there's some indistinct sounds which are actually the results of Arthur fiddling with another device. ]

So like...missing a sense almost - for an ordinary person, I mean.

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[ex_erring42]

Exactly.

... You working on something?