[ There's something he should have realized much sooner, if he hadn't been so caught up in looking in all the wrong places. Billy feels a lot like an idiot for not getting it sooner. ]
Your full powers were necessary then, to defend the crew. They aren't now.
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
What do you have?
[ He knows firsthand what Billy has the potential for, and a monster of that size wouldn't even have touched the Demiurge. Luckily for everyone here, the Demiurge isn't making an appearance yet. ]
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How would you get rid of them?
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FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
Typically radiation. All CDC recruits are dosed with nanites, however--removing them could cause physical harm.
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
If you'd like to learn more on the topic, we could speak in person.
[ Unsaid: not here. ]
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FROM: kaplan.william@cdc.org
Your rover?
[ Not around Erik, either. ]
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017, but I'm out of camp at the moment. [ Scouting in sector 6. ] Can we postpone this crash course to once this mission is over?
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What you guys left already?
This is important.
[ Screw the network right now— ]
FROM: kaplan.william@cdc.org
My powers aren't working.
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You have nothing at all?
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FROM: kaplan.william@cdc.org
No.
Look, it's not working right.
It was during the tentacle horrorshow and then it's not working again.
Something's wrong.
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Your full powers were necessary then, to defend the crew. They aren't now.
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
What do you have?
[ He knows firsthand what Billy has the potential for, and a monster of that size wouldn't even have touched the Demiurge. Luckily for everyone here, the Demiurge isn't making an appearance yet. ]
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I get winded trying to force-lift anything bigger than me. Can't change anything bigger than me. I can't make anything taller than five-eight.
I think I'm size-capped.
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I'd ask Neheda--codename Mothership--if you feel the need.
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
You may have been restricted for the safety of the crew, Billy.
[ And any relevant persons' safety, but, you know. He won't say that. ]
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I thought about that too, okay.
[ It's just he'd hoped he'd get a say in this. ]
FROM: kaplan.william@cdc.org
Ellie had to knock me out.
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FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
Isn't she twelve?
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FROM: kaplan.william@cdc.org
I glowed red. I think she freaked out because I was freaking out and then she hit me with her rifle.
My powers never glowed red.
[ There's only one person he knows whose powers fell in line with his and glowed that color. The thought would have excited him, once upon a time. ]
FROM: kaplan.william@cdc.org
Do I inherit that too?
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FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
You're more destructive than you give yourself credit for, Billy, but not that much.
FROM: varr.noh@cdc.org
You're a good person. Don't forget that.
[ He still believes it. ]