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The library was pretty tidy, and there was actually not much to be done. And, with free time came Evan doing what he could to be productive all the same, pulling books off the shelves that spoke about some of the powers that his fellow students had displayed yesterday in the Junior Achievers club. It would do him some good, reading about how people went about training with those powers, to strengthen their control or to hone their skills. And while he was at it, he was going to pick up a pencil and paper and he was going to take notes.

He was halfway through the first book he'd picked up when he looked at the page of notes he'd taken, and he blinked at it. The page had rearranged itself in a weird font, not unreadable, but definitely more blocky than his usual handwriting and about half the size. It was... a bit of an adjustment, to say the least.

Evan shook his head, idly wondering just what kind of weirdness this was supposed to be, and then went back to taking his notes.

If nothing else, at least he could fit a bit more on one piece of pa--

-- Oh. No, the paper was expanding to allow for more notes without him actually having to turn the page manually. Maybe... Evan would just check the books out and try to take the notes in his room, later, where the library's daily weirdness would be likely to leave him be.

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"Well, Billy and I are running a club for people with powers who want to get better with them. So... I thought that maybe understanding as much as I can about the powers that people have let me see so far would be useful, you know?"

He tapped the page, which was already full of copious notes in that tiny, tiny font.

"So the more that I know, the better for everyone."

"If they want help, then this is an excellent idea," she said quietly. "I would imagine that at this age, many people are still learning their powers."

"Some are afraid to use them at all, yeah," Evan confirmed. "Which... I don't think is fair for them. If their powers are a part of who they are, of what they were meant to be, they shouldn't feel afraid of that."

"No, they shouldn't."

How many lifetimes had it taken her to learn that lesson? Yeul honestly couldn't remember.

"It is something that takes time to learn though. Especially if they discovered their powers under traumatic circumstances."

"It is," Evan agreed, nodding a little, "but nobody's going to learn anything if they spend their life afraid and hiding from it. I'm not expecting instant results or anything, honest. But... some little bit of confidence by the end of the semester would be worth all the work."

"I think that acceptance of their powers," she said carefully, "is something that each person needs to come to on their own. Providing people with a safe space to try things out and friendly voices if they have questions will help but... the rest is up to them."

"It is," Evan agreed. "But we didn't force anybody to join, either. If they're in the club... it's because they want to get to that point. I think most of the people who joined already are, to be honest."

"Oh! That is a good point. Since it is voluntary, the people who are not at that point can avoid the club and everyone is, if not happy, then perhaps they're still comfortable."

Really, now that she thought about it, Yeul thought that made a great deal of sense. It left her feeling better about the club as well.

"And if anyone decides at any point during the semester that they aren't comfortable, we definitely won't push them to do something they aren't ready to," Evan added with a little smile. "And if they decide they'd rather leave entirely, I... might ask them why, so that I know not to make the same mistake again... but I wouldn't try to hold anybody back or force them to stay, either."

"You're a kind person, Evan," Yeul said, smiling. "I think your club will go well so long as you think the way you do."

Not that she was going to go near the club no matter how kind he was but the sentiment was honest enough.

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