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"I don't know how many of you have powers that tie into the way your body functions," Kaidan said, "Though I have some idea. My biotics-- are integrally bound into the way my muscles work. I have to have perfect control of my body when I'm using them, because certain motions activate bursts of energy."

He crossed his arms. "That's why what happened last weekend is never a good time for me," he said. "When my body changes, the foundation of my reflexes change. When my reflexes change... I start making kitchen appliances float."

Kaidan managed a wry smile before continuing. "So today we're going to be dealing with the body in its resting state," he said. "For some of you, accessing your powers comes naturally, like breathing. Some of you, on the other hand, forget they're even there, and I think a lot of that... has to do with the way you've trained your body to react, consciously or subconsciously."

"So first I want to talk about that - how much does your body factor into your powers? Then I'm going to show you a couple of exercises they taught us to figure ourselves out."

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Will West

Celia Bowen

Evan Sabahnur

Surreal SaDiablo

Eleanor Lamb

Jackson Whittemore

Kathy Li

Billy Kaplan

George Drayton

As you do.

In a few weeks, Kathy was going to remember this lecture and think about it from an entirely new perspective. Until then, however, she was just going to quietly take notes and try not to draw attention to herself.

So, pretty much par for the course in this class.

"How much of your power is tied into how your body works? Would it change any if your body changes?"

"My enhanced stamina is tied to my body," Will volunteered. "I don't think that my body changing would actually affect it though since it's cellular based. Or so I've been told. It was a lot of medical mumbo jumbo that I didn't understand."

"Only insofar that if I were in a state of...physical distress, or the like," Celia said hesitantly, "then I'd lose focus, and have less control over my powers. But for me it's almost entirely tied to my emotions, not my physical body."

"In part, I'm a shapeshifter," Evan noted, biting the inside of his cheek. "So, to some extent, my power is my body. It still works, though, when the island turns me into a girl and things like that. This weekend I just kind of turned myself back."

A pause.

"... I kind of had to focus to hold my own shape for so long, but after a while it gets easier."

"Much of how Blood abilities work is often gender-based," Surreal offered. "There's things that some females can do that males never can, and vice-versa. You won't see a male as a Healer, for instance, because one has never been born with that particular caste. It isn't a matter of societal gender roles, but in what your Craft is able to do, and males simply can't use Craft in that way. It doesn't work."

She wasn't going to mention about females losing the ability to use basic Craft at times. Because Surreal wasn't going to set herself up as a target.

Eleanor shifted oddly in her seat, not sure how to answer this.

"My powers ... are only possible because of how my body is," she said, finally. "My body isn't like yours. I lost my powers, but I can't ever lose the rest. Or, rather, if I did, I'd have much larger problems rather quickly."

As always.

It's variations on the same routine this week - slow, fluid fighting moves meant to help the practitioner gain some understanding of the workings of their body.

Will went through the physical exercises easily. He could do physical without any problem. It was the mental exercises that could trip him up at times.

This was the part of class that Kathy really liked. Stretching, exercise, even without powers it was still good for her body.

"Okay, I want you to start off by focusing on your breathing. In... and out. Think about it reaching the core of you-- the power. Think about the way that power flows... think about it flowing along your left arm and touching on your fingertips. Just briefly-- then it's flowing back, in the other direction."

Kaidan took a deep breath.

"Think about it like air and light," he said. "Gentle. Quiet. But always there. Move your arm now..."

He took them from one part to the next, making sure to avoid phrasing anything in a way that could lead to thoughts of violence. Nobody needed anyone blowing up this classroom today.

Kathy had her eyes closed, focused on taking the kind of deep breaths that helped to center and support her during a match. There was no core of power for her to reach for, but she could find steadiness and stillness, letting her discomfort with the class ease out of her.

Who's still hanging around at the end of the day.

Finally, some time to myself.

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