Handling Your Powers, Tuesday

[not_a_whiner]

"Welcome back from the trip," Kaidan greeted the kids as they came into the class. He sounded - and looked - a little tired. Which he was. He just didn't want it to affect his class. "Since we focused on the physical last time, I figured I could bring you guys in gentle this week."

"We're going to be doing some extended meditation exercises," he continued, "then we're going to sit down and everyone can share as much of their story as they want to. I'm using the word 'story' for a reason here - you can cover the last ten years or the last five days. One of the most important reasons we're here doing this thing is to learn from each other's experiences, figure out we're not alone in this crap."

He stepped past the desk. "Now let's get these tables out of the way..."

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[genesishero]

"That's... a part of it," Evan agreed, nodding a little. "And another part of it is that the power that's in me wants to be used that way. I can feel it, sometimes. Like... Like a shadow I can't quite step out of, just waiting to swallow everything up. And maybe it wouldn't be so bad, except the things that happen when I get angry generally involve a lot of fire. I can leave craters behind, if I'm not careful."

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"Fire can be cleansing," Eleanor said, thinking of the way the splicers had burned. "And if you have fire, sometimes what you want most is to see something burn."

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[genesishero]

"Sometimes," Evan agreed. "It's just hard to remember in moments like those that what I want isn't the same as what's best."