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//Right,// Jono said, once the class had gathered in the Danger Shop today. //So, we've lost a few weeks from our syllabus by this point, a few of us are probably feeling more than a little worse for the wear, there's a camping trip on the weekend for those who are feeling so inclined, and Easter is in two days for the handful of you who care. What we had wanted to do is to let people come in here, in a safe environment, and if they were feeling up to the challenge, encourage them to let go, with or without their powers, to see what they're really capable of. And that offer is still on the table, for the record. If anybody would like a chance to use the Danger Shop as a safe place to find the upper limits of their powers, either Rinoa or myself would be happy to assist you.// He glanced over at Rinoa, who was sitting quietly across the room with her dog keeping her company. Okay, on a better week, maybe they'd both be happy to assist. Jono was here for people either way, at least. //If you're worried about our safety, there's no need. We're both shockingly difficult to damage.//

He shoved his hands into his pockets and shrugged his shoulders.

//Since March was… one hell of a month and all, we're going to give you a few options today. If you care to talk about what happened and what that means for you and your identity, stay right here, and I'll have the Danger Shop bring up some cushions so you can make yourself comfortable as you do so. If the last thing you want to do is more sharing, over there are some punching bags. Beat th'shite out of them, work off some of that frustration, feel free to use your powers if you're comfortable doing so, otherwise, I'm pretty sure we've all got perfectly functional fists and feet that'll do the job just as good. And...// He tilted his head a little. //If any of you want to take us up on that other offer, if you want to step into a private, safe corner of the Danger Shop and really let loose to test your upper limits, come talk to me. I'll have to do this one at a time, but I think there's enough time in this class to handle any takers, and if we don't have time or you aren't feeling up to it quite yet, know that the offer is going to stay on the table for at least as long as I'm still a teacher. Please, come talk to me any time.//

That seemed like it about summed it up, so Jono waved a hand out toward the room.

//Here in the pillows to talk. Over there to the punching bags to let off some steam. Anyone who wants to test what their powers are capable of in a safe space, come talk to me.//

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Jono gave Anders... well, it was a smile, really. He was finally starting to come to accept that one didn't need a mouth for that.

//Of course, mate,// he replied, giving a little nod. //Have you given any thought to how you want to test yourself? We can program bloody near anything into this room. Make it so it can take a beating without putting you through one in turn.//

Jono had smiling with his eyes down to an art, and Anders returned the gesture with a grim little smile of his own.

"A dozen Leland Gaunts, I think," he said. "But give them an offensive power. It's not as much fun to throw fireballs at mind control."

Anders was still angry about the whole thing, yes.

//Good choice,// Jono decided, nodding approvingly. //And an offensive power, hm?//

It would be bad of him to rip off that show with the environmental hero and the elemental teenagers, right?

Well, try to stop him.

//How about earth, fire, wind, and water?//

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"Sounds fun," Anders decided -- fun and also familiar, since it was close to the power set most mages had at home. "Let's get started."

//Excellent.// Jono nodded toward the room area that had been cordoned off, leading Anders into a city street that looked... mostly like a generic middle-American suburb nowhere on the island, admittedly. But it wasn't really the setting that mattered, here. Jono started poking at a console that more or less blended in with the rest of the environment. //They'll come from all directions, if that works for you. Last chance to tell me otherwise, mate.//

"It works for me," Anders nodded, mouth thin and eyes serious as he checked the landscape. "Will they be coming from above, too, or just on the ground? I want to be prepared if they can fly."

Not least because it was a horrifying idea.

//I'd say the wind elementals can. Couple from above, then. You'll want to keep your guard up all around.//

Because he wasn't going to throw them all at Anders at once, not until he knew he wasn't pushing too hard, but he wasn't going to make it easy for him if they decided they could.

"I like it," Anders said, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. The faintest haze of blue energy gathered around him as he unsheathed his staff. "I haven't fought a lot of things that came from above. It'll be good training for me to watch there as well as everywhere else."

//You're a lad after my own heart, Anders,// Jono decided, clearly amused. //Any time you're ready, then, or is there anything else you think you'll need?//

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