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[infreefall]

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[exercisms]

. . .

[He hesitates for a moment, but. She's been honest with him so far.]

There was an accident. Ritsu got hurt, and after that neither of us liked doing that kind of thing anymore.

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Oh...

[ that's. a valid reason to stop. but she gives a thoughtful hum. ]

To me, though, that would just be one more reason to get better at controlling it, you know? So no one would get hurt if you used that power again - and so neither of you would feel uncomfortable with it, either.

[exercisms]

That's true. . .

[It's a little more complicated than that. Ritsu was seriously injured.]

I've been trying since then to get better, but I don't know if I've improved much. My. . . master isn't really an expert on controlling powers like he said he was.

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Mm... See, it sounds to me like you just need somewhere safe to test out your powers while you work on it, you know? Somewhere that you can do whatever you need to push the limits or fine-tune your control without having to worry about hurting someone. Isn't your master giving you a place like that?

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. . . Sometimes at work? But.

[Okay, he'll just. Give her the full lore.]

I recently realized that master has been taking advantage of me. He doesn't really have powers of his own. So even though he said he could teach me, I don't think he was being honest.

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[ ...oh. that changes things, and actually makes her kind of mad? what kind of person would do that? ]

And you stayed with him? Why not try to find a new master who can actually help you?

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I'm not. . . really sure why.

[He looks kind of frustrated by that.]

I think this is something I've forgotten.

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[ hmmm well. she offers him a sympathetic smile. they're all becoming really familiar with that kind of frustration, aren't they? ]

In that case, let's talk about it again later, okay? When we remember everything. Then we can figure it out together.

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Mm. When that happens, I want to try to understand it.

[It's bothering him a lot now, but she has a point. He won't be able to understand without the missing piece, will he?]

[infreefall]

Right, and you need all the pieces in order to do that. [ she smiles. ] I'm sure you had a reason, Kageyama-kun. It's just a matter of remembering it.