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Tweak says, "Will I see you tonight?"

Scott Summers (slymshady) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2018-05-16 21:55:00

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natasha romanoff / black widow (mcu), peter parker / spider-man (120703), remy / gambit (6706)

As fun as this has been, are there any indications from the portal study group as to when and how this power change is being fixed?

[Filtered to Alice Quinn]

Hey. How are you holding up?

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	blackwidowed 2018-05-17 02:42 am UTC (link)
	None from our side. As far as the team is aware, Saturday only had the usual portal spike when someone came through. We had two new arrivals: Betty Ross and Nebula. I'll let one of them go into more detail though. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	slymshady 2018-05-17 02:44 am UTC (link)
	I guess this is the first real strange thing we've had since showing back up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blackwidowed 2018-05-17 02:48 am UTC (link)
	Unfortunately. I thought it might have slipped in when the two arrived, but it happened earlier than they did. The portal doesn't usually act up that far in advance before someone arrives. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	slymshady 2018-05-17 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Alright. Well, if someone notices something, it'd be appreciated. Thanks for that summary at least. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blackwidowed 2018-05-17 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	I'll get the portal team looking harder. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	spindly 2018-05-18 02:35 pm UTC (link)
	I'm looking as hard as I can! I kinda think it's - unpopular opinion time - not portal-related. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tidalking 2018-05-17 02:43 am UTC (link)
	When have they ever been able to tell us that? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	slymshady 2018-05-17 02:45 am UTC (link)
	It's not really been quite so in our hands before. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

tidalking
2018-05-17 03:03 am UTC (link)

At this point, I'm skeptical that there is much to find out in terms of the big revelations people seek. Bits and pieces, perhaps. Learning to better track things as they happen. But I can't imagine there's much in a military base on this Earth that's been abandoned since the 90s that would be truly revolutionary. Of course, the tediousness of incremental progress is precisely why I avoid actually working in the sciences. Maybe they'll do better than expected.

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	slymshady 2018-05-17 03:25 am UTC (link)
	Fair enough. I'm more curious because these types of incidents have tended to be shorter in the past, if there's no real indication of when it's likely to reverse itself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tidalking 2018-05-17 03:30 am UTC (link)
	Mmm, three or four days does seem about the usual. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	slymshady 2018-05-17 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	This is four (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tidalking 2018-05-17 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	I'm counting. Ororo's experimenting with having magic and I'm trying to estimate the odds of a terrible accident happening before it wears off. At least it will probably be on the island. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	slymshady 2018-05-17 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe encourage her not to. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tidalking 2018-05-17 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	That would be a little hypocritical. When I had magic she gave me an island to play with, I can hardly deny her the same opportunity. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	spindly 2018-05-17 06:44 am UTC (link)
	The short answer is pretty much: NOPE. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	slymshady 2018-05-17 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	Longer answer still NOPE in more words? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	spindly 2018-05-18 04:43 am UTC (link)
	Not completely. I'm running some tests, correlating data and a whole lot of other boring mumbo jumbo. Based on previous anomalies, I'd give it 1-2 more weeks? A hard possibly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	slymshady 2018-05-18 02:27 pm UTC (link)
	Which anomalies have lasted 1-2 weeks? Most changes seem like they've been 2-4 days. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	spindly 2018-05-18 02:34 pm UTC (link)
	Depends on how you class the incidents, y'know? Which isn't easy. Something like this gets projected for longer versus something like the funhouse that stands for around four days. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	scott/alice phosphoromancy 2018-05-17 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	It's challenging but that's more to do with having my magic gone again than your powers. I feel calmer about your powers now that I can open my eyes. Has my magic given you any issue? (Reply to this) (Thread)

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slymshady
2018-05-17 10:07 pm UTC (link)

I always get a little ansty when they're off, to be honest. Knowing they could come back at any time. But there are enough tools to contain them that it's not so bad.

You might also be great at pool if you get a chance to play. I've never been clear to what extent that perception goes with the powers versus a misspent youth.

I've been trying not to use yours really. Magic seems dangerous for a guy who has no idea what he's doing.

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