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[honeybadgerer]

[ the feed opens up to a girl dressed in a bright tshirt and smiling broadly at her audience, waving her hand enthusiastically. there are prominent scar marks on her face. ]

Hi Riverview! My name's Gabby and I'm new here! I was in New York before. The one with the superheroes. And now I'm here! Unfortunately, I think I lost all my stuff? And my caseworker kind of freaked out when I gave her the list, so maybe you guys can help me!

I'm missing my MAC-10 machine pistols, nunchucks and knuckle busters. Anyone knows where to get those? Oh, and a proper bullet proof suit.

Thanks!

Comments

[honeybadgerer]

I feel better having my stuff.

[11calls]

I don't blame you, but we're not exactly a war zone here.

[honeybadgerer]

[ maybe but — ]

Didn't you guys all get kidnapped a month ago?

[11calls]

[Well, she can't deny that.]

It's true, but even people who had abilities were sorta taken, because the cultists knew how to do that.

[honeybadgerer]

See? That's why you need weapons.

Powers can only do so much.

[11calls]

[Alex just paused for a moment before she replied:]

I'm pretty sure a lot of people there had weapons that they normally cared too. I mean, it was people whom you'd never think of as being someone who might be able to have taken. At least a lot of them were.

[honeybadgerer]

I'd still feel better with having weapons than having none. Even with my powers.

[11calls]

[Weapons aren't really Alex's thing. She tends to avoid them if at all possible, and here it's kind of not. A lot of her friends have guns and abilities, but they still ended up there with her anyway. So in the end, Alex just gives little sigh.]

I don't blame you with the whole kidnapped to another world thing. It's probably definitely better to have something familiar with you. I'd talk to someone on the guard. They might know.

[honeybadgerer]

Do you think they'd let me?

[ she could probably take them. probably. ]

[11calls]

I'm afraid I honestly don't know.

[Alex wouldn't, but she's not in charge of them.]

[honeybadgerer]

That's fine. I'll find a way.

[ an illegal way. ]

[11calls]

How old are you?

[honeybadgerer]

I'm thirteen.

Or I think I'm thirteen. I've never had a birthday, so we just guessed.

[11calls]

[Alex's frown is audible. What is with kids here not having birthdays?]

You've never had a birthday?

[honeybadgerer]

Well, I'm a clone. We don't usually get stuff like birthdays and agency.

[11calls]

Oh wow. I'm sorry, I didn't know. Have you considered doing what other people here have and just picking a day so you have one and everything that goes along with it?

[honeybadgerer]

[ gabby shrugs. she doesn't have strong feelings on it. ]

Maybe. But it's something I want to do with Laura.

[11calls]

Oh yeah, of course! I didn't mean to imply it should be with some random stranger on the network!

Besides, Laura is pretty fantastic, so it's definitely something you should do together.

[honeybadgerer]

It's cool. Birthdays just sound like fun, that's all.

[11calls]

They definitely are and can be.

[honeybadgerer]

And I should get double presents for all the ones I've missed.

[11calls]

Are you going to go with double presents or a whole month like Laura's doing?

[honeybadgerer]

I wouldn't copy.

Besides, we can share our presents so I have to pick another month.

[11calls]

That makes a lot of sense. September maybe? Definitely don't want to get too close to Christmas.

[honeybadgerer]

Oh right, Christmas is a thing too.

[ normal people things are still a little wild, even if gabby adapts easily. ]