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[orderfromchaos]

[Public, video]

So, uh. Some of you who frequent the eighth floor common room might have noticed. An extremely geometrical tree where your coffee table used to be.

I can fix that. I mean, I'm going to. Fix that. Unless you guys like it? I mean. Whatever. It's not my floor. Let me know.



[Private to Vin]

[There's a long period of silence. Okay, it's only like ten seconds, but that feels like a lot.]

So. That. Happened.



[Private to Elsa]

...have fun?



[Private to Rogue]

A while back you offered to help people work with their powers. Is that still a thing?



[Private to Helena]

You, uh. Don't have to respond to this at all if you aren't comfortable, or anything. But if there's anything you want to ask me, I'll try my best to answer. And I won't be mad or anything.

Comments

[orderfromchaos]

No, I mean, it's kind of alarming, yes. The admiral caps me normally but someone was floodswapped into my soulmate and we kinda...amplified. I totally can't do the tree thing on my own.

[to_dust]

... I think I understand, actually. What kind of life have I lead.

[orderfromchaos]

It's a perfectly normal tree now. Aside from the symmetry and stuff, I mean.

[to_dust]

Was it not? Before? Was there some stage between tree and table where it was unnatural?

[orderfromchaos]

Well, there was kind of a point where it was growing backwards and forwards at the same time. But it was always manifesting properties of the wood itself.

[to_dust]

...

Yes. Of course.

Well, thank you for letting us know. I don't mind... trees. So. If you're taking a vote.

[orderfromchaos]

Sorry about. The fuss, I guess.