outdistanced | turbo heaven 🌼 elysia

Yeah. I wonder if they did anything with it. We'll have to see how respectful people are.

It's all in the imagination. You've never seen or heard of anyone transforming or shapeshifting? It's a similar kind of thing, if you think about it.

Besides make the rest of us deal with the gross one?

[ transforming... shapeshifting... hm. ]

I know about Iris and Narcissus powers, but those are different. They... mostly only affect the person using them, not so many other people.

Uh-huh. Although I'm not surprised if someone wanted the privacy.

[ she gets it. ]

Iris and Narcissus powers? [ :o ] What do those do, exactly?

They could've at least shared with some of us... but it doesn't matter now.

Oh. An Iris can manifest things from art and stuff, and a Narcissus can copy someone else's looks. That's the closest I've heard of.

That's true... We know how bathrooms without keys.

[ her curiosity is piqued. ]

They sound amazing. If an Iris is creative..... although it sounds like a Narcissus could cause a lot of mischief. Is the flower theme on purpose?

Thank god for that. I would've gone crazy if we were stuck with just those two forever.

Yeah, because they're demiflora. We're not related to plants, before you ask. [ so many people have asked if he's part plant. ] It's just a naming thing.

But it's only a problem if they use those powers.

Even if you're not related to plants, you can still be as beautiful as one. I don't know... if asking it this way is wrong, but what beautiful flower are you named for?

[ WHAT? he's so startled his step falters. beautiful????? ]

...It's fine. It's not like I'm hiding it. [ touches his hair... ] I'm a Daphne demiflora.

[ yeah! beautiful! ]

Oh! They're so cute. Just like you. It's a good match. What can Daphnes do?

C-Cute?! I'm not--

[ kdfjkasdjf you know what nevermind moving on!!!! he's not blushing you're imagining things!!! ]

We can make these portals that can take us somewhere else. Teleportation, basically.

[ cute! his totally not blushing is very cute. ]

Oh, how fun! That must be so convenient. Are you able to make any portals here?

I wouldn't know. I don't really use my powers.

[ that said. after some hesitation, he does admit, ] But I did try after I woke up here, and it didn't work.

Does using your powers come with a side effect?

[ is that what he means here and in his earlier comment? ]

It seems that may be the general case, then. Being here takes away more than one thing. Or maybe it's just an adjustment period.

No. It's against the rules.

If it's really true we're dead, then maybe we don't need them.

I don't think I agree with that, but if you didn't use them much when you alive, maybe it's not too much of a difference for you either way.

But I think... for some people, it's a part of them.

...No, I get that.

[ it being a part of them... it's that way for laurence, too, even if using them isn't allowed. ]

Powers like mine wouldn't be much use if we're dead, though. That's what I mean. Like... where would we go?

If more of this space opens up to us, farther than expected. If we weren't limited by the fog... however far your power could take you.

Even if we're dead, I don't think it's the end if we can meet like this.

I could go farther than the space we have now. [ but who knows how the rest of this place will go? does heaven follow normal rules of distance? ] But my guess is other people's powers would be more useful, if they had them.

That's why they call it an "afterlife," isn't it? [ wait a minute. ] Oh, uh - I'm Laurence, by the way.

[ manners... ]

I don't know if anything I could do would be as useful as teleportation.... Flying is kind of similar.

[ so maybe they're in the same boat when it comes to powers ]

I'd like to get know you better, Laurence. I'm Elysia, named for paradise but no less beautiful than any of the flowers the Demiflora are named for.

Flying's more useful if you need something higher up. What would I do, teleport midair?

[ she's... really into beauty, isn't she? ]

It's nice to meet you, Ms. Elysia. [ he's a little hesitant (awkward) to continue, but. ] I wouldn't mind getting to know you better, too.

Why not? If you can teleport fast enough, it's the same result.

[ she claps her hands together. ]

Wonderful. We're going to be friends.

It's not that fast.

[ she says that so easily... like it's already a fact. his smile is a little uncertain, but a smile nonetheless. ]

Can't have too many friends in a place like this.

Could it be faster?

[ could laurence perchance.... learn to turbo teleport? she will take any smile, uncertain or not. success!! ]

Never enough. Come to me with any of your troubles. I'm willing to listen anytime.

I'm not sure. It just takes time to make the portals big enough for someone to go through, let alone going to the right place. It's probably not worth it for something like that.

Um... Sure. [ he will not do this. ] The same goes for you.

We'll have to find out what's worth it, then. If you can go great distances.... the places you could go to and explore would be so many. It's an exciting thought.

Hmm... [ she leans in a little closer to him. ] You don't have to say anything you don't mean. It's okay if you say you won't.

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