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... did everybody get their powers back?

[A video that's short and sweet and shows cautious excitement, but also a trace of fear.]

It's not another dream, right?

[Action anywhere: Guess who REALLY LIKES HAVING HER POWER BACK? It's Molly. She's gonna be leaning back against a tree with her knees drawn up and her Johto and Kanto map books against her legs, flipping through and marking stuff that follows some kind of logic that's not immediately apparent.]

[That is, when she's not just looking around somewhat anxiously - she's confident she'll find her way back since she can see people again, but she still doesn't like the shifting world all that much. It's unpredictable. She could end up anywhere, and she does; the shifting routes can lead you pretty stray even when you're just trying to get back to Goldenrod.]

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[It might get easier to say what he is over time, but it was still so hard to come to terms with how others would respond. And so far the people he's spoken to about it in Johto haven't been afraid of it.

It's... A weirdly wonderful thing, to know that there are people who aren't afraid of what he is. Molly's observation shakes him up a bit. Didn't someone else mention something like that before? A terrible warm feeling spreads through his chest. Maybe...]

Is it weird 'cuz I'm not scary right now? [He's seen himself at his worst. ... He's pretty sure he must be frightening to look upon.]

Yeah, I guess.

_{[She tilts her head to one side, studies him for a moment. She's never even once considered him scary, which is why her response is a little halting - it's not that she hesitates on whether he is or not, it's just something she hadn't even thought about, cause it's so obvious.]

[Of course Rin isn't scary. She knows he can be grumpy and kinda standoffish but that's the worst she's ever seen him, and that was way back, before they really knew each other.]

[So after a second of that reflection, she lets a teasing smile spread instead.]}

I've seen way scarier.

[He really shouldn't be surprised anymore that there are people who see him as a person as opposed to what he can do and the sort of power he wields. The truth is, it will always be there, in the back of his mind like a tiny hornet trying to sting its way out of his mind. It hurts - much more than he will ever be willing to let on.

And then this little girl - she doesn't see him as a demon. Even though he knows it's okay now because she hasn't seen the fire or the horns or - gosh, anything else - he can't help but feel validated as a person. He can't help but feel that everything is going to be okay because she didn't think less of him. ...And that's already more than what he got back home.

He tries not to flinch or shy away from her study of him. Is she noticing how sharp his teeth really are? Is she unnerved by how his ears stick out from under his messy hair?

But...

Then she had to go and make a joke of it. Rin can't help the easy laugh that makes its way out of him. He relaxes, not realizing how tense he kept his shoulders.]

Oh yeah? And what've you seen that's so scary? I'm sure I've got way more fangs than any monster hiding under your bed!

_{[She wrinkles her nose in a playful challenge when she smiles back at him, but there's a moment there where she's quiet other than a soft laugh in turn, avoiding the question.]

[She doesn't really want to talk about what she's seen that's scary. But she manages to dodge it at least somewhat smoothly when she does notice the teeth, especially as he calls attention to them.]}

Let me see!

_{[She leans forwards on her hands, looking at his grin.]}

Wow. What do you need those for?

[ - oh no, don't give him that sort of half-hearted reply! He'll let it slide with the distraction she's looking for.

No one's really asked what they were for. He's definitely caught off guard. He flexes his jaw and runs his tongue over each sharp tooth.]

I dunno, they're sort of a package deal.

[He figured they were for tearing into things. Eating food like steak was A LOT EASIER when his teeth were this sharp - but he's not sure why a demon would need them.

He could make a joke like "the better to eat you with, my dear" but he is 100% sure that it will backfire.]

Why do you have teeth? [BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HER QUESTION SOUNDS LIKE TO HIM...]

To eat ice cream with.

_{[Because let's keep it light and playful as much as possible, right?]}

[YEP. THEY CAN BE SERIOUS LATER.]

You'd get brain freeze in five seconds if you did that!!

_{[Can they be serious never??]}

No I wouldn't!

[NEVER EVER]

Yes you would! All your baby teeth would turn into ice cubes!

I don't even have all my baby teeth!

That's because they've already turned into ice cubes!

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