I wouldn't get bored at all! You can take as many notes in me as you like, even if they're repetitive.

She's torn. On the one hand, that's ... that's how notebooks are supposed to work. On the other hand, it sounds fake coming from a person.

But.

She really does need to write things out again.

Being — Dragon Fairy Elf Witch

Knowing (skills) — Anything You Can Do

Teaching (skills) — You Can Teach Better

Knowing (people) — Friends in Places

Knowing (situation) — Soundtrack

Having (things) — Pocket Dimension

Healing (people) —

Doing — Custom power kind of like Iron Will

Choosing — Backchannel + Roundabout

Recovering — It Gets Better

Remembering —

Going — Eternal Love ????

Reserved — 7

Now that the topic has been brought to her attention, though, having a way to heal people is obviously pretty useful. And even though it's cheap, it's not as though there's going to be any healing options better than True Love's Kiss.

She flips back to the description, and runs her finger along it.

"And it works in reverse" means that your true love can heal you, right? Not that you can cause curses and injuries by un-kissing them?

It's an inane question, and she knows it's an inane question, but asking it gives her time to think.

About kissing.

Yes. And many kinds of kisses work for the purpose, like a kiss on the hand or on the cheek.

... oh. That's what was bothering her.

She just really doesn't want to put her lips on someone else's lips because they're probably smooshy and moist and ...

Emily shudders, and pushes the thought out of her mind. But how did the notebook know?

Right. Well. That seems pretty good, then.

She goes back and pencils that in on her new list under healing.

Hmm. Do you have any powers that are related to remembering? Or, not getting worse at things because you don't practice them much?

Not exactly. I think Anything You Can Do has some secondary effects that help with that sort of thing.

She's torn. On the one hand, she has a perfectly good memory. On the other hand, it would be really embarrassing to be told, like, the location of the secret temple that contains the sword of destiny and then forget it and have to go back.

... wait, no. She has a way to have things, so she's not going to run out of notebooks and pencils. She'll just have to make sure to write down anything remotely interesting that happens to her, just in case.

And then another thought strikes: she's being set up for an epistolary novel, isn't she? That probably should have been more obvious when the story started with writing to a talking book.

I don't like epistolary novels.

Uh.

Emily hastily scratches that out and revises it.

I don't like epistolary novels.  What I mean is, it would be nice if there was a power that let me remember things, but I guess it's not strictly essential.

Are there powers that help with getting to places?

Not directly, no. The Best Friend series of powers can grant you an animal companion who may be a rideable mount, or a vehicle if you take the Transformer power. And some of what you can gain from Anything You Can Do and Dragon Fairy Elf Witch and their related powers can be useful for traveling.

I'm not sure what you mean about epistolary novels, but in general, the way the Spirit's powers work, you won't end up in a story you wouldn't like. (There can be some trouble when there's a conflict between what kind of story you would like to live and what kind you would like to read, though, because both are important.)

Emily rocks back and forth on the kitchen table bench, trying to think about why she doesn't like them. Finally, she settles on:

I think that epistolary novels kind of break up the flow of the story.

And maybe that would be different from inside an epistolary novel, because to me I'd still live things in the moment, and it's just writing them down afterward. But if the kind of story I would want to read matters too ... Well, I think that if a character has compelling reasons to write down everything that happens to them, that's sort of a risk factor for an epistolary novel, you know? But if I have infinite note paper, no memory powers, and important things to remember, I sort of have to make a habit of writing down important things, you see.

I guess it really wouldn't be the same from inside, though.

Do you think the Spirit would steer me away from epistolary novels, just in case?

If you'd rather your story not be epistolary, I think you don't have to worry about it being epistolary just because you write a lot of things down. But if you also don't want to have to write a lot of things down, I think it's pretty likely that you'll find memory enhancements you can gain with Anything You Can Do or Dragon Fairy Elf Witch. That kind of little convenience can be overridden by other narrative concerns where necessary, but overriding it isn't often necessary.

Oh, that makes sense.

She totally forgot that some things would need quests. That explains why there aren't memory powers on offer.

She goes back and scratches remembering off of her list.

I guess that just leaves the custom power I had asked you about for doing things you know you need to do, and my list is as complete as it's likely to get.

With several things that will require traveling and meeting people in order to fully explore her powers, there's no way she's going to find anything that works well for "going".

Yes, that's a tricky one. Let me think about it for a moment...

Name: A Forest From A Fire - Cost: 1 ☐
(Replaces Just A Little Longer)
When you know what you want to do, and choose to do it, you will do what you chose regardless of factors such as fear, anxiety, doubt, shame, bright lights, loud noises, or the hiccups. Although fatigue and other difficulties can still impair your success, they cannot stop you from trying.

I'm not sure that came out exactly how you wanted it; it jumped a bit sideways and landed somewhere unexpected.

"Hmm."

Hmm.

Emily considers the power.

Yeah, I think that does match what I wanted. Assuming "factors such as" is a general description and not a complete list.

She goes through her list once more, flipping back to where the notebook listed point costs for each one.

So I think that's ... 49 points, plus 7 reserved for 56.

Seven squared plus seven is a good number for a protagonist; she's silently pleased.

Yes, it's a general description.

What do you think of your powers so far? Would you like to look through the full list now?

How does she feel about the powers?

I feel ... prepared.

I can't really imagine what other powers I would want; it seems like these ones should get me through pretty much any kind of story.

So, yes, please, let's go through the full list and see what I'm missing.