Running. It's a thing that humans do. They run. They're good at long-distance endurance, they're not too bad at short distance sprints, and some people run for fun. Like Theo. He's running a 400m dash, he started about 25 seconds ago, and he's about halfway through. That's pretty quick for someone who just started running properly at the beginning of the year. He gets first place. The other runners don't seem thrilled.
Theo's pretty surprised by that, but continues to try generating fire.
It's really difficult to actually believe that fire should just appear.
... Also potentially dangerous, but it seems Theo hasn't thought of that.
After several minutes of squiting Fenris says "Okay. As far my power can tell, desire works, but it isn't as strong as training."
"What's the difference? Is it just like half the speed, or is it more like a hundredth?"
"Oh, okay, so it's not too bad..."
He gets up and starts jumping again. Might as well practice it, if it acts like a progress bar until he "levels up". That's what it sounds like, anyway.
They observe this for a few moments. Vera looking quietly, while Tamira relaxes on a sunny patch. Felix plays with the unused weights trying arrangements to form a table and chairs.
"Wait. How about if you try something like healing? Or improving vision? Or my brand of telepathy?"
"Hm... I'll try healing first," he decides.
He scratches his arm, quite seriously and quite casually, then focuses on it.
There is a collective and loud "..." from the others, but no one actually comments.
"Okay, it is actually working faster because you are doing some practical healing." Fenris says clinically.
"Hm? Oh, I just thought I'd need an injury to be able to actually train healing," he says, seeming oblivious to the stares.
"Well... you're right. I don't think that scratch is going to heal until is time for you to leave, it might be a good idea to get Vera to heal it for you and then you could get one in a less visible spot. So we avoid another incident like with the weights."
"Are you trying to get like... a personal healing factor or the ability to heal anyone?" Asks Felix sounding a little shocked. What could have possibly caused that?
"Generic healing, overall, but since I'm just focusing on myself right now, I don't know how that'll affect it."
It takes a while, but Theo suddenly gasps and looks at his arm, looking shocked. It's not because it's healed.
He doesn't answer at first, just looks between the scratch and his nails.
"Do you have any clue why I'd just decide that scratching myself was a good idea?"
Collective head shakes. Tamira says from her lazy position. "Maybe you're not very bright."
"Tamira!" Felix hisses.
"Well, your logic is sound, we have two healers here and apparently the cost of pain wasn't that bad. Overall, it sounds like a rational decision."
"But it was a little weird."
"I mean, yeah, but... I could've just tried it without harming myself first, or I could've just tried repairing muscle damage from exercise, or something."
"Well, you can do healing!" Felix says suddenly and too brightly. "Try the other things, can you improve vision?"
"Okay," he says, and keeps at it for a bit.
It's probably a bit boring to just watch him; maybe they should go do something.
"Okay," Theo says agreeably, and tries just that.
Does he just sit here and try to see something that's not there? 'Cause that's what he's doing.