"How does that work, do they just, like...?"  She can't even really form enough of a guess to finish that sentence actually!

"It just sort of...edits me out of their perception. If I'm carrying them or dragging something big they're notice the movement but not be able to notice me causing it. People can figure out it's me if they knew I was around but animals and monsters seem to mostly forget I was there pretty quickly.  I don't usually use it on people, only monsters, but I've done a little testing with volunteers."

"That sounds really weird," she says.  She still can't really imagine what that would be like.  She almost wants to try it except for how she really doesn't.  "Are a lotta powers weird and hard to explain like that?  All I can do is fly around."

"I dunno, some are. But flying is cool. And useful. I actually have a secondary air walking power but I only use it for emergencies, cause it's sort of expensive. It's saved my ass a few times when something suddenly shifted or collapsed and I fell though."

"Oh, I thought everybody just got one power."

"Sometimes you get a couple of related powers, though it can be hard to see the relation. But I think of it was forcing gravity to not notice me. Like those old Loony Tunes cartoons where they walk off a cliff and don't fall until they notice they should be. Except sort of the inverse?"

She giggles at the Looney Tunes comparison.  Or, well, its difficult to imagine Parry Thompson giggling, per se.  Maybe she snickers at the Looney Tunes comparison.

"Should I be lookin' for my secret second power?"

"Maybe, yeah. It's good to know what you can do right?"

Little laugh.

"It felt like - I could kinda tell what I could do," she says.  "Not for sure, but I was pretty sure I was a flier, a fast one.  Is that normal?"

"Yeah. Most people have at least a little intuition about their powers. Sometimes it's pretty vague but there's usually something to go on."

Nodnod.

"Do you know how long this is supposed to take, by the way."

"It'll be quite a while with just handholding, especially since we aren't that compatible. Normally people at least snuggle in shorts and a t-shirt. Though if you can't stop walking that's going to be tricky. You might have to do piggybacks or something. Is it the movement or the walking? Is being carried doable?"

"Being carried would work but I might prefer to do the carrying.  And maybe walk up and down the halls away from lots of people.  I don't know how well a treadmill would work.  I wasn't really gonna - "

She cuts herself off.

"There's a gym. You could test it. Might be best to trade off who's being carried. Even espers will get tired after a while."

"We could try the gym.  Do you know where it is?"

"Yeah. In the basement. There's signs."

She can lead the way.

She can be led.  Once they're in the gym she'll - well, cast her eyes around to see if anyone else is in there with them, even though she's gotta do this either way.

It's at least pretty quiet at this time of day, most people are out doing things.

"I've got a tank top and shorts underneath this, for this purpose. Layers are useful."

"I got a - oh - "

Yeah she can't really stand still.  She's gonna get on the treadmill and start it up before she starts delayering.  "I got a tank top on under here.  ...This kinda works if I close my eyes."

She takes her outer layers off and puts them in one of the provided cubbies. Taking layers off in a gym is a totally normal thing to do even if you aren't an esper.

"Want me to put your shirt in the cubbies for you?"

"Oh, sure, thanks."

"No problem."

She can stash the shirt safely.

"Do you want to crouch down a bit so I can climb on?"

"Yeah, go ahead."  She does.  "Piggyback style, or...?"

"Yeah. That way I can wrap my arms and legs a bit, for better efficiency."
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