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Seeing Jake leave with another female and after enjoying his peach, he turned to look over at Jae and agreeing with Jake from a moment ago. Thinking, they did have a point and well even if he has powers, fucking with the wrong person, he'd more than likely get his nuts sent to the black hole or something.

Hearing the suggestion Jae brought up, Kai raised an eyebrow. It wouldn't hurt to do something useful and the moment he heard the little joke about making him like a kite, Kai stood up looking as if he didn't find that funny at all and looked Jae in the eyes and smirked If it start raining and lightning....you better pull my ass down if I can't controllingly bring myself down. he said chuckling It's all good though, I can take a joke bro. but I one thing though...I thought you said ropes were not a good idea and didn't know if we had any at all?

Kai turned when hearing another approached and looked over. Damn! It was the other cute girl, Harley. Kai paused for a moment before speaking We were talking about going out, being useful and using out powers to hunt and shit instead of fucking with people with out powers because we could potentially get fucked up since others have powers...in fact....what powers do you have? he asked. Oh and the pig....don't know....I can't cook worth a damn. he mentioned.

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When Lex asked her “I see you got yourself a pretty nice power. Super speed… I’d do almost anything to get that. You like it?”

Kwan smiled as she said I didn’t get any powers, I’ve always been fast.

Then when he added Maybe each power has a drawback. The better the power, the worse the drawback? That’s too simple though. My power tires me out after several uses and it honestly isn’t that amazing. I’m sure it uses a lot of energy, but god damn does this shit suck! she couldn’t help herself as she remembered something a stuntman once said

A friend once told me “If Life really sucked then people would smile more”

He was both a good sparring partner and a philosopher; a renaissance man. she giggled

Then she added seriously My ability is an energy hog but that’s understandable when you think of other biologies that operate at high speeds such as hummingbirds and a lot of rodents.

If I remember correctly is over 1,000 beats a minute but they do rest when sleeping entering a sort of torpor state where they slow their hearts to about 50 beats a minute. I’m not sure if my body does the same thing as their’s to conserve energy but it might be nice to know for reference. I guess I’ll need to find someone I can trust to take my pulse as I sleep.

I will guess that you by your comment that you are disatisfied by your own gift and all I can say is that perhaps you haven’t truly examined it or you need someone else’s perspective.

Pain.....all she could remember was pain, agony and nausea, coming in and out of consciousness. Puking every time she sat up. Dreams, dreams of her family she lost and having to join strangers in a bunker that could possibly mean life or death. When the hatch opened for everyone to go out and explore to find what was left and whatever they could eat, Nina was one of the few that did come out but helped bring back in ones who were getting sick and dying shortly after breathing the contaminated air.

Around the same time as the others, Nina got sick for nearly a week when she was exposed to the air as well until finally waking up to a feeling....if she had to describe it. The feeling at first was weak. She didn't know what was going on but she felt saddened...weakened....in want. But those weren't her actual feelings. It was feelings coming from something else.

Nina slowly got up off of her cot, holding her head. She slowly got up, hungry and groaning. Hello? she called out and slowly walked to the door way and looked around. She could still......feel...something. She walked down the corridor towards the cafeteria until the feeling she felt subside a little, which caused her to stop. For some reason, something told her to back up and when she did, the feeling she had earlier became stronger and looked to her side of a dying house plant that needed water as she got closer and held it, making her feel a bit thirsty.

He eyes widened and she quickly placed the plant down and backed away feeling freaked out because for that moment, she felt like she was that plant, feeling what it was feeling and rushed to the cafeteria in need of water. My god.....what....what was that just now? that plant....I....we.....what the....what's going on with me....I don't feel so well.... she thought in panic.

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"Not me I'm staying inside. It's getting dark out there and The Commander will close the doors really soon and I don't want to be stuck out there in the dark." Harley smirked at Kai. "Why? What power did you get?" Harley reached over and grabbed a glass and put her finger over the glass. She smiled as water escaped the finger and filled the glass up.

"I am a water bender. Well that's what they called it on the anime Avatar. I can give us all fresh clean water and I never run out of it. Pretty cool huh? It's really a useful and practical power even though I would have loved to get something more fun. Wall climbing like Spiderman would have been cool."

"I can trap things in a wall of water. That's how I caught the pig. I hope it's going to be done soon."

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For a moment, Jae thought that he had really offended Kai. But when his new friend chuckled, he relaxed. "Well, a rope's still an idea. I mean, we don't know exactly how your power works yet so it'd be good to have several plans ready." He looked around. "I'm sure rope wouldn't be difficult to find. There's bound to be some in here... Well, if there aren't any... we can go for the weights strapped to your ankles... I could have sworn I saw some in the makeshift gym a few days ago but I can't be sure... Anyway, we can go for weights in your pocket if that doesn't work out. I'm sure there'd be lots of rocks outside we can use to weigh you down if lead weights aren't available."

He looked up as Harley came towards them. He smiled at her. "Hey Harley," he greeted as he stood up and took the box Kwan had filled with peaches. He laid it down onto the table he was sitting on with Kai. "Grab a peach. Kwan brought them in," he said as he sat back down. At the mention of the doors closing, he looked back towards Kai. "Well, we really don't want to be stranded out there when we still can't control our powers so maybe we should just postpone that food hunting trip for tomorrow. It'll give us time to plan a bit more about how we're gonna keep you from floating away to Neverland, Peter Pan."

He turned to Harley and watched in amazement as she filled the glass with water. "Well, I guess I've found the perfect girl for me," he said as he snapped his fingers and a small flame erupted once again on the tip of his middle and index fingers. He tried snapping it again to extinguish it, emulating the way the Human Torch did it. But the flame just managed to grow larger. "Yeah, that small problem there..." He reached out and grabbed the glass from Harley and dipped his fingers in it. There was a sizzling sound as the water doused the flames. "Uh-huh. I should probably stick by you unless I want to keep burning til kingdom come." He raised an eyebrow at her at the mention of the pig. "You caught the pig? Good job," he congratulated and then turned back to Kai. "We need to do good with this food hunting tomorrow. If Harley can catch a pig by herself, we should probably bring back a mammoth or something," he chuckled.

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“Always been fast?” Lex said lightly as he smiled, unsure if Kwan was serious or joking. He was leaning towards her joking, because who in the hell could be that fast? Lex raised an eyebrow as Kwan mentioned a friend of hers. The way Kwan mentioned this man in the past tense meant that he probably was not around anymore. “Hmm, he definitely seemed wise... Now I’m wishing life did suck.” Lex chuckled as the two continued to walk along.

When Kwan started to really talk about her power, he noticed how well she articulated it. She was not just simply stating that she was fast like most were. It seemed that Kwan had taken the time to understand her power and wishes to continue to understand her power. And she knows her stuff… Lex thought as he listened to her hummingbird comparison.

“You’re right about the beats per minute. I was majoring in bio before you know… this.” Lex said as he looked at the darkening sky. “And I could probably help with your hypothesis… when you trust me.” Lex said with a smile that would slowly faded as he knew he had to now speak on his opinion on his own power. “Perspective is not going to help with what I can do.” Lex said with a shake of his head. “You ever see how they disintegrate people in the movies? Don’t get too excited, because I don’t have the power to disintegrate people. Trust me, I tried.” Lex said in jest. “Brace yourself for this one.” The sarcasm was just flowing now. Lex stopped in place and took a step back from Kwan. He faced her with a smile before his body instantly turned into dust that immediately hit the ground along with his clothes. Lex was nothing, but a pile of gray dust and clothing in front of Kwan. Not a grain moved except for those that were shifted by the breeze, and not a sound came from the dust pile.

From Lex’s perspective, he could see and hear Kwan, but from the ground where he lay. He thought about changing back, but that took effort, especially getting into his clothes without exposing himself. My second time today of not thinking before I go and do something stupid! I wonder what Kwan is going to say about this. I’m just waiting for her to laugh. Lex thought while being a pile of dust.

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Kwan listened to Lex as they walked and heard in his tone what she thought might be regret mixed with anger and she wanted to console but thought how intrusive that might be or that he might mistake her actions for pity and thought {“Men are so complicated”}

Then when he demonstrated his power and fell into a pile of ash and that was it. Thankfully she was a trained actress because she was set upon by a storm of emotions managing to hold them in check by exhaling her breath gently.

Perhaps your’s is a power that requires slow development and isn’t yet fully awakened.

My power might also still be developing but moving at a pace faster than your own.

I hope you can hear me or else I’m wasting my breath

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Harley chuckled at the comment and watched with curious delight at Jae's fire power. She smirked a little at using the cup of water to douse the flames.

"I can probably teach you how to do that a little better. I spent almost all the morning in the showers between cleaning up and practicing my powers. So when I went outside I was able to practice in earnest. I actually meant to catch the pig by shooting it but when I missed I chased after it and caught it in a wall of water. It was pretty cool actually. I learned the wall of water thing when a tiger-like cat was chasing me out there less than an hour before then. It's been an eventful day for me."

Harley reached down and took a peach and bit into it. "Yummmmy!" She said savoring the juiciness of the fruit. Suddenly the Commander's voice broke the relative quiet of the cafeteria and throughout the bunker.

"Roast pig will be available in the cafeteria in 10 minutes so everyone get ready."

After gobbling down the peach she kept an eye on the bucket of them and headed towards the serving area as she saw the meat being brought out to serve. "Come on guys let's eat!"

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Trinity turned and looked at Jake I guess I’m still feeling it she said and then sighed.

She smiled a bit sadly but it quickly broadened You might be able to help me with my instrument; I could train you into being my instrumentman.

Sorry just thinking about the future and how much we’ve lost and might lose in knowledge. I’m sure each of us has skills which we should pass on; I mean we have an interesting group with what we have left and there are sure to be other survivors we could find. she blushed

She picked up a heavy chunk concrete weighing about 600 pounds and tests her footing surprised that she feels as if she’s holding styrofoam float from her grandfather’s dock; heavy but more awkward than weighty. But it isn’t like that, it will react like a stone from a trebuchet; a 600 pound projectile.

She sights the area in the distance where she thinks it will then remembers Neil Degrasse Tyson explaining what it would feel like for Joe Rogan if he were on the moon when she was watching his podcast.

This should be an interesting experiment

I’m guessing over 100 yards

She lifted her back foot stepping forward like she’s trying to throw a softball from the centerfield fence. The huge piece concrete goes flying in a climbing arch that reaches apogee in about 75 yards and crashed to earth at 160 yards then rolled for another 40 before coming to a stop.

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Kai listened to what Harley said about staying in since it was dark out now and ask about his abilities before she displayed he own, letting loose the water from herself. Looking on in amazement, he lightly smacked Jae's arm Bro....she squirted... he said while she was pouring water in a glass. Water bending? and to produce fresh clean water. Her power looked bad ass.

The moment Jae spoke up again, Kai couldn't argue with his suggestions. Hehe...if there aren't anything around that could anchor me down, I'll just practice in my room to learn more about what all I can do. he said not wanting to worry his friend on how to go about helping his issue. Besides...seems like you have a soulmate you need to get closer to. Kai smirked towards the two and answered Harley's question. Honestly, I don't fully know what all I'm capable of and like what Jae said, I can float and practice before going back out and not fly away....which I'm wondering if that truly is my ability.....to fly.

turning back to Jae Tch...mammoth...I'm bringing a damn whale.... he said. We can eat a whale for months.

Kai turned once more to Harley Wallcrawling would be pretty awesome too. hearing that the pig was almost ready, a girl rushed into the cafeteria and rushed pass, accidentally bumping into Kai My god my god my god....water...need water now.... she said. Kai looked on at the girl and checked her out. cute as hell but seemed panicked. Nina was in desperation.

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"I did what?" Harley laughed.

"I wouldn't have thought to call it that perv!" She shook her head laughing at Kai. She purposely ignored the soulmates part. She knew hers and Jae's powers matched up well but she really didn't know much about anyone in the bunker, certainly not enough to call anyone her soulmate. Harley headed to the food line and she saw Nina running in and heard her say something about needing water. Harley caught up to her.

"What's wrong Nina? Why do you need water so much? Are you okay?" Harley asked concerned that the girl might be dehydrated or something.

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Not even a smirk? She's either being nice or she's seen worse than this. Lex loathed his power internally, but it was on a lesser degree than usual. Kwan's optimism was something Lex had not received when showing off his ability since he has received it. Not only did she give him a bit of hope for the future, but she displayed that she could be someone he could become close to by a fringe like a friend would. For Lex, turning into a pile of dust was easy, but changing back required a bit of concentration.

The first time Lex used his power, it took almost an hour to piece himself together. So far, he has cut the time down by quite a bit. He pretty much had to just fight his way out of the dust like someone trying to swim out of a deep body of water. Every grain was a piece of him and he needed to feel every grain mentally to pull himself up and back together. He always focused on the idea of him getting up from off the ground until he was on his two feet. In this case, he planned to remain hunched down. I really don't want to be the guy who makes the speedster think of me as the "Flash". Lex thought as he was sure he wouldn't be able to slip into his clothes in good time, and it was not like he could tell her that he would appear naked in a few seconds. Lex could never move while he 2as a pile except when he wanted to reform, which he thought was stupid.

Then it started. The first thing seen coming forth from the pile of dust was a bare back made from dust. Then two arms pushed the torso up to reveal Lex's head. His face was still forming and resembled a clay sculpture's.

"Come... on." Lex's form spoke in a muffled voice that ended with somewhat of a hiss. His body seemed to be stuck between his solid human form and a pile of dust. "What the?" Lex said in confusion as if this had never happened before and that is because it hadn't. "Kwan!" Lex shouted as he looked up and reached out to her, only to turn into a pile of unmoving dust. The pile was still for about three seconds before it started to shift to reveal a message.

KWAN THIS IS NOT RIGHT. DID YOU HEAR MY VOICE?! THAT NEVER HAPPENS! IF YOU CAN READ THIS... THIS NEVER HAPPENS. I CAN MOVE THE PILE! DID YOU DO THIS?!

The message was then cleared for Lex's next big of talking.

CAN YOU TURN AWAY? I'M GOING TO COME BACK OUT OF MY CLOTHES. I WARNED YOU... LOL THIS IS SO COOL. ALRIGHT I MEAN IT THIS TIME. TURN AROUND O_O

The pile then cleared the text before it started to build upon itself. From his feet up. It was different from when he had tried to originally reform, but that's because he was not fighting his way out of the pile of dust this time. Within a few seconds, Lex was reformed with a smile on his face, but not facing Kwan for obvious reasons as his clothes lay on the ground.

"If I wasn't buck naked, I would hug the shit out of you." Lex said before reaching for his boxer briefs to put on. "You sure you didn't inject me with something? Like... that was like learning to ride a bike for the first time and having a life changing epiphany in one big bang!" Lex said in excitement as he continued to quickly get dressed. "Like, I knew what I had to do, but it just wasn't working, but then something clicked and bam I could move and... you were right." Lex said this as he finally turned around to lazily slip his shoes on. "But what do you think it was?" Lex said as he approached Kwan's cart. It was about time they got this thing moving.

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Kwan watched as Lex demonstrated he was already coming to understanding how to use his gift and rather than interrupt him in mid process kept her counsel. She pivoted smoothly to give him privacy and giggled as he said he’d huge her as she pictured a naked man flying over her shoulder to the ground in a wind shattering drop. Then she immediately chastised herself for failing to keep up with her own development by changing her reaction into moving three steps forward at her best speed and turning to see him fall flat on his face because his expected support had vanished.

If I added anything if was unintentional for I actually sought to remove your own self doubt she says pivoting quickly and smoothly.

On her face was a serine but delighted smile as she allowed her own joy of discovery to shine through. I couldn’t say how epiphany occurs only that most people ignore it and even more fail to cultivate it.

I know I must sound like the most cliched Wuxia Master but even so it is how I was taught.

My Uncle Monkey used to tell me that it is fear that limits us and in life. It is what feeds doubt.

Lets face it “How do you know unless you try” a quote that many enjoy using already has doubt and fear in it. My Uncle taught me not to try but to do, to give up self doubt and not fear failure.

Oh and you were altering your shape and forming letters into full sentences when you were a pile of ash; why else would I have turned if I had not read your message

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As soon as the pig had been butchered, Audrianna took it upon herself to roast it. With the passing of the chef, Gregory, there was really nobody else to take on the responsibility. It wasn't exactly difficult. She had watched the old man for a whole year so she knew what to do. And with Cody's help, she was able to prepare and cook the pig. She was sure that everyone will be happy with tonight's feast and she looked forward to serving it. Out of habit, she considered setting something aside for Jae but she remembered that he was still in the cafeteria. He'd be able to get food for himself.

She was just finishing up when she heard Cody announce the availability of the food. Several minutes more and she was bringing it out to the serving area. She looked around in the cafeteria and when she spotted Jae, she raised her hand and gestured for him to come get some of the roasted meat. Favoritism, maybe? But he was really the only person she had gotten close during their year long stay in the bunker.

Jae laughed out loud at Kai's comment, glad that it didn't appear to have offended Harley. He shook his head. "Soulmate, huh?" he chuckled. "Dude, she can kill my flame and probably drown me. I mean, pig, wall of water..." he gestured around and made some pig squeals followed by the sound of drowning. He laughed and then nodded. "Perfect soulmates." He grinned at Harley. "Good job on the pig though. I'm sure everyone will worship you for it later." He stood up and turned towards Kai. "Whale's a good idea. But I'm not sure I can help out with that. Water," he pointed to himself. "Fire. Definitely not compatible with each other." He raised an eyebrow when he looked at the pretty, curly haired girl who had bumped into Kai. She looked panicked and parched.

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“The only person who needs advice on not moving too quickly is you. Saying something like, ‘make sure you keep it together’ works a lot better for me.” Lex said in jest as the two got started on moving the cart. His face was lit up like a fortunate child’s on Christmas morning. “So, it’s all about doing rather than trying. I think I’d like your Uncle Monkey. Is he the renaissance man?” Lex asked in curiosity. Kwan had spoken of two quotes, from men in her life, so it wasn’t crazy to assume that these men she spoke of might have been the same individual.

Lex awaited Kwan’s answer and when the bunker appeared into view, Lex looked upon it with a bit of a frown. It was his home, but it was beginning to feel like an island he could not leave. Even though the doors had opened, no dared to venture too far out. His eyes shifted to Kwan. Except maybe her. She could make plenty of distance with her power. Lex thought to himself as he noticed not many people around the entrance. He figured because it was getting dark, but he guessed there may have been more to it than that.

“Not much longer until we’re in. So, what did you do before all this. Before you became a delivery girl.” Lex joked, but was truly interested. He enjoyed joking, because it kept him smiling. In times like these, he needed this more than anything.

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Yes he was my Renaissance man, he was my teacher at the opera who taught me the four skills and five methods or at least ensured that practiced my lessons and Uncle Hóu was always there. When I say Uncle I mean it as a term of endearment for we were not related by blood but by spirit. she said with a wistful sigh answering Lex’s question

They walked a bit farther and when they came into sight of the hated hole in the ground

Huí dào tù dòngxué; back in the rabbit hole she said sighting the entrance where Lex asked what she did before the disaster.

I was in a martial arts acting troupe.

I played many parts but was most know as Little Whirlwind. Kwan said looking at Lex with a smile

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Harley had gotten her dinner and sat at the same table and when the others came back she looked at Jae chuckling.

"So you think that my power would be able to take yours down? Problem is that they are equal powers so that could happen but I doubt it. See Jae, yours could turn mine into steam and we can both throw out-you flames and me-water so we wipe each other out. However one thing I am positive of that you are not aware of yet is..."

She took a bite and then she took another. The roast pig was really good. "Scrumptious! Oh yeah, you can fly Jae. Heat rises so if you build up enough of it you can fly. Just like I can ride the waves." She smiled and took another bite.

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Jason walked into the cafeteria and sat down. He hadn't shown off his powers too much, as he was waiting for a threat to appear. As morbid as it sounds, he couldn't wait to show use his abilities on another living being. He could annihalate any enemies. Like a bullet. He began eating his food.

Harley looked over at Jason and kinda elbowed him in the arm.

"Hey Spidey, how are you doing with your new power? You still going ant sized? Can you go giant too?" She grinned at him wondering where he had been practicing all day.

"Yeah." he said, looking at her, "Although I can't be giant, Octavia, I'm like, really agile."

Harley smiled at him laughingly, "I don't look that much like her. Do I? Maybe I should stick you in my pocket and let you ride the waves with me tomorrow. I think you'd get a kick out of it."

"Haha, it depends, does it involve killing mutant animals?" he jokingly asked, "And yeah, you two are a splitting image. I've been watching reruns of that and The Land of the Lost for the past year."

Harley looked at his plate as he ate the roast pork and smiled. "Do you like the roasted pork? The reason I ask is because I caught it in a wall of water. So, yeah we'll be hunting and watering things." She grinned.

"Sounds great. And yeah, it's awesome. Can I be a hunter of sorts?" he asked.

"I don't see why not. You might be a great sneak attack too. We can figure it out I'm sure of it."

Harley watched him and smiled. It was nice having someone she had known for a little while around. She hadn't gotten too close but she had made a few friends in the bunker. She was happy now to realize that they might actually have a future in this world and that meant real relationships. Friends that might last a while were a prized possession at this point.

"I'm sure I will," he said optimistically. This world was dangerous. Realistically, they would only last a few weeks. Some of them might die painfully, others quickly.. it was the hard truth. Jason had always admired superheroes. Now, having the abilities of one, he felt happy. Now was not the time for pessimism. Optimism is the one thing that saves everyone. He kept a smile. "So, what are we going to do after dinner? I could go out and hunt.. we need a plan of sorts, this is survival of the fittest."

"No, we are in for the night the doors are closing in 15 minutes. I'm not going out there after dark until I feel safe and that is not likely to happen for a long time if ever. We'll go out tomorrow." Harley said.

"I guess that makes sense.." Jason said.

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Just like a dog, Ben was led back home thanks to a sweet aroma that he could smell even at the edges of the bunker. "Ah, food." he whispered to himself as he casually strutted back inside. He felt a bit safer under the solid structure of the bunker as per usual, even though he was often the adventurer and loved exploring past what was considered wise.

He would often go exploring in the woods with his dogs before the world had gone to shit. He missed them a lot, but he tried not to think on their fates.

His stomach gurgled, and he cleared his throat and waltzed into the cafeteria to grab some of the roasted pork. "Oooo, this looks good." he breathed, smiling towards Audrianna and catching her eye so he could grab a few slices if she would.

He'd not really spoken with many people here, but who knows? That might change.