WICKED

STOP OUTING ME!!!!!

        “That’s… a really good question, actually.” She didn’t know all of her powers. They were so plentiful and her genetic stock was so varied, it- Oh? Pointer finger held up, and glowing like E.T., she waved at the girl with it. “A Glamour is just uh- Well, it’s just… Have you ever seen Sleeping Beauty?” Show, don’t tell. With a giggle, she waved her glowing hand over herself, applying the glamour happily.

  If only there were a mirror around, this was another night’s homework she was working on here. Practical powers and all that. “GLAMOUR Magic. Or- My version of it, anyway. Disguises, hiding, I was gonna make you invisible! But- I think turning the ‘citizens’ into copies of ‘the enemy’ would hide them too, right? Do you wanna do evil things to me right now?” This might just be the passing grade…

That might be one of the coolest things Anne had ever seen, but like hell she was gonna show it. Well, except for an appreciative eyebrow that shot up. ‘Do you wanna do evil things to me right now?’ Oh, but this sweet thing had no idea what kind of girl she was talking to. Ms. Sugar Sweet was more impressive than she’d initially expected. Anne shifted her stance and crossed her arms as she looked the girl over top to bottom. 

“Okay...me...let’s put a pin in that plan. I think that if I was a bad guy attacking a bunch of people and suddenly another me appeared, I would probably go straight for them unless you were sneaking them as masked minions or something. The invisible thing might work, though. Can you...can you cast your glamour thing without touching me? Because I might be willing to help you practice this plan of yours if so.”

  She’s already halfway involved in knocking on Meggan’s door when she hears someone over her shoulder. A curious peak and- Excited gasp! This was what making friends was like! She turned around fully, rushing back to the girl’s door so quickly it was almost as if she’d taken off!

        “SO! I have to find a way to use my powers specifically to ‘clear a scene’  without anyone getting hurt!” The Hurt was saved for the Danger Room, this was… what? Crowd Control? Hostage reclamation? She’d forgotten the initial description, class was so long ago.

        “I’m gonna put a glamour on you to help you avoid evil mutants!” And her fingers began to glow at the very thought.

Wait, she did remember this exercise, except it was a little different for her class considering it had been comprised primarily of other telepaths. Did she take this class? Before she could dwell on how bad it probably was that she couldn’t even remember what classes she had taken, she was suddenly acutely aware of the girl holding her glowing hand out slightly. 

        “You don’t?” 

Must not have a power that… had practical uses. Which was fine, honestly! Not everyone would be up for a game of mystic tag, who was she to claim otherwise? She’s let down, of course, but she tries not to let the disappointment shine too brightly on her face.  Instead, it’s a polite smile from the mystic without a partner.

        “No problem ! I’m sorry to have bothered you in the first place, y’know? You have a good rest of the day, I’ll go ask someone else.” A smile, and an awkward attempt at a peace sign, before the fairy pushed on down the hall to ask someone else.

Oh thank god, that seemed to work without her realizing that Anne sat three rows behind her in that very class. Or maybe it was a different class? Honestly she never bothered to pay much attention to any of them. It suited her fine, as using her powers on others always seemed to end badly for them, no matter how much control her professors preached at her. There was a reason she wore gloves the full length of her arms on class days, after all. She couldn’t help but feel slighted as the girl went to push past her though, and heard her own voice calling after her against her will.