“Right.” It was like a shadow had passed over his face. He stared hard at the shuttered window at the end of the room.
Oops, you reminded him of what got him these abilities.
I sat down, pulling my knees up in front of me so I could wrap my arms around my legs, and I waited for him to rejoin me. He’d healed himself, but he hadn’t exactly bounced back. It wouldn’t be right to expect him to.
Physically or mentally. He’s been through a lot of shit on both sides.
Was this the kind of interaction Tattletale had wanted to avoid, when she’d urged Aisha to go to Brian, instead of me?
Maybe. Or maybe she thought it was more important for him to talk to Aisha right after he had a trigger event involving her.
“I’ve talked to Tattletale about this. My power’s always had some effect on capes like Shadow Stalker. Her powers didn’t work as effectively in my darkness.”
Oh yeah, that’s right. I just figured that was a result of how his darkness… wound up… inside her. Huh.
“Velocity struggled, too. He was slower, but I wasn’t sure if it was because of the increased air resistance or something else.”
That would make sense, but Velocity had his whole quantum-based thing. The power would end up sort of inside him too as he became less physical, wouldn’t it?
“Yeah. So we think I always had some effect in that department. That’s stronger now.
Stronger and more frequently applies because the darkness goes through people now.
Affects more powers, according to Tattletale. She’s making an educated guess that this aspect of my power is going to be more effective on capes with a physical power.”
I suppose that makes sense, given the darkness interacting with their bodies.
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