forum Roleplay, anyone? (permanently closed)

Started January 25, 2018 by @blue_topaz

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"Anyway, I should go, ask someone." Ace walked out of the room and went inside of the common room,

She perked her head up once more. "Uh…I'm not sure…" she's not sure about a lot of things. Like why was she here among this group. How did they know about her and why? She wasn't able to do anything…so why her?

I'll be gone for a while, so can you guys take care of Ace?

"Dani? You know what's going on, right? What do we do next?", Macha asked as Ace re-entered the room, looking sheepish. "Does anyone have some glasses that I could borrow?", he asked, obviously embarrassed. Macha couldn't suppress a grin.

Josh, who had been awkwardly standing off beside the doorway, bowed his head towards Macha. New people always made him a bit nervous, and a lot of new people–especially cute girls he didn't know–caused him to–

"Ack!" Josh whirled around to spot a small flower pot–which used to hold a small assortment of flowers–now had many more flowers growing and spilling out of the pot. Flustered, Joshua shot out his arms and sprinted over to the flower pot, scooping it up into his arms. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Josh began to rub the flower pot with his sweater paws, concentrating solely on the flowers for a few solid moments until the growing stopped. Murmuring softly to the flowers, Joshua was able to somewhat successfully restore the plants back to their original condition.

"Sorry about that. I'm still not all that used to my powers." Josh grinned sheepishly, still clutching the flower pot. His hands, tucked inside of the sleeves of his over-sized jacket, still lightly caressed the pot.

"Does anyone have some glasses that I could borrow?"

The sound of an unfamiliar voice made Joshua jump, and a single dandelion sprouted up from the flower pot.

She looked over at the sudden sprouting of flowers. Her hazel eyes widening. "Woah…" she breathed. Though she refrained from getting up. The new person seemed embarrassed by it. What did that mean anyways? Everyone seemed so much more intriguing than she was. Ana shook her head at Ace's request. She didn't think her vision was awful. At least, she hoped not. "I-It's fine…the flowers are…cool…" she mumbled. Was that weird? It was probably a weird thing to say. She'll just…shut up now.

Joshua looked up, eyeing the girl who had just spoke up. A soft color rose to his cheeks, and he smiled. A soft, warm smile. "Really? I…uh…thanks. I don't think I've ever had anyone compliment my powers like that. It's always a 'Huh, so, like, can you shoot vines out of the ground?' 'Can you grow me this kind of flower or that kind of flower?' 'Do you make bouquets?'" Josh laughed softly, taking a few tentative steps closer so they weren't talking from across the room. "Uh…hi. I'm Josh."

Okay good. She didn't make herself a complete weirdo at the moment and cause him to instantly hate her. That was an achievement at least. "O-Oh…" Really? That's her response. She internally cringed at her own social awkwardness. Ana gave a nervous laugh in response. Why does she keep doing this to herself? "I'm Ana…" she said softly. "Does…Does everyone here have powers?" she asked. Well, everyone except her. Making her feel even more worthless. Oh joy.

Joshua giggled slightly. "Oh gosh, no. Almost half of the people who work here don't have powers. The R.A.C actually keeps a heavy surveillance over powered people, so it's usually people who don't have powers, or people who's powers manifested late in life–like me–that are a part of the TGR. Uh, that stands for The Guardians of the Realm. We have this HUGE surveillance team down on floor five, made up of just average un-powered people! Only a third of them actually have a degree in computer science, the rest of 'em are just normal guys who wanted to help. We've also got Doctors, some magical healers–sure, but with all of the people we have down here it's really stupid to try and rely on just powered people alone–we also have the HUGE cafeteria and mess hall run COMPLETELY by non-powered people.

You might think that from out ground-teams–The people you see leading resistances and stuff–that everyone here was powered. Heck, I joined when I didn't even know that I HAD powers! That's why I'm so bad at it. I haven't had all of my life like some of these guys to learn and perfect my powers. I don't even know how much powers I actually posses–aaand I'm rambling. I'm sorry." Josh hung his head slightly, blushing.

Ana was bombarded with information. But it was useful information, she was glad she didn't have to ask the questions about it. Lord knows she wouldn't have had the courage to anyways. So, she waited and listened intently. Content with just letting him speak. Usually when people talk about something they're passionate about their eyes light up, who was she to deny them that, or even interrupt them? Though with all those things, Ana hadn't the faintest idea of what she could do. She knew how to cook, technology she wasn't amazing with, just…average, and she didn't even know where to start when it came to being a doctor. She knew it took a lot of dedication and learning, but that was about it. Maybe…Just maybe she might have powers later in life. But, she was 18, if they didn't show up now then…when? If at all. Though Joshua was trying to be encouraging she only felt more useless. "N-No it's fine! Feel free to um…to talk about it as much as you like. I can tell you're…you're really passionate about this stuff!" she stammered out. Ana had a really bad habit of stuttering and she hated it.

Josh peeked out from behind the flowers. "…really? I thought it was just annoying when I ramble…" Josh trailed off, tracing the rim of the flower pot with his finger. With a sudden though, he perked up. "C-can I tell you something?"

She shook her head. "It isn't annoying a-at all!" she reassured him. Why would anyone think it was annoying? Who would be so rude to tell someone to stop talking about what they're passionate about? Ana quirked a brow up but nodded. "Um…s-sure…"

Josh nodded, looking down at his feet he began to talk. "Sometimes…I don't even think I belong here. Sure, I may have powers–however useless they seem–but, I'm not like them, ya know? I don't have the big powers. I can't fly, I can't shoot laser beams out of my eyes, I can't even fight! Like…" Josh tugged on one of his jacket sleeves, revealing a scrawny little, pale arm, inside. "I'm not strong. I never have been. As much as they try to make me feel like I can be something, I'd rather just take my normal job back as a messenger. Running errands, like I used to. I felt useful then, being able to deliver messages to people across the city. I know most of these streets like the back of my hand, so I at least felt like I was doing something useful. Now…I'm on the 'Field-Agent' list. I'm not even useful during combat! Like, since when did some boy who can make flowers grow out of the ground whenever he's flustered be of any help?"

"Like those guys," Josh tilted his head over to Dani and Macha, "those guys have talent. Dani's one of our best field agents. I'm just a nobody next to her…." he trailed off.

"…I just kind of wish I didn't have powers," he spoke softly, with a slight hitch in his voice, gazing off at nothing.

A small frown made its way to her face. It hurt…seeing someone else like this. Nobody deserved to think of themselves. Well, nobody but her anyways. They didn't deserve it, she did. "Hey…I mean…um…" she didn't really know how to comfort him. "Everything someone does helps one way or another…maybe…maybe you just…you just don't see how you're um…helping. N-Not everything happens instantly I mean…uh…um…" she was fiddling with the end of her shirt looking around. She was trying to be comforting, trying…Ana felt like she wasn't doing very well though. "I think…having powers are cool…I mean…look at me I don't have..a-anything…" She was the true nobody here. She was the useless one. "J-Just cause you a-aren't great at fighting..or…um…" Oh god just shut up. "I mean..you're…helpful…" she didn't know him that well, so she wasn't aware of what he could possibly do. "Sorry…I'm…I'm really bad at this…"

Josh turned to Ana, wiping away at his eyes with his jacket sleeve. "No no. Don't apologize. That's my line." Josh laughed lightly. "Hey, you've got a power too, okay? Just cause, you don't have wings or something…Look, you've do have a power." Josh pointed to his face, which had a soft, endearing smile on it. "You made me smile."

A sudden color flooded Joshua's face and he buried his face behind the flower pot–which now had more than a few newcomers inside. "I'm so sorry that was so cheesy. I…I…"

Josh's shoulders started to shake, and then a small hitching sound came out. As he lifted his head, Josh was laughing, with a huge grin on his face. "That was so cheesy, oh. Oh gosh." He doubled over in laughter. Recovering slightly, he shot Ana a pure, genuine smile. "Thank you…sorry. I'm bad at this too."

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