( That was either the wrong question, or the best question you could have asked, Ignis. It really depends on your view.
As if the question's a cue, Kate pushes herself up and shifts, placing legs either side of his hips and comfortably settling down onto his lap. )
Guess th' best way to explain it is-
( By straddling your boyfriend?
Okay no, not that. Her lips purse together for a moment, and a finger quickly finds the pulse at his neck, trailing along the skin there, following the vessel for a moment. )
Superhumans have somethin' like a second circulatory system. Goes through our body and contains the energy we need to make everything happen. ( Her eyes trail down his throat, across his chest, just for a moment. This is not the worst view to have while explaining this. ) Y'wanna run faster, you use some of it to do that. Same for becoming stronger or using your power.
( That's the very basics of it, and Kate pauses a moment to shift her braid back over her shoulder, shifting a bit in his lap. )
Mine work by reacting to others'. Used to have to use another item to make it work. Would make people's powers stronger or drain 'em and store 'em in the item. ( Which is what they called enchanting back home. Manipulating items with power. Carl could do something similar, though it was restricted to improving the physical attributes of whatever item he wanted to enchant. ) Usually just make things that'd react to other powers. Glasses that can see powers. Shit that lights up if something with powers were near.
( It was always a fiddly one, back when it worked like that. )
Now it works direct.
( And it's here her fingers find his throat again, slightly to one side of his pulse, her fingertips growing warm for a second. ) The Formost Veins are here- ( The next touch comes to the inside of his elbow, brief and warm; ) Here-
( And finally, one that trails across the dip of his hip, near a fading bruise; ) And here, for starters. They're the easiest places to access if you want to manipulate power.
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Date: 2018-01-27 12:07 am (UTC)As if the question's a cue, Kate pushes herself up and shifts, placing legs either side of his hips and comfortably settling down onto his lap. )
Guess th' best way to explain it is-
( By straddling your boyfriend?
Okay no, not that. Her lips purse together for a moment, and a finger quickly finds the pulse at his neck, trailing along the skin there, following the vessel for a moment. )
Superhumans have somethin' like a second circulatory system. Goes through our body and contains the energy we need to make everything happen. ( Her eyes trail down his throat, across his chest, just for a moment. This is not the worst view to have while explaining this. ) Y'wanna run faster, you use some of it to do that. Same for becoming stronger or using your power.
( That's the very basics of it, and Kate pauses a moment to shift her braid back over her shoulder, shifting a bit in his lap. )
Mine work by reacting to others'. Used to have to use another item to make it work. Would make people's powers stronger or drain 'em and store 'em in the item. ( Which is what they called enchanting back home. Manipulating items with power. Carl could do something similar, though it was restricted to improving the physical attributes of whatever item he wanted to enchant. ) Usually just make things that'd react to other powers. Glasses that can see powers. Shit that lights up if something with powers were near.
( It was always a fiddly one, back when it worked like that. )
Now it works direct.
( And it's here her fingers find his throat again, slightly to one side of his pulse, her fingertips growing warm for a second. ) The Formost Veins are here- ( The next touch comes to the inside of his elbow, brief and warm; ) Here-
( And finally, one that trails across the dip of his hip, near a fading bruise; ) And here, for starters. They're the easiest places to access if you want to manipulate power.