Oh, hardly private. Unless I suppose someone had developed such abilities and chosen not to use them or to share the knowledge with anyone. But they are difficult skills to hide in the field. Let me see, [has the thoughtful air of a person flicking through their mental files.]
There is Madame Baudin, as mentioned. My own anchor is similar. Mister Stark's has displayed some unique properties which you might consult him on— There must be others. None of the new Rifters that I can recall...
disappointingly, it doesn't sound like it's very common, which is a shame, because abby would love to have a little extra oomph on her side considering she's lacking entirely in the magic department.)
Mine? Oh, I suppose it is nearly equivalent to Madame Baudin's. I have closed a rift on my own and have fended off a few demons using a sort of...concussive pulse, I suppose. But I'll confess that I've yet to rigorously test the thing.
[Here, a first spark of what seems like real interest. It throws the rest of her recent recitations into a somewhat new light; evidently Wysteria has discussed these particular points more than once. But this? This is evidently of interest.]
Oh! Did you really? That's surprising. Have you done so a second time? I wonder whether it had to do with the increased levels of Fadiation which are prescient to the arrival of a rifter....
... Yes? (okay, now she's... not so sure. honestly, it was a frantic blur of confusion. abby remembers the demon more than the rift itself; closing it was unpleasant, but it wasn't the worst part of the whole situation.)
Laura and I were the only two people there, (she explains,) And she–
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There is Madame Baudin, as mentioned. My own anchor is similar. Mister Stark's has displayed some unique properties which you might consult him on— There must be others. None of the new Rifters that I can recall...
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disappointingly, it doesn't sound like it's very common, which is a shame, because abby would love to have a little extra oomph on her side considering she's lacking entirely in the magic department.)
I– might talk to them, yeah. What does yours do?
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[She's busy. Or whatever.]
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Oh! Did you really? That's surprising. Have you done so a second time? I wonder whether it had to do with the increased levels of Fadiation which are prescient to the arrival of a rifter....
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Laura and I were the only two people there, (she explains,) And she–
Did you just say Fadiation?
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Regrettably, yes. You must never tell Mister Stark.
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