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Um, hey there. Ah, Ruby Rose, here. I'm new, but you probably figured that.

[Okay, she's definitely a little bit nervous. Ruby's not exactly what one would call a social butterfly - she definitely got comfortable enough with Beacon to make friends there, but that's not really relevant anymore. Once she had any downtime in Atlas, she didn't know what to do with herself. And now, THIS? Is a lot to adjust to.

She fidgets and clears her throat.] So, got a tiny question, here...

I think I kinda get the whole familiars thing, but mine is, well... it puts me in a bit of an odd place.

Basically, has anyone ever gotten anything that should be a soulless killing machine back in their world? That, I don't know, would've been born in power surrounding your world's greatest evil...? [That, back home, she has a power specifically meant to ERADICATE things like the Grimm, AKA the very form her familiar has taken.] Anything like that?

[She realizes she's being very specific here.]

Because I'll be honest, the fact my familiar isn't trying to eat me, or anyone around me, is almost more unnerving than if he was.

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[ So on the one hand, terrifying creatures that are attracted to negative emotions. On the other, individuals can have a special ability.

He isn't sure if that's a fair enough trade off, but it's still really interesting. ]

Fascinating! Abilities like that are rather rare back home.

[ Sure magic and supernatural things and the like exist, but even knowing Mr. McDuck and his family didn't change the fact that it was still pretty uncommon in the rest of the world. ]

Can someone's Semblance change? [ She said hers 'was' super speed, so does she have a different one? ]

Yeah, while it's normal for us, I'm getting the distinct feeling it's not for other places.

[She tilts her head at the question, then shakes it.] Oh, no. Not that I know of. They can evolve, or become more powerful over time, but not outright change.

When I say "was" I mean before I came here. And even then, super speed is apparently not the right description for what it was, I just... wasn't able to figure THAT out before coming here. But right now I just know that I went fast.

Luckily, I got Kinetic magic coming here.

Oh, I see. [ So it wasn't just his suit that became limited when arriving here? It affected other people's powers too? ]

I have a friend with Kinetic magic! It's quite impressive. But it must have been strange, no longer using something you're so used to in order to make way for some unfamiliar magic.

Uh, yeah. "Strange" is putting it mildly.

Our powers, our Semblances, are powered by something called "Aura." That Aura is the power of our souls. So I can't... access my own soul's power? And that's really weird. It enhances a lot of what we do, not just powering our Semblances, so... I'm adjusting, but I also kinda feel like I'm fighting blind.

Wow...that's even more peculiar. I can kind of understand removing the use regular powers so everyone starts off on the same foot with learning this magic. But power from one's soul? That seems...extreme.

I mean, if something IS trying to put us on the same level, Aura would give us a BIG advantage over everyone else. If you look at it like that... I guess it makes sense.

But then, the ones who brought us here WANT us to help, right? If that were the case, why even take our abilities away in the first place? Kinda makes me think maybe they didn't have a choice in the whole... yanking us here, and everything.

[She shrugs.]

Not having that power is... well, I can't say it doesn't bother me. It was second nature. But I'm not the only one dealing with it. We've just gotta... adjust.

That's true. Although there was something about having to harness magic to help this world, right? So if people use the abilities that they're used to, they might not use the magic needed, so it wouldn't...really help?

...But you're probably also be right, maybe the people here didn't have any choice in who was being recruited, like we didn't have any choice in coming here.

I suppose there's nothing we can do now that we're here. We can only make the best of it.

Mmmmnnn, I guess that's true... still. Doesn't make it any less annoying for some folks.

There's certainly a few folks who've been dragged here that I'd be wondering the "why" to.

...but, you're right. All we can do is do what we can do, right?

[ He nods. ] I agree that it can definitely be annoying.

[ He isn't sure if certain functions on the Gizmosuit are deactivated because of the same thing that disabled people's powers, but he wouldn't doubt it. And yeah, it's annoying. ]

Right. Although it can also help to reach out to the people around us too. All of us being in the same boat means that almost everyone is pretty understanding.

[ Almost. He knows there are a few outliers, but for the most part, the people he's encountered have been pretty helpful. ]

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