first wind; video

[agains]

[ The video feed is shaky, as the holder of the bracelet is currently floating in the sky. Faintly, over the sound of a jetpack, he yells: ]

Hello, fellow Moonblessed! My name is Sky High, and I am called Sky High! Should anyone require assistance launching their lanterns from the highest place, or require help getting up high enough, I will be waiting by the hill to help out.

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[specialist_snowflake]

[A person with the capability of flight. Interesting. Whether manufactured or supernatural, her previous clash with a flying opponent left her feeling as if her performance was beyond unacceptable. She doesn't need help with those foolish lanterns, but she has no reservations responding to see if he's receptive to potential stabbings. Sorry, Keith.]

Would I be correct in assuming that you hold some measure of aerial combat capabilities?

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[pidgeypidge]

What kind of name is Sky High?

[Not even the weirdest name she's ever heard, but alright.]

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[witchwithoutacause]

Oh yeah?

[ Well heck with you, there's ANOTHER video with someone flying, without the sound of any machinery. ]

I bet I can give 'em a more comfortable ride.

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[agains]

Toh! [ He forms a gust of wind between his hands and lets it loose. ] You would be correct, and you would be right! However, I only use these abilities to fight injustice.

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[agains]

It is a Hero's name, of course, and the name I go by! My comrades include Wild Tiger, Barnaby Brooks Junior, Blue Rose, Rock Bison, Fire Emblem, Dragon Kid, and Origami Cyclone. [ He thinks for a moment. ] And that is to speak nothing of the second league Heroes who have been joining our show.

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[agains]

[ If only you could see him squinting at the video through his helmet. As it is, he brings his bracelet closer to his face, as if that will somehow enhance the image and tell him how she's flying. ]

Another aerial ace! How splendid!

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[witchwithoutacause]

[ She's keeping the angle a little obscured for that very reason. ]

I guess there's a few of us around here, huh?

[pidgeypidge]

You know what? Why not? I've probably heard stranger names.

[When one's best friend is named Hunk, it seems a little silly to be overly judgmental about this kind of thing. And now that she's thinking about it, she's still not even sure if that's a nickname or not.]

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[agains]

You are the first I've met. If there are more, I should love to get acquainted. [ He looks around, clueless but cautious. ] I am a NEXT; I possess the power to manipulate wind. Are you the same?

[agains]

You find something strange about any of these names? Our sponsors say they tested well among audiences.

[pidgeypidge]

Maybe not strange, but they sound more like fictional characters than actual names? [There's a pause, and then:]

Your sponsors?

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[witchwithoutacause]

I'm sure you'll find someone else sooner or later.

[ There's like, a guy who flies on his sword or something? ]

Can't say I know what a NEXT is. I'm a witch.

[agains]

[ He twists and turns, trying to show off the various parts of his suit -- UStream written on his chest and the Tamashii Nations logo near his wrists in particular. ]

Heroes in my world uphold the law with support from businesses and corporations. We must maintain that fictional identity in order to hide our true faces from the public. You have never heard of HeroTV?

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[agains]

A witch? [ Surely she jests. But at the same time, is anything really out of the ordinary in a place that gives you wolf ears and a tail when a certain moon rises? ] Do you study the magic arts, or are you naturally gifted with them? My own power is genetic, you see.

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[witchwithoutacause]

[ She finally angles the picture down. Sure enough, she's just floating on a broom. ]

It takes a natural gift to start, and then a lot of learning to get any good at it. Just being able to fly sounds pretty cool too, though.

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[agains]

How fascinating, and how wonderful! There is an academy that my colleagues attended to further their grasp of their own powers, but I confess, I never trained in such a way. [ And a rare deep moment with Keith-- ] Having lived like this much of my life, I don't know what I would do without the sky.

Are you releasing any lanterns tonight?

[witchwithoutacause]

I was in a witch school before they dragged me here. It was... eh. Can't say I needed it.

[ But she's not actively trying to flunk now. ]

I've got some... wishes, I guess, I wouldn't mind seeing come true. You got one of your own?

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[penpoint]

So you have a superpower, then?

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[agains]

Wind manipulation, and the power to manipulate wind!

[ and the power of reiteration, too ]

[agains]

A young lady should take her studies seriously. [ but he won't go full-on dad or anything ] Do you want to return?

My deepest desire is... a secret. It would surely reveal my true identity.

[witchwithoutacause]

Maybe if I find something I wanna study. [ Fat chance. ] So... I dunno. Maybe.

So anyways, secret identity huh? You're a superhero?

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[piercedyourheart]

Isn't it a little dangerous to talk while driving?

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[penpoint]

[ See...now he's going to mess with him a little. ]

So, you can manipulate wind, then?

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[agains]

[ He sounds genuinely worried that this other guy may have gotten the wrong idea because he's... just... (shakes head) ]

Yes, had I not made that clear? Wind manipulation is the power I possess.

[agains]

Surely there is a whole world of things a witch can study! And do you not miss your classmates?

I am a Hero, yes, and I have heard the term "superhero" -- but there is nothing "super" about me. I am simply a man doing his best for the citizens of Sternbild.