Overgrowth (he's very proud of the name) has been a Miracle for a fairly long time--two whole weeks, as it happens. Since his Manifestation, he's fought about four other Miracles around his age, and even an adult... and lost every time. On the bright side, he did manage to carve himself out a decent garden in an abandoned allotment--until some trumped up little Miracle decided to steal his beets.
"Give em' back!"
"...Ah. I don't see your name on 'em. Any chance I can, uh, buy them from you? Kinda hungry, here."
"They were in a garden! Do you think they grow in rows like that on their own?"
"Not really but I did think that whoever did that was probably dead!" (this is a lie.) "Understand that I'll give you stuff for them, but if you don't want any of my stuff I'm taking them anyway because I am hungry."
He describes his wares! Knives! Lighters and matches! Clothes (mostly adult-sized) probably looted from somewhere! A few books! A spare backpack! A broom! Cans of diet coke! A microwave! A gun! Cold medicine! A pair of headphones!
It's not clear where he's storing any of this stuff he says he has. Certainly not on his person, he's dressed in something only moderately less raggedy than actual rags, and not carrying a backpack or anything.
"I dunno, maybe you have squishy friends. It was in a car I looted... Probably gone bad to be honest. You're right, I'll dump it."
He wrenches his face into a picture of focus. His arms start changing.
The other Miracle looks on with curiosity. If they do end up fighting, it'd be good to have an idea of his powers.
The arms settle into some kind of scaly form, with three claws, and screwy bone structure - no wrist. He flexes one and there's - a hole in the air - he reaches in and grabs a pill bottle and then shrugs and throws it over his shoulder.
"It's my inventory! I have to go all lizardy to get into it, but it's super convenient."
"Why's it convenient or why do I need to go lizardy? 'Cause the first one is kinda obvious by itself unless you're dumb."
"Why should you need to have scales and crap to access a pocket dimension or whatever?"
"I can't go telling you all my secrets. Do you want the stuff? Or how about directions to an old farm I saw a while ago, maybe you can add potatoes or corn or something to your list."
He's interrupted by a platinum blonde, glowing girl in a shiny blue bodysuit leaping down from the sky. "You're supposed to be fighting!"
"Okay miss pushy, if I fight him I might get to eat dinner. If I don't fight him and we make a deal I definitely get to eat dinner. Maybe if you promise to feed me if I lose I'd be more up for it."
Overgrowth's eyes dart between the other two children. "...Do you know each other?"
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