"I'm Pav," she introduces. "You're Epic, right? Nice to meet you. Legend wouldn't tell me much about your powers but said we wanted to see whether you'd be immune to me?"

"Yeah! I'm indestructible but looks like only against physical stuff."

"Oh, I see. But did any of the people Legend called here have a power to destroy your mind, or...?"

"I mean, even if they did it wouldn't be very safe to check. But, like, you can tell I'm indestructible without murdering me, maybe there's a mental equivalent."

"Oh, like trying to hurt it or make it do things it wouldn't normally do—I see. What other powers do you have?"

This person just seems super nice and trustworthy. "Healing and teleporting and making stuff."

"Wow, you got real lucky in the trigger lottery, huh?"

"I really like making stuff. It's such a good power."

"Can you make me something?"

"Yeah for sure, what do you want?"

"I don't know, something rare? Hard to find or to make?"

...super pretty piece of Elven jewelry. "Like that?"

"—wow. I've never seen anything like it!" she says, accepting it and beaming. Feels so good to get approval like that, doesn't it?

Yes!!!! Making stuff is the best power he is a demon and he is so good at demoning.

He is! And—

Legend floats in. "Thank you, Pav, I believe that will be all."

Bounce bounce.

She smiles. "It was nice meeting you, Epic!" she says, and leaves the room, bringing the piece of jewelry with her.

"Are you feeling alright?" he asks Epic.

"Yes!! ...what's her power?"

"She does fast-acting Pavlovian conditioning, making certain thoughts and actions feel good and others feel bad."

"I already thought making stuff feels good! I don't know if that was her or just that making people things is good."

"It wears off fairly quickly after she leaves, so we'll see in a bit. Maybe I'm just being a little bit paranoid. Her power is..." He shakes his head.

"Mind control is super scary."

"Yes, and she used to be a villain before we caught her. She'd just—convince people to give her things."

"...I don't mind giving her things but that is kinda scary."

"Yes. Nowadays she's in one of our underground teams, dealing with the less glamorous capes. Masters and strangers in general prefer that."