"I'm a cape, not an esper."

"You could be both! Mind if I touch your arm to check."

"I guess if you really want to?"

She does! Touch!

"...oh wow if you have magic touching-you-makes-people-feel-better powers you should probably go give everybody else in the hospital who's here for real problems a turn."

Well, that's more compatible than Lucien! Not the first time she's encountered someone like that but still surprising.

"I think it's just going to work on you - what if I leave my hand on your arm while I text Lucien."

"Why wouldn't it work on anyone else?"

"Because they won't be a compatible esper having an awakening like you are, I'm pretty sure."

Oh good Lucien was quick to reply.

"I think it'd probably be better if you came with me back to Lucien's place - he has me tagged and can pull us both."

"To stop occupying the hospital's bed?" Lorica asks hopefully.

"That's one reason for it."

Lia asks the nurse if they need to do anything to leave and is told that technically no but Lorica really should have a blood transfusion.

"Uh, Lorica it be okay if we got you a blood transfusion to do at Lucien's place? I can go with you to donate later so it'll all work out and these nurses won't have to worry about you."

"I don't want a transfusion! It's obviously better if I don't take one and you donate blood anyway."

"Well I'm not going to donate next month but I will if you take the transfusion." Her backlash combines badly with donating blood but it'll be fine to do it the one time.

"...I don't like that plan!"

"Well, I get backlash from donating blood since my power regenerates it. The backlash is fixable if you're around and up for it but not if you're very tired."

"Oh I'm happy to help with your backlash whenever you want, I'm not too tired at all!"

"Could I get you to accept the blood as a favor to me?"

"I don't see how it's a favor to you at all!"

Well, she tried. Lia will take the IV bag to go and if there's anything left to figure out the nurse can dm her on twitter or something.

"Lucien's going to pull us back to his place using his power, okay? You remember how that works?"

"Of course!"

Well then, she can double tap Lorica and off they go, accelerating through walls rapidly as there surroundings become a blur. Less than a minute later they stop all at once, Lucien's hand on each.

"Fuck."

"Let me guess, this also doesn't work on anyone except - oh, it works on Lia, I guess that's okay," she says, glancing at where his hand is on Lia's.

"Not this intensely!" He's touching her but he's pretty sure that wouldn't be necessary to tell that they're compatible.

"Well I just told Lia I can help with her backlash any time and that goes for you too!"

"Mhm."

Wow that is really quite a lot. But there are things to do. Well, first they should sit on a couch, still holding hands. And then there are things to do.

"Uh, Lorica, have you noticed that you are uh, thinking differently than normal?"