She hums to herself for a moment. It's important to take these things seriously.

If we do the page by page thing can you rearrange it later when I want to go back over things?

Yes, definitely!

Alright, let's do the page by page way then. Thanks for being patient with me and giving me such helpful advice.

I'm glad I can help!

She skips past the destination options for the moment. That needs a great deal more thought and it's a bit scary.

If I like the way my face looks already does A Hundred Ships just mean I don't need to put on makeup or worry about it getting messed up? Also, this specifically says my face; is there some other power that applies to the rest of my skin? It would be pretty weird if the rest of my skin got old and wrinkled but my face looked perfectly youthful.

The semicolon is added after the rest of the text when she reads back over her words.

The Ships powers do exert influence over the rest of your appearance so that your face doesn't look incongruous; helping your skin look nice is part of that. If you like your current face just fine, A Hundred Ships won't change it in ways that make it worse, but might make it just a tiny bit more the way you imagine it or want it to look, and will definitely help you not need to put on makeup in order to look your best. (Though if you like putting on makeup, you still can!)

So, it's based heavily on what I want then? Does that mean that makeup I didn't actually put on could get runny when I'm crying if that's what feels right in the moment?

I'm not sure! I think A Hundred Ships mostly won't provide the effect of actually wearing makeup, as opposed to just making your face look nice in a similar way to how makeup can make faces look nice; putting on actual makeup is more of a Dressing Room kind of thing. But if makeup is a part of your appearance that's really important to you, A Hundred Ships might be able to manage something.

She nods to herself and checks A Hundred Ships. At the very least it seems like it doesn't prevent makeup from getting dramatically messy. For this first pass she's just checking everything she thinks she might want.

Thanks, I'll look at Dressing Room when I get there.

The tally in the corner updates appropriately.

Does What's In A Name do anything about people trying to find my old name in other ways or people who know my old name trying to find me?

Not by itself, but some people ask for a followup power that does that.

What would that look like? I don't think I really need it even if I'm staying but it feels worth seeing.

Let me see if I remember...

Name: Severance - Cost: 2 ☐
(Requires What's In A Name)
Identities that you gravely and deliberately cast aside no longer describe you or refer to you. You cannot be traced by them or identified with them. No one will ever know that you are the same person you were once known as, unless you choose to personally tell them.

"That's... wow, I don't... I never really expected to see them again but that's very very final."

Tom pulls her up and into a hug. "It's okay, none of this is final yet. And even if you do take this you can still go find them if you want to. This just prevents them from surprising you. They can't do anything to you anyway you're an adult now."

"I haven't thought of them in years but..." she takes a slow shuddering breath. "I left for good reasons. I just wish I could have protected everyone else."

"I know, I know you do, but you were ten, it wasn't your responsibility, and they got out. It took longer but they got out. You checked."

She nods against his shoulder. They stand like that for a while. And then she dries her tears and sits back down.

Tom rests a hand on her shoulder.

She checks both options.

That brought up a lot of feelings. I don't really need these but I'm glad they exist and I might decide to take them if I have enough points. My first parents weren't good people and I chose a new name when I ran away.

That makes sense! I'm glad you found a better life for yourself.

Thank you. I'm really happy I found my brother and my new parents are also nice people if a little distant.

What does it mean for a voice to be supernaturally beautiful? Is that just hyperbole or does it mean my voice does something to people?

It means that you can make beautiful sounds with your voice that voices can't ordinarily make, and if you encounter music- or voice-related magic you have a big advantage at it.

Does this just give me more options or does it also mean whatever I say or sing sounds different in some way?