That makes sense! It sounds like Soundtrack would be pretty helpful for you.

Yeah... I think I'll actually make it a plus on second thought.

She marks that down.

Star Stuff, probably unsurprisingly isn't for me.

Hmm, next is a review.

I'm not sure about Making Ends meet. For now I'll demote it to minus. I think a lot depends on whether I expect to need it.

Omniglot gets a plus. For the above reasons about helping me understand people. I do actually have a question though... If someone thinks a word means something different than what most people think it means do I get what they think it means or what most people think it means?

I think it depends on the details of the situation, but often you'll learn both meanings and be able to tell which is which.

It definitely gets a plus then. I guess backchannel could also help with that kind of thing but the way this works all the time is great.

I'll leave Anything You Can Do at check. It has a lot of potential but I don't know how important it is to me.

Snowglobe and Unleash the Magic both look new. I'm... not really sure about these. I think my concern is similar to the heritage one but less so since it's less deep. I think I'll mark all three with a question mark as something to consider later.

Soulbound is strange. I don't know how much it would do for me. I'm already planning to get Pocket Dimension and that lets me recover sentimental items. I guess the thing about electronics staying magically charged might be helpful but I'm not sure if I'm attached enough to my electronics for them to qualify.

The connectivity would be big if it works from different worlds.

Tom just pointed out that the connectivity would be pretty impactful if it works from other worlds. It does sound like that could work. I'm not sure what to think of that.

Yes, it likely would. It's up to you whether that would be worth the points. What do you think?

If I do decide to leave I think I want some way of keeping it touch with Tom and maybe other people that's more reliable than the vague promise of Eternal Love. I'm not sure if this is the best choice to do that. I might find a new power below or ask for a custom power instead. I'll give it a question mark for the moment. Do you know if there's other options or have any ideas about what a custom power for that would look like?

Hmm, what feels unreliable about Eternal Love? What would make it more reliable?

There's a power later on for keeping in touch with people, but it only applies to people who are you... something like that might also work for keeping in touch with your loved ones, though, I'm not sure. I'll think about it.

Right, Self Reflection I think I asked about that before.

She flips to Eternal Love to make sure she has the exact wording in mind. 

Okay, So I was remembering the wording correctly. Eternal Love says you'll find a way to overcome and be reunited. It doesn't say anything about staying in touch. I remember you saying it could help with that earlier but I think I want something more reliable than eventually being able to talk to someone again.

I see what you mean. I think I have some ideas about a power for keeping in touch with loved ones, but it's not quite coming together yet.

Thanks, I'll keep going through the list then.

I see there's new variations of Personal Space but I still like the original the best. I think I'll still keep that at neutral.

I think Inner World gets a ? There's some appeal there but it's mostly around the telepathic conversations and other ways of sharing that space. I think a lot of what I would want from it is already covered by Time Enough For Love. Maybe if it was tied into whatever power you're making for keeping in touch with loved ones though? I think it would be really cool if I could have a way to have something like being with someone even when I was far away from them. Maybe shared dreams?

Oh! Yes, I think I see it... Let me see...

How's this?

Name: Dream Together - Cost: 1 ☐
(Requires Inner World, Time Enough For Love, and Eternal Love)
When you truly miss someone who truly misses you, you will see each other again in your dreams. If dreaming is not possible, a daydream, meditation session, or moment of wistful yearning will suffice.

"This notebook is so good."

That's great. I think that fits me much better than using soulbound and implicitly stating that I can't bear to be separated from the internet. I'll give that a plus.

♡

Can you also mark the powers I need for that as plus?

And then she continues down the list.

Okay I think the mental protection powers stay at check.

It Gets Better goes to plus. I think it might mean I don't need the mental protection powers but I'm not sure.

The Great Equalizer is nice but it's also really expensive so I'll put it at ? I think it depends a lot on what I'm expecting to encounter. A part of me wonders if there's a way to make it less absolute and more like It Gets Better in a way that's also cheaper. It isn't important to me that there's no such thing as fate or precognition. The thing I want it for is that I want there to be a chance for everyone to live a good life.

If you want everyone to have a chance at a good life, that sounds like a job for Cotton Candy.

Oh, is Cotton Candy strong enough to counteract bad fate shenanigans without The Great Equalizer? Can you preemptively mark that and Disney Princess as plus for me then?

Given I'm at the end of the section I think I'll take a quick break and stretch a little.

She gets up and does that keeping an eye on the page.

Of course! See you soon! ♡

"So what do you think? Best notebook or bestest notebook?" She giggles a little at her joke.

"Definitely bestest. I look forward to being able to call you the girl of my dreams."

"Oh that's good." She leans over and kisses his cheek. "More seriously, what do you think of how my new take on powers so far?" She starts walking down the hall to get a glass of water.

"I think you're staying more open to the possibilities which is good. I'm not exactly pushing you out the door but I do think that the Roulette is a once in a lifetime opportunity and you might regret not taking it."

She nods. "Yeah... I think the dream power makes it feel like a real option. And I do like that. Even with the sorts of powers I have founding a movement from scratch as a random college student is a lot. If Isekai Roulette is everything that's promised I bet I can find somewhere that might have something like training wheels compared to home." She pours herself the glass of water and sips from it.

"That's an interesting thought." He gets his own water.