Sapphire has gotten to the last page of her current journal so it's time to buy a new one.
She goes looking for one at a local art fair. Maybe she'll be able to find something nice.
I don't think it occured to me that the story would be that accommodating. I guess you said things a little like that before but nothing that big. I'm a little confused how that works if I'm not taking any powers that point in that direction.
If you took a power that pointed in that direction I'd expect it to happen much sooner and more reliably, but you're going to have a very long time to meet people and probably a lot of different worlds to meet them in, so it doesn't seem that out of the ordinary for you to eventually meet someone with an interest in resurrection.
I am? Why do you think I'll visit a lot of different worlds or have long enough to assume that I'll meet someone able to resurrect people who wants to? Or wait... I think I might know.
The second part might be implied by Eternal Love. I can find a way to resurrect people which means there is a way. The part about many worlds isn't something I'm as sure of but you did say I would find a way to get home if I wanted to and I could see that meaning I could leave again too.
And the long time comes from...
She pages back a little.
It comes from It Gets Better doesn't it? It says I can recover from anything and that would include dying. I don't think I quite connected those dots.
Yes. It Gets Better means you'll recover from anything, including potentially death itself. And once you've been to any other world and back, you're almost certainly going to have a way to find more, or stumble on such a way eventually. And although Eternal Love can make your loved ones mysteriously come back to life even without a good reason for it, it's often easier to arrange for there to be a good reason.
A little earlier my brother said I was going to help a lot of people and I agreed but I think we both might have been underestimating how many by a lot.
I think it'll be a good experience. It's definitely going to be a big adjustment though.
I guess the next thing to look at is the sex powers.
I'm genuinely a little unsure about the choice between Planned and Providential. I think with Nullified the piece about people believing we don't need birth control goes away. I'm a little less sure if Planned and Providential have any differences if I take the Crazy Train. I think I understand the difference if I don't.
I think taking The Crazy Train makes those two powers a lot more similar to each other, but still leaves Planned Parenthood caring more about what you feel ready for and Providential Parenthood paying more attention to what you are ready for even if you may not realize it in the moment.
Alright, I'm still planning to take The Crazy Train for now so I'll leave it on Providential. I do want this but I wasn't going through life terrified of getting unexpectedly pregnant either so I don't think it needs a plus.
I don't actually think I want Bop It after thinking about it again, there's something beautiful about discovering what makes someone feel good with them instead of just knowing.
I'm less sure about the middle powers. I like the idea of Laugh Together but it seems a little redundant with Reaching Out further down. Here For A Good Time also seems like it could be nice but I could imagine doing without either of them.
If you feel like you don't need those powers in order to have a good time, you're probably right!
I think that makes sense. It feels a little silly not to take them when I'm claiming to make sex an important part of what I want to do but really I wasn't ever planning to accomplish my goal by having sex with a huge number of people.
She unchecks Laugh Together
I think... I'm a little unsure about Princess and The Dragon. It feels like something I could imagine wanting at some point in the future but sex isn't that important personally right now and I'm not sure how far my other abilities would let me stretch things without needing it.
I think your other abilities can do plenty, but The Princess And The Dragon allows for more possibilities and guarantees them more firmly. But if you don't expect to live the kind of life where you might want to have that kind of relationship with someone who is shaped very differently from you, then I don't think you need it.
I'll... still put a question mark to think about it later but I'm leaning against taking it.
Reaching Out is wonderful. It gets a plus. None of the others like it are something I need.
After thinking about it more I'm not really sure I need Fated Friends or Fated Lovers. I think there's enough people worth having as friends even without magic making that so. I think it's more important to have powers like that for people who aren't going to give themselves as many chances to meet people in the first place.
Yes, Fated Friends and Fated Lovers are more useful the more you feel like you need help finding friends, and less useful the more ready you are to look for that kind of connection on your own.
She draws a tiny checkmark next to that.
She's still not interested in being excused for wrongdoing and she thinks she doesn't need to say that for the notebook to understand.
I'm still seeing the appeal of the shape shifting parts of bonus style points. I wonder if it would be possible to make something based on Reaching Out that would help with that and be more about the openness to the experience and adventure instead of pleasing me.
Thanks! If it doesn't work that's okay.
Hmm, what's next. She doesn't think she's seen Like a Mirror before.
This is new. I don't think I'm really specifically interested in meeting other Me's though. I can sorta see how it would help with Self Reflection though. Kinda a shame to have a whole power for it and then not meet more of yourself.
I'm even less interested in Self-Reflection now that I have Dream Together.
I don't really see the appeal of Chaser Six When but I'm also not sure I really understand it. I think it's talking about being able to split into multiple mes and recombine. I guess the specific tasks or aspects thing could have value but I would rather just find other people who can help me if there's too much to do alone.
I think some people are the sort of person who really appreciates Chaser Six When, but a lot of people aren't. It's fine if you would rather work with other people than yourself.
I'm still really glad that Severance exist. I don't need it anymore but if I met you when I was younger it would have been really important to me.
Yes, Severance is another of those powers that's really really important to some people even though it's not for everyone.
Next up are Popular and Famous
I'm less sure I need these. Especially famous. Between Cotton Candy and Ever Onward I think it's less important for me personally to be famous since my powers are focused on talking to specific people and also being famous can make it harder for people to feel comfortable talking to you.
I think I still want Popular. Not enough to give it a plus but having it in general feels useful.
I was about to ask about a power that helps me not be intimidating but I think Reaching Out might actually do that already. I guess the part it might not help with is... making people feel comfortable getting into my presence or reaching out to me from far away.
She underlines the second 'reaching out'
Okay I didn't mean to do that but it makes me smile now that I've noticed.
Yes, it sounds like Famous wouldn't suit you very well but Popular still could, especially since it sounds like the kind of people you'd want to be popular with are also the kind of people you'd want to meet and connect with and work with.
Hmm, let me see... I might have an idea for a power like that that ties into another thing you've asked for... I just have to see if I can get it to come together.