sixteenth date; [video]

[troublesmells]

[Today you seem to be looking down at Larry from above - probably because he's just stretched out on his bed, the NV raised up high to record him. Before he speaks, a black kitten, bigger and considerably healthier than the last time she was seen over the network wrecking Larry's supposed "NV show", suddenly jumps up onto his bed, climbs onto his

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[walkinthruwalls]

If something bad has happened not remembering it could help, like people that get amnesia.

[ Just a thought ]

But no. I used to wish I did but it's hard enough being able to use mine and some people's are even harder than that. [ Plus she liked it ]

[troublesmells]

...I dunno, for one thing I'd have to know how to choose which memories I can erase. And it only happens temporarily. And, I feel like I'd be barging into people's lives.

What's your power?

[walkinthruwalls]

You could learn. Everyone has to learn how to use it.

Intangibility.

[troublesmells]

I'm trying! But I think I need more than just practice.

...wait, intangi-what? [He pauses for quite a while to think.] You can turn invisible?

[ voice ]

[omnisciens]

You can make people forget? But I think that'd be a very useful power!

[ or annoying... ]

[ voice ]

[troublesmells]

Useful how? I just end up confusing people and messing things up... [Larry has annoyed three people - girls, even - and that's three too many.]

[ voice ]

[omnisciens]

This is just something Sensei told me, but... For example, you could make somebody forget their plan to murder or steal, and then you'd be a hero! Right? Used carefully, you could make people lose their ability to do a lot of important things, too. People couldn't charge you for overdue library books, perform life-saving surgeries, remember their lines for their stage debut...

[ voice ]

[troublesmells]

Yeah, but...first I'd have to figure out how to control what I erase, and I dunno if I could even erase things as big as those! Besides, it seems kinda unfair...

video;

[quackery]

It's not your fault.

video;

[troublesmells]

I wish I could've done more for those people when the apartments exploded and stuff...

video;

[quackery]

You couldn't choose what power you have, though! So you shouldn't feel bad about it.

video;

[troublesmells]

But I...I want to use it! I just don't know how!

[voice, same filter]

[mentis_reae]

...When would be convenient for you?

[voice, same filter]

[troublesmells]

Anytime, I guess. But weekends are best 'cause I have work at LG.

[voice, same filter]

[mentis_reae]

This Saturday, perhaps?

[voice, same filter]

[troublesmells]

That works! I still dunno what we should do, though.

[voice; private; moderate difficulty]

[dancing_pierrot]

You know, as far as powers go, it could be worse.

[voice; private; moderate difficulty]

[troublesmells]

...y-you mean like touching people and they drop dead? I think I'd take making people forget over that any day.

[voice; private; moderate difficulty]

[dancing_pierrot]

[Wow, Larry, way to inject this conversation with a tone of pessimism right from the very start! She'd been thinking of her own power when she'd made that remark, but now she is thinking of all the worst possibilities.]

... Why, yes, that's one example. But what I meant is that your power can be put to some positive use.

[voice; private; moderate difficulty]

[troublesmells]

I've been told I could make criminals forget what crimes they're about to commit and stuff like that, yeah...but still, messing around with memories seems kinda wrong.

Like...I'm reaching into a cookie jar that someone told me not to touch.