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Hey, I was looking over the data from the accident to see what actually happened. I've got some questions if you're up to it. No pressure.

Claudia

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om_surge

What kind of questions?

- Surge

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om_cherrybomb

Just trying to figure out the numbers on how much juice you let go. Do you think you could do it again? Into a sensor, I mean. Calibration, maybe finding the boundaries between a nasty shock and memory loss? I don't want to pry or push or anything.

From:

om_surge

Why? I mean, why do you wanna figure it out?

- Surge

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om_cherrybomb

I like figuring how stuff works. It's my thing. And unsolved puzzles bug me.

From:

om_surge

That isn't an unsolved puzzle. It's me screwing up and harming a friend.

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om_cherrybomb

More like two people both moving in the same direction when almost bumping into each other going opposite directions. Crossed signals, but no ultimate fault. I was watching, and I have the videos.

Unless you mean to say you knew exactly what that bolt would do.

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om_surge

I mean to say I know exactly what that bolt could've done.

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om_cherrybomb

I'm 96% certain already that there wasn't enough there to have been terminal, if that's what you're thinking. Even if you hadn't reversed the polarity to draw it back or however that works.

And given time and data, I can probably come up with some kind of protective skin-suit that would ground any future friendly fire incidents.

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om_surge

Why didn't you lead with that.

I'll do whatever it takes to make that happen.

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om_cherrybomb

Because I thought "Hi, I want to study your powers so I can neutralize them" sounded creepy?

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om_surge

"Hi, I want to study your potentially lethal powers because it's fun! and hide the fact that I want to neutralize them" is so much better.

Keeping teammates safe, though, that's never creepy.

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om_cherrybomb

I was actually thinking how to work on ways to prevent lethal or even potentially damaging powers. I totally get the whole not wanting to hurt people thing, even if I have to build shit to even have that be a possibility.