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Oi. You just kill a flower? Like that?

... Didn't mean to. [She frowns a little, clearly upset.]

[ooc: Hope you don't mind the crack? She is Ned and Chuck's kid.]

So you've got a power then? Christ, even the kids are getting 'em...

I wouldn't call it a power. [Hey, she just killed something. That's bad.]

Ah, don't get down about it, kid. Beggers can't be choosers. Better than the guy my mum's shagging. He thinks he's a jack russell terrier sometimes. Runs around starkers barking and licking people in the face on full moons. That's a shite power if ever I've heard of one. As far as I see it, killing stuff is kind of choice.

[She chuckles a little at that. A person who thinks he's a dog.]

But still. [She reaches out to grasp the wilted flower for the third time. Nope, it's dead forever.] I didn't choose to kill it.

[She's learning to be more careful. Poor girl is just like her father.]

That might be a little problematic. What happens if you touch people?

[He's thinking of his friend Alisha. Whenever she touches people they're overcome with lust for her. Cool sounding, at first, until everyone you touch just wants to bang your brains out. Girl can't touch a soul. What about this kid? Would she kill everyone SHE touched? Guess that is kind of shite.]

[That would be awful and traumatizing for the girl. Her power works only on anything dead, fortunately.]

Nothing. [Seeing the bigger picture now.] They have to be... dead, first.

How can you kill 'em if they're already dead...?

[a moment. then it registers.]

Cam you bring shi—stuff— [he catches himself before he goes cursing up a storm] —can you bring stuff to life too?

Yeah, I can bring dead things back to life- [She shows a small smile, but then it goes away.] -and kill them again. I can't bring them back after that.

Huh.

Neat.

[He takes a moment to light a cigarette up and then holds a hand down to her.] I'm Nathan. So what's a kid like you doing out here by yourself? S'not exactly the safest place.

[She's sorta shy, but she does shake his hand.] I'm Cass.

I'm trying to find my parents.