01 / mahogany town / voice

[hackintheaster]

[The audio clicks on, though for the first few moments no one speaks. There's just rustling, the sounds of buttons being pressed, and a soft sigh.]

If I can just figure out the calibration of this....

[The voice sounds young, a little annoyed, and a few more buttons are pressed. But then there's a brief 'oh wait' and the sound of the piece of

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[video]

[pokemondolly]

[Midori does not reply with voice, you'll just have to deal with all the pink.]

Well, you sound like you know your stuff~ Always great when newcomers know pokemon!

[video] 2/3

[chemwhiz]

[Then a sigh.] It's everything, dude. Walking, talking, eating, thinking: all normal. I mean, I can't do calculus or long division in my head anymore, which means there is something seriously wrong with this place.

[video] 3/3

[chemwhiz]

Wait. Ponies? [Even for him, that's new.]

[video]

[hackintheaster]

[And there's his slight, confused frown. If it applied to everything about Wally, then it's not just super powers. Therefore, he's vulnerable to have been...changed. Not sure how, but is so not concerted.]

[And then he's turning back to the screen.] Ponies? [ :| ] Ponies. Are do they have, like, higher brain functions and everything?

[video]

[pokemondolly]

[She sorta gapes at Wally.]

You could do calculus in your head?! [Caaaaan you say impressed?]

And, um, yeah! They're just like normal people here!

[video] 1/2

[chemwhiz]

[Yes, that's right, boost his ego, Midori.] Yeah, it was just one of my many talents.

[video] 2/2

[chemwhiz]

[Then he remembers something.] Oh! So that's why that one kid told me he used to be a hedgehog. Makes sense now.

[video]

[hackintheaster]

[And there's eyerolling because Wally does not need help boosting his ego.]

But if they didn't normally...this is really weird. If just coming here came make things and animals normal and gives them higher functioning brain power, and takes away super powers... [Confused, thinking!frown.]

[video]

[pokemondolly]

[Midori perks up, recognizing the hedgehog thing.]

Oh! You knew Sonic?

[Midori looks contemplative for a moment.]

Well, some of my friends and I figured that it might be everyone being brought to the same level!

[video]

[chemwhiz]

Sort of? We talked a few times over the network, and he said he used to have some sort of superspeed, too, but that's about it. Would've been cool to race if he were still here...

[But then he just looks kind of annoyed.] Yeah, it just sucks being on the higher end.

[video]

[hackintheaster]

[Yeah, Wally, Rob's kind of annoyed too. Because that probably means he was affected by this 'level the playing field' thing. Great.]

Is there any way to get it back? The powers, I mean.

[video]

[pokemondolly]

[Midori looks... rather sad.] He was a good friend... [This girl's seen a lot of friends leave.]

It doesn't seem like it! I mean, people have tried, but... Never seems to work!