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[schrodingersghost]

So... I guess I've been doing a lot of thinking since the last mission.

[Danny shifts nervously as he tries to figure out how to say this. This was a lot harder than he had thought it would be. Sure, he'd gotten used to the idea that it was okay to be open about his powers here. But there was a difference between that and admitting to some of the things this last mission had made him realize about himself.]

And I kind of have some things that I was hoping that someone could help me out with.

I guess the first thing is.... I haven't been really hiding that I have ghost powers? But the thing is, I guess I kind of realized that I've been avoiding trying to get stronger with them? [Because the mission had made him realize that he was still afraid of his future. Afraid of how powerful he could be in just a few years. It had been easier to just focus on learning how to fight and how to better use the powers he already had. But if the last mission was any guide, that wasn't always going to be enough. He needed to get stronger with his powers, and prepare for the new powers that he knew were still waiting for him.] So I guess what I'm asking is.... Does anyone here have any ideas on how you train ghost powers?

And kind of to go with that.... It kind of got pointed out to me that I have a lot of abilities that could be a Problem if I got brainwashed again like that.  So, I guess what I'm asking is whether there are any ghost hunters here? Or people with experience with stopping supernatural stuff? And does anyone have any ideas on how to block mind control and illusion stuff? More than we already trained for, I mean. Because that obviously wasn't enough.

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[Later, Danny picks up his most recent purchases from the train shop and goes in search of his friends. He had some tools to hand out.]

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So... I didn't notice the exact date that it happened, but I feel like I should let everyone know, for the sake of not keeping secrets, that I'm apparently listed as having just turned twelve years old.

[ She's not surprised. Obviously, she's been getting older. Taller, among other signs of growing the past year she's been here. ]

I've been here a year and I wasn't even sure how to count my own age, so I suppose it was decided that this was a convenient way to count. I'm glad to... have been here, for the past year. For the longest period of time that I've ever been awake in my life, at least that I can remember. Even with all the people I've met that have left, even if everyone I know is changed out for new people... some of those new people will still be friends, it seems.

[ It's a strange feeling. It's a bit unsteady, to rotate parental figures in and out, but the fact that they actually care about her wellbeing in such a short time is so infinitely better than what she had back home that it's... fine. ]

I don't need a party, or gifts, but I won't fight anyone to get them not to, now that you all know that I'm a year older, either. I just wanted to say that I appreciate everyone... everything... even this train that we're all riding and trying to figure things out with. That's all.