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[ This apartment may look a bit familiar. It's certainly the same one that Kaz was in in his previous post. This time however, the message features Jesper. Still decked out in his awesome 90s clothes, b-t-dubs. Yes, there are riots out there. And yeah, riots suck. But Jesper looks like he's doing pretty ok, thanks for asking. ]

Hey, so I know you guys are a real generous bunch. [ He grins. ] This might sound like a weird request, but given the way people were hoarding them back at the supermarket, I figure everybody's stocking up on canned food, right? Since I guess the food inside takes forever to spoil.

[ He shrugs. Yes, he was one of the people who looted the DollarClub. No, he does not look any worse for the wear. Instead Jesper produces a can of beans for the magitek. It's empty, actually, but he gives it a little spin if anyone needs to take a closer look before putting it down on the couch. ]

So I thought to myself, 'Jesper, I bet a lot of people are gonna just throw those cans away after they're done with them,' and that's a real shame. So if anybody has empty cans laying around, think you could send them my way?

[ He smiles again, this time the can seems to, um. Float? In mid-air? Does he know he's doing that? ]

I promise, they're for a good cause.

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[ Why use magic when you can be a Grisha? ]

Guess I might have to fix that. [ Really, he's going to have to start showing off to the network, isn't he? ]

...Unfortunately, I doubt the neighbors would appreciate the sound of a gunshot right now. But trust me, next chance I get? I'll record it for you.

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[ Oh hi Peridot. Jesper laughs. ]

What, this? [ He'll show off, why not. He lifts the can, spinning it slowly. ] You've heard me talk about Grisha before, right?

[ Probably not, Jesper....... ]

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Who's this Magneto guy, anyway? Is he on the team?

[ Could he teach Jesper the ropes?? ]

I haven't decided quite yet. But you can do a lot with metals, even if it's small. [ He ponders this. ] I could make bullets or knives...

[ That's normal, right? ]

[fateality]

That's not like bein' a Grisha, is it?

[endeudado]

Alright, guilty. You caught me.

[ Someone give Jesper a round of applause for being cool. ]

[fateality]

It's all good. I sorta figured that was the case.

[But he is impressed by Jesper taking it so well.]

So, metal manipulation, eh? What kind of stuff can you do?

[endeudado]

[ He and Kaz had a talk, it was very productive. ]

Metal's the easiest, yeah.

[ He can technically do a fair bit more than that, but being able to manipulate plastic isn't nearly as cool... ]

Used to be I could only move metal in shavings. But I've worked my way up to cans, so who knows?

[ That's code for: not a lot, actually. ]

[fateality]

[Fate chuckles.]

Well, keep it up, champ. I'll make sure to set aside any cans for ya. Doesn't matter what it's made of?

[endeudado]

[ Look he's not gonna admit his own shortcomings in so many words, old man. ]

I mean, I'd prefer if they're the harder kind, but I'm not picky. Soda cans are fine.

[selfimage]

[ there's a little hm in his voice. ]

I was thinking of something of an in person demonstration.

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[assent]

[ Rather than her place with Giovanni being in the background, Jesper will see various medical equipment scattered around her. Sonia, herself, does not appear to be as well kept as usual--though she's clearly given it a go in one of the hospital mirrors. She tried...

She does seem to brighten at the sight of the floating can, however. ]

That is incredible! [ The can collection doesn't matter right now. ] Have you always been able to do that?!

[heavyhitter]

Oh yeah, definitely. You wouldn't want someone to make off with all your...

[ what could possibly be kept in a can fortress ]

... Other cans.

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[competing]

What're you gonna use them for?

[ no suspicion here, just genuinely curious. seems a bit of a tease to talk about a good cause but not be up front about it! ]

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[ Jesper will even wave because hi Lance, this is just a normal guy asking for normal things. ]

I wanted to test out my powers since I've been getting better at making stuff. Used to be I could only do like... lockpicks. I think I could make something bigger, y'know?

[endeudado]

Definitely, then they might discover my secret.

[ His... secret cans? ]

[endeudado]

[ Jesper will never say no to shooting things. Ever. ]

Hey, if you give me a target and a way to hide the sound, I'm your man.

[ People just seem so not used to gunshots in Woodhurst? it's weird. ]

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[ Wow, Sonia, you've been keeping busy! Jesper laughs somewhat awkwardly-- it's not like he's been lying, no way! ]

Kind of! [ This is fine! ] I couldn't control anything this big back home, but my control's gotten better since we stopped at Oska.

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[twinkle_toes]

Does it matter how big the cans are? I bet we have a bunch in our apartment I could give you.

[he's asking the important questions here]

[assent]

[ It's a good thing she's wearing make-up to be honest, under that she does not look as flawless as usual. It'd be worse if she hadn't been healed before as well. ]

Have you been practicing?

[selfimage]

[ he can derive a few things from this message, and that the firearms are already present is one of them. ]

That sounds like a challenge. I can hide almost anything, you know.

[12inches]

[ Oops. Right. Pop culture gap. It's still hard to not laugh at the question, though. ]

Nah, he's... Well, even if he was, he's not exactly a team player. But he let me tell you, he could bend a car in half just by lookin' at it funny. And that's pretty rad no matter how big of a dick you are.

[ Sigma's staunchly on Team Professor X, but villains always get the coolest powers. Anyway. ]

Oh, man, have you ever gotten yourself with the edge of a can? It's like a big metal papercut. If you made a whole knife outta that, it'd be an instrument of torture!

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Nope. As long as they're metal, I'll be glad to take them off your hands.

[endeudado]

Yeah, that's what I'm planning. Might be able to do some fun stuff with enough metal.

A friend of mine would say it's an experiment.

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[ A man is nothing without his guns, Loki. ]

Oh, yeah? Name a time. I can meet you on the campus if you wanna see what I can do.

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Damn. Even a trained Fabrikator couldn't do that.

[ Unless... they took parem..... but nobody wants to go down that road. ]

They're pretty sharp, right? Could work if we needed to arm ourselves against those infected.