Post-Mission Repairs

[im-scottish.livejournal.com]

It took a bit, but repairs on the zords were coming along well, thanks to Dr. K who had insisted they rest the machines for a while. Something to do about biofield re-sequencing. The physical repairs were done but the team was already on downtime. Dillon had gone off somewhere, Summer and Ziggy behind him, Scott was somewhere else and Flynn? Well he was taking a nap in the hangar, leaned back in the drivers seat of his large custom build humvee. Someone could probably get his attention rapping on the window.

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[emorangerpink]

If it won't use up something valuable, then I'd like to try. I still don't know how my powers really work, so I'm trying to see what I can figure out from things that seem like it. Something that needs living things to run, that works better if you believe in it...

So in principle, could anyone use a morpher? Or do they only work for certain people?

[im-scottish.livejournal.com]

Aye. It's one of those things that sounds absolutely goofy, but kind of like a superhero once you get used to it.

And yes, they can. The amount of qualified users in Corinth was very low, but we managed to pull together a team. Ziggy's the exception because he strapped on the morpher to protect it from Tenaya.

[emorangerpink]

I see. We never figured out what makes someone a Shifter. It'd have been interesting to try giving you an amplifier and seeing if it was something similar...

Although I'm probably reading too much in to things. We were never colour coded, for one thing. And none of us were old enough to drive.

[im-scottish.livejournal.com]

Really? You don't know where the source of your powers came from? That's interestin'.

Yeah, being able to drive helps. Corinth's a contained place an' getting around quick is a plus.

[emorangerpink]

Where the Entities came from, why they were attacking, why the amplifiers worked for us but not anyone else, how our powers worked at all - SECT had whole teams of people trying to work all that out, but it was like every theory they came up with immediately found some exception.

And our fights were spread out enough that they flew us around. Once we got on site, most of us had our own ways of keeping mobile. We only had to fight in cities a few times. It... wasn't pleasant.

[im-scottish.livejournal.com]

[Flynn knew the feeling as he nodded.] When Venjix attacked, Corinth was the last bastion in the Asian hemisphere. People from all parts of the world were coming to live there, safe from the attacks. We were lucky to keep the casualties down to a bare minimum each battle.

But some of us won't forget the day Venjix attacked our homelands.

[emorangerpink]

[Laura looks thoughtful.]

Now that things have opened up again, that you know the rest of the world's still out there, do you think many people will try to leave Corinth?

[im-scottish.livejournal.com]

Maybe. But... for a lot of people, Corinth is still their home. When we closed those gates, we were expecting nothing would be out there anymore. For some of us, that's all we have left really.

I know when this is all over, I'm going back to Corinth. My dad's there an' all.

[emorangerpink]

It's good to have a home to go back to. Somewhere to fight for.

[im-scottish.livejournal.com]

You're welcome t'visit when you get a chance to. Ah mean, just saying and all since we're friends and stuff. And there's actually a lot of pre-Impact stores an' franchises there.

Ever tried a McDonalds before?

[emorangerpink]

There was actually a place that used to be a McDonalds in my neighbourhood when I was growing up. Just a chipper by then, but they'd kept the arches as a landmark.

Trying the real thing sound like an invitation I shouldn't let pass. I'd extend the same, but I don't know what my old neighbourhood's like these days...

[im-scottish.livejournal.com]

That's true. Still if you're ever in Corinth, I'll treat you and anyone else that comes by. Thankfully by now, we've got some real supplies coming in so we can afford to give some away.