Make It A Point

[Wanda Johansson]

It's one of the rare nice days of early Spring and Wanda is taking advantage of it, sitting on one of the rocky areas out near the Point and watching the clouds roll slowly across the sky. She holds out a hand and a small cloud forms over it before it scoots up into the sky to join its larger siblings. She smiles as she watches it go, shoulders relaxing a bit.

((Open))

[Amy Myers]

"Did you just... make a cloud?" says a baffled but curious voice behind Wanda. A couple yards away a young woman has stepped off the path leading to the Point and onto the grass. She's wearing a white and mauve training uniform but looks rather awkward and uncomfortable in it.

[Wanda Johansson]

"I did," Wanda says, turning her head to regard the young woman. "Weather's kind of my thing."

[Amy Myers]

"Is that why it's so nice out today? If so, thanks."

[Wanda Johansson]

"That's just the whims of the environment. I can't take credit for that, even if I'd like to."

[Amy Myers]

"Oh." she says awkwardly. "Well, the little cloud was still really cool."

[Wanda Johansson]

"Thanks. What brings you out to the Point?"

[Amy Myers]

"Power control. Still got some sessions to catch up on from when the room was down..."

[Wanda Johansson]

"The room has seemed pretty busy since they fixed. Seems like people really missed it."

[Amy Myers]

"I... yeah, I guess so. It's safe. You probably prefer to be outside with your power, huh?"

[Wanda Johansson]

"A bit. The Danger Room's can replicate weather patterns pretty well, but something about it just feels... off."

[Amy Myers]

"Could've fooled me, but I guess I never really paid much attention to it."

[Wanda Johansson]

"I guess it's like that uncanny valley thing for me. That 'close but not quite' strangeness."

[Amy Myers]

"Weather really is that complex, huh? So is that whole butterfly thing true? Do you know?"

[Wanda Johansson]

"In theory, I guess it could be true. But it would take a lot of time to follow that sort of cause and effect. Kind of like throwing a pebble into a pond. I'm more liking throwing a large rock into a pond. I try to be careful to fix things if I have to do a lot of manipulation."

[Amy Myers]

"I know that feeling. Except my power doesn't exactly lend itself to fixing what it breaks..."

[Wanda Johansson]

"Not everything does unfortunately. I can't undo lightning strikes or torrential rain either, just help with the aftermath."

[Amy Myers]

"Oh yeah, wow, I hadn't even thought of that. That sounds awful."

[Wanda Johansson]

"For a while, I let the consequences paralyze me a little. I worried about the effects of what I was doing. Then I decided that fear was keeping me from doing what good I could do."

[Amy Myers]

"Easier said than done though, right?" Amy musters a smile.

[Wanda Johansson]

"Of course," she says with a smile of her own, "I just have to remind keep reminding myself and keep trying. As trite as that sounds."

[Amy Myers]

"Not going to lie, it kinda does." she says with bit of a chuckle. "Is that what you were doing? Trying? With the little cloud, I mean."

[Wanda Johansson]

"Sort of. I like to think of this as a form of communing with nature. Some people have prayers or other things they do to settle their minds. I have this."

[Amy Myers]

"Like meditating." she nods. "That's never really worked for me. I get antsy."

[Wanda Johansson]

"Everyone has their own thing. My partner isn't quite the sit still and contemplate sort that I am."

[Amy Myers]

"Yeah, guess you just gotta figure out what works, huh?" she sighs a little.

[Wanda Johansson]

"Easier said than done, I know," Wanda says sympathetically.

[Amy Myers]

"But better than impossible. If you can make sense of the weather then I can figure this out, right?"

[Wanda Johansson]

"Of course. And everyone's here to figure out *something*. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise."