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[leekspins]

I CAN HEAL!

[The video begins with that very abrupt declaration from Orihime, her fists raised, brow furrowed, cheeks flushed. It's only abrupt because there were so many previous false starts before pushing record, and every time she practiced prior to this, she got too flustered to say the right words.]

[Best to just put it out there, and let the rest fall into place.]

[Now that she's said it, she takes a deep breath, lets her hands fall into her lap where they're clasped tightly together, and she grins sheepishly.]

I hope that wasn't too loud. I'm not really used to admitting it, since it's kind of a secret back home. But it's one of the things I can do, and I thought, 'Oh, that would be good for people to know in case of an emergency.' And you don't have to be human or organic for it to work, since it's not...technically...healing. It's more like...

[She hesitates, and her shoulders grow tense.]

It's...well...how do I put it...it's like rejecting the event that caused the injury in the first place, so it doesn't leave scars, or stains. So...even if your leg gets chopped off, or you get completely blown away, I can fix it if I can get to you before your body disappears. I haven't really found my limits yet, to be honest.

[She's slowly been shrinking in on herself. Then she suddenly sits up straight and waves her hands frantically.]

But I promise I'm not a monster or a god or anything like that! And I won't get rid of any injuries or scars you want to keep!

[Orihime was listening at the debates. She'd never even thought of a scar being like a memory, so now she knows better.]

Just...just please keep it in mind. I'm a volunteer with Heals on Wheels, and though I'm not really sure what we're supposed to do since I joined, I'm very much on call at any time you need me.

[Her head bobs, and for a moment she looks like she's going to keep talking. But she realizes she can't think of anything more to say. So she bobs her head again.]

That's it. I hope you had a good holiday!

[She leans forward and reaches for the 'off' switch. Aaaaaaaand she's gone!]

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[klutzette]

[Oh, so that's the girl that's on her roster! Things had been so hectic and she'd only just found out that she had inherited the Heels on Wheels Business as well, so she hadn't had a chance to track her down yet. Orihime might have switched off her video feed, but Colette's going to start one of her own for her.]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Inoue! My name's Colette. I'm in charge of Heals on Wheels and thought that it might be nice for us to meet and get to know each other a bit, maybe learn what we each can do and talk about what we should do when trouble comes again. What do you say?

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[leekspins]

Oh! Oh! I was wondering who it could be, thank you for letting me know!

[Ahhhhh Colette is so nice!]

Yes please, I'd love that. And your hair is really amazing! You must take really good care of it.

Do you want to meet at Cake Town? We can eat free dessert for our meeting.

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[klutzette]

[Colette touches her hair absentmindedly. She's never been complimented on her hair before]

Oh, thank you! I don't do anything special to it, though. Yours is much nicer!

That would be great! I've been wanting to go there - the stuff looks amazing! But it will be my treat - employees shouldn't have to pay or business meetings!

[Because that's how they'd be free for Colette, right? Orihime was planning on paying.]

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

Oooh! I can heal too!

I joined Heals on Wheels a while ago. I knew the girl that founded it. She's not around anymore...

[ Konoka trailed off for a moment, but to prevent looking sad, she immediately shook it off. ]

I'm glad, though. I always wanted to know more healers and the arts that they use.

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[leekspins]

Ah! I remember you! You have the charm shop in Everglade, ne?

[Orihime is very belatedly realizing they never exchanged names. ...Oops.]

Orihime Inoue, nice to meet you again! I thought I was the only person on the roster for a while, ha ha!

I guess it's not really an 'art.' It's an ability in my soul that just woke up one day when I was very desperate. But I honestly don't know too much about it.

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[im_gonna_heal_u]

Yeah, I do!

[ Konoka beams brightly, happy that she remembered. ]

Oh, it isn't?

Hmmm, I'd like to see it in action one day! It might help you learn more about it, even if it's just the limits of those powers.

Ah, I'm Konoka Konoe! Nice to meet you again as well!

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[corruptedsave]

So... You can RESET for an individual person?

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[leekspins]

Er... I'm not really sure what you mean. Maybe!

[She assumes she's talking with one of the robot citizens, like Kunzite, just because it kind of sounds like something a robot might say.]

How do you define 'reset'?

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[corruptedsave]

It's like, turning back time to before stuff happened.

Only it effects the whole world instead of just one person, that's what I mean.

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[lichtregen]

[hey.... hi.... they haven't talked since the auction... so...]

....Just be careful with who wants your powers.

[that's it that's all.]

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[leekspins]

Yeah...I thought about that. I really did.

[Her expression is a lot more sober, because she knows being flippant about it isn't going to ease his worries at all.]

But in the end, it wasn't my powers Aizen wanted after all. I was just bait. That's all. And there's no point in stealing what I'm giving away for free, especially where death is so temporary.

So I think it's going to be okay.

[She hasn't mentioned the auction. She's been waiting for him to do it, as she's not really sure he wanted a date so much as he wanted to protect her from dating someone who'd be really bad at it. Or something like that. It's Ishida-kun, after all, and she already knows he has a crush on Rukia.]

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[lichtregen]

Mm.

[he nodded, agreeing with her words. she really was bait after all, he never needed to use her for anything.]

As long as you're sure.

[he pushed up his glasses, feeling rather... awkward....]

Inoue-san about the... um... [about the date auction. he just sighed a little.] About the auction. I'm sorry if I got a little... heated, about it.

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[monkeyscream]

Uh... Miss?

Does this mean you could reverse brain damage? Does it matter how long ago the injury occurred?

First Lieutenant Tsurumi, he isn't here now, he was severely wounded during the Battle of Mudken, and...

[ He displays a bromide of a heavily scarred man with a metal plate on his head. He switches to Satsuma dialect to describe the gory details of the injury and how it has effected his beloved superior officer. He doesn't realize that he's switched languages. When he's worked up he ends up rapidly speaking his native dialect.]

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[leekspins]

[Orihime holds the device a little closer to get a better look at the man. He's...very distinct! She'd definitely remember him if she sees him in person.]

I think so... I've definitely taken care of older injuries before, but this would be the first time I've made an attempt like this.

[She lifts her head when he starts to speak so rapidly. It...it sounds familiar, but...no, she can't really understand him all that well.]

Oh, er, sorry, I think the communicator's translator stopped working! I didn't quite understand.

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[monkeyscream]

Oh...sorry. You probably don't need the details of his injury, unless he arrives.

[ The scarring and metal plate in the photo give some clues.]

This is all rather new to me.

How does the use of this power affect you?

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[initia_nova]

That's amazing, Orihime. Did you always had that power?

[Were you a mutant and you never told him? :<]

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[leekspins]

No, not always. It's actually pretty new to me! I've had it since...summer, I think?

[Which was before she arrived here.]

About half a year before I came back to Genessia. But thanks for not overreacting, ha ha!

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[fairysoul]

That's wonderful, Orihime.

[She smiles. She can tell she's been listening to the debates.] Healers are precious, considerate ones even moreso.

Your healing magic seems to be particularly powerful too.

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[leekspins]

I trained a lot when I could. It's definitely a lot more effective than it used to be.

Thanks, Mavis-san. I really appreciate it.

[Everyone's reacting so warmly. Maybe she really did have nothing to worry about after all.]

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[liveandforgive]

[well, Cloud knew that the previous turn of events had changed his boss... but he still remembers the day that he'd first met her. the war in her eyes... he had no idea that this was what she was keeping. keeping it a secret so that this man who went by the name of Aizen wouldn't be able to use people like him to his advantage.

he was content in knowing that she was safe, and in the end, Angela had found out about his state and healed him. but Cloud didn't ask to be healed, so he only hoped that Orihime didn't feel bad about what had happened. if anything, despite herself, she managed to give him hope to keep going and figure out what to do with himself.

he had a lot to thank her for. that bike, for one thing... for now, he just blinks from home, surprised.]

Huh. Didn't know you were that good.

[sure as heck beat any kind of Materia from back home. even Life.]

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[leekspins]

--Oh, ha ha! Well, I'm still learning. I haven't even had my abilities for a full year yet, to be honest.

[Because she can't just take a compliment so easily. But now that he knows, he's probably a little miffed that she didn't do anything to help him the night they met, huh? At least she assumes as much.]

I'm really sorry I didn't do more for you, Strife-san. It was a selfish and cowardly thing to do. I won't let it happen again, I promise.

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[ivegotadream]

Rejecting the event... [Rapunzel had been listening and was sitting quietly as she did... When she heard what the other can it was simply interesting. It was nice to learn about other healing abilities.]

Your abilities sound amazing.

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[leekspins]

Oh, ha ha, thanks! I hope it doesn't sound like I'm bragging or anything.

[She's genuinely kind of worried about that.]

I just want people to know they can rely on me in a pinch.

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[pianola]

Your advertisement is very well done.

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[leekspins]

You think so? I wish I could do special effects, then I could make my announcement with explosions and heart-pounding rock music.

[She's kidding.]

[...Probably.]