[She's used to people flipping through all sorts of expressions when they see her heal - amazement, revulsion, confusion - so the fact that he's disgusted doesn't bother her as much as it might have at one time. The rub at the back of her neck is self-conscious, and maybe his perceptions have something to do with that, but she's not saying so if it does. His answer to her question, though, leaves her biting her lip in an effort not to start talking right away.]
That's cool. [Claire says it and means it. It's like something out of a comic, and she can appreciate it for that reason, odd as that may be.] Me? Uh... kinda. I survived this massive fire when I was a baby, and then everything was normal for a while until it sort of just kicked in one day. Slowly, at first, but then it was pretty much instant.
[She pauses, still chewing her lip, then goes on.]
At home, a bunch of us lost our abilities during an eclipse. It's not exactly a storm, and it's kind of the opposite effect, losing to your gaining, but... kind of a weird coincidence.
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That's cool. [Claire says it and means it. It's like something out of a comic, and she can appreciate it for that reason, odd as that may be.] Me? Uh... kinda. I survived this massive fire when I was a baby, and then everything was normal for a while until it sort of just kicked in one day. Slowly, at first, but then it was pretty much instant.
[She pauses, still chewing her lip, then goes on.]
At home, a bunch of us lost our abilities during an eclipse. It's not exactly a storm, and it's kind of the opposite effect, losing to your gaining, but... kind of a weird coincidence.