We weren't really a Stephen King household. And Mom wasn't much of a bible thumper. She just liked angels. And snow globes. And angels in snow globes. She loves kitschy stuff.
Although I don't know what she'd do if it turned out to be one of those old-time angels. That's probably what'd be in the Norfinbury snow globe.
[He notices you glossed over that. The crazy is a probably, the vidictive is a maybe at this point in House's mind. Might explain a few things about Mr. Gray.]
Most people in our neighborhood probably would've called her eccentric. I learned early on that she had panic attacks. I'd help her through them as best I could, but she wouldn't admit they were an issue.
neither is my team it's still instinct to refer to them in the present tense which means you're either consciously overcoming that or you're a big fat liar recent history points us in a direction
that's handy how many sets of abilities did you have? setting up your own little collection? apple doesn't fall far from the tree
[You mentioned Patient Zero, friend? He's also reassessing the mom thing in light of that. If she didn't have any powers, it doesn't seem like there'd be a reason for the guy to off her.]
[ And that's what Sylar wanted out of this exchange. House wasn't going to stop pressing, so he'd give him enough details to tell that Sylar wasn't going to start hunting here. It's been freeing talking so openly about this, but he's still hesitant to outright admit to the murders.
...ah, well. He's never been that great at hiding, anyway. ]
My ability was passive- always on. But if you're talking about taking other people's powers?
I mean, most people do like to keep their brains on the inside.
you examine the structure of their brain and how it works and that lets you mimic their abilities?
[Okay, admittedly, on a level removed from the horrific murder thing, that's really frickin' cool. On the level not removed from the horrific murder thing, that's horrifying, though.]
do you alter your own brain? how does that even work?
[ You're asking him how? He knew you were something of a kindred spirit, House. ]
For some of them, it's a change in hormonal composition to properly activate the appropriate functions. That sort of thing is something my ability mostly handles, since knowing how my own body works lets me have an exceptional amount of control over it. For some powers, I do have to alter my own brain slightly. That's a lot easier with the telekinesis.
Every ability is unique, so it's always hard to tell what I'm going to get until I take a look at it.
[He can't help himself sometimes. It's one of his vices. He always wants to know how. Also, again. That is really cool.]
does your ability only allow you to figure things out with invasive techniques? have you tested it with things like medical scans and tests to put everything together that way?
[ That was something he'd wondered, briefly, before trashing his plans and then picking them back up again. Back when Elle had been pushing him to murder. He considers it again. ]
It might be possible, but most likely there isn't enough detail. My ability needs to see the full and complete system, in operation, with nothing lost. Back home, the only place that might've had the tools to do that kidnapped and tortured me, and they were clearly trying to 'test' me to death. So that didn't work out.
Odessa, Texas. I don't know what they call themselves, or if they even had a name. Their cover was a paper company, of all things. I'm going to guess I'm the only person to escape twice.
twice? either that's impressive or they're incompetent we'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now
so, that explains the fake name when you got here avoiding the popo by playing zane taylor what're you planning to do if and when you die here and your real name turns up in the obits?
I'm going to let people be confused, wait until my 'price' is up, and get going towards the goals again. You've seen the obits- if it's someone no one knew, everyone just kind of lets it pass. And Zane's not the sort of guy that gets people clinging to him. Except you, I guess.
By the way, I'm headed down to the firehouse to poke at the anomaly trapped there. Anything you want us to try while we're down there?
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Although I don't know what she'd do if it turned out to be one of those old-time angels. That's probably what'd be in the Norfinbury snow globe.
[ Man, he misses his mom, mess that she is. ]
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[He notices you glossed over that. The crazy is a probably, the vidictive is a maybe at this point in House's mind. Might explain a few things about Mr. Gray.]
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gabe just didn't sound right in my head
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Most people in our neighborhood probably would've called her eccentric. I learned early on that she had panic attacks. I'd help her through them as best I could, but she wouldn't admit they were an issue.
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so was she your actual first victim?
or are we still going with the girlfriend story for the guy you were impersonating?
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Let's just say telekinesis was not my first or only ability.
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you're a shit son, son
the melting thing, right?
how do you get new powers?
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My original ability lets me take them from other people.
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it's still instinct to refer to them in the present tense
which means you're either consciously overcoming that
or you're a big fat liar
recent history points us in a direction
that's handy
how many sets of abilities did you have?
setting up your own little collection?
apple doesn't fall far from the tree
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I suppose you're right. Although I only had five by the time I got here, so I don't know how much that counts as a 'collection'.
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power leeching
telekinesis
melting metal
what else?
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And my ability wasn't power leeching, really. It tells me how things work and how to fix what's broken.
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[You mentioned Patient Zero, friend? He's also reassessing the mom thing in light of that. If she didn't have any powers, it doesn't seem like there'd be a reason for the guy to off her.]
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...ah, well. He's never been that great at hiding, anyway. ]
My ability was passive- always on. But if you're talking about taking other people's powers?
I mean, most people do like to keep their brains on the inside.
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[Okay, admittedly, on a level removed from the horrific murder thing, that's really frickin' cool. On the level not removed from the horrific murder thing, that's horrifying, though.]
do you alter your own brain?
how does that even work?
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For some of them, it's a change in hormonal composition to properly activate the appropriate functions. That sort of thing is something my ability mostly handles, since knowing how my own body works lets me have an exceptional amount of control over it. For some powers, I do have to alter my own brain slightly. That's a lot easier with the telekinesis.
Every ability is unique, so it's always hard to tell what I'm going to get until I take a look at it.
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does your ability only allow you to figure things out with invasive techniques?
have you tested it with things like medical scans and tests to put everything together that way?
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It might be possible, but most likely there isn't enough detail. My ability needs to see the full and complete system, in operation, with nothing lost. Back home, the only place that might've had the tools to do that kidnapped and tortured me, and they were clearly trying to 'test' me to death. So that didn't work out.
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area 51?
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either that's impressive
or they're incompetent
we'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now
so, that explains the fake name when you got here
avoiding the popo by playing zane taylor
what're you planning to do if and when you die here and your real name turns up in the obits?
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By the way, I'm headed down to the firehouse to poke at the anomaly trapped there. Anything you want us to try while we're down there?
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