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Psychodynamics

by Tower Curator — “So what makes this place different than the laboratories around campus?” Carroll Institute was as much a school-like training center as it was a research institute. All the faculty were scientists first, teachers and lecturers second. Most every student was expected to spend some time in the laboratories, undergoing experiments at the behest of the scientists. Dyna had spent more than a few hours in sensory deprivation chambers, MRI machines, and even a deep sea pressurization vessel that was…
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Medical Matters

by Tower Curator — Dyna awoke to dim lights, a low hum droning on in the background, and a steady beeping that sounded like every electrocardiograph she had ever had. Which, she supposed, explained the dozen wires stuck to her chest, arms, and legs. It wasn’t the first time she had been hooked up to such a machine. Rather, she had lost count of how many medical tests she had been through. Carroll mandated regular health checkups of both the body and mind. She had always been told that, should she awaken in such a…
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Attention: Priority Objectives Updated

by Tower Curator — ATTENTION: Priority Objectives Updated. Please review and acknowledge. PRIORITY 1: Ensure continued safety and cooperation of Primary Asset: Dyna Graves. PRIORITY 2: Locate and acquire Principal Subject: Matthew Quincy. PRIORITY 3: Extract Primary Asset and Principal Subject to CI. PRIORITY 4: Avoid entity codename: Hatman. DO NOT SEEK. PRIORITY 5: Safeguard interests of CI. END OF LINE Ruby’s fingers twitched as she watched Dyna peer out the motel door’s peephole for the tenth…
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Hospital Stay

by Tower Curator — Dyna’s knee bounced up and down in nervous tension as she sat in the Wyoming Medical Center’s emergency room waiting area. Part of that nervousness came from uncertainty over Matt’s state. Was he going to live? Had he lost too much blood? Ruby seemed optimistic. With her natural power, a form of clairvoyance, providing her a constant and perfect picture of her own biology, she knew the human body better than most. So her word held weight. The doctors hadn’t said anything one way or another. Just…
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Rescue

by Tower Curator — Beneath the brim of the wide hat, the scribbled marks obscuring the Hatman’s face spasmed as Dyna pulled the trigger. They stretched and shrank, spun and twisted. Every instant, they redrew themselves, scribbling over his face with a far more frantic urgency. Despite the rapid motion, Dyna still could not see what was beneath the veil. Or perhaps she couldn’t remember what his face looked like. The goggles she wore did seem to stop him from erasing her conscious memory of his very existence, but she…
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Static

by Tower Curator — “What are you talking about? We can’t…” Ruby trailed off, shaking her head. “That’s against orders.” “That’s your problem? I didn’t think you would be one to adhere to rules like that. You hate rules. You are the real Ruby, right?” “Of course I am.” She snapped. As soon as her glare died, she crossed her arms, adopting a fierce scowl. “I hate a lot of things. Emerald acting like she’s better than me. My efforts going to waste. Stupid hats. And bleeping Sapphire. Why the…
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Shadows from the Other Side

by Tower Curator — Dyna stared at the… she honestly wasn’t sure what to call it. It looked like a person. It had all the person-y things. Hair, hands, a face. The face especially. At this point in time, Dyna had only one other example of an entity. That of the Hatman. While his facial features—or lack thereof—could be the result of a psychic power, it didn’t feel that way at all. The rest of his mannerisms were distinctly inhuman. And he couldn’t speak. “Don’t touch me,” the entity said, swatting away…
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Window to the Other Side

by Tower Curator — November sat on Dyna’s bed, hands planted on the faded floral pattern of the covers as she looked around through the thin cosplay glasses. She kept giggling. Little titters of laughter that really only served to annoy Dyna. It was like she was seeing something through the glasses that she found amusing despite Dyna not being able to see anything at all through them. “You did good work here.” Dyna crossed her arms. November’s words didn’t carry the inflections of sarcasm, but it was hard to…
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Welcome to Psychodynamics

by Tower Curator — “So,” Dyna said, motioning with a hand. “Welcome to Psychodynamics.” Mel managed to take her eyes off the steel insulated cases that held both the actual physical coffee mug that hadn’t existed a few hours ago and the fog machine that Dyna was hoping to see returned to her at some point. It was really only the second time she had looked away from it. The first having been when the black vans showed up with the containment team. Psychodynamics’ main lobby was as grandiose as ever. Brightly…
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Stress

by Tower Curator — Department stores had too many things in them. Too many useless things. Dyna wasn’t sure who bought half the crap lining the shelves. Everything caught her eye; she kept watch for even the smallest thing that could help. They had bath robes, bath towels, bath rugs, bathtubs, bath sponges, bath soap, bath bombs, bath— Dyna stopped and glanced back. Bath bombs? That had bomb in the name, but… No. She doubted that would work. Despite the name, the thematics weren’t there. Not unless she wanted…
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