Hacking #06: Electricity Training (Closed)

[technologic]

Characters: April and Zett!
Setting: Floor 38.
Format: Whichever, though starting with brackets.
Summary: One lightning user teaches the other ways in which their powers can be used, besides the usual zapping things.

[The lounge floor had quickly become one of the floors April tended to relax on, along with the meadow floor, if only because it had couches to sprawl out on. Which is what April is doing today, though today she has a piece of metal in her hands which she's twisting into different shapes with electricity.

Though she turns her attention away from that when she hears someone else walking around, and she gives a small wave when she sees who it is.]

Afternoon, Zett!

Comments

[technologic]

Glad to hear it. [She grins slightly, before glancing down at the metal in her hands.]

... Hey, do you still want to learn how to manipulate metal?

[scentofmakai]

'Course I do. Ready to teach me?

[technologic]

Yep, I am! [And with that, she offers the piece of metal to him.] So, let's see how you do with winging it, first. Try to bend this by just using electricity.

[scentofmakai]

[He takes the piece of metal tries. But the electricity that goes from his hands into the metal doesn't seem to move it much, and he ends up pushing too much into it and shocking himself.]

[technologic]

[Whoops, not as planned.] Ah, you okay?

[scentofmakai]

Ow. Yeah, I'm fine. How do I do that better?

[technologic]

Don't use too much electricity, since it'll only backfire. You have to find a sort of middle ground, since using too little won't work either, and be precise with where you're directing the electricity. You're best bet is focusing on one area around the middle of it.

[scentofmakai]

Got it. [He focuses intently as he zaps the metal again, and gradually, it starts to bend.]

[technologic]

[April blinks and then grins when the metal starts to bend.] Ah, there you go, you're doing it!

[scentofmakai]

[Then he zaps himself again. Got too excited.]

Oops.

[technologic]

[Blink and she smiles sheepishly.] Ehe, whoops. But still, at least you got it. And once you get the hang of bending metal in your hands, you could try bending metal that's at a distance.

[scentofmakai]

Thanks, teacher!

[Time to try, try again.]

[technologic]

[Go, go! Though April blinks at what he calls her.] ... 'Teacher'?

[scentofmakai]

Well, this is teaching, right?

[technologic]

W-well, yeah... I've, uh, just never been called teacher before...

[scentofmakai]

Now you have, teacher.

[technologic]

Ah, yeah, that's true... [She gives a faint, sheepish laugh.] First time for everything, I guess.

[scentofmakai]

You're pretty good at it for a first-timer.

[technologic]

Wha- R-really?

[scentofmakai]

Really. Would I lie?

[technologic]

... I, um, don't know. Would you? [She's still wary and distrustful of you, Zett.]

[scentofmakai]

Good point. But no, I wouldn't lie about stuff like that.

[technologic]

Mm... Okay. Then I just hope that I keep being good at it, and that I can get better.

[scentofmakai]

Bet you you will.

[technologic]

[Blink. And then she smiles sheepishly.] T-thanks, Zett. I'm glad to hear that.