CATCH-ALL FOR NOVEMBER

[khajidont]

WHO: Jaime Reyes & YOU
WHERE: Throughout the Porter cities (possibly beyond)
WHEN: All month!
WHAT: A catch-all for a bunch of plans!
WARNINGS: Want a thread with the Blue Beetle or Jaime? I'd be delighted to make a starter for us! Just PM me or contact me on plurk at wisdombitch, and we'll plot something out. If you'd just like to tag in, please feel free to do so as well; generic domestic chores for Jaime and patrolling for Beetle are both free game!

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[khajidont]

[ Jaime places a single hand on the barrier, fingers spread, palm out. He's not pushing hard against it, but there's a steady, insistent pressure, almost as though he's pressing onto someone's back in reassurance rather than a barrier held in front of him, as strong and true as she's managed yet. ]

Why not?

[ Time to see if the way they talk, what they talk about, will have any impact on her strength. ]

[sasaeru]

[The barrier stays consistent and stable under Jaime's touch. It's still not pushing back or anything, but it's there, and it's firm. As Ulvida thinks and speaks more about Gran, it seems to slowly grow brighter.]

Because I'm not strong enough yet. I've just started this.

If this power isn't strong enough to protect him, it also means that it's not strong enough for me to defend myself with it. If he realized that... if anything happened, he'll certainly do anything it takes to protect me. He's always been that way about our family.

I don't want to see him hurt. Not for me, or because of me.

[khajidont]

[ That doesn't read to Jaime. If he doesn't know about the shield anyway, then why wouldn't it put him at ease to know that she has even a little bit of power to help her out? Besides, Ulvida may look slight, but he's seen those soccer kids go. They're stronger than they look. He's not sure if she needs much protecting from her friends and equals. But it's important to her, and that's really all the explanation he needs; if she thinks that knowing about the shield will make Gran more protective, not less, he believes her.

Everyone needs some privacy when it comes to their powers, he's found. It's just that sometimes the reasons and the details are different, but the end result is often the same. So instead of commenting on her reason, he says something else, voice quiet, ]

You're stronger when you think about him, you know. That kind of thing can go both ways - if you're too scared about your someone getting hurt, you can lose control. Or, in your case, you think about your someone you wanna protect? It makes you strong.

You can use that.

[sasaeru]

[Ulvida was thinking very seriously up until this point, and ultimately she's still very serious, naturally, but after hearing Jaime's words there's a few long seconds' silence before something relaxes in her. Her shoulders aren't so tense, her eyebrows unfurrow a little, and she sighs.

Saying not loudly, but without trying to hide it under her breath,] For the shield to get stronger simply by thinking about him... I'm surprising myself with how simple I must be. It's a little embarrassing. [not that she really looks embarrassed at all]

[khajidont]

[ Jaime's grin widens. Whether or not Ulvida's actually embarrassed is a crap shoot as far as he's concerned, but his expression probably doesn't help much with it. He can't help it. Whatever they are to each other, two kids having been able to find someone who means so much to them... it's adorable. And Jaime is, and always has been, easy to endear to. ]

Hey, I wouldn't sweat it! The simplest answers can be the best ones, especially when it comes to people being important to you. Besides, it makes this whole training thing easier on you, yeah?