strangetrip | Warm Jelly Donut

Clarice still didn't sleep in her room. There were trust issues and decorating taste issues, but she was spending more time at the 'compound' as she called the Inn. Since the inhibitor collar was removed, Clarice's powers had been broken. She was pretty sure it had to do with everything that had happened to her, at least she hoped so.

So far everything that she'd tried to teleport came back split in two, even after she'd visited the places. Sometimes, it wouldn't hold true and fizzle out after a couple of minutes. The frustration was growing and she knew that made it even worse. She could hear John in her ear to concentrate on something you like.

She sat in the lobby, in one of the padded chairs, with a glowing light between her hands and a bunch of tennis balls at her feet. There was a light from the ceiling above, that correlated to the one between her hands. Clarice picked up one of the balls and tossed it through the teleport only to have two halves fall at her feet.

"Warm Jelly Donut."

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"Not unless you can take me back in time. Can you?" Clarice wasn't actually asking her that question. "I think it's a mind thing and an inhibitor collar thing that only time can heal. Well, that and a warm jelly donut."

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"Inhibitor collar?" Kitty looked mad again. Really mad. "Are you still wearing it?" She didn't see it, but that didn't mean anything. The level of tech in any particular version of their world might range from basic to what Yana was wearing. "If you are, I can get it off."

Clarice's hand automatically went up to her throat even though there wasn't anything there. "No, when I arrived Xavin used a force field around it to get it off." There were faint burn marks still on her throat, they were almost healed.

"I think the shock - literally and figuratively is part of why my powers are so off."

"Good. I'm glad they were able to help." Kitty had never talked to Xavin enough to find out what pronoun was preferred, so she went with neutral for now and reminded herself to ask so she wasn't being an insulting asshole.

"I've got a lot of experience training with powers, and with teleporters. If you ever want help, just come find me." She'd offered, and there was no point pushing her. Clarice already had a lot to work through.

"Thanks." Clarice wasn't sure if she'd ask for help, but the offer was definitely accepted. "If what I've tried in the past doesn't help much, I'll come find you." It was as close as Clarice got to truth and not just saying what someone wanted to hear.

That was a non-answer, but Kitty would take it. "Sure. Any time."

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