"...." Rogue twisted her fingers around each other and curled her toes against the bed sheets.
"when I got here, I felt trapped. I used t'be able t'fly, so 'm not used t'bein' grounded. Or bein' hurt, I was pretty invulnerable, to physical injury. It... so I used t'feel trapped, sure. But I also..."
She frowned at her knees.
"The mutation in mah genes Ah was born with prevented me from havin' skin t'skin contact with anyone. If Ah did, Ah'd... absorb their powers, or their energy, Ah guess, 'n their memories 'n personalities 'n sometimes physical traits along with 'em. Depended on who they were 'n how long Ah held on. So here, Ah could... allova sudden Ah could touch people, 'n that... helped," she finished, lamely, she thought.
"Ah always wanted t'be normal, so the trapped feelin' mostly went away. But... lately, Ah guess, knowin' Ah was... havin' trouble, managin' the side-effects of mah powers, that's... I guess Ah've been feelin' that way some, sure."
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Date: 2010-08-24 10:37 pm (UTC)"when I got here, I felt trapped. I used t'be able t'fly, so 'm not used t'bein' grounded. Or bein' hurt, I was pretty invulnerable, to physical injury. It... so I used t'feel trapped, sure. But I also..."
She frowned at her knees.
"The mutation in mah genes Ah was born with prevented me from havin' skin t'skin contact with anyone. If Ah did, Ah'd... absorb their powers, or their energy, Ah guess, 'n their memories 'n personalities 'n sometimes physical traits along with 'em. Depended on who they were 'n how long Ah held on. So here, Ah could... allova sudden Ah could touch people, 'n that... helped," she finished, lamely, she thought.
"Ah always wanted t'be normal, so the trapped feelin' mostly went away. But... lately, Ah guess, knowin' Ah was... havin' trouble, managin' the side-effects of mah powers, that's... I guess Ah've been feelin' that way some, sure."