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[fourthsaken]

[Jade laughs, imagining the trouble Jack could cause on a scooter. Enjolras has a point.]

I'll try to keep him away from it. But when the rest of the staff starts asking why they didn't get one, I'm sending them to you.

[starvedorestes]

I'll deal with them. [ And honestly, he didn't foresee any of the others raising it as an issue. If they did, well... Enjolras had a ruthless side, too. ]

[fourthsaken]

[Jade nodded, trusting Enjolras to deal with anyone who might have an issue with it.]

You know, this means you can't complain at all when I give you a Christmas gift.

[starvedorestes]

...I suppose this would be the moment to add that this isn't your Christmas present. [ He looked a little embarrassed to say this, knowing that it would likely be more difficult for Jade to accept a second gift, but... ] This was a bit of an impulse, I confess. Your actual gift will still happen on Christmas.

[fourthsaken]

[Jade shakes her head in disbelief. How many gifts was he planning on giving her?]

And you say I'm stubborn.

[starvedorestes]

Well, the other gifts were pre-planned. This wasn't, so much. And it wouldn't do to have them wait. [ He shrugs a little. ] I would like not to see another Christmas in this place, as I'm sure you can understand.

[fourthsaken]

[Jade grins suddenly, as inspiration strikes.]

Want me to teach you how to drive it? It's only fair after you gave it to me.

[starvedorestes]

[ Enjolras blinks a bit at the offer, a little bit taken aback by the thought. He blanched, a little, his wings shuffling behind him, a sign that he was unsure about the idea. ]

I am not so sure that would be... wise. [ Suddenly, he seemed to be eyeing the scooter with a measure of distrust. ]

[fourthsaken]

Dude, are you afraid of it?

[It's weird to even think about. Jade couldn't imagine Enjolras was afraid of much, certainly not riding on a scooter.]

At least let me give you a ride on it.

[starvedorestes]

Not... afraid, no. [ He shook his head, and sighed a little. Not sure how to explain himself, here. ] ...Old-fashioned, perhaps is a better way of putting it.

[ There was much of technology that he had embraced, since arriving here- but there were still some things that were a little beyond him.

Like driving.

Cars could just go so fast... ]

[fourthsaken]

[Sometimes it's easy to forget that Enjolras is from so long ago. To Jade, Ryslig is old-fashioned, it's hard to imagine that to other people here it's modern.]

So, short skirts and vehicles? Those are the things it's hardest to get used to here?

[starvedorestes]

Among other things. [ He wasn't sure if she was teasing him, now, and he gave her a flat look, huffing softly, his tufted ears flattening closer to his head. He would deny pouting, but the expression was somewhat similar to that, in idea. ]

Flying, for one. [ He stretched his wings for emphasis, reminded once more of the fact he had been in this place for over a year, was just shy of the anniversary of his wings coming in- and he still could not do more than passably glide. ]

[fourthsaken]

[She's definitely teasing, and nearly laughs at his reaction. Sometimes she wishes she still had her phone so she could snap pictures of moments like this.

Her smile's shortlived when he mentions flying. He's not the only one to avoid some of his monster abilities. She offers him a sympathetic smile.]

I can get that. It's weird, right? Having all these new things you can do. I, uh, haven't possessed anyone yet even though I'm pretty sure I could if I wanted.

[starvedorestes]

[ Possession had come easily for Enjolras when he had been a demon. To think of how often he had utilized it turns his stomach to knots, now. Without the change of wickedness that demon had afforded him, to dampen his feelings upon the matter. It was disturbing now to think of how simple it had been. ]

Yes, you could. [ Enjolras agreed softly, sounding somewhat far away. ]

Perhaps it is a waste, in not utilizing what has been forced upon us. [ Soldier had once told him as much. ] Still. I find the thought of flying unsettling.

[fourthsaken]

[Jade winces slightly, remembering that Enjolras is usually a demon, can possess people too and in all likelihood has possessed someone before. Jade's lucky that she hasn't had to yet, she knows that.]

Are there other things you like? Like, I figured out this one awesome thing I can do.

[starvedorestes]

[ For a moment Enjolras is quiet, thoughtful. What does he like about what he is now? Or, what he'd liked as a demon, perhaps... ]

I like being able to shift. Into a cat- a lion. It feels... powerful. Comfortable; like nothing could possibly bother me again. [ He flicked an ear, closing his eyes gently. ] As a demon, teleportation was useful, although it was painful, at times. [ Going up in flame from the inside out usually was, even when flame resistant. ] What about you? What have you found that you find to be awesome?

[fourthsaken]

[Jade walks toward the scooter, gesturing for Enjolras to follow her. They can have this conversation closer to her new present.]

The telekinesis is cool. And I figured out that I can like, take the pain of others. When the newbies showed up it was really useful. I could help them.

[starvedorestes]

...You can take someone's pain? [ He sounded genuinely surprised, this was the first time he had ever heard of such a thing. ]

[fourthsaken]

[She nods. She'd been just as surprised when it happened. No one had told her it was possible when she'd gone asking for information about shades.]

Yeah, when I touch them. Someone had been shot... I was able to help her.

[starvedorestes]

I've never heard of such a thing. [ And it was... troubling to think of. Worried him considerably that someone had been shot and Jade had taken that pain unto herself. Enjolras knew all too well what getting shot felt like. ] You may have helped her, but you could have put yourself into shock. [ Enjolras frowned, looking worried. ] Did it harm you?

[fourthsaken]

[Jade waves a hand, hoping to end his questions before they really start. It'd hurt, but in Jade's opinion it was more than worth it.]

It hurt, but I was fine. What's it gonna do to me like this? Pretty sure I can't even get shot anymore.

[starvedorestes]

Even so, I do hope you will be careful with this. That you cannot get shot does not mean such pain will not leave it's own mark of trauma. [ It worried him, knowing Jade as he did- knowing she was selfless as she was. Yes, it was an incredible gift she possessed, but was it too much for a girl such as herself? She wasn't fragile, not that Enjolras had ever seen, anyway- but he did not wish to see her enduring even more suffering, and being able to choose to... ]

[fourthsaken]

Dude, don't act like this is a bad thing. Remember when your wing was all fucked up? I could've helped you feel better.

[Jade's pretty sure that she's been through enough trauma that a little more isn't going to screw her up. She's already there. And at least this trauma, it would let her help other people, something she feels like she's rarely able to do.]

[starvedorestes]

I simply worry about you, Jade. It is a gift- and one I would not see you harming yourself to use, or being taken advantage of by others.

[ He gives her a soft, ruefully apologetic look. He knows he's being overprotective about it, perhaps, but he's also not exactly sorry about it, either. ]

I'd've probably not allowed you too. [ He huffed out a breath, shaking his head a little. ] Too stubborn for my own good, sometimes. Besides- [ He hesitates, carefully choosing his words. ]

After a time, it wasn't so bad. [ Because he had finally asked Grantaire for help; had allowed the other to rub a salve into the worst of his clenched, and knotted muscles, over the stump of his wing that had given him all too much grief. ]

[fourthsaken]

It's a shitty gift if I can't use it to help my friends.

[Jade sighs, obviously annoyed by his, in her opinion, massive overreaction. She knows he means well, but it's annoying all the same. She's been through much worse and she knows how to take care of herself. Though, she'd never admit it, but she appreciates that he cares enough to worry. Not for the first time, she's reminded of her brother.]

Yeah? Did you find something that helped?