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[invis]

If you were a superhero, what would you want your power be? And would you tell anyone about it?

I used to read a lot of comic books.

[And by 'used to' he really means right before he came here.]

I guess I've just always liked superheroes. They have powers, gifts, things that make them special. But there's always pain too. They lose people that they love, or they have to hide their true identity. Their lives are never perfect.

Maybe I should've started by asking if you would WANT to be a superhero.

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[invis]

I don't. I just heard about it from Curtis. Then we had to make sure it didn't happen.

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[cargojet]

I understand. The timeline was changed to kill me, so it's different to changing things to prevent it. It's an unforgettable experience, changes your perspective on life.

You had a group of friends with powers, then, all of them different?

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[invis]

Who killed you?

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[cargojet]

My own brother--from the future.

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[invis]

Did killing you somehow save the planet?

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[cargojet]

I was a very influential person in his future - the President of the United States - so you see, my being taken out of the timeline had a pretty dramatic effect.

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[invis]

I'm sorry that you didn't have better Secret Service agents.

[He's still kind of reeling over the whole President thing...]

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[cargojet]

Ha. Also true. They shoulda been out there saving the world while I sat on my butt and listened to other people talk. If only, huh? The problem was in my world people found out about us, and then they wanted what we had--and when they got it...

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[invis]

I don't want something like that to happen on my world. That's why I keep telling the others that we need to keep it a secret.

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[cargojet]

It's the best idea in the long term. But you should also be careful. People will have their ways of finding out, and when they do, you'll need to be able to protect yourselves. Maybe even from your own government.