[In the Medical Wing]

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[Mikan's been a good patient since her return. Of course, 'good', in this case, meant very quiet. Someone's obviously quite bothered by what happened and what she saw, and doesn't really know how to react yet]

Comments

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

Really? How big are the grounds?

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

REALLY big.

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

Do you go to a boarding school or something?

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

Kinda... I can't go home until I graduate, though.

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

Huh? Really? Not even during the summer or for holidays?

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

[shakes head]

Only if you get the top student award.

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

...Wow, that's really strict.

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

[nods]

Naru-sensei says Alices can be in danger from normal people who want to ex-- exp-- umm... use our Alices for bad things.

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

Alices?

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

Our powers.

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

What kind of powers?

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

Anything. Hotaru-chan has an Invention Alice and Prez has an Illusion Alice, and Tsubasa-senpai has a Shadow Alice.

All I have is a Nullification Alice.

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

A Nullification Alice? What's that do?

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

I can... Null stuff.

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

Like...what?

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

Um... other Alices?

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

So what you're saying is, you can cancel out what other people can do?

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

Pretty much.

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

That sounds really useful!

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Well... it's not very cool...

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

So? I think something useful but not cool is better than something flashy but useless.

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

Yeah... but the kids with cool Alices get better stuff.

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

What do you mean?

[nullnotdull.livejournal.com]

The more powerful you are, the higher ranked you are. That means better food and room and allowance.

[return-my-rice.livejournal.com]

But power doesn't make something cool by itself. And being able to block people's powers is something that could even save lives.