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I should get my stuff. She had meant to do that earlier today but kept putting it off, till it got later and later.

She hadn't done much of anything today, had barely been out of her room. It was silly to mope around like this, Chris knew that, but decided to indulge herself for a while. In a day or two, she'd leave her room and go back outside.

It would be easier would be easier when she was back at work, she'd be too busy to get bogged down by memories.

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Chris closes the door behind them, then perches on the edge of her desk.

"How have you been?"

"Better," she says honestly. "I'm better than I've been in a while."

'Even if I'm worried about my dad right now'

"That's good to hear," she says, sounding a little surprised.

She hasn't heard about some of the recent changes in Kim's life.

"A lot's happened recently...I can't even begin to explain but...Chris, I can do things, I can make things happen, I..."

"What do you mean?"

"I...watch," she embraces the Source easier now and a small ball of fire appears over her open palm.

"I..." but the words die off. "How did you do that?"

She smiles slightly, "Magic."

"But...I mean..." She's not sure where to being. "How did you do that? Where did you get those abilities?"

She releases the Source and the fire disappears. "Somehow Chase's powers were transferred to me."

"You don't know how it happened?"

She folds her arms over her chest. "Someone in the bar just kind of...made it happen."

It's difficult to think of anything to say to this.

"How do you feel?"

She presses her lips together for a moment, trying to put her feelings into words. "Different...but the same."

"So...you're ok with these new powers?"

There's a spark in her eyes, a slightly awed look on her face as she nods. "I feel like they're a gift."

She tucks some hair behind her ear, "Except for...there's something I haven't told people. Chris, I'm...not going to age."

Her happiness over the powers did take some of the edge off of Chris' worry.

Until she said the next sentence.

"At all?"

"I don't know...my teacher said that we...we don't. Not really. Or we do it so slowly..."

"So..." Chris sighs, feeling out of her depth. "So, do you have a longer lifespan?"

She was a little afraid of the answer,

She nods, "A lot longer," she takes a breath. "I...I'd outlive everyone."

Kim's gift is starting to sound more like a curse.

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay," she tries to smile, "I don't have to worry about it for a long time."

"Who else knows about this?"

She glances over Chris's shoulder. "Not...many people," she says evasively.

Chris tilts her head in confusion. "Who?"