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Lᴏʀᴛᴇʟ Kᴇʜᴇʟʟᴀɴᴅ | Tʜᴇ Gᴏʟᴅᴇɴ Dᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ([personal profile] vixenish) wrote in [community profile] cultmirror2026-01-31 01:37 pm

oo3 ✦ city-wide census (feat. megumi fushiguro)

Hello, Manhattan. Today, I have another question for you all.

What type of Vessel are you, and what is it, exactly, that you can do? What type of power do you have?

Consider this Manhattan's first unofficial census of Vessels and their abilities. What we hope to do is identify what abilities the same Vessel types share in common, so that newly arriving Vessels know whom they can speak to about their new powers. Better understanding what each of us can do may help us better understand ourselves, too. We can all learn from one another, hm~?

[ and, perhaps, learn something about their most delightful benefactor. ]

This is voluntary, of course, but the more people who answer, the more helpful this will be. Don't be shy.

Megumi?

[ HE'S BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME: ]

I think that about covers it. I'm making record of all of this, so if anyone has concerns, you can also talk to either of us privately.

(ooc; replies will come from either Lortel or Megumi, or both! You can indicate if you'd like either/both in your subject line, or leave it up to us to wildcard!)
opheliac: ✖ malagraphic (pic#17539384)

[personal profile] opheliac 2026-01-31 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Ladies first.
potentialman: (Drinking alone.)

[personal profile] potentialman 2026-01-31 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Politely waiting, then! ]
dethangel: (think)

[personal profile] dethangel 2026-01-31 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... I'm a demon, I guess. [Fuck if he knows if he's saying it right.] I can fly, is that a power? 'Cause I've got wings, so the wings are, uh... a body part...

[He trails off.]

My hands can get really hot. And there's claws, and teeth. And sometimes it sounds really weird when I say stuff? Like there's other stuff going on under there. I don't really get it.

[Look, he's still trying to figure it all out.]

Can't remember if that's everything...
potentialman: (The true meaning of Christmas.)

[personal profile] potentialman 2026-01-31 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
For our purposes here, I'd say changed physiology counts as a power. It's something that may give you new options and advantages in combat or survival, and may require some training to master the use of.
potentialman: (Aging terribly.)

[personal profile] potentialman 2026-01-31 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Since Jinx does make a fair point, in the interest of full disclosure, I'll offer my own answer.

I'm a shadowbinder. My use of shadows has leaned mostly towards restriction, containment, and stealth.

I've also been here since the first group of arrivals, so if anyone needs help getting a grip on their new powers, I can probably offer at least some kind of help. [ Shadowbinders in particular, but he might be able to help other tokens, all things considered. Magic isn't new, even if this particular manifestation of it is a bit different than his usual. ]
closetdweller: (aloof)

[personal profile] closetdweller 2026-01-31 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[Deadpan:]

The lady went and put me back to the default state. Except it's different.

[Urushihara huffed, clearly unimpressed by the state of affairs.]

I'm an Angel. Well, there's lots of names for it on Earth, I'm not sure which one to use- and I can't read the damn books in the churches to give you a better idea.

I can fly. I miss my magic. I glow in the dark.
dethangel: (oh)

[personal profile] dethangel 2026-01-31 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, okay. Yeah it took a while to figure out how to fly, but I could do it in the dreams so I kind of figured out some of it before that.
sacral: (pic#15343083)

[personal profile] sacral 2026-01-31 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a power of language — ink and runes. It's not so dissimilar from the spellcasting abilities I was born with.
dethangel: (eyetwitch)

[personal profile] dethangel 2026-01-31 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Uhhh... I don't really know how to make it happen on purpose... Just sometimes if I'm yelling or something? And it's like... there's more stuff. Like I'm saying stuff but I'm also saying stuff at the same time in a different voice too? I didn't really notice it at first but one time I kind of did.
longwillows: (🌻on the grass)

[personal profile] longwillows 2026-01-31 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[With all her usual drama and gusto:] Offering, Trickster, at your service!

My physique has been in flux, but my...hm, "standard" body has fox senses and features now. Usually ears and tails. Sometimes legs or more fur. I'm stronger than I used to be, but I don't know if that's part of the transformation or how much more exercise I've been getting! [ha ha...]

My most-practiced skill as a Vessel is teleportation. I had a method of doing something quite similar back home, so it came to me naturally here. And I can shapeshift, as well, though it's a little harder to control—it's easiest to change just parts of my humanoid body.

But I've been practicing animals recently!
closetdweller: (hm?)

[personal profile] closetdweller 2026-01-31 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I explained it to your Shikigami Summoner friend. This ain't my first world hop, and the people I was born to aren't originally from Ente Isla- the world that is two hops away for me.

[He squirmed- not wanting to reveal too much because the conversation with Megumi had been a mess.]

...

My dad didn't like what was going on in the bigger picture and I didn't like how small and boring everything seemed. The powers that be convinced the people of the world we ended up on to build churches and treat us as divine in exchange for protecting them from the demons.

It's all a racket- not legit. But we have these feathery wings and can use magic. I learned how to use both kinds- the demon magic and the celestial magic, but both are kinda locked up here.

So. Yeah. Default state- but different. I can't use my offensive magic, levitation, defensive magic, or sight across distance.

[It was a lot. It always was a lot to explain, and he tired of having to do so regularly.]

I'm not interested in the books because there's a guy with my name and a similar story in the book, or media that's associated with it.

It's super annoying.
hallowedly: (lemon drop)

[personal profile] hallowedly 2026-01-31 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
...oh. Well, I don't know about all this, but. ( The... most... thoughtful — ) I suppose my special ability is avoiding lumps in morning miso!
hallowedly: (art of the game)

[personal profile] hallowedly 2026-01-31 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
( Of course it effing is. )
revolts: (pic#16174618)

[personal profile] revolts 2026-01-31 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey.

Are you fucking my kid?
hallowedly: (light)

[personal profile] hallowedly 2026-01-31 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
( Now, now. ) Ah... I think it's more that I haven't discovered it? Or I'm not good enough for it to have stood out from regular behaviour. I can say with certainty I haven't observed any new or unusual abilities...

So either I'm unskilled, or slated for the gradual appearance of animal characteristics. That would be quite charming, wouldn't it? A vet who can treat himself.
closetdweller: (hate this so much!)

[personal profile] closetdweller 2026-01-31 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
This is what happened with Shikigami Guy!

[Pardon him- he's just doing somersaults while floating in the air because he cannot deal with this.]

That Lucifer is lame! Boring! He copied me! And he did it badly!!

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