"I've found certain abilities of mine dampened. My guess would be that they want to even the odds in the arena and prevent possible rebellion among the Tributes. Unfortunately, they took away my most important ability: my shield powers."
Haha, guess what they didn't realize was another thing they had to dampen, Lyle. Take a guess.
"They wanted us to be as baseline as possible, to avoid any unpleasant surprises. We'll simply have to cope with the fact that we're no different than the rest of the people here, other than our slightly heightened intelligence due to the time period and universe we were raised in."
That was why the supervillain routine. Hide what they are, hide that they're heroes, hide what they don't need powers to do.
Yes, Brainy did have his reasons and though the slight spark in his eyes would've been interpreted by most to be Brainy simply enjoying the company of a friend, Lyle knew what it was instead.
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Haha, guess what they didn't realize was another thing they had to dampen, Lyle. Take a guess.
"They wanted us to be as baseline as possible, to avoid any unpleasant surprises. We'll simply have to cope with the fact that we're no different than the rest of the people here, other than our slightly heightened intelligence due to the time period and universe we were raised in."
That was why the supervillain routine. Hide what they are, hide that they're heroes, hide what they don't need powers to do.
Yes, Brainy did have his reasons and though the slight spark in his eyes would've been interpreted by most to be Brainy simply enjoying the company of a friend, Lyle knew what it was instead.