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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 5907661" data-attributes="member: 4936">Definitely there was pressure. Social pressure. Here's how I see it going down, in brief.Talashia's powers get strong enough to do more than little 'static shocks' to mom and dad when she's around 5 or 6...probably she accidentally zaps a dog that scares her or something. That, and her general wild, unruly nature makes her unpopular with the Nosy Neighbors and busybodies around town. There are probably people who like her too, so things are fine for now...Then I'm thinking there was some kind of bigger accident later on...say when she was ten or eleven...hitting adolescence. This time maybe either someone got hurt, or maybe someone lost their prize wolfhound or something similar that demonstrated that her powers weren't just a nuisence. They were dangerous.So the general atmosphere of the town gets a bit more cautious. Some folks don't let their kids play with her anymore. Folks start keeping an eye on her when she comes into stores or the like. Not maliciously...just watchful.Then, into this, the town is visited by a wizard passing through on his way to Magnimar from the lake. He overhears some gossip and goes looking for her, and in the end offers to have some wizardly sorts take a look at her and see if she's okay, and help her master whatever strange magic keeps leaking out.Skip forward seven-odd years, and she's returning...not really planning on staying, but wanting to see the old digs again after so long.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 5907661, member: 4936"] Definitely there was pressure. Social pressure. Here's how I see it going down, in brief. Talashia's powers get strong enough to do more than little 'static shocks' to mom and dad when she's around 5 or 6...probably she accidentally zaps a dog that scares her or something. That, and her general wild, unruly nature makes her unpopular with the Nosy Neighbors and busybodies around town. There are probably people who like her too, so things are fine for now... Then I'm thinking there was some kind of bigger accident later on...say when she was ten or eleven...hitting adolescence. This time maybe either someone got hurt, or maybe someone lost their prize wolfhound or something similar that demonstrated that her powers weren't just a nuisence. They were dangerous. So the general atmosphere of the town gets a bit more cautious. Some folks don't let their kids play with her anymore. Folks start keeping an eye on her when she comes into stores or the like. Not maliciously...just watchful. Then, into this, the town is visited by a wizard passing through on his way to Magnimar from the lake. He overhears some gossip and goes looking for her, and in the end offers to have some wizardly sorts take a look at her and see if she's okay, and help her master whatever strange magic keeps leaking out. Skip forward seven-odd years, and she's returning...not really planning on staying, but wanting to see the old digs again after so long. [/QUOTE]

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