Anyway, this is just a long-winded way of saying that I think you were right, n/theneonthorn—I think my sister probably is Atypical Unusual. But has anyone heard anything about an ability that makes you lose consciousness? Or is it possible for her to actually have narcolepsy and have an ability? Any insight/informed guesses/thoughts you guys have would really ease my mind. I don’t know why, but I’ve got a really weird feeling about all of this.

ETA: Couple of terminology edits—thanks n/chuckxavier for the reminder.

theneonthorn

told ya. let us know what power she’s got—sounds like it’s gonna be a cool one.

thatsahumanperson

By the way, how’re things going with your friend? Is he better?

theneonthorn

his power isn’t back yet, but he seems to be doing okay. we’re having a good time trying to figure it out at least.

chuckxavier

I’ve got some advice in a sec, but first things first—remember we don’t use the A-word on this forum.

lokilover

Can I ask why not? With how open everyone is on this forum about stuff, I don’t see the big deal.

chuckxavier

This site is pretty searchable—Unusuals is a term that can apply to a lot of different things and doesn’t have the same official associations.

lokilover

I still don’t see the big deal. Half the people on this sub don’t believe that any of this is real.

chuckxavier

But it is real and there are people out there who know that and I would rather they didn’t track us all down and experiment on us.

franklinsteinsmonster

whaaaaaaa wait does that like actually happen?

iwannabelieve

ooh, hey, new person! welcome!

onmyown

Don’t listen to Chuck, he’s being overly cautious. We adhere so strictly to anonymity here because this is the internet and people get doxxed and harassed all the time. It’s no different from what every other group on here does.

onmyown

How has it been going with reading her thoughts? Have you still been hitting that wall?

thatsahumanperson

Honestly, I haven’t been trying that hard. Things kind of blew up in my house when she told us about the narcolepsy, so I’ve mostly been keeping to myself to avoid the family drama.

onmyown

Smart. Well, keep us posted. That sounded like a bit of a head-scratcher to begin with, and especially now with all this new info. FWIW, it’s totally possible for her to have an ability and a normal human ailment. I’ve got telekinesis and an autoimmune thing, so it happens. At least in my case, it ended up being kind of a blessing in disguise.

franklinsteinsmonster

the autoimmune thing?

onmyown

Nah, the telekinesis. My other thing sometimes makes it hard to move, so being able to get water from the couch is *chef’s kiss.*

franklinsteinsmonster

that. is. so. cool.

chuckxavier