Power Swap: AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! [Kodi]

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Kodi went quiet as Gryph tested out his theory about the retrocognition with his shirt. He kept his focus on the other boy's face, waiting to see a reaction. When he flinched, Kodi tensed, prepared to pull Gryphon out of the vision if he had to, but it seemed like it wasn't too bad. "Did y'see the fire an' shit?" he asked, guessing. "I... I think I might be, yeah." Unless it was some weird ability that he'd never heard of before. Hopefully not.

"I...." The truth was, Kodi didn't know. And another thing.... Kodi really loved his ability, being able to do what he did, but he didn't think he would be as devastated as Gryphon would be if this was, somehow, permanent. "I.... I have a theory..." he said slowly, fingering a fold in Gryph's shirt. "Maybe... Maybe someone's been goin' around an' like... Switchin' people's powers somehow." It had been a slow-blooming idea that he only now dared to speak, seeing as Gryph had something completely new. "We just gotta... We gotta figure out who got our abilities an' find the person that did it." Or so he guessed. Kodi really didn't know. And... How the hell would they find said people anyway?

His chest ached to hear Gryphon talk. "Don't pretend this isn't hard on you," he murmured, lowering his arms to wrap around his lover from behind. His chin nestled onto Gryph's shoulder. "We're gonna get through this. Both of us, together." Kodi swallowed and kissed the side of his boyfriend's neck. "An' I ain't goin' anywhere until I figure out what happened to us."

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

"Yeah," Gryph said, nodding, "...yeah." So... retrocognition. It sounded kind of interesting. Maybe useful. He didn't want to have it forever, though. That wasn't what he needed.

He looked at Kodi with curious eyes as he spoke, intrigued. He wasn't exactly sure how someone could just... switch people's powers, but it was kind of a possibility. What else was he supposed to believe, or think? ...was this happening with all the metas? Because if it was, his wings could be on the other side of the world. And who would have done this? "...it's possible..." He mused, "...sounds difficult to do, though." He wasn't saying he wouldn't try, definitely not. But if Kodi's theory was true, it was going to be difficult to find the right people.

He put his arms over Kodi's when they came around him. "Sorry." He couldn't help it - it was something he did a lot. Hide his own misfortune to spare other people from his complaining. He felt something buzz happily in his core and he smiled softly, "Good." He probably wouldn't let him go anywhere anyway. Even if he had school and shit, and it was just Gryph being selfish, but he didn't want to be left alone to dwell on this too much.

He felt his stomach grumble and realised he hadn't eaten, as a result of all the 'excitement' about swapped powers (supposedly). He rested his head on Kodi's, "I don't suppose you have eaten yet." From what it seemed like, Kodi must have just ran as soon as he realised what had happened. He kind of realised and kept in mind that he might want to keep touching things to a minimum, just in case.

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Hell, if people could grow wings and turn into whales and manipulate fire, who was to say someone couldn’t make those abilities go away or change at will? It still sounded a bit far-fetched, but it was the only thing Kodi had. “Yeah, it… It does,” he admitted in a mumble. “But then again… If it is a meta that’s doin’ this… Then the person responsible an’ the person who got your power have t’be nearby. In town, at least. ‘Cause abilities are limited an’ I doubt any could… I dunno… Switch the abilities of people that are far away.” It was sounding less plausible by the minute but… What else could he say?

“Don’t apologize,” he murmured, nuzzling his face now into Gryph’s hair. He took in a deep, comforting breath of the familiar scent. “Just… Don’t pretend t’be okay when you’re not. I… I don’t want you lyin’ t’me like that.” Kodi sighed. “I know you’re just tryin’ t’be strong for me an’ I appreciate that an’ all but… I wanna support you too.” That was what they were for, for each other. It wasn’t fair for one of them to carry the burden more than the other.

“Mmm…? Oh, uh… No, I haven’t,” Kodi admitted, enjoying the brief moment of calm in the sudden insanity that had become their lives. He heard Gryph’s stomach growl and gave a small smile, tickling his fingers on the boy’s toned belly. “Sounds like we both should, though. Maybe… Maybe we can go eat at Hammel an’ see if anyone else is dealin’ with this shit.” It was better than just staying here, right? “What d’you think?”