Backyard Time

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Jade was in the kitchen, thinking quietly to herself when she tensed up, noticing that her hair was starting to frizz up, floating around her head. She watched it uncertainly, "W-w-w-what's going on?" she asked herself confused, her voice having the radio effect. She stood carefully, looking confused as none of the other effects of her power started up, walking around the island area of the kitchen trying to turn it off before any other aspects of it turned on. After a few minutes, she sunk into the corner when it wasn't working, gripping her head thinking, before remembering something a friend had told her, to think of people who care about her.

   Jade paused before sighing and closing her eyes, hiding her face in her knees thinking about the people she knew cared about her, giving it a try. After about a solid minute of thinking about Leppy, specifically when she was laughing and smiling, her power activated further. She felt her body start to act like a glitching robot, glitching figures filling the room as jumbled radio voices filled the room, freezing her to the spot as her eyes went unnaturally wide.

   Jade heard someone running down the stairs, though she was still trying to stop it using the method Estelle suggested with little luck. The next thing she knew Leppy was crouched in front of her quickly pulling her sleeves up as she gripped Jade's wrists tightly.

   Leppy's eyes had a slight glow as she focused on shutting off Jade's power, though she was having little luck, "It's doing it again..." she said worried looking at Jade concerned, "My power isn't working to stop it."

   Molly had followed down shortly after, blinking concerned before going over, "Do you know what triggered it?" she asked concerned.

   Jade trembled, hearing mumbling in the radio voices like it was talking to someone but unable to fully understand anything, she shook her head, trying to stand up but being unable to move as her body glitched, "I-i-i-it started t-t-t-to activate b-b-b-b-but it was only my hair f-f-f-f-f--f-f-frizzing up and my voice d-d-d-d-doing this" she said watching Leppy and Molly nervous.

   Leppy listened and said, "What changed though? Did something happen?" she asked, her eyes still glowing.

   Jade looked to her uncertain, "I-I-I-I-I was t-t-t-trying to follow s-s-s-s-some advice Estelle g-g-g-g-gave me to c-c-c-control it, and it d-d-d-d-d-d-didn't work and t-t-t-t-this happened a-a-a-a-a-a-again." she explained watching trembling violently her body still glitching.

   Molly watched concerned, going over and slipping into sitting down next to Jade, "Think about something that calms you down." she replied softly. "Just, see what happens. It can't hurt, right?" she asked watching her gently.

   Jade watched Molly uncertain, trembling violently before saying softly, "I-I-I-I-I guess s-s-s-so," she said softly before focusing, trying to think of something that calmed her down. After a few moments, the voices died down, being replaced by a very distorted version of Leppy and Cameron singing The Duck Song.

   Leppy stared hearing her own voice before starting to laugh, releasing her wrists, "That isn't a calming song silly! It's one of the most annoying songs according to literally everyone other than our generation Jade! I- how is it calming?"

   Jade gazed at her trembling though her power was calming down a bit, her body no longer acting like a glitching robot, "I don't know, just, something about it is." she explained softly, her voice no longer doing the glitched radio voice, though her power was still activated, smiling softly as she listened to the song playing.

   Molly watched and smiled, "Maybe this is what you need to think about when your power is acting up? Everyone is different after all." she suggested watching gently.

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