Wow, I'm a nova! I had not really though about what it would be like before my eruption, but now that it's happened, the world looks very different. Things that seemed impossible are now possible to me. I must admit however, that I feel some loss. It is a loss of dreams.

I didn't lose the, you know, like, the sleeping kind of dreams. I have lost the dreams that I have worked hard to accomplish. Now I fear, that as a nova, I will not be able to fulfill those dreams.

You see, I play baseball. I played it all my life, and I was good at it too. I was good enough to make the pro's. Now that I am a nova who can out-run, out-hit and out-play all the professionals, I am no longer able to join the professional leagues. So far, I have not found a nova's only baseball team. I guess what I'm saying, is that I now have to find a new direction for my life. And it scares me.

Does any of this, frighten anyone else?

Longball eh? Cool. I'm TeleForce.

And to answer your question; it doesn't frighten me at all! It feel like I got control again. No one telling me what I'm suppose to do with my life. I love it!

I'm new to this too, though I gotta say I love being able to fly.

So what do you guys do?

I channel psychokinetic energy through my body making myself stronger and tougher. Plus I can move things through telekinesis. Pretty cool eh?

What can I do. I channel raw and deadly kinetic energy into things that I touch. In addition to being quick, agile and strong, I can also increase my density.

It's ironic, that the very abilities I possess, which make me a better ballplyer, are also the same things that keep me from playing in the professional leagues. I am petitioning MLB to let me play if I do it while dormed. I don't expect a favorable outcome.

Yeah good luck with that.

What about the XWF? if you are tough enough you could probably compete pretty well there. I know I've thought about it.

I can alter my shape and I can fly.

XWF.... I don't know if I am that physically strong. Besides, with my powers being the way they are, it is very likely that I will kill someone by accident in the ring. When you can throw a pebble through 3 feet of steel, you worry about the person on the receiving end.

Maybe I should give DeVries a call.

Frighten? Shucks, no. I've gotten everything I've wanted, includin' a loan for a club I've been wantin' for a while. The bank only agreed because my worth shot through the ceiling.

As for work, I'll stick with my current employer, thanks.

The only thing that frightened me was my eruption. I never want to go through that again. But since then, my life has becomes so much easier!

My name is Weaver, by the way.

I am now a designer with backing that came out of the blue once people saw what I could do with Eufiber and my new gift for design, style and art. I have a nice place, a great job and pretty much all I could want.

I am starting my own line which should be hitting the runway soon enough, but I am also here to let novas know that my services are available. So many novas attend various function with the glitterati and they are so poorly dressed!

For a fee you can be wearing a Weaver Original!

I set up an appointment and custom craft and design a garment for you! This applies for both baselines and novas. I can work with mundane materials, but if you are a nova (or an extremely wealth baselines) with Eufiber, then my talents can really shine! My skill with Eufiber has been described as.. well.. indescribable! I guarantee satisfaction and a garment made to perfect fit you! My talents go beyond just clothing as well. I can assist with accessories, makeup and hair as well!

Man or woman, a nova deserves to look their best and in a Weaver Original, you'll know you do!

Oh... wow.

My name is Janet 'Balm' Robinson, and I am a T2M trainee. I got recruited after I filled up every major dam in my home state to alleviate an eight-year drought. Unfortunately, I racked up a side effect along the way, so my eyes change colour when my mood changes, like the weather.

I guess if you're interested in or keep track of eruptions in Australia, you'd know I am a weather manipulator.

The XWF? That's those actors who pretend fight, right?

Let me introduce myself, I'm Josh Brickman, aka Gatecrusher. I'm a DeVries elite and I'm posting here because my shrink says it'll help me accumulate, whatever that means.

Oh yeah, and I run real fast, fly a bit slower, and put large holes in things I run through.

I just thank god that I erupted.

Or I'd be in some airliner wreckage 2 miles down in the Atlantic.

Oh. The name is Bridget MacArthur. Codemane SuperCav. (I like saying that!) SuperCav is my shortening of Supercavitation. Sort of learned about the term off of an OpWiki. It sort of fits what I do.

Well, howdy there folks. It's cool to meet so many other Novas.

So what are you charging Weaver and where is your studio?

I don't know how fake the XWF is Josh. I mean, how do you fake getting hit with a Core Meltdown? or a super punch, or any other power designed specifically to hurt? Maybe it's scripted but I bet that doesn't make it any less dangerous.

The XWF? I've seen a couple matches of it. Not my cup of tea.

Ah, "Core"! Now there's a name I remember, so the XWF is what I'm thinking it is.

Sorry about that, I erupted about two months ago, and have spent all that time either in training or out in the field, and was just making sure I know what they were.

I swear, you people like your alphabet agencies, CIA, XWF, FBI, IRS, DVNTS, etc, etc, etc.

What was wrong with "army" and "circus" and other descriptive words?

Yeah, alot of alphabet soup around here. At least you get you get to know it from A to Zed.

God reached through the invisible barrier that separates His universe from ours and touched my mind. It's an overwhelming experience to say the least. The knowledge poured into me like that magician's trick where an entire pitcher of water is poured into a tiny paper cup, and yet it all somehow fits.

Why God broke into our universe, I don't yet know. But I'm going to find out.

That's a good way to put it. I'm not sure if I envy you your knowlege or not, I didn't get any but I got my youth back so I don't figure I can complain.

I don't know how much god had to do with me. We collapsed an old ruin on ourselves and I was lucky enough to get the juice.

Yep, it's looking like god was suspiciously absent that day.

Well, sweetie, some would say that's a sign of God - you gettin' the juice and savin' your friends.

Saving my friends was nothing selfless, believe me. I don't want to deal with *another* civil lawsuit.

Well, then, sugar, it sounds like God saved your life and your pocketbook.

Quite frankly, yes it does.

I'm calling myself 'Slate' these days. I wouldn't mind meeting some people in the same boat as me. Anyone in the vicinity of New York?

Sorry, hun, I'm not. Right coast, wrong part of it. If I get up your way, I'll drop you a line, though. You do the same, ok, sugar?

I'm actually based in NYC, Slate. If you want to get together to talk about what being a nova means to you, I'm all for it.

You sound like you see the positive in everything. I like that.

So where do you hang your hat?

You can blame my Momma on that. She was an immigrant from Haiti, and grew up dirt poor in Port-au-Prince. Everytime I complained about something in America, she had a story about how she knew someone who had it worse is Ayiti. It will force you to realize how lucky you are to be in a wealthy nation.

I'm in Miami, sweetie. Gonna come see me?

Why sure! Miami is only a hop, skip, and a jump for the family jet.

Heh, the boys will all be jealous that I'm gonna meet Caramel Bath.

I'm a Nova....and its barely noticible!

If I haden't gotten a ton stronger, I would probably not know I had erupted. On top of that I got a crazy psycho staker? Give me a break! I really wish someone could Un-erupt me so my life could go to how it was.

I'm sure they will, honey. I'll see ya soon.

That'd be great.

I'll PM you specifics when I can. I have some trouble finding a secure connection to the OpNet on occasion.

My studio is in NYC too!

Slate: No problem. Just send it to me when ya can.


Weaver: Nice. And I need to get a fashion consultant. I'm tired of wearing Camouflage everywhere. It reminds me too much of the past. PM me with where you're located and I'll make an appointment.

Say that in 30 years when the baselines you know are 30 years older and you're only... 15 or so? That plus not getting sick, plus "a ton stronger", plus the MONEY that we get just by being novas, plus the groupies...

What could your life have been like before that you'd want to go back?