Henrietta looked surprised at Poppy's forwardness, but didn't seem to mind. She giggled a bit and then leaned on her arm. 

"When it comes to the abilities of the other leaders, I really don't think I have the right to tell you: I don't like it when anyone but myself explains how my power works, so I'm not willing to do the same. You know, the Golden Rule: 'Do unto others as you would have others do unto you' - well, so far it hasn't worked yet, but I'm willing to keep trying!"

The girl closed her eyes and paused for a moment, thinking of the words to say next. "My ability . . . well, officially, it's listed as mass hypnotism, but everyone else agrees that that's an understatement of its true power. The name of my ability is 'Social Network' and as for how it works-"

"Henrietta," the boy behind her interrupted, looking wary. The girl stared at him with a tightened lips before sighing. 

"Oh, Bill, you already know how it goes: if I don't explain my ability in a complete and honest way, then someone else will, and whoever that is definitely won't make me out to be anything but a complete manipulative witch," she stated. The boy for his part, still looked like he was against it, but decided to abide by her decision.

Henrietta continued her explanation: "Anyway, 'Social Network' got its name because of how it works: It's a _network_. I can hypnotize and read the thoughts of a large amount of peope through any kind of social interaction. And when I say any kind, I mean, _every kind_. Talking, internet, writing - if you can communicate with it, I can hypnotize you with it. I can even control the _strength_ of the hypnotism. I can make it strong enough to make you into nothing but a mindless puppet, or - and this is the part that scares people . . ."

Henrietta took a deep breath, preparing to drop the biggest bomb that came with her abilities:

"I can make the hypnotism so subtle, you would never even know you're being hypnotized. Every action you take, you would think that it was under your power when all along I could've been playing you like a fiddle. I know the limits of my abilities: I could even get you to commit _suicide_ and think it was your own choice, and probably get you to _enjoy_ dying while I do. So far, the only person who can counter my ability is Little Louise: which is why she's so important to so many students. If to a lot of students I'm Satan herself, then Louise would be God's Angel of Death, preventing me from corrupting them with her presence.

"Not only that, the hypnotism can spread from people to people like a virus: anyone I've hypnotized before that hasn't been 'cured' can cause the hypnotism to spread just by interacting with another person. Like a zombie virus."

Henrietta gave a bitter smile, and the sparkle in her eyes seemed to dim a little. "Now you see why most of the student body won't even look at me except for the ones in my group? Everyone thinks that the only way I can make friends is by hypnotizing them. For a girl who's favorite hobby is socializing and making friends . . . well, you can see why it's particularly painful, right?"