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Mara pressed her lips together, but nodded. Tasers weren't exactly known for channeling electricity through people's fingers. Or smelling of lemon. This guy was clearly looking for any excuse to withold refunds, not that she'd expected anything different.

That expectation was turned on its head as an official-looking figure approached, taking over from the volunteer. A much friendlier attitude wasn't all he presented - to Mara's surprise, he handed out a sticker and a wad of cash.

For a few moments, Mara was speechless. Well, that was quite the upturn of events. [color=ffec42]"Thanks, I was starting to doubt I'd see a cent of that."[/color] Tucking the money into her wallet, she rolled her eyes in the direction of the volunteer who trudged away. Ok, so maybe her judgement of him was a [i]little[/i] unfair. An unessenced person sick of people rubbing their talents in their face - That sounded rather familiar. As much as she'd envied her siblings, and as badly as they'd treated her, they did benefit humanity. She couldn't deny that.

[color=ffec42]"Yeah. Though it sure would help if some weren't so quick to flaunt it at every possible opportunity."[/color] She thought of Conner, and the water splash. [color=ffec42]"And yep, it'd be nice to make something useful of this."[/color] Useful. She hadn't imagined that word could describe anything she did. Could that change? Producing clean energy would be a better line of work than waitressing, depending how well the people involved were treated.

[color=ffec42]"As for other plant essenced people,"[/color] she continued, [color=ffec42]"Turns out there are a fair few here, despite all the time-wasters we've had in the queue."[/color] Speaking of, she wasn't about to hold up the rest of the line. [color=ffec42]"Well, I'd better let things move along, but I guess a chat later wouldn't hurt."[/color] Whether it would help was another matter, but at least there was a chance. She wondered if the researcher had met any other electricity users. If so, would he have any advice about electric powers?

Heading away, she cringed, gloved hands in her jeans pockets. As someone who preferred to get things done herself, the thought of asking for help didn't sit well with her, but she had no choice. Right now, she needed to find Felicia, to further discuss matters.