[quote=@Aurkanthis]
[@King Kindred]

	I totally get wanting to avoid overlap, but I don’t actually see a similarity between Aksel and Skylar beyond a couple surface things like height, build, and age. Their personalities, aesthetics, and powers are really different.

	Sky is a beacon. He radiates his [i]own[/i] emotions [i]outward[/i] and thrives on attention. Echo is a condui. He [i]absorbs[/i] the emotions of others and often isn’t even sure which ones are his own. Sky’s power is expressive and dramatic, while Echo’s is reactive and quiet. Even their motivations are opposite: Sky wants to be unforgettable, Echo just wants to be understood.

	I actually think there’s a [i]lot[/i] of potential for the two to interact. Their powers could play off each other in interesting ways: Echo tuning into Sky’s emotional frequency, maybe even helping him regulate it, or vice versa. Maybe Sky gives Aksel a burst of himself so that Aksel can "follow his lead" and be even more convincing when needed. It could lead to some cool narrative moments and emotional tension.

	Let me know if you want me to clarify anything else!

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I see what you're saying, but what made me say that their powers are too similar is that they both trigger mass emotional shifts and if Skylar's already making people feel what he feels on an amplified level that just means that Aksel would just be amplifying that even more since he'll automatically be the strongest emotion in the vicinity unless they're facing someone with even more heightened emotions.

I feel like it just leads to more chaos and people having even less control over their characters whenever the two of them are around.

You can keep it in your backpocket when power swapping comes into play and characters have more control over their powers, but right now I don't see it working well in the beginning, especially as things are going to get really intense once the group realizes they have powers and have to face someone aggressively trying to kill them on Day 2. They'll either be killed or end up killing each other for him.