>>5534177Congrats on one thread down and hopefully several more to come, QM! To be perfectly honest I wasn't sure how this was going to play out at first, but I'll echo what some of the other players have mentioned earlier and say that I genuinely look forward to updates... you've done an excellent job of characterizing the gals and an even better job writing it all up! You've got a talent for hopping between funny, serious, and sad and I hope we get to see more of that whenever you feel ready to post the next thread. Until then, thanks for running. Eagerly awaiting the next bit!
As for my FIRST GUESS (so that I don't shoot my shot too early), I'm going to say that Rita's Power is, and I apologize if this is poorly described as it's pretty late on my end too, some kind of...
>MILD REALITY REDIRECTION.From the examples you gave it seems like Rita can 'nudge' events one way or another: the pigeon and her didn't swap places, the chain just hit them instead. Neither did Rita swap places with the girl in her class--not PHYSICALLY, at least.
I know we all need to grab some shuteye, so let me know if that's correct or not when you're up to it. I'm gonna sleep and try my hand at guess #2 tomorrow with a fresh, sober head.
Ride enjoyed! Looking forward to the next!