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First things first, you’ve got to figure out some important things. Important things such as the upper limit to your strength. You were able to tear the latch off that APC, but you haven’t really experimented with the idea.
So you decided to use some of the exercise equipment that Flint helped you move into your hideout. You did a few warmups and stretches beforehand, just in case. Even superhumans were capable of pulling a muscle or two.
As far as you could tell, you were far faster, stronger, more agile and sturdy than you once were. You remembered how you instinctively avoided gunfire from that APC in mid-air. You could actually track their movement, predicting where they would end up. And even after all that action and excitement from the job, you never once got tired. Not even from all the swinging and fighting involved. The only thing that made your stamina take a hit was your fight with Matt.
For your workout, you started with timing your runs and testing your reaction speed. This was less for accurate documentation and more for the sake of knowing what you were capable of. Knowing your capabilities fostered confidence in said abilities, and if one moves and acts with confidence, then there’s a good chance that they’d be able to get away with batshit insane ideas. All you had to do was figure out <span class="mu-i">just how much</span> you could get away with.
Next, you practiced performing acrobatic maneuvers, just to see how you felt about them and whether or not they left you in a vulnerable position. But since there was nothing in particular for you to practice with, your success was fairly limited. You briefly considered buying a pitching machine or creating an obstacle course in the future.
After that, you decided to try your hand at weightlifting. It wasn’t as if you’d never lifted weights before, but this was your first time doing it with superpowers!
You laid on your back and picked up where Flint left off. When you lifted the 290lb barbell with ease, you decided to up the stakes and keep adding weights. And you went up, and up, and up…and up, until you were out of weights to add. You placed the bar back down and removed the weights. You were nearly lifting a metric ton back there, and you still felt like you were taking it easy!
Just how strong are you…?
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After cleaning up a bit, you decided to try out the one power that you’ve been struggling to get a grasp on. The hand explodey thing.
You placed your hand onto a thick plank of wood and tried to concentrate. You did it before, and you can do it again!
You breathed deep, straining your arm like you were trying to pugs something out of it. But nothing happened. Why wasn’t this working!?
Feeling frustrated you walked back to your desk and plopped down into your chair. You were about to move the magnifying glass hanging in front of your face when…you saw something.
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