Turn it off!

Why did he have to stay on this island? There was nothing for him to do. Nothing that he found entertaining, anyway. All of his pranks led to him getting in trouble with zombies, vampires, or just everyday teachers. It was rare for him to find an actual normal human to mess with, but the majority of citizens here found it easy to spot him using his abilities, unlike back home. He was hoping he could spend his teenage years doing more pranks before having to hold himself back, but it seemed like he had to start much sooner than he expected. Maybe if he behaved well and showed he would use his abilities responsibly, he could go back early. There was always the chance of legging it when he turned eighteen, at least.

Entering the courtyard, Alex rubbed the back of his neck lazily while strolling through, looking for something fun to do. About time he made some friends here. He was already starting to earn a name as being that annoying human who never learns to back off. Instead of creating enemies with the supernatural and the freaks here, he should befriend them. At least that way he would no longer have threats from werewolves saying they were going to claw his face off, or having to pay debts to faes. Not that he had to pay any debts, but the stuff he heard about faes made him confident they were a species he had to be careful avoiding. There was also the bonus of having a cool group of friends with insane abilities.

There was one person that caught Alex's eyes in the courtyard. More like his ears. Her voice was too loud to ignore. She looked to be an average teenage girl. The only thing that stood out from her was her blue eyes, which Alex swore were glowing, and some black device in her hands that she was yelling at. This was Alex's chance to make a good impression on someone. She looked like an easy target, though Alex lived here long enough to know easy targets could be eldritch abominations or some horrible abomination like that. Still, it was better to start at a beginner's level than to skip straight to the blatantly supernatural.

"Hey!" His tone was cheerful and open, something he never had a problem putting on. "Having a problem?" She said something before he spoke, but he only caught parts of it as he approached her. Nevertheless, it was clear she was frustrated. "Is this something for your powers? Not sure how to help out with that, but it looks pretty cool. Can I see?"

Alex wondered if his tone was off in some way, as the girl quickly moved away from him at the sound of his voice. Putting his hands up, he stopped in place, laughing nervously at her response. "Woah there, I'm not gonna hurt you. Chill. I'm just a normal human." As normal of a human, you could get here, excluding the rare humans that had nothing freaky about them.

Alex laughed again, but this time it sounded less nervous, though the awkwardness was still there. Even when he was not pulling pranks, people still reacted negatively towards him. Maybe this was another superpower he had yet to discover. If that were true, it would be a shit one for sure. No doubt someone had the power to scare people upon meeting, but if that were his, he would have to look into getting one of those power negation bracelets.

Putting down his hands, he smiled towards the girl and told her, "Hey, no problem. I was the one who popped out of nowhere. I could've given you more of a warning." He glanced down at the black device before picking it up and handing it to her. "Here. All I was asking was if you were having a problem with this thing. From what I heard, I'm gonna guess it's something for your powers, yeah?"

Dangerous skin? Alex felt he should have been more weirded out by that. Afraid, even. But that sounded tame compared to other things he witnessed here. At least her powers could be restricted by her gloves, which Alex picked up from the bench nearby and tossed towards her. Others would sometimes accidentally set objects on fire, explode something, and once some kid "accidentally" read his mind. As long as the girl could not hurt him from a distance, all was fine.

"Ah. I've heard of those things. I got off lucky and got powers that were pretty easy to control, so never needed them. What are your powers anyways? I got telekinetic or invisible arms or some shit like that. I'm Alex by the way." He could tell that the girl was embarrassed, or uncomfortable, or both. Whatever it was, he could see that she felt awkward being around him, so he tried to be as laidback as possible.

"I'm pretty new here, but I've seen some really crazy stuff already. I can already feel myself getting numb to most stuff people show me. There are eldritch abominations here apparently? I'm not sure whether to be amazed those things are real or start packing my bags, head home, and live safely somewhere else. Thank God for the laws here, right?" He knew he went on a bit of a tangent there, but it was hard to keep all his feels tucked inside. The island was crazy, and for many of the humans here to just act like all of this was normal made him feel delusional. Only a few agreed with him, though many told him he would get over it.

Alex wondered if he was offensive in his wording. It would not have been his first time offending a supernatural on the island. He had been warned about that previously. Things were not like home. He could talk about witches, vampires, and werewolves like silly, illogical creatures that could never exist in real life. Once in a while, he would slip into that behavior, offending his partner by implying they could not logically be alive or that that sounded like some fake character from some show he watched as a kid. Now was not one of those extreme times, and while he did not precisely understand what wounded the girl, he knew something he said must have sounded rude.

With a laid-back laugh, Alex tried to fix the mood. "Yeah, the Lovecraftian eldritch abominations. I mean, I haven't actually seen once, 'cause I'd probably be in a mental hospital then, but I've seen people talk about being ones or showing off some of their powers. It's . . . uh . . . Interesting for sure. Anyways, I shouldn't care much. The police should look at everyone. I mean, you never know who's powers can go out of control, right?" Now that Alex realized may have come off ruder than intended, especially when he connected it back with the girl's power detector issue and her worry about not having her gloves. "A-Ah, sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I think you're great. One of the few people I've been able to have a semi-normal conversation with.

"Anyways, you're not rude. It'd be nice to have a guide, finally. I already got some tours, but it got awkward quickly. Mostly my fault. A human like me doesn't really 'get' this stuff, you know?"

"Oh right! Sorry, haha. I meant me being a human who recently came here. Didn't mean to imply you're not human." Alex followed, still laughing nervously from his fumble. "Anyways, how hard will it be to keep up with you? " Did she have some a transportation ability? With a place like this, she could have the power to teleport, fly, or run at light speeds. There was also the possibility of being able to go through walls or become invisible just to confuse Alex and make him feel lost. As long as she did not ditch him, he was okay with all of that. It only added to the fun of how mysterious and wild this island could be.

Walking beside her, he tilted his head towards her and with a smile asked, "So, where to first? I don't care about going to places I've already been to. I haven't been to a lot, and it'll be good to revisit them a few times until I can memorize them all."