In Anna's case, same as a human: The relative ability to function autonomously and without being crushed by emotion.





Back when I wrote that story with her tossing the Hooded Hood into that cult's fire and then moving on to the next stop, I thought about the distinction of how it would affect her overall abilities. It sounds like an additional power, but it's really not - it's an extension of what she can do already.

Basically all she did with the Hooded Hood was handle the transport first-hand - touch him, initiate the transport, and then drop him off - but she figured out over time how to do the dropoff without stopping. It's like being a newspaper delivery driver and finding out you don't have to stop the car entirely to drop off the newspapers.

I thought about extending that further so she doesn't have to be at the destination at all, but now I realize that takes some of the peril out of the equation even if it's very rarely. This is the first time I've actually run into that possibility (that the explosives could go off before she transports back again).

So disregard that last step - I haven't really had her not be at the destination yet anyhow, so I can still take that back. She can, however, gather up a stack of explosives, transport away with them, and make the round trip, dropping them off without really stopping. But then like I said she'll be a little tired, and she's at risk of being discovered before she completes the job.





I like to make limitations a function of personality - that makes them flexible, but simultaneously inflexible. Plus you can actually add more limits by introducing some kind of trauma, like a hero accidentally killing or hurting someone.








I mean even before that. Sooner or later she'll realize the nosebleeds are really bad for her.








True, but the way I see it he didn't bother because it amused him. Though I think that memory is erased now anyway, so Lara won't remember it at least.





That's why Chiaki wouldn't trust or befriend her. But she also doesn't like seeing people tortured beyond what they deserve.