[ Viktor is, uncharacteristically, putting effort into presenting himself to the full range of audience possible through the Murmur. He's sat in front of a mirror and watching himself through one glowing golden eye that shines through the veil that obscures much of his face. The rest of his body is also easily seen, purposefully so, spindly limbs too long for the chair he sits in so his knees bend near his chest and visible skin darkened at the extremities. He hopefully looks a little more approachable in the oversized sweater and baggy slacks he's wearing, at least. When he speaks, there's no obvious movement of a mouth, but in his mind he makes his accented voice more human, less metallic. He's putting a lot of effort into being approachable without masking what he is. ]

Hello, fellow dreamers. For those of you I haven't met yet, my name is Viktor. In my past life, I was a researcher, among other things. It is a career path that has been surprisingly useful since arriving here.

Previously, a census went out courtesy of Miss Lortel about the nature of everyone's magical abilities and transformations. It sparked my interest in where these powers come from, and where any innate ones have gone.

I'd appreciate hearing any personal experiences regarding the following:

First, if you were born with any superhuman abilities.
Second, if you might have gained any superhuman abilities through other means, but still in your native world.
Third, if you have retained any of those abilities since arriving here.
Fourth, if your new-found abilities bear any similarity to those you previously had or still have.

If you didn't have any superhuman abilities before being brought here, I'd still be interested in learning about your world, whether or not such abilities exist at all. I would like to get an estimate of how many of us did or didn't have any powers before any were bestowed upon us.

[ Bowing his head, the connection begins to dim, but not before he thinks to himself: ] How many times can one man say the word "abilities" in a minute?