Let's Talk Later

The name "Jianjia" comes from The Book of Songs·Airs of Qin, referring to reeds.

At first, Luoshu only heard Barbie pronounce it as "Jianjia" (肩胛, scapula) and wondered why this Chinese-American woman had such a strange name.

Now, trapped in a marsh of reeds, he finally realized—it wasn't "shoulder blades," but the reeds from By the Water.

Her anomaly control was overpowered!

The moment Luoshu activated Evolution Distortion, SCP-939's containment chamber transformed.

Reeds erupted, filling the room in seconds, wrapping around Luoshu like a cocoon.

Worse, water was rising. In mere moments, it reached his knees. Another minute, and he'd drown.

If it were just that, fine—but did Jianjia really think a few reeds and water could take down a reality bender?

Luoshu tried using telekinesis to break free—

But his powers were gone.

By Foundation standards, telekinesis is the ability to alter the environment, dependent on the ratio of personal to environmental Hume levels.

Jianjia's ability didn't just trap reality benders—it raised the local Hume concentration, suppressing their powers.

Clearly, Jianjia was stronger than Aiolos.

Luoshu: "Jianjia, I crave your—ahem—abilities."

Jianjia (metaphorically): "Try escaping first!"

To stop the situation from worsening, Luoshu deactivated Evolution Distortion.

The reeds froze—but didn't release him.

He was still trapped.

And if Barbie arrived with Omega-12? Disaster.

Worse, his electric cart was parked outside.

Omega-12 might ignore him due to antimemetics, but the cart? Visible.

What would Barbie think if she saw it?

Luoshu needed to escape—but couldn't.

His usual teleportation trick failed—Jianjia's unblinking stare locked the room down.

(Are you related to SCP-131? Designed to counter SCP-173?!)

Three minutes passed. The roar of Humvees grew closer.

Then—inspiration.

If we're talking about SCP-076 (Able), why forget SCP-073 (Cain)?

Before Able, there was Cain.

Flipping to Page 31 (SCP-073), Luoshu activated:

Enemy of Life.

Where Cain walks, nothing grows.

The reeds withered instantly, crumbling to dust.

Free at last!

Passing Jianjia, Luoshu gave her a longing look.

I want your power... but no time.

He bolted outside, hopping onto his cart just as two Humvees skidded to a halt beside him.

Barbie stormed into SCP-939's unit.

"I'm here! Where are they?!"

Jianjia blinked. "Gone...?"

Barbie's scream echoed through Area-14.