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Dinner Conversation at Vise Manor

Daniel Verastiqui

Sep 4, 2024 — 2 min read

I first had this conversation about superpowers in the Dominican Republic at an awesome destination wedding in 2015, and when it came time to bring all the guests together for dinner in VISE MANOR years later, I knew exactly what they would talk about. Hopefully, it added some depth to the characters, but even if not, I was happy to immortalize that happy moment with friends. And we all lived!

Here's how the characters in Vise Manor answered...

My answer is immortality, BTW. Best bang for the buck, as Robert Hargreaves said.

What about you?

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