Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:15 pmSteve knocked on the door to the headmistress' office. He did need help with his powers and it wasn't like Celtic goddesses eat people... right?
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Sam's Office: Telepathetic
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:15 pmRe: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:51 pm"Come in, Mister Jones."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:07 pmHe stepped inside.
"You aren't busy are you," he asked sheepishly.
"You aren't busy are you," he asked sheepishly.
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:07 pm"No worries. Make yourself comfortable, aye?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:43 pmHe took a seat.
"I... you heard about the shared nightmare, right?"
"I... you heard about the shared nightmare, right?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:46 pm"A bit. These things aren't uncommon."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:52 pm"They aren't?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:59 pm"With telepathic students? Not at all."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:02 pm"... but it wasn't just a dream..."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:03 pm"Any dream is rarely ever just a dream."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:46 pm"They... saw what happened to me."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:49 pm"They saw how your subconscious distorted it."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:57 pm"Yeah, they just think I'm afraid of astronauts," he frowned.
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:14 pm"I don't think you'd rather they saw it more clearly."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:26 pm"No... I don't. I just wish my powers would shut up."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:46 pm"At the same time, I notice you've been reluctant to ask for help. Why?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:58 pm"Maybe I thought I could handle it."
He looked down as if studying his shoes.
"...or maybe I'm just scared..."
He looked down as if studying his shoes.
"...or maybe I'm just scared..."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:59 pm"We're all here to help you, you know."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:09 pmHe nodded, "I know..."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:16 pm"And all of us were new to our powers once."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:22 pm"Did your thoughts ever leak?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:24 pm"They did, and the opposite was true."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 10:26 am"How did you stop it?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:31 pm"I had to learn to understand myself better."
"And I don't mean my powers when I say that."
"And I don't mean my powers when I say that."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:42 pm"Well then, no wonder my powers suck."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:56 pm"Telepathy's effectiveness is as often as not directly proportional to the mindset of the telepath."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:15 pm"So... if I sort of... hate being one..." he admitted.
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:30 pm"That would impact it, certainly. Self-image, how you feel about your peers, they all factor in."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:52 pmAt that moment, he felt broken.
"I... don't know how to fix that..."
"I... don't know how to fix that..."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 3:06 pm"You need to ask yourself: who is Steve Jones? What does he want to be? How does he want people to see him?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:44 pm"I only know what I used to want to be."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:49 pm"Doesn't fit anymore, does it?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:59 pm"Wanting to play football seems as ridiculous now as wanting to be an astronaut when I was eight."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:18 pm"And why does wanting to be an astronaut seem ridiculous?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:23 pm"I'm not smart enough."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 6:19 pm"And who told you that?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:40 pm"No one needed to. I know you need to be good at math... and I'm not."
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:40 pm"Do you want to be?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:48 pm"Not really. It's the frontier exploring that I like and, well, how many of those are even left?"
Re: Sam's Office: Telepathetic
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:50 pm"You'd be surprised. As a telepath, you have access to one that's truly boundless."