The College Years - The Writing on the Wall

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:27 pm

"Depends on what it is? I don't know, I'm trying to wrap my head around this still." she says with a slightly crooked smile.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:31 pm

"Well I'm not about to point it out in public. I guess I could do this, though..."

"...which is one of the benefits of it."

Her lips weren't moving for the latter part.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:35 pm

"Did you just... wow, okay, that was something..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:39 pm

"It's not really all that different from talking."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:41 pm

"Except I'm hearing your thoughts. In my mind. It's way different!" she laughs.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:42 pm

"Well that's what surface contact feels like. I'm not going very deep, I'm not finding out your dearest secrets, I'm just connecting my mind to yours."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:45 pm

"Could you? I mean... is it that simple?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:48 pm

"Not that simple, no. Surface thoughts are like swimming on top of a body of water. The rest is like diving. Not that I have to come up for air necessarily, but the deeper I go the harder it is to sort things out. Metaphors everywhere, and the mind resists it to varying degrees."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:50 pm

"That... kind of sounds like my visions. Well except that I have no control over how deep I sink."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:51 pm

"Might be how your mind copes with that sort of information, aye?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:56 pm

"That makes sense. I never really thought about it. I just kind of assumed that's how these things go."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 1:57 pm

"With thoughts it rather is. Everything's symbolic of something."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:27 pm

"I'll just take your word as the expert on this."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:28 pm

"Hardly," she chuckled again.

"I know it's weird to wrap your head around, though."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:30 pm

"Well you know more about this than I do at least."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:31 pm

"Just by being dumped in the middle of it."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:53 pm

"If it works, right?" she chuckles.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:58 pm

"Probably why I'm so interested in mythology, come to think of it."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:04 pm

"It does match up sometimes, doesn't it?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:06 pm

"Aye and... well, this is going to sound crazy but, telepaths sort of each have a style. Like something other telepaths can see as a sign you're there."

"It's not entirely a conscious choice. Not always. Just..."

"...whenever I'm in a room, other telepaths see a bunch of ravens perched about."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:10 pm

"I heard that! When you first arrived I heard wings rustling! I thought I had just heard my own and got mixed up..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:12 pm

"Then aye, that was probably me you sensed."

"It's... kind of her thing too, you know? It's a little odd."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:17 pm

"A flock of ravens. Seems... a little ominous if I'm honest."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:18 pm

"Aye well, picking my codename was intentional, this wasn't."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:22 pm

"One hell of a coincidence..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:23 pm

"It's probably subconscious. Power of suggestion, aye?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:28 pm

She nods.

Then after a moment she adds "When did you pick your codename?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:31 pm

"Years ago. They tend to like you to do it pretty early on. Kind of a self esteem thing."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:35 pm

"Yeah, I bet you got so used to the idea that you have birds in your head now." she smiles slightly.

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:36 pm

"I think I can live with that," she laughed.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:46 pm

"Hey if it's something you can identify with." she smiles. "Beats drawing the eye of Ra on with eyeliner."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:32 pm

"Okay, you're... really blonde. I don't know if goth works for you."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:35 pm

"Trust me, it doesn't. But when has that ever stopped a teenager."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:37 pm

"Aye, well you settled on a good look."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:41 pm

"Thanks. Though some of it is, well, fitting in so I tuned things down a little."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:43 pm

"Well how do you know what won't work, if you haven't really tried things on your own yet?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:46 pm

"There's being proud of who I am and there's asking for trouble. Speaking of which, you don't happen to know where I can buy some paint around here to cover up my late night excursion?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:47 pm

"Nice change of subject to keep me from asking what you want to wear," she teased.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:52 pm

"It's not the biggest surprise in the world. I like the fact that I'm a sphinx and all things ancient Egypt and some of my things reflect that. Just... yeah. Don't need to make myself even more of an outcast."

by **Samantha McManus** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:54 pm

"Not making me less curious," she grinned.

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