[Downright manipulative is another. But she doesn't say that, not wanting to worry him about the future. There are some things she wants him to know, but they can wait.
She takes a deep breath, steadying herself. Lowering her shields is a conscious effort.]
Whenever you're ready, poke away.
[It takes her a moment, and with her powers burnt, the signature is lessened, but if he'd been paying attention, it's like the static on the TV suddenly disappearing in a silent room. Her shields lower and open her mind. There's still that fuzzy bit at the edges, like angry bees behind a wall. Blockable, but there. There are also paths through the buzzing, paths blazed by previous telepaths, one that feels almost feminine in it's gracefulness, another that's blunt and broken through.
Then the third. Elegant, simplicity. Walls are built around it, allowing a tunnel into her mind only if someone knows how to see it. The minuscule path was laid before the constructed shields around it. An open channel to see into her mind.]
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[Downright manipulative is another. But she doesn't say that, not wanting to worry him about the future. There are some things she wants him to know, but they can wait.
She takes a deep breath, steadying herself. Lowering her shields is a conscious effort.]
Whenever you're ready, poke away.
[It takes her a moment, and with her powers burnt, the signature is lessened, but if he'd been paying attention, it's like the static on the TV suddenly disappearing in a silent room. Her shields lower and open her mind. There's still that fuzzy bit at the edges, like angry bees behind a wall. Blockable, but there. There are also paths through the buzzing, paths blazed by previous telepaths, one that feels almost feminine in it's gracefulness, another that's blunt and broken through.
Then the third. Elegant, simplicity. Walls are built around it, allowing a tunnel into her mind only if someone knows how to see it. The minuscule path was laid before the constructed shields around it. An open channel to see into her mind.]