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open_flame Liz: *softly taps on the glass* Abe? You busy?
Abe: *floats over* Too busy for you? Never.
Liz: *tiny smile* The boys brought you shells. There's a bucket by the fireplace for you.
Abe: Isn't that lovely? I'll have to thank them later. *doesn't need to put his hand on the glass to know something's wrong*
Liz: They're with John and Kitty until I...figure things out. *chews her lip* Jack...um...well, I guess you already know all about Jack, huh?
Abe: I know a bit, yes. I've been speaking with Nathan. It appears I have been chosen as a Seelie Knight.
Liz: You too, huh?
Abe: *nods* And Claire.
Liz: *scoffs* Lovely...nice of Nathan to tell -me- all this. *huffs* Guess which one I am.
Abe: *laughs, making bubbles in the water* Is it as obvious as which one I am?
Liz: Typecast. *smirks* If Johann was around bet you a dollar he'd be Spirit or something, huh? *she sighs and sits in a chair* Did you take the oath yet?
Abe: No. And I haven't spoken with anyone about this other than Nathan. I do find it quite overwhelming, to be honest.
Liz: *she nods, speaking softly* Think I might have scared off the King or something when I took my Oath.
Abe: Oh dear. *tilts his head* What happened?
Liz: Nothing, I might have....screamed a lot and told him the only way I was doing this was if he promised Jack and the kids would have free will and...I maybe threatened to find him and ram everything steel known to man him if he went back on his word, that's all. *innocent face*Not like I'm scary or anything.
Abe: No, not at all. *would smirk if he could* Frightened or not, if he wants the rest of us as knight, he will have to appear.
Liz: *sheepish* I may have forgotten to ask how to call him. It's got something to do with blood, I remember that much.
Abe: That sounds unpleasant. I suppose Nathan would know for sure.
Liz: Bet he'll listen to you more than he'll listen to me. Think I pissed him off with that break in and everything with Trevor.
Abe: Can't you feel whether he's angry? I've had his, and yours and Claire's and I believe Natalie's feelings rolling around in my head for a while. It's difficult to find my own feelings in the melee.
Liz: See, that's the thing. Nathan was the strongest for some reason, and now that I took the oath, all I'm getting is ..Trevor. Nathan says he's not a knight but it doesn't make any sense.
Abe: You've become connected to Trevor? *brandishes his hand near the glass* May I?
Liz: *hesitant* Yeah...sure. *delicately touches her fingers to the tank*
Abe: *takes a moment to read her, and it's difficult, so much more difficult than usual. He's almost overwhelmed with sensation and emotion from her. He sees her taking the oath as well, and the King* Oh my.
Liz: ...What?
Abe: You're connected to all of them, Liz. Jack, Trevor, Thomas... even the unborn one inside you.
Liz: *shakes her head* No...no that wasn't supposed to happen. He said they'd have free will...how is -THAT- free will?
Abe: I do not know what he intended, but this is what has happened. They are bonded to you, Liz. It is your choice whether to give them free will or not.
Liz: *ultra sadface* How....how do I do that? I don't even know how.
Abe: *ponders* Try imagining there is a wall around you. It's flexible, you've made it, and it goes all the way around you, in a circle, like you're in the center of a tower. But you can expand it, make it as large or as small as you'd like. Anyone inside the wall, you can feel. But outside the wall, they are muted.
Liz: So...if I do this, no one will be able to get into my head? I..won't know what they're trying to tell me? *hesitant. Is this how she /knows/ Jack and Trevor are OK?*
Abe: It is one way psychics isolate themselves, yes. Since you are constructing the wall, you can remove it whenever you want.
Liz: Yeah but, how will I know when someone's trying to reach me if the walls up?
Abe: That is, indeed, the risk.
Liz: Isn't there another way. If I block him, then I won't know that he and Jack are safe.
Abe: I have never tried this, but maybe picture a window in your wall? You can open it and check, then close it again?
Liz: Worth a shot I guess. *she closes her eyes and tries to imagine tube, with a window* I wish I knew how to reach him.
Abe: Ah, that is easier, I believe. The connection already exists, you just need to tweak it. Imagine it is a rope, one end connected to you, the other to him. Then pluck it, like a guitar string.
Liz: *nods and tries it, all she gets is an intense flash of pain like her arms being ripped off* Whoa...that supposed to happen?
Abe: *floats over* Too busy for you? Never.
Liz: *tiny smile* The boys brought you shells. There's a bucket by the fireplace for you.
Abe: Isn't that lovely? I'll have to thank them later. *doesn't need to put his hand on the glass to know something's wrong*
Liz: They're with John and Kitty until I...figure things out. *chews her lip* Jack...um...well, I guess you already know all about Jack, huh?
Abe: I know a bit, yes. I've been speaking with Nathan. It appears I have been chosen as a Seelie Knight.
Liz: You too, huh?
Abe: *nods* And Claire.
Liz: *scoffs* Lovely...nice of Nathan to tell -me- all this. *huffs* Guess which one I am.
Abe: *laughs, making bubbles in the water* Is it as obvious as which one I am?
Liz: Typecast. *smirks* If Johann was around bet you a dollar he'd be Spirit or something, huh? *she sighs and sits in a chair* Did you take the oath yet?
Abe: No. And I haven't spoken with anyone about this other than Nathan. I do find it quite overwhelming, to be honest.
Liz: *she nods, speaking softly* Think I might have scared off the King or something when I took my Oath.
Abe: Oh dear. *tilts his head* What happened?
Liz: Nothing, I might have....screamed a lot and told him the only way I was doing this was if he promised Jack and the kids would have free will and...I maybe threatened to find him and ram everything steel known to man him if he went back on his word, that's all. *innocent face*Not like I'm scary or anything.
Abe: No, not at all. *would smirk if he could* Frightened or not, if he wants the rest of us as knight, he will have to appear.
Liz: *sheepish* I may have forgotten to ask how to call him. It's got something to do with blood, I remember that much.
Abe: That sounds unpleasant. I suppose Nathan would know for sure.
Liz: Bet he'll listen to you more than he'll listen to me. Think I pissed him off with that break in and everything with Trevor.
Abe: Can't you feel whether he's angry? I've had his, and yours and Claire's and I believe Natalie's feelings rolling around in my head for a while. It's difficult to find my own feelings in the melee.
Liz: See, that's the thing. Nathan was the strongest for some reason, and now that I took the oath, all I'm getting is ..Trevor. Nathan says he's not a knight but it doesn't make any sense.
Abe: You've become connected to Trevor? *brandishes his hand near the glass* May I?
Liz: *hesitant* Yeah...sure. *delicately touches her fingers to the tank*
Abe: *takes a moment to read her, and it's difficult, so much more difficult than usual. He's almost overwhelmed with sensation and emotion from her. He sees her taking the oath as well, and the King* Oh my.
Liz: ...What?
Abe: You're connected to all of them, Liz. Jack, Trevor, Thomas... even the unborn one inside you.
Liz: *shakes her head* No...no that wasn't supposed to happen. He said they'd have free will...how is -THAT- free will?
Abe: I do not know what he intended, but this is what has happened. They are bonded to you, Liz. It is your choice whether to give them free will or not.
Liz: *ultra sadface* How....how do I do that? I don't even know how.
Abe: *ponders* Try imagining there is a wall around you. It's flexible, you've made it, and it goes all the way around you, in a circle, like you're in the center of a tower. But you can expand it, make it as large or as small as you'd like. Anyone inside the wall, you can feel. But outside the wall, they are muted.
Liz: So...if I do this, no one will be able to get into my head? I..won't know what they're trying to tell me? *hesitant. Is this how she /knows/ Jack and Trevor are OK?*
Abe: It is one way psychics isolate themselves, yes. Since you are constructing the wall, you can remove it whenever you want.
Liz: Yeah but, how will I know when someone's trying to reach me if the walls up?
Abe: That is, indeed, the risk.
Liz: Isn't there another way. If I block him, then I won't know that he and Jack are safe.
Abe: I have never tried this, but maybe picture a window in your wall? You can open it and check, then close it again?
Liz: Worth a shot I guess. *she closes her eyes and tries to imagine tube, with a window* I wish I knew how to reach him.
Abe: Ah, that is easier, I believe. The connection already exists, you just need to tweak it. Imagine it is a rope, one end connected to you, the other to him. Then pluck it, like a guitar string.
Liz: *nods and tries it, all she gets is an intense flash of pain like her arms being ripped off* Whoa...that supposed to happen?
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