mental link, day 32

[headinjuries]

[ Sam crashed hard after the vigil, because between all the lies making him feel like he was going to puke and trying to pick them apart giving him one mother of a headache, staying awake felt like something you only do if you really hate yourself.

Do all newfound psychic powers suck this bad? He was fine with just flying and blowing things up, thanks. ]

( By the way, just figured everybody should know: Seong-Hye Ngazi is full of crap, the Public Safety Commission isn't half as gung-ho about bringing the bomber to justice as she makes it sound, and I'm like ninety percent she actually knows who did it, but that part I'm not quite positive about.

So, you know. In case anybody wanted to break into her office or stalk her or something. I hear some of you guys are actually good at the cloak and dagger stuff.

You're welcome. )

[ He can be found in the common area of the Bearings, scrolling through news reports and radiating pure frustration, if anyone would rather comment to his face instead of over the link. ]

Comments

[shiro2hero]

(That's putting it mildly. Even without all this... spy drama.)

[headinjuries]

( Spy drama's getting pretty old. I wish we could just figure out who to punch and get this all over with. )

[shiro2hero]

( Boy, I hear that. I'm more used to that approach, anyway, if I'm being honest. )

[headinjuries]

( That's kinda cool to hear? Because I was starting to think like everyone is some kind of super spy ninja except for me. )

[shiro2hero]

(No, you're not alone. Trust me. I've never done this kind of thing in my life.)

[headinjuries]

( Cool. I mean, not that you can't do something, but you know. )

[ No offense, he just likes not being the only failboat??? ]

[shiro2hero]

(No, no I get what you mean. It's all right.)

[headinjuries]

( You know, maybe that is one perk of this whole weird mental link thing. It's a lot harder for people to jump to the worst possible interpretation of whatever you're saying. )

[shiro2hero]

(I guess that's one way to look at it.)

(More optimistic way to look at it.)

[headinjuries]

( It used to happen to me a lot. )

[ Possibly an understatement. ]

[shiro2hero]

(Sorry to hear that.)

[He pauses.]

(Truth be told, though, I'm trying not to read too much into anyone's head.)

[headinjuries]

( Yeah, it's...ugh. I'm kind of crap at controlling it, but I'd really rather just...turn it off. )

[shiro2hero]

(You're not the only one. I... feel like I'm starting to forget what it was like to be alone in my own head.)

[headinjuries]

( There's stuff that really shouldn't be shared, ever. )

[ Spoilers: he's not thinking about trauma or horrible past tragedies so much as he's thinking that he doesn't want a front row audience as he's going through puberty and he's sure the feeling is mutual. ]

[shiro2hero]

(I... can definitely agree with you there...)

[see: that microwave disaster a few days ago.]