[ Silence settles in. Aoba shifts his feet, his hands still held together. Awkward. ]
A-anyway, um. There was one other thing. Please don't take it the wrong way, I just... want to help, if I can.
[ He closes his eyes for a second. Breathes in, breathes out, opens them again. Somehow it's harder talking about this in person. In mental discussion, he can at least hide how red and nervous he gets when he brings this up. ]
I have this ability... it's not a symbiote ability. It's something I've been able to do my whole life, I just... found out about it a few months ago. The symbiote helps me control it.
[ A beat. A breath. ]
I can control people with the sound of my voice, if I try to. I can also... enter someone's mind, with my voice. While I'm inside them, I can find and destroy pieces of their mind. Permanently.
[ He pauses again, but not for long. Doesn't want to give that time to sink in, jn case Shiro has another reaction similar to the one he felt when they first talked. So he keeps going, hasty, almost pleading- ]
B-before you say anything, I know. It sounds awful. But I really think I can use it for good. I want to help people - especially the Nest. And... if you think it could help whatever it is troubling you... I'm here.
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[ Silence settles in. Aoba shifts his feet, his hands still held together. Awkward. ]
A-anyway, um. There was one other thing. Please don't take it the wrong way, I just... want to help, if I can.
[ He closes his eyes for a second. Breathes in, breathes out, opens them again. Somehow it's harder talking about this in person. In mental discussion, he can at least hide how red and nervous he gets when he brings this up. ]
I have this ability... it's not a symbiote ability. It's something I've been able to do my whole life, I just... found out about it a few months ago. The symbiote helps me control it.
[ A beat. A breath. ]
I can control people with the sound of my voice, if I try to. I can also... enter someone's mind, with my voice. While I'm inside them, I can find and destroy pieces of their mind. Permanently.
[ He pauses again, but not for long. Doesn't want to give that time to sink in, jn case Shiro has another reaction similar to the one he felt when they first talked. So he keeps going, hasty, almost pleading- ]
B-before you say anything, I know. It sounds awful. But I really think I can use it for good. I want to help people - especially the Nest. And... if you think it could help whatever it is troubling you... I'm here.