[ Those offered hands are too much for her to accept just yet, a gift far too precious for consideration. He doesn't know who she is, not really, what she's done. The solace she's found in his presence is more than she deserves, she can't ask more of him. ]
(The first few times it happened, I... It hurt, and I couldn't handle it. There were times when I was more them than me. But then I met a telepath who helped me learn to manage them and we built this place.)
[ She pulls in a deep breath and lifts her head to look him in the eye, her expression pained. ]
(I don't just absorb their minds when I touch someone, I take their lifeforce too. If I hold on for more than a few seconds... people die. People have died. I haven't been able to touch anyone in seventeen years.)
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( The first few times it happened, I... It hurt, and I couldn't handle it. There were times when I was more them than me. But then I met a telepath who helped me learn to manage them and we built this place. )
[ She pulls in a deep breath and lifts her head to look him in the eye, her expression pained. ]
( I don't just absorb their minds when I touch someone, I take their lifeforce too. If I hold on for more than a few seconds... people die. People have died. I haven't been able to touch anyone in seventeen years. )