near the end of the week

[thornsofmalkav]

Hokay. So. Me and Claudia have been talking and we've noticed we aren't being affected by the weird Song thing or even many of the side effects and one thing we both have in common is we're both pretty good at psychic protection--that is, shielding our thoughts and stuff--so we're pretty sure there's at least somewhat a psychic component to it.

I was thinking that maybe, even with the other precautions happening, it might be a good idea to teach anyone who doesn't know it yet how to do that psychic protection. At least the beginners version of it, if not the extra-strength version we both know.

Also...

[And here she hesitates, guilt warring with guilt. An entire year of not telling people something they really should have known, versus the desire to protect someone dear to her. But if she didn't name names, maybe that would be protection enough. And people should know. She was tired of covering for him, especially since as far as she could tell he'd never stopped doing it.

She wonders if he'll be mad at her after this. Fine. Let him be mad. She'll remind him that she could have used his name.]

Also, I kind of really think that everyone who can learn psychic protection should, for the simple fact that there are people among the Travelers who will listen in to your private conversations. Some of them will listen into every unprotected private conversation that passes through the network. Because they think they have a right or a need to listen to them.

I know. It's happened to me.

So. Yeah. I can't force any of you to learn this, but I think it's a really good idea. And I'm here to walk you through it over the network or I can go find you if you'd rather have an in-person lesson.

Comments

[chalicejoker]

I'm...prone to it...but I've had it under control for so long...

[Talking about defense instead of brooding is probably for the best right now.]

And I've been thinking of it like putting on armor. Or using actual shields.

[thornsofmalkav]

Okay. Well. If actual shields... you need to make your shields bigger, so you can fit someone else behind them. Picture your shield, then picture it getting bigger. And bigger. And bigger. Stronger. And stronger. And stronger.

[chalicejoker]

Right, right...thicker, too. Thicker and larger...something that can stop anything...

...how will I know if it's working?

[thornsofmalkav]

Get someone to sing at you. If it's not affecting you as much, that probably means they're stronger.

[chalicejoker]

...so if I get Teruo to do it, I might get a chance to surprise him and punch him in the face. Score.

[It is very unclear if he's joking or not.]

[thornsofmalkav]

... Jesus. You really hate that guy, don't you?

[chalicejoker]

...just a little.

[There's a definite undertone of sulk in his mental voice.]

[thornsofmalkav]

He hasn't seemed too bad to me, but I will admit that it's probably because we've been interacting in diplomatic situations.

[chalicejoker]

I don't think even he's stupid enough to try pulling anything on the leader of another school, so yeah, that makes sense.

[thornsofmalkav]

He doesn't actually strike me as stupid. Just-- arrogant as all fuck.

[chalicejoker]

[He's a stupidhead, Thorne. A stupidhead.]

Arrogant enough that it makes him stupid.

[thornsofmalkav]

Well yeah, arrogance can make people stupid.