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

[dino_zarf]

The extra strength version can help other people a bit, too. Not perfect, but if there's anyone who can't learn, it's something.

[thornsofmalkav]

Yeah. I've been using it whenever I can, to be honest.

[dino_zarf]

I've mostly been using it for Rosie. We haven't had any luck specifically teaching her anything, we've had to wait for her to figure it out herself.

[Admittedly she can do things he can't though]

[thornsofmalkav]

Well, at least she picks up things fast. Probably because she was born in liminal. I wonder if that makes her amphibious in a sense.

[dino_zarf]

It never seems to occur to her that anything is strange about liminal. All the things we work... they're just how she interacts with the world.

[thornsofmalkav]

Yeah. Man, I wonder what the Arcana must think of her...

[dino_zarf]

Mei thinks she's adorable. She and Emperor Emperor have appointed themselves her godparents and are constantly leaving presents.

[thornsofmalkav]

Oh no, that's weirdly adorable. I hope some of those presents are diapers.

[dino_zarf]

Hers are generally toys. His are educational.

I like it when it's books.

[thornsofmalkav]

... you know, given their archetypes, that kind of makes sense.

[dino_zarf]

Everything I know about tarot I learned from the Arcana. I can't say their gifts really surprise me though.

[thornsofmalkav]

Empress is the fun mom, Emperor is the strict dad. Yeah, it works.

[dino_zarf]

The conversation I got marked in was all about providing structure.

It was a weird conversation.

[thornsofmalkav]

Hey, I got marked after cradling Priestess in my arms for an hour. It happens.