With power comes great responsibility

[wildmagician]

Is there anyone here who could teach me how to control something like Empathy? I hoped I wouldn't keep it so I didn't get help during the Jaunt... and now I'm stuck with it.

[Bad life decisions by Yosuke Hanamura, the Jaunt edition.]

Also sorry if I accidentally peek into your emotions until I learn something.

Comments

[senpaidol]

Wow, senpai, that might be the only power more awkward than super-hearing to keep by accident. Well, I mean, that and x-ray vision.

Actually...I've been dealing with Telepathic stuff since I got here, and I kept Hypersonic's super-hearing so I know how to control stuff like that. I could try to help.

[wildmagician]

Seriously. I can't touch anyone carelessly until I actually learn a bit control. Well, not that I tend to just go around touching people...

[Still, there are moments when he wants to give a pat on the back or something like that. Now he needs to be careful of that. How's that fair?]

Really? That would be great. [Spending more time with Rise is a good bonus.]

[senpaidol]

Yeah. It's too easy to run into someone by accident, even when we're not in a city with trains. I'll be happy to help out.

Plus, I'm usually kinda easy to read anyway...

[wildmagician]

Yeah. We never know what kind of a place we might end up to... or what kind of a Jaunt we end up investigating.


I should only be able to feel the feelings that you have on surface most vividly. Other feelings might be around as a weak presence...

[senpaidol]

Well, that makes it a little easier. Acting's all about controlling how it looks like you feel on the surface, so maybe there's a way to do that in reverse...

[wildmagician]

Considering how much I used to act around the employees at Junes, that could be easy to adapt to, even.

[senpaidol]

Hadn't thought about it that way, but that kinda makes sense. I'm ready to practice whenever you are.

[fridgeninja]

I'm not sure I could teach that, but if you need someone to practice on, I don't mind you knowing my feelings.

[wildmagician]

[kjdlakjd. Souji how cheesy can you get??]

... thanks, partner. It means a lot to hear that.

[fridgeninja]

Just tell me if you find anything surprising that feels like I haven't figured it out.

[wildmagician]

I think for something like that I'd need to concentrate quite a lot. I'm not even sure if I can specify what feelings to go for...

[fridgeninja]

We'll have to get experimental.

[wildmagician]

... you want me to discover feelings you haven't realized?

[fridgeninja]

If I have feelings like that.

[wildmagician]

Well, we can try. Though if you add any embarrassing emotions on purpose I might have to kill you.

[It's how cheerful he sounds that makes it a joke. Maybe.]

[fridgeninja]

I understand.

[Of course, the perfect deadpan goes both ways.]

[forcechanic]

I'm surprised the network doesn't interfere with it. It does with mine from home.

But I can help you.

[wildmagician]

Hmm... that might be because I need to have a physical contact to feel the emotions. Like touch someone's hand or stuff. I don't need the network for it.

[He can't imagine how that would be, if he felt emotions through the network too.]

Thank you, that would be great.

[forcechanic]

I guess that could be different enough. I can pick things up off planet, if they're big enough.

So if I can deal with that, I can probably figure out what to do about your touch one.

[wildmagician]

... off the planet? That's impressive.

[forcechanic]

Normally I can't reach that far, not even with my twin. But if it's something like a mass casualty incident, I pick up on that.

[wildmagician]

Still, that... sounds like it could be a major responsibility, in a way.

[forcechanic]

Everything about being a Jedi is. At least I've gotten better at recognizing what's coming from outside.