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Hokay, so, I think it's safe to say we're getting into the last round of these shenanigans, which presumably means regular 'being ripped out of Liminal Space and possibly dumped into someone else's life' service will be restored shortly.

I'm gonna scale back cool-stuff offers accordingly, but that doesn't mean lightcycles and fancy magic tattoos are completely off the table. I'm thinking four for lightcycles and... the usual one tattoo, since God knows what these guys are gonna throw at us once they're done, or how soon. If it turns out we still have a while before the next jaunt yet, I'll consider a second.

As usual, first come, first served.

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Are you? That is quite a burden to take on.

[There's humour and sympathy in equal measure there.]

I would be glad to teach you what I know of psychic healing, but you have to promise me that you will take care of yourself as well.

Believe me, I didn't do it on purpose. I just... don't like to leave people hurting if there's something I can do about it, and somehow I manage to pull out the right thing more often than not. [Possibly because she's been on the receiving end of bad psych care before, and thus has some idea of what not to do.]

Thanks. And don't worry, I do. Part of why I put limits on the lightcycles is so I have a chance to do something else during your average Liminal.

And the extended length of this interlude has allowed you to offer more than usual.

[There's a hint of understanding in Liara's voice - both of the logic behind Claudia's limits, and of the risk of working oneself to the bone if care isn't taken to do otherwise.

Particularly where Crypto invention is involved.]

Exactly. The tattoos are more complicated in general, and I don't want to leave people with half-finished work, especially when they're supposed to shuffle your body's energy around. I'm lucky to get through two in an average break. [She could have pulled off more this time, but Jean was the only one to ask - Eren's touch-up work was a lot simpler than doing the thing in the first place had been.]

But yeah, I've pushed myself to the brink before and I know it isn't pretty. I save that kind of stops for when I really need it.

Which is likely enough to come during a Jaunt without helping it along in the interlude beforehand.

Pretty much. Probably the closest I've come here was Ninjaville, and even that was an overlay. [But it wasn't like Chiyo wasn't going to defend her family.

The resonance between them, salad-worthy as it is, is definitely strong enough for Claudia to see where it came from.]

So, trauma reduction tips? Solemnly swear I won't be running myself ragged with it.

Approach it like triage. It is tempting to try to fix everything, once you're there, but that is rarely effective - choose the most important aspect, and work with the person's mind to build the framework they need.

Fixing everything at once doesn't actually fix anything anyway. [If it were that easy, Malik wouldn't be half as fucked up as he is.

Nor would Raidou, for that matter, but that's a whole nother kettle of fish even without his Interface shenanigans.]

No, it does not, but I believe your people have a proverb about hammers that occasionally suits.

Regardless, the first step is similar to extending a shield across another's mind, only rather than encompass the entirety of their thoughts, you narrow the focus to protect the proverbial wound, to give your patient repsite and allow them time to heal.

True. [It certainly applied to the hospital's approach, when she was there. Everything was anger management and pills, for anger she didn't have and problems she didn't need treated.]

So it's basically putting the firewall around a smaller target?

It is closer to quarantining infected files for repair, I believe, but yes - it's applying a similar principle on a smaller scale.

Got it. [Let's be real, Claudia has the right reference base for dealing with the network - there's just a very uncomfortable difference between hacking a computer and hacking someone's mind.]

Thanks. So much. I'll drop you a line when the lightcycle's ready.

You're welcome. If you have any future questions, do not hesitate to ask.

And thank you.

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