Forty First PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

[voice]
[There is a note of harshness to Lucas's voice as he begins to speak, an unusual depth that isn't normally found in his shy stammering.  For a few moments, there is the brief illusion that this isn't a little boy speaking any more, but a young man.]

Everyone, please listen.

A lot of strange things are going on again, as we should have

Comments

[nosoul_nomind]

...Huh. Is that what's goin' on now? [Barton just sounds mildly annoyed.]

The guy in my house just got sick from it. I mean, nothin' that's gonna kill him, I don't think.

[a_gentle_boy]

Just a little sick? Is it something that I ought to try healing, do you think, or is it not worth it?

[nosoul_nomind]

Yeah. I found him lyin' on the kitchen floor, but he made it to the bathroom in one piece. I think he'll be okay, but he refuses to go to the doctor.

[a_gentle_boy]

T-The bathroom...

Well. I guess I won't worry too much about sickness if there are more important things to be taking care of.

...You've been alright so far, miss?

[tapshoetomove]

That's what they're putting in the milk?!

[a_gentle_boy]

...Well. It is why we're not supposed to drink it.

[Lucas offers feebly.]

[tapshoetomove]

[No one told him that.]

T-that's horrible! Do most people know about that?

[a_gentle_boy]

I think so. Or at least, I think most people say that you'll die if you drink it. Just not the specifics.

[guardianmog]

Huhh? Wait, you mean, the milk here is all weird!? [She hasn't seen anything yet, but oh, now Eiko's concerned...]

[a_gentle_boy]

Ah. Yes. ...We usually tell people when they come here not to drink it, but it looks like it's being... extra-weird about now.

[guardianmog]

That's so freaky... I haven't seen anything happen yet at my house, though. That's not a bad thing, is it?

[a_gentle_boy]

No, not at all. If you're lucky enough that nothing has happened, just. Try to stay at home and avoid all of this mess. Sometimes, people are lucky.

[godisachild]

Hallucinations.

The person living with me said I looked and sounded like someone she knew when she drank it.

[Swift and abrupt. He's not excited to talk and the little bit of guilt he feels for letting her drink it doesn't help either.]

Hers was harmless. Other peoples could be more dangerous.

[a_gentle_boy]

That might be something I can cure with PSI, too. Is that person still suffering from the effects?

If the hallucination is extreme enough...

[He lets himself trail off there. Pokey should know well enough what could happen with particularly unsettling ones.]

[godisachild]

I don't know.

She went outside for a walk. I haven't seen her since.

[a_gentle_boy]

Alright. I'll take note of it, anyway.

...It doesn't look like either of us was right about the police chief business.

[bullsit]

This all sounds, really intelligent, and I'm not really sure I have anything that is actually useful, to add, at all.

[a_gentle_boy]

...Tavros!

[Lucas will pause for a little.]

Um. That's fine. It's not really very intelligent, but. It's good just to hear from you again.

[bullsit]

Um, yes, it is pretty good to hear from me again, as well, and also you, since I have definitely missed you, because you are my friend.

[a_gentle_boy]

[Tavros is the only person Lucas knows who can manage to be more disarmingly affectionate than Lucas himself. Lucas blushes a little.]

Y-Yeah! I missed you, too. I was a little worried that you might've, um... you know. I'm glad you're alright.

...What about all of this stuff that's been going on? Have you been involved at all?