A typical day

[tm_carolyn]

There is no such thing, and there never was even before I got to my current state. When I was still in my body, being on the run brought the challenge of assuming nothing was typical along with it. As soon as you took too much routine for granted, you got caught, and not necessarily by the Corps. There are a lot of parties interested in telepaths

Comments

[hastur_domain]

I'll have a word with him, lass. You've done well. I know it's
harder to come to the learning when you're full grown. You've clearly got the self-discipline for the work, and some things you can only learn in practicing them.

[tm_carolyn]

Thank you, Lirielle - you're a peach!

*tries to convey the concept of the expression via sending memories of peaches, their delicious flavour and their soft skin and then realizes this doesn't make sense of the intended compliment, so visualizes Lirielle as someone upholding a ladder to strong hands instead*

[hastur_domain]

*amusement/warmth/touched* You're welcome, chiya.
I think I take your meaning . I'll wait til he's done with
Jandria--that may remind him not to take a woman's strength lightly--or at least, be reminder not to argue when outnumbered.

Varzil's wanted you to learn the basics of several skills so that
you have them available, to use or pass on. Tricky, not knowing what you may need to have at your call in the future.

Do your folk have any oath or pledge of conduct, for someone being taught to use a Gift upon another's mind or body? I expect not--'tis new even here.

[tm_carolyn]

The only organization for telepaths on my world does have a pledge, but since I always refused to join, I can't use it. It contains more than just the promise to abide by certain rules of conduct with what one is taught, you know...

She recalls the echoes in the detention center, and in Al's mind...The Corps is Mother, The Corps is Father... I will always stand by my Cadre and the Corps...

But I think one of our oldest oaths might be good to use in this case. It's called the Hippocratic Oath, and it is almost threethousand years old. It is a vow for healers - they swear to use their skills only to help people, never to harm them. We could modify this for telepaths taught by the Towers, can't we?