No. I think we get one life, no more, no less. And that's it. Of course, when you're a telepath, you sometimes carry imprints, particularily strong memories of people with you, and some of these people might have died. But that does not mean they're talking to you from the beyond; it's just echoes, reinforced by yourself ( Read more... )

Is there any truth to the saying: Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer?

Are you kidding? I like my enemies where they are, far, far away from me. Not just because they've harmed me and could harm others. Because I made a vow, and it's going to be tested if any of them get here. I'm not sure whether I'm ready for that particular test.

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Hope. That's what has kept me alive and sane ( Read more... )

Ambassador Mollari has a fascinating psyche, but at the moment it's so ridden with anger and pain and guilt and resentment that I wish I wouldn't have had to perform a scan. Still, both Al and the Ambassador asked me to. I'm not sure what this will all lead to, though I have a guess. After all, the scan was supposed to verify two things - that ( Read more... )

I'm not sure jealous is the right word - envious is perhaps more fitting. It's not that I begrudge others the fact that they walk around and breathe and can feel the warmth of another body next to theirs - I just want to do the same. As for dealing, I try to make the best of my circumstances. In the past, that sometimes resulted in behaviour I'm ( Read more... )

It used to be historian. That's why I studied history at college before being outed as a telepath - it fascinated me. Still does.

Independently from this, I also had a silly and completely unrealistic fantasy about being a professional gambler. Partly because I love old Earth entertainment vids like The Sting, and partly, I suppose, because ( Read more... )

You know, I might have that choice. And I've already made it. After all, I don't know what will happen if they can't remove my implants and wake me up again - but since cyrogenic sleep means my body won't age, there is a pretty good chance I could continue like this for the rest of eternity. And... no. Just... no. I made mikegaribaldi promise me that he'll cut ( Read more... )

Honestly? It makes me uneasy. Or rather, the idea of absolute commitment does, commitment that doesn't question anymore. It's what the Corps wants, and what Al thinks he's giving. (Except he doesn't; sometimes I think he would be happier if he could be the perfect 100% loyal example of a Corps member he wants to be. But then what is human in him ( Read more... )

My baby. I don't think I can talk about this anymore. It will not bring her back.

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 ( Read more... )