82 Maka Albarn [Video]

[togana_keiri]

[Maka is sitting on the bed of her new apartment room, looking very uneasy but otherwise normal.]

What is the experiment this week? I've been trying to figure it out but-[She pauses and looks distracted. Grumbling under her breath, she concentrates for a moment and then focuses again.]

Alex Mercer, we need to talk. [She seems more frustrated than

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[livingbioweapon]

What about?

[Not that he can't guess what this is about, kind of hard to not notice the sudden activity in his head where there shouldn't be any.]

Did someone accuse me of something again?

[livingbioweapon]

Hmm, suit yourself. 2205, door's open.

[togana_keiri]

I'll be there in a few. [Sure enough a few minutes later she's knocking at his door.]

[livingbioweapon]

[She has to wait barely a minute before he opens the door and steps aside for her.] Come in and try not to mind the mess, haven't have time to dust yet.

[togana_keiri]

[She steps in, nodding and walking around various things on the floor.]

[livingbioweapon]

[The mess is made up of piles of clothing and some other things that he's cleaned out of the rooms. The few things that are his are the only neatly organized things in sight.]

How are you feeling?

[togana_keiri]

[She shrugs. Physically, she actually feels more than fine. Mentally, not so much. Not that she'll explain to him why.]

Fine. Can you help me fix my head?

[livingbioweapon]

Fixing implies there's something wrong, in your current state it's doing exactly what it should.

[He walks around her, his eyes noticeably glowing on and off when he examines her heat and infection signatures.]

Interesting... to answer your question, yes. We can make it so you don't even notice it, as long as you're willing to trust me and listen to what I say.

[togana_keiri]

Explain to me what you have to do and I'll let you know if I'm willing to do it.

[livingbioweapon]

I don't have to do anything really, this is all on you and all you have to do is pay attention.

You're getting the sensation of some other presence in the back of your mind, right? It's blocked off so you can't tell where the source is or hear anything solid from it but you can feel it there in your head, pretty damn uneasy feeling isn't it? Simple solution, same solution you can use for a lot of your new abilities, just concentrate on what you want to happen and it'll happen

So for example picture a large open area letting thoughts wander everywhere outside of it, that's your mind right now. What you want to do is completely seal it in, wall it off from the outside to keep all your thoughts inside and everything else out. It's all willpower here, as long as you focus you can pull it off. You might still notice me if you try but it won't be nearly as invasive of a feeling, plus being in control of it can lessen the uneasiness.

Think you can handle it?

[togana_keiri]

[She listens carefully. taking note of everything he says. It sounds clear and simple enough but she isn't sure it's be as easy as he's making it sound.]

Okay, I got it. Can I try now?

[livingbioweapon]

[He waves a hand carelessly]

Go ahead, only one stopping you is yourself.

[togana_keiri]

[She closes her eyes, doing as he instructed. It's not very hard, though she does have to take special focus to modify her mind, and not try it on her soul. She's much more used to manipulating that.

After several minutes, she opens her eyes again, wall in place.]

Just like that?

[livingbioweapon]

[He can sense the difference the second she manages to get her defenses up. Still it's best to be completely certain so he lowers his own for a moment to gently prod at her consciousness, pulling back once he's sure she's got it right.]

Just like that. See Tiger, told you it was easy. [He grins and ruffles her hair.]

[togana_keiri]

[She nods, but doesn't return the grin.]

Thanks.

[livingbioweapon]

Don't thank me, it's my fault this happened to you in the first place. I'm sorry you have to go through this.

[He sighs, his grin instantly vanishing.]

I would not actively wish this on anyone, believe me, but at least you're the one person I can actually trust with it. Besides look on the bright side, you have several advantages others wouldn't in your shoes.