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[starchilde_lost]

Dear City,

Welcome to the wonderful world of telepathy. A few things to keep in mind from someone who lives with this every day.

• What people think and what they say isn't always what they mean. You have to understand context, intention, emotion...
• Trying not to think, is the quickest way to think of the worst things.
• Be polite, if you hear something

Comments

[repeatshimself]

Man, isn't anything private anymore?

[starchilde_lost]

No, apparently not.

How you holding up?

[repeatshimself]

I'm all moved in.

[starchilde_lost]

That's good. Roommates okay?

[makes_you_tick]

Good advice, although I'm sure even mentioning 'the worst things' probably brought out all sorts of secrets in people. I'm sure it would happen, regardless.

I decided long ago that I didn't want anything to do with telepathy, if I could help it. But I imagine it's easier to deal with if it only activates when you want it to.

[starchilde_lost]

Everyone's going to think what they're going to think, like any curse day, this one just gets a lot more embarrassing.

It is, but even most telepaths will tell you there's always something that they hear. A hum, like voices in a large crowd.

[makes_you_tick]

True. I bet lots of people'll think of all sorts of things that don't usually come up, even.

Ah, I imagine even that gets annoying. I was lucky enough to miss this curse entirely, it seems.

[starchilde_lost]

I don't know. But then I've had years to get used to it.