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[starchilde_lost]

Know what? I hate this place. Stop the ride, I wanna get off.

If anyone needs me, I'll be in the office at the Lux finishing payroll.

[Private to Brennan/Unhackable]

You doing any better today?

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[starchilde_lost]

The honest one.

...Kitty's gone.

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[theshockvalue.livejournal.com]

If I get upset or lose my temper, I taze myself. How do you think I am?

...I'm sorry, Ray.

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[starchilde_lost]

Ouch. Anything I can do to help?

Don't worry about it, I'll be fine.

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[theshockvalue.livejournal.com]

No. There's nothing anyone can do, Ray. It either fixes itself or it kills me. That's about it.

This after you telling me you always feel like you're the last one left?

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[starchilde_lost]

Fix itself how?

...you don't need to worry about me, not while you're... having these problems. I'll go over to Billy's, have some ice cream and watch terrible movies.

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[theshockvalue.livejournal.com]

Well, my brain either catches up and I can control it again, or it doesn't and my genes eventually pull themselves apart.

I'll do my best, but I'm not promising anything.

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[starchilde_lost]

Your brain catches up - like relearning how to control it?

Good. Just take it easy.

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[theshockvalue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, except last time, I had someone to show me how. This time, I've gotta figure it out on my own.

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[starchilde_lost]

How did they show you - did they have powers like yours?

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[theshockvalue.livejournal.com]

No. I've never met anyone with powers like mine. There are less of 1,000 New Mutants anyway.

No, Emma, she linked with me, found where the control centers were.

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[starchilde_lost]

You do know you're talking to to a telepath, right?

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[starchilde_lost]

Oh.

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[theshockvalue.livejournal.com]

Oh?

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[starchilde_lost]

Brennan...

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[theshockvalue.livejournal.com]

Stop being cryptic. What?

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[starchilde_lost]

I can do that. What Emma did, I've done that in the past, used someone's power for them- with them.

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[theshockvalue.livejournal.com]

You used someone's power for them?!

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[starchilde_lost]

Yeah, if they were losing control, or to make them stronger - Betsy's got powers like mine and we've linked before to use or powers together. I've helped keep Kitty solid before, and Emma - my Emma, not yours - she uses another teammates' powers on a regular basis. She didn't exactly ask permission, but that's Emma.

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[theshockvalue.livejournal.com]

In what way does that sound okay? Look, we haven't had a good track record with psionics.

Look, Rachel, I appreciate the offer, but I've only just met you, and I've got a list a mile long of people I thought were my friends who ended up stabbing me in the back. I think this is something I need to figure out on my own, anyway.

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[starchilde_lost]

Helping someone from hurting themselves or others? Usually okay in my book - but that's why I didn't say anything right away - I know you've had issues.

I just hate to see you worried and hurting when I know I can help.

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[theshockvalue.livejournal.com]

And I appreciate it, Ray, I really do. I just....I really want to try to get a grip on this myself.

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[starchilde_lost]

Okay, and there's nothing wrong with that I just... be careful and please call me if you need me?