...or how not to get caught, Period 2, 13 Aug '08

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There was a lamp hung on the open door - a beacon in case anyone needed it; Mohinder would have certainly appreciated not looking completely lost earlier in the day.

Mohinder broke off a close and quiet conversation and looked up from his notes and, with a quick glance at the guy sat on a back-turned chair at the side of the classroom, he began, "Good morning. I'm glad to see those of you who've found your way here."

"Catching someone in a lie," Mohinder started. "Not by finding contradictory evidence - that someone wasn't somewhere because of a photo places them elsewhere, but the very act of detecting an untruth." He first summarised the forensic psychology of lies.

"Lying usually," and Mohinder stressed that word, "Causes stress in the subject. There are certain common physiological markers to pressure - elevated heart-rate, respiration, blood pressure, skin conductivity." He fingered the polygraph in front of him. "A polygraph records these responses while an operator compares results those given for control questions. It's not an infalliable system, while voice analysis accurately measures stress, but then attempts to correlate that with deception."

"Before you try operating these machines I'd like to introduce another option," said Mohinder, moving to lean back against the wall, near the man who'd been listening and watching intently as Mohinder spoke - solid build, dark hair and institutional suit. "Telepathy isn't a new concept in my world, but it is one that's recently become scientifically verifiable. Matt?"

"If that's what you call it," Matt said quietly, before standing, and moving in front of Mohinder's desk.

"Hi," Matt started almost awkwardly. "I'm Detective Matt Parkman, NYPD, and I'm a telepath. Which you'd think would be more of a help than it is, but then it comes down to the evidence. Oh, and I'm not reading your minds right now," he added hurriedly.

He tapped the side of his head. "It isn't always on. But often people aren't saying what they're thinking and I can pick up on that."

"Thank you," said Mohinder from his place at the side of the room. "If anyone would like to talk to - to test - the detective, perhaps try their hand at lying - thinking more than one thing at once - they're certainly welcome to."

"Yeah," Matt nodded. "Thanks."

[Details in the OCD are up]

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Sign In 6 (HNTGC)

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On the dotted line.

Re: Sign In 6 (HNTGC)

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Cindy Mackenzie

Re: Sign In 6 (HNTGC)

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Chris Halliwell

Re: Sign In 6 (HNTGC)

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Naomi Wildman

Re: Sign In 6 (HNTGC)

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Blair Waldorf

Listen to the lecture 6 (HNTGC)

[offthelisthero.livejournal.com]

Boggle at how you found your way here.

Re: Listen to the lecture 6 (HNTGC)

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Without the GPS in her phone, Mac probably never would've made it to class. Between the fog and everything else she had the feeling it was just going to be one of those weeks.

Re: Listen to the lecture 6 (HNTGC)

[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

Naomi was rather amazed that she had actually managed to make it to class given that getting to work had been slightly challenging.

Re: Listen to the lecture 6 (HNTGC)

[thismaskiwear.livejournal.com]

Katchoo had no idea how she'd made it here, actually; she'd looked out the window and gotten one glimpse of the fog and decided she wasn't even going to try.

. . . and then she'd had to go to the bathroom, and ended up here. She was really not feeling the love for Fandom today.

Try the polygraph 6 (HNTGC)

[offthelisthero.livejournal.com]

Pair up and try lying to each other.

Re: Try the polygraph 6 (HNTGC)

[neurotic-witch.livejournal.com]

Playing with the polygraph seemed like fun. Chris looked around for a partner.

Talk to the telepath/cop 6 (HNTGC)

[offthelisthero.livejournal.com]

If you want to try it.

Re: Talk to the telepath/cop 6 (HNTGC)

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

Mac wasn't necessarily jumping at the chance to have her mind read, but she was staring at the older Weiss clone.

No matter how many times this happened, it was always freaky.

Re: Talk to the telepath/cop 6 (HNTGC)

[offthelisthero.livejournal.com]

Matt noticed the kid staring at him. He was trying not to read anyone accidentally so that just left him with asking, "What?"

Re: Talk to the telepath/cop 6 (HNTGC)

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

"Sorry. You just look... really like someone I used to know," she told him. More like, exactly.

"It's just a little strange, that's all."

Re: Talk to the telepath/cop 6 (HNTGC)

[gameknowsgame.livejournal.com]

A telepath? Blair was so up for the challenge.

Re: Talk to the telepath/cop 6 (HNTGC)

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"This is Blair," Mohinder, standing by the wall, introduced her to Matt.

"You can start with something simple, if you want to test Matt. Or any more complicated thoughts you want to try," he told Blair, and stepped back to watch.

Re: Talk to the telepath/cop 6 (HNTGC)

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"Can you really read thoughts?" Blair asked, while thinking Does he honestly think that shirt goes with those pants?

Re: Talk to the telepath/cop 6 (HNTGC)

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His encounter with Manticore's psi's had left Dean more than a little anxious about facing a telepath, but it would be useful to find out if the blocking techniques Anakin had taught him worked so Dean swallowed his anxiety as much as he could and walked up to the detective. "Uh, hi."

Re: Talk to the telepath/cop 6 (HNTGC)

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"Hey, kid," Matt nodded at Dean. "I don't bite."

Talk to the TA 6 (HNTGC)

[offthelisthero.livejournal.com]

If the raven shows up.

Talk to Mohinder 6 (HNTGC)

[offthelisthero.livejournal.com]

He's around after class, wondering if he'll need string or chalk to get him and Matt home.

OOC 6 (HNTGC)

[offthelisthero.livejournal.com]

So, Matt can read minds if he's concentrating. Of course, there'll be no telepathy without conseent, but if your character wants to freak out at the possibility feel free.

Re: OOC 6 (HNTGC)

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So will M&M make out later? 'cause that's what I'm thinking about.

Re: OOC 6 (HNTGC)

[offthelisthero.livejournal.com]

The thought never crossed my mind. *innocents*