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The Science of Psionics, Wednesday
"Welcome back," Kerrigan said, impassively. "I'm glad to see none of you froze over yesterday." Her unique biology meant that it hadn't even tickled. And while she was aware of the drama of the past few days, she didn't really care enough about it to comment, either, or show too much mercy to anyone who was out of it.
She was such a pleasant person.
"Today, we move on to telepathy," she said, "Which we will cover across several classes. Some of you are telepaths. Some of you aren't. In my time on Fandom, I've learned we're a varied lot, and not all techniques that work for me will work for you, and vice versa. Case in point: it's very rare for teeps from my home universe to be able to shield themselves telepathically. We are constant recievers, kept from going insane only by some conditioning, and a lot of hardware plugged into our brains. As a result, our range is generally more limited than that of most telepaths."
A brief pause. "Of course, since I've come and gone here, I've managed to master that little problem. Which brings us to the topic of today's lesson, and one that most of you will be familiar with to at least a point: shielding. Now, telepathy is all in the mind; a lot of it comes down to what we can visualise, the responses we program into ourselves because of those visuals. To shield, some people picture walls. Others keep up a stream of misinformation on the shallow end of their brain - very effective back home, since most Ghosts will be trying to keep your deeper thoughts out, not in. Some people come up with more esoteric mental constructs."
"It is a feat of discipline, of course. If you want to keep others out, you're going to have to learn to keep those walls up a great deal of the time. Which only hails from practice. Again, this is something many of you will probably already be aware of. But we have to start somewhere."
She leaned back against the desk, and observed them all. "Beyond the basics of shielding, what's important to remember is the central tenet I just mentioned. Visualisation. You have to know which switches to throw in your brain to make it do what you want it to do. To fully exercise a telepathic talent, you can't afford to just live on the outside. You have to explore what triggers work for you, and how far you can push them. It can take years. Decades. Inconvenient gene treatments." Her mouth curled up, as if that one was supposed to invite a laugh.
"Today, we're doing two things. Like last week, I'd like you all to share what experiences you have in the area of shielding and getting telepathy to work a certain way - to whatever point you're comfortable with. Secondly, we're running a basic shielding exercise. Pair up with a telepath in the room, and see how sturdy you can make yours. Don't push too hard. If you can't find another telepath, you can call on me. If you've got the basics down, then with the consent of your partner, you can experiment a little. Don't fry anyone's brains."
She shot another look into the room. Yes, 'don't fry anyone's brains' was going to be the motto of this class for a long time yet. "And Emma? I'd like to see you after class."
She was such a pleasant person.
"Today, we move on to telepathy," she said, "Which we will cover across several classes. Some of you are telepaths. Some of you aren't. In my time on Fandom, I've learned we're a varied lot, and not all techniques that work for me will work for you, and vice versa. Case in point: it's very rare for teeps from my home universe to be able to shield themselves telepathically. We are constant recievers, kept from going insane only by some conditioning, and a lot of hardware plugged into our brains. As a result, our range is generally more limited than that of most telepaths."
A brief pause. "Of course, since I've come and gone here, I've managed to master that little problem. Which brings us to the topic of today's lesson, and one that most of you will be familiar with to at least a point: shielding. Now, telepathy is all in the mind; a lot of it comes down to what we can visualise, the responses we program into ourselves because of those visuals. To shield, some people picture walls. Others keep up a stream of misinformation on the shallow end of their brain - very effective back home, since most Ghosts will be trying to keep your deeper thoughts out, not in. Some people come up with more esoteric mental constructs."
"It is a feat of discipline, of course. If you want to keep others out, you're going to have to learn to keep those walls up a great deal of the time. Which only hails from practice. Again, this is something many of you will probably already be aware of. But we have to start somewhere."
She leaned back against the desk, and observed them all. "Beyond the basics of shielding, what's important to remember is the central tenet I just mentioned. Visualisation. You have to know which switches to throw in your brain to make it do what you want it to do. To fully exercise a telepathic talent, you can't afford to just live on the outside. You have to explore what triggers work for you, and how far you can push them. It can take years. Decades. Inconvenient gene treatments." Her mouth curled up, as if that one was supposed to invite a laugh.
"Today, we're doing two things. Like last week, I'd like you all to share what experiences you have in the area of shielding and getting telepathy to work a certain way - to whatever point you're comfortable with. Secondly, we're running a basic shielding exercise. Pair up with a telepath in the room, and see how sturdy you can make yours. Don't push too hard. If you can't find another telepath, you can call on me. If you've got the basics down, then with the consent of your partner, you can experiment a little. Don't fry anyone's brains."
She shot another look into the room. Yes, 'don't fry anyone's brains' was going to be the motto of this class for a long time yet. "And Emma? I'd like to see you after class."