Yeah, okay. Maybe.

[no_bodyseesme]

From the poodle

Your Kiss is Green

Your kisses are short and sweet - at least a first. You tend to be a cautious kisser. You don't want to scare anyone off. Once you get to know someone, your kisses are daring... and even wild. No matter what the situation is, you know how to deliver the perfect kiss. Kissing Type: Varied People See Your Kisses as: Skillful You Kiss Best With: A Blue Kisser Stay away from: A Black Kisser

What Color Is Your Kiss?

Comments

[no_bodyseesme]

*drinks more beer* So. Training. Which includes findin' ways to avoid some of those drawbacks -- which I'm guessing include hearing things you really never wanted to know?

Just like most of these abilities, it doesn't come with a user manual. Most of us have ta find out what works on our own, but I've had a bit of experience with newly manifested folks. Might be able to help ya -- no guarantees, though.

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

Yeah. A lot of things I never wanted to know.

[no_bodyseesme]

Understand how that goes, mate. People say the damnedest things when they can't see you're there listenin'

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

Yeah. *Looks away*

[no_bodyseesme]

*knows he's going to regret asking this but makes an effort to actually be friendly* What's botherin' you?

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

Like hearing your friend think that he's sleeping with your wife?

[no_bodyseesme]

*stomps firmly on his initial reaction of 'people suck'* Ouch. Sorry to hear that, mate. Honestly? I dunno if I'd rather know about it, or continue to be fooled by 'em...

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Me, either. But finding out like that... and that smug smile... *Hand tightens into a fist, and he aches to hit him again*

[no_bodyseesme]

*he knows that look* Did ya punch it off his face?

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

Yeah. And got my badge suspended.

[no_bodyseesme]

Sometimes ya just gotta do these things.

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

Sometimes. *Wry smile*

[no_bodyseesme]

*nods*

So, ya want a few pointers? Might be stuff you've already figured out on yer own, but ya never know...

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say no to 'em.

[no_bodyseesme]

*grins and finishes off his beer* Smart man. Okay, most of this is from what I was taught to combat folks like you, but it should work the other way 'round. First, people are always thinkin' about somethin'. Most of it's pretty dumb, trivial stuff -- did I turn my lights off, did I leave that job application on the printer, stupid shit like that. Surface thoughts are easy ta read, so someone who's been trained to combat bein' read are gonna fill up their thoughts with useless shit. With me so far?

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

*Nods* Makes sense.

[no_bodyseesme]

Okay. What ya have to do is try to make them think more about the stuff they're tryin' ta hide. Ya ever question suspects about stuff? It'd be kinda like that -- lead them inta trappin' themselves. Sometimes they're gonna start flooding their thoughts with even more crap, but sometimes because they're not supposed to be thinkin' about something, that's suddenly the only thing on their mind, yeah?

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I... I think I can do that.

[no_bodyseesme]

Good. *nods* Now -- when ya do run into someone with training, ya can't force it. Tryin' to force your way through a block's only gonna hurt you, not the person you're tryin' ta read. There's a kind of ability that's able to hurt someone else like that, but they're rare an' ya wouldn't wanna run into one of 'em. Bad news, every last one. *grimaces and shakes his head* That's one of the ones I'd agree with the Company goes on the dangerous talents list...

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

I... yeah. Ok.

[no_bodyseesme]

*frowns* Just take my word for it.

Anyway, I'm sure you've noticed Bennet's hardest ta read when he's calm. Still probably pretty damned hard to get through when he's not, but you're never gonna get through a block if the person blockin' is calm. What ya have to do is get 'em rattled, make 'em angry, do somethin' ta shake 'em up and lose their concentration. Doesn't always work, but strong emotions? Make it easier to get into someone's head than anythin' else.

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

Right. *Looks thoughtful*

[no_bodyseesme]

*devilish grin* Bet if ya kissed him, it'd work...

[teleparkman.livejournal.com]

WHAT?

[no_bodyseesme]

*shrugs* Well, if it didn't blow yer own concentration so badly ev'ry time the subject comes up, that is.