Thirty Second PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

[action 1]
[Inspired by Japan, Crowe, and remembering the words of others who had spoken to him recently, Lucas, too, has decided that it is time he reclaim some of his lost battle skills. Once strong enough to stand to all but the deadliest of chimeras, the boy hasn't fought now in over a year . . .

Still, he can manage a sandbag propped up on a broomstick. The problem had been to get the stick not to snap immediately with a single hit, but he had managed by tying several together. Being shier in nature, Lucas is holed up in his backyard and practicing hard. It is possible, though, to hear his occasional shouts or grunts or even the thump of his bat smashing against the bag. Those who investigate will find that the boy has little technique whatsoever . . . He simply hits as quickly and powerfully as he can. But he moves with an awkward fluidity, and it appears he normally fights with chained attacks - 'comboing' hits with kicks, punches, and blows as he ducks and weaves and almost occasionally seems to glide through the air.]

[action 2]
[The accident happens about an hour in. Caught up in the fervor of combat, Lucas smashes the sandbag hard enough that it flies straight up into the air. And instinctively, with some sort of retained muscle memory, he thrusts out a hand and cries out.]

PK Flash!

[And immediately regrets it. The pulsing ball of green light gathers for a few moments before barreling outward to smash into the sandbag, catching it up and propelling it high into the air. Reaching about thirty feet in altitude, the PSI energy eventually flares outward in a massive burst of green light clearly visible from a distance. The sandbag explodes.

Lucas drops his bat and runs to his front yard. If you're anywhere nearby, he'll be running up to you with an expression of severe panic.]

. . . Are you alright?! Are you feeling OK?! You . . . Please say you didn't see the light!
((Lucas's PK Flash has odd effects. It's a burst of psychokinetic energy infused light that alters the brainwaves of those who see it. To be brief, PK Flash causes spontaneous crying to the point where your character is blinded by their own tears, paralysis, which is self-explanatory, feeling strange, which can be interpreted as violent hallucinations and delirium, or instant death. Or nothing, of course. Please don't choose the death option, aha.))

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[rapier-ex.livejournal.com]

-Virginia was just taking Quicksilver for a ride when the whole thing happened. She seems to be wobbling in the saddle, about ready to fall over at any moment.-

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[He runs as quickly towards the woman as he possibly can, screaming to the horse as he does so.]

Quicksilver! Please come to me as carefully as you can!

[And he tries to reach her and steady her before she falls over.]

Action 2

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

[Shana is paralyzed, keeling over on her rollerskates on the way to a shift at the drive-in. Thud. Have a road rash shana, now with extra blood.]


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[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Oh god he killed a little girl. Lucas is by her side as quickly as he can; he knows enough not to shake her despite how much he wants to.]

H-Hey! Can you hear me? Can you talk?!

2 - Feeling strange

[doudemoe]

[Okay, weird. After that bright flash, Minato didn't feel like himself. It could be the wobbly scenery, or his body feeling like a jellyfish, or those weird little men marching down the streets. His eyes are glazed over, though that isn't any different from how he looks. What is different is how he's just wandering in the street, not heeding any cars that could pass by.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Wandering aimlessly in the street. . . . Not even that. Wobbling in the street. Definitely a bad sign. Lucas runs over and tries to pull the man back on the sidewalk before he can get run over.]

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[istheatmosphere.livejournal.com]

[Mokuren is walking home from the general store with some seeds for the garden, but she stops suddenly in her tracks. She's crying.]

I'm alright. But I can't seem to stop crying. How strange.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas breathes a small sigh of relief and pulls Mokuren gently to the side. This is the easiest to fix.]

I'm so sorry about this. How do you feel . . . emotions, I mean? Are you sad or unhappy at all?

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[bullsit.livejournal.com]

Uh. I don't think, I am feeling anything other than ordinary, except maybe sort of, surprised, by your face, and its expression.

1/2

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaaahhhhh!

[Oh god he turned someone grey and gave them horns that's never happened before oh god how is he going to fix this.]

I'm so sorry! P-Please stay still I'm really sorry I can't apologize oh god d-don't look in a mirror I mean not that there's anything wrong b-but......

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[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

[[Aaron is on the side walk. Crutches holding him up, staring up at the sky.

Just staring.]]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas runs up to Aaron soon enough, panting a little breathlessly and immediately beginning to wave a hand in front of his friend's face.]

Aaron! Did you watch the light?!

2-hallucinations ftw!

[friendly-ghosts.livejournal.com]

[Mindy had just been walking down the street, minding her own business. When suddenly she she sees that bright flash of light, and then she freezes, terrified. Not sure what she's seeing. The whole world seems to be wobbling and spinning somehow. And she keeps seeing things out of the corner of her eye. Thanks Lucas.]

Wha- what? What happened?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[The perpetrator runs up quickly enough, looking horrified that Mindy was nearby.]

Mindy! You saw that? Can you understand me?! Can you hear me?

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[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[Theo was just minding his own business, heading home, when suddenly there's a flash of light. Next thing he knows, he's crying helplessly, totally confused. He stops in his tracks, rubbing his eyes, voice hitching.]

Wh-what the fuck?!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Crying is better than dying crying is better than dying Lucas repeats this mantra to himself as he runs up to his next victim.]

I'm so sorry! Please, keep calm - Can you hear me, mister?

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[heartstar-blues.livejournal.com]

[The Captain is walking by.]

☠☠☠☠ naked ninjas, broccoli in tuxes, purple ☠☠☠☠ communist gorillas...

☠☠☠☠ them all.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[ . . . Oh geez the Captain was hallucinating. What would he do if he was mistaken for a communist gorilla? . . . Remembering the punch, Lucas cautiously approaches.]

Mr. Captain? Mr. Captain, do you know who I am?

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[no-no-really.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, have a girl standing there crying.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Nooo, don't cry, Lucas feels terrible as he runs up to the stranger.]

Miss! Miss, I'm so sorry. Can you hear me?

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[brbgoing2russia.livejournal.com]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

((Ah, sorry, actually I think it would be less awkward to have them just meet in this thread.))

[And there he is making another girl cry. He is starting to be tired of apologizing now, but he can't do it enough.]

I'm sorry! I'm sorry . . . Please, hold still. I don't want you to hurt yourself . . . !

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[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

[Oh hey hallucinations. Have a panicked little girl backing away from you in terror.]

No. Go away!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas, being aware of some of the things he can cause, will stop dead in his tracks and hold up his hands.]

I'm sorry. Please, can you listen to me?

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[has-a-name.livejournal.com]

*brb blinded by tears*

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Oh god so many crying girls Lucas can't handle it. Nanashi will find a small hand slipped into hers if she doesn't pull away and a familiar voice ringing in her ears.]

Miss Nanashi! Hold on to me. I'll lead you somewhere safe to sit!

[2: tears]

[bratziska.livejournal.com]

[Franziska von Karma is on her knees, screaming in German at the top of her lungs in between sobs.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[And he rushes up as quickly as he can, feeling yet another pang of guilt. He can't decide if this one is hallucinating or crying or both . . . ]

Miss! Miss, please calm down! Can you hear me?

2; everyone goes for the torment characters option huh

[micronation]

[INSTANT DEATH Actually Sealand has just tumbled off his bike into the street as his muscles became too stiff to control it, let alone stay on top of it.]

it is more interesting apparently =P

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[OH GOD NO THAT LOOKED TOTALLY LIKE INSTANT DEATH Lucas sobs a little as he runs to the other boy's side and leaps to feel for a heartbeat.]

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[mute-mystic.livejournal.com]

[Silence had been watching his not!son practicing combat in the background with mild curiosity (and some quiet approval) for some time before the boy cast his strange spell - what else could it have been? - and a green explosion went off above their house. He blinks at the sky...only to feel wetness on his cheeks. Upon reaching up to touch it, he finds tears there, and his vision steadily blurring with more.

It's been centuries since he's cried...and he doesn't consciously feel any significant sorrow. But the tears just keep coming, debilitatingly...some sort of status effect? But mystics were hardly ever affected by those -

...oh. Right. He isn't currently a mystic. That explains a lot.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Unfortunately, Lucas had not considered whether or not anyone in the house would be affected. So when he is done fixing everyone else . . . He will trudge instead, completely exhausted.]

Mr. Silence . . . ? You're home? . . . A-Ah! Y-You saw it, too?!