Thirty Second PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

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[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.]

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[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.-

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[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]

[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.]

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.]

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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]

[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?!

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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.

[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.]

[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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[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

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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.]]

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

[Can she? Or is the paralysis still up? She's still breathing, just all cut up and bruised from crashing.]

[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......

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?

[doudemoe]

[Minato doesn't resist being tugged, though he nearly topples over as they reach the sidewalk, sounds and bells in his head. Just in time, because a car speeds through the spot from where Lucas grabbed him.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[This is a good enough sign for Lucas himself to continue breathing again, and it was probably a silly question, anyway. Certainly, she could hear him at the very least.]

Please stay still!

[And that was a silly thing to say. Lucas places a hand on her chest and slowly releases a pulse of PSI. The paralysis should begin to ease . . . ]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Lucas catches him before he falls and strains a little not to let him drop.]

C-Can you hear me? Do you understand what I'm saying?

[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?!

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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]

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

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

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

"Mou! What did you do?"

[Have an angry, bleeding Shana, who is slowly raising herself upright, her dark eyes blazing.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Please stay still!

[He repeats himself as he tries to get Shana back flat.]

You'll injure yourself if you fight it too hard! Where is it numbest?

[bullsit.livejournal.com]

[






looks horrified.]

Um, is there, something on my face, that maybe, I should know about?

homesickness just happens when you haven't called your mom in a while, right?

[istheatmosphere.livejournal.com]

This was your doing? [She doesn't seem angry, just surprised.] I'm not sad. [She wipes her eyes with her free hand.]

[doudemoe]

Yes. [Said to both boys holding him.]

Who are you two?