Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in Friendship and Raw Fish

Posted by Captain Eela Dasca (Lt. Governor) in Friendship and Raw Fish

Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in Friendship and Raw Fish
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Eela beamed. “I think you might be right. And I think my time here has been very revealing. There’s a saying that you don’t know what you’ve lost until it’s gone but I think it’s also true that you’ve lost until you found it again.” She drank from her cup, turning it on the counter as she set it back down.

“What about you Kenzo? You are often a very contained person. Very intentional. I’m curious how you would describe your experience of your empathy.”

~Eela

He thought for a moment and then said “If I do not put up a barrier, I sense it as a cocktail party. Many separate conversations going on all at once. The range I am able to perceive is larger than average. But in that cocktail party, I can choose to focus on a single speaker, and that in turns lowers the background noise considerably. I also focus on maintaining my own sense of self. I do not want to cause my emotions to influence the genuine emotional state of others. For instance…” He tookna breath and slowly lowered the barrier he had in place just enough so Eela would suddenly feel the drinks more than she did just a second ago, a kind of humming euphoria all over her body. Kenzo shrugged and said “And that is what I am feeling at the moment.”

Kenzo

Ahhh that lovely tingle of intoxication! She wasn’t quite there yet herself, but then again he had said he was two-up on her. She let the sensation wash over her and closed her eyes, just accepting it for what it was. When Eela opened her eyes she held mischief in her eyes. “You have no idea how much I want to share a particular Haliian ritual with you. I think you’d find it extremely… illuminating.” And it wasn’t that she thought it was be funny to witness, she truly thought that he might find parts of himself he didn’t even know existed.

~Eela

Kenzo looked at her and said “Very well. Tell me about it.” and he finally moved his hand from hers. He started cleaning up and, before she could ask, he held up a hand. “Ceremony. This is part of the art. So no helping.”

Kenzo

She held up her hands. “All right, as you wish,” she said smiling. The lingering effect of her telepathy left a warmth in her skin even after he removed his hand. It was like being wrapped in a cozy blanket.

Eela folded her arms on the counter and sipped on her sake. “So, like many psi-positive species Haliians need to way to clear the mind from all the input. We need to be able to let all that sensory input go. We have forms of meditation that we are taught to do daily, but after my accident I’ve struggled to access the ability. That’s been its own frustration, because instead of letting the day go and starting anew, I tend to carry things forward more than I would like. It’s hard to get space and distance. But there is a ritual using a herbal decoction that can let you drop your barriers entirely and still feel connected. It’s like a gentle awareness that you don’t have to control so you can just let it exist without interference. One of the ingredients does produce a mild psychotropic effect but the amount used is small and measured exactly.” She leaned forward. “It’s not used often, just as a mental reset. I’ve not trusted myself to be in a good place to handle it properly but I think I’m reaching a point where it is becoming necessary. But Kenzo? Oh, when I’ve done the ritual in the past it’s the closest I’ve come to reproducing that feeling from the crystal caves.”

~Eela