♈ Aradia: Investigate.

[psych0p0mps]

[All right, enough of all these distactions. It's time to try out an idea that's popped into her head a couple of different times during the last year.]

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Hello. Would any of you like to help me with an experiment real quick? It involves the wigglers.


((ooc: durp placeholder, goin' to woooork))

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[inafadingcrown]

The...wigglers? [Galadriel does not understand your strange alien slang.]

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[spongetastic]

The what?

[psych0p0mps]

Oh - the children, I mean. I wanted to see if they remember anything about where they've been all this time.

[psych0p0mps]

The wigglers. Children, that is. Specifically the ones who have been and gone before.

[spongetastic]

I'm familiar with them.

[inafadingcrown]

Oh, I see. [She glances over at little Finrod, who is playing beside her. And probably making little horse noises that can be heard in the background.]

I believe I may know what you would propose, but do continue.

[psych0p0mps]

That's pretty much it, actually. I have a couple of different wigglers, and I know they're not the same species, but if I brought them over, do you think you could read their memories or something?

[psych0p0mps]

Okay. So I got this idea a while ago - nobody knows where they go when they're not here, and it's someplace that lets them age, apparently, which is more than we can say for ourselves. So I thought, maybe if someone could read their memories, we could find out more about where they went and how they got there.

[spongetastic]

I never thought about that. But you know, they are just kids. Whoever probed their minds would have to be careful.

[inafadingcrown]

I could. [A pause as she considers] They are quite young. It would require a delicate touch.

You could read mine, Naneth [Ah, the blind trust of child. Galadriel still sounds hesitant when she answers.] Thank you, my love.

[psych0p0mps]

Ah... you got one, too, Galadriel? I was wondering what that sound was. Anyway, I trust you won't hurt them. Where do you want to meet?

[psych0p0mps]

Huh? [... oh.] Wait, you don't think it'll hurt them, do you? I mean, if you're just looking.

[Then again it's not like she knows how telepathy works dfskal;fjkdsl]

[spongetastic]

To be honest, I'm not sure. I've never tried reading a child's mind before.

[inafadingcrown]

Ah, I said I could. I have not yet said I would be willing to do so.

First, I would have you tell me of these children. I trust they have given you no reason to believe that they might be particularly sensitive to such things. [She's accidentally made an adult topple to the floor here. She's a little more careful than she used to be.]

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[ruined_jaw]

The wigglers? You mean the kids most everyon's got?

What sort of experiment did ya have in mind?

[psych0p0mps]

Oh. Uh. [dsksdkal embarrassed] Okay.

One of them's mine and Sollux's. He's full troll, and uh... probably psionic? Since both of us are. He might be more sensitive since he's a lowblood, but I don't know if that crosses species or not. The other one's half-human, half-troll, and on that one I have no idea whatsoever.

[inafadingcrown]

[Don't be embarrassed, Aradia. She just takes this very seriously.]

May I ask you to explain what you mean by "psionic" and "lowblood?"

I am willing to make an attempt, but it will be a cautious one. My son would also be a good candidate; he has only the small measure of my skill typical of my kind, but enough, I think, that he could inform me quickly were I to cause him distress.

[psych0p0mps]

Yeah, those. I wanted to find out where they go in between years, so I was hoping by reading their memories we might find out. Everybody seems worried they'll hurt them, though.

[psych0p0mps]

Hm. [Thinks for a moment.] I don't know. Do you feel like you wanna try?

[spongetastic]

I guess I can give it a try, if the parent is willing.

[psych0p0mps]

Psionics are basically psychic powers. Sollux and I are both telekinetic and can hear the voices of the dying or dead, respectively. And lowbloods - trolls lower on the hemospectrum - tend to be more susceptible to psychic attacks. At least from our own kind.

And... that might not be a bad idea. Considering that he can actually talk to inform you.

[psych0p0mps]

Well, I am the parent and I am willing if you are. [Yeah she sounds like 13, it's babies havin' babies up in here.]

[spongetastic]

Okay. Then I'll try it.

[psych0p0mps]

All right. Where do you want to meet?

[spongetastic]

I'll come to your room if you want.