[ Dodging Erik mental spikes is sort of like coming home. ]
Not in the least, but there is more at work here; subliminal and very discreet. A sort of, laying of groundwork.
[ Which made him leery of what might be coming in the next few days. Come now, Erik. You didn't feel a little rush at the idea of being encouraged to reach your full potential? ]
[ No, he was mostly trying to block out the sensation of being strapped down to his seat knowing they were trying to coax the most out of his brain waves and send signals to make him stronger, or maybe they'd overload and fry him up make him pop but if he died or wentoutofhismind at least hewouldn'tbestuckintheserestraintsanymore--
--He takes a deep breath. ]
Well, do I seem sufficiently placated and pro-Russia to you? I know you have to be thorough, but could you make it quick?
[ It was a small thing; the promise of release from the restraints and all that horror for one small, insignificant little act of obedience, right? Surely that was worth getting out of the restraints?
Charles merely nudged that small in, the Soviets could leverage, to the surface for Erik's attention, not unlike how he'd unearthed the memory back, at the mansion. ]
Subtle techniques are sometimes worse than the more blatant approach. [ He remarked. ] Given what their tactics have been thus far, I suspect the Soviets will use both direct manipulation and discreet. You're going to need to guard against it.
[ Alright, that last bit was sort of redundant but he was tired. ]
And I want to know why the hell I can't read any of their minds. That's been bothering me all damn day. All these ... troops, across key cities. They didn't just pop up out of no where but I never picked them up.
Well, if they have a telepath in their disposal then we might as well stop talking altogether. But barring that... I think it has to do with our powers being muffled. You can't read them at all? Not even a little bit?
[ Like they're all wearing... Shaw's helmet. ]
I'll check them out tomorrow. Are you going to teach me how to guard against them overnight or are we going to have to meet like this for five days?
I'd know if it was another telepath. [ His powers were reduced, not completely neutered. ] It's not just the situation at the seminar. Even before my powers were reduced in that building, I never felt the build up in Nonah and I should have, Erik.
[ That many new minds? Even if he wasn't paying strict attention, he should have had to adjust his mental shielding to account for the increased psychic output from that many soldiers. ]
I'm heading back home. I can't put the barriers into your mind, like I could back home but I can give you some techniques to help you resist what the Soviets are trying to do here.
[ And whatever minimizes the time he needs to spend with Charles tossing his thoughts around. It feels... disorienting, and uncomfortable. He knows Charles means well, but even then.
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Re: End of Day 1 of the Russian Coup - Telepathy
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The Soviets are employing psychological reprogramming techniques.
[ And sorry Erik but he may be poking about to see if any of those techniques have made an impression on you. ]
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[ Hey whoa he doesn't like Charles filing around in there, he might send off a mental spike before he can stop himself. ]
A little warning, please.
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Not in the least, but there is more at work here; subliminal and very discreet. A sort of, laying of groundwork.
[ Which made him leery of what might be coming in the next few days. Come now, Erik. You didn't feel a little rush at the idea of being encouraged to reach your full potential? ]
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--He takes a deep breath. ]
Well, do I seem sufficiently placated and pro-Russia to you? I know you have to be thorough, but could you make it quick?
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Charles merely nudged that small in, the Soviets could leverage, to the surface for Erik's attention, not unlike how he'd unearthed the memory back, at the mansion. ]
Subtle techniques are sometimes worse than the more blatant approach. [ He remarked. ] Given what their tactics have been thus far, I suspect the Soviets will use both direct manipulation and discreet. You're going to need to guard against it.
[ Alright, that last bit was sort of redundant but he was tired. ]
And I want to know why the hell I can't read any of their minds. That's been bothering me all damn day. All these ... troops, across key cities. They didn't just pop up out of no where but I never picked them up.
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[ Like they're all wearing... Shaw's helmet. ]
I'll check them out tomorrow. Are you going to teach me how to guard against them overnight or are we going to have to meet like this for five days?
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[ That many new minds? Even if he wasn't paying strict attention, he should have had to adjust his mental shielding to account for the increased psychic output from that many soldiers. ]
I'm heading back home. I can't put the barriers into your mind, like I could back home but I can give you some techniques to help you resist what the Soviets are trying to do here.
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[ And whatever minimizes the time he needs to spend with Charles tossing his thoughts around. It feels... disorienting, and uncomfortable. He knows Charles means well, but even then.
Well. It's better than the alternative. ]
I'll drop by.