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[Talia has been keeping relatively quiet over the network, but Jack's post caught her attention while she was checking up on things and she responds with a post of her own after gathering her thoughts.]

Hello... my name is Talia and I've had the pleasure of meeting a few of you since my rather rough arrival. [If by rough she meant near death, but that was a trivial matter right now.] As has been brought to your attention already, our hosts appear to be growing ever more impatient with us. In some areas this is as a simple as not offering us jobs, or refusing us service... In other areas, I have been physically jostled aside and I've little doubt that others have suffered similarly. I know rationing and I understand the stress that it puts upon a people, let alone a people that are 'suffering' unexpected guests. This is something more and it concerns me...

[She exhales slowly, because admitting to this had caused her problems in the past and directly caused her to be ostracized and targeted... needless to say, she was wary, but knew it was knowledge that needed to be shared.]

I would like it known that I am an Empath and a Mind Healer. One of the things this grants me is the ability to read the emotions of others and, if I choose, to sway them. The kedan are restless and they are angrier by the day... I'm the strongest Empath in my kingdom, but not even I can manage the entire expanse of Tu Vishan by myself at one time. I have been able to keep tempers calm around the Water Sector, but if you've need of me anywhere, at any time, you've but to send for me and I will come.

Otherwise, I will be making circuits throughout the Sectors and offering what help I may with my abilities. [And she'd continue to do so until she ran herself to the ground or the trouble came to an end.]

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[Clark pushes his glasses up before talking, wondering how to word what he wants to say.]

How do you exactly... 'sway' those emotions? Do you change their thoughts or memories at all?

[So many new people speaking to her, but she'd expected such. She had answered many of the same questions in the past and had become rather accustomed to it. She exhales and considers her answer before speaking.]

Empathy is a Mind Magic that grants me the ability to feel the emotions of others, and in my case, to even control them. An Empath can also ‘see’ if certain emotions are strongly connected to a person or event, as emotions leave a telltale imprint on their surroundings. I cannot read someone's thoughts, or alter them. I can see if an individual's mind or memories have been altered or shielded, and I can remove those blocks or alterations and return their mind to them.

I can blanket a person's emotions with those of my choice, whether delicately to let them make their own mind, or remoing the choice entirely; though only in the most dire of circumstances would I even consider such. I cannot change memories... That is not an ability I have, or that I think I would want... emotions are difficult enough. I can make emotions connect to certain thoughts, whether either positive or negative. I have only ever had to do the latter once, while making judgement on a man that had abused his step-daughter, emotionally and... physically... for years. I took her emotional trauma, her horror, pain and anger and imprinted them into his mind so that whenever he had certain thoughts, that he would experience her emotions until he ceased having those thoughts; he would, in essence, be the source of his own cure.

[It had been one of the most severe rulings she had ever made on a Circuit and Kris had asked her about it afterwards. She had told him that she would have made the same ruling if I had ever happened again and she stood by that.]

[Clark face softens when she doesn't have any qualms to explain her powers at length. Most problems with telepaths and empaths come from them trying to hide the full extent of their powers.

If people know what they are able to do they are less likely to be afraid of them.]

You sound pretty powerful to me, it's a good thing you are willing to help us out.

[Very much the case, Clark, and something she specifically fought against every damn day of her life at Court and out amongst the kingdom. Even some of her fellow Heralds hadn't understood her Gifts and had questioned her actions time and time again.]

There is no way that I wouldn't do everything I could to help in this situation. It is my duty to see to the safety of those here and serve as best I can.

That's a very nice way to see it, we really are grateful.

[He knows not everyone will agree on that, there's been some disagreements over mind-powers before. He wants her to at least have some support.]

I'm Clark Kent, by the way. It's nice to meet you Talia. You haven't been here for long I'll take it?

I doubt that can be said for everyone, but thank you. [She doesn't need any form of empathy to know this. Young though the Herald may be, she is not stupid and knows well how some will react to this knowledge.]

The pleasure is mine, Clark. And not long... a few weeks, if that. [Her first few days were a blur and much of the rest had blended together.]

[His face pretty much makes it clear that she was right to think that, but it's not something he wants to dwell on. He wants to welcome her, not make her distrustful.]

If you have any questions do tell me, I have been here for a couple of months.

[She understands the unspoken wholly, Clark, and appreciates the honestly. Her expression softens at his offer and she inclines her head.]

My thanks... something will undoubtedly surface at some point, but I... I am as well as I expect to be just now.

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