Asshole telepath protection racket

[telepathicignorance]

Type: Text
Sender ID: 🖕nunya🖕 (Sidestep)
To: Public
Subject: Lessons
Warnings: Mind reading, swearing, mouthiness? Will warn if things get worse in individual threads.


I guess the cat's basically out of the bag at this point anyway: Does anyone want lessons on how to shield your mind from telepathic intrusion?

Free for people I like or have to work with regularly. 100 dubloons for everyone else.

Comments

[telepathicignorance]

You work for the Conservatory and I don't want to see your thoughts!

(Imagine he starts thinking about Keigo. Ew.)

I'll bring chocolate if it means I don't have to see anything gross from your head.

(They are absolutely making it sound like his thoughts are grosser than normal intentionally, because they're a horrid little troll but they aren't brave enough to pick on him by mentioning the possibility of seeing private boyfriend thoughts.)

[withermarked]

[ Well, the fact they leave it that vague (especially on a public post) is so much more distressing. What do they mean!! What do they know?? There's a decent pause before he replies. ]

No idea what you're talking about but I guess I won't say no to chocolate.

[telepathicignorance]

Your world is really fucked up if you think that's normal.

(Again with the vague trolling.)

You prefer dark, milk, white, or ruby?

[withermarked]

If I think what's normal? I've never said it was a good place.

[ Another long pause, followed by a second reply. ]

Ruby I guess.

[telepathicignorance]

You really don't know?

Ruby it is.

[withermarked]

I won't presume to know what's strangest to you.

[ ...He's going to be so twitchy by the time they meet up. What if he just avoided them forever instead? ]

[telepathicignorance]

(They switch to private.)

You know I'm fucking with you, right?

[withermarked]

[ Alternatively: What if he gave them another black eye? ]

Figured there's always a 50/50 chance with you.

[ Which is true but not knowing for sure if they were made it worse! ]

[telepathicignorance]

(Then they'd have another black eye. Also they'd punch back.)

You think I'd spend any time around you if there was something that gross and horrible right at the front of your head?

[withermarked]

Guess not.

[ ...That does actually make him feel a little bit better. Even if it might just mean he's been lucky about avoiding his past around them so far. ]

[telepathicignorance]

Yeah.

[withermarked]

[ He's irritated again, but if nothing else text means he can take a bit to cool down. He does want to learn... assuming they'll be telling the truth about how to do this. ]

So when do you want to meet up?

[telepathicignorance]

Already got a taker I'm meeting now.

Tomorrow? Unless things go badly enough I get a headache.

[withermarked]

Okay. Just send me a message, I guess.

[ Since they'll be the one who knows if they're up for it. ]

Some time later (private)

[telepathicignorance]

Alright lets do it.

[withermarked]

Okay. Where should I meet you?

[ Unfortunately this has given him more time to wonder if this is a bad idea, but at least he hasn't changed his mind. ]