Last thread didn't want to cooperate.
Last post I made was something along the lines of,
"Tan looks at you curiously, clearly asking with her eyes."
Last thread didn't want to cooperate.
Last post I made was something along the lines of,
"Tan looks at you curiously, clearly asking with her eyes."
*Nods*
"The kids are their best and brightest and they needed to be trained by someone of immense skill. Aki's parents weren't killed in the war, you know who killed them for their eyes. Her family has the Rinnegan, the Sage of 6th Path's eyes, her parent's didn't have them, but it has been know to skip a generation. That's why she can do all 6 nature affinities, and her eyes will likely manifest soon.
He also mentioned that your kids were a distraction for me to teach these kids, thinking I wouldn't teach them when I found out how powerful they were. So it wasn't to put down your skills, but to keep my attention away."
J
"Alright, distraction then, but I wouldn't doubt that it had something to do with testing our teaching skill; give one of us three prodigies and the other three who aren't even ready for the training and see what we do; if we didn't notice, we're a couple of idiots pretending to be what we say, and if we did notice then we both help these kids. I don't like being manipulated. I'm glad we're more on our own now."
*Nods and hugs her*
"I know you don't hun, it's their ways, you saw the show, everyone up at the top has to play that way. We are out here, teaching them our way, and now we are teaching all the kids. We should get them up to shape soon enough, and be able to teach them in a group, and be much more effective with our time."
*Grins*
"You also realize that means Rid will be trained too, can't leave anyone out, everyone must be able to hold their own."
J
"That's fine," Tan answers.
"What she really means," Jef begins.
Tan interrupts, "Has it ever occurred to you that sometimes the lie would be better than the truth?"
*Grins*
"I'm pretty good at reading Tan, she can attest to I know when she is lying and when to press her for information. They are going to have to work together, so this is the perfect time to build up some lasting bonds.
J
"Hey, I'll train her," Tan says grudgingly, "But I don't promise to like her. She probably won't even last the first day."
"You'll see to that, right?" Jef is smirking at her.
*Smiles*
"I dunno Tan, she took to taking care of the kids pretty well, and she seems willing to give things a chance. I think she will do it because all we have is each other now, and she wants to be part of that. By all means push her, but I don't think she will give up."
*grins*
"Tan's still unhappy about the attempts at the bachelor party, among other past events. I think people deserve a chance to change who they are, so that's my stance."
J
"It's more about getting Rid back for what transpired in their childhood," Jef tells you.
"Hello??" Tan asks, waving her hand. "Still here."
"If you would be honest with your husband, Tan, I wouldn't have to tell him these things. Communication is the key to a successful mission."
Tan rolls her eyes.
"Really," Jef asks interestedly. His tone changes, becomes softer, more sympathetic. "He really does love you, you know, Tan. He isn't going anywhere."
"Augh," she scoffs irritatedly, starting to walk away. "Leave me alone," se tells him.
*Nods*
"She needs to cool down, it's her way."
*To Jef after she goes off*
"You know, I knew all of that without reading her mind, those two have issues to work out from childhood. I don't think it was all a one way street, and Rid was probably pushed to start from their father, it doesn't make it right, but probably in the middle is where the truth lies. They will work it out, and they need time with each other that isn't horrible, to know that each isn't looking to harm the other at heart now. I don't expect it to be easy, grandfather wanted them to be together to work things out."
J
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"Yeah," Jef agrees. "I dunno if they will be as close as sisters, but it would be nice if the two of them would stop avoiding one another."
You spend a quiet evening, which Tan devotes to training for herself while everyone else relaxes.
*Grins at Jef*
"Well close with those two has many meanings, I think they need to work it out."
*Grins*
*I will spend a quiet night with Val then*
The night isn't as quiet as you'd hoped. Your youngest isn't taking particularly well to the whole sleeping in a tent thing.
*Nods*
"Will stay up the night with her then, she is the boss right now."
J
Are you using shadow clones for any purposes?
If so, where are the shadow clones and where is the principal?
*There are 10 shadow clones in the perimeter, 100 yards 10 yards apart, I am taking care of Victoria*
J
Good thing it's you and not one of them. She's angry, and she bites you.
*Ow*
"No biting, that's just not ladylike. Use your words next time Victoria."
J
Haa, you sound like me.
§
She hasn't got a lot of words, but it does occur to you that a telepathic scolding will probably have a better effect than one aloud does.
*I will try to do it telepathically, but reassure her that I am not mad, just wanting her to know that is not acceptable behavior*
J
She seems to understand, but responds with a list of demands.
1. She wants Val
2. She wants Rid
3. She wants to go play
4. She wants anyone who will let her go play
5. She does not want to go to sleep
It's actually rather amusing to get a list of demands from such a small child.
*I will see if Val and Rid are up*
"I will respond to her mind, I will get Val and or Rid, if either of them are not sleeping, I am not giving into your demands young lady, but if they are up, I will get them and see if we can play to tire you out. If they are sleeping I will let you play I am up, if you don't want to sleep. You will find your body will say otherwise soon."
J
Well, nine isn't bad.
§
Val is awake, and she asks, "She still isn't asleep yet?"
*shakes her head*
"No and she gave me her list of demands. She wants you and Rid, she wants to play and she wants not to sleep, and she bit me."
*Grins*
"She is a handful"
J
She rolls her eyes, looking annoyed. "Tell her to go to sleep."
*To Val*
"I shall tell her your orders."
*Salutes*
*To Victoria*
"Mommie Val said to goto sleep, Aunt Rid is sleeping, so it's either sleep or me, your choice."
J
Telepathic or speaking?
Telepathic
J
She responds by considering her options a moment, then chooses staying up with you.
She wants to know why you haven't ever communicated to her this way before. It seems much less frustrating than trying too talk.
*Nods*
"Well, when I was born, no one had these abilities, so a child had to develop verbal skills in order to tell parents what they wanted to know. I was trying to replicate that, since verbal speech is very important. I would call it a mix of coaxing you to learn to talk, and sticking to how I was brought up. You had never acted out like this before, and you seemed to want to tell me something, so I did. I don't know how much you understand of the world around you, but I am your father and I will be helping to experience that world. You will have opportunities and abilities I never had growing up, should be a fun experience."
J
She wants to know what's so important about verbal speech when you can just communicate this way.
*I mentally smile*
"Well as far as I know the only ones who can initiate it, are myself and Uncle Jef. So that's two people out of millions here. The others, your brothers and sisters, Mommie Tan, don't communicate like this. I'm sure I can teach them, but I am teaching a lot of people a lot of things. Verbal speech is very important when dealing with people other than us. You are a special little girl, and as you grow, I will teach you all that I know."
J
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She responds in confusion, as she doesn't know how to initiate it, but the two of you are communicating fine. She wants you to teach her how to initiate it.
*Do I have the ability to project an ability like Jef does was that part of the package? If not I will respond with:
"I can project it into you."
*If not, will find Jef*
"Victoria is asking to be able to communicate telepathically, I don't wish to put her in danger, can you show me how to project Psionic Abilities like you did to me?"
J
Jef tells you, "Unfortunately, I can teach you how to do it, but I don't know how to project it in the same way as I can with other abilities, so it won't be as reliable as it might be one day."
*Nods*
"Well Victoria will just have to be happy till I can train it up, which will likely be very soon. If you can teach, I would like to know it, it will take teaching the others select skills easier."
J
*Nods*
"Well Victoria will just have to be happy till I can train it up, which will likely be very soon. If you can teach, I would like to know it, it will take teaching the others select skills easier."
J
He teaches you the variant of telepathy;
1@2 Mind Meld: Share Psionic Abilities, amateur up to 1@, professional up to 2@, expert up to 3@ P1@10
*To Jef*
"Thanks, and now I might have awakened a monster in Victoria, if she can tell us exactly what she wants, when she wants it, going to be very interesting."
*To Victoria telepathically*
"Ok I will need some time tomorrow to teach myself well enough to make sure I can show you how to do so without harming either of us. Does that sound ok?"
J
She acquiesces.
She still manages to keep you up half the night unrltil she finally sits in your lap, insisting she isn't tired, and finally passes out.
*I will hold her till the morning and gently put her in her bed, making a mental plan of the skills I will have to teach myself sometime today when I go to the inbetween.*
((Will start on filling out descriptions in a few))
Right. Do it at your leisure.
The cement is dry by the morning, and everyone is free to marvel at the new house.
Jef tells you, "It's still a little large for my tastes, but we've got a big family, and every room is necessary."
((Wound up going to bed early))
*To Jef*
"Looks great, just need to make two Water Towers and get the pipes to link them so we can have hot and cold running water, and one to fill the pool when needed, and you will have some happy people. The hot water one should be in a clearing where it gets the sun all day, and the cold one should have cover all day."
*Skills explained, sheets updated this morning*
Adam
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