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Syd(ney) Barrett ([info]_donttouch) wrote,
@ 2017-05-17 21:08:00

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And, as they had discussed, the next day was back to work. She had gone to Cary first, the intention to find Kerry, but with a pleasant sidetrack of talking with the scientist. He did, in fact, have some poking and testing that he wanted to do --something about more theories that the journal brought up -- so Syd forced herself to stay still for the prodding. It worked, for the most part, particularly after Cary saw her trying and eased the tension with a little talk. Simple stuff, how he thought she could continue harnessing her ability and an unknown echo of
what Hank had said about part of it being psychological. The conversation also turned toward the light saber, with questions about whether she felt any after effects and if she'd like to continue working with that. Knowing all too well the stability that came with knowing the person you cared about could take care of herself, Cary saw nothing wrong in giving both Sydney and David that peace of mind. Just in case. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worse.

Syd, naturally, was pleased to continue being his guinea pig in that respect.

Afterward, it was Ptonomy she found next, which was actually perfect because she needed to bribe him into a favor soon. And what could she possibly offer the memory man? Pancakes. He loved them but couldn't cook them. Baking was apparently more his bag. So favor was exchanged for favor, and she couldn't quite help herself in innocently asking about yesterday afternoon, which had him looking at her suspiciously before she flitted away.

It all led her to Kerry, who had been heading over to Cary and her punching bag. But sparring was so much more fun. So that was exactly what they did, an hour and a half of moving and trying to best one another, moves and tips given from the younger girl as Sydney tried to get one over her. Still didn't work; the student still had much to learn from the master. They were about to switch when Kerry brought up a good point; had she tried with someone else? Other than David, because Kerry liked not having an explosion to worry about, thanks. Syd snorted, giving a shrug, but then she got to thinking about it. Maybe she should change it up. "I should find Rudy or Ptonomy and ask."

"Yeah, you should." Kerry thought that could possibly be interesting, grinning. "You get a hold on telekinesis and could toss things at me." Rudy wouldn't.

With that thought in mind, Syd wandered over to David's bedroom, figuring he wasn't there yet but would pop his head in relatively soon. She debated telling him about the newest plan, or letting him suss it out. Mostly because she was curious whether people were the same to him when they were switched. Humming, she plopped on the bed and sat cross-legged, going over various ideas in her head as she waited.


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[info]xgene
2017-05-23 02:02 am UTC (link)
Cary-as-Kerry couldn't help but add, "Have you ever tried? Have you ever had the opportunity?" Many subjects, many situations of consciousness transference with a three-hour period. Yes, under normal circumstances, three hours was all it needed for everything to return to normal. But why take the reactive road when you could take the proactive one? Try someone, figure something out. What happened if you did Y instead of X? And what about Z?

David couldn't add much to that, knowing firmly that he had zero interest in testing the limits when said limits could irreparably harm those around him, all his power seemingly on the destructive side of things as opposed to anything good, decent, or otherwise interesting.

Yeah, so maybe he was the flower child in all this. That fact was swiftly accepted and moved on from. Syd's power wasn't inherently about destruction so much as forcibly learning a new perceptive in more ways than one. It might be worth actively trying to swap minds with bodies... if time didn't do that for her. But time was still a factor in this and he was content enough in that.

"We can worry about microwaves and time settings later. For now, I'm just glad to report that everyone seems to be okay for now." Melanie and her new powers via Rudy, Oliver and all his memories, Rudy and Ptonomy playing psychic card games, and the Loudermilks doing what they did best – be a team.

Cary-as-Kerry didn't seem too enthusiastic. Grateful, yes, that everyone was okay, but again: reactive versus proactive. "Maybe try?" Kerry's voice, unusually empathetic, "Between the two of you. Imagine swapping data, a touch-based connection making the link, then telling the devices, your brains, what data to swap, your consciousnesses. Couldn't hurt to try while the rest of us are waiting. Since this is all old hat for the two of you..."

David blinked, figuring that last part was fair enough, he simply shrugged and looked to Syd-as-himself. "Everyone seems fine. Feel like pretending we're flash drives and computers, transferring data like it's nothing to do with the soul and mind?"

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