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I can hear your desires, and sing your fears. I am not like the others. Their
passive gifts are all negative, while their active gifts are positive. I can’t
tell you why I’m the opposite, but truthfully, it has always made me feel a
little left out of the group. To be clear, they never made me feel like that;
it was just the nature of my condition. It’s kind of hard to explain what I
could do. Landis might have better wording, though I think he actively ignores
this side of him. It’s not that I could hear your thoughts. It’s not even that
I could see the images in your mind. It’s more like I could hear the music of
your soul, if that makes any sense. When I would listen to people’s
aura—for lack of a better term—I could hear where it was
pointing, be it another person, or an object, or even the future. The tone of
their aura music was key to understanding and interpreting their desires. I
would say that mine was the toughest job, because they had to be open with me
to clarify exactly what they wanted out of their life. It was just
so...abstract and intangible a lot of the time. Sure, if they were staring at
the person they were secretly in love with, their desire song for them would
be obvious. And to be fair, anyone who is just naturally good at reading
others could probably see it all over their face without any special gift. The
key was getting them to come out of their shells, and be honest about what
they wanted. It felt like cheating, just straight up asking them to vocalize
their feelings. No one else in the group had to do that. They were just able
to sense what they were meant to sense. That’s kind of why I had to step up as
the leader; not because I was particularly suited for it, but because I had to
drive the progress for us to get anywhere with people. The client’s own goals
were paramount in helping them. It didn’t matter how they felt, or whether
they were lying. If they didn’t have an objective, what were we gonna do for
them? How were their lives gonna turn out? I didn’t always have to use my
active Vulnerability gift, but there were many times when it was necessary.
They sometimes even asked for it. To get what they wanted, and get past what
was holding them back, it was necessary for them to face their fears. It was
easier for them to do that if they were confronted with them directly using
the fear songs, rather than having to conjure them up in their own mindbrains.
It usually went all right. The client and I were both always in control, and I
could clear the sounds if they became too much to bear. Obviously, it went
wrong one terrible time, and that’s why we’re here, but I can’t help but think
that all of that happened for a reason, because now we have Landis. I do miss
having the gifts, but I’m glad that someone else has them, even if he never
uses them. At least they’re not gone forever. And the sweet song of life on
Earth continues.
