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[querulus]

UN: kidomega
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[querulus]

it's all telepathy. i just do my own thing with it. doing the same shit as everyone else is BORING zzzz
couldn't be me

[hexcope]

So others could do this, if they could figure it out, but you're the first one who has?

[querulus]

different priorities. personalities. different areas of expertise.

if i were feeling uncharitable i'd say all the other telepaths i've met are unoriginal hacks who just copy each other's boring, uninspired, derivative methods of using their powers with a few minor yet ultimately negligible differences. my demographic is sadly lacking in freethinkers. the irony is staggering.

[hexcope]

If you were feeling uncharitable.

[Buddy.]

Are you including Sophie in that?

[Aren't you friends??]

[querulus]

if i was feeling uncharitable yeah

my dude she's a clone of a different telepath and (formerly) in a hivemind of 4 other identical telepaths. "unoriginality" isn't a bug it's a feature

and before you get all high and mighty at me i recall you yourself made some disparaging remarks about people reinventing the wheel. now what do you suppose "the wheel" is in a powerset that includes access to and control of any brain? if you had to guess.

[hexcope]

"Unoriginal" isn't anyone's default state, it's just a mindset. She's working on breaking out of that. You should know that.

Reading minds and influencing thoughts. Creating illusions, hallucinations, mind-control. All things you can do, I'm assuming.

[querulus]

ok first of all calm down on the white knighting broski. second she would literally agree with me??? seriously just ask her.

can do. have done. it's the most obvious shit to do with telepathy, and most telepaths don't consider doing anything different. so before you @ me just remember i'm throwing shade at a bunch of assholes who spend their lives getting better at manipulating and being nosy.

[hexcope]

I know you're young, but you should be nicer to your girlfriend.

And I'm not asking for moral justification for why you think you're better than them. You proved your point when you described your accomplishments, everything beyond that has been unnecessary.

[querulus]

if she was my girlfriend i'd be nicer to her

you asked why i'm the only telepath who does what i do. would you rather i say i'm just smarter than the rest of them? the "unoriginal" thing seemed less mean.

[hexcope]

you should be nicer to your girlfriend.*

I think anyone would prefer you to just say you're smarter than call them "boring, uninspired, and derivative." There's a way to convey your skill without demeaning others.

[querulus]

edit accepted. also: no.

fine, i (a true iconoclast, a quintessential recusant) am more perceptive, innovative, and avant-garde than all of my conventionally talented and perfectly average peers.

better?

[hexcope]

Actually, yes. I'd say that's a fair assessment of your skill and comparison.

[querulus]

[What.]

okay well i was being sarcastic but you know what i'll take it. as long as we can agree that i'm amazing.

so am i installing this subroutine in your brain or what

[hexcope]

Never said you weren't.

[His distaste for Quentin's manners is entirely separate for his appreciation of his skill.

...Wait, what?]

I didn't know I needed to have anything put in me.

[querulus]

ugh why do you have to say it like that? it's a telepathic subroutine, not a xenomorph

[Yes, he realizes Jayce very likely has never seen Alien. Does he care? Nope.]

how the hell did you think i was going to passively monitor you? i gotta patch you into my network

[hexcope]

[Xenomorph sounds scary!!!]

Sophie can find me without doing that.

[You can practically hear the pouting.]

[querulus]

oh NOW you're questioning my telepathic expertise?? what happened to "oh quentin you're so amazing and impressive, you're the coolest, and i respect you like a PROFESSOR" etc etc etc

i can spy on you manually and waste my valuable time listening to all your thoughts and shit OR i patch you in and let the part of my brain that makes sure my heart's beating keep a metaphorical eye on yours too. your choice.

[hexcope]

I said respect, not worship.

Can you remove it? Once this is over?

[querulus]

who said anything about worship? i have a few quintillion minds in my head all the time. sophie doesn't. with that in mind (pun intended) let's review. i can:

a. NOT spy on you at all and have to scan through all the other minds to find you. pros: i'm not in your head. cons: i might miss something that happens to you
b. keep a mental eyeball on you at all times. pros: won't miss anything. cons: i gotta listen to your brain constantly?? no thanks
c. install telepathic subroutine. pros: i can keep track of you and don't have to listen to your surface thoughts. cons: ?????? there are none

and yes i can remove it but again it's literally just a shortcut for what i can already do all the time

[hexcope]

Okay. Fine. Try not to... I don't know. Rearrange the furniture at all?

[querulus]

"try not to rearrange the furniture"? seriously? if you don't trust me how about you just say so instead of bullshitting me

[Look, Jayce, you hurt his feelings!! Don't you feel bad???]

[hexcope]

I trust you or I wouldn't agree to this at all! It's just... you know. Messy up there.

[He doesn't know how else to explain it. Installing something implies finding a place to put it, and what if that opens a door to some of his worst thoughts possible? What if it shows Quentin a memory he's tried to bury? What if it shows every imperfection he's tried to hide?]

[querulus]

wait is that it??

buddy i've been waltzing through brains since i was prepubescent. why the hell do you think i'm such an asshole? people sucks and their brains suck. i'm sure yours sucks the regular amount.

[hexcope]

[He's certain his sucks more than the regular amount.]

Don't get nosy. That's all.

[querulus]

[Hm.]

you ever hurt any kids?