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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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?]
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.
Quentin generously gives Jayce a full 15 minutes to reply before just using telepathy. He was already humoring the guy by texting him in the first place, and this is precisely why he prefers thoughts. That's 15 valuable minutes of his life wasted!]
(Remember when you gave her shit for going ALL YOUR BRAIN ARE BELONG TO US? Well, this brain asked her to watch him, so she is. Because she somehow, against her own mentality, likes the dumb flastcan. So, naturally, another presence in the brain she has pinned comes through, and...
... Okay.)
/... Ugh. I was here first, you know./
(She's gonna have to scan so much to find this Topside asshole again, but fine. Jayce left Quentin on read? So, all things considered, from her vast experience, Quentin most likely stepped on something Jayce doesn't want to talk about. Jayce did that thing where he ignores it or redirects it, and now Quentin is going to squeeze him for it.
Fun. Good. He needs enrichment. She'll get the tea later, maybe.)
/Just patch me through when whatever the fuck ends./
[He doesn't respond to the thought on purpose, too. Like trying to play dead, except the person in your head knows you're alive and could respond, just choosing not to. He's focusing really hard on thinking absolutely nothing at all, which is much harder than it sounds, because his mind often wanders- but then Sophie's voice-]
/Sophie, wait, come back-/
[And she's gone again. Dammit. Fine. He's giving it up.
He doesn't say yes, still. He just thinks of that kid's face, the look of shock as he spits out blood from the force of Jayce's electric cannon, and the way his body limply falls down and down and down until there's a sickening crunch. The way the child still didn't die from the impact, but only once Jayce was there kneeling next to him did light leave that kid's eyes. Like he wanted to make sure that Jayce knew he did this.
Jayce still doesn't answer, even as that memory replays in his head, as vivid as if it happened yesterday.]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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[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.
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[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
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Sophie can find me without doing that.
[You can practically hear the pouting.]
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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.
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Can you remove it? Once this is over?
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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
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[Look, Jayce, you hurt his feelings!! Don't you feel bad???]
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[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?]
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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.
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Don't get nosy. That's all.
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you ever hurt any kids?
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What makes you say that?
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you gonna answer the question or not?
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Quentin generously gives Jayce a full 15 minutes to reply before just using telepathy. He was already humoring the guy by texting him in the first place, and this is precisely why he prefers thoughts. That's 15 valuable minutes of his life wasted!]
/Word of advice: don't leave a telepath on read./
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... Okay.)
/... Ugh. I was here first, you know./
(She's gonna have to scan so much to find this Topside asshole again, but fine. Jayce left Quentin on read? So, all things considered, from her vast experience, Quentin most likely stepped on something Jayce doesn't want to talk about. Jayce did that thing where he ignores it or redirects it, and now Quentin is going to squeeze him for it.
Fun. Good. He needs enrichment. She'll get the tea later, maybe.)
/Just patch me through when whatever the fuck ends./
cw: child murder
/Sophie, wait, come back-/
[And she's gone again. Dammit. Fine. He's giving it up.
He doesn't say yes, still. He just thinks of that kid's face, the look of shock as he spits out blood from the force of Jayce's electric cannon, and the way his body limply falls down and down and down until there's a sickening crunch. The way the child still didn't die from the impact, but only once Jayce was there kneeling next to him did light leave that kid's eyes. Like he wanted to make sure that Jayce knew he did this.
Jayce still doesn't answer, even as that memory replays in his head, as vivid as if it happened yesterday.]
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