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21 July 2011 @ 02:11 pm

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[Private to Mozenrath]

I have something I want to discuss with you.

Mr. Nygma approached me on wanting you to take a truth serum. I volunteered to gauge the truth myself psychically. [So much brain touching. He's been doing so much brain touching lately. He's going to have to wash his mind out again.] I've discussed it with your warden, and he's willing if you are. But only if you are and I'd much rather talk about it in person with him present.

[Private to Narvin]

We need to do that matter with Arthas. Tonight. I need the distraction and I'm not in a mood to have him trifle with me. You'll be safe enough. [Tiny pissy man is tiny and pissy.]

[Private to Arthas]

You've an appointment with the Doctor this evening. Let me know when you're in and I'll be about with my lovely nurse.

That sounded far more terrible than I intended. Ignore it. Just be in your cabin and inform me of when the proper hour would be to meet.

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timesbureaucrat on July 23rd, 2011 08:22 am (UTC)
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[A trickle of fear reasserts itself at Arthas' aggressive stance. But through the fear is a rising desire to counter the threat instead of his usual preference (sometimes ignored) of running away. His breathing speeds up even as Arthas' stops.]

Arthas, step forward. [Words. And a pause before the piercing psychic thrush.]

Arthas, step forward.

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Arthas Menethil: let your eyes be closed

darknessb4me on July 23rd, 2011 08:47 am (UTC)
[Spam] this is totally karma for arthas

[He closes his eyes and tries to keep his mind blank but there's really no bracing against something like that. The entirety of what he is isn't enough against the intruding thought; it drowns everything else out. He can definitely identify it now, at least, the shape and motion of the command. (it is sort of a taste, even if that thought is bizarre) A small sound escapes him, nothing more than a grunt, really, and he sways and pitches forward only to need to plant a foot to catch himself. CHALLENGE FAILED.]

The good news is that I can tell when it's happening.

[That might have been sarcasm. He doesn't open his eyes.]

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championoftime on July 23rd, 2011 09:04 am (UTC)
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That is good news. [The Doctor says commendably.] It's progress. [Sarcasm or not, the Doctor truly believes this.]

You might notice the return to normalcy once it's gone, too. When the psychic thrum was constant, it probably became background noise amid the rest of your thoughts.

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timesbureaucrat on July 23rd, 2011 09:14 am (UTC)
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[Narvin tries to reign in his wish to keep going. Now. Immediately. He's supposed to be helping Arthas, not breaking him. He'd expected this to be a challenge, but not this particular sort of challenge. He doesn't say anything, just focuses on getting his...not bloodlust exactly, but something like it, under control.]

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darknessb4me on July 23rd, 2011 09:42 am (UTC)
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The difficulty then was usually telling them apart from my thoughts.

[And he suspects he wouldn't be able to even in retrospect. The larger ideas, yes, but it had gone much deeper than simple commands.

He plants his feet and centers his mind again.]

Lighter this time.

[The tone is an order rather than a request.]

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championoftime on July 25th, 2011 05:54 am (UTC)
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Well, then you have to start thinking louder than the thought he's putting in your head.

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timesbureaucrat on August 4th, 2011 04:05 am (UTC)
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[It takes a bit of self control to pull back on his psychic attack. The urge to simply rip into Arthas' mind is strong. He glances quickly at the Doctor. He's not sure whether it's to see if he's distracted enough that Narvin could get away with more mental violence and assertion of power, or to see if he's prepared to stop Narvin if he goes too far. He's not sure which outcome he wants at the moment.]

Arthas, kneel. [Words.]

Arthas, kneel. [A psychic touch, lighter than before, slithering in.]

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darknessb4me on August 5th, 2011 06:36 pm (UTC)
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[There it is - he tries to get ahold of it but it's like trying to catch mist in his hands and it's clumsy and awkward and utterly ineffective and so so frustrating.

He ends up kneeling, but barely cares through the haze of red. The instinct now is to chase the presence back out and beat the hell out of it but he comes up against what appears to be a solid wall. Can't push his thoughts out any further than his own head when he's inmate-capped. He recognizes it as a weakness; a dependency on the Lich King's magic. If it was possible to hate this situation any more, that would do it.

He stands with a snarl.]

This is ridiculous.

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