thisavrou | audio; forward-dated to May 9th

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audio; forward-dated to May 9th

Ever since we had that shared nightmare, I've been dreaming at night. I don't dream, this doesn't just happen.

[ There's a slight pause, and a hesitation, before she continues. ]

Okay, and this might sound weird, but I think I've been hearing people's thoughts. I know—that sounds impossible, right? But I have reasons for thinking I have. I need to know if there's anyone who has that kind of ability who can answer some questions for me.

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Yeah? What am I thinking right now?

[He's not really taking this seriously. Also: he's thinking that he really wants lunch.]

It's not something I can do on purpose. Also, I think I have to be next to you, in person, for it to work.

I'm actually slightly more interested in learning how to make it not happen.

[Nate raises an eyebrow. All right, she's apparently not joking.]
How do you know? What makes you so sure these are other people's thoughts?

[ She shrugs, although he can't see it. ]

How do you know when someone else is talking to you, that it's not you saying it? It's just...outside of me, and different. I can't...describe it better than that. It's like...a different frequency.

[ She knows this is inadequate, and doesn't sound very conclusive. She can't do anything about that. She just knows what she's experienced, and that it's something new. ]

Well, it could be...uh....never mind.

[It's probably bad form to suggest to a friend that she could be hallucinating.]

That's weird. Nothing like that ever happened to you before, right?

Never.

[ True to her words, though, considering the distance between them, she doesn't pick up on his skepticism. ]

I don't like it, Nathan. I don't want to use it incorrectly.

That's your first concern? You're a better person than me. I'd be more worried about going crazy from not being able to turn it off. Or about hearing what people think of me.

That's part of what I mean. Look, I mean, I'm in a relationship. I think it's kind of important to have the ability to have your own headspace when you're close to someone like that.

[Yikes. He never thought about that.]

I completely agree with you. Uh, good luck?

[ She lets out a small laugh at that. ]

Thanks. I do mean that, too.

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