Never Smile at a Crocodile (Sean)
Sept 30, 2013 20:04:22 GMT -5
Post by Dr. Sean Neville on Sept 30, 2013 20:04:22 GMT -5
“No.” Sean met Lani’s anger with openness of expression, a calm voice, and no backpedaling from his initial statement. “I said that it isn’t fair to judge a young adult by adult standards due to neurological development, and this is why I can’t fault you in any of the same ways that I do fault your Boss.” This was the psychiatrist’s secondary area of expertise, after the effects of psychic powers on psychological development. It was a topic about which he felt strongly and wherein he had concrete data to bolster his opinions.
Furthermore, that Lani was taking offense to this notion, and responding with an emotional outburst tended to demonstrate Sean’s point. Teenagers and adolescents, far more than fully grown adults, had difficultly tempering their emotional impulses. This wasn’t due to moral failure but instead was a byproduct of the fact that the legal age of adulthood had little basis in neuroscience.
The psychiatrist certainly wouldn’t respond to Lani’s outburst in kind, which put him in the position of remaining calm while the telekinetic spoke profanely and otherwise pulled out every argument in the teenaged arsenal when getting into it with an authority figure. To that end, he waited until Lani had finished, before he replied, “I actually think that I know you better than you give me credit, or that you want to contemplate right now. That’s probably part of the problem.”
To Sean the problem, rather one of the problems as he interpreted the situation, was that the telekinetic had great amounts of guilt over involving other people. He didn’t want to involve other people, didn’t want to risk more harm that might already occur, and thus he wanted to push others away. That was combined with the fact that he wanted to accept more guilt over the situation than he was getting from certain other parties, which, in turn led to self-loathing and resentment.
Which was, perhaps, why Lani chose to leave his office on an announcement of false bravado. Many people could stop a telekinetic – that was the problem and the cause of legitimate concern. However, the psychiatrist knew better than the chase after him.
That didn’t stop him from projecting a single thought at the boy, since Lani remained in his telepathic range and would be for a while.
Be careful.
That was the last warning that he could give to the boy. At least for now.
Of course, Sean had no intention of calling off the investigation. Lani would need all of the legitimacy and backup that he could get, even if he didn’t want to acknowledge that at the moment.
Furthermore, that Lani was taking offense to this notion, and responding with an emotional outburst tended to demonstrate Sean’s point. Teenagers and adolescents, far more than fully grown adults, had difficultly tempering their emotional impulses. This wasn’t due to moral failure but instead was a byproduct of the fact that the legal age of adulthood had little basis in neuroscience.
The psychiatrist certainly wouldn’t respond to Lani’s outburst in kind, which put him in the position of remaining calm while the telekinetic spoke profanely and otherwise pulled out every argument in the teenaged arsenal when getting into it with an authority figure. To that end, he waited until Lani had finished, before he replied, “I actually think that I know you better than you give me credit, or that you want to contemplate right now. That’s probably part of the problem.”
To Sean the problem, rather one of the problems as he interpreted the situation, was that the telekinetic had great amounts of guilt over involving other people. He didn’t want to involve other people, didn’t want to risk more harm that might already occur, and thus he wanted to push others away. That was combined with the fact that he wanted to accept more guilt over the situation than he was getting from certain other parties, which, in turn led to self-loathing and resentment.
Which was, perhaps, why Lani chose to leave his office on an announcement of false bravado. Many people could stop a telekinetic – that was the problem and the cause of legitimate concern. However, the psychiatrist knew better than the chase after him.
That didn’t stop him from projecting a single thought at the boy, since Lani remained in his telepathic range and would be for a while.
Be careful.
That was the last warning that he could give to the boy. At least for now.
Of course, Sean had no intention of calling off the investigation. Lani would need all of the legitimacy and backup that he could get, even if he didn’t want to acknowledge that at the moment.
