I'm thinking about making a Class A Path Oc and have a few questions Are there subdivisions in Class A? Like, even though they could do all three would an Agency have some that specialize in recognitive therarpy for other Paths, or 'helping' the parents deal with grief? Or is it all kind of thrown at them on a day to day basis! Would it be common/likely for a Class A to be used to help influence political policy? When they read thoughts do they see them in first person? Thank you for your time.
Ooh! Subdivisions, strictly speaking, no; a class-A is expected to be able to do whatever is asked of them, and some might regularly do readings that span the full breadth of their usual functions; however, like most people, some are naturally better at one area than another, and those Paths tend to get steered towards more of that work, which in turn makes their skills in that area better, etc etc. Class-As are in high demand, though, and an under-funded agency would be less likely to use a class-A as a specialized tool and more as a hammer for any situation they could.
Technically, using Paths to influence political policy is illegal (in most countries). However, all that really means is that it happens under the radar.
Reading varies a little between classes, of course; Paths will experience a person’s thoughts and/or emotions in real-time, and memories as the person thinks of them OR as the Path searches for them. Paths experience thoughts and emotions as if they were their own, although they are usually able to tell that what they are reading is not actually from them. It’s something like a barrier between themself and the subject they are reading. This barrier is variable between each Path, and can be worn down by exhaustion, overextension, or strong washes of emotion or thought.
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