A Dangerous Attraction

Welcome, I am Anthony Holden. Not Tony, Anthony. I have been at Tate Academy since I was a teenager. I have the power to manipulate and sense magnetic fields. Some might consider this control over metal, although it is more than that. x3 (For "Most Likely to be an Evil Genius", "Oddest Friendship" with Theresa Bell, and "Deepest Thinker")

[thesoundofmetal]

I am not sure how much longer I can put up with this.

[chaucered-blog]

I honestly don’t know what to consider her—I mean, she does seem to act and such like a human, but she does still hold some of her behaviors from when she was a dog—I mean, licking my face is not generally a human action. 

Its really weird not having answers on top of the surrounding situation. There are some mutants that have some rather powerful gifts around here, though, aren’t there? 

[thesoundofmetal]

I suppose she is simply Octavia then. I wish she was not as, you know, talkative as she was when she was a dog. The barking was manageable, but she does not seem to have a filter. I do not believe that she understands what is appropriate and inappropriate to say. Especially within our... family of sorts, in lack of a better term.

I am feeling the same. Lately many things have been completely escaping my comprehension. It is quite frustrating. I suppose what is most important is that she is healthy and happy and she seems quite the  latter. She will not stop telling me so. As for the mutants, I am more than sure of that. I suppose we are both lucky and unlucky to have such amazing talents at the academy.

[thesoundofmetal]

I am not sure how much longer I can put up with this.

[chaucered-blog]

…I am going to have to agree with you. 

Not exactly the biggest bed in the world and she moves around a lot. 

[thesoundofmetal]

The fact alone that she is... not a dog at the moment. I still am not sure how to deal with it. I was just getting the hang of taking care of a dog and now she's... well, she's... she seems human. I doubt she could be considered a mutant... could she? I mean, she was a dog.

I wish I could figure this all out. I cannot stop thinking on how this could have happened. We are in a school full of mutants, some with powers which they can hardly control, not to mention that everyone is under added stress as of late. Still, I cannot help but wonder what kind of power could do this.

[thesoundofmetal]

I am not sure how much longer I can put up with this.

You know that I care for Octavia, but I am finding it quite hard to sleep with her still lying at the end of our bed.

[ben-hiddles]

[claire-bennett-rp-blog]

Happy fecking New Year!

I’m a day late but I have a bottle of vodka…

…Well half a bottle of vodka. Who’s in!?

[thesoundofmetal]

Perhaps that is the reason you are a day late.

[quietcassie]

Tha's the first good feelin' I've felt all month.

[quietcassie]

Right…thanks.

[thesoundofmetal]

You are welcome. Good luck with whatever you plan to do.

[quietcassie]

Tha's the first good feelin' I've felt all month.

[quietcassie]

I don’ know, ya think I could do it?

[thesoundofmetal]

I suppose. I do not know you very well, but I would believe that your power would be very helpful in those fields. 

[thesoundofmetal]

"On Your Porch" by The Format

[quietcassie]

Tha's the first good feelin' I've felt all month.

[quietcassie]

I don’ wanna make ya uncomfortable, ‘m sorry. ‘T seems like lots’a people don’ like my power…’M sure I can put it t’ good use somewhere, though.

[thesoundofmetal]

I am sure it could be useful. Therapy is the first thing that comes to mind. Counseling as well. Many people want to talk to someone who knows exactly what they are feeling when they are upset.

[quietcassie]

Tha's the first good feelin' I've felt all month.

[quietcassie]

…Right. Sure.

‘M sorry. I dunno how t’ not read ‘em.

[thesoundofmetal]

I am not upset about it. Uncomfortable, yes, but I understand that you cannot control it. It is just... odd to have someone know exactly how I feel. I like to keep such information to myself.

[tumult-in-the-clouds]

[victortrevor-blog]

[quietcassie]

Tha's the first good feelin' I've felt all month.

[quietcassie]

I…uh, I dunno. I…jus’ sort’a…feel what I feel, ‘n…um…

[thesoundofmetal]

I suppose that would make sense. After having the power for a while I would imagine things would become easier to separate. 

So I assume you can read my emotions then. That is unsettling.

[quietcassie]

Tha's the first good feelin' I've felt all month.

[quietcassie]

Oh, that…I can’t imagine that. It must feel funny, knowin’ what’s goin’ on in people’s blood. I don’ know that I’d like that. ‘Course, you’re probably used to it, right, sir?

’S kind of…a little of both, I guess. Sometimes ‘s just feelin’, but if lots of people feel th’ same way, I start t’ feel that way, too. And it makes my belly ache sometimes, but ‘m not complainin’.

[thesoundofmetal]

It was quite strange when I first started sensing it. Now I am more used to it though. Although sensing magnetism at first as strange as well. I cannot imagine living without it now.

Don't you ever wonder of your feelings are not really your own? If you feel other people emotions, how do you tell them apart from the emotions you feel yourself?

[quietcassie]

Tha's the first good feelin' I've felt all month.

[quietcassie]

…Oh. Right, I din’ think of that.

Really, ‘s that so, sir? I’ve never met someone who could do tha’ before. ‘Course I haven’t met too many people at all. So ya sort of feel the fields around you then?

[thesoundofmetal]

Yes. I can feel the magnetism from the buttons on your coat and even the metal from the guns that the soldiers carry. If I really concentrate, I can sense the iron in people's blood, but that takes a lot of concentration.

What is it like to have your power? Do you just feel other people's emotions or do you take them on yourself?

[quietcassie]

Tha's the first good feelin' I've felt all month.

[quietcassie]

Wull…I guess ‘m just used to it by now, so they can’t hurt me.

Really, ‘s it just me? I…well. I’ve had it for longer than I can remember, so I dunno what it’s like without it. I mean, I guess I do, but ‘s just lonely. Sorry, ‘m ramblin’ again.

[thesoundofmetal]

 I am sure that there are others. I would imagine many have it and are able to hide it, although I do not really know for sure.

I suppose I can understand that, at least in a sense. I feel very out of place when I am not around metal. That is my power. I can manipulate magnetic fields. I suppose it feels a bit lonely when I cannot feel the magnetism around me.

[quietcassie]

Tha's the first good feelin' I've felt all month.

[quietcassie]

Yeah, dunno how ‘r why. But someone’s feelin’ okay tonight. A mutant, too. ‘S my power, sir. Mama called it em…empathy.

[thesoundofmetal]

Well, that is good to know. At least we know that the humans are not breaking all of us.

Empathy? I'm surprised I have not met an empath before with all the powers around here. That must be an interesting power to have.