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[consortofalderaan]

I think I recall people posting about receiving items from their memories.

Has anyone received something dangerous?

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[neverjedi]

As a matter of fact....

[consortofalderaan]

Really?

Did you actually get your laser sword?

[neverjedi]

Light-saber, a decade or so worth of memories, and empathy.

It's been a long day.

Doesn't matter.

What do you get and is there something I can help you with?

[consortofalderaan]

No, hold up. Go back to what you said you just go.

Is the brevity for the fact we're on a public forum?

[neverjedi]

No. It's because I'm concerned about this dangerous thing you have.

[consortofalderaan]

As long as it's that and we come back to what you said.

I woke up this morning and on my nightstand was, in science fiction terms, a phaser.

[neverjedi]

Neat. Have you shot anything with it?

[consortofalderaan]

Are you joking?

[neverjedi]

You have a house and a yard big enough to do have yardwork to do. Fire it at a tree or something.

[consortofalderaan]

I have my daughter this weekend!
Sure, why don't you come over so you can explain to the police why a man of color is shooting a gun in a residential neighborhood.

No.

[neverjedi]

Okay

[consortofalderaan]

Ben
I just

Tell me about the things you received.

[neverjedi]

Just what I said. My lightsaber showed up, and I got some new memories. Mostly from when I was really young. A little hint of some of the empathy from the memories.

Do you remember anything that would make you having some kind of weapon make sense?

[consortofalderaan]

Empathy? As in a mental power?

Perhaps it's because in my memories a despot took over the galaxy?

[neverjedi]

Yes.

That could well be. Do you remember that specific weapon?

[consortofalderaan]

How does it manifest?

Oddly, I do. I feel like this was a personal weapon made just for me. I don't know how I know that. But I recognize it. And others in my memories carry this same model. But I think this one was altered for me.

[neverjedi]

Faintly for now, at least in comparison to memories, but it's perception of other people's emotions.

That's worrying.

[consortofalderaan]

Is it something you can control?

It should be. Logically, I'm concerned. But in my memories, it's doesn't feel like something that concerns me.

And now I am concerned that I have two different feelings about it.

[neverjedi]

Maybe. I'm experimenting.

Who you were and who you are don't have to be the same. What you felt then does not negate what you feel now.

And do you have somewhere you can lock it up at home?

[consortofalderaan]

I'm sorry if this offends, but I'm a therapist and I wouldn't want that ability.

I do not have a place to lock it up. I've never owned or used a weapon in my this life. I supposed I'll have to order a safe.

[neverjedi]

I'm not offended. [ But he'll manage it and be fine. It's fine.]

Bring it over here until that safe gets there.

[consortofalderaan]

I hope it's something that doesn't cause you harm.

My daughter is spending the night with a friend. Can I bring it by tonight?

[neverjedi]

Of course you can.

Action?

[consortofalderaan]

Does 7 work for you?

Yes

[neverjedi]

It does.

[ And at seven o'clock he's even had time to get home, eat something, and change into a pair of loose (plaid) pajama bottoms and a black t-shirt. ]