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CHARLES XAVIER

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We're both going to regret it but I think you're going to have to look inside my head.

for what it is worth, I do not think the white room is good, but I also don't know if remaining static is any good either, so perhaps it's just different kinds of terrible. but I am suspicious of the fact that whatever force urged us to the white room used manipulative positive tactics to trick us. there's something a little more honest about scaring us away with monsters.

I suppose it's that time of year to go over all the smiley posts and read it with different lenses. reverse psychology, opposite day, and so on.

but one thing at a time, then.
your head. the soldier's head, if he's up for it. I have to tread delicately there.
someone else from your recon team. and then someone uninvolved, I think, as scientific control.
might as well not do things half arsed.

I think we need to find it. For better or worse, it seems like an answer. It's a good point about the manipulative tactics, but I'm not sure the monsters weren't part of it. Breaking people down to be more susceptible to the allure of the white room when it came.

Thorough is best, I agree. We need to rule out whatever variables we can.

I'd like to know more about how it works before we do it. Do you just go straight in now looking for what you saw before? Do you or I have any control over what else you see?

I will attempt to go straight in looking for what I saw before, but I will need to see what I'm doing, if that makes sense. it would be best if you channeled your thoughts towards such things like your recon experiences, for instance, but I can't guarantee that more personal thoughts won't flare up, perhaps even painful ones. attempts for you to shield me from such things would probably do the exact opposite of what you intend unless you have specific anti-telepathy training of some kind.

focusing on the present and on associated memories would be your best bet.
do you like dogs?

Yeah, I assumed it was a 'don't think about a pink elephant' sort of situation.

The memories of mine the ship chose to play with during that recon mission aren't exactly pleasant ones. I doubt they rate on the scale of weird and ugly you've dealt with in the past but if it is better to be told in advance, I can do that. Obviously I would prefer not to but successfully determining if this thing is in my head is top priority.

I love dogs.

we can hold some dogs.

I don't think I'll need that level of detail beforehand. best I go in without knowing, I think, I can handle surprises as they come.