He feels that last flicker of fear like a compliment. He smiles, pleased, behind the mask. But there are more important things to worry on.
The man before him isn't making no protest further than what all is natural-- reeling and cringing away and under fear. He's meeting his eyes, and he decides, yes, this one may do.
On that last thought, he speaks through voodoo and says, 'DON'T FUCKING FRET. THAT LAST MIRACLE, I CAN ALL UP AND OFFER YOU.'
He steps forward and reaches a clawed hand out to touch Carlos's face, just at the chin, just to hold him steady. Then, the flash of color glazed over Initiate's eyes, glazes over Carlos's too. He builds and creates, pulls up fear and from it, he constructs walls. Not around the information passed, but just one thing; his own identity. It would be safer this way. This way, he, and so his people, could be safe.
There's no pain. Just a dizziness. Just a loss, a sickness, a wrong felt. But no pain. The memory is locked up tight, until the Initiate can pull it free again, and with that, the Initiate steps back and away.
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The man before him isn't making no protest further than what all is natural-- reeling and cringing away and under fear. He's meeting his eyes, and he decides, yes, this one may do.
On that last thought, he speaks through voodoo and says, 'DON'T FUCKING FRET. THAT LAST MIRACLE, I CAN ALL UP AND OFFER YOU.'
He steps forward and reaches a clawed hand out to touch Carlos's face, just at the chin, just to hold him steady. Then, the flash of color glazed over Initiate's eyes, glazes over Carlos's too. He builds and creates, pulls up fear and from it, he constructs walls. Not around the information passed, but just one thing; his own identity. It would be safer this way. This way, he, and so his people, could be safe.
There's no pain. Just a dizziness. Just a loss, a sickness, a wrong felt. But no pain. The memory is locked up tight, until the Initiate can pull it free again, and with that, the Initiate steps back and away.
He thinks, make a motherfucker proud.
And he leaves Carlos where he sits.