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Sinful Salvation
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Tommy O'Ryan had a secret. Something he could tell no one. Ever. It scared the hell out of him, but no matter how much he tried to suppress it, it still reared its ugly head.
Sometimes... just sometimes... he could read people's minds.
It had started just a couple years ago. He had been at school, and thought he heard someone talking behind him. He turned around to reply, and the girl had given him the weirdest look. "How did you know what I was thinking?" He'd stammered out a made-up excuse and hurried off.
It took a while to figure it all out. But generally, it only happened if he was within five to ten feet of someone for more than half an hour or so. He eventually figured out, through meditation, how to turn it off, or at least quiet the thoughts he was privy to, but it took a great deal of willpower.
It took an even greater amount of willpower to not abuse his newfound powers. He had a hunch that he could make a ton of money playing poker, but his fear of being found out was so great he never dared.
And now he was off to college. The eighteen year old geek had gotten lucky, and had himself a single dorm room, so there was no roommate to read the mind of. He just planned to sit as far away from other people as possible in classes and try to keep to himself. It was hard to be friends with anyone when you knew all their secret thoughts.
It was his first night at college; he had set his things up in his room, and logged on to his computer to grind some games of Magic Online. He loved the game, and playing it online was the only way he could play fair. Sitting across from someone, in person, for a full match gave him access to too much hidden information.
Suddenly, though, came a fresh onslaught of thoughts. Female. He closed his eyes and tried to block it all out, to no avail. He tried his meditation exercises, but found himself drawn into her mind...
Sometimes... just sometimes... he could read people's minds.
It had started just a couple years ago. He had been at school, and thought he heard someone talking behind him. He turned around to reply, and the girl had given him the weirdest look. "How did you know what I was thinking?" He'd stammered out a made-up excuse and hurried off.
It took a while to figure it all out. But generally, it only happened if he was within five to ten feet of someone for more than half an hour or so. He eventually figured out, through meditation, how to turn it off, or at least quiet the thoughts he was privy to, but it took a great deal of willpower.
It took an even greater amount of willpower to not abuse his newfound powers. He had a hunch that he could make a ton of money playing poker, but his fear of being found out was so great he never dared.
And now he was off to college. The eighteen year old geek had gotten lucky, and had himself a single dorm room, so there was no roommate to read the mind of. He just planned to sit as far away from other people as possible in classes and try to keep to himself. It was hard to be friends with anyone when you knew all their secret thoughts.
It was his first night at college; he had set his things up in his room, and logged on to his computer to grind some games of Magic Online. He loved the game, and playing it online was the only way he could play fair. Sitting across from someone, in person, for a full match gave him access to too much hidden information.
Suddenly, though, came a fresh onslaught of thoughts. Female. He closed his eyes and tried to block it all out, to no avail. He tried his meditation exercises, but found himself drawn into her mind...