Thursday, 26 October 2006 - 18:56 CDT

*nods* oreos=yummy. Mais, oreos+milk=YUMMY! (unless you're lactose intolerant and then it's not)

Also, I read the latest chapter and am thrilled. How come I get the feeling that Zechs and Duo being on a first name basis is something of significance? Or rather, Significance? You did a great job portraying the undercurrents.

I'm a little confused on one point, though. Was Duo in such pain because he'd forgotten about keeping his shields up and accidently attempted to read Zechs? I thought his shields were mostly subconscious unless he actively /tried/ to read someone? So why would they not have been in place to begin with? Although, I suppose he wouldn't realize if they were down if he was surrounded by people he coudn't read...

Okay, so two questions:
1 - How subconscious are Duo's shields? As in, are they ALWAYS on and he has to try and take them /down/, or does he have to concentrate at keeping them active?

2 - Previously, Duo'd never been hurt by using his powers unless he was consciously trying to read one of the weres. Was he unconsciously, in his sleep, trying to read Zechs (who is so powerful as to cause that amount of pain)?

Or am I getting ahead of the plot and all will be explained in a later chapter?

Sunday, 29 October 2006 - 16:10 CDT

Oh yeah, Duo and Zechs being on a first name basis is VERY significant. You can say it's the start to a complicated relationship.

Duo's shields are conscious, but it's so easy for him to lift and lower them because he has such great mind control. When he reads someone's thoughts, he has to lower the shield in order to either invade someone's thoughts, or to allow their thoughts to come to him. It works both ways for him, and one other, as we'll discover in the next book.

His shields were not in place because he felt he didn't need to have them up. Why spend the extra energy guarding his thoughts against others when he can't read them in the first place? Unfortunately, someone else's thoughts reached *him*, and they weren't human. My only hint is that it wasn't Zechs. It will also come out later why he was in such pain.

Later!

Monday, 30 October 2006 - 19:45 CST

Oohhh...I forgot that maybe someone could reach out to HIM. *facepalm*

Thanks for the hint!