- Invitation Status
- Look for groups
- Looking for partners
- Posting Speed
- One post per day
- Multiple posts per week
- 1-3 posts per week
- One post per week
- Writing Levels
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Preferred Character Gender
- Male
- Female
Luca was hesitant to receive things that weren't from someone he knew, but after a pause did shuffle forward to take a cookie and even managed a quiet 'thank you' before retreating a step or two away again, closer to Evelyn. His eyes wandered as he started to feel more calm, soothed by the older man's friendly demeanor and the quiet neighborhood around them. Nothing bad was happening, and both Evelyn and Garrett were with him, and his Shadow was around. He was safe.
"I believe it was once referred to as Touch Empathy?" Evelyn offered for the sake of full disclosure, unsure if that term was more familiar. "It just means that touching things in your home may show me short moments of the past or present around them, though I have no control over which."
She listened to the rest of his story, nodding quietly along, and when he allowed them followed Garrett onto the house. It reminded her a bit of her own grandparents' home, from when she was a child, but she knew that the scents used inside, however light, were bothering Luca by the way he wrinkled his nose.
"Why don't you go sit on the back porch, Luca?" She offered gently. "I'm going to look around a little, but you can keep the door cracked and call me if you need anything."
He didn't quite like being away from her, but the weather was nice and the house felt safe, so when she showed him where the back door was he did go out to sit on the back steps and watch the clouds with the door propped partially open behind him. From there he could at least still dimly hear she and Garrett walking around.
Inside, Evelyn took a few slow, careful breaths, eyes closed for a moment as she focused on being calm and open, so that any information the rooms around her could give would come freely. When she was ready, she simply wandered, brushing her fingers over things as she passed them. Eventually, she was sure she would get something.
"I believe it was once referred to as Touch Empathy?" Evelyn offered for the sake of full disclosure, unsure if that term was more familiar. "It just means that touching things in your home may show me short moments of the past or present around them, though I have no control over which."
She listened to the rest of his story, nodding quietly along, and when he allowed them followed Garrett onto the house. It reminded her a bit of her own grandparents' home, from when she was a child, but she knew that the scents used inside, however light, were bothering Luca by the way he wrinkled his nose.
"Why don't you go sit on the back porch, Luca?" She offered gently. "I'm going to look around a little, but you can keep the door cracked and call me if you need anything."
He didn't quite like being away from her, but the weather was nice and the house felt safe, so when she showed him where the back door was he did go out to sit on the back steps and watch the clouds with the door propped partially open behind him. From there he could at least still dimly hear she and Garrett walking around.
Inside, Evelyn took a few slow, careful breaths, eyes closed for a moment as she focused on being calm and open, so that any information the rooms around her could give would come freely. When she was ready, she simply wandered, brushing her fingers over things as she passed them. Eventually, she was sure she would get something.