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A jolt racing up his spine, Jeremy ground his teeth together imperceptively, staring at the man before him. Dustin was going to make this difficult, and he didn't have anyone to use his power on. The streets around them were deserted, and it didn't look like someone was going to walk by for a while. "Listen man, I don't know what your deal is, but as far as I can tell nobody but us knows about what these things do. Nobody is out to get you, and until we figure out what these shards are I would suggest not frying a potential ally." Even without using his powers, Jeremy was a rather convincing speaker. Especially since as far as he knew, what he was saying was true. 

"I can mess with people's minds. Control them, make them see hallucinations, stuff like that, but as far as I can tell I can't do that to you." This was a half truth. While he couldn't control him so easily, Jeremy knew that if he could just make contact, his mind would overpower the barrier that was in his way. He really hoped he wouldn't have to, but he wasn't completely out of options if Dustin refused to back down.