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Tyler was frozen, for the first time since he had died, someone actually cared enough to look into the darkness and see him. His eyes softened more than they ever had since his rebirth as she spoke, "[color=39b54a]Thank you Kassy...I can't tell you what this means to me...[/color]" 

His cold fingers suddenly felt tingles and a burning sensation shot up his arms. He looked down at himself and then shot up out of his chair, "[color=39b54a]H what is happening to me![/color]" The voice he heard in his head constantly, whispered through him and filled the air around him seeming to have been voiced by a ghost, "[color=f7941d]You figured it out my boy...The secret of my power is empathy...[/color]" Tyler's skin started to regain its color and Tyler doubled over as his heart started beating again, "[color=f7941d]All Hallows eve...a time when people gathered together in their homes to stave off the terror of the darkness together...this is my true power Tyler Wentz.[/color]" Tyler gritted his teeth together as his body came back to life, but his only thought was to not cry out in pain to keep from scaring Kassy. 
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Even though Tyler was silent, Kassy saw the intensity on his face. His skin had changed too, and... well, he just looked like he was in incredible pain. Hesitantly, she lay her hand on his back. "Tyler, what... what's happening? Should I call a physician?" She didn't know what to do, and she knew she just sit and watch. "...I'm sorry, I'm sorry." As he was clutching his chest, Kassy lay her hands over it. She hadn't used her power in such a direct way in years, but she concentrated, her pupils dilating large behind her half lidded eyes. In addition to sight and sound illusions, she was capable of much more complex maneuvers. In this case, she had to trick Tyler's body into not feeling pain. She summoned all the pleasurable sensations she could think of- warm tidepools, wet sand on her fins, the gentle tickle of curious fish-schools, and she let those feelings flood Tyler's senses. Hopefully that would relax him enough, and she could get someone to find them a doctor...

"Please be okay. I don't know what I did, I'm sorry."

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"Guns aren't that bad" Connor said, "dad made me learn to use one, before he'd let me even start on a suit. Something about how can I control the suit, basically a weapon, if I couldn't control a gun. I prefer the suit, but as long as you don't do anything stupid, you'll be fine" he gave her what he hoped was a reassuring smile, "of course you will be fine. They're good, they keep on talking about a vacation, but it's never going to
Happen. They love their work too much"

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Kijani chuckled at what Connor said about his parents. She had met both of them over the summer, and it was completely true. She knew where Connor got his workaholic nature from, that was for sure. "Well, perhaps someday you'll have to shut down their entire system and force them out onto a nice beach. Though your father might go through minor withdrawal." She shook her head, giggling softly. Her smile faded a bit though, and she stared into the table. "...It's not the handling of the gun. I know how to... I mean I've... shot before. In fact I think that's the entire problem. We held some weighted replicas today, just to get used to the feel. I didn't know I wasn't ok, but within a minute I thought I was going to have a heart attack."