Room 509, Friday morning

[trigons_child]

Raven was on her bed, sitting against the wall and reading while listening to the CD Hurley had made for her. She decided that she really liked Kitaro and might have to find more of his music.

The door was open.

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[living_endless]

Didi didn't especially want to do this, but she figured she should probably check in with Raven before too much time went past.

"Hi," she said from the doorway. "I like this song."

[trigons_child]

Raven wasn't particularly looking forward to it either, but the odds of a memory plague hitting the island and selectively making everyone forget what she'd done were...well, not non-existent, given this was Fandom, but fairly slim nonetheless. "Hello, Didi," she said. "Come in. It is quite lovely, is it not? Very peaceful."

[living_endless]

That was the thing about Fandom. Memory plagues never arrived when they were convenient.

"Peaceful," Didi agreed, coming in and plopping down at the opposite end of the bed. "So ... how has your week been?"

[trigons_child]

Raven set aside her book. "Uncomfortable," she admitted. "I am so sorry, Didi. I truly did not mean to do what I did to you and Jono."

[living_endless]

Didi hadn't expected Raven to get to the point so quickly, and she swallowed once before she could speak.

"I can't say it's all right," she said, "but I believe it wasn't on purpose. You're strong." Human magics normally didn't quite work on the Endless, even in human guise. "... you know, I was ready to let him go to you, if that was what he wanted."

[trigons_child]

Raven hated how the awful twisting in her stomach she'd been feeling all week seemed to get worse. "I did not know that I was using my powers on others," she said softly. "I was projecting my own desires, and they were affecting those around me. Lady Aphrodite felt it and made me realize what I was doing. I promise it will not happen again."

Okay, so maybe she was a little impressed with herself that she'd managed to affect one of the Endless.

[living_endless]

Didi frowned a little. "You don't -- I mean, I'd be flattered, but I didn't know you thought about me that way."

She may have missed the point.

[trigons_child]

"No, it was not like that," Raven said quickly, blushing a little. "I do care for you as a friend, but for the most part, my gifts did not seek out anyone specifically. It seemed to affect people at random to fulfill my wish for affection." There'd been one exception to that, but there would have been no way she would've targeted Katchoo of all people, unconsciously or not.

[living_endless]

Didi relaxed, nodding as she heard that. "Okay. Not that it would be horrible or anything, but that -- makes things easier."

She looked at Raven curiously. "... I have to say, usually human magics don't work that well on me. Somebody tried a compulsion spell in class once and I laughed. Is it something you learned in Azarath?" Her tone held only friendship.

[OOC: *eyes Twitter* If this does not work, let me know and I will fix.]

[future_sandworm]

He had had to ask which room was Raven's, but Leto figured it was time that he had a talk with her. Knocking on the open door and waiting for her to respond, Leto couldn't help feeling relieved that none of the feelings from Sunday returned when he saw her.

[trigons_child]

The open door made hiding difficult, which probably was one of the reasons she'd left it that way.

Raven looked up at the knock. "Hello, Leto," she said. Awwwwwkward. "Please, come in."

[future_sandworm]

He entered the room, still a little cautious. "Raven," he said. "I assume you know why I'm here."

[trigons_child]

"Because you felt something that is no longer there," Raven said. She dropped her gaze. "I am sorry, it was my doing, though I was unaware that I was doing it at the time. I swear I would never knowingly manipulate another in such a way."

[future_sandworm]

"Your doing?" He frowned and his voice hardened. Leto had assumed that Raven hadn't caused what he had felt, as her response had been one of surprise. "How? Why?"

[trigons_child]

She flinched a little at his tone. "I was not aware that I was projecting a desire for affection on to those around me," she said, twisting her hands in her lap. "I had no idea I was compelling others to have unnatural feelings for me until Lady Aphrodite realized what I was doing. I will never let such a thing happen again, for I know it is terribly wrong."

[future_sandworm]

"Yes. Yes, it is." Leto watched her, knowing that she was telling the truth - she hadn't known. "And how were you able to do this?"

He was still wary, and anger was just below the surface.

[trigons_child]

"I am an empath," Raven said. "I possess the gifts to sense emotions and pain, and to heal that pain, or take away fear and sorrow. The thought of using them to compel another to feel love sickens me. It is something I would never do consciously."

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda shuffled by, looking mostly asleep, but paused by Raven's door. "Who'sis?" she mumbled. She could have been asking about the music, or about who was in the room since her eyes were only half open.

[trigons_child]

"Hello, Leda," Raven said. "The music is by a man named Kitaro. It is quite soothing."

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda blinked her eyes open. "Never heard of 'im, but it sounds nice. While Leda had been affected by Raven's unconscious empathing, she'd never quite noticed anything, save that her crush had gotten stronger. Now it seemed to have faded to it's normal state. Huh.

"Morning Rach. This early in the morning and you need soothing?"

[trigons_child]

Leda was on Raven's list of not-quite-sure if she'd affected, but given the other girl wasn't acting strangely, now she really wasn't certain. "The music was a gift from Hurley," she said. "This was my first opportunity to listen to it."

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

It helped that Leda was occasionally chemically wonked in the head anyway.

"Oh that was nice of him. I like Hurley, he's a cool guy. You like music?"

[trigons_child]

"I am fond of classical music and music like this, new age," Raven said.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda covered a yawn. She was still waking up. "I like some New Age. Dunno if Loreena McKennit really counts, but she's a favorite."

[trigons_child]

"I am familiar with her work," Raven said, nodding. "And I enjoy it a great deal."