The Wings Of Pegasus Part 31
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"Pleasedtameetcha!"Petermanagedtogetout.MizAllenclearedherthroatwarningly.
"Thankyou,Mrs.Allen,I'lljustchatabitwithPeter,"DoroteaHorvathsaid,pullingachairtoPeter'sbedsideanddismissingMizAlleninamannerthatastoundedtheboy."MizAllendoesn'treallybelieveintelepathyandTalents.Andwejusthaven'thadthechancetogoaroundthepediatricwardslately.Sowemissedyou."
"Missedme?"
Doroteasmiledagain,asmilethatwasmagicalbecauseitseemedtoenvelopPeterwithwarmthandcaring.Thehardknotofself-pityandresentmentthathadbeenbuildingupatthethoughtofanotherbodybracesessiondispersed.
"Thatis,untilyoustartedvisitingRhyssa."
"Rhyssa?"
Intohismindcameanewtouch.I'mRhyssa.IsentDoroteatoyoubecauseyourunawayfromme.Doroteasaysyoucan'trunawayfromherrightnow,PeterReidinger.PleasecomelivewithuswhereIknowyoulongtobe.
"Nowthatyou'vehadanofficialinvitation,w.i.l.l.youaccept?"Doroteaasked,br.i.m.m.i.n.goverwithamus.e.m.e.ntathisstunnedreaction.
"ButIcan't.I'mcrippled.Ican'tgoanywhere..."
Ahahahaha!Doroteachidedhim,stillsmiling.AboywhocangooutofbodyontoursofJerhattanatthreeinthemorningisnocripple!
"ButIcan'tusethebodybrace!"Peterwashorrifiedtohearhimselfblubberingandtofeeltearsstreamingdownhisface.Hehadnotcriedinmonths.
Crying'sanaturalreleaseforemotionalpressures,Doroteasaida.s.sheblottedhischeeksmatteroffactly.AllthatmanlyrepressionhasalsobeenblockingTalent.Idobelievethatthebracealsoposedaninhibition.Ithinkitshortcircuitednaturalability.We'llsort.i.tout.OfthatI'mpositive.
AndsuddenlyPeterhadnodoubtatall.
"First,ofcourse,wehavetogetyourparents'permission."Doroteawasalwayspractical."Doyouthinkthey'llmind?"
"Mind?"Peternearlyshouted.Heknewthatthehospitalfees,evenwiththehugecompensationthecitywasforcedtopaysincehehadbeeninjuredoncityownedproperty,hadbeenaterriblefinancialdrainonhisparents.Hismothercametoseehimregularly,buthisfather'svisitsgrewfewerandshorter.HismotheralwayshadsomeplausibleexplanationforDad'sabsence,butPeterhadnotbeenfooled.
SuddenlyDorotea'seyeswidenedinpleasedsurprise."Idon'tthinkyou'llneedmuchtrainingafterall,"shesaid,pointingathim.
"What?"AndatthatmomentPeterrealizedthathewashoveringabovehisbedandthata.n.a.larmjustbeneathithadgoneoff.
Rhyssa!Dorotea'smentalshoutwasaverywelcomediversionforRhyssa.
TheEasterndirectorhadnotbeenabletomakethatfirstcontactforseveralreasons,theforemostonebeingthePadrugoipriority.TheotherreasonwasthatDoroteawa.s.stillthemostaccurateTalentdivinerintheentireworld,withthedeftesttouchtoallayfearandsuspicion.
Rhyssa,PeterReidingerreeksofTalent.Ican'timaginewhytheresidentdidn'ttumbletoitalongtimeago,despitethefactthatPeter'sbeensuppressinghisnaturalfeelingstobeconsideredabraveboy.Beinginahospitalsituation,he'dhavetoblankoutallperipheralstaticorgetwoundupineveryoneelse'spain.Thoughhe'snotyourgardenvarietykineticortelepath.Infact,I'venevertouchedanyonequitelikehim.Onething'ssure,henomoreneededabodybracethanyouneedavideophone.
Canyouexpeditehisreleasetous?Rhyssaasked.
Inmybestgrannymode!Idon'tantic.i.p.ateanytroublewiththefamilythey'vebeenstrugglingunderthemedicalcosts.Igatherthefatherhastroublevisitinghis"crippled"son.TheyshouldregainsomeperspectivenowthatPeter'llbeabletopayhisownway.
Howmedicalishe?
Doroteagaveamentalsnort.Withalittlehelpfromhisfriends,hewon'tbemedicalpastthegateoftheCenter.Whoops!We'vejustbeenchargedbyanirateelectricianandastupefiedconsultant,andmyG.o.d!
Doroteabrokeoffcontact,startlingRhyssaDoroteausuallyhadnotroubledoubletalking.Rhyssawaitedfortheoldwomantocomebackandexplainherabruptdisappearance.Afterthreeminuteswithnofurtherwordfromher,Rhyssareluctantlyresumedherimmediatetask.
WorriedaboutDoroteaandtheboy,itwasdifficultforhertokeephermindontherea.s.signmentofkineticTalents,b.u.t.thematterhadtobeclearedupa.s.soonaspossible.TheEasternCenterwouldbeleftwithjusttentodotheworkofthirty,alongwithfivetraineeswhocouldbeslottedintosomeoftheless.e.xactinghoistwork.Airshuttleclients,pa.s.sengersorcommercial,werejustgoingtohavetowaitlongertocollecttheirluggage;allconstructionfirmswouldlosekinetics,savethoseontwonearlycompletedprojectswherekinesiswastheonlywaytosafelyinstallheavyequipmentontheuppermoststories.
SheandMiklosHorvath,Dorotea'sgrandsonontheWestCoast,alsohadtoarrange"fetchandcarry"teams,telepathsandkineticswhocouldworkintandemandatlongdistance.Butsuchskillswereexhaustingandwouldhavetobereservedforemergencies.
DaveLehardthadcomeupwithyetanothervalidsuggestionthatmightnotimproverelationswithBarchenkaandDuomlbutwouldcertainlymakemoreeffectiveuseofthefourhours.h.i.+ftofeachkinetic.
"Ilookedatsomeofthemotionstudies,"hehadtoldher,"andsomevideosofanactualworkingday.Samjanmentionedthathespentagoodportionofeverys.h.i.+ftonPadrugoidoingnothingwaitinguntilmaterielwasorganizedfromthestorageyardorbins,orwhiletheengineerssortedoutminordiscrepancies.SoIgotSamjanandBelaRondomanski,whowa.s.s.p.a.ceLabdesigner,togetherwithLanceBaden,who'satrainedengineer.Belasaidalotofthedelaysons.p.a.ceLabwerecausedbyachronicdisorganizationinSupply.Lancesaidthattheproblemshadn'tbeencompletelysolvedwhenhedidtwotoursatPadrugoi,butoneofBarchenka'sstrengthsisherorganizationalskills.Takethemonemorestepforward,and,inafourhours.h.i.+ft,akineticcangeteverythinginaspokesectionlinedupsothatallthegruntsneedtododuringthenexttwentyhoursofs.h.i.+fttimeisgiveatinyshoveandtheelementswillfallintoplace.
"Ofcourse,it'llmeanagooddealofreorganizationinthestoresandmaterielalreadyupatPadrugoi,andmaybesomes.h.i.+pmentrearranging,lightingafireunderthetardysuppliers,b.u.t.thetimespentdoingthatwillcutdownonthemanhoursupstairs."
"Duoml'sreturnedtothestation,"Rhyssasaid.
"We'lljustborrowHangarQagainforanotherhandylittledemonstration.I'llworkoutthedetails.Hey,you'relookingmightygoodtoday.Newhairstyle?Sureshowsoffyourskunkstreak."Herscreendiffusedonanotherofhisfamousconfidenceinspiringgrins.
Skunkstreakindeed,shethought,herfingerssmoothingitback.Atleasthehadnoticed.Withasigh,shewentbacktohera.n.a.lyses,untilsherealizedthatshehadnotheardanothersqueakfromDorotea.
Then,asabruptlyasthecontacthadbeenbroken,Doroteareturned.
Well,IsaidI'dcomebacka.s.soonasIcould.It'stoosoontobesurewhathedoesdo,Rhyssa,butheapparentlytapsintoelectricalsources.He'sbeenglitchingthehospitalcircuitsfittodrivetheelectricianandahighpricedconsultantbarmy.Anditalsoexplainswhyhecouldn'tcopewiththebodybrace:theimpulseswhichwerefeddirectlyintohissynapseswereshort-circuitinginherentabilities,sothepoorladwastryingtocopewithanoverload.SueRomeroisinbitsthinkingofallshe'sbeendoingtoPeter,andhe'sinastatebecausehehadnowayofexplainingwhythebodybracewasallwrongforhim...andtheheadnurse,MizAllen,isoneofthoseby-thebookersandcompoundedtheproblem.Oh,hisfamilyaredelighted,especiallytoknowthatPeterwillnotbe"handicapped"b.u.t.theirheadsread"crippled,useless,financialdrain."It'llbestandardcontractuntilhe'seighteenandfullytrained.Here'sonekineticBarchenkawon'tgethers.p.a.cegloveson!
Whencanyoubringhimhome?
We'reonourway!Dorotearepliedtriumphantly.GetRoddy'sroominmyhouseready.SheshotRhyssaamentalglimpseofs.p.a.ceForcepostersoneverywall,modelsofs.p.a.ceshuttles,ma.s.spa.s.sengerhotols,stealths,s.p.a.celabs,andgenerations.h.i.+psdependingfromtheceiling,andabunkbedwithdesks.p.a.cebelow.Nothingcouldbemoredistantfromtheantisepticenvironmenthe'sbeenlivinginformonths.
ThephysicalmeetingbetweenRhyssaOwenandPeterReidingerwasnotquiteananticlimax.DoroteahadwarnedherthatPeter'smotherandoldersisterwereaccompanyinghimintheheliamb,excitedbutslightlyapprehensiveathisnewcirc.u.mstances.
IlsaReidingerwasapleasantenoughwoman,terriblyconcernedforandcertainlyextremelyproudofherPetey.Shestruggledwithalessthancongenialjobinordertohelpmeetthemedicalbills.Thesixteenyearoldsister,Katya,waswhatDoroteacalled"pushy,"tryingtofigureouthowherbrother'sgoodfortunemightspilloveronheranddisgruntledthatPeterhadTalentandshehadnone.DoroteasaidthatKatyaresentedPeterbecausethecostofhishospitalizationhadkeptherfromhavingmanyofthethingsthatshe,theelderchild,oughttohavebeenabletoenjoy.
Perfectlyunderstandablereaction,DoroteatoldRhyssaasthewomendeftlymaneuveredPeter'sgurneyintoDorotea'shouseandonthroughintoRoddy'sroom.
BothtelepathscouldfeelPeter'sspiritliftingashesawtheunmedicalfurnis.h.i.+ngsandartifacts.
"Buthow'llyoudoallthathastobedoneforhimallthetime?"IlsaReidingerbeganinsurprise.
"Oh,Peter'llonlyneedalittlehelpinthebeginning,Mrs.Reidinger,"Doroteasaid.HermentalAlleyoopwasthesignalforRickHobsonto"lift"Peterupintothebunkbed."Now,let'sallclearoutandlethimsettlehimselfin.And,"Doroteaaddeda.s.sheshooedeveryonebeforeher,"theheliambiswaitingtotakeyouandyourdaughterhome.Here'sthevidnumber.Asyousaw,Peterhasasetintheroom.Callhimanytime.Unlikethehospital,hereyoucanseewhatmischiefhe'sgettinginto.Allright?"
Dorotea'spositivemannermaderefusalimpossible,andsoontheheliambwasthunkingitswayupoutoftheCenter'sgrounds.
Rick,hookmeupalinefromthe4.5kpmgeneratorinthegardenshedandbringitrightintotheroomwithPeter,Dorotearequested.
Whatisthisallabout?Rhyssademanded.
Itoldyou,Doroteasaid,thenaddedaloudsincetheywerenowalone,"heseemstotapintotheelectricalsystemandusethatforpower.
Somesortof.a.gestalt.IwantsomeofourengineerTalentstolinkwithmewhenhe'srestedenoughforustodosometesting.But.i.t'llhavetobeyouandmeforawhile,Rhyssa.He'shadsuchaterribletime."
Dorotea'seyeswelledwithtears,andautomaticallyRhyssagatheredtheolderwomanintoherarms,smotheringherwithlove,affection,andadmiration.
"I'msorry,dear,"Doroteasaidwithalittlesniff,pullingherselfaway."You'vehadalottocopewithnow,andyoudon'tneedmeturningintoawateringpot,but"ShepouredintoRhyssa'smindthejumbleofpain/despondency/anguish/guilt,theselfaccusation,andthesouldestroyingterrorthatPeterhadbeenenduring.
EasingDoroteatothecouch,Rhyssasatbesideher,shakenbythataccountingdespiteyearsofdealingwiththebizarrementalstatesofemergentTalents.
"IthinkaspotofteawouldG.o.downwellrightnow,"Doroteasaid,andRhyssagaveaweaklittlelaughatDorotea'severpracticalmind.
Peter?Acupoftea?Lemon,milk,sugar?
Yes,please,wasPeter'sanswer,surprisingRhyssa.
Yousee?Heneededonlyalittlehelptoprojecthisthoughtsinsteadofsquas.h.i.+ngthemdown.Dorotea'sfaceworeanexaggeratedlysmugsmile.
TheywereallenjoyingacupofteawhenRickHobsonbouncedin,festoonedwithanelectrician'sbeltandheavydutycable.
"Idon'tknowwhatkindofanoutletorreceptacleyouneedDorotea,"hesaid,winkingather,noddingtoRhyssa,andthenwavingahandatPeter,whowaswatchingitallfromhisbunk"Well,Peter,whatdoyouthinkyouneed?"Doroteaasked."He'djustbeensortofhookingintotheelectronicgadgetsofthebed,"shetoldRick.
BothwomencaughtPeter'shesitationandconcern.
"Oh,well,it'saseasytosortthespecificsoutlater,"Ricksaideasily,catchingRhyssa'swarninglook."Atanyrate,thegenerator'srightoutsideandpoweredup.Anytimeyouneedit,it'sthere."Withacheerywavetoall,heleft.
"It'sallabitmuch,isn't.i.t,Peter?"Rhyssasaidgently.
"Idon'tknowwhatIdidthatmakesyouthinkI'manygoodatall,"Petersaidinavoiceaspaleas.h.i.+scomplexionjustthen.
"Doroteathinksyouusedavailableelectricalpowertoa.s.sistthosedawnvisitsyoumadetome,"Rhyssatoldhim.Shegavehimamischievoussmiletorea.s.surehim."I'mhonoredthat.i.twasmymindyoulinkedwithtobringyouwhereyouwantedtobe."
"Youare?"PeterturnedhisheadawayfromthedrinkingstrawinhisteacupsothathecouldlookdownatRhyssa.
"Idon'tgetmanymeninvadingmybedroom,Ia.s.sureyou."
SubtlyDoroteawa.s.supportingher,increasingforPeterthesensethathisintrusionhadbeencleverandoriginal.Bothwomengeneratedsubliminalthoughtstobolsterhisperceptionofhimselfreversingthelowselfesteemthatwascurrentlyinhibitinganyforwardprogress.
"Ididn'tmeantointrude."
"Youwillsoonunderstandthatamongtelepathsamidnightknockonthedoorisn'tconsideredanintrusion."
"Butallthoselights..."
Rhyssaletherthoughtsechotheannoyanceshehadfeltatthatproprietarysupervision."Youdidn'thearmechewingthemoutforscaringyouoff,either."
"Ooooh,Rhyssawasangry,"Doroteaadded.
"Youweredoingwhatmanyhavetriedandfailedatmiserably,"Rhyssawenton.
"Iwas?"
"It'swhatwecallanoutofbodyexperience,"Rhyssawenton."Veryfewpeopleeverachievethatdegreeofmentalcontrol."
"Theydon't?"Peterwaswideeyedinawe."But.i.t'snothard."
DoroteaandRhyssaexchangedamusedglances.
"Nothing'shardwhenyouknowexactlyhowtodoit,Peter,"Rhyssasaid,"andyou'veapparentlymasteredtheart.DoroteaandIarebothhopingyoucanteachus.Idon'thavemuchkineticability..."
Sascha:Andaren'tyougladofthatrightnow?Hesentanimageofas.p.a.cesuitedRhyssawhirlingaboutPadrugoichasedbyawhip-wieldingBarchenka.
Rhyssa:Don'tyoudareinterfere,Bearman!Thisistrickyenoughasitiswithoutyouinmymind!Ob,myG.o.d!AndsuddenlyRhyssabegantofathomthepotentialoftheboy.GiveyoungPeterReidingeraccesstosufficientlypowerfulelectronicsources,andhiskineticTalentmightbogglethemindofthemostoptimistictheorist.Why,hisTalentwasasfarfromspoonbendingasmodernprecognitionwasfrompriestlyauguriesdivinedfromoxintestines!
TherewasaninstantresponsefromSascha,Dorotea,Sirikit,Rick,andMadlyn.Dampitdown,Rhyssa.Haveaheart!
Dorotea:Well,you'veallgotthepicturenow,soleaveusalonewiththeboy.Wecan'tmessthisoneup.
Rhyssahadtotakeadeepbreath,hopingthatthesuddenrevelationshehadbeenunabletokeepfromotherstrongtelepathsintheCenterhadnotalsobeenpickedupbyPeterReidinger'sstill-emergingskill.Hewascertainlynotreacting.
Dorotea:Iblockedhim,Rhyssa.Getaholdofyourself"So,Peter,"Rhyssamanagedtogoon,"ifIcouldgetthehangofwhatyou'redoingwiththegenerators,itcouldbeanextremelyvaluableaddedwhammy."
Dorotea:Icouldn'thaveput.i.tmorediscreetlymyselfRhyssa:Thanks.
"Idon'tknowwhatI'mdoing,"Petersaidsadly.
"It'sthesortofthingyoudon'tthinkaboutdoing,Peter.Youjustdoitbecauseyouwantto,becauseyouneedto.AndDoroteaandIwillhelp."Rhyssagrinnedathim."Communicationiswheretelepathyexcels.Thespokenwordsometimesisn'tasclearasitshouldbe:wordscanbemisused,inappropriatelya.s.signedmuddymeanings.You'reaccustomedtoawordmeaningonething;someoneelsewillthinkitmeanssomethingelseentirelyandmisunderstandwhatyoujustsaid.
Speakingmindtomindclearsupalotofsuchconfusions.OrhaveIjustconfusedyoumore?"
Peterbegantosmilesuddenly."LikehowIcouldn'texplaintoMizRomerojustwhyIhatedthebodybrace."
"That'saveryaptexample,Peter.Youjustdidn'thavethewordsfortheconceptofthatsortofinterference."
"Buthow'llImovewithoutabrace?"
"Bythepowerofyourmindalone,whichis.e.xactlywhatyoudidwhenyouweregoingoutofbody.Onlywe'llteachyouhowtotakeyourbodyalongwithyou!Ana'managemostofyourdailycare.Youwon'tbedependentonnursesororderliesoranyone.InonesenseitwaswhatSuewastryingtogetyoutodomakeyourmindmotivateyourbodytorememberwhat.i.toncecoulddo.Onlyyoutookitonestepbeyondthat,andneitherofyouknewyouhadlatentkineticability.So,ofcourseyoucouldn'tdowhatshewanted.Youwereagoodjumpaheadofher."
Hewa.s.stillskeptical."I'mkinetic?"
"Doyouknowwhatthewordmeans?"
"Sure.ButIdidn'tthinkIwas."
Rhyssarose."Well,youare.Sothinkabout.i.t."
Dorotearetrievedhiscup."Youtakearestnow,dear.ThenI'llshowyouaboutthehousesoyou'llknowwhereeverythingiswhenyouwant.i.t."
Chapter7.
AlthoughSaschausuallyhandledtraining,theaffinityestablishedbetweenPeterandRhyssamadeitsensibleforhertoguidehisinitiation.
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