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She is tired

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YAY, new page!!!!

And you do not want to wake her up, her reaction might be unpredictable.
She is still in the "fight or flee" mode, and with her, "fight" is much more likely.
She will lash out at anything that penetrates towards her attention, and may only recognize later what is happening.

PTSD may have VERY unpredictable behaviours, and "shoot first, ask questions later" may have consequences which are irreversible when hte person shooting first has that kind of psychokinetic abilities.

Just trust Beryl on this.

Also, Beryl is experienced with soldiers having to be given a task to make them shut up.
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Perhaps humanity's special power is being able to hug without psychicly telling the other person exactly what we think of them.

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Wow, Alex really do be leaving these girls shaking.

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On the one hand, combat jitters / PTSD is a very serious problem that doesn't have easy solutions. (Even for space-elfs).

On the other hand, I'm just giggling at the idea of "Humanity's great expertise to offer the Union is 'Hug Therapy.'"
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Yay! New Page! I just happen to check here because I was in Top Webcomics, and here it is.

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I felt instant need for hug her.
Then I remembered my "fan comic" of very likely result...

Though, I wonder if human "mind invisibility" would actually make it us safe to approach her, as she would not register us as living beings/enemies. Just animated teddybear/cry blanket.
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Moon Moth wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 31, 2026 9:12 am
Perhaps humanity's special power is being able to hug without psychicly telling the other person exactly what we think of them.
Nice idea :)

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Clap Fireblade on the back, she should get up asap.

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Definitely don't want to be near a telekinetic/pyrokinetic who's been in a high stress traumatic situation.

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Personally, I think NOW is a Perfect time to give Fireblade a kiss and a gentle touch to let her know she is appreciated and that death and destruction are not ALL she is fated or needed to be ~ she is more than just a weapon.. she is a dear companion!
But I'm a risk taker... especially where pretty red-heads in distress are concerned... lol!
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Yeah.....getting too close to the PTSD riddled psychokinetic elf before she's got conscious control back is a great way to have a re-enactment of Elfen Lied....in space!

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bunnyboy wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 01, 2026 11:01 am
I felt instant need for hug her.
Then I remembered my "fan comic" of very likely result...

Though, I wonder if human "mind invisibility" would actually make it us safe to approach her, as she would not register us as living beings/enemies. Just animated teddybear/cry blanket.
Thanks for linking that. And yes, that seems like a very immediate and possible result.
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sunphoenix wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 02, 2026 3:45 pm
Personally, I think NOW is a Perfect time to give Fireblade a kiss and a gentle touch…
I invite you to test that assumption and see what happens. I refuse to delude myself into thinking that your corpse would return in one piece.
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