Time for Reflection

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After having her injuries--as superficial as they were--treated in the medbay, Lyta had gone immediately to get some much needed sleep. Her encounter with the inquisitor in the sensorium had been grueling, nerve-wracking and painful. She'd suffered a multitude of bruises, several lacerations and one of her ribs had been cracked. However, she had thankfully survived. She had gone through what the Vorlons liked to call "the crucible" and she had come out the other side. She had, like all that had before her, come out changed. She had more doubts, more questions, more uncertainties than she had when she had gone in. But instead of doubts concerning her safety, questions of the superheroes humility, and uncertainty over whether she could trust them, all the new ones were about her.

This was why, when she finally woke back up from her rest, Lyta made her way down to the city and headed directly for one of the few places she had discovered that was peaceful here: the Garibah Tree. The tree under which she had first met Ax, the one that reflected a person's feelings back to them. And that was just what Lyta needed, for her emotions to be shown to her in the hope that, perhaps, she may gain some sort of perspective.

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[lytaalex.livejournal.com]

Lyta nodded. You know, that's not the weirdest thing I've ever heard, actually. Especially considering that I started out as P5 until the Vorlons made their alterations.

She paused, pinching a blade of grass between her fingers and giving it a tug. She's primarily telekinetic, right?

[psi-flames.livejournal.com]

Jono looked blankly at her and shook his head. Dunno what P5 means, other 'an you weren' as strong a telepath 'fore the Vorlons. Whoever the Vorlons were. He'd missed Babylon 5 when it was on the air. Our classifications are a bit broader, I guess. Strongest mutants are Omega. Next are Alphas, then Betas.

He tilted his head in thought. Mainly, yeah. This one, at least. The one in me world was 'bout equal 'tween the two.

[lytaalex.livejournal.com]

That's interesting, Lyta said. Where I'm from, telekinesis is pretty rare and those that can do it are usually driven insane by their abilities. The Psi Corps has done experiments to try to develop telekinetics from telepaths but the almost always end with the person burning out or bursting a blood vessel in their heads.

[psi-flames.livejournal.com]

Ain't 'sactly the mos' common where I'm from, neither. Nor telepathy, he pointed out. It's natural fer 'er, though. They're the powers she ended up with in the whole mutant lottery. Don' see 'em t'gether too often. Only other ones I know of are her kids.

[lytaalex.livejournal.com]

"She has kids?!" Lyta exclaimed out loud. "And they're already exhibiting psionic abilities?"

[psi-flames.livejournal.com]

The corners of his eyes turned upwards. Sorry. It...ain't so clear cut as 'at. There's time travel involved. Both of 'em 'ave come back to me present from different future timelines. Cable's somewhere in 'is thirties or forties. If not older. Rachel's in 'er twenties. Both of 'em are bloody powerful.

[lytaalex.livejournal.com]

"Great," Lyta said with a groan and a roll of her eyes. "Just what this place needs: more time travel."

[psi-flames.livejournal.com]

Well, this one ain't the one from me world. Possible 'at it ain't ever happened in hers. Just as well, really. The time travel stuff gave Jono a headache. It's pretty usual where I'm from. Alternate timelines, alternate futures... He trailed off with a shrug.