I hate this will construct.

Not because of the futility of trying to convey mental images between two people speaking different languages without loss of meaning. No, that is only to be expected.

Not because of the endless misunderstandings encountered while translating proper nouns, abstract facts, and even concept names. Severely discouraging and tiring to a torturing extent but no, that is not the reason either.

Certainly, not because of the endless headaches, and emotional distress caused by the prolonged use of mental contact with amateurs who can’t contain their minds and focus their thoughts.

None of them is the reason. I hate this will construct because it's impossible to predict the possible long-term side effects of opening your mind to a stranger. If you open your mind to a madman, you can go mad. That one is easy to predict. But what if you open your mind to a pervert? You can go... What? Astray? What if you open your mind to a fool? Does your mind slowly deteriorate until you become a fool yourself? Can you go crazy? Maybe you go astray. Well… Would you be aware of that if your mind deteriorates slowly for a long amount of time?

Detection of lies… Discerning the intentions… Understanding the emotional state of the mind… Even reading the surface thoughts… The promises are breathtaking but the results were simply… Meager?

Detection of lies? You would be lucky if the person you formed mental contact with is deliberately lying or trying to hide something. But if you're in the mind of a fanatic who believes in his own lies, or a disabled person who can't tell right from wrong, or even a madman who is literally crazy… Good luck with that.

Besides, I don’t even want to think about the perspective of the fool, the deceived, and the betrayed. Even charmed and dominated could be understandable but for those poor souls, there was simply no salvation and this is the exact reason, that it is strictly forbidden to use any truth-seeking powers in a tribunal. Well, in most of the modern states at least. There is simply no remedy to cure some fools.

The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.

Discerning superficial intentions on the other hand is utter nonsense. It may be very useful in case you are trying to communicate with a savage who acts on impulse and is not capable of making any long-term plans. In communications with all the remaining sane and normal people… It is and was simply misleading.

One can be depressed, hopeless, desperate, and then the next moment he can just lose it and want to relieve everyone he loves of the cruelty of life itself so that they do not experience the same pain he experienced. Good luck trying to discern those murderous tendencies that bore out of… Love?

The emotional state of the mind? I'm not even going to get into that nonsense. Leave it to the real empaths. Aside from the interesting way that emotions are contagious, the fact that the targets sense your emotional state while you are trying to sense theirs is literally terrifying.

'I feel devastated, but you're happy. I'm angry at you for your epicaricacy, but you are so calm about it that… That does... Excite me? How so?'

A vicious circle that only makes family, lovers, and comrades doubt each other unnecessarily…

Last but surprisingly least, reading surface thoughts... Well, it is simply an urban legend. Surface thoughts? What are those? Do they really exist? More importantly… The surface of what? Mind? Soul? Consciousness? I have three consciousness you know that right? Simply ridiculous.

Human beings are complicated creatures with their faults and flaws and unfortunately, there is no simple will construct that can help you to understand a being that can’t understand itself.

Unfortunately, this type of will construct is the easiest and fastest way to overcome the language barrier between individuals and the best way to build trust fast for short-term purposes. Not to mention that it accelerates and facilitates language learning.

Thus, as long as one keeps the daily exposure time short and doesn't have long-term contact with the target, there shouldn't be a problem with using such a will construct.

Essays

Agāh H. Ates

571 AR + 001 AC

...or so I thought, back then.

571 AR + 003 AC