I immedietly take a walk to the nearest library, a sort of rundown place, as everyone seems to prefer online learning then to resort to books, which can be a real shame, as there is a lot of knowledge in books if one is willing to read them. I used to go to libraries all the time as I found it as a great way to relax, reading a good book. Today however, I was going to the library to use my upgraded gift on some informational books. Ones that would make it easier to use my power on.

Entering the library that was kinda rundown from the outside but the inside was pretty clean and well maintained, I go up to the front desk and ask to where the anatomy books and psychology books are. The old women looked at me a bit funny.

"Your interested in that? Most kids like you knowadays don't even come here, off killing monsters or whatever."

"Yes Ma'am, I just thought it would be good to get in some more knowledge before risking my life out there." The women smiled and seemed to agree that it was always better to know more.

"Ok then, the anatomy books are in the medical section, as well as the psychology books, though I am afraid we don't have that many anymore. When people started getting mental gifts they stopped using the old ways of learning to solve mental problems, if one could just use their gift instead. So most of the books related to psychology is either archived in museums or they were thrown away by the general population." She looked a little sad while telling me these things, but her smile came back to her face as I thanked her and started to walk to the medical section.

Heading on over it seemed to be not a lot of things related to humans anymore and a lot of the topics were more focused on the anatomy of monsters and they wern't even published, just notes from early researchers. I read through them and recorded most of them into my internal memory, only reading bits of each chapter, I am not to worried about knowing this stuff, as I can always read them later in my head.

I managed to find 4 books related to humans that were the most useful in the medical section all in all. The titles were: Basic Human Psychology; Body Language Guide; "Gift" Side Effects Treatment Book 1;"Gift" Side Effects Treatment Book 2.

I also take the test I thought about earlier, I pick up a file and drop it counting the time it took for it hit the floor. As it fluttered to the gorund it took about 30 seconds to hit the ground. I pick up the same file, and right as I am about to drop it I go into my mind space. Counting the seconds like usual it takes a lot longer for it to finally hit the ground, clocking in at 1 minute 30 seconds in the mind space. Therefore I can deduce that time is three times faster in my mind space then in real life which is really cool. I look back at the recording I did and I have a few more books on the shelf. Two new books, one labeled: Human Mind and Body, while the other said "Gift" Information. Looking at the two new books I get another flash of inspriration, to make one last system, though it will be a ton more complicated then the other two.

Using my gift in overdrive I design a sort of projector, that sort of gives me the same function of a telepaths ability, where I can teleport my own thoughts and ideas into the person I am hypnotizing. I feel a headache coming on but I manage to get the projector finished. I use the rest of my time to edit the Identify, so I can sense someone elses mood from their body language. When I'm done I've got a really bad headache, and I feel like I am going to vomit. As soon as I leave the mind space though, I do exactly that.

"Blurahgh!"

"Oh My gosh are you alright!" The old woman comes running over and is shocked for me. Thankfully I didn't vomit on any of the books or files so I am glad I didn't ruin anything.

"I'm fine Ma'am, just a bit sick from one of the diagrams."

"Goodness I didn't think we had any that gruesome enough to throw up though! I'll have to put labels on these about how graphic they are, are you alright?"

"I feel a bit better, thanks for your concern ma'am." I take a peek at the old lady with my enhanced "identify"

Old Woman - Human - Gift: ??? - Emotion: Worried

It worked! I was happy till another wave of nausea smacked me in the face. Note to self - Don't aggrivate side effects of gift. I thank the old woman and leave the library, on my way to see my father, as I haven't met him yet. As well as I am supposed to report to father by the end of each week, so I have to go anyway. Taking note of the "Treatment of "gift" side effects" book in my head, I grab some pain killers and take a few for my headache to go away.

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I arrive at my fathers building. I am a bit nervous as this is the first time I'll meet my father as a different Jason then before. My memories have been getting more and more incorporated and I am a lot more different then the original jason. For one I like to chat with people, while the old Jason was a really quiet kid. I am a little mad that I'll have to take school again, but I better make the most of this break I got then. I am a bit sceptical about this meeting, as from the memories incorporated all that my father would do would be to ask me questions about my daily life and such, which seems a bit odd to me personally, but I walk into the building regardless.

I look around and walk up to the desk and tell the receptionist i am here to meet with my father. She picks up a phone and announces that I am here, and I hear someone stomp down the stairs. It's Jason's-My brother. He looks at me with a glare and I unintentionally activate my identify.

Alphonse Avarin - Human - Gift: Telekinesis - Emotion: Disdain

Alphonse is the son of my father's wife and hates that I was ever born. He believes that my existance is proof that father never loved his mother, and for all I know that could be true. I watch as something floats up and is shot my way, unintentionally activating my new "projection" I force Alphonse to stop and the screw falls near my feet. Alphonse looks confused for a second before he stomps back upstairs and I follow slowly, my headache kicking in again after using my power so much earlier.

At the top of the stairs there stands my father's side of the family, even grandfather. What's going on here? Why is everone here? Grandfather speaks first.

"Grandson," He slightly shivers after saying that,"The family has decided to send you to Andrew's Private School for Gifts to hone your usele- ahem, your different 'gift'."

My mouth unintentionally widens.

"But what about Mother?" I see everyones eyes glimmer a little.

"She will be fine, we will continue to send her money just without your share included." Everyone in the room but me, smiles after grandfather said that. What? That would cripple mother, I barely get enough from them to go to a public school, now they are sending me to a private school too? This has to be some sort of trick or something.

"Why?" I asked one simple question but everyone seemed to be in shock when I finished speaking.

"What?" Grandfather looked a little angry

"Why do I need to go? I am perfectly fine in public school and mother and I aren't bothering you, so why now?" I was generally curious and disbelieving of the reason they might come up with.

"We just believed that this spot would be nice to give to you, in hopes that you will be able to live up to the Avarin family name." When Father responded with that I caught a glimpse of Alphonse frowning. It seems they had some sort of plan to seperate me from mother and they took his spot in the academy for the plan or whatever. To bad for them I've got a plan too.

"When do I leave?"

"You will leave in a month, and don't worry we will send your mother the money at the end of the month too."

"Okay."

"Good."

"May I go now?"

"Yes, that was all we needed to tell you."

"Yeah, Thanks." I say sarcastically and I slide down the railing instead of taking the stairs to try to improve my mood by pissing off those stupid family members a bit in the process. I walk home and sit on the couch starting to watch tv. I wasn't really paying attention as i thought about the skills I now had. I could copy things into my memory. I could identify things with the knowledge I had copied. I could project commands to people, and a new side effect I found with projecting commands, I can connect my mind to someone elses. I essentially had telepathy now. The best part though, I could give these abilities to other people. I decided to start on mother.

"Hey Mom?"

"Yes honey?"

"If I could use my gift to enhance your power, would you let me?"

"Really? That sound interesting, I would let you try it out sure."

"Thanks mom this will help you them." I then began to transfer the projection skill base into her mindspace, as it was the one most suitable for her and would let her communicate with her animals better. I hope this will help her protect herself when I left. I can't really deny what father said as I am in a far lower position. I can only make it so that mother and I are protected from anything that could come to harm us. you may be wondering why I am so nervous, but my father has a lot of murderous hunters in his ranks that he uses to "erase" the compitition, and I'm afraqid alphonse might use them to attack mother, and in the month of time that I'cve got I hav e to create an army for mother that protects her.

Once the skill base had completed I told mom she could not give better command of her animals. It essensially skipped a training step normally used for her specific gift.

~ Near the end of the month ~

Over the course of this month I have been using "connect" to meet with mutant and normal cratures alike and convinced them to help out mother if she is ever in a dangerous position. On particular bird though has taken a liking to me and now follows me everywhere. I've named her Simon, It just felt like the right name so thats how the name came to be. I am allowed to ake a pet or animal to school as some people's gift would be the more powerful version of tamers, who tames monsters, so I'm pretty sure a mutant bird would be allowed. I have packed my bags and I gave mother a note telling her to only open it is she was in danger. She was a little sceptical when I gave her the note but she promised to do as I said.

I board the train to the school, bird on my shoulder, bag in my arms, I'm off to the Academy.