*Sits patiently waiting for dad, tapping my face next to my eye socket every so often and reactively jerking my hand back*

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*Slowly opens the door and walks in*
How are you holding up, Stella?

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Frust'rated, angry, and ready to see again.

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Understandable. But I promised to teach you another way to see first, right? By the time you've mastered it, you should be safe to see normally, too.

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You're coming with me then! You're in no condition to stay here alone!

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*looks at myself, then you. I gently place one finger to your temple, and my voice echoes from it like an earpiece*

Thats fine. We just need to leave her before Aeron Levels the place searching for me. Do you have a way to leave that can't be traced?

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How long will that take?

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It took Shion two days to totally master. So for the purpose of sensing, probably a day?

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*Frowns*
No, I... I don't have something like that.

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.... heal me enough for me to move, and I'l get us out of here. Im not letting you get hurt because of me. No innocent blood on my hands.

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Easy. Why didn't you teach me this before?

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*Pauses a moment*
You never really needed it. And before you ask, Dawn doesn't have the natural predisposition towards it. I wish she did.

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Is there anything else I could be learning that I don't know is real?

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Yes.

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Why?

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Someday they'll be relevant to you, and that's when you'll be most motivated to learn them. Otherwise you might burnout from trying to learn too much at once. That's a drain on motivation.

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*Exhales a resigned sigh*
Okay, but I'm gonna ask more after this is done.

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*Smiles*
That's fine.

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*Opens the files and flips through the details*
Calling her family may be too generous. If her trouble would ripple up to Gajeel and Levy, you’ll need to intervene. I had considered contractor status for one of them, but instead chose to prepare for their daughter to become a distraction.

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*Is poking around at some of the tools lying on tables nearby*