The screaming shattered Isabel's stunned state of mind, and she quickly saw a young black girl had sat up and was screaming over and over, "Scott! Scott! Scott!" The sound was heart-rending, tearing at Isabel's soul until she was convinced the girl had powers. It was getting inside her head, pushing deeper into her brain with each repetition.
She clutched the sides of her head, grimacing against it, summoning every bit of strength she had to keep the screaming out of her mind. It helped, a little, but it was like trying to hold back a flood. She couldn't stay where she was; she'd have to push back.
With a grunt of effort she pushed at the girl's mind, battering through the telepathic storm which surrounded it, seeking the core where she could dreamwalk and maybe get the girl to calm down.
Almost there, Isabel's mind rebounded off the girl's barriers. She opened her eyes with a gasp and staggered backwards, almost tripping over a chair before she managed to sit in it, breathing fast, heart pounding. She'd never encountered a mind like that before. Not even remotely like that.
[Isabel] Somebody get some earplugs (tag Ami, open)
She clutched the sides of her head, grimacing against it, summoning every bit of strength she had to keep the screaming out of her mind. It helped, a little, but it was like trying to hold back a flood. She couldn't stay where she was; she'd have to push back.
With a grunt of effort she pushed at the girl's mind, battering through the telepathic storm which surrounded it, seeking the core where she could dreamwalk and maybe get the girl to calm down.
Almost there, Isabel's mind rebounded off the girl's barriers. She opened her eyes with a gasp and staggered backwards, almost tripping over a chair before she managed to sit in it, breathing fast, heart pounding. She'd never encountered a mind like that before. Not even remotely like that.