Sam & Tiamat: The (Soul) Talk.

[23:03]	Arkalest	|Saaaaaaaaaaam?|
[23:03]	Arkalest	|We need to talk about your tendency to stick your soul into other people.|
[23:04]	Sam	sighs. |Right. . . go ahead then.|
[23:05]	Arkalest	|Boundaries.|
[23:05]	Arkalest	|You need to start putting them up.|
[23:06]	Sam	|And after we spent so much time tearing them down?|
[23:08]	Arkalest	|I am not saying to go full hedgehog. I am saying that we perhaps need to make a code of conduit for this.|
[23:09]	Arkalest	|And yes, you are right- The thing is, after destruction comes rebuilding.|
[23:11]	Sam	|Look, I know the thing with Irune was wrong, I miscalculated and didn't realize what it was I was /actually/ doing. I'm going to be *much* more aware of that in the future.|
[23:13]	Arkalest	|Yes. That does not preclude the fact that you should start thinking down of what is acceptable and whaat is not- Consent aside, not all souls are equal.|
[23:14]	Sam	| . . . Why do I feel like this is the Soul equivalent to The Talk?|
[23:15]	Arkalest	|Because it is?|
[23:16]	Arkalest	|Look, the..:Equivalent to Soul STDs exist..:| There is a hint of unease inT iamat's voice- As if she is recollecting something unpleasant.
[23:16]	Arkalest	|Let's not achieve the dubious honor of being the first ones to catch them.|
[23:16]	Sam	|Right. Well, go ahead then, I'm listening. . . ohh. . . ok uhh. . . Yikes.|
[23:16]	Sam	|Yeaaah.|
[23:18]	Arkalest	|See, the thing is- You need to start compiling a list of do's and don'ts.|
[23:21]	Sam	|Right.|
[23:23]	Arkalest	|Not all souls are qual in terms of daimotopography, meaning that you might end up causing damage even if you are utterly careful-- That, and as Gregor showed us, you might end up discoverinb things that not even the subject is aware of...|
[23:25]	Sam	|I had no plans of diving into anyone's soul inless I had no other choice. Gregor was. . . that was bad enough Tiamat.|
[23:26]	Arkalest	|Yes. hence the need to prevent any repeats of it...|
[23:27]	Arkalest	|What I am saying is that you should ante up the security. Be on guard when you dive.|
[23:27]	Sam	|I've been working on that Mind Shield thing, I mean that was the whole reason why I went to Irune over that in the first place.|
[23:29]	Arkalest	|It would work only if you were aware that there is something...Fishy going on.|
[23:29]	Arkalest	|So you would need to be on your toes anyway.|
[23:30]	Sam	groans at the pun |Yeah, I'm still working out how to get a early warning system in place.|
[23:34]	Arkalest	|Well, that is good, but...You need a more meticolous approach. COmpile some notes on the subject's previous life experiences and behavior in order to understand how their soul would be set up, for example.|
[23:35]	Sam	|Tiamat, I am not making any plans of diving into anyone's souls inless I /really/ have to. Hell, even someone asked me I'd almost certainly say no.|
[23:36]	Arkalest	|That always bears repeating, Sam. It always does.|
[23:36]	Arkalest	There's a sort of tone of grandmotherly concern in her voice.
[23:37]	Sam	|But. . if I /do/ find myself in the position of having to dive, I'll do as you say.|
[23:40]	Arkalest	|Promise me?|
[23:40]	Sam	|Tiamat, I swear that I will avoid soul-diving inless I have a overwhelmingly good reason to do so, and in such a case I will take all appropriate precautions I can.|
[23:42]	Arkalest	|Good. | The relief is almost èalpable.
[23:43]	Sam	|. . . Sorry I worried you so much. . .|
[23:47]	Arkalest	She sighs- A bubbly, deep sound. |No. no. it is fine..|
[23:49]	Sam	|No it. . . it really isn't. I . . I was so cavalier about my own safety Tiamat. I . . . never really considered the fact that other people cared about me. . . I just. . . I . . I wasn't apologizing for just this but. . . for all the stuff before.|
[23:50]	Sam	hugs himself. |I just. . . God I was just so. . . pathetic . . .|
[23:52]	Arkalest	She wordlessly mind-hugs you-- A cool sensation.
[23:53]	Sam	|I. . . thank you for everything Tiamat. I'm not. . . I'm not fixed, maybe not even good but. . . I'm better than I was, I think.|
[00:01]	Arkalest	You can feel her relent the hug a bit, letting you know that she is listening.
[00:03]	Sam	|I . . . never-mind, it's not anything I haven't said at this point anyways. I'll get better in time.|
[00:05]	Arkalest	|I believe in you.|
[00:06]	Sam	"It just took me a while to believe it myself. . . Thank you Tiamat.|