The Major Talents
by sidious
How the first major Talents were controlled…
Healing
Martin : I broke my arm! And I have a knife wound in my belly!
Jane : I can Heal, let me help you.
Kim : Wait, you remember how don’t you?
Jane : It’s mostly Spirit I think, and I remember Water and Fire too.
Martin : You mean you’ve never done this before!
Kim : Only on pigeons. Now hold still.
Jane : Okay, so let’s repair that thingy and move that thingy there.
Kim : Maybe we should study anatomy and physiology before we do this stuff, Jane.
Jane : Nonsense… I am an adept Restorer.
Martin : I know there’s a good reason why my arm and belly are now fused. I just can’t think of it.
Kim : Uh, I’ll go get the teacher.
Jane : Yeah, you do that. And bring a catheter bag. I’ve screwed something else up by mistake too.
Martin : Wha…? No!!!
Foretelling
Daniel : Tell me something about my life.
Jane : Hmm… wait… here it comes…
Daniel : cool.
Jane : The crumpled shell, the heat of the source… the world beyond. The tainted flesh in the hour of manhood.
Daniel : What the hell? I’m so tired of you Foretellers! You’re good for nothing!
Jane : You’re going to die in a burning car wreck on the evening of your twenty-first birthday.
Daniel : I…I…
Dreaming
Jane : Kim, I’ve had a disturbing dream.
Kim : Tell me Jane.
Jane : A lantern was circling above a pool of green water. Suddenly a snake rose from the depths and devoured the lantern.
Kim : A manifestation of your Talent.
Jane : Indeed. I predict an invasion of the Light territories by the Snake people. What do you think?
Kim : I agree. I’ll call the police. You know, this Dream will change the world.
*later*
Jane : Or perhaps it was just a dream about a snake with green water.
Kim : Mmm….
Jane : Or perhaps it was the bottle of vodka I downed last night.
Kim : What?! Damn it to hell! I’m going to call the police chief before the Tamyrlin declares war.
Jane : You can never tell with these dreams. What a tortured existence I lead.
Kim : *mumble*
Cuendillar
Daniel : Okay, so what do you want to do to this chain around my neck?
Jane : watch…
Daniel : Cool… now… argh…. Oomf….
Jane : huh?
Daniel : It won’t come off.
Jane : Uh oh.
Ter’angreal
Dorah : What have you got there little girl?
Megan : I discovered that I can turn a coke can into a special device!
Dorah : That’s nice. What does the ‘device’ do?
Megan : Well, if I channel Fire and Spirit into the red part, it goes nuclear.
Dorah : Eh heh… how old are you?
Megan : um… nine.
Dorah : Let me take that for the moment.
Megan : Try and take it. Go ahead. I’ve had a crap day and these flows are just itching to go somewhere.
Dorah : Uh..
Megan : Are you feeling lucky, punk?
The Weather
John : I’m sick of you making it rain every time we have athletics classes.
Jim : Well I don’t like athletics, and I’ll channel what I want.
John : You’re so selfish.
Jim : You should see the guy in the school across the road. He channels tempests and lightning storms when he doesn’t get an A in geography.
John : Damn. How often does he get an A?
Jim : Heh… not very often.
Skimming
Keira : David, I know you’re the only one with the skimming Talent, but is it really necessary to put us on raised ivory thrones and your mother-in-law in a cage with a leash?
David : More than you know.
Dreamwalking
Jane : Hi Kim. It’s nice in here hey?
Kim : Yeah. Look … I made this flower into a table. Ha ha!
Jane : Ooo… look…. Everyone’s dreams.
Kim : Mmm… there’s that wretched woman who stole my boyfriend last year. I’m going to go into her dreams and teach her a lesson. I am a dreamwalker after all.
Jane : Cool.
Kim : Bye… wish me luck.
*enters*
*later*
Kim : I want to go home!!! I want to go home!!!
Sarah : You’ll leave when I say you leave! Now put the bunny suit back on! Now!!!!
Blocking gateways
John : Hey dad, look I can block your gateway.
Dad : Hmph… and what purpose does that serve?
John : Uh… I dunno. But it looks cool.
Dad : You’re late for school. Stop kidding around.
John : Okay… *sigh*
Compulsion
Jane : Say my name!
Daniel : Jane!
Jane : Say my name!
Daniel : Jane!
Kim : Lol… this is fun. Look how glazed his eyes are.
Jane : Yeah… I like this weave. Say my name!
Daniel : Jane!
Jane : Ha ha!
Daniel : Jane!
Jane : Hey, I never channeled that time!
Daniel : Oops…busted.
Travelling
Dad : Now try and Travel children.
Meg : Ooo… look… it’s big enough to put my hand through.
Dad : It’s useless.
Meg : I could transport coffee mugs and pencil sharpeners …
Dad : It’s useless… your turn Kevin.
Kevin : There … sixteen feet by sixteen feet.
Dad : With huge serrated cuts in our roof and walls. Thanks kid, now I know why I work.
Kevin : Aw…
Dad : Light! Can’t I just have normal kids!!
Meg : … and mice … and apples… and big macs… and barbies….