Charles watches very closely --both Rachel's expression and the demonstration-- and when the desired effect finally happens, his face lights up in a small yet delighted smile. "That's incredible," although remembering Rachel's anxiety, he clears his throat and tries for professional again.
"Forgive me, I know it's not easy living with a secret this large, or something you're afraid of controlling." His features relax again, looking back at the pencil, before meeting Rachel's eye. "But you have a gift, Rachel. You can innately manipulate light and matter. It's something that, at least my society in twentieth century Earth, won't be able to do with technology for maybe hundreds of years."
The use of positive terminology is deliberate (even if he truly believes his words). The idea is to start disassociating the ability with negativity, to undo the mental blocks, even if it is only a few words. It's the hopeful start of Rachel being able to control her ability, instead of letting it control her.
"In full disclosure --although it's quite widely known around our cohort-- I should tell you that I'm a telepath." He's used to people seeming a little alarmed about that. "That means I can hear and feel what's going on in your mind. But, if you could, I'd much prefer for you to tell me in your own words how it feels when you use your power." Again, it's building trust and allowing the patient to go through the cognitive process by themselves.
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"Forgive me, I know it's not easy living with a secret this large, or something you're afraid of controlling." His features relax again, looking back at the pencil, before meeting Rachel's eye. "But you have a gift, Rachel. You can innately manipulate light and matter. It's something that, at least my society in twentieth century Earth, won't be able to do with technology for maybe hundreds of years."
The use of positive terminology is deliberate (even if he truly believes his words). The idea is to start disassociating the ability with negativity, to undo the mental blocks, even if it is only a few words. It's the hopeful start of Rachel being able to control her ability, instead of letting it control her.
"In full disclosure --although it's quite widely known around our cohort-- I should tell you that I'm a telepath." He's used to people seeming a little alarmed about that. "That means I can hear and feel what's going on in your mind. But, if you could, I'd much prefer for you to tell me in your own words how it feels when you use your power." Again, it's building trust and allowing the patient to go through the cognitive process by themselves.