Dawn was alone again in the Gym, she has waited for her Swim Team to exit the gym, along with Kim. Although Kim was wondering what Dawn was doing still waiting in the gym, she knows deep inside that Kim knew exactly what and why Dawn was waiting for everyone to clear out of the gym. For her personal practice of the arts of Pi Qua Quan, Dawn has been told by Kim that she is a "master" of the arts. Although Dawn personally still thinks she has long ways to go because she never fully learned everything there is to know. Her secrets are her own, but Sondra, as well as Sondra's sister knew her secret. Kim obviously knew this, Evy too since they sometimes share there minds.

Dawn took her regular position in the middle of the mat, and took her stance, before quickly moving into some open handed palm hits, although they seem to flow like water, and smooth, they were more then deadly enough. She was able to hold off the mind reading monster she has encountered, the second time through while giving Kim time to run. She was able to beat him, at least in fighting since he was rather slow, but she was able to "beat" him. Either way she had to make sure she's a bit better, if she was he wouldn't have taken her twice. Either way, her thoughts and emotions were rather strong.

Today was one of the rare days where her new found 6th sense, or ESP most people like to call it, were quiet. It wasn't warning her of any incoming danger, nor anything else of that matter. it is a VERY rare thing, Dawn finally had a quiet mind, without anything giving her a hard time. Her new found 6th sense has really come at a cost, most of the time with the crippling flash images that she could not stop. Kim was the only one able to stop it, or at least force them back so she can control it to a degree. She can't say her 6th sense is handy, being that the flash images almost ways come at a bad time.

Dawn quietly moved around the cheerleading mat area, her movements are quiet, but smooth and fluid like the water, which usually is what the style is suppose to be like. Dawn has finally found a day where nothing is happening, her usually very ambiguous 6th sense is quiet, and nothing is going on. Dawn can only imagaine what it must look like from another person's point of view, she loved her new hair style, it fitted her perfectly, however how or what she went through to get it is a different matter. One day, one day she will get back N.I.C.E. Labs for what they did to her.

Empathy... I call it more of a curse than anything. feeling just how good or bad someone is doing knowing someone is lying to you with every word they utter. It's a depressing thought that constantly rips at you. being able to only limit the knowledge and never turn it off. No reason to pity me for it of course; it's the hand life dealt to me.

Today I was wandering the halls by myself wondering what I should do when I felt a strange bit of emotion from within the Gym. I wedged the door open and peeked in to see a single woman practicing something. I'd never seen someone perform in such a manner but, then again I didn't speak much nor get to know people well.

((forgive the short post still a tad sick.))

(it is ok)

Dawn was still doing her moves, going through her attacks before stepping hard into Bokuho stance. Just as she does so though, Dawn noticed something in the corner of her eye, something caught her attention so she stood in this stance for awhile. She can't quiet make who it was so, asked out loud, "Who is there? I know someone is watching me. Come on out."

Can't be a monster, or else she would have known it by now, usually by her senses going crazy, this is a person, and she was probably poking in to see what was going on.

"A wanderer..."

Was all I offered as an answer not too loudly but it carried in the gym well enough for her to hear. I stepped into the room looking at her gauging her emotions as always. I was forced to of course. I stepped a bit closer with my black hair behind me, it was dyed but, looked natural enough with my falsely brown eyes. I looked at the pink of her hair and nodded with a blank face.

"Martial arts?"

I asked wondering if I was right in my assumption or completely off.

Dawn quietly stood out of her stance and nodded. This girl was odd, quiet, a little too quiet. What is up with the Freshmen class this year? almost all of them whom she has met personally are all quiet, or just out right odd. Then again, if her seniors stood next to them they would look the same. Dawn looked quietly at the girl, her hair was dyed, her own wasn't, it was unique, Dawn hasn't even known how that could be.

"yes it is...i figured no one was around to see me do this. Then again i always get interrupted by...students roaming the campus after classes are over. You aren't part of the Cheerleaders, nor the Swim Team, mind i ask why you are here then?"

She quickly noticed her black expression on her face, she really was unique.

"Wandering..."

I told her looking over the room simply deciding I was interested in this woman and her martial art. From how she spoke I assumed she was a senior.

"No classes yet..."

I mentioned eyes gliding from left to right head shifting slightly Dawn could more than likely notice a bit of teal poking from within the black dyed hair, I had never been very thorough at dying my hair, I was a bit lax in it honestly and a contact fell out showing my natural deep blue eye... left eye at least.

This girl was very odd indeed, she didn't talk much, very little actually but from how she looks, she looks very intelligent. There are plenty of girls on the campus whom didn't talk much but are smart, maybe she is one.

"Hmm, i see, you always this quiet and not talk much?"

Dawn tilted her head to take a better look. She seems to be able to pick up things, how is it?

"Yes..."

Her intentions seemed honorable enough as far as I could see into them, but, what other intentions could she have? I'd just met her after all. I shrugged slightly as I finished my survey of the gym.

"call me Kard... your name?"

I hoped she didn't take me as being rude as I attempted to keep my voice as monotone as possible.

"Kard uhm...nice to met you. I am Dawn Portman."

Dawn nodded, this girl was strange, she was very quiet, way too quiet. Again though Dawn didn't see this as a bad thing, she is just quiet. She has met on more than one occasion and usually they are just nice and misunderstood. She had a weird voice though, monotone...

"Mind if i ask why you are...like a blank slate?"

"Blank slate?"

I asked eyes closed noting her confusion with my behavior; I was used to it by now but, it perplexed her, I was glad though I didn't sense anything negative about her emotions.

"Emotions are... bothersome to have when you feel those of everyone around you against your will... It can be rather depressing when someone covers a negative with a lie of glee. It is easier this way."

Dawn nods, this girl has more to her then meets the eye, literally. Maybe she has something special? It is rather hard to find a girl that maybe has something more, Dawn has her, rather annoying 6th sense that gives her more problems then it solves most of the time.

"Hmm, i see you might have something more to you. I am right aren't I? You being able to pick up something on the outside. You do realize that if the campus finds out about this you might be in danger."

I shrugged. I knew it was special, and the school already knew about it... then again so did the esp study centers I'd been to once or twice.

"I'm an empath... not that special."

I admitted. it was as far as I was concerned the most common ESP on earth, after all it was just a mental insight into how other people were feeling anyon with enough sense and study could learn to do it. I just happened to be born with the ability.

"I can simply pretend it's just reading tells like most empaths do."

"hmm i can't imagine how might it feel for that to happen. you just managed to pick up on what i was holding in haven't you? That's quiet extraordinary, considering how i can't stop mine from stopping even if i wanted too..."

Dawn can call her ability ESP...but she really just prefer it as a 6th sense, she knows how it generally works. The problem is she can't stop it from happening, as it is as random as it gets. Giving her headaches if it happens for too long, or gives her those damn flashbacks that sometimes cripples her physically. It happens at the worst time too, how the hell did this happen? She already knows N.I.C.E. Labs has something to do with it, and her hair style of course.

"Commonality..."

I muttered to her making my ideas known as I looked at her hiding what I knew and felt from the outside world was always just as troubling as feeling the emotions of all around me. I nodded slightly stretching my arms behind my back as i pondered what I could do or say next. it was rare i spoke this much with any one person in one day.

"you are the closest one I've met to someone with an understanding of what I go through."

"hmm again i can't imagine how annoying it might be, to feel everyone's feeling when you don't want to. How are you able to ignore everyone's feelings while maintaining your sanity?"

She wanted to know, obviously because she has it too, to a degree anyway. If Dawn was able to control this she'll be much more helpfully, if this girl knew how to control it maybe she can learn some how? Maybe her abilities are different from her own, but just having more understanding of how it might work will help her to control it better.