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From the moment they shook hands, Dalex has been afraid of Krystal.

Part of her has a guess as to why; Telepaths are pretty much nonexistent in Lylat, which still boggles her mind, even after spending a few years with Fox and his friends. She's so used to knowing what goes on in everyone's heads that forcing herself not to read minds out of politeness is easier said than done.

...She's slipped up a few times regardless, and has found a few skeletons that should've stayed in their closets. Guilty pleasures, secret crushes, regrets both past and present, all of them and more are hard to hide from her. The world around Krystal is a library; each book different from the last, only now she has to stop herself from reading them.

Dalex, on the other hand, is more akin to a locked diary. And even though the key is out of her reach, it didn't stop Dal from thinking she found a way to look inside. He feels threatened by her, and she knows it.

Basic emotions... are all she gets from him. Nothing precise, not even short phrases or images. She's tried probing his mind dozens of times, with no results. Mental blocks are nothing new to her; learning how to get past them was part of her training on Cerinia.

But none of them were this strong. And it's one made from fear, no less. What could possibly be scaring him so much?

What does he not want anyone to know?

Description
From the moment they shook hands, Dalex has been afraid of Krystal.

Part of her has a guess as to why; Telepaths are pretty much nonexistent in Lylat, which still boggles her mind, even after spending a few years with Fox and his friends. She's so used to knowing what goes on in everyone's heads that forcing herself not to read minds out of politeness is easier said than done.

...She's slipped up a few times regardless, and has found a few skeletons that should've stayed in their closets. Guilty pleasures, secret crushes, regrets both past and present, all of them and more are hard to hide from her. The world around Krystal is a library; each book different from the last, only now she has to stop herself from reading them.

Dalex, on the other hand, is more akin to a locked diary. And even though the key is out of her reach, it didn't stop Dal from thinking she found a way to look inside. He feels threatened by her, and she knows it.

Basic emotions... are all she gets from him. Nothing precise, not even short phrases or images. She's tried probing his mind dozens of times, with no results. Mental blocks are nothing new to her; learning how to get past them was part of her training on Cerinia.

But none of them were this strong. And it's one made from fear, no less. What could possibly be scaring him so much?

What does he not want anyone to know?