Cole. Then - she stiffens - her mother. She wasn't even sure she remembered her mother's voice anymore, but there it is, warm and reassuring and terribly out of place.
"… Uh-huh," she says, a bit unsteadily. There's a ripple of frustration from the tether, and Jodie belatedly realizes how out of the loop Aiden is right now. It's okay, she thinks, he's just… talking in my head. It's okay. Aiden doesn't feel particularly mollified, and she adds, He's named Edgar, he's mute, and he's some kind of telepath.
Unsettled as she is, she can't help feeling a bit curious about his ability. It seems like the sort of thing the DPA would eat right up, and she finds herself wondering if he can make himself understood regardless of language barriers, or if he just thinks in English. "Have you always been like this?" she asks instead.
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"… Uh-huh," she says, a bit unsteadily. There's a ripple of frustration from the tether, and Jodie belatedly realizes how out of the loop Aiden is right now. It's okay, she thinks, he's just… talking in my head. It's okay. Aiden doesn't feel particularly mollified, and she adds, He's named Edgar, he's mute, and he's some kind of telepath.
Unsettled as she is, she can't help feeling a bit curious about his ability. It seems like the sort of thing the DPA would eat right up, and she finds herself wondering if he can make himself understood regardless of language barriers, or if he just thinks in English. "Have you always been like this?" she asks instead.