He frowns.

CS   A... what?

CS   Physically? You feel pushed?

CS   Like cramps? Or a headache?

OJ   ...

OJ   i don’t know

OJ   it feels like i was wandering around

OJ   just me, navigating blindly

OJ   but now

OJ   someone's standing next to me

OJ   pointing out things i haven't seen before

OJ   and giving me directions

CS   Ah.

His shoulders loosen.

CS   Well, it's normal to feel another presence.

CS   Your energy is being shared, after all.

OJ   so what

OJ   i have something backseating me for the rest of my life?

CS   A person and their Specter are two halves of a whole.

CS   You have utility to them just as they have utility to you.

CS   Just like you can follow your mind, your heart, and your gut…

CS   Think of your Specter as… a conscience of some kind.

OJ   a conscience

The Specter meets your gaze with an unreadable expression.

OJ   that’s one way to describe it

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