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Dr. James gasped in pain as the images of Fintan's past flashed through his mind. It was so horrible, so emotionally trying, that he could completely understand why Fintan would hate everyone, but it was getting a bit hard to bear. He knew that if he cried out, if he expressed his pain through his voice, guards would come rushing in, and Fintan would face horrible punishment...but Dr. James did not want to hurt these people anymore. He had been on the fence before, but the images Fintan now showed him had convinced him that what WINGS stood for was wrong, and these people should not be prisoners because of their abilities.

Peri sensed her powers being used. She sensed the slight moment of weakness as the abilities that were entangled with her strength drained a little bit. Confused, she stood and followed to where the draining of her strength was going to. After a moment, she suddenly felt an urgency and hurried after her power. As she weaved through the hallway, she came upon a room heavily guarded. She knew her power was there, and she knew it was Fintan's room, but if she alerted the guards of what was happening, she knew Fintan would be punished. As a fellow prisoner of this horrid place, she could never cause that to happen. Instead, Peri caused a distraction down the hall by throwing a pen with her mind and snuck into the room while they were turned the other way. When she got inside, she saw Dr. James and Fintan, and she knew immediately that Fintan was using her power to show Dr. James something, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She couldn't quite see what was going on in their minds.

"Fintan?" she whispered hesitantly, "What's going on? What are you doing?"