"It wasn't that amazing. We just waited until most of the temple was asleep and then flew off,' White Fire said. "Then spent a while hiding in the woods."

"Ah. My apologies then," Blue Fire said.

"Okay," said Rah.  "But why?  And what happened after that?  How long were you hiding in the woods?"

"You're fine," m-Taa said. "It was more of an issue when I first went off-planet and hadn't learned to be careful about crowds yet."

"We got tired of them hiding things from us and went out to try and experience things on our own," White Fire said. "We tried going to other towns and villages, but the people would just instantly bow down to us. We lived in the woods for probably a month or two while we gathered up things to sell and get some money so we could leave the planet."

"Ah. That makes sense," Blue Fire said. "How did you learn to deal with it?"

"...hiding things?" said Rah.  "Like what?"

"A mix of strengthening my defenses, getting used to alien emotions, and learning my limits," m-Taa said. "Our culture values giving people space to people when they need it, so I had to make it clear to others that's what I needed."

"Some crystals that had rare elements, rare fungi that's quite expensive, those kinda things," White Fire said.

"That makes sense. Our powers were harder to control during bits of extreme emotion," Blue Fire said.

"No, I mean, what were they hiding from you?" asked Rah.

"Most non-empaths need some training to restrict their emotional broadcasting," m-Taa said. "It's like learning to slow your heart rate; you can do it with focus and feedback, but it's not something they learn normally."

"Nothing sinister or anything," White Fire said. "They just tried to keep us from experiencing the outside world and we got sick of it."

"Well, that's understandable," said Rah.  "That you'd get sick of it, I mean.  I'm glad that you were able to.  So how long ago did you leave home?"

"I've never thought of that," Blue Fire said.

"Well, let me know if you ever want to practice," m-Taa said. "I assume we'll get mental defense training, but empathy and telepathy aren't the same thing."

"A bit over three years ago," White Fire said.

"It probably couldn't hurt," Blue Fire said.

"Wow," said Rah.  "You've had a crazy time, haven't you?  I guess we're both kind of exploring the galaxy now."

Not a lot of Chiren ever left their homeworld, after all.  The phrase "It's a big galaxy" took on a new meaning for them...

m-Taa looked down at her wrist. "Not to be rude, but I think I need to get going; I need to hydrate and get some rest for tomorrow."

[OOC: m-Taa is looking at her skin, not a watch. :)]

A voice came over a speaker.

"Folks, it is now last call. We will be closing soon. Thank you for attending The Golden Meteor on this Glorb Memorial Day."

"We are, but it looks like we'll need to explore elsewhere now," White Fire said.

A voice came over a speaker.

"Folks, it is now last call. We will be closing soon. Thank you for attending The Golden Meteor on this Glorb Memorial Day."

"You're right, it is getting late," Blue Fire said.

"Well, I mean," said Rah, moving closer.  "I can think of some ideas as far as that goes..."

"See you tomorrow, then," m-Taa said.

"Oh, my...," White Fire said, but followed you out.