Into the Taboo Lands
Nic's mostly invisible face mirrors Kaden's confusion, and his insecurities come flooding back. "Uh, are you not using your head to talk to me now? I, um, I dunno, Mr Dekar, my head's not really good at talking without using my mouth. Is that something that everybody but me can do? Is everybody, like, born with that ability, and just they all knew not to point out that I couldn't until you? I mean, I've always known that people don't tell me everything....
"Anyway, yeah, that all sounds like the vision I just had. I'm sorry I scared you by being such a freak. Those flying bitey things were scary! What did they look like in real life?
"But there's nothing going on in my head now, if you want to try again? Maybe I can talk just like everybody else does with their heads, only Mama never showed me how?"
The mostly invisible shimmer in the air that represents Nic has taken on a distinctly sullen and downcast posture, as his inadequacies have once again been thrust into his colorless face.
I can't even make skin right! he quivers inwardly in frustration and rage.
Of course I can't do this head talking thing, either. Mama was right about me.