[ Another hesitation. He's not sure if he wants to admit this part, but— ]
I've tried it, here and there. [ Most of his hobbies as a kid had been meditative. The peace and quiet and careful motion that went into painting miniatures, the endless restraint. ]
Patience isn't really your strong suit, though.
[ ... Which is probably all the more reason for Diego to practice it, tbh. ]
[ All of them need therapy, honestly, but Luther's not accustomed yet to thinking of it as something that he could even try. It was never an option on the table, never one of the things presented to them, particularly him. ]
If another empath says it helps, then they'd know better than I would. [ As much as Luther would like to pretend that he has all the answers; as much as Diego needs to choose to believe that his big brother has all the answers.
There's a small pause on Luther's end too, then: ]
I think the meditation did help me. For what it's worth. When I was feeling
[He'd never admit the way his face scrunched up at that sentiment-- that anyone could direct him better than Luther. Because how could they? They weren't his leader. They weren't Number One-- but it certainly happened, all the same.]
Yeah, I guess.
[He frowns and stares, long and hard, at that last word. It's a strange sort of admission from his brother. That he was ever in anything but top condition, at all times. Sure, Diego knew it couldn't really be true. No one was constantly level-headed and perfectly even-tempered at all times-- he was proof enough that Luther could get far beyond and over the top in anger. But low? That could mean a lot of things. A lot of things.... Diego finds it hard to apply to Luther.
He doesn't like the way it sounds, at any rate.]
If it worked for you, maybe it will for me too.
[He wants to say something else. To add to that last part, something about how he gets it. Or that they could talk about it, if he wanted to.
But they were the 'talk about it' kind of family, and Diego didn't know how to say anything else that might matter on the topic--
[ No, they're really not that kind of family. There's a protracted cause, Luther weighing over what to say, before he settles on: ]
There's a few apps. [ He links to them. He'd been pretty quick at picking up on the communicators and new tech, once he'd started playing around with them. ]
They have beginners' 10 minute daily meditation exercises. Let me know how it goes.
[ It's easier to talk about it if they phrase it like training. Right??? ]
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obediences) wrote2019-03-28 10:51 am
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Just answer the question, Luther.
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I've tried it, here and there. [ Most of his hobbies as a kid had been meditative. The peace and quiet and careful motion that went into painting miniatures, the endless restraint. ]
Patience isn't really your strong suit, though.
[ ... Which is probably all the more reason for Diego to practice it, tbh. ]
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[He's just going to ignore that second message completely, thanks.]
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[ That, at least, is the truth. ]
You're wanting to try it?
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[It's an instantaneous kick-off answer.
The several, long minutes delayed addition is: ]
Maybe.
[Followed by another pause, shorter but still long enough to not be quick.]
This kid. He's an empath, not just here, but at home, too.
He was in therapy or something. That's what they had him do. He says it helps.
Think it could work?
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If another empath says it helps, then they'd know better than I would. [ As much as Luther would like to pretend that he has all the answers; as much as Diego needs to choose to believe that his big brother has all the answers.
There's a small pause on Luther's end too, then: ]
I think the meditation did help me. For what it's worth. When I was feeling
[ anxious, depressed, suicidal— ]
low.
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Yeah, I guess.
[He frowns and stares, long and hard, at that last word. It's a strange sort of admission from his brother. That he was ever in anything but top condition, at all times. Sure, Diego knew it couldn't really be true. No one was constantly level-headed and perfectly even-tempered at all times-- he was proof enough that Luther could get far beyond and over the top in anger. But low? That could mean a lot of things. A lot of things.... Diego finds it hard to apply to Luther.
He doesn't like the way it sounds, at any rate.]
If it worked for you, maybe it will for me too.
[He wants to say something else. To add to that last part, something about how he gets it. Or that they could talk about it, if he wanted to.
But they were the 'talk about it' kind of family, and Diego didn't know how to say anything else that might matter on the topic--
So he doesn't say anything on it at all.]
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There's a protracted cause, Luther weighing over what to say, before he settles on: ]
There's a few apps. [ He links to them. He'd been pretty quick at picking up on the communicators and new tech, once he'd started playing around with them. ]
They have beginners' 10 minute daily meditation exercises. Let me know how it goes.
[ It's easier to talk about it if they phrase it like training. Right??? ]
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[So. much. easier.]