[Wanda's a tactile person, so even though she doesn't know Mantis, she doesn't flinch away. It's the sort of gesture she'd expect from a friend. But she doesn't expect the sudden rush of emotions behind that touch, something much stronger than everything else she's feeling. There are fewer boundaries, no way of telling where the calm ends and her own thoughts begin.
Wanda doesn't try to fight it. It doesn't stop the pain, but it gives her a stable base to start from to finally shove the ambient emotions out of her mind. Much better. And just like that, the crippling headache is gone and Wanda still feels much better than she would normally. Wow.]
Thank you, but...what did you do? [Wanda knows what she did - she can do something similar, after all - but she's never met anyone with powers like hers. ]
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[Wanda's a tactile person, so even though she doesn't know Mantis, she doesn't flinch away. It's the sort of gesture she'd expect from a friend. But she doesn't expect the sudden rush of emotions behind that touch, something much stronger than everything else she's feeling. There are fewer boundaries, no way of telling where the calm ends and her own thoughts begin.
Wanda doesn't try to fight it. It doesn't stop the pain, but it gives her a stable base to start from to finally shove the ambient emotions out of her mind. Much better. And just like that, the crippling headache is gone and Wanda still feels much better than she would normally. Wow.]
Thank you, but...what did you do? [Wanda knows what she did - she can do something similar, after all - but she's never met anyone with powers like hers. ]