"Everyone has a little bit of magic. What types they use best, how much they have, variable by person. Telekinesis exists, that's where all my talents are, and they're far and away the most common. At least an order of magnitude. Magipaths are far less common, and even then there's a few different kinds."
"We do have telepaths, though I think different than what you seem to be picturing. Telepathy is like... ears, but not for soundwaves. They can produce and receive the magical equivalent of soundwaves. It's an alternative form of talking, not mind reading. It's reasonably common, but not all that strong; most people have a range about a third the size of normal speaking/hearing range, and only use it in places where talking isn't efficient. Loud concerts, that sort of thing. People with speech problems, hearing issues, or similar handicaps often develop their telepathy to help compensate."
"Linguopaths are language based. They can access the language center of your brain. It takes an extremely talented one to do it without your permission, and an equally talented one to retain any of what they access, but they make good translators. Minor linguopathy usually just manifests as a talent with languages. Ms. Miller is a minor linguopath, if I remember right." (She does.)
"Empaths can get a general sense of emotions. They don't get any sort of detail, it's not mind reading, they don't know why you feel a particular way, but they can tell broad categories like 'happy' or 'sad' or 'excited'. The range is extremely small- many people operate only via touch- but there are varying levels of talent, training helps some, and personal familiarity increases range."
"Faunopaths exist- it's a catchall term for empaths specializing in animals. Human empathy is by far the most common, with some bleedover for monkeys; domestic animals second by a large margin. Not much else crops up. There is, for example, only one person on record with detectable empathy for sharks."
"Annabel in particular happens to have an amplifier. They're extremely uncommon- ours was donated to the school, but they're expensive, and you have to be a very strong empath and go through a lot of training. All that red tape you mentioned. She's only allowed to wear it at work, but..." she gestures at the Counseling room. "There's work. I'd guess she's expecting a patient soon."
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"Everyone has a little bit of magic. What types they use best, how much they have, variable by person. Telekinesis exists, that's where all my talents are, and they're far and away the most common. At least an order of magnitude. Magipaths are far less common, and even then there's a few different kinds."
"We do have telepaths, though I think different than what you seem to be picturing. Telepathy is like... ears, but not for soundwaves. They can produce and receive the magical equivalent of soundwaves. It's an alternative form of talking, not mind reading. It's reasonably common, but not all that strong; most people have a range about a third the size of normal speaking/hearing range, and only use it in places where talking isn't efficient. Loud concerts, that sort of thing. People with speech problems, hearing issues, or similar handicaps often develop their telepathy to help compensate."
"Linguopaths are language based. They can access the language center of your brain. It takes an extremely talented one to do it without your permission, and an equally talented one to retain any of what they access, but they make good translators. Minor linguopathy usually just manifests as a talent with languages. Ms. Miller is a minor linguopath, if I remember right." (She does.)
"Empaths can get a general sense of emotions. They don't get any sort of detail, it's not mind reading, they don't know why you feel a particular way, but they can tell broad categories like 'happy' or 'sad' or 'excited'. The range is extremely small- many people operate only via touch- but there are varying levels of talent, training helps some, and personal familiarity increases range."
"Faunopaths exist- it's a catchall term for empaths specializing in animals. Human empathy is by far the most common, with some bleedover for monkeys; domestic animals second by a large margin. Not much else crops up. There is, for example, only one person on record with detectable empathy for sharks."
"Annabel in particular happens to have an amplifier. They're extremely uncommon- ours was donated to the school, but they're expensive, and you have to be a very strong empath and go through a lot of training. All that red tape you mentioned. She's only allowed to wear it at work, but..." she gestures at the Counseling room. "There's work. I'd guess she's expecting a patient soon."