Dinner For Two

[Miriam Bell]

"Well, not right now."

[Will Stanton]

What do you mean, not right now?

[Miriam Bell]

"Just that you couldn't turn pointy right now."

[Will Stanton]

Oh, well, yeah. That goes without saying

[Samantha McManus]

"Wouldn't want to be a bad necklace?"

[Will Stanton]

I can't shift back when in use, Sam. I thought everyone was like that?

[Samantha McManus]

"Well, I've never been... in use."

"It sounds almost like a mental block, though."

[Miriam Bell]

"If it is it might be instinctual. It makes sense, really. There are plenty of situations in which it would be dangerous to stop being one thing and become another."

[Will Stanton]

Did you see anything in my head, Miriam?

[Miriam Bell]

"Nothing along those lines, no. But I didn't find much at all, really. A lot of it is buried."

[Will Stanton]

Then it sounds like everything's fine! Will said, naively.

[Samantha McManus]

"I'm not saying it's artificial or anything, just it might be something you think you can't do."

[Will Stanton]

Well, maybe you can show me how when we go into shifting class. You can mentor me!

[Samantha McManus]

"I'm not sure if it'll quite match up, aye? Like I said, I've never been 'in use' before."

[Will Stanton]

Yeah, but you said you've overcome troubles before, back when your shifting and telepathy kicked in. I've never done that. You have more experience than I do, professor, he joked.