OSA Reimeiki

There must be something strange going on. Diya and Rachel generally don't get along that well, so it was obvious...obvious that something had happened. Rachel and Diya were talking in hushed voices, and I turned my back to them. They had stopped talking and Rachel had rejoined us. Rachel appeared to be vulnerable now...she seemed surprised. I'll just catch her off guard now.
I extended my consciousness to hers. She only shivered as our minds touched.
Wenrin might be suspecting me! What am I to do?
I burrowed even further into her mind and rummaged around for her memories.
Wenrin sat in a living room with...Channie and they were sipping tea. Rachel lay on the rug by Wenrin's feet. The flames in the fireplace crackled, and...Gasp! Wenrin's furniture didn't match the colors of his walls! What horror!
"You see that Daakshi lying on the rug over there? I created their race. I suppose you are more of a mechanical engineer, while I am a genetic engineer, but let us speak, engineer to engineer. How did you create the transdimensional device?"
This must mean...Wenrin is questioning Channie! Rachel growled. Ooh...the Daakshi are servants created by Wenrin...and Rachel realized this...and she's glaring at Wenrin now...feigning ignorance...
Anna Chu, Anna Chu, Anna Chu! I shook my head to get rid of the echoing of her name. What does Anna have to do with this? OK, OK. Back to the memory...
Channie's eyelids drooped, and he blinked slowly with a stupid smile on his face. Something shiny flashed from Wenrin's pocket. There was a label on it...Vod....Vod...Hmmm....Channie seemed...drunk? Vod...Vodka! Wenrin tried making Channie drunk so that he would talk! Part of Rachel's memory was a bit fuzzy, so I couldn't really make out what happened after that...(it happens pretty often if you delve into someone's mind without their permission)
"Remember Captain, I will be watching you."
Wenrin...must tell Diya--
"Diya, open up your mind," I said, drawing Diya aside.
"What?" she asked.
"Just do it. Relax, let me transfer some information into it. I was reading Rachel's mind just a couple of minutes ago. Relax, and it won't hurt as much. Gives you a bit of a migraine," I put my hand on her shoulder and stared into her eyes. Diya's eyes rolled back and her mouth opened and closed several times, as she watched Rachel's memory.
"Do you understand now, Diya?" I asked telepathically. "Don't worry. You can reply because I am talking to you."
"This is...most interesting. I had no idea you had that ability to read minds and send ideas mentally."
"I've always been able to, but I saw no great use of it until now. But I think it was a mistake for you to talk to Rachel like that. Wenrin could be watching us right now. Every word we say, every action, where we go...it's very easy for him to track us. I suggest we throw Wenrin off our path by sending him images of other places in the world. It probably won't be a perfect plan because Wenrin may have a tracking device on Rachel too. But I know. I know he can't read minds. I'm certain of it. So, if you have any of this stuff about Wenrin to say, say it telepathically. Just ask me to open up a channel for you in your streams of consciousness."
I took my hand off of Diya, and she swayed a little with the effort of communicating. "Told you to relax."
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Wenrin sipped some tea in his room. Blast it! I can only see how that metallic human and the magician are looking at each other! But what could be happening on that end? Damn! I must follow them personally...with the help...of the Italian Mafia...