[The tiniest hint of a sheepish smile tugs at the corner of his otherwise dour face.] I guess you could say I panicked.

[What a wonderfully useless explanation. If he submitted it as an essay, all his teachers would have heart attacks. It's just that being a little reticent is a habit... or maybe he's more embarrassed by this than he thought? Oh well, he can figure that out later.]

It... This power feels similar to the psychic powers I'm used to, so I keep forgetting it's something different. It didn't help, anyway. Either those things can see right through it, or it didn't last long enough.