Posted by Anwenn on May 10, 1998 at 01:13:11:
In Reply to: Re: BYRON: The Early Years posted by Purple on May 09, 1998 at 13:07:24:
: : The day Byron joined the Junior Psi Corp was a proud day for his parents...They gave him a party with all his favorite foods and a few friends. They were also tested by the corps and had joined up as well. The years passed and....
Byron excelled at all his studies, leaving teachers and classmates alike far behind. If only he wasn't so quiet and thoughtful, he would undoubtly be the best Psi Corp recruit since...
the one they spoke of in whispers, Bester. Bester was an enigma to most of the Corp. He seemed driven and yet was fiercely dedicated to the Corp. Ironically, it was Bester who had taken a personal interest in the young recruit and had guided his training from behind the scenes. This was the first time Bester had ever
shown such a strong professional interest in the
younger recruits.
Back from an air drill, Byron removed his helmet,
shaking out his long blonde hair, it had finally
grown back after being shorn off for PsiCorp Bootcamp (his mother had wept). Thinking about his mother, Byron's hand automatically went to the pendent, a family heirloom his mother had presented him when he was first selected for PsiCorp Officer training.
He used the pendent to focus his thoughts, especially when he was troubled, like now.....
He was in his quarters and started relaxing but couldn't seem to as he stared at the pendant trying to focus his thoughts. There were people that were fearful of him and his kind. His mind went back to one of the first times he'd tried to telepathically speak to a non-Telepath. She had been eating lunch with him and his mouth was full. She almost fainted when his thought burst into her mind. This was only one of the incidents that caused his mother to take him to the PsiCorp Training center to be tested...
With the Corp Byron was accepted, he had friends who understood the things he was going through - they were going through them too.
He felt honored that Mr. Bester had personally taken him out an assignment with him. He had seemed pleased with Byron's work. It was hard to tell with Bester - sometimes he was warm and friendly and others cold and remote.
He thought about contacting his Dad, who always seemed to know the right thing to say, and talk over some of the reservations he had been struggling with.
When his roommate, Dylan had proposed the idea of running away from Psi Corp he had been repulsed. He still was. He knew he should report Dylan but he was his best friend. They had gone through Psi Boot Camp together and the grueling experience had bonded them forever after that - he had thought. Now he was confused. He knew the Corps was where he belonged. They had saved him. He wasn't alone anymore. He had never disobeyed a regulation before but not reporting Dylan would have heavy consequences. Byron was torn....