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2 Mind Meld

Post by Stephen Whiteside » Tue Dec 13, 2011 5:53 am

2 Mind Meld

© Stephen Whiteside 13.12.2011

Identical twins are renowned for being close. Everybody knows that. But it was not like that with Hocus and Pocus. It was more. Much more.

Hocus and Pocus had the ability to be telepathic. More than telepathic, even. But not all the time. They called it ‘mind melding’.

One would sit down somewhere private and quiet and commence the process. It would take a couple of minutes of concentration to find out whether the other was receptive or not. And this depended very much on the other’s state of mind. For example, if Pocus was relaxing in front of the TV, he would be relatively receptive. He could then turn off the TV, perhaps turn off the light, and commence the ‘mind meld’. If he was negotiating his kayak through a stretch of white water at the time, however, he would not be at all receptive. Hocus would encounter a blank wall. If Pocus was particularly hostile to the suggestion, he might even meet a brief flash of pain. Not that he would ever hold this against Pocus. It just reflected his state of mind at the time.

On the other hand, if the mind meld proceeded, it was as though the two became one. Hocus’ thoughts became Pocus’ thoughts, and vice versa. Same with feelings. Even memories, to the extent that they were conscious during the time of the meld. Indeed, after a few minutes it became impossible to tell whose feelings and thoughts were whose. It became as though they were one person.

Was this a pleasant or an unpleasant feeling? Neither, on a consistent basis. The happier one would lift the other, and vice versa. As a rule, Hocus had a more consistent temperament than Pocus. That was why he was so well suited to the strict unchanging routine (drudgery?) of life on the space ship. Pocus, on the other hand, was much more prone to wild highs and lows.

Hocus, because of the regular, unchanging nature of his work, was usually more available for mind melding than Pocus.

Hocus was the older of the two, by twenty minutes. As children, Hocus had been a little heavier, but that had changed during adulthood, as Pocus developed the large muscles needed for long bouts of sustained paddling.

In spite of the erratic nature of their mind melding, it was rare for a week to go past without it happening at least once, and sometimes it would occur on a daily basis for several successive days. And how long did the sessions last? Well, as long as possible. It was a question of intimacy, and they both enjoyed that. Usually around twenty minutes. Sometimes only five minutes, occasionally as long as a couple of hours. One of them usually needed a toilet break, a meal, or some sleep by then.
Stephen Whiteside, Australian Poet and Writer
http://www.stephenwhiteside.com.au

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