(Kiri rushes back from a meeting with the crèche parents of Leonedies who are expecting their second super operant child. An incident was mentioned where Mark was the subject of a prank by his children and was stuck in a meta-psychically created ball until Kiri freed him. We also find out what the shield test we may get from Ashtar if we were on the base would be like.) 

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John: Mark was telling me about Leonedies putting him in a bubble and thinking it was a big joke and Mark almost panicked.

Kiri: I think that was something that I thought was best not to bring up in the meeting, it was like a parents meeting?

Russ: PTA kind of thing?

Kiri: uh-huh.

John: yeah, yeah, is it okay with me bringing it up now?

Kiri: oh yeah, I think it was funny actually looking back on it. At the time it was…..

John: well I mean I’m picturing Mark in my mind in this bubble trying to get out and this small super child just….

Kiri: well he wasn’t the only person involved in it.

John: I know, I know.....

Kiri: he was in a meta-concert.

John: he was in meta-concert with some other children.

Kiri: uh-huh, yes the Cubs.

John: yes but they blew Mark away temporarily at least.

Kiri: well five individuals of the same mental strength as an adult joined together will overpower an adult.

John: yes, Mark found that out.

Kiri: uh-huh.

John: did you find it amusing?

Kiri: yes.

John: did you know what was going on when the kids were doing that to him?

Kiri: not originally no, when I got there I assessed the situation and I just disrupted the meta-concert. It’s pretty easy to do actually.

John: why can’t Mark do that?

Kiri: because he’s not a powerful coercer like I am.

John: is he a powerful coercer in the third dimension?

Kiri: he’s got quite a lot of coercive ability but compared to myself, he is limited.

Russ: well Kiri, I look forward to our work here coming up with shielding.

Kiri: uh-huh.

Russ: and we get to a point where I can maintain shielding on a constant level without having to keep reinforcing all the time, especially when like Ashtar is in town.

Kiri: and especially when you’re up against me.

John: and I’m assuming the testing will involve me also?

Kiri: uh-huh but it will be random, very random and it will come from sources that you wouldn’t even know.

John: okay and I’m expecting you’ll be involved more directly….

Kiri: no.

John: then Ashtar is. I mean would he test me?

Kiri: oh, not personally until it came to I think you would say examination time.

Russ: like this time I could feel him testing my shields but unfortunately my shielding needs more work because I can’t maintain it at a strong enough level for the entire time he's talking. Keeps coming on and off.
 
John: well it put shivers up and down my spine.

Russ: well he was just giving you a little, minor probe.

John: oh yeah.

Russ: with me he was a bit more....of a more.....

John: serious with you?

Kiri: put it this way, if he was to probe you at his normal level for operants up here, you would go AHHHHH and your head with boil and I don’t mean that a negative way, I mean.....

John: my head would boil?

Kiri: well that’s what it would feel like.

Russ: hey, good luck with the ski races darling.

Kiri: oh thank you yes, I leave on Wednesday of next week so I will be briefly at the next channeling session so we will deal with what happens then. I believe it might have to be an early channeling session as well like 7:30, otherwise I’m going to miss it.

Russ: okay.

John: but the rest of the gang will be there right?

Kiri: yeah uh-huh.

John: if you can’t make it?

Kiri: uh-huh. Okay, I’m going to step aside and put on the next person as I am supposed to be ring mistress and I would like to thank my elder for sitting in for me.