Re: Sanctuary: Claire B/Helen M
Hereditary, certainly. How marvelous. [Helen was part of the Sanctuary network, she saw all manner of strange things, and she found it very engaging.] Empathic mimicry, so he mimicked the abilities of other people around them by connecting through combined energy. Or something of the like. [She'd have to see it for herself to know for sure.] Sorry if you're not on the 'it's marvelous' side of things, I don't mean to seem overly enthusiastic. My adopted son is a werewolf, and there were years where he hated thinking about it at all. [If only Henry were there now.]
Hm. [She grew thoughtful with what Claire said about not feeling.] I'm terribly sorry, that must feel very alienating. Pain isn't something we want to feel, but once you can't anymore, suddenly the option is missed. [Helen offered cream and sugar for the tea, if Claire wanted it.] Did it come with the powers? I'm trying to think why, perhaps so you would not feel the intensity of the nuclear blast, pure pain like that can drive a person insane or deeply traumatize them.