#timethird

This could mean he could ‘take’ any information or knowledge from someone’s mind against their will, simply by touching his fingertips to their head. He could sort through every filed thought or piece of knowledge that they have in stored in their brain.

But… what would be the price?

Without realizing it, he pulls the information but leaves a gaping hole in its place. The wound leaks as Third does not know the consequences of his power. He is not aware that he creates an incision that also needs to be closed. Slowly, his victims begin to lose everything they’ve ever learned or known.

Upon discovering his power, Third is curios about what Time thinks about him: could they really be friends? It’s an innocent inquiry, and yet, by causally pressing his hands to Time’s head, Third discovers that Time sees him as something… more? The realization suddenly makes Third realize he feels the same but the damage is already done.

Time no longer remembers ever interacting with Third nor does he remember his feelings for him. Third has to live with being a stranger to Time. The cost of Third’s question about their friendship has the ultimate price. The very feelings that Time once harboured have been extracted as ‘information’ and while Time can’t place it, a part of him aches whenever he sees Third. The longing is there but there’s nothing behind it.

And so, Third is left with the power to take any information he ever wants but he can never replace the feelings that Time once had for him: that wound will never heal.