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Alessa flushed a soft pink at his observation. Despite her distancing from Ace, she had made a silent vow to try and change herself, even if that meant getting hurt in the process. Distracted by her musings, she hardly had the second to protest Ace before he forces his thoughts into her mind. Her powers slipped, and instead she accidentally dragged him into her illusion world. Her body slumped over his, as if to protect him.

"N-no, this isn't what I meant by reading minds." Alessa said nervously, looking around. It seemed like he had some influence over her illusion world, which worried her. It was a rare occurrence that Alessa lost control over her power, so it unnerved her greatly. Still, Ace's happiness was quite contagious. Gradually, she relaxed. "Well…technically, yes, I can come here anytime I want to…but not so that I can play God."

She noticed him blurring, which caused her to worry. Just what was going on? Once he stopped, she couldn't help but let out a great sigh of relief. "I guess it's because you're in this world that I can see you move." Taking a deep breath, she continued on, hoping to not freak him out.

"Ace, it's ok. I already know what your powers actually are. I guess your powers don't work as smoothly because you're slightly adjusting how my mind perceives time."

"Well, no, you're really good at hiding them. I'm just…a bit more perceptive than most, is all." she said, hoping that he wouldn't become disheartened. Looking around the school, she also gave a sigh. She couldn't help but miss it sometimes, since it had been her home for more than half her life.

His questions caught her by surprise, which showed briefly on her face. She nodded, but didn't reply at once. "I lost the home I had for more than half my life…and a friend…and…" You. "and someone who opened my heart to the world." Alessa wanted so badly to tell him about them, but she felt it was too soon. It was bad enough that she revealed that she knew his powers, and she was afraid of pushing him away by revealing more. Sighing, she brought her legs up so that her chin rested on her knees.

A quick tug at her mind made her sit up, anxiety making her alert. For a split second, she saw a young man, with green hair in a scenery different from the current one. Then it was gone, leaving Alessa confused and a bit…nervous. She'd never seen him before in her mind, and what made it so unusual was that Alessa never saw anyone she didn't intend to see in her mind.

Jareth took the small speech as a form of apology, accepting that his friend knew at least that his efforts were no small feet. When Kry looked him in the eye, Jareth knew that he was both sincere in his words and earnest in needing to know that they were good. The Labyrinth studied his face, and it seemed to him that the young man was looking for hope. He hadn't thought that Kry was one for leaps of faith, but then again who was he to say that it wasn't worth having?

In response to his question, the Labyrinth wandered to a stretched piece of cloth that hung from the wall opposite of his bed. On it was a detailed topographical charcoal drawing of the island. The rings varied as the elevation altered, the charcoal having been smeared where he had worked.

"Not yet," he murmured in a low baritone that only slightly shook the ground in the immediate vicinity. Then he pointed to the outskirts of the islands drawing where a cluster of other islands could be seen. If they were standing on the beach, these formations would just barely be seen above the otherwise smoothness of the horizon.

Alessa shook her head, sending her hair flying in all directions. "N-no, I'm fine…just seeing things." Placing a hand to her temple, she sat down on the bench slowly. Distracted, Alessa nearly dropped her ice cream as she was out of it. Holding the cone in her hand, she could only stare at it. She should be in control of the world, no one else. So how was Ace creating things out of thin air?

"How…how are you doing this?" she asked, observing the cone. It felt like a real cone, but Alessa wasn't sure about the taste of it. She'd never really experimented with the sense of taste in her illusions, and she was pretty sure Ace didn't know much more than her on the matter. Taking a tentative lick, she found the ice cream to be quite accurate, though the taste could be a bit more sweet than bland.

"I can agree with that. Given time, we can make this place our home…and not just our shelter. I just wish that it could be sooner than later."

Ace looked at her as he licked his ice cream happily. He was kind of confused be what she had meant at first then, upon watching her eat her ice cream he realized she was talking about changing things inside her head and he thought about it for a couple seconds and shrugged. He didn't really know. All he knew was that he could.

After a he finished his ice cream he decided to try and give an explanation to what Alessa was seeming to think was impossible. "Well if this is supposed to be impossible then that means my powers are probably what is causing all of this to work. In a way since I can go forward, back, pause, ect time then multiple dimensions can open up and I can use that to make things? I am not really sure."

He dropped his smile rather quickly and looked at her with a panicked face. "I-If we are here.... What happened to our real bodies and how we were positioned in broad daylight in the middle of one of the busiest pathways?" He asks just now remembering where they were.

Kry nodded and stretched looking around. "I have tried using sonar, but it only goes so far and I can't find much either..." He says laughing. "It is kind of funny how they put those ice walls up and are trying to hide from people who will never find us as far out as we are! I mean this doesn't even look like Earth anymore." He says walking out of the hut.

"Come Labyrinth we have recieved word the other group is taking a day off, which means we can go explore without worry." He says pulling a knife out ready to go somewhere. "I already put Johnny in charge until we return and I have decided to go through that cave. You know, the one with the wall in front of it that for some damn reason blocks our powers a bit... I have decided to destroy it today even if that means a tidal wave or earthquake has to happen."

As Tsukiko watched the children she could feel the exhaustion kicking in again, but slugged it off as she had done so many times in the past so as to watch the children. It came by again and all too quickly this time as she found herself half asleep looking at a door. As she looked around her, the door didn't move, but it did make a noise. A knocking came from the door and as Tsukiko slowly reached for it and opened it she saw a person she had never seen before. "Hello! Well don't you look tired... Here, come with me for a bit and let's get you rested up." He says pulling her in the door. She couldn't react... She could barely even understand the boy as she he was talking so as she was pulled through the door she lost consciousness and her body slumped over.

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Alessa nodded her head slowly, taking in the information. What he said made sense, and it seemed to work without any repercussions, so…she figured she should just relax and not worry about it too much. As she began to accept his word, she visibly relaxed. Leaning back on the bench, she nearly laughed at his panicked expression. Instead, she sniggered a bit.

"Don't worry. We're more or less in the same position we were in. You should be lying down with your head in my lap, and if anything, I'm just leaning over you, like I fell asleep. It shouldn't be anything embarrassing. Why are you so panicked, if you're the one who made us take that position?"

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