Gloves
Bridge walked out of the Dekabase and sighed, he and Jack had to make a delivery but Jack had it all under control so he left to leave space for a needed Dekaranger.
Then a strange girl walked out, like him, she was wearing gloves.
"Pardon me," she said, "are you lost"
"No, not at all, I was just getting some fresh air…" he said as they walked together
"Ah, you're an ESPer?" she asked
"I guess you could call me that… I read people's auras, and sometimes their minds,"
Jasmine sighed; this boy was more eccentric than Sen-chan ever dreamed of being
"Is something wrong"
"No, I was just thinking… sometimes I wish I didn't need to wear this gloves to control my powers"
"Me too, they can seem like a personal prison sometimes… I'm Bridge"
"Marika, but my friends call me Jasmine"
"Jasmine, that's pretty"
"Thanks… I never thought of it that way, you're right… these gloves can be like a prison… you can never touch anyone with your bare hands you can never go a day without them, I really get tired of them sometimes" Jasmine thought for a moment "Sometimes I envy Umeko, she doesn't have these powers"
"They're a gift and a curse" Bridge said "but Jasmine, really, if you think about it, we have it okay… wearing gloves all the time is a small price to pay if you think about all the things we can know that no one else does"
"Yes but sometimes you find out things you don't want to know"
"Good point…" Bridge couldn't think of much else to say, she was right
Bridge leaned against a nearby tree, he didn't notice the sound of Velcro being undone… he hadn't been expecting her to take her glove off.
Jasmine placed her ungloved hand on the tree and closed her eyes; it had been a ritual with new people that she would read their minds.
"… Talk to her" she said, "You never know what you might find out"
"Talk to who?" Bridge asked then looked to see her ungloved hand on the tree. "You can mind read through objects?"
"Yes… talk to her, Bridge, the worst thing she could do is reject you" Jasmine brought her hand to herself and put the glove back on.
"You've got a point… I think I'll try, but… I get so shy around her, I can't think straight"
"Don't think too much about it, just be yourself… that's the easiest way to find out if she really likes you or not"
"Hey Bridge!" Jack called
"Yeah?"
"It's time to go"
Bridge sighed, "Well, it was nice talking with you, Jasmine, thanks for the advice… maybe we can get in touch and talk again?"
"Sounds fine" Jasmine smiled "Bye"
"Bye"
Bridge left with Jack, but didn't forget what he had learned from Jasmine… he planned to talk with Z, but he didn't know when and he didn't know what he would say.
The End
