Bendic nodded as Juliet explained her gift. "I realized as much. I saw you, after all." As she said she found out 'the hard way', Bendic cocked his head as he thought about his first time. "I found out a slightly different way.  I woke up one day before school, and feeling hungry, I went to the kitchen to get some food. I went up to my mother and asked if she could make breakfast, but she ignored me. No matter what I said, she acted like I wasn't there." He laughed at this memory. "I got upset. I went back to my room, crying. Imagine my surprise when I found myself there! It scared me almost to death. I spent a full ten minutes trying to get back in. For a moment, I thought I was dead."<br/><br/>He sighed. "It all worked out, though. My mother came to check on me, and as she shook me - well, my body, that is - I got dragged back in. I tried to explain what had happened, but she told me it was just a nightmare. It took me two years before I managed to figure out how to utilize my gift properly." He adjusted his shades, to prevent his red eyes from being exposed to too much sun. "Now, it's effortless."<br/><br/>His smile soon faded, though. There was something else on his mind, something pressing. "But enough about me. Shapeshifting isn't your only ability, is it? You heard me while I was projecting. That ought to be impossible. I wager your gifts include evocation as well. But of the minds of the living or the dead, I wonder..?" The question was undoubtedly blunt, but Bendic had at this point concluded that Juliet might be willing to talk to him. At the very least, she couldn't deny she had some form of ESP, like he did.