Elijah noticed her distress over what she had told him about the place and what they did. That hadn't been his intention at all!<br/><br/>"Hey, you never know, things may change when they realized nothings improved, or when enough people complain." He shrugged. "I mean, you're the first I've heard of with abilities to the extent that you've got. Who knows, maybe they'll finally change tactics."<br/><br/>He was a little concerned at her comment on her parents drugging her up to stay awake. As dangerous as it could be for Jules to have some freaky nightmare and have it come true, what were the consequences of having her on any sort of drug. From what Elijah knew, some could cause dreams to get worse, or at least affect an individual's sleep schedule. Taking into account that the recommended dose may have not been followed if it was in an effort to keep her awake, and it was not a pretty formula.<br/><br/>"That could not have been healthy." He admitted. He wondered what had finally made her parents change their mind and send her here, rather than taking things into their own hands.<br/><br/>He was glad that Jules seemed to at least have some sort of understanding come out of his horrible explanation.<br/><br/>"Something like that yeah." He chuckled. It wasn't an easy thing to explain. Usually when people thought of mind readers they thought of someone actually looking into someone's mind, able to pull out thoughts and information. Compared to them, Elijah's abilities just seemed lame...and annoying.<br/><br/>"Annoying is an understatement." Elijah said with a small laugh. "That's where these come in." He tapped the headphones resting around his neck. "Helps to drown out some of it anyway."<br/><br/>He listened to her speaking, not bothering to interrupt while fighting to keep his focus from wandering. He couldn't help but smile at the way she basically asked to be friends.<br/><br/>"I mean, when you put it that way, how could I say no?" He answered. Suddenly a loud outburst from the other side of the room had Elijah pressing his hands to his ears, his brow furrowed as an argument began to escalate. As the aggression increased, so too did the volume of both their voices and their thoughts until people were making quick exits to avoid getting in the middle of whatever was going down.<br/><br/>Pulling his headphones on as quickly as he could, Elijah stood and gestured for Jules to follow him to the relative safety of one of the many halls just as a group of men dressed like guards filed in.