"Sorry Daniel," Michelle managed finally, regaining a little more control.<br/>"It's just... well... you know that thing where you tell someone not to think about a... um... an orange penguin, say, and they can't think of anything else? Well, it's like... that, really. I'm trying to keep my mind empty, and all the little secrets from my past are all leaping up, cos trying not to think about them just calls them, and it's, well... I think Kara is picking them up, and they're pretty shcoking I guess... um..."<br/>She knew she was babbling, but the flow of words was the only way she could mask some of the memories.