Telepathy doesn't have to involve technology. Possible scenario:
Bobby is a member of an isolated cult (what they worship/idolize/cult-ify isn't important here) and highly skilled at aetheric manipulation. This cult regularly performs a ritual "linking" amongst members that bridges the gaps between their aether and is said to be their group's greatest spiritual act. Over the years/decades/centuries, this periodic linking develops into something more, after the cult's members decide that they need to be eternally connected, both to monitor their group for unrest, communicate with one another over large distances, and to simply experience that spiritual euphoria whenever they wish. By tearing open "windows" in their aether, they allow for the entrance and ultimate merging of others with themselves. Through a very meticulous, likely painful, and morally questionable ritual, the cult indoctrinates new members by consuming them into this spiritual link. Many go mad from the cacophony of mental input, and those individuals they deem unworthy to their cause. Those who maintain their sanity, however, can - with time and careful instruction - learn to control and filter the flow in such a way that they can function in the day to day. Communication between members in this way happens in both voice and image, a metaphysical overlay of mental sight and sound that to the uninitiated would be painful nonsense. Distance affects this link, and the closer cult members are to one another, the more powerful (and potentially overwhelming/spiritually uplifting) it becomes. Opening one's self fully to the communal aetheric flow is considered an act of extreme devotion to whatever it is they worship. The link can also be used as a weapon against members thought to be plotting upheaval, with skilled manipulators forcibly drawing out the member's thoughts through the link - a rather thorough method of interrogation.
Ahem. I think I'll stop there. Got a little carried away. xD
Bobby is a member of an isolated cult (what they worship/idolize/cult-ify isn't important here) and highly skilled at aetheric manipulation. This cult regularly performs a ritual "linking" amongst members that bridges the gaps between their aether and is said to be their group's greatest spiritual act. Over the years/decades/centuries, this periodic linking develops into something more, after the cult's members decide that they need to be eternally connected, both to monitor their group for unrest, communicate with one another over large distances, and to simply experience that spiritual euphoria whenever they wish. By tearing open "windows" in their aether, they allow for the entrance and ultimate merging of others with themselves. Through a very meticulous, likely painful, and morally questionable ritual, the cult indoctrinates new members by consuming them into this spiritual link. Many go mad from the cacophony of mental input, and those individuals they deem unworthy to their cause. Those who maintain their sanity, however, can - with time and careful instruction - learn to control and filter the flow in such a way that they can function in the day to day. Communication between members in this way happens in both voice and image, a metaphysical overlay of mental sight and sound that to the uninitiated would be painful nonsense. Distance affects this link, and the closer cult members are to one another, the more powerful (and potentially overwhelming/spiritually uplifting) it becomes. Opening one's self fully to the communal aetheric flow is considered an act of extreme devotion to whatever it is they worship. The link can also be used as a weapon against members thought to be plotting upheaval, with skilled manipulators forcibly drawing out the member's thoughts through the link - a rather thorough method of interrogation.
Ahem. I think I'll stop there. Got a little carried away. xD
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