#// Fam I've been holding onto this for a looonggg time

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 Headcanon - On Sona's Telepathy

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// I’ve been mauling over this since the start of this blog and I just haven’t really been able to put it into words. But the new content from Riot does help significantly.

Besides using sign language and writing, I’ve been slipping into portraying her telepathic “speech” without describing how “voice” may sound like when relaying her thoughts. The main reference for this is her line, “My music is my voice.” I believe Riot gave her a literal voice in-game because it is difficult to conceptualize her relayed thoughts as simply text. Other than that, I don’t think she actually has one. It would be some sort of slim feat to even conceptualize a distinct sound for herself as every voice is unique to each individual who is able to vocalize. So with that, I tend to leave it up to the readers to decide how her tone is like as well as hints with body language and atmosphere.

The range of it is within their vicinity, breathing the same air in the same space; roughly when able to hear someone speak. The way her telepathy is perceived is akin to simply sensing that certain trains of thoughts and/or words aren’t their own. Her efforts for telepathic communication are generally non-intrusive. The general impression of it is a prod in the mind that’s akin to a light but noticeable tap to someone’s person to get their attention. In fact, some may even describe her telepathic transference to be refreshing and calming like a breeze or steady ebb and flow of waves; an impression of being washed or brushed upon that soothes and awakens the senses. This can possibly be the effects of the magic from her aura. Sona can definitely get a feeling of how guarded the mind is and may even feel a degree of pain if she tries to establish some sort of channel with them. In the event the individual has a weaker affinity to magic, they may be able to still pick up parts of a phrase or words if Sona attempts to reach out to them like how a message is broken due to radio interference. 

In regards to how she communicates with the etwahl, it’s more of an intuitive thing. I’ve written about it briefly in this post linked here. As mentioned, the way Sona and the etwahl communicate is more of a visceral connection; a shared “will” so to speak, as if they share an entity or vessel.