Despite the excitement Ashley felt for her newfound ability, she preferred to block it out. Channeling an open bond was, for a lack of better word, chaotic. Thoughts and memories, whether past or present, were difficult to sort through, especially since Ashley was inexperienced with the whole thing. She would get better in time, she was sure of it, but using that ability as seldom as possible was for the best. However, she couldn’t deny that it was a much faster way of contacting her friends.