With focused attention and with both of them being fairly calm about all this she can perceive what's happening with a bit more clarity. There's definitely something new there in her mind, that much was already obvious, but with her new focus she can see a little of the outline of it. It's pretty firm, so it doesn't feel like she can easily change it but it doesn't feel unshakable either.

For now, the part that's most in reach is something not quite like distance or maybe a little like the concept of curtains or blinds. A sort of filter between her and Emi. At the moment it's neither at the most filtered or the most unfiltered.

"What do you think? Should I try to shift that? Any preferences on which direction or how much?"

Oh wow, now that's interesting.

…She kind of wants to see what happens if they pull it more open for a moment?

Riley pulls it open just a little and there's just more of each other in their heads. More fidelity of emotion, more awareness of each other's body, a clearer understanding of each other's thoughts, but also a somewhat blurrier line it's a little harder to tell the difference between who is who.

Riley quickly pushes it back before it gets too overwhelming.

Oh my, well that's interesting. Let's try closing it a bit?

Or… can Emi feel and move the curtain? Now might be a good time for her to try that.

With Riley still focusing on it, and especially with the recent blending, Emi finds it easy to find her side of that same filter, and she can shift it the same as Riley. As it slides closed, her perception of Riley's emotions and especially her thoughts gets fuzzier and more obviously Riley's.