Another day passed. As usual, we spent all our free time increasing our various abilities through independent training. Eventually, my Dad returned.
"Today, I'll be teaching you about the ability to bend Waves" my Dad said.
"Bending Waves? Is that even possible?" Ciella seemed surprised.
"It is" my Dad said with a laugh.
"As your Aunt Ai may have explained, a Wave is a kind of imprint that allows one to sense various forms of Energy in one's environment that are ordinarily invisible. When a Wave interacts with a Sense, a Sensory Ability may be granted" my Dad reviewed our lessons on Waves.
"That's what Aunt Ai and Arlene's Granny said" Saito noted.
"Well, the strength of the Sensory Ability granted when a Wave interacts with a Sense is determined for the most parts by the focus of the Wave. When the focus of the Wave is precise, the Sensory Ability granted to the Sense that perceives the Wave emitted by the Source Of Energy is sharp and clear. When the focus of the Wave is blunt on the other hand or diffused, the Sensory Ability granted by the Wave is not very clear" my Dad explained.
"I don't get it" Ciella looked slightly confused.
"The sharpness of the Wave's focus is to a large extent determined by the number of and nature of the obstacles between the Source Of Energy emitting the Wave and the Sense that captures the Wave. This is why Sound Waves become muffled when a Sound Source is covered with an object. It's also the reason one feels less heat when an Air Conditioner or Fan is turned on in a room. The inflow of Cool Air disperses the Heat Wave dulling one's ability to perceive the Heat emitted by the Heat Source" my Dad explained.
"I see" Ariel realized what my Dad was getting at.
"It's also the reason a particular scent may be dispelled from a room when an Air Freshener of a different flavor is used. The Chemical Waves emitted by the Air Freshener dispel those emitted by the Chemical Source emitting the previous Scent" my Dad explained.
"Thanks, I kinda understand now" Ciella looked grateful.
I smiled.
"This brings us to another unique phenomenon generated when Light Waves are bent. This phenomenon is referred to as Refraction. It is a phenomenon that occurs when Light flows from a less dense medium into a denser medium. When this occurs, the compact nature of the denser medium's mass causes the Light Rays entering the medium to bend. This bend in the Light Waves entering the denser medium causes alterations to the Perception Of Distance of any Observer observing the Light from within the less dense medium. Thus you could say the phenomenon of refraction is responsible for determining one's perception of distance. Depending on the nature of Refraction, the Light Wave's Destination may appear closer or farther away than it actually is. Aside from the phenomenon of Transparency, Refraction also possesses the potential to render objects completely invisible. This is achieved in a slightly different way from the Phenomenon Of Transparency. Sight is granted when Light Waves reflected off an object make contact with the Eyes. This implies that when a Light Wave reflected off an object is bent away from the Eyes of an Observer, the Observer loses the capacity to perceive the Object. It's a kind of partial blindness that can be triggered by refracting the Light Waves reflected off an object away from the Eyes of an Observer" my Dad explained.