Oct 21: "Your Main Character wakes up with the ability to read minds. Whose thoughts do they most want to hear?"
Benjamin, filled with imposter syndrome, would be afraid to read anyone's minds for fear he'd learn what they really think of him. And he's been in alien minds. Not again.
In The New Thing, Kris would read everyone's mind without much judgement. He's curious. Flo wouldn't bother. She reads auras and that's enough. Oscar is content knowing what he knows.