Jack of No Trades

A young man feels out of place in a household where nearly everyone exhibits psychic talents; he lacks any detectable psi and is alternately pitied, teased, and overprotected by family members. Domestic scenes reveal the social rituals and expectations that accompany mental gifts, frequent medical testing, and the strain of living under diagnostic scrutiny. Family conversations expose a mix of sympathy, condescension, and tentative hope as relatives speculate about causes and cures. The protagonist struggles with resentment, humiliation, and a longing for belonging in a society organized around near-universal psychic competence.