Text: Saturday, Week 41; Night.

[akito]

I've heard about the collars that neutralize a person's magical abilities.
Do they still use those in this new Verdana?
If so, how do they react when used on a non-human?
Are they turned human too or are their abilities simply taken away?



[ added later | private messages to Christine, Lyall, Pepper, Belle, and Jack ]


Do you mind if I ask you a favour?

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[professorwolf]

They do still have them. I wore one for my first full moon back. As far as I can tell, it will simply cut you off from any non-human abilities, not change anything physically about you. It did not, for example, make my body temperature and breathing rate go up to that of a normal mortal, but it did take away my ability to heal quickly.

Does that help?

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[akito]

So it suppresses passive abilities as well?

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[professorwolf]

Anything not something a typical mortal would do, as far as I can tell. So yes.

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[akito]

That's useful information!
Thank you :)

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[nodavinci]

Define not human.

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[akito]

Depending on your definition
Some people call them spirits
Others call them gods.

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[nodavinci]

Delusional mutant. Got it.

If you don't have three hearts, you'll be fine.

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[frostedoverland]

Akito, why are you even asking about the collars?

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[akito]

Why not? I heard about them not long after I got here, and they're something that could potentially be a threat to us.

I tried to hypothesize what might happen to a spirit that is constrained by one, and came up with three different ideas: first, that it would just take away our abilities - both passive and otherwise; second, that it would turn us human again; and third: it would kill us.

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[frostedoverland]

Well, yeah, but they were only used if other people were a threat. They wouldn't use it on us if we weren't causing trouble.

Not like they could anyway...

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[wisdom_of_hounds]

[Sorry Akito, the Druid really doesn't do text.]

I don't think it's something you really have to worry about much. That was something the Outer Authorities used but... we're kind of playing on the same team now.

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[akito]

That doesn't mean that I trust them. [ and he doesn't - not at all ]

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[wisdom_of_hounds]

Not saying you should. Paranoia keeps you alive. It's just less of a worry now than it was before and besides they can't see you which, I assume, would make it harder for them to capture you if, for some reason, they did want to put a collar on you. [Because obviously asking about it means he's worried.... right?]

[Voice] because it is quicker and Elissa is worried

[djinnigenie]

Akito - no! I know nothing of these collars, but I cannot imagine that you would wish to subject yourself to one of them. Please use discretion when discussing such things lest you bring harm to yourself. I would be very sad, if you were injured.

That said - can you possibly forgive me for missing the party to celebrate your birth? There were... circumstances beyond my control.

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[akito]

I never said I was going to subject myself to one. I'm just curious as to how it would impact spirits like me and Jack and Miss Tooth. Since it's always better to be prepared than not to be, ne?

[ he pauses before addressing her second point. ]

Ah- It's okay! Don't worry about it. I was happy that anyone showed up at all, and the fact that you wanted to despite being unable to is nice.

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[djinnigenie]

Still, I feel very badly about it - and I have a gift for you! Tis not much, but twas the best that I could manage. Perhaps you could come to Kozmotis' new home in the woods and have dinner with me sometime in the near future?

I have a friend for you to meet.

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[standsentinel]

From what I understand, they take anyone wearing them back to human baseline. I couldn't use my biotics when I had one put on me -- I could try the mnemonics for them, but nothing would happen.

If you've got three people willing to take it off you the second anything started freaking you out, I still have the one they put on me... although I guess they put it on me for a different reason in this timeline. Or maybe I just had it for some other reason.

It's confusing, but to make a long offer short, I still have one on hand I could dig out if you want to experiment.

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[akito]

That seems to be the general consensus!
All 'non-human' abilities whether they be passive or not are negated
If what you and the others have been saying is accurate.


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Most people think it is stupid and dangerous
But I am interested in seeing how it would impact a spirit
Since I don't trust the Outer Authorities not to find out about us eventually
And try to restrain us somehow, you know??

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[standsentinel]

Most people, or people who aren't used to technology? The collars aren't necessarily comfortable, but I haven't had any lingering effects from my time wearing one, and I have a lot of tech wired up in my head that will go wrong if it can.

I'm not 100% sold on the Outer Authorities' motives in this timeline, but I think you'd pretty much have to prove yourself a threat for them to want to do anything. Don't interfere with the barrier wall, and don't do anything like break their quarantine and not decontaminate after and I can't see them trying to collar you.

If you wanted to let people see what you looked like, or if you were just curious, those are reasons enough for me to let you try it. Again, though, you need three people to take it off.

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[hypospraying]

Does this have to do with your question earlier about those collars?

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[akito]

I need 3 people to help me try something with one
And since you are a nurse and

I thought you would be a good person to ask to be one of my people.

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[hypospraying]

Are you trying something dangerous?

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[tallymarks]

Of course not. What do you need?

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[akito]

I want to try something, but I need three people to help in case of an emergency... I was wondering if you wanted to help?

[tallymarks]

Gladly - but what sort of emergency? I don't have magic, or medical skills.