It's the poison resistance. Alcohol, painkillers, and most medications count as poisons to the skill. How else do you think we managed to survive the bartender ritual? I was horribly sober the whole time.
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Yeah. I thought we'd get to upgrade a portion of our barn into a proper kitchen if we won.
[you can hear the mild regret in his voice. imagine being absolutely sober when you live with Charon for a game where you're telling everyone secrets and memories and shit.]
But I did get a bedroom, so I guess it wasn't a total waste.
Edited 2023-07-24 22:09 (UTC)
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I can turn the poison resistance off if you give me enough forewarning! I'm just not gonna make a habit of it when I'm here by myself. Special occasions only. So, we can still drink just fine.
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I appreciate it. It's good for other people to know in case of emergencies, but that doesn't mean everyone should know someone's skills. Even in a place like this where everyone's pretty friendly.
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"Psychic" specifically? We'd have to test it if there's a specific situation you have in mind, but it should. It boosts mental, physical, and special abilities.
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[ He leans against the tree, tipping his head back to watch the branches sway in the artificial wind ]
They're a hivemind, but there's another personality in there that's separate. I've been calling her Hope. Seems like Hope and her sisters had a disagreement, so they locked her away. She's at the bottom of a void like Perci was.
I wanna help get her out.
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...No, it's nothing. I doubt they're related. I'm just...looking for a white bird. If you ever happen to see one.
[he shakes it off, tucks the emotions away]
I got us off topic. You want to save this one bird from her sisters? Are they all in the same...subconscious space? It'd be easier to deal with if Hope was in her own space.
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[ His desire to ask is written plain across his face, but he refrains. ]
You got it.
As for these birds... Hope's "personality" is held apart somewhat, or it wouldn't be so distinct. But in the end, it's still part of the shared consciousness.
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Well. It'll be tricky. I don't know how much experience you have going into...hostile territory, so to speak. They have more control over the space than you do.
[taps a finger on his knee]
I have an idea for some training, if you're up for it.
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[raises a single eyebrow at that, and asks zero questions]
For the sake of clarification, I am only recommending that you do this after you wake up. If you try to do it while you're still sleeping it might go fine, but you might also sleep longer and end up missing the festival.
Go into someone else's subconscious and change it. Push into their space, take control, change it to what you want. Fight them if they fight back, or maybe even if they don't. Do that with a bunch of different people. See how different people react to it. Fine-tune your control.
Obviously it's also better to ask them before you try, so they know what they're getting into. But it might be worth it to see if you can slip in undetected, too. The change doesn't have to be something bad; in fact, it probably shouldn't be if your aim is just to pull Hope out. It can be as gentle as a nice dream.
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featherduster) wrote2023-06-15 02:30 pm
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Horrific.
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[you can hear the mild regret in his voice. imagine being absolutely sober when you live with Charon for a game where you're telling everyone secrets and memories and shit.]
But I did get a bedroom, so I guess it wasn't a total waste.
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Well -- we can still drink, I guess, if you like the taste. It might be a pointless exercise otherwise.
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[ How much fucking better might his own life been if that were an OPTION? ]
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[the wary, clipped confirmation does somewhat imply that it is not common to be able to turn off an ability]
But it's a secret, so don't tell anyone. It doesn't matter here too much, but old habits die hard.
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My lips are sealed.
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[ BOY DOES HE ]
It's not really anyone's business anyway.
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Everyone still asks about skills anyways and it feels weird not to respond.
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[ Like telling someone you have mind reading and buffing powers. Just as a random example. Unrelated to anything. ]
But some people're also just nosy.
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It can be important to tell them and they can be nosy.
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This buff. Say you used it in a situation more hostile than Perci's -- could it help prevent psychic fatigue?
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It's about the birds.
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The ones that hurt Perci? They called themselves Teleute.
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[ He leans against the tree, tipping his head back to watch the branches sway in the artificial wind ]
They're a hivemind, but there's another personality in there that's separate. I've been calling her Hope. Seems like Hope and her sisters had a disagreement, so they locked her away. She's at the bottom of a void like Perci was.
I wanna help get her out.
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his heart rate spikes]
She's not a white bird, by chance, is she?
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. . . ? No, not that I'm aware of. Why?
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...No, it's nothing. I doubt they're related. I'm just...looking for a white bird. If you ever happen to see one.
[he shakes it off, tucks the emotions away]
I got us off topic. You want to save this one bird from her sisters? Are they all in the same...subconscious space? It'd be easier to deal with if Hope was in her own space.
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You got it.
As for these birds... Hope's "personality" is held apart somewhat, or it wouldn't be so distinct. But in the end, it's still part of the shared consciousness.
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The shared consciousness part is...
Well. It'll be tricky. I don't know how much experience you have going into...hostile territory, so to speak. They have more control over the space than you do.
[taps a finger on his knee]
I have an idea for some training, if you're up for it.
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It won't be the first time.
What's your idea?
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For the sake of clarification, I am only recommending that you do this after you wake up. If you try to do it while you're still sleeping it might go fine, but you might also sleep longer and end up missing the festival.
Go into someone else's subconscious and change it. Push into their space, take control, change it to what you want. Fight them if they fight back, or maybe even if they don't. Do that with a bunch of different people. See how different people react to it. Fine-tune your control.
Obviously it's also better to ask them before you try, so they know what they're getting into. But it might be worth it to see if you can slip in undetected, too. The change doesn't have to be something bad; in fact, it probably shouldn't be if your aim is just to pull Hope out. It can be as gentle as a nice dream.
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