[ 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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Start with me if you're that concerned about it. Nothing you do is going to be permanent anyways; it's just a way to let you fight back. The whole point is to make sure that she doesn't overwhelm you as soon as you step in there! You're not going in there without at least some practice, jeez.
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What's wrong with it? You just let me do it to you!
[gestures up! at the flowers!]
Do you actually know what you're trying to do here? People aren't so fragile that they're going to--what do you even think it's going to do? Irreparably damage them? You're thinking too highly of yourself and too little of others. You could raze everything to the ground and they'd still wake up just the same as ever the next morning. It's barely a tickle to them. But if you're in someone's subconscious getting smacked around and end up dying a few times, it hurts like hell! Do you think Teleute's going to wait nicely while you muddle your way through trying to drag Hope out of a hole they put her in? No! She's going to beat the shit out of you, rip your mind apart, and toss you out! What's your plan then, big shot?
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Something doesn't need to do irreparable damage to cause harm. Violating someone's mental space without their knowledge is despicable, regardless of outcome. Imagine how paranoid that could make someone.
But if you're serious about offering, I'm not gonna say no.
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That's why I said you should ask if you're not trying the sneaky route.
I'm serious. If you can't beat me in my own head, don't even think about going to get Hope, you hear me? Promise me. I'll help you all the way, but you're not going in there until I'm confident you'll survive.
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He needs to wake the fuck up so he can shove alcohol in this man's hands ASAP ]
. . . If we're forming a detailed plan, we should discuss it with Blood Fiend. He's got ideas for buffs too -- we tested one to help get Perci out. It worked.
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featherduster) wrote2023-06-15 02:30 pm
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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.
Re: [in the nebulous zone of days like 20-23ish when Minuet is sleeping]
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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FUCKING AGHAST ]
Absolutely not.
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--What? Why not? It's not dangerous.
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And who the hell would volunteer to be screwed with?
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Start with me if you're that concerned about it. Nothing you do is going to be permanent anyways; it's just a way to let you fight back. The whole point is to make sure that she doesn't overwhelm you as soon as you step in there! You're not going in there without at least some practice, jeez.
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Don't just offer that so casually?!?!
Re: [in the nebulous zone of days like 20-23ish when Minuet is sleeping]
What's wrong with it? You just let me do it to you!
[gestures up! at the flowers!]
Do you actually know what you're trying to do here? People aren't so fragile that they're going to--what do you even think it's going to do? Irreparably damage them? You're thinking too highly of yourself and too little of others. You could raze everything to the ground and they'd still wake up just the same as ever the next morning. It's barely a tickle to them. But if you're in someone's subconscious getting smacked around and end up dying a few times, it hurts like hell! Do you think Teleute's going to wait nicely while you muddle your way through trying to drag Hope out of a hole they put her in? No! She's going to beat the shit out of you, rip your mind apart, and toss you out! What's your plan then, big shot?
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But if you're serious about offering, I'm not gonna say no.
Re: [in the nebulous zone of days like 20-23ish when Minuet is sleeping]
I'm serious. If you can't beat me in my own head, don't even think about going to get Hope, you hear me? Promise me. I'll help you all the way, but you're not going in there until I'm confident you'll survive.
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You're staying alive and that's a threat.
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Geez, why do I have to keep saying that to people . . .
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[cuts himself off. the plum blossoms overhead close up and vanish.]
...I mean it. Don't die. Don't go alone. If you can do that, I'll get you wherever you need to go.
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. . . Are you alright?
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[closes his eyes, focusing, and the blossoms reappear]
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I know I'm not.
That's why I'm looping other people in in the first place, y'know?
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[exhales and opens his eyes, letting the tension bleed out of him. it's fine. no one is dead. it's fine.]
Having a proper plan to go with your goal is the next step.
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He needs to wake the fuck up so he can shove alcohol in this man's hands ASAP ]
. . . If we're forming a detailed plan, we should discuss it with Blood Fiend. He's got ideas for buffs too -- we tested one to help get Perci out. It worked.
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