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Tweak says, " Crazy is cool"

Talon (Jake Berenson) (eye_ofthe) wrote in sabra_la_tau,
@ 2011-01-16 19:15:00

Entry tags:

!days 200-209, akin iyapo shing kaalnikanjlo, allen walker, jace beleren, jake berenson, johnny rayflo, watanuki kimihiro, {doumeki shizuka}, {lumiere}, {natsume maya}, {{{date masamune}}}, {{{leonard 'bones' mccoy}}}, {{{toboe}}}

Who: Good question.
Where: Canis/Ursa dorms!
When: Day 206, Morning
What:

[Canis may not have even known their common room had a trapdoor.

But it does.

And it just sneezed.]

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	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 05:04 am UTC (link)
	[nod!!] All right, good. That seems like a pretty important thing to get out of the way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blue_mind_group 2011-01-17 05:14 am UTC (link)
	It definitely makes introductions easier. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 05:16 am UTC (link)
	You never know, maybe someone would like to say 'hey you, that-tall-guy-from-the-dark-brown-bear-team' instead of something like Talon. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blue_mind_group 2011-01-17 05:18 am UTC (link)
	Maybe, but it takes a lot longer to say, which might be a problem after a while. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 05:23 am UTC (link)
	Just a bit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blue_mind_group 2011-01-17 05:24 am UTC (link)
	Any other basic questions so far? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 05:33 am UTC (link)
	A few, but I think they'll probably be covered in the rest of the little intro speech. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

blue_mind_group
2011-01-17 05:39 am UTC (link)

Let me know if there's something major I'm missing.

Let's see...I've covered teams and Judges, basically; I'll give you more details on those in a bit. We don't get a lot of support out here, so food comes from hunting and gathering, and tools are what we make, mostly. There are ways to win back useful things; the Judges have a team of their own called Ophiuchus as servants and enforcers, and sometimes they give teams missions in return for tools or weapons or things from our previous lives. It's not a good idea to rely on that, though, so mostly we make do on our own.

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	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 05:41 am UTC (link)
	Making tools, hunting, gathering... Okay, I'm with you so far. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

blue_mind_group
2011-01-17 05:49 am UTC (link)

We'll teach you to hunt, and we're pretty good at it ourselves, so food isn't usually a problem.

Before I get into specifics about things, one last thing.

*taps the bracer on his arm, set with a sapphire*

These are important; don't take yours off. Without it, you lose your memories again and can't form new ones; it's a control mechanism, of sorts. It'll also limit any abilities you have that aren't strictly normal for your species, and blocks out other people's mental abilities. That part can be lowered, and my team usually does, since I'm a telepath; it's convenient to be able to talk silently, or over long distances.

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	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 05:54 am UTC (link)
	[eyeing his] 'Any abilities that aren't strictly normal for your species', huh? Is there a lot of that here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blue_mind_group 2011-01-17 06:00 am UTC (link)
	nods It's fairly widespread. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 06:01 am UTC (link)
	Huh. I feel pretty normal, gotta say. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blue_mind_group 2011-01-17 06:06 am UTC (link)
	See if you still say that after you win a game or two. Sometimes it's hard to tell at first. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 06:08 am UTC (link)
	All right, all right, if you say so. Telepath, huh? How does that work? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blue_mind_group 2011-01-17 06:13 am UTC (link)
	It's pretty broad. If the block on your bracer's down, I can read what you're thinking and send you information. I can also affect your thoughts and senses...things like blocking pain, or giving you space to function through trauma. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 06:18 am UTC (link)
	Sounds neat. Any reason why you chose pain and trauma as your examples? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

blue_mind_group
2011-01-17 06:24 am UTC (link)

Mostly because it'll come up. People get hurt hunting, and some of the Games can be pretty dangerous or traumatic. There's one Judge who likes externalizing people's mindscapes and sending people in -- she basically puts you in a place that represents someone else's psyche. If you're not careful in there...well, it can be sort of messy when they wake up. People can have pretty traumatic memories, too. So mostly what I do with it, other than communication, is help with things like that.

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	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 06:29 am UTC (link)
	Oh wow. It's just a barrel of laughs here, sounds like. How dangerous and traumatic are we talking here, for the Games? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blue_mind_group 2011-01-17 06:32 am UTC (link)
	Depends on the Judge. Some are pretty light-hearted, some are informative. Some are bloodbaths; if you die, they revive you, but it's not pleasant. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 06:34 am UTC (link)
	[just. this face] ... Bloodbaths! That's a little... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blue_mind_group 2011-01-17 06:40 am UTC (link)
	...yeah. Sorry to drop it on you, but it's better that you have warning. They're outnumbered by the games that are decent, but they happen. We'll have your back in that kind of game, though, and I'll tell you which Judges to watch out for. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 06:41 am UTC (link)
	Well, I guess I would have found out eventually. And you're sure I actually agreed to this? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	blue_mind_group 2011-01-17 06:42 am UTC (link)
	Everyone who's gotten their wish remembers agreeing, so it's pretty likely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eye_ofthe 2011-01-17 06:45 am UTC (link)
	I must have wanted something bad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)