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subnautica2016-06-17 11:55 pm
bonomial) wrote in subnautica2016-06-17 11:55 pm
Sleep Study | Backdated to like... June 2nd or something hahaha | Open
June 2 - Waking - Telepathy/Action - Primarily for Peridot (but mun welcomes threadjacking)
[Yeah, so Dirk said that nobody should try to be a guinea pig.
Don's never been good with taking that kind of advice. Right now, the dreamscape's making him anxious. What he doesn't understand, he wants to. Normally, he would ask his brothers or his sensei to spot him, to try to reach him on the astral plane - or he'd have them volunteer to be analyzed in his stead, knowing Leo - but he doesn't have that option here.
He can't stay awake forever. He already is having trouble foregoing sleep without coffee.
However, he knows someone who doesn't have to sleep.
So a certain green Dorito is going to get a telepathic message, maybe poorly directed to her because this Turtle is tired:]
Hey, Peridot... can I ask a favour?
[She'll find him in the lab eventually, arranging his cot within range of what passes for their medical bay. Maybe someone else there might wanna know what the heck he's doing?]
June 3 - Sleeping - Action
[Comfortable in the knowledge that he's got someone watching his shell, Don can get to taking in the weirdness of the dreamscape. Everything seems to thrum with life, and on an instinctual level the Turtle feels more at home here than he has almost anywhere else. The ocean is welcoming him.
It feels as if his brothers and his master are with him too, in some capacity. He feels their voices reaching out to him, from the ocean's depths. Even knowing he's asleep, it comes off as achingly real.
If you're wandering around near the base in the dreamscape, you might notice Don floating near it, frowning deeply at the yawning scar left on the seabed.]
So this dream world, or whatever it is, has a smoking wreck where the base is supposed to be. What does that mean...?
June 3 - Waking - Audio
[Comfortable in the knowledge that what he learned about the effect of the dreamscape on their bodies means it's safe, Don makes an announcement.]
Hey, everybody, I've got some good news for anybody who's worried about this weird dream world. [That means you, Stork.] It doesn't seem like it affects our waking bodies any more than a dream normally would.
[A beat.]
It still feels like it's really happening, though, which basically makes it virtual reality. Even if it's not really going to hurt you, I wouldn't pick any fights with the Reapers unless you want a very convincing illusion of pain.
[Yeah, so Dirk said that nobody should try to be a guinea pig.
Don's never been good with taking that kind of advice. Right now, the dreamscape's making him anxious. What he doesn't understand, he wants to. Normally, he would ask his brothers or his sensei to spot him, to try to reach him on the astral plane - or he'd have them volunteer to be analyzed in his stead, knowing Leo - but he doesn't have that option here.
He can't stay awake forever. He already is having trouble foregoing sleep without coffee.
However, he knows someone who doesn't have to sleep.
So a certain green Dorito is going to get a telepathic message, maybe poorly directed to her because this Turtle is tired:]
Hey, Peridot... can I ask a favour?
[She'll find him in the lab eventually, arranging his cot within range of what passes for their medical bay. Maybe someone else there might wanna know what the heck he's doing?]
June 3 - Sleeping - Action
[Comfortable in the knowledge that he's got someone watching his shell, Don can get to taking in the weirdness of the dreamscape. Everything seems to thrum with life, and on an instinctual level the Turtle feels more at home here than he has almost anywhere else. The ocean is welcoming him.
It feels as if his brothers and his master are with him too, in some capacity. He feels their voices reaching out to him, from the ocean's depths. Even knowing he's asleep, it comes off as achingly real.
If you're wandering around near the base in the dreamscape, you might notice Don floating near it, frowning deeply at the yawning scar left on the seabed.]
So this dream world, or whatever it is, has a smoking wreck where the base is supposed to be. What does that mean...?
June 3 - Waking - Audio
[Comfortable in the knowledge that what he learned about the effect of the dreamscape on their bodies means it's safe, Don makes an announcement.]
Hey, everybody, I've got some good news for anybody who's worried about this weird dream world. [That means you, Stork.] It doesn't seem like it affects our waking bodies any more than a dream normally would.
[A beat.]
It still feels like it's really happening, though, which basically makes it virtual reality. Even if it's not really going to hurt you, I wouldn't pick any fights with the Reapers unless you want a very convincing illusion of pain.
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[ Teepo stops circling, pausing by Elize's side. ]
Y-yes, sure...
[ She stammers for a moment, for some reason. "Elly" is actually a nickname that only Teepo and her best friend Driselle uses. But despite only meeting Donatello just now, she doesn't mind. One of her wishes is for more people to call her by her nickname.
Turning away, she faces the opposite direction from Donatello, to keep him from floating in the line of fire. Channeling mana has always been easy for her, but even moreso in the dreamscape. No incantation necessary or calling out the name of the arte. She sticks her hand out and a large vertical glyph appears before her, purple and black energy surging out. It looks like it could be very painful if there actually was someone standing within its way and a lot of power coming from one tiny girl.
After a few seconds, the spell disappears. Hopefully that was a good enough demonstration. ]
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Maybe he will someday.He's definitely distracted by that incredible-looking attack, such as it is. The beam of energy lances through the water, purple and black and seething. He'd expect the water to boil or something.]
... Whoa. I'd say that works, alright!
[Immediately making a mental note not to piss Elize off, like, ever.]
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Normally an attack like that would take some energy out of her, but it doesn't in the dreaming world. If she wanted, she could keep casting her spells nonstop. Luckily she's the type not to just fling around magic carelessly for no reason... be glad she's one of the good guys. ]
Channeling spirit artes like that usually takes a little longer.
Yup! It usually takes a few seconds longer and chanting some fancy shmancy words!
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I'll have to see if other magic users have an easier time here too... you said you were practising with Merrill? Was she saying the same thing?
[The magic probably isn't the same for everyone. The chi-powered magic spells that the Tribunal could perform in Don's world are different from these artes... though, Don has to acknowledge some clear similarities. Magic is one of the things he doesn't understand well, but maybe there's a pattern.]
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Yes, she was having an easier time. She made this really neat arch of fire!
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So whatever the dream world's made of, it helps magic powers out. It doesn't seem to be good for technology, though... especially if the base's condition is anything to go by.
[All of this points towards a very anti-tech bias. URSULA said something about the planet being sentient on some level...]
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Um... are you trying to find something to use for the technology here? Talking to you really feels like talking to Jude, Donnie.
[ Teepo doesn't mean anything "bad" with his additional commentary. The doll seems amused, grinning. ]
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[Yes, he's taking notes... as best as he can while asleep, anyway.]