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The Science of Psionics, Wednesday
They met in the Danger Shop that day, for a change.
Kerrigan had programmed in a mostly blank room that seemed to stretch out for miles; about fifty feet away from them stood a white structure, not too big, and mobile-looking. It carried within itself a strange, psionic hum.
"The Transplanar Psionic Waveform Emitter," she began, "was created by the Confederate government from my home dimension. They're gone, now, but their invaluable research remained. Psi-emitters, as we like to call them, were created by using the neural implant of a Ghost - a military psionic from my home dimension. Using technology, they increased its power a hundredfold. Why? Because some creatures are psionic by nature, and the particular brand of powers found in Ghosts make them a beacon to all animals like it."
"In other words, our powers, and that of most psionics, are not 'magic'. They don't hail from something undefinable that we can't touch. They are mapped out in our minds and our genetics. And that means that non-psionics, people who don't have our experience with the subject matter, are capable of using our own strengths against us."
She pointed at another structure, much further away in the distant. "That," she said, "is a military-grade psi disruptor. It was developed to make sure that we couldn't use our powers effectively. The psi disruptor uses Ghost neural patterns in a negative way: it depletes the strength of psionic links in the area. It can't fully surpress our powers, but it strongly weakens them."
"Now, I don't expect all of your home universes to have technology like this, but it's not inconceivable it will be developed within your lifetime. We have to know what people are capable of building so we can subvert it if need be, and keep our control firmly in our own hands." She clapped said hands together. "You're welcome to examine both simulations, if you want to test how it affects you," she said. "If you don't, stick around, and let's talk about the future of technology. Next week, we talk about how tech can help you."
Kerrigan had programmed in a mostly blank room that seemed to stretch out for miles; about fifty feet away from them stood a white structure, not too big, and mobile-looking. It carried within itself a strange, psionic hum.
"The Transplanar Psionic Waveform Emitter," she began, "was created by the Confederate government from my home dimension. They're gone, now, but their invaluable research remained. Psi-emitters, as we like to call them, were created by using the neural implant of a Ghost - a military psionic from my home dimension. Using technology, they increased its power a hundredfold. Why? Because some creatures are psionic by nature, and the particular brand of powers found in Ghosts make them a beacon to all animals like it."
"In other words, our powers, and that of most psionics, are not 'magic'. They don't hail from something undefinable that we can't touch. They are mapped out in our minds and our genetics. And that means that non-psionics, people who don't have our experience with the subject matter, are capable of using our own strengths against us."
She pointed at another structure, much further away in the distant. "That," she said, "is a military-grade psi disruptor. It was developed to make sure that we couldn't use our powers effectively. The psi disruptor uses Ghost neural patterns in a negative way: it depletes the strength of psionic links in the area. It can't fully surpress our powers, but it strongly weakens them."
"Now, I don't expect all of your home universes to have technology like this, but it's not inconceivable it will be developed within your lifetime. We have to know what people are capable of building so we can subvert it if need be, and keep our control firmly in our own hands." She clapped said hands together. "You're welcome to examine both simulations, if you want to test how it affects you," she said. "If you don't, stick around, and let's talk about the future of technology. Next week, we talk about how tech can help you."
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